Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:35 pm on 28 February 2018.
Diolch, Llywydd. In our recent trade policy paper, which was published on 2 February, the Welsh Government set out its position on the customs union. In essence, we are not convinced that leaving a customs union with the EU is in our interests. Our position is mirrored by the Scottish Government, which in its publication 'Scotland's Place in Europe' also puts forward its case for the UK remaining in both the single market and—let me emphasise this again—a customs union. When the UK leaves the EU, it will cease to be a member of the customs union.