9. Plaid Cymru debate: Continued membership of the Customs Union

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:35 pm on 28 February 2018.

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Photo of Ken Skates Ken Skates Labour 5:35, 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.