6. Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance: The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:14 pm on 25 April 2018.

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Photo of Mr Neil Hamilton Mr Neil Hamilton UKIP 4:14, 25 April 2018

Can I welcome the statement and commend the finance Secretary for the serious, reflective and unmelodramatic approach that he has brought to this negotiation, and, I think, has produced a conclusion that is acceptable to all those in this Assembly who believe in Wales being a part of the United Kingdom? I said at an early stage that the Welsh Government's approach to this by promoting a continuity Bill was not necessarily a position that would be expected for any member of UKIP to go along with, but I was prepared to give them the benefit of the doubt that it wasn't a delaying tactic to avoid the consequences of the referendum, and I'm pleased that today's announcement fully justifies the confidence that I had in the Welsh Government in that task. Of course, I realise that those to the left of me on these benches will not agree with what I have to say on this, but I appreciate that it doesn't give Plaid Cymru all that they would like to see, and that there is a certain element of confidence that the UK Government will not resile from the promises of good behaviour—if I can put it that way—which are included as part of this agreement.