Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport – in the Senedd at 1:39 pm on 6 June 2018.

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Photo of Rhun ap Iorwerth Rhun ap Iorwerth Plaid Cymru 1:39, 6 June 2018

(Translated)

Thank you very much, Llywydd. Having full access to the European single market through membership of that market, including the customs union, is crucially important for businesses in Wales. Sixty per cent of Wales’s exports goes to the EU. We’ve heard this week that the European Union has started to advise businesses in Europe to think twice before using car components from the UK from now on. The motor components sector is still an important sector in Wales and this advice within the industry on the European continent has the potential to be extremely damaging. Do you agree with me, therefore, that the Conservative Government’s attempt to withdraw the UK from the customs union is likely to be very damaging in terms of the car components sector in Wales?