Part of 2. Questions to the Counsel General and Brexit Minister – in the Senedd at 2:24 pm on 16 January 2019.
Can I start by thanking the Member, Llyr Gruffydd, for North Wales, for recognising the importance of the north-east Wales economy? I was very pleased last Friday to welcome the First Minister for Wales and our new Minister for north Wales to Alyn and Deeside and just over the constituency border in Delyn, where we had an opportunity to discuss Brexit in a Brexit business conference, with over 150 business delegates in attendance, including the likes of Airbus. Now, the messages from that conference were pretty clear: that there's still a need for clarity and cross-party co-operation, and I think this is even more important now following the UK Government's disastrous defeat in the House of Commons yesterday. Counsel General, would you be willing to meet with me to discuss further the findings from the Brexit conference, and also to give you an insight on the business voice in north-east Wales to help you with your organisation and planning of the Welsh Government's response to Brexit?