I had the opportunity to meet, whilst I was a member of the Economy, Skills and Infrastructure Committee, with the Canadian delegation to the European Union and heard from them at first hand the experience that they had in negotiating the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement deal with the European Union, which has been described by many as essentially a walk in the park, but they will describe to you a very, very long and painstaking project. So, I think that the notion that we are going to be able to replicate that sort of deal with the European Union is, I think, fantasy.

We have been very clear about the relationship that we think that Wales would benefit from post Brexit with the European Union, and that is set out in 'Securing Wales' Future' and it remains our position, and I think, even on the Government's own figures, the flexibility that they describe from additional capacity to enter into free trade agreements internationally is completely dwarfed by the economic damage that losing out on the existing trading relationships that we have between the EU and the rest of the world would represent.