12. Statement by the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs: The Impact of a 'No Deal' Brexit on the Environment, Agriculture and Fisheries

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:34 pm on 22 January 2019.

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Photo of Lesley Griffiths Lesley Griffiths Labour 5:34, 22 January 2019

Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. Environment, agriculture and fisheries are the areas most closely tied to the EU through the large body of legislation, most of which is devolved, and the huge volume of trade. EU legislation provides our current operating framework in these areas and the EU dominates trade in some of our key sectors, with 96 per cent of our meat exports going to the EU and 97 per cent of Welsh shellfish being exported, either to the EU or to South Korea, through an EU free trade agreement.