Part of 2. Questions to the Counsel General and Brexit Minister (in respect of his Brexit Minister responsibilities) – in the Senedd at 2:28 pm on 10 July 2019.
In keeping with all the parties in this Chamber, the Brexit Party is hugely disappointed with Ford's decision with regard to the plant at Bridgend. Our sympathy lies with the workforce, which has made tremendous efforts to comply with Ford working regimes over the years. But, let us be explicit here: Ford's decision has nothing whatsoever to do with Brexit. This has been categorically stated by the Ford management. As with all big business, and this includes all the motor manufacturers and all the subsidiary manufacturers, Ford will take the best option for the company. One has to remember that they removed production of their transport vans to Turkey—and just to remind everybody, Turkey is not even in the European Union. Though the EU partly funded the plant in Turkey—[Interruption.] The EU partly funded the plant in Turkey—[Interruption.]