The Impact of a UK/US Trade Deal on the Welsh NHS

Part of 3. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:45 pm on 12 November 2019.

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Photo of Helen Mary Jones Helen Mary Jones Plaid Cymru 1:45, 12 November 2019

I thank the First Minister for his answers to the two preceding questioners. I think we may perhaps conclude, given the noise from the Conservative benches, that—I quote from Shakespeare—'Methinks, my Lord, he doth protest too much' and maybe they're not quite as confident in their leader's words. But, given the seriousness of the situation, as outlined by Mick Antoniw and as outlined by yourself in your responses to him and to Andrew R.T. Davies, do you agree with Plaid Cymru and the SNP that, regardless of the outcome of this Westminster election, in order to protect our NHS, what will be needed is a strong legislative statutory framework setting out in law that no UK Government could impose on the devolved administrations trade deals that would be, as he has pointed out, disastrous? Is it not time, instead of putting our trust in any UK politician, to actually put this into law so that we cannot, here in this country, be overruled?