Innovative Procurement

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd – in the Senedd at 2:12 pm on 5 February 2020.

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Photo of Rebecca Evans Rebecca Evans Labour 2:12, 5 February 2020

So, as a result of the terms of the withdrawal agreement that was negotiated by the EU and the UK, obviously, EU law continues to apply during the transition period. But we are looking ahead to demonstrate what our priorities will be in terms of future relationships, because, obviously, the UK will be able to enter into free trade agreements. Most of those will have procurement chapters contained within them, so we're really interested to see what we can do to ensure that we protect the interests of Wales. The areas where we will be prioritising our contributions to that debate will be on decarbonisation, social value, community benefits, the foundational economy and also the circular economy. So, those are the areas that we would like to see prioritised in any future procurement chapters within free trade agreements.