Questions to the Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language

QNR – in the Senedd on 23 September 2020.

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Photo of Angela Burns Angela Burns Conservative

(Translated) Will the Minister provide an update on the Welsh Government’s current international development projects?

Photo of Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan Labour

The Wales and Africa programme has distributed 26 grants this year to support the African partners of Welsh groups cope with Covid 19. The Uganda tree planting work and the advice, training and support given to Wales and Africa partnerships continues apace despite the lockdowns across the world.

Photo of David Rowlands David Rowlands UKIP

(Translated) What assessment has the Minister made of the benefits to Wales arising out of the UK Government's trade deals with commonwealth countries?

Photo of Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan Labour

While we look forward to increasing trade with the Commonwealth it can in no way be seen as a replacement for an open and stable trading relationship with the EU. Wales currently exports three times as much to France as it does to our top six commonwealth trading nations.