Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople

Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs – in the Senedd at 1:44 pm on 14 October 2020.

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Photo of Lesley Griffiths Lesley Griffiths Labour 1:44, 14 October 2020

Well, you will appreciate that as, as you say, we're only 12 weeks away from the end of the EU transition period, these are ongoing discussions. So, I absolutely appreciate they're urgent, but you will also have to appreciate that the UK Government are leading on a great deal of these, and, of course, while we're making plans for a 'no deal' Brexit, we are reliant on a lot of information coming from the UK Government. I and my ministerial colleagues are all having increased meetings with the UK Government. I had two yesterday with the UK Government, not specifically around red meat but in relation to fisheries and energy, for instance. So, those discussions are certainly increasing. 

Obviously, trade discussions—. I don't lead on trade discussions for the Welsh Government; that was Eluned Morgan, and now Jeremy Miles. But these sorts of things will obviously be discussed by them also. We have made the UK Government very well aware that we know a 'no deal' Brexit would be absolutely catastrophic for the red meat sector, for agriculture and, indeed, I think, for the whole of Wales.