PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Exports: Wales (8 December 2017)

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, what assessment his Department has made of the effect on Welsh exports to the EU of the UK not having a trade agreement with the EU when the UK leaves the EU.

Asked by:
Anna McMorrin (Labour)

As part of our work preparing to make a success of our departure from the European Union, we are carrying out a broad range of sectoral analysis as you would expect a responsible Government to do. This includes analysis of sectors across the whole of the UK.

The Government is engaging extensively with the Welsh Government, along with Welsh organisations and institutions and in order to secure a deal that works in the interests of not just Wales, but the whole of the United Kingdom. We look forward to further engagement with all the Devolved Administrations, including on any additional analysis they have produced.

As we move into the second phase of negotiations we are confident of agreeing a bold and ambitious Free Trade Agreement with the EU. Securing a future partnership between the UK and EU is in the interests of both sides, so we approach these negotiations anticipating success. We do not want or expect an outcome where no trade agreement is agreed.

Answered by:
Mr Robin Walker (Conservative)
13 December 2017