Oral QuestionWales Office

“What assessment she has made of the potential impact of the UK's departure from the EU on the economy in Wales.”

Tabled: 22 April 2025Answered: 30 April 2025

Asked by

Dave Doogan

Scottish National Party — Angus and Perthshire Glens

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Wales

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for Wales (Jo Stevens)

We are negotiating a new partnership with the EU and believe that securing a broad-based security partnership, bringing closer co-operation on law and order and tackling barriers to trade will boost our economies, keep us safe and improve families’ finances. Since coming into government, I have worked with UK and Welsh Government colleagues to drive more than £1.5 billion in private investment into Wales from the likes of Eren Holding and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, creating hundreds of jobs and laying the groundwork for thousands more.