Oral Question·Wales Office
“What steps he is taking with Cabinet colleagues to strengthen Wales’s place in the Union.”
Tabled: 27 October 2026Answered: 4 November 2026
Asked by
Mr Alex Barros-Curtis
Labour — Cardiff West
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Wales
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Wales (Stephen Kinnock)
Whether it is through Wales’s role in bolstering the UK’s defence and steel production, or leading the way in industries such as compound semiconductors and the life sciences, our Union of nations is hugely strengthened by Wales. We cannot put a ceiling on the awesome talent and ambition of the Welsh people, and I simply cannot understand why Plaid Cymru is hellbent on doing so.