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Debate between Alun Cairns and Charlie Elphicke
Wednesday 8th March 2017

(8 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Charlie Elphicke Portrait Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (Con)
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4. What assessment he has made of the strength of Wales’s international business links since the UK’s decision to leave the EU.

Alun Cairns Portrait The Secretary of State for Wales (Alun Cairns)
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Wales is an exporting nation. Welsh lamb, Penderyn whisky and Anglesey sea salt are all known well beyond our own borders, but we can do more. On Monday I hosted a business export summit in Cardiff to ensure that businesses in Wales have full access to UK Government business support for exports.

Charlie Elphicke Portrait Charlie Elphicke
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What steps is the Secretary of State taking to engage with and understand the needs of smaller businesses in Wales as we negotiate to leave the European Union?

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