Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, which sections of the White Paper, The Future Relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, published on 12 July 2018, his Department shared with the Welsh Government before 12 July 2018.

There has been extensive engagement with the Welsh Government on a variety of key policy areas that relate to the White Paper.

The content of the White Paper was discussed at a number of meetings, including the Joint Ministerial Committee for EU Negotiations and the Ministerial Forum on EU Negotiations. Discussions covered a range of areas of the draft White Paper, including the Future Economic Partnership and the Future Security Partnership.

Four draft sections of the White Paper were shared with the Welsh Government in advance of publication for their comment. These were:

• Fishing Opportunities

• Science and Innovation

• International Action and Development

• Civil Judicial Cooperation