Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Wales Office

Oral Answers to Questions

David T C Davies Excerpts
Wednesday 6th September 2017

(7 years, 2 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Alun Cairns Portrait Alun Cairns
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The hon. Gentleman will be well aware that the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill will be debated tomorrow. I hope that he will support that Bill because of the certainty and security it provides by closing loopholes and ensuring that we have appropriate frameworks in place. Those in themselves present the issue of a cliff edge that he mentioned.

David T C Davies Portrait David T. C. Davies (Monmouth) (Con)
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Since the referendum result, we have seen record inward investment in Wales, record levels of employment and a proposal to scrap the Severn bridge tolls. Does that not show that under the Conservative Government the future for Wales is very good indeed?

Alun Cairns Portrait Alun Cairns
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I am grateful to my hon. Friend for his question. He is a passionate campaigner for not only the UK and Wales, but the benefits of leaving the European Union. We want a stronger, fairer, more united and outward-looking Union, and Members on both sides of this House have a role to play in that.