Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Hywel Williams Excerpts
Wednesday 26th June 2019

(5 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Hywel Williams Portrait Hywel Williams (Arfon) (PC)
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How many Welsh exporting manufacturers are moving workers to the EU27 to set up front offices, distribution centres and so forth, and what help are the Government giving them to export Welsh jobs?

Alun Cairns Portrait Alun Cairns
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I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for providing me with the opportunity to highlight the Welsh economy’s export record. Exports are now at £17.7 billion—that is a 7.5% increase, which highlights how the Welsh economy is exporting strongly and at record levels.