Question to the Wales Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, with reference to the Ministers Quarterly Transparency Return July to September 2018, published on 19 December 2018, if he will publish the names of the (a) the attendees of the expert panel on 17 October 2018 to discuss EU exit issues, and (b) the outcomes of that meeting.

My Department’s Quarterly Transparency Return for July to September 2018 recorded in error a meeting of my EU Expert Panel on 17 October. The meeting took place on 17 September and this has now been corrected.

The September meeting enabled me to engage directly with key stakeholders in Wales on the progress of EU exit work and to hear their views. We discussed a wide range of EU exit matters including the government’s white papers and technical notices.

The meeting was attended by representatives from the following organisations:

Farmers Union of Wales

National Farmers Union Cymru

South and Mid Wales Chamber of Commerce

Snowdonia Enterprise Zone

Wales Council for Voluntary Action

Country Landowners Association Cymru

Confederation of British Industry (Wales)

Welsh Local Government Association

Wales Environment Link