THE HERALD FRIDAY JANUARY 20 2017
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Brexit answers
are appropriate for their regions and that specific ring-fenced funding for agriculture should be allocated to Wales outside the Barnett Formula, and should be administered by the Welsh Government. “The FUW will continue in its
close working relationship with the UK and Welsh Government to find solutions to the problems agriculture is facing and work together to exploit the opportunities that present themselves to us,” added Mr Roberts.
NO REASSURANCE FOR RURAL WALES
Leader of the Welsh Liberal No looking back: Theresa May goes for ‘clean break’ with EU
EU, not the Single Market or the Customs Union. Nobody voted to make themselves redundant or give themselves a pay cut. For Wales – a country whose economy is heavily dependent on its exports – isolating ourselves from the Single Market will be disastrous. “The Prime Minister says she wants
to give businesses ‘maximum access’ to trade with the EU for good reason, but anything short of remaining within the Single Market will fall short of maximum access. Wales is an exporting nation but our substantial trade surplus will now be put at serious risk as a consequence of the Prime Minister’s decision to put politics before economic sense. “200,000 Welsh jobs are sustained
by our trade with Europe. The greater the impediments put in place to trade between Wales and the European bloc, the greater the impact on jobs and wages. The Prime Minister’s decision to pursue the most extreme Brexit option means it is inevitable that Welsh companies will find themselves operating in less favourable trading conditions with our most important trading partners and the world's wealthiest trade bloc. “The serious and disproportionate
impact this will have on Wales’ economy and devolved functions means that Wales’ Parliament must also be asked to endorse the terms of the agreement before it goes ahead, not just Westminster. “When the Prime Minister says she
wants global free trade agreements, she means she wants to be able to sell-off our public services to vested interests. “Living through a Tory dismantling
of Welsh communities was a motivation for me to enter politics and I am not prepared to sit back and let it happen again.”
FUW WELCOMES WELSH INPUT
The Farmers’ Union of Wales has
welcomed the recognition of the role devolved administrations should play in planning for our departure from the European Union. As Prime Minister Theresa May
outlined her 12 point Brexit plan, providing more clarity, she said: “I have also been determined from the start that the devolved administrations should be fully engaged in this process [...] Part of that will mean working very carefully to ensure that – as powers are repatriated from Brussels back to Britain – the right powers are returned to Westminster, and the right powers are passed to the devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.” Responding to the announcement,
FUW President Glyn Roberts said: “Mrs May’s words offer us more clarity. That’s something we have been asking for since the referendum result. Now we know what we are dealing with and what our starting position is. “Devolution should be respected
within an overarching UK support framework in the context of making our withdrawal from the European Union and as such we welcome Theresa May’s commitment to work with the devolved administrations and her recognition that Wales is different to the rest of the UK. “With this in mind and irrespective
of what trade deals are in place post- Brexit, within the UK, Welsh farmers will compete against their counterparts in other devolved regions. We therefore need a common framework across the UK which minimises unfair competition and market distortion.” Mr Roberts added that a UK
agricultural framework should therefore be put in place which prevents unfair competition between devolved regions and secures and protects adequate long term funding for agriculture, while also respecting devolved powers over agriculture. However, he stressed that
there needs to be flexibility within that framework to allow devolved governments to make decisions which
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Democrats Mark Williams MP told The Herald: “The Prime Minister’s speech today will do nothing to reassure many of us in rural areas that the government understands the needs of our communities. “The announcement that as the
realities of Brexit start to bite, we will be pursuing a hard Brexit, one that pulls us out of the European Single Market, will have a hugely negative impact on Ceredigion. “Our farmers and farming
unions have said again and again that membership of the Single Market, to be able to sell their produce across Europe, is one of the most important factors for their continued success, and to lose this could see many of our small family farms struggle to survive. “There is little doubt that the
multiplier effect for our communities of this could be significant. “The Liberal Democrats will
continue to stand up against a disastrous Brexit, and for our membership of the Single Market, to ensure a strong future for our farming sector, our rural communities, and the country as a whole.”
Puffin Produce: Huw Thomas (Puffin Produce Managing Director), Stephen Crabb MP, and Jon Langmead (Puffin Produce Finance Director)
STEPHEN CRABB has
welcomed the Brexit speech delivered by the Prime Minister on Tuesday (Jan 17). The speech revealed 12 objectives
which Prime Minister Theresa May said would amount to a new, positive and constructive partnership between Britain and the European Union. Commenting on the speech, Mr
Crabb said: “The Prime Minister set out a clear and workable plan for Brexit. By controlling immigration, protecting workers' rights, and signing new trade agreements with other countries, we will help make Britain stronger, fairer, and more global-facing. “The leaders of the EU now
need to show the same good will and pragmatism so that we can make Brexit work for everyone – those in Europe as well as us here in Pembrokeshire and the rest of the UK.” In recent months, Mr Crabb has
been meeting with Pembrokeshire companies, including Puffin Produce and Wickedly Welsh Chocolate Company last Friday, to hear their views on the challenges involved in withdrawing from the EU.
The Pembrokeshire MP was
encouraged to hear the upbeat and generally confident mood of local business. Wickedly Welsh, a chocolate factory and visitor centre located at Withybush Industrial Estate, has recently recruited more staff due to an increase in sales. Mr Crabb was given a tour of the factory by owner Mark Owen, who outlined the expansion plans for the coming year. He was also pleased to visit Puffin
Produce, who, over the past five years, with its Blas y Tir potatoes and vegetables, has become one of Wales' leading food producers. The food growing company are also looking to expand, and are an integral part of the food park development in Withybush. Mr Crabb said: “So far, the response
from local businesses towards Brexit has been overwhelmingly positive. There are a number of difficult issues to address in the months ahead, however, which will affect Pembrokeshire – the prospect of new customs checks at our local ports, ensuring access to European markets for our farming produce and the status of EU workers in our health service and other parts of the economy.”
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