North Wales Assembly Member Mark Isherwood has questioned the Counsel General and Brexit Minister this week over what preparations the Welsh Government has made for the UK’s exit from EU.
Speaking in the Assembly Chamber yesterday, he said: .
“Of course, the UK Government's requirement to seek an alternative deal is only because Labour voted down the previous deal three times in the House of Commons. How do you respond to the statements made earlier this month by the South Irish Sea Trade Director for Stena Line, the Port Authority at Holyhead, a Mr Davies, who, when asked if there will be disruption, said, 'Yes, I think there will be for the first day or two, just because of uncertainty, but this will be very short term. The traffic flow through Holyhead as it stands, and with the plans in place, I don't foresee any problems. There is the Welsh Government emergency plan on the A55 - I don't see it being used myself’?”
The Minister responded: “I think on the point about the port of Holyhead, he will know from the statement that the Minister for transport made in the Chamber yesterday that we've been working with the port to ensure that we have plans in place in order to manage disruption as best we can in the event that there are tailbacks. He will also know that we are looking at those in the context of information that has been provided more recently from the UK Government to ascertain that we have arrangements in place. But I would just say to the Member, obviously, we very much hope that the arrangements are not required and that, if they are required, they work effectively.”
