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<p>I positively engage with businesses in Wales via regular meetings, literature and
phone calls organised by my Department. I regularly meet with business stakeholders
at roundtables, seminars, fairs and other such events and have restructured my department
to ensure we put stakeholders at the heart of everything we do and are responsive
to their interests and needs. I also routinely meet with my EU Exit Expert Implementation
Panel of Stakeholders.</p><p> </p><p>In each of the last 12 months, myself and Minister
Bebb have made the following number of visits to individual businesses in Wales. In
addition to the below, members of the UK Government cabinet regularly visit businesses
across Wales.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>December 2016</strong></p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>January
2017</strong></p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>February 2017</strong></p></td><td><p>7</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>March
2017</strong></p></td><td><p>5</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>April 2017</strong></p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>May
2017</strong></p></td><td><p>Purdah</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>June 2017</strong></p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>July
2017</strong></p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>August 2017</strong></p></td><td><p>Summer
Recess - 1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>September 2017</strong></p></td><td><p>8</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>October
2017</strong></p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>November 2017</strong></p></td><td><p>4</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
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