Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for International Relations and Welsh Language – in the Senedd at 2:17 pm on 30 January 2019.
Well, thank you. I'm sure you'll be pleased to hear that in north Wales we have spent about £6 million on major events since about 2008. Of course, it's absolutely right that, very often, these international events will be focused on a capital city; sometimes that is a requirement by some of these organisations. But, if you look at what we're doing—for example, FOCUS Wales is an urban music festival in Wrexham, which is highly successful; Festival No. 6—you'll have heard about that—in Portmeirion, which is very successful. Unfortunately, that's not happening this year, but the Good Life Experience is another one in north Wales and, of course, the Llangollen international festival, the Tour of Britain, the biggest UK professional road cycling event, and, of course, the Wales Rally GB. So, we're already doing quite a lot in north Wales.