Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople

Part of 2. Questions to the Minister for International Relations and Welsh Language – in the Senedd at 2:44 pm on 30 January 2019.

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Photo of Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan Baroness Mair Eluned Morgan Labour 2:44, 30 January 2019

As it happens, I did have a briefing on the situation in relation to major events this morning. This was not one of the issues that arose in that context. I think what's important for me is that we have an overview of not just what's going on where and when, but that we can map it out on a year-by-year basis so that we have an understanding that, if we support one particular major project one year, it may be that we don't have so much for the next year, but if there's a really big project that we see coming down the track we may want to hold back. So, getting an overview, for me, is quite important. The Commonwealth Games is not one of those major events that is on our agenda at the moment. We of course had the very successful Volvo Ocean Race last year, which, I think, really put the Year of the Sea on the map. The fact that we had, last year, 22 cultural and sporting events across the whole of Wales, attracting over 0.25 million visitors to Wales, bringing in about £72 million-worth of money—. These are all really successful stories, I think. But, of course, when you host such a huge event as the Commonwealth Games, you also have to look at the cost implications for us as a Government.