Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:29 pm on 27 September 2022.
In my view, I don't think that Qatar should be hosting the world cup at all; I think it's an appalling reflection on the values of FIFA that a country with human rights records such as theirs, and not just in the treatment of LGBTQ+ people—but also the appalling treatment of migrant workers that was exposed by Gary Neville recently demonstrates that this world cup should never have gone to Qatar.
In his statement, the Minister says:
'We will use our platform as an opportunity to express our concerns and demonstrate Wales is a nation of values on the world stage.'
I'd like to know, with Ministers going there, will they take the opportunity to express those concerns directly to the officials they meet and anyone in Government that they meet, and say that those values that Qatar holds are not values held by a respectable country? And did the Government at all consider Ministers boycotting the world cup?