Speeches and questions

2 February 2022, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

One day inquiry on International Relations: Europe and international

Thank you so much. We are into our final five minutes of our scheduled time. Would it be all right with witnesses if we ran over by a couple of minutes or so, if that's all right? Thank you so much. I promise we'll try and keep it to as close to the scheduled…

2 February 2022, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

One day inquiry on International Relations: Europe and international

Diolch, Jenny. Ben, if I could ask for as brief an answer as possible—we'll need to move on in a moment, but I know you've been very patient.

2 February 2022, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

One day inquiry on International Relations: Europe and international

That's interesting, thanks. I know that Jenny wanted to come back in on, I think, something that Berwyn was saying, and then I know, Ben, that you want to come in as well.

2 February 2022, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

One day inquiry on International Relations: Europe and international

Is it on this point, Jenny?

2 February 2022, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

One day inquiry on International Relations: Europe and international

Charles wants to come in. Oh, Jenny—

2 February 2022, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

One day inquiry on International Relations: Europe and international

You're all too polite. You're waiting. We will go to Jenny first.

2 February 2022, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

One day inquiry on International Relations: Europe and international

Thank you, Heledd. We'll move on to Carolyn Thomas.

2 February 2022, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

One day inquiry on International Relations: Europe and international

Thank you, Charles. Did anybody want to add something on this? Are you content? Heledd, are you content for us to move on?

2 February 2022, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

One day inquiry on International Relations: Europe and international

Thank you, Berwyn. I know that Charles wanted to come in. Charles.

2 February 2022, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

One day inquiry on International Relations: Europe and international

I believe Berwyn wanted to come in on this point.

2 February 2022, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

One day inquiry on International Relations: Europe and international

Charles had put his hand up. Oh, Heledd wants to come in.

2 February 2022, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

One day inquiry on International Relations: Europe and international

Does anybody else want to come in on this?

2 February 2022, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

One day inquiry on International Relations: Europe and international

We'll move on, therefore, to Heledd Fychan.

2 February 2022, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

One day inquiry on International Relations: Europe and international

Diolch, Alun. Yes, lots of really thought-provoking points that you've all made there, and I'm sure that there'll be things that we'd be wanting to raise with you in the future, as Alun has just been hinting.

2 February 2022, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

One day inquiry on International Relations: Europe and international

Ben.

2 February 2022, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

One day inquiry on International Relations: Europe and international

Do Jenny or Ben—

2 February 2022, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

One day inquiry on International Relations: Europe and international

Who wants to go first with that? Berwyn.

2 February 2022, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

One day inquiry on International Relations: Europe and international

Thank you very much. We'll move on to Alun Davies.

2 February 2022, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

One day inquiry on International Relations: Europe and international

Thank you, Jenny. And finally, Ben.

2 February 2022, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

One day inquiry on International Relations: Europe and international

Thank you, Berwyn. And Jenny.

2 February 2022, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

One day inquiry on International Relations: Europe and international

Thank you, Charles. We'll move to Berwyn.

2 February 2022, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

One day inquiry on International Relations: Europe and international

Well, a very warm welcome to all of you this morning. I'll move straight to the first question, if that's okay. This is a very wide-ranging topic. How do you feel that we as a committee could have the greatest impact in this field over the next five years…

2 February 2022, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

One day inquiry on International Relations: Europe and international

Thank you. And Berwyn.

2 February 2022, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

One day inquiry on International Relations: Europe and international

Thanks, Ben. Charles.

2 February 2022, Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee

One day inquiry on International Relations: Europe and international

Thank you, Jenny. Ben.