§ Mr. Alex CarlileTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will support the nomination of the Llangollen international eisteddfod for the Nobel peace prize in its jubilee year; and if he will make a statement. [9871]
§ Mr. HagueThe Nobel committee does not reveal the identities of candidates for the peace prize. These only become known if nominators make their proposals known and I am not aware that the Llangollen international Eisteddfod has been nominated. The Nobel committee has made it clear that supporting candidates serves no purpose and could even be interpreted as an attempt unfairly to influence the committee.