§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will arrange to meet officials of the Welsh national opera company to discuss the implication for the future of their work in Wales of the rejection by the Millennium Commission of his proposal for a national opera house for Wales. [17879]
§ Mr. HagueI have no plans to meet officials of Welsh national opera. The WNO is funded by the arts councils and any discussions should be held with them.