§ 12. Mr. Andrew GeorgeTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of the opportunities through national lottery funding for promoting cultural exchanges between Wales and Ireland, Scotland, Cornwall, Brittany and the Isle of Man. [103499]
§ Mr. HansonThe Secretary of State for Wales meets the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on a regular basis to discuss a number of issues, including cultural exchanges and the broad priorities for future distribution of lottery funding in Wales through the New Opportunities Fund.
He would welcome the development of cultural exchanges between Wales and Ireland, Scotland, Cornwall, Brittany and the Isle of Man, but it would be for the promoters of those exchanges to explore appropriate sources of funding.