Joe O'Toole (Independent)

We need to ask hard questions of the head of state in the Vatican, who is also the head of the Catholic church wearing a different hat. There is a state within a state there and questions need to be put and answered. I would like the Minister to come to the House and explain to us how we find ourselves in this position. In the meantime I would prefer us to close down our embassy in the Vatican, which is completely unnecessary in this day and age. We have millions of ambassadors going from the church to the Vatican all the time. We also need to reconsider the decision to close the consular office in Wales.