European Parliament
Beazley (PPE-DE ).
I should like to put a question to the President-in-Office that has been already answered in part. I support the drift of the question from Mr Paisley that all minority languages should be given equality of esteem.
The Breton language exists in Brittany. I had the honour of representing Cornwall and Plymouth in this House for ten years. Speaking as an Englishman, I find it sad that the Cornish language died out in the 18th century. It may not be within your, power, President-in-Office, to fully answer Mr Paisley's question, but I support what you said about the importance of the Irish language. Could you reconfirm that you would give equal weight to other minority languages – by which I mean cultures – throughout the whole of the European Union, including the ten new Member States?

