She continued: “Given the fact that involves a mass migration of people across the United Kingdom, we need to do that on a four-nation basis.
“Wales needs to make its own plans, but we need to do that in conjunction with other parts of the United Kingdom, recognising that we have Northern Irish, Scottish, and English students studying in Wales, and we have lots of Welsh students studying in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
“We all want to achieve the same thing, which is getting our young people home for Christmas if that is where they want to be.”
In September, culture secretary Oliver Dowden said it would only be possible for students to return to their family during Christmas if the country follows existing guidance.
