Sessional Returns Session 1998-99 - Contents


10. SELECT COMMITTEES

39. Welsh Affairs

The Committee was nominated on 14 July 1997.
It had 11 Members and held 33 meetings.


Members
Meetings
attended

Jones, Mr Martyn (Chairman)
32
Caton, Mr Martin
27
Edwards, Mr Huw
18
Lawrence, Ms Jackie (discharged, 18.1.99)
0
Lewis, Dr Julian
18
Livsey, Mr Richard
18
Llwyd, Mr Elfyn
23
Morgan, Ms Julie
30
Paterson, Mr Owen
13
Ruane, Mr Chris (added, 18.1.99)
25
Thomas, Mr Gareth
25
Williams, Mrs Betty
14

Overall attendance:
66.9 %
Number of Members added:
1
Number of Members discharged:
1
Turnover of membership during the Session:
9 %

Staff
Committee Clerk: Ms Philippa Helme, Deputy Principal Clerk (Senior Structure Band 2).
Committee Assistant: Mr Paul Derrett, Higher Executive Officer (Band B2).
Secretary: Miss Ann Johnson, Secretary (Band D1) (until 11.1.99); Miss Lisa Vanner, Secretary (Band D1) (13.1.99 until 30.9.99); Miss Carys Thomas (temporary).

Specialist Advisers during the Session
Ms Rachel Ashworth, Dr Denis Balsom, Mr Mark Clatworthy, Professor Phillip Cooke, Mr Mark Drakeford, Mr Richard Edwards, Ms Jane Hutt, Professor Ross McKay, Professor Terry Marsden, Mr Brian Morgan and Mr Hywel Willlams.

Witnesses
Oral evidence was given during the Session by the following categories of witnesses:
    Number of appearances by:
        Cabinet Ministers 5
        Other Ministers 1
    Number of appearances by officials from, or representatives of:
        Welsh Office 26
        other departments 2
            comprising: Department for Culture, Media and Sport 2
        public bodies and non-Ministerial departments 10
        comprising: BBC 3
            New Opportunities Fund 1
            S4C 3
            University Hospital of Wales Healthcare NHS Trust 2
            Welsh Development Agency 1
    Appearances by other witnesses: 69

Overseas Visits

DateDestination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
2-4.2.99Copenhagen
7
2
Childcare in Wales
£7,926.55


Visits to European Institutions
None.

UK Visits

Date
Destination
Members
Staff
Purpose
Cost
30.11.98Gregynog Hall, Newtown, Powys
7
3A
Inquiry into Broadcasting in Wales and the National Assembly
£1,739.37
7.12.98Glamorgan Building, Cathays Park, Cardiff
7
3B
Inquiry into Broadcasting in Wales and the National Assembly
£1,088.95
14.12.98Swansea College and Rainbow nursery; and Tiddlywinks nursery, Ystalyfera
4
4E
Inquiry into Childcare in Wales
£1.090.10
16.12.98Camden Play Service
3
3A
Inquiry into Childcare in Wales
£100.64
18.1.99Gurnos Family Centre and Council Offices, Merthyr Tydfil
4
5AB
Inquiry into Childcare in Wales
£328.12
25-26.1.99Courtaulds nursery, Wrexham; Bubbles II nursery, Abergele; Dwylo Da nursery, Penygroes; and the Council Chamber, Gwynedd
9
6D
Inquiry into Childcare in Wales
£3,719.27
8.2.99Gibbonsdown Children's Centre, Barry; the Vale of Glamorgan Council Chamber, Barry and After School Club, Usk
5
5D
Inquiry into Childcare in Wales
£1,595.72
22.3.99 Town Hall, Rhyl
7
3A
Inquiry into Denbighshire County Council's Funding Legacy
£2,788.57
21.6.99Tiny Tots nursery, Newport; and the National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff
5
3A
Inquiry into Childcare in Wales; and meetings with the National Assembly for Wales
£739.22
12.10.99The National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff
10
2
Meetings with the National Assembly for Wales
£1,803.91


A Includes 1 specialist adviser
B Includes 1 shorthand writer
C Includes 2 specialist advisers and 2 shorthand writers
D Includes 2 specialist advisers and 1 shorthand writers
E Includes 2 specialist advisers

Reports and Minutes of Evidence  

Title
HC No.(1998-99)
Date ofpublication
No. ofpages
Sale price
Governmentreply
First Report: The Closure of the Welsh Industrial and Maritime Museum
258
4.3.99
45
£8.80
Received 24.5.99: published as Second Special Report, Session 1998-99
Second Report: Broadcasting in Wales and the National Assembly
48
11.5.99
187
£19.50
Received 19.7.99: published as Third Special Report, Session 1998-99
Third Report: Childcare in Wales
156
21.6.99
281
£22.20
Awaiting reply
Fourth Report: Health Issues in Wales
343-I
30.6.99
13
£3.70
Awaiting reply
Minutes of Evidence and Appendices: Health Issues in Wales
343-II
8.7.99
84
£12.50
Not applicable
Fifth Report: Paediatric Cardiac Services in Wales
608
30.6.99
7
£2.25
Awaiting reply
Sixth Report: Denbighshire County Council's Funding Legacy
340-I
27.7.99
44
£12.50
Awaiting reply
Minutes of Evidence: Denbighshire County Council's Funding Legacy
340-i
13.5.99
81
£11.50
Not applicable
First Special Report: Government Response to the Fourth Report of the Committee (Session 1997-98): Investment in Industry in Wales
173
5.2.99
14
£4.00
Not applicable
Second Special Report: Government Response to the First Report of the Committee: The Closure of the Welsh Industrial and Maritime Museum
481
8.6.99
6
£2.25
Not applicable
Third Special Report: Government Response to the Second Report of the Committee: Broadcasting in Wales and the National Assembly
774
26.7.99
10
£3.40
Not applicable
Minutes of Evidence: The Welsh Office's Organisational Preparedness for the National Assembly
166-i
1.3.99
27
£6.70
Not applicable
Minutes of Evidence: The Welsh Office's Expenditure Plans
167-i
30.3.99
17
£4.75
Not applicable
Minutes of Evidence: European Structural Funds
327-i
22.4.99
20
£5.50
Not applicable
Minutes of Evidence: The Role of the Secretary of State for Wales
854
1.11.99
11
£4.00
Not applicable
Minutes of Evidence: European Structural Funds
861-i
1.11.99
10
£3.40
Not applicable
Minutes of Evidence: European Structural Funds
861-ii
8.11.99
23
£4.00
Not applicable


Minutes of Proceedings
The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 1997-98 were published on 10.3.99 as HC 1183, Session 1997-98. The Minutes of Proceedings of the Committee for Session 1998-99 will be published as HC 922, Session 1998-1999.

Divisions
None.

Debates
None.

Evidence
Oral evidence was taken at 15 of the Committee's 33 meetings. On none of these occasions was evidence taken partly or wholly in private.

Inquiry
No. of oral evidence sessions
No. of memoranda received
No. of memoranda received from
No. of memoranda published
No. of memoranda made available in the Record Office for public use and placed in the Library
  
  
  
Govt. Departments
executive agencies
public bodies
  
  
Broadcasting in Wales and the National Assembly ‡
3
18
2
0
9
36
7
Childcare in Wales‡
5
26
2
0
2
38
14
Health Issues in Wales
2
8
2
0
4
7
0
Paediatric Cardiac Services in Wales
1
4
 0
0
0
4
0
Denbighshire County Council's Funding Legacy
1
23
2
0
5
17
6
The Welsh Office's Expenditure Plans
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
The Welsh Office's Organisational Preparedness for the National Assembly
1
2
2
0
0
2
0
European Structural Funds*
3
3
3
0
0
1
0
The Role of the Secretary of State for Wales
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
Social Exclusion*
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Miscellaneous
0
3
3
0
0
0
1
Total
18
90
18
0
20
114
34



‡The Committee took oral evidence and/or received memoranda for this inquiry in Session 1997-98; these figures are therefore incomplete
*The Committee did not complete its inquiry on this subject in Session 1998-99; these figures are therefore incomplete


 
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