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
Date | Destination
| Members
| Staff |
Purpose |
Cost |
2-4.2.99 | Copenhagen
| 7 |
2 | Childcare in Wales
| £7,926.55
|
Visits to European Institutions
None.
UK Visits
Date |
Destination
| Members
| Staff |
Purpose |
Cost |
30.11.98 | Gregynog Hall, Newtown, Powys
| 7 |
3A
| Inquiry into Broadcasting in Wales and the National Assembly
| £1,739.37
|
7.12.98 | Glamorgan Building, Cathays Park, Cardiff
| 7 |
3B
| Inquiry into Broadcasting in Wales and the National Assembly
| £1,088.95
|
14.12.98 | Swansea College and Rainbow nursery; and Tiddlywinks nursery, Ystalyfera
| 4 |
4E
| Inquiry into Childcare in Wales
| £1.090.10
|
16.12.98 | Camden Play Service
| 3 |
3A
| Inquiry into Childcare in Wales
| £100.64
|
18.1.99 | Gurnos Family Centre and Council Offices, Merthyr Tydfil
| 4 |
5AB
| Inquiry into Childcare in Wales
| £328.12
|
25-26.1.99 | Courtaulds 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
|
8.2.99 | Gibbonsdown 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
|
21.6.99 | Tiny 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
|
12.10.99 | The 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
|