The Welsh Affairs Committee
The Welsh Affairs Committee is appointed by the House
of Commons to examine the expenditure, administration and policy
of the Office of the Secretary of State for Wales (including relations
with the National Assembly for Wales).
Current Membership
Mr Martyn Jones MP (Labour, Clwyd South) (Chairman)
Mr Martin Caton MP (Labour, Gower)
Dr Hywel Francis, MP (Labour, Aberavon)
Ms Julie Morgan MP (Labour, Cardiff North)
Mr Albert Owen MP (Labour, Ynys Môn)
Mr Adam Price MP (Plaid Cymru, Carmarthen East
and Dinefwr)
Mr Mark Prisk MP (Conservative, Hertford and Stortford)
Mr Chris Ruane MP (Labour, Vale of Clwyd)
Mr Bill Wiggin MP (Conservative, Leominster)
Mrs Betty Williams MP (Labour, Conwy)
Mr Roger Williams MP (Liberal Democrat, Brecon
and Radnorshire)
Powers
The Committee is one of the departmental select committees,
the powers of which are set out in House of Commons Standing Orders,
principally in SO No. 152. These are available on the Internet
via www.parliament.uk.
Publications
The Reports and evidence of the Committee are published
by The Stationery Office by Order of the House. All publications
of the Committee (including press notices) are on the Internet
at www.parliament.uk/commons/selcom/welhome.htm. A list of Reports
of the Committee in the present Parliament is at the back of this
volume.
Contacts
All correspondence should be addressed to The Clerk
of the Welsh Affairs Committee, House of Commons, 7 Millbank,
London SW1P 3JA. The telephone number for general enquiries is
020 7219 6189; the Committee's e-mail address is: welshcom@parliament.uk
.
Footnotes
In the footnotes of this Report, references to oral
evidence are indicated by 'Q' followed by the question number.
References to written evidence are indicated by the page number
as in 'Ev 12'.
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