Annex B
Our inquiry
We announced our inquiry and issued a call for evidence
on 28 October 2009. On 14 January 2010 we took oral evidence from
the Welsh Assembly Government Minister for Children, Education,
Lifelong Learning and Skills, Leighton Andrews, the Parliamentary
Under-Secretary of State at the Wales Office, Mr Wayne David MP,
and officials. We also benefited from an informal meeting with
the Mike German AM, the Chair of National Assembly for Wales Legislation
Committee No. 4 to discuss the issues raised by our respective
inquiries, which was highly productive. We received written evidence
directly from Undeb Cenedlaethol Athrawon Cymru (UCAC, the National
Union of Teachers for Wales), and we also considered the evidence
submitted to the Assembly Committee. We are grateful for the assistance
of our specialist advisers, Professor Catherine Farrell, Department
of Social Sciences, University of Glamorgan,[30]
and Professor Keith Patchett, Emeritus Professor of Law, University
of Wales.[31]
30 See Formal Minutes for the Committee for 24 November
2009 at http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/welsh_affairs_committee/wac_formal_minutes_09_10.cfm Back
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See Formal Minutes for the Committee for 28 November 2006 at http://www.parliament.uk/documents/upload/final%20FORMAL%20MINUTES%2006%2007.pdf Back
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