§ 40. Mr. C. Hughesasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what activities the Council for Wales and Monmouthshire is at present engaged upon.
§ Major Lloyd-GeorgeIt is for the Council, within its terms of reference, to determine its programme of work. I understand that its main subjects of inquiry at present include Government administration in Wales, the Welsh National Service man, the Welsh ports, Welsh agriculture, and the Welsh tourist industry.
§ Mr. HughesIs it not the case that the Council is now considering the advisability, or the necessity, of setting up a Royal Commission to inquire into questions of Welsh administrative and legislative devolution? Can the Home Secretary say when it is likely to make its report on that matter?
§ Major Lloyd-GeorgeI could not tell the hon. Gentleman when the Council is likely to make its report, but, as I said in my Answer, it is at present, and has been for some time, looking at the question of administration in Wales.