§ Mr. Ray Powellasked the Secretary of State for Wales if he has delegated to other Ministers in his Department the power to make, on his behalf, appointments to any public bodies in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Mark RobinsonIn relation to appointments for which my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State is the appointing Minister, it is the practice for some invitations to individuals to serve on public bodies to be issued on his behalf by another Departmental Minister.