HC Deb 22 March 1996 vol 274 c356W
Mr. Morgan

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to his answer of 14 March 1996,Official Report, column 749, what was the duration of (a) the closed session and (b) public session of the 4 March meeting of the Council of Ministers; and for what duration he was present at each of the two types of session. [22490]

Mr. Hague

The duration of the closed session was four and a half hours and that of the open session one hour. I was present for almost all of the open session, and part of the closed session.