§ Mr. CatonTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has held with the First Secretary in the National Assembly for Wales about the implications for Wales of the implementation of recommendations in the Cabinet Office report on the Review of the Organisation of Public Sector Ombudsmen in England. [123522]
§ Mr. Paul MurphyAlthough I meet regularly with the First Secretary to discuss a range of issues affecting Wales, we have not had discussions specifically about the574W implications for Wales of the Cabinet Office's report. The report proposes the creation of a single Ombudsman service for England by amalgamating the Parliamentary, Local Government and Health Service Ombudsmen. It will be for the National Assembly for Wales to consider the report's recommendations and to determine whether it would wish to follow the report's recommendations in relation to the Ombudsman service in Wales.
§ Mr. CatonTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales what assessment he has made of the implications for Wales of the implementation of the recommendations in the Cabinet Office report on the Review of the Organisation of Public Sector Ombudsmen in England. [123521]
§ Mr. Paul MurphyThis report proposes the creation of a single Ombudsman service for England by amalgamating the Parliamentary, Local Government and Health Service Ombudsmen, and does not affect Wales directly. It is for the National Assembly for Wales to consider the report's recommendations and to determine whether it would wish to follow the report's recommendations in relation to the Ombudsman service in Wales.