§ Ms Roseanna CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the occasions when(a) ministers and (b) officials from his Department have been invited to give evidence to Welsh Assembly committees; how many have been accepted; how many have been refused; if he will give the reasons for each refusal; and what was the subject matter to be discussed for each invitation. [126684]
§ Mr. Paul Murphy[holding answer 22 June 2000]No Ministers or officials from my Department have been invited to give evidence to a Committee of the National Assembly for Wales.
§ Ms Roseanna CunninghamTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will outline his policy on(a) ministers and (b) officials from his Department accepting invitations to give evidence to committees of the Welsh Assembly in relation to the impact of reserved matters on devolved policy areas. [126683]
§ Mr. Paul Murphy[holding answer 22 June 20001The Government policy for Ministers and officials accepting invitations to give evidence to committees of 431W the Welsh Assembly is that set out in Devolution Guidance Note Number 12, a copy of which is in the Library of the House.