§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales whether he will list those who have to date served as Her Majesty's chief inspector of schools, the term they served and the terms and remit of their appointments.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsThe principal functions of Her Majesty's chief inspector of schools in Wales are to advise the Secretary of State on the quality and standards of education in Wales and to manage the inspectorate in Wales.
Since 1964, the post has been a permanent appointment within the Welsh Office. Prior to that the post was with the Whitehall Department responsible for education in England and Wales. Those with chief inspector responsibilities since the post was established in 1907 have been:
- Sir O. M. Edwards
- Sir Alfred Davies
- Sir P. Watkins
- Mr. G. P. Williams
- Dr. W. J. Williams
- Dr. W. J. Thomas
- Mr. W. LI. Lloyd CB (1952–72)
- Mr. E. O. Davies (1972–82)
- Mr. I. R. Lloyd (1982–90)
- Mr. R. L. James (1990-)
Dates for the earlier chief inspectors are not immediately available.