§ Mr. MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will give the terms of reference, remuneration, length of appointment and working hours of the chairman-designate of the Welsh Language Board.
§ Sir Wyn RobertsSubject to Parliament's approval of the Welsh Language Bill, Lord Elis-Thomas will be appointed chairman for a three-year term beginning on the date on which the board is established. His work as chairman will involve a time commitment of two days a week and remuneration of £20,544. I will, in due course, issue the board and its chairman with broad strategic guidance based on the framework which the Welsh Language Bill establishes.