§ Mr. RowlandsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what estimate he has made of the number of staff who will remain responsible to him after the establishment of a Welsh Assembly; and what percentage of the total number of Welsh Office staff this will represent; [8914]
(2) what plans he has to establish a staff commission for his Department, following the establishment of a Welsh Assembly. [8915]
§ Mr. Ron DaviesI have set out my proposals for the staffing of the Welsh Assembly in the White Paper "A Voice for Wales" which was published on 22 July.