HC Deb 06 April 1998 vol 310 c71W
Sir Raymond Powell

To ask the Prime Minister if the Cabinet positions of the Welsh and Scottish Secretaries of State are to be retained after the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly are elected. [37525]

The Prime Minister

The Devolution White Papers—A Voice for Wales (Cm 3718) and Scotland's Parliament (Cm 3658)—made clear that there would be a continuing role for both Secretaries of State after devolution.