§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales when he expects to be able to announce the locations of regional centres within Wales at which there may be held meetings of the regional committees of the National Assembly and occasional full committee meetings or plenary sessions of the National Assembly; and if these centres will be equipped with video conferencing equipment in time to be fully operational by May 1999. [29596]
§ Mr. Ron DaviesI will announce in due course the location of the regional offices where the public will be able to gain access to the National Assembly proceedings. Subject to the relevant technology being available and affordable, I would want these offices to have operational 799W video conferencing facilities by May 1999. It will be for the National Assembly members to determine the location of regional centres where they might wish to meet.