§ Mr. AllanTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list, for each of the last four years, the departmental inquiries and reviews instigated by Ministers which have been chaired by individuals outside his Department; and in each case if he will give the date of establishment and the name of the chairman. [44367]
§ Mr. Ron DaviesThe information is listed as follows:
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Name of inquiry/review Name of chair Date of establishment Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Inquiry (joint with other departments) Lord Justice Phillips December 1997 Review of the National Curriculum Rudi Plaut January 1998 Changing Roles Group (examining the prospective role of new health authorities) Joint chairs Jeremy Hallett and David Pritchard February 1995 Child Care Procedures and Practice in North Wales Adrianne Jones December 1995 The Environmental Impact of the Sea Empress Oil Spill (by the Sea Empress Environmental Evaluation Committee) Professor Ron Edwards CBE March 1996 North Wales Child Abuse Allegations: investigation of papers Nicola Davies QC June 1996 North Wales Child Abuse Tribunal Sir Ronald Waterhouse June 1996 Welsh at Key Stage 4 in 10 secondary schools Rudi Plaut July 1997 Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy Inquiry (joint with other departments) Lord Justice Phillips December 1997 Review of the National Curriculum Rudi Plaut January 1998