§ Lord Pestonasked Her Majesty's Government:
When they expect to publish the bilateral concordat between the Lord Chancellor's Department and the Cabinet of the National Assembly for Wales. [HL382]
§ The Lord ChancellorI am pleased to announce that the First Secretary and I have agreed the text of the concordat between the Lord Chancellor's Department and the Cabinet of the National Assembly for Wales. Copies of the concordat have been placed in the Libraries of both Houses, and the text is available on the Lord Chancellor's Department website (www.open.gov.uk/lcd—see 'What's New?').
I hope that the concordat will mark the beginning of a fruitful and co-operative working relationship between my department and the National Assembly.