HC Deb 03 March 1999 vol 326 c784W
Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what studies of social and economic inequalities in Wales have been conducted or commissioned by his Department since May 1997. [69588]

Mr. Jon Owen Jones

The Department has drawn upon expertise and ongoing research through the Social Exclusion Advisory Panel and other sources.

Following the transfer of functions, this issue will be a matter for the National Assembly.