§ Mr. EvansTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on information exchange between the United Kingdom and the Welsh Assembly. [131064]
§ Mr. Paul Murphy[holding answer 17 July 2000]: The Memorandum of Understanding between the United Kingdom Government and the Cabinet of the National Assembly for Wales published in October 1999 says in paragraph 9 that:
the administrations will aim to provide each other with as full and open as possible access to scientific, technical and policy information including statistics and research and, where appropriate, representations from third parties.