HC Deb 18 January 2001 vol 361 c351W
Mr. Wigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will review the mechanisms and systems available for people suffering from social exclusion in Wales and seek to ensure that the outcome of this review is taken into account in the formulation of the Government' s legislative programme. [146015]

Mr. Paul Murphy

The Welsh Affairs Select Committee has recently undertaken an inquiry into this area. Their report, "Social Exclusion in Wales" [HC 365–1], which was published on 15 January, makes a wide range of detailed recommendations.

The Government are considering the report very carefully and will respond to it in due course.

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