Welsh Affairs Committee

Session 2003 - 04

1 April 2004

Press Notice No 10

THE EMPOWERMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN WALES REPORT

The Committee will publish the Government response. As the Second Special Report.

The Government Response to the First Report of the Committee (Session 2003-04) on The Empowerment of Children and Young People In Wales will be published at 12.00pm on Tuesday 6 April (Second Special Report, 2003-04, HC 459).

The Reports will be available on the Internet from 3.00pm on the day of publication. For further information or if  you wish to receive a copy of the Report, please call 020 7219 6189 or e-mail: welshcom@parliament.uk

Copies of the Report will be available from the Vote Office, House of Commons, the Parliamentary Bookshop, Parliament Street and The Stationery Office, Cardiff (tel 02920 395548 or 0345 585463) or refer to the Committee's  home page at www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_committees/welsh_affairs_committee.cfm

FOLLOW-UP INQUIRY INTO THE POWERS OF THE CHILDREN’S COMMISSIONER FOR WALES

The Committee has agreed to undertake a short follow-up inquiry into the powers of the Children’s Commissioner for Wales. The inquiry will focus on the Commissioner’s powers in relation to the proposals for a Children’s Commissioner for England as set out in the Children Bill.

Oral Evidence sessions will be announced by press notice at a future date.

If you wish to submit written evidence please supply an electronic version in MS Word or Rich Text format, either by e mail to welshcom@parliament.uk or on a disk.  If submitted by e mail or e mail attachment, a letter should also be sent validating the e mail.  Further guidance on the submission of evidence can be found at: www.parliament.uk/commons/selcom/witguide.htm. The deadline for submissions is Wednesday 21 April.

Membership of the Committee: Mr Martyn Jones MP (Chairman), Mr Martin Caton MP, Mr Huw Edwards MP, Mr Nigel Evans MP, Dr Hywel Francis MP, Julie Morgan MP, Albert Owen MP, MP, Mr Mark Prisk MP, Mrs Betty Williams MP, Hywel Williams and Mr Roger Williams MP.