Wales round-up: 10 February 2010
10 February 2010 (updated on 22 April 2010)
Oral questions
- Video: Tackling bovine tuberculosis in Wales
- Video: State of the economy in Wales
- Video: Use of open source software by the Wales Office
- Video: Flood and Water Management Bill
- Video: Closure of Shop Direct in Newtown
- Video: Bank loans for Welsh businesses
- Video: Operation of the Severn Bridge
- Video: Marketing Welsh dairy produce overseas
Oral questions provide an opportunity for MPs and Lords to ask Government ministers questions on the floor of each House. These questions are asked at the start of the day's business in both chambers.
Written questions
- Commons Hansard: Child poverty in Wales
- Commons Hansard: Employment in Wales
- Commons Hansard: Public confidence in South Wales Police
- Commons Hansard: Exports from Wales to China
Written questions can be used by MPs or Lords to hold the Government to account, requesting information such as policy detail or statistics.
Early Day Motions
Early Day Motions (EDMs) are motions submitted for debate in the House of Commons. Although very few EDMs are actually debated, they can demonstrate the extent of parliamentary support for a particular cause or point of view.
Welsh Affairs Committee
- Parliament News: First Minister appears before Wales and Whitehall inquiry
- Parliament News: Welsh Affairs Committee publishes sustainable housing report
- Parliament News: Government failing to support Welsh ports, say MPs
- Welsh Affairs Committee home page
The Welsh Affairs Committee's remit is to examine matters within the responsibility of the Secretary of State for Wales (including relations with the National Assembly for Wales).