Commons Select Committee

Welsh Affairs Committee

Chair: Ruth Jones

The Welsh Affairs Committee is responsible for scrutinising the expenditure, administration and policies of the Wales Office, and the policies of the UK Government as a whole that have an impact in Wales.

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Diversity of witnesses - Welsh Affairs Committee / Amrywiaeth Tystion - Pwyllgor Materion Cymreig

Current Members (11)

Active Inquiries (15)

Working towards ending child poverty in Wales

ActiveOpened 16 Mar 2026

Housing and homelessness in Wales

ActiveOpened 10 Feb 2026

Regular scrutiny session with S4C leadership

ActiveOpened 7 Jan 2026

The future of rugby in Wales

ActiveOpened 7 Jan 2026

The importance of rugby for Wales

ActiveOpened 27 Oct 2025

The impact of the 2025 Spending Review on Wales

ActiveOpened 17 Jun 2025

Universities in Wales

ActiveOpened 15 May 2025

The Work of the Crown Estate in Wales

ActiveOpened 8 Apr 2025

Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of S4C

ActiveOpened 19 Mar 2025

Farming in Wales in 2025: Challenges and Opportunities

ActiveOpened 10 Mar 2025

Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation in Wales

ActiveOpened 5 Feb 2025

The work of the First Minister of Wales

ActiveOpened 16 Jan 2025

The work of the Secretary of State for Wales

ActiveOpened 18 Dec 2024

The environmental and economic legacy of Wales' industrial past

ActiveOpened 12 Dec 2024

Promoting Wales for inward investment

ActiveOpened 18 Nov 2024

Recent Publications (20)

Members' attendance 2024-26

Attendance statistics

25 Mar 2026

Correspondence to and from the Home Office, relating to withdrawal of the visa concession for temporary employment as sheep shearers, dated 2 March and 13 March 2026

CorrespondenceFarming in Wales in 2025: Challenges and Opportunities

25 Mar 2026

Correspondence to and from Department of Business and Trade, relating to the Government response to the Farming in Wales report, dated 3 February and 13 March 2026

CorrespondenceFarming in Wales in 2025: Challenges and Opportunities

25 Mar 2026

Correspondence to and from the Secretary of State for Wales, relating to the evidence session on 11 February, dated 23 February and 16 March 2026

CorrespondenceThe work of the Secretary of State for Wales

25 Mar 2026

Correspondence to and from HM Treasury, relating to Farming in Wales in 2025, dated 3 and 25 February

CorrespondenceFarming in Wales in 2025: Challenges and Opportunities

11 Mar 2026

Correspondence from G4S and HMP Parc to the Chair, relating to media reports on HMP Parc, dated 10 April 2025

CorrespondencePrisons, Probation and Rehabilitation in Wales

11 Mar 2026

Correspondence to and from Lord Stockwood, relating to the evidence session on 2 February, dated 5 and 24 February

CorrespondencePromoting Wales for inward investment

11 Mar 2026

Memorandum on the Wales Office 2025-26 Supplementary Estimates

Estimate memoranda

25 Feb 2026

Annex to Memorandum on the Wales Office 2025-26 Supplementary Estimates

Estimate memoranda

25 Feb 2026

Correspondence to and from Welsh Rugby Union, regarding follow up from the 21 January evidence session, dated 28 January and 12 February 2026

CorrespondenceThe future of rugby in Wales

25 Feb 2026

Correspondence from the Chair to Powys Council, relating to cross-border education between England and Wales, dated 12 February 2026

Correspondence

23 Feb 2026

Correspondence from the Chair to Wrexham Council, relating to cross-border education between England and Wales, dated 12 February 2026

Correspondence

23 Feb 2026

Correspondence from the Chair to Flintshire Council, relating to cross-border education between England and Wales, dated 12 February 2026

Correspondence

23 Feb 2026

Correspondence from the Chair to Monmouthshire Council, relating to cross-border education between England and Wales, dated 12 February 2026

Correspondence

23 Feb 2026

Formal Minutes Sessions 2024-26

Formal Minutes

20 Feb 2026

Correspondence to and from Natural Resources Wales, relating to the inquiry The environmental and economic legacy of Wales’ industrial past, dated 27 January

CorrespondenceThe environmental and economic legacy of Wales' industrial past

11 Feb 2026

Correspondence to and from S4C, relating to the evidence session on 14 January, dated 3 February and 6 February

CorrespondenceRegular scrutiny session with S4C leadership

11 Feb 2026

Correspondence from Lord Harrington, relating to the inquiry Promoting Wales for Inward Investment, dated 22 January

CorrespondencePromoting Wales for inward investment

11 Feb 2026

Correspondence from CF10 Rugby Trust, relating to the evidence session on 21 January

CorrespondenceThe future of rugby in Wales

11 Feb 2026

Correspondence from Scarlets Supporters Trust, relating to the evidence session on 21 January

CorrespondenceThe future of rugby in Wales

11 Feb 2026

Completed Inquiries (8)

Cross-border healthcare arrangements between England and Wales

Closed4 Feb 202627 Mar 2026

The impact of the closure of Holyhead port

Closed16 Jan 20256 May 2025

Rail Infrastructure in Wales

Closed13 Jan 20256 May 2025

Cross-border healthcare

Closed10 Jan 20256 May 2025

Flooding in Wales

Closed9 Dec 20246 May 2025

HMP Parc

Closed2 Dec 20246 May 2025

Energy in Wales

Closed25 Nov 20246 May 2025

The Impact of the Budget on Wales

Closed18 Nov 20246 May 2025

Contact

welshcom@parliament.uk

020 7219 1424 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 8969 (media enquiries)

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