Oral question asked in the House of Commons, by Peter Bone (Conservative). It was answered by Cheryl Gillan (Conservative) on Wednesday, 12 October 2011 on behalf of the Wales Office.

Devolution

Question: What progress has been made on establishing a commission on devolution and funding in Wales; and if she will make a statement.

Answer: Yesterday I announced in a written ministerial statement to the House the terms of reference and membership of the commission on devolution in Wales, the Silk commission. The commission will review the present financial and constitutional arrangements in Wales. It will look first at the financial accountability of the National Assembly for Wales and the Welsh Government and will aim to report in the autumn of next year. Following that, the commission will examine the current constitutional arrangements and will report in 2013.

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