Welsh Affairs Committee

Commons select committee, since 3 May 1979. Its page on the Parliament website.

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.

Inquiries

• Industrial Legacy and Contaminated Land (2 September 2026)
• Broadcasting in Wales (24 August 2026)
• Wales' role in defending the UK (30 June 2026)
• Metal mine pollution in Wales (3 June 2026)
• The future of Policing in Wales (1 June 2026)
• Working towards ending child poverty in Wales (16 March 2026)
• Housing and homelessness in Wales (10 February 2026)
• Cross-border healthcare arrangements between England and Wales (4 February 2026)
• The future of rugby in Wales (7 January 2026)
• Regular scrutiny session with S4C leadership (7 January 2026)
• The importance of rugby for Wales (27 October 2025)
• The impact of the 2025 Spending Review on Wales (17 June 2025)
• Universities in Wales (15 May 2025)
• The Work of the Crown Estate in Wales (8 April 2025)
• Pre-appointment hearing for the role of Chair of S4C (19 March 2025)
• Farming in Wales in 2025: Challenges and Opportunities (10 March 2025)
• Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation in Wales (5 February 2025)
• The work of the First Minister of Wales (16 January 2025)
• The impact of the closure of Holyhead port (16 January 2025 to 6 May 2025)
• Rail Infrastructure in Wales (13 January 2025 to 6 May 2025)
• Cross-border healthcare (10 January 2025 to 6 May 2025)
• The work of the Secretary of State for Wales (18 December 2024)
• The environmental and economic legacy of Wales' industrial past (12 December 2024)
• Flooding in Wales (9 December 2024 to 6 May 2025)
• HMP Parc (2 December 2024 to 6 May 2025)
• Energy in Wales (25 November 2024 to 6 May 2025)
• The Impact of the Budget on Wales (18 November 2024 to 6 May 2025)
• Promoting Wales for inward investment (18 November 2024)
• Metal Mine Pollution in Wales (24 April 2024 to 28 May 2024)
• Access to High Street Banking in Wales (27 March 2024 to 28 May 2024)
• Business Support in Wales (21 February 2024 to 28 May 2024)
• The Steel Industry in Wales (22 January 2024 to 28 May 2024)
• One-off session with the Chair of S4C (5 December 2023 to 28 May 2024)
• Police and Crime Commissioners in Wales (24 October 2023 to 30 April 2024)
• First Minister of Wales (9 October 2023 to 28 May 2024)
• Prisons in Wales (18 August 2023 to 28 May 2024)
• Impact of population change in Wales (24 July 2023 to 28 May 2024)
• Transport for Wales: One off Session (19 July 2023 to 30 April 2024)
• Police Chief Constables in Wales: One-Off (3 July 2023 to 19 February 2024)
• Welsh Fiscal Framework (15 June 2023 to 30 April 2024)
• University research funding (10 May 2023 to 30 April 2024)
• The role of the Veterans' Commissioner in Wales (9 May 2023 to 19 February 2024)
• The Independent Commission on the Constitutional Future of Wales (9 May 2023 to 22 January 2024)
• Defence industry in Wales (27 March 2023 to 28 May 2024)
• Water quality in Wales (30 January 2023 to 30 April 2024)
• One-off session with the First Minister of Wales (1 November 2022 to 9 October 2023)
• Floating Offshore Wind in Wales (20 October 2022 to 16 October 2023)
• One-off evidence session on the Shared Prosperity Fund (31 August 2022 to 22 January 2024)
• Broadcasting in Wales (19 July 2022 to 22 January 2024)
• Free-to-air Sports broadcasting (6 July 2022 to 16 October 2023)
• Nuclear energy in Wales (26 May 2022 to 16 October 2023)
• One-off session on policing in Wales (22 February 2022 to 16 October 2023)
• One-off session on Levelling-up and Intergovernmental Relations (22 February 2022 to 29 March 2022)
• Wales as a global tourist destination (8 February 2022 to 7 March 2024)
• One-off session with the First Minister of Wales (7 February 2022 to 28 March 2022)
• Grid capacity in Wales (1 February 2022 to 16 October 2023)
• One-off session on Intergovernmental Relations (28 January 2022 to 6 April 2022)
• One-off session on the Union Connectivity Review (23 November 2021 to 1 January 2022)
• One-off session on issues in the Labour market in Wales (26 October 2021 to 25 November 2021)
• One-off session on Wylfa Newydd (23 August 2021 to 15 November 2021)

Organisations it has heard from most

• Welsh Government (17)
• Office of the Secretary of State for Wales (9)
• Wales Office (9)
• Cardiff University (8)
• Bangor University (6)
• S4C (6)
• Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (4)
• Department for Transport (4)
• Natural Resources Wales (4)
• Stena Line (4)
• Aberystwyth University (3)
• Bevan Foundation (3)
• Cabinet Office (3)
• Community Energy Wales (3)
• Department for Work and Pensions (3)