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	Secretary of State - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		E.g., Vincent Van Quickenborne is Secretary of State responsible for the simplification of the administration and responds to the Prime Minister, Guy Verhofstadt.
		During a sede vacante, the former Secretary of State (the appointment expires when the pope dies or resigns) assumes some of the functions of the head of state as a part of a temporary commission.
		In the individual states of the United States, the Secretary of State is an administrative officer responsible for a variety of governmental functions, depending on the constitution and laws of the particularly statute.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Secretary_of_State (1168 words)

	Secretary of State for Wales - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The post of Secretary of State for Wales came into existence in October of 1964, the first incumbent being Jim Griffiths, MP for Llanelli.
		On his departure, the government ceased to look within Wales for the Secretary of State, and the post was increasingly used as a way of getting junior high-fliers into the Cabinet.
		The Welsh Office was disbanded but the post of Secretary of State for Wales was retained, as the head of the newly created Wales Office.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Secretary_of_State_for_Wales (429 words)

	Secretary of State - LearnThis.Info Enclyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In 1782 the office was again abolished, and the charge of the colonies transferred to the Home Secretary; but owing to the war of the First Coalition with France in 1794 a third secretary re-appeared to superintend the activities of the war department, and seven years later the colonial business became attached to his department.
		In the federal government of the United States of America, the main role of the Secretary of State is to supervise and conduct foreign policy.
		In the individual states of the United States, the Secretary of State is normally an administrative officer responsible for certifying elections and maintaining corporate registrations.
	encyclopedia.learnthis.info /s/se/secretary_of_state.html (1332 words)

	GNN - Government News Network
		Mr Hain was appointed Secretary of State for Wales on 24 October 2002.
		Mr Hain was Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office from 1999 to 2001.
		He was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Trade and Industry in 2001 and became Minister for Europe at the FCO later that year.
	www.gnn.gov.uk /imagelibrary/detail.asp?MediaDetailsID=66037 (199 words)

	19 Jun 2002: Written answers (TheyWorkForYou.com)
		To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what discussions she has had with the British Deaf Association and RNID about whether teachers of the deaf should be required to have a...
		To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what research into the study of languages and the benefits of studying a foreign language is being undertaken by her Department.
		To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what her estimate is of the percentage of fallen (a) calves, (b) adult bovines and (c) sheep that are buried on farms in (i)...
	www.theyworkforyou.com /wrans/?d=2002-06-19 (9338 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 16 Jul 2003 (pt 6)
		To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many new entrants to the civil service were employed in his Department in each of the last five years; and how many in each year were aged 50 or over.
		To ask the Secretary of State for Wales how many outsourced IT contracts have been signed by his Department in each year since 1997; how much each of these contracts is worth; with whom they are signed; how many have been renegotiated; how many are still in place; and if he will make a statement.
		To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what the cost was to his Department of mobile phones supplied to ministers and officials in each year since 1997.
	www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm200203/cmhansrd/vo030716/text/30716w06.htm (1103 words)

	10 Apr 2002: Written answers (TheyWorkForYou.com) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what the (a) capital and (b) revenue underspend in her Department is expected to be in the financial year 2001–02.
		To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the expenditure was per campaign for the five most expensive media advertising campaigns her Department undertook in the past five...
		To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what her policy is on balancing arrangements for the new structure for sixth-form funding proposed by county councils; and which authorities...
	www.theyworkforyou.com /wrans/?d=2002-04-10 (13677 words)

	BBC - History - The path to devolution 1997 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Partly in order to stave off the Nationalist challenge, the Labour government elected in 1964 established the Welsh Office and appointed a secretary of state for Wales, thus creating a new context for discussion of the government of Wales.
		The success of Germany's devolved system and the growing wealth of Ireland indicated that having a populous, highly centralised state was not necessarily the road to stability and prosperity.
		However, the right-wing policies of the Thatcher years rekindled awareness that Wales was governed by political ideas unacceptable to the Welsh electorate, and the appointment of palpable outsiders - John Redwood in particular - to the office of secretary of state revive the issue.
	www.bbc.co.uk /history/timelines/wales/devolution.shtml (411 words)

	BATOD Wales
		There is a Secretary of State for Wales who has overall responsibility for all educational matters.
		The Secretary for Education in England liaises with the Secretary for State for Wales.
		Wales is divided into 22 Unitary Authorities, each responsible for carrying out the legislation from the Welsh Office.
	www.batod.org.uk /index.php?id=/batod/regions/wales.html (223 words)

	Government press briefing by Secretary of State for Wales
		In a government press briefing the Secretary of State for Wales, Peter Hain, answered questions from journalists on a number of issues, including the Convention on the Future of Europe and Common Agricultural Policy reform.
		But before I do that, as Secretary of State for Wales, can I say how delighted I am that Cardiff is one of the six short-listed for the European Capital of Culture in 2008.
		On the United States of Europe, that is not a runner, that is not acceptable to us, and in fact it was roundly attacked by every speaker who mentioned this in the Convention in Brussels yesterday, in the Plenary Session yesterday where this was discussed, nobody supported it.
	www.pm.gov.uk /output/page2512.asp (3277 words)

	Secretary of State (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The honorific title First Secretary of State is awarded occassionally, and has been held by the Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott since 2001.
		: Main article: United States Secretary of State In the federal government of the United States of America, the Main role of the Secretary of State is to supervise and conduct foreign policy.
		The Cardinal Secretary of State presides over the Secretariat of State, which is the most important dicastery of the Roman Curia.
	secretary-of-state.infohub.dnip.net (1338 words)

	National Assembly for Wales: Subject Index: The Richard Commission
		The purpose of Schedule 2 to the Government of Wales Act is to set out the fields within which functions are to be transferred to the Assembly under the first Transfer of Functions Order to be made under section 22 of the Act.
		The extent of the powers which the Secretary of State for Wales would exercise under any particular Act was for administrative agreement between the relevant UK Secretary of State, the Welsh Office and the Cabinet Office.
		Thus social services in Wales was a responsibility of the Secretary of State for Social Services until in 1970 an agreement was reached that this would become a function of the Secretary of State for Wales.
	www.richardcommission.gov.uk /content/evidence/written/dlambert (2679 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Wales \| Hain denies Welsh Secretary axe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Critics rounded on the prime minister on Thursday after he appeared to move Wales' and Scotland's Westminster voices to a new Department for Constitutional Affairs in London.
		Mr Hain was handed the Leader of the House post and the new role of Minister for Wales in a move which MPs from all parties said was an insult.
		The Wales and Scotland Offices were said to have been scrapped and moved into London's new constitution department, headed by Lord Falconer.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/wales/2986794.stm (632 words)

	The Stroke Association - Response to Peter Hain, Secretary of State for Wales’ statement on smoking in public places ...
		Response to Peter Hain, Secretary of State for Wales’ statement on smoking in public places in Wales
		The Stroke Association welcomes the announcement by Peter Hain, Welsh Secretary of State, that restrictions on smoking are likely to be introduced in Wales as a result of UK government legislation.
		Every year over 130,000 people in England and Wales have a stroke and a quarter of all of these strokes are linked to smoking.
	www.stroke.org.uk /media_centre/press_releases/response_to_1.html (172 words)

	BBC News \| WALES \| 'Scrap Welsh secretary' demand
		In a new report, the Constitution Unit has said that devolution will have failed if there is still a Secretary of State for Wales in the Cabinet in five years time.
		The future of the title "Secretary of State for Wales" featured prominently during the annual Welsh day debate in the Commons.
		He has called for a new Secretary of State for the Union, who could take a more rounded view of what he says are the unresolved issues of finance and representation at Westminster.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/wales/1228468.stm (424 words)

	House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 17 Jul 2002 (pt 13)
		To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what discussions he has had with the First Secretary concerning the role of small businesses in economic development in Wales.
		To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent discussions he has had with the First Secretary of the National Assembly on environmental protection for areas of outstanding natural beauty.
		To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what recent assessment he has made of public attitudes to the operation of devolved powers in Wales.
	www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm200102/cmhansrd/vo020717/text/20717w13.htm (1334 words)

	New Secretary of State arrives in NI
		The new Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Peter Hain, has arrived in Belfast today.
		Mr Hain, who is the Member of Parliament for Neath and replaces the outgoing Paul Murphy in Northern Ireland, also remains Secretary of State for Wales.
		He was promoted to the Cabinet in October 2002 when he became Secretary of State for Wales and later became Leader of the House of Commons in June 2003 while retaining his position as Secretary for Wales.
	www.4ni.co.uk /industrynews.asp?id=40263 (452 words)

	Role - Minister - Secretary of State for Wales - The Rt Hon Peter Hain MP (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Role - Minister - Secretary of State for Wales - The Rt Hon Peter Hain MP Secretary of State for Wales
		The Secretary of State for Wales is advised by the Wales Office which with effect from 12 June 2003 now maintains a separate identity within the Department for Constitutional Affairs.
		Please see Peter Hain's additional responsibilities as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
	www.knowledgenetwork.gov.uk /elmr/minister.nsf/RoleLookup/PBAR-5P9L2L?OpenDocument (64 words)

	Dyfed County Council v Secretary of State for Wales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Dyfed County Council v Secretary of State for Wales
		Dyfed County Council v Secretary of State for Wales concerned a path around a lake used for swimming, fishing and other water recreation.
		The shores were used in connection with the lake, but it was also argued by the Council that there was a public right of way unconnected with use of the water.
	dspace.dial.pipex.com /rwlr/s-6/s6-3-01.htm (157 words)

	UWIC News Releases (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It’s back to university next week for the Secretary of State for Wales, The Right Honourable Peter Hain MP, when he visits UWIC (University of Wales Institute, Cardiff) on Friday, January 17, to give UWIC’s inaugural New Year Lecture.
		The Secretary of State for Wales, Peter Hain, said, "I am delighted to be asked to deliver the inaugural UWIC lecture and I hope that it becomes a successful annual event which will help shape the future of a world-class Wales.
		Strategy Wales was the first specialist public affairs and media relations consultancy in Wales - established before the National Assembly for Wales was formed.
	www.uwic.ac.uk /new/uwicnews/details.asp?rec=254 (330 words)

	Secretary of State for Wales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Cadw – which was established as an agency in 1991 – manages some 130 Welsh monuments in State care on my behalf and helps implement Government policy towards the built heritage.
		This year's targets have again been made more challenging where it is practical to do so and this is reflected in increasing the target number of community lists and scheduling actions.
		1999 will be a very significant year for government in Wales with the establishment of the National Assembly, and I am sure that the Assembly will be keen to ensure that Cadw continues to deliver services of a high and consistent quality.
	www.archive.official-documents.co.uk /document/cm42/4273/wo.htm (232 words)

	Setting the quality framework: an open letter to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions ...
		AND THE REGIONS AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WALES.
		It seeks to assist the Secretaries of State in providing their guidance on those obligations which will be imposed on the water companies and therefore become functions that need to be financed in price limits.
		When making decisions, the Secretaries of State should be aware of the company estimates of the cost of quality, but equally they should also have a lower set of costs, which reflects the challenge made so far.
	www.ofwat.gov.uk /aptrix/ofwat/publish.nsf/Content/openletter (11056 words)

	Visteon Europe: Peter Hain, Secretary of State for Wales, Visits Visteon’s Chassis Plant in Swansea
		Visteon Europe: Peter Hain, Secretary of State for Wales, Visits Visteon’s Chassis Plant in Swansea
		Peter Hain, Secretary of State for Wales, Visits Visteon’s Chassis Plant in Swansea
		Swansea, U.K., Oct. 7, 2004 – Peter Hain, Secretary of State for Wales, recently visited Visteon Corporation’s (NYSE:VC) Swansea plant to get a firsthand look at the facility’s technological advancements.
	www.visteon.com /europe/uk/newsroom/press/2004/100704.shtml (343 words)

	Guide to departments - The Wales Office
		The Secretary of State for Wales is responsible for ensuring the smooth working of the devolution settlement in Wales.
		The Secretary of State has the right to attend and speak at sessions of the National Assembly.
		He is voted the Welsh Budget by Parliament, which he must then pass on to the Assembly, apart from that which he needs run his own office.
	www.number-10.gov.uk /output/Page1499.asp (237 words)

	Wales
		Anglo-Normans recognise Principality of Wales in Treaty of Montgomery, 1267.
		Treaty broken and Wales made Dominion of English King 1282-1535, ruled by King's officials and marcher lords (Statute of Rhyddlan, 1294).
		Gradual transfer of powers from UK parliament and ministries from 1951 (formation of Ministry of Welsh Affairs), 1964 (Secretary of State for Wales and Welsh Office), 1997 (successful referendum for devolved democratic assembly), 1999 (foundation of National Assembly for Wales with autonomous administrative duties and secondary legislative powers).
	users.cs.cf.ac.uk /Robert.Evans/Places/wales.html (218 words)

	Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales): NIGEL EVANS, the Conservative Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, outlines what would ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		NIGEL EVANS, the Conservative Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, outlines what would be his priorities if he took over the role.(Comment)
		IF I WAS taking over the role of the Secretary of State for Wales, the first thing I would ask the Prime Minister is that I would be able to relinquish any other responsibilities.
		It is a great disappointment that Peter Hain MP feels he is able to take on his new and challenging responsibilities at the same time as retaining his role with the European Convention.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:93584035&refid=ink_tptd_np (235 words)

	BBC - South West Wales - Hall of Fame
		In 1916 he was elected as First Secretary for the Ammanford Trades Council, and in 1925 he became the miners' agent to the Miners' Anthracite Association; he went on from here in 1934 to become President of the South Wales Miners Federation.
		In the historic 1945 Labour Government Clem Attlee made Griffiths the Minister for National Insurance at a time when the Welfare State was in its infancy.
		He went on to become Secretary of State for the Colonies and in 1955 was made Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.
	www.bbc.co.uk /wales/southwest/halloffame/public_life/jimgriffiths.shtml (430 words)

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