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Wales Office

The role of the Secretary of State of Wales and the Wales Office is to promote the devolution settlement for Wales, to promote the interests of Wales in policy formation by the Government, to promote government policies in Wales, to steer through Parliament primary legislation giving specific powers to the National Assembly for Wales and to operate the constitutional settlement under the Government of Wales Act 2006.

The Wales Office is part of the Ministry of Justice for administration purposes whilst retaining its separate identity. It continues to report to the Secretary of State for Wales.

Contact information

• Address: Gwydyr House, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2ER
• Website: www.walesoffice.gov.uk
• Telephone: 020 7270 0583

Parliamentary Branch

• Telephone: 020 270 0544
• Fax: 020 270 0570
• Email: Mike.Williams@Walesoffice.gsi.gov.uk/Stephen.Peters@Walesoffice.gsi.gov.uk

Correspondence Section

• Telephone: 020 7270 0540
• Fax: 020 7270 0561
• Email: Wales.Office@Walesoffice.gsi.gov.uk

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Ministers

Peter Hain

Secretary of State for Wales: The Rt Hon Peter Hain MP

Please see Peter Hain's additional responsibilities as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State: Huw Irranca–Davies MP

Private Office

Private Office to Peter Hain

• Telephone: 020 7270 0538
• Fax: 020 7270 0568
• Email: amanda.kirk@Walesoffice.gsi.gov.uk

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