[ARCHIVED CONTENT] Wales Office

Wales Office

The role of the Secretary of State for Wales and the Wales Office is to promote the devolution settlement for Wales, to promote the interests of Wales in policy formulation by the Government, to promote government policies in Wales, to steer through Parliament legislation giving specific powers to the National Assembly for Wales, to operate the constitutional settlement under the Government of Wales Act 2006, to undertake Parliamentary business, and to deal with Royal matters.

Contact information

Address: Gwydyr House, Whitehall, London SW1A 2NP
Telephone: 020 7270 0583
Website: www.walesoffice.gov.uk [External website]
Generic Email format: firstname.lastname@walesoffice.gsi.gov.uk

Parliamentary Branch

Telephone: 020 7270 0544
Fax: 020 7270 0570
Email: mike.williams@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

Secretary of State for Wales: The Rt Hon Peter Hain

Peter Hain

Overall strategic direction, Assembly liaison, Constitutional issues, Government of Wales Act powers (including Assembly elections), Finance, Europe, Economic Development, Public Appointments, Environment, Welsh Heritage and Royal Matters.

In addition, the Secretary of State oversees the British Irish Council and the Joint Ministerial Committee on Devolution:

Private Office to The Rt Hon Peter Hain