Thank you, Minister. Of course, the archival records of designated public record bodies in Wales are either transferred to the National Archives for preservation or in fact retained in Wales in approved local places of deposit. A number of Welsh Government records are held in Kew, such as board minutes and papers of the Welsh Development Agency, the Wales Tourist Board and the Land Authority for Wales. Now, as these directly relate to devolution matters, it is considered by some a great pity really that such documents are not held here in Wales.

It is legally possible to create a Welsh national public record office, and I fully appreciate there will be resource implications. You did mention to me in September that an initial study to examine the feasibly for creating a national archive for Wales is currently being finalised. I would like to place on record my support for this initiative going forward and, really, I understand the predicament you're in as regards the election. However, I was just wondering whether there have been any ideas of certain places in Wales considered for this national archive to be implemented, and where they might be.