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Members' Research Service
The Members' Research Service provides confidential and impartial research support to the Assembly's scrutiny and legislation committees, and to all 60 individual Assembly Members and their staff. The service consists of:
- four research teams providing specialist advice on specific areas of policy;
- the Members’ Library, which provides a reference and information service;
- a Brussels office which provides advice, information and assistance on EU issues.
You can access a range of briefings and information produced by the Members' Research Service from this web-site. These are primarily aimed at Assembly Members, but may also be of interest to external stakeholders.
Providing an effective research service requires us to have access to up-to-date information from external organisations and individuals with knowledge and expertise in relevant subject areas. If you would like further information about our work, or you have publications you think would be useful to our researchers, please use the contact details below.
The Members’ Research Service can be contacted at:
The National Assembly for Wales
Cardiff
CF99 1NA
Email: MembersLibrary@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Head of service: Kathryn Potter tel: 029 20898038
Research teams:
Finance and statistics
Subject areas include Assembly finance and budgets, local government finance and general statistics including methods and sources.
Contact: Dai James (Head of research team) tel: 029 20898927
Environment and economy
Subject areas include Economic development, transport, energy, environment, planning, agriculture, fisheries, rural development, sustainable development, forestry and the European Union.
Contact: Graham Winter (Head of research team) tel: 029 20898166
Health and social policy
Subject areas include health, social care and social services, equal opportunities, children and young people, older people, social justice, regeneration, housing, voluntary sector, benefits, community safety, drug and alcohol misuse.
Contact: Denise Rogers (Head of research team) tel: 029 20898038
Education, culture and governance
Subject areas include education, life-long learning, culture, sport and recreation, Welsh language, local government, public services and constitutional issues.
Contact: Anne Thomas (Head of research team) tel: 029 20898966
Members' Library
Research and library resources, Assembly procedures, current awareness services including Business Notice and tracking of legislation, web-site publishing of Members' Research Service outputs.
Contact: Stephanie Wilson (Head of Members' Library) tel: 029 20898629
Brussels office
The Brussels office can be contacted at:
National Assembly for Wales EU Office
Wales House (6th Floor)
Rond Point Schuman, 11
B-1040 Brussels
Belgium
Email: naw.eu-office@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Tel: +32 (0)2 226 6692
Fax + 32 (0)2 226 6694
Our publications
- Topic briefs
- QuickGuides
- Research papers
- Assembly powers tracking notes
- Progress of Legislative Competence Orders (LCOs) and Measures
- Progress of Scrutiny Committee inquiries
- Email alert service
Topic briefs
These are short briefings on a variety of subjects likely to be of interest to Assembly Members. Each brief provides a short introduction to the subject as well as links to key documents.
Topic briefs available from the Members' Research Service
QuickGuides
QuickGuides are designed to give a very short introduction (usually no more than 3-4 pages) to a variety of processes and concepts. We hope they will be useful in giving a taste of a subject to readers.
QuickGuides available from the Members' Research Service
Research papers
In addition to the research, information and Library services provided to individual Members and to the scrutiny and legislation committees of the Assembly, Members' Research Service also prepares research papers for the benefit of all Assembly Members and their staff. These cover topics of current interest within the Assembly or provide regular statistical briefing on selected subjects. They aim to be politically impartial and contain factual information and analysis as well as a range of opinions on each subject covered.
A list of recently-released research papers can be found below. All papers produced from 2004 onwards can be accessed, by subject, from the following pages:
- Assembly, Constituencies and Governance
- Budgets and Finance
- Culture, Education and Equality
- Economic development, Transport and Sustainability
- Europe
- Health, Welfare and Social justice
- UK Government and Legislative process
Recently-released research papers:
Members’ Research Service briefings are compiled for the benefit of Assembly Members and their support staff. Authors are available to discuss the contents of these papers with Members and their staff but cannot advise members of the general public. We welcome comments on our briefings; these should be sent to the Members’ Research Service, National Assembly for Wales, Cardiff CF99 1NA or e-mailed to MembersLibrary@wales.gsi.gov.uk.
Users requiring a file in an alternative format to that which is currently available on this website should contact us. We will do our best to accommodate all requests.
Assembly powers tracking notes
These Notes provide an updated log of amendments, both proposed and enacted, to each of the 20 Fields contained within Schedule 5 to the Government of Wales Act 2006.
Assembly Powers Tracking Notes produced by the Members' Research Service
Progress of Legislative Competence Orders (LCOs) and Measures
This web page provides an up to date summary of the progress of all Assembly LCOs and Measures.
Progress of Legislative Competence Orders (LCOs) and Measures
Progress of Scrutiny Committee inquiries
This web page provides an up to date summary of the progress of all Scrutiny Committee inquiries of the Third Assembly.
Progress of Scrutiny Committee inquiries
Email alert service
You can register on the Assembly web-site to receive email alerts when our pages have been updated and new publications added.
In accordance with the Assembly Parliamentary Services Bilingual Services Statement, documents targeted at Assembly Members, which are not intended for external publication, are generally produced in English only. Nonetheless, we endeavour to make some MRS papers available in Welsh also after taking account of their subject matter, length and life span.
