What were the full costs to the National Assembly for Wales associated with considering each Bill brought forward in the fourth Assembly term, from introduction to the final stage reached?
The Assembly Commission does not hold the full costs to the National Assembly for Wales associated with considering each Bill brought forward in the fourth Assembly term, from introduction to the final stage reached. The Commission provides a range of services to Members and Committees to support the legislative process. These include procedural, legal, research, communications, ICT, interpretation, translation and administrative support as well as public facing services such as visitor engagement and security. Although a few specific costs may be identifiable for particular pieces of legislation (for example, where an external venue was hired for engagement related to a Bill's scrutiny), the vast majority of costs will relate to the time of Assembly Members and Commission and Member staff involved in scrutinising a Bill. Staff and Members, of course, engage in all aspects of parliamentary work and it is not possible to disaggregate accurately the elements devoted to legislative scrutiny alone.