To ask the Secretary of State for Wales what the cost to the public purse was of the most recent referendum on devolution in Wales. (316967)

The cost of the 1997 referendum on devolution in Wales was in the region of £2 million.

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales (1) what estimate he has made of the (a) highest and (b) lowest likely cost to the public purse of a referendum in Wales on the extension of powers under the Government of Wales Act 2006; (317312)

My officials are currently considering the potential costs of a referendum, and the mechanisms involved, for discussion with other key stakeholders.