housing, local government, sewerage, environmental health, town and country planning, Welsh national parks, historic buildings, and cultural activities. The Welsh Language Act 1967 formally dissolved the legislation which provided that references made in Parliament to England automatically included Wales, under the Wales and Berwick Act of 1746. By 1969, the role of the Welsh Office had expanded to also cover responsibilities for highway construction and maintenance, tourism, water, forestry, common land, the Historic Buildings Council for Wales, and the Countryside Commission in Wales. That year it was also given responsibility for health and welfare services, and for the use of the Welsh language in the registration of births, marriages and deaths. During the 1970s, changes in central government led to the delegation of additional functions. Most responsibilities for primary and secondary education in Wales, were transferred in 1970; and most of the child care responsibilities of the Home Office were passed to the Welsh Office in 1971. Responsibilities relating to the promotion of industry in Wales were passed to the Welsh Office in 1974-75; and in 1978 it assumed control of further education functions, and the training and supply of teachers for primary and secondary education. In 1978, it also gained sole responsibility for agriculture and fishery matters in Wales. By 1998, the Welsh Office comprised the following departments: Agriculture Transport Planning and Environment Group Welsh Office Health Department Economic Development Group Establishments Group Finance Group Education Department Health Professionals Group Industry and Training Group Legal Group Local Government Group. Most of these had headquarters in Cardiff, with offices in London to help co-ordinate policies with Whitehall departments, and to provide secretariat and support services for Ministers and the Permanent Secretary. Establishment of the National Assembly Following the referendum on Welsh devolution in 1997, the Welsh Office was formally disbanded on 1 July 1999 and the majority of its powers were transferred to the National Assembly for Wales, now known as the Senedd. The cabinet position of Secretary of State for Wales was retained as the head of a newly formed Wales Office. Secretary of State for Wales See List of Secretaries of State for Wales Permanent Secretary Sir Goronwy Daniel KCVO (1964 to 1969) Sir Idwal Pugh KCB (1969 to 1971) Sir Hywel Evans KCB (1971 to 1980) Sir Trevor Hughes KCB (1980 to 1985) Sir Richard Lloyd-Jones KCB (1985 to 1993) Sir Michael Scholar KCB (1993 to 1996)