Sneaky - but here are the details of the man lifted from his official page on the Welsh Labour Website.

Born: 19th January 1946

Political career
From 1989: MP for Pontypridd (By-Election)
From 1998: Minister for Corporate Affairs at the DTI
1997-1998: Parliamentary Under-Sec in Dept of DfEE responsible for lifelong learning
From 1995: Opposition Spokesman on Trade and Industry
1994-1995: Opposition Spokesman on Home Affairs
1994-1995: Opposition Spokesman on Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
1993-1994: Opposition Spokesperson on Development and Co-operation
1993-1994: Member of the Public Accounts Committee
1992-1993: Member of the Public Accounts Committee
1990-1992: Member of the Environmental Select Committee
1989-1990: Member of the Welsh affairs Select Committee

Non-Political Career
1986-1989: Writer/Presenter, TV and Radio
1982-1989: Research Officer/Journal Editor, NUM South Wales Area
1979-1982: NUM Official Research Officer, Coalfield History project
1975-1979: Lecturer

Education
Warwick University
Cambridge College of Art and Technology
Hornsey College of Art
Mountain Ash Grammar School

Other
Political Interests: Energy, Environmentalism, European Foreign Affairs, Transnational Broadcasting
Non-Political Interests: Art, Films, Jazz, Literature and Mountaineering.
He is a member of Llantwit Fadre Cricket Club, Hopkinstown Cricket Club, Pontypridd Rugby Football Club
He is married (Eirlys) with 3 children

Email: kimhowells@eirlys.fsnet.co.uk

His Constituency Office where he can be contacted without going through masses of civil servants is

Howells Dr Kim (Pontypridd Constituency) Pontypridd Constituency
Office
The Chestnuts,16 Tyfica Rd
Pontypridd
CF37 2DA
FAX (01443) 485628

I respectfully suggest that comments on PEL reform stand a better chance of being seen by the minister if directed there.