I think Members across the Chamber enjoy the regular lectures we have from the Conservative Party on the difficulties facing Valleys communities, much of which, of course, are the direct consequence of the policies of a Conservative Government. If you take, for example, the welfare reform programme that is currently going through the United Kingdom Parliament, you will see that the communities of the south Wales Valleys will be losing £350 million. That’s not £350 million being taken from various institutions and different bodies; that’s being taken out of the pockets of some of the poorest and most vulnerable people in our communities, and money that would overwhelmingly be spent in those communities as well.

So, I understand the point that the Conservative Member has made, but I’ll say this to him: the membership of the taskforce has been drawn to provide us with knowledge, expertise and also experience of the Valleys. Those of us who are from the Valleys understand the communities and understand what drives some of the issues that the Member has referred to. Let me say this: I will be looking towards strengthening the membership of the taskforce. I’ve given that commitment to a number of different Members and I will make a written statement on that when it is appropriate. But, we will continue to draw from the Valleys of south Wales and we will continue to ensure that we will engage and involve the communities of the Valleys of south Wales, and we’ll be led by the ambitions and the visions of people who live in the Valleys of south Wales. When I listen to the issues raised by the Conservatives about digital access and exclusion, of course the issues in the Valleys—and my constituency is a good example of this—aren’t the technical issues that he’s described, but more fundamental social issues about digital exclusion, which are far more difficult to address and which have been addressed by this Government in different guises and different projects over the last few years. What those projects, of course, have in common is that they’ve all been completely opposed by the Conservative Party.