Minister, I must tell you that workers in Llanelli have very little faith that the DWP proposals will result in no redundancies. They have been told that, if suitable jobs can’t be found in ‘nearby’ locations, they’ll be regarded as surplus, which is code for job losses. The nearby locations, we are told, include Pembroke Dock and Cardiff, which can only be the definition of a man in Whitehall—that a journey of 60 miles is a ‘nearby location’. Would the Minister speak to the Secretary of State for Wales and remind him of the words he’s issued about close economic co-operation between the Welsh and the UK Governments? The economic impact of losing 146 jobs in the heart of Llanelli will be significant at a time when there are deep-seated worries around the state of other jobs in the area. Would you also remind the Secretary of State of the words that the Prime Minister has issued post Brexit about spreading prosperity around the UK? These actions, which you say are justified on estates grounds, are entirely lacking in thought or strategic judgment or compassion about their impact on the economies of the constituency I represent in this Assembly.

Finally, Minister, if the grounds being justified by the DWP are in modernising the estate, would the Minister remind the DWP that both Carmarthenshire County Council and the Welsh Government would happily work with Whitehall to make sure they can find suitable alternative offices that meet their objectives under their new estates plan, but also safeguard jobs in my community?