I’m particularly concerned, of course, in my region at the proposal in Llanelli, which will take out a significant number of workers from the town centre who really need support. But there are wider questions around the way that this process has been undertaken by the UK Government, and I’d like to raise two issues with the Government that I think impact on devolved aspects as well. I was pleased to meet with Public and Commercial Services Union representatives today and I think other Assembly Members have also. They raised with me these two important things: one is that no equality assessment has been done of the impact on the workforce of these moves. For example, a lot of the workers in Llanelli are female, are older, have caring responsibilities and certainly can’t go to Pembroke Dock and would find it difficult to travel by public transport even to Swansea or Cardiff. I think that needs to be taken into account, and I’d like the Welsh Government to urge the UK Government to take a proper equalities assessment, including the workforce and the Welsh language.

The second thing, which the Minister has just mentioned, is co-location. The question is that co-location may take place with devolved public authorities in Wales—are they suitable co-location places? In particular, I’m thinking of the kind of clientele who needs a safe and secure place to be dealt with in a confidential manner.