In Wales, the only part of the UK governed by Wales, we have the highest level of non-permanent contracts in the UK, and the second highest level of zero-hours contracts amongst 12 UK nations and regions. That is Labour’s legacy. The rest of the UK, look and learn—this is what you would get in London if you repeat their mistakes.

Commenting on the January 2017 White Paper, ‘Reforming Local Government: Resilient and Renewed’, the Bevan Foundation states that, essentially, the public is being asked to agree to major changes in how local services are delivered without knowing how they can make their views heard. Working with the Talwrn Welsh third sector network and the community branch of the union Unite, the Building Communities Trust is identifying the key factors in developing community resilience at local level, using asset-based community development and unlocking people’s strengths. As they say, independent community organisations are well placed to effectively deliver local services, from social care to family support and employability. So let us join the thousands of co-production revolutionaries working in the Co-production Network for Wales. If we believe it’s for Wales, join the people.

Let me finish by addressing the claim in the Welsh Government amendment that it is driving forward the north Wales growth deal, when it was the UK Government that opened the door to a growth deal for north Wales, and it is this that has driven the team north Wales cross-border response. However, from inception, both UK Government and the North Wales Economic Ambition Board have called on the Welsh Government to grant devolved powers to the region, and their silence on this remains perhaps the greatest impediment to the growth deal’s success.