I thank the Minister for her statement. The Minister says that the Welsh Government wants to support employers to recruit and develop talents within their businesses, boost productivity, and give local people the opportunity of better jobs closer to home. According to a Lloyds Bank report in December last year, 28 per cent of Welsh firms have experienced difficulties when taking on new skilled staff over the last six months. So, can I ask the Minister how she plans to strengthen ties with business communities to ensure that the right skills required by the employers are delivered in Wales? Can she also confirm that Working Wales will address the gender imbalance in our workforce where there's a lot of imbalance already?

The Minister said she wishes to develop a common approach in identifying the employment needs of individuals. Estyn recently said that learning disability students need more help from colleges to identify their needs for employability. They recommended that colleges set individual learning plans and design programmes that challenge pupils more. How will her strategy address the needs and improve the prospects of students with learning disabilities and abilities?

The statement mentioned Careers Wales. The Minister will be aware that secondary school pupils in parts of Wales are being told that there’ll be no work experience for them, because Careers Wales is unable to carry out health and safety checks for work placements. How will the Minister address this issue of work placements, which is vital in preparing young people for the world of work? The Cardiff School of Education recently said that it was a national disgrace that children were not given the chance to get out of poverty due to a lack of careers advice. How will these proposals increase careers advice capacity in Wales?

Since Brexit, it is vital for each Welsh child to be equipped with more than one skill to serve, prosper, and contribute to our nation, and it's only the Conservatives—look at their ideas and how they going to do it. Deputy Presiding Officer, I welcome the Minister’s statement and look forward to her reply now.