In a letter to the Chair of the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee on 17 July, the Cabinet Secretary for the economy said this: it would not be wise to publish a national action plan for poverty. Isn’t this an entirely shocking statement? No particular action plan. No targets for the mitigation of poverty. No monitoring, because there is nothing to monitor, despite the fact that over 30 per cent of children live in poverty in Wales. Do you agree with me that this is a clear sign that this Labour Government has turned its back entirely on poor families in Wales?