Part of 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services – in the Senedd at 2:34 pm on 29 November 2017.
In many ways, the plan that I published on 7 November is a plan from the Valleys, and not simply a plan for the Valleys. It's about listening to people, talking with people, having conversations with people, about what they want to see in their communities for the future. And many of them do describe their communities in the way that you've illustrated this afternoon. I accept that fully. But what I will say to you is that it's not the role of Government simply to describe the problems; it's the role of Government to act as a catalyst to create solutions, and that is what this Government is seeking to do.