Can I thank the Cabinet Secretary for his statement? I want to take this opportunity to reflect on a couple of my recent experiences in my area, which I think reinforce a number of the points that you've raised in your statement. Can I start by saying—? I'd just like to take a moment, really, to stress that Merthyr Tydfil is not the town that was portrayed in the tv series Valley Cops. I just think anybody that's been in the area for the last few days and seen the community's response to the poor weather conditions—it has shown yet again that this is a town with a big heart that's always ready to go the extra mile for its neighbours when adversity strikes. I think our response to the need for ever safer communities needs to reflect that spirit.

At the core of that work has got to be policing with consent from the community, and a co-operative and responsive partnership approach. As you've already identified, Cabinet Secretary, the co-operation has to be between the community, the police and other partners. And in that spirit of co-operation, each has responsibility and each has a part to play. The community has to take responsibility for reporting crime and disorder, as that is the only way that the police gather evidence for their work, but, in return, communities require effective responses from the police to the intelligence that's shared with them, and that does include a visible presence of police and PCSOs that builds community confidence. But, as you alluded to in your response to Mark Isherwood, even though the Welsh Government has increased the number of PCSOs—unlike England, where they've been cut—a visible presence of police officers is not easy when their numbers have been and continue to be cut, and PCSOs can really only offer limited support.

However, I will give one example of community safety partnership work in my area. I was recently very pleased to see the Gwent police and crime commissioner, Jeff Cuthbert, respond positively to concerns around anti-social behaviour raised by residents in the upper Rumney valley. He called partners together to discuss these issues, and we are now following up with actions based around those concerns. Some of those actions and responses are coming from partners other than police, because working together for safety in communities is clearly a team game, and we're all part of that team. And we need that response from other partners. Some of these issues, for example substance abuse, require intervention and support that are not police focused. Similarly, with mental health, a crime-based response will not be the best solution, but other partners can help. So, I'm interested to know, Cabinet Secretary, how you think we can focus our efforts more effectively to ensure that the local partnership models that we need can deliver safer communities against the backdrop of the many obstacles that your statement acknowledges.