First of all, I would like to offer my sympathies to all the workers who are going to be hit by this, and I regret once again that we see a very skilled workforce being let down. My concern is the pattern of seeing jobs being cut in Wales, and that the Welsh Government, to all intents and purposes, doesn’t have information about these cuts until the decision has been made. I’m sure that that is a concern for the Cabinet Secretary as well. I don’t think that I’m recommending that the Welsh Government should be included within board discussions of these companies, but, somehow, the communication is failing, and we need to question, I think, as part of our work of holding the Government to account, how effective the relationship is between the Government and these major employers such as Barclays, particularly given that Pentwyn is located on the outskirts of the Cardiff enterprise zone, which specialises in the financial services sector.

So, in terms of my questions, when was the last time you met with Barclays before finding out about this news, and was the possibility of job cuts in Cardiff discussed at that time? My second question: given that one of the heads of Barclays is a member of the sector panel for the financial services sector of the Government, you have to ask whether these panels are doing their work properly, because, even though you are using these panels to collaborate in order to attract new companies in the sector to Wales—that is one of the aims of their existence—isn’t it key to use the panels in order to find out how we safeguard jobs within the sector that already exist, and being a radar to acknowledge problems? Now, you said that you’re proud that new jobs are being found for those who have lost their jobs in call centres—and can I make it clear that I welcome the fact that jobs have been found? But let me ask: given the instability of the sector, which has come to prominence here, how sustainable is it for the Government to continue to place its faith in the call centre sector?