Thank you. Eighty-six per cent of those surveyed in north Wales, 92 per cent in Dyfed-Powys, and 97 per cent in Gwent think that crime is significant in their rural community. A study carried out by the Countryside Alliance found that nearly a quarter of crimes were not reported to the police, and 56 per cent of respondents who did report a crime were dissatisfied with the response. As the Countryside Alliance has commented,

'Good rural policing is about far more than numbers of police officers on the ground...we must form effective partnerships'.

Now, whilst I appreciate that the Welsh Government is involved in the Wales wildlife and rural crime group, this does not include key stakeholders such as local authorities and town and smaller community councils in our rural areas. Will you now liaise with the law officers in the UK Government, with the aim of founding a national rural crime taskforce for Wales, in order to involve all stakeholders and to help ensure that there is indeed a greater understanding of the needs of our rural communities?