Well, Llywydd, first of all, I'm grateful to the leader of Plaid Cymru for agreeing to come to a detailed briefing on the circumstances that we will face here in Wales once we have seen the results of this Thursday's autumn statement.

Llywydd, all strike action ends in the end in negotiation, and that's the way I believe that the current difficulties that we see in public services here in Wales will be resolved. A Labour Government never refuses to talk to our partners, but it has to be done in a way that is fair to all partners in any partnership forum. The RCN is not the only union that represents workers in the health service, and other trade unions are consulting their members currently. You have to carry out these negotiations in a way that recognises the interests of more than one group or one organisation. But the principle that strike action is resolved in the end through negotiations is one that we absolutely understand, because this is a Government, despite the very difficult times we are in and will go on being in, that believes firmly and without hesitation that social partnership is the right way to make sure that very challenging issues can be resolved properly between us.