Friend is right. Many people were forced on to slave wages, and to areas such as the Cynon Valley, where wages were low. Does he agree that more than 70 per cent. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, is welcome. It will, as my hon.
Friend says said, most benefit women and people on the lowest incomes.
I assure her that in a forthcoming general election, it will not be my policy to mention the fact that the Conservatives and nationalists did not vote for it and that the Liberal Democrats gave it lukewarm support. She can rest assured that that will not pass my lips during the election campaign. What discussions he has had with the First Secretary about employment levels in north Wales. The Government's economic policies continue to encourage investment in Wales and create more jobs.