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The Budget

I am actually grateful to the hon. Gentleman for that question, because it is quite important. If we look at the £65 million Barnett consequentials that are passed down, we see that they are attributed to several areas. There is a challenge for the Welsh Assembly Government—first, on supporting the creation of enterprise zones or working with the Treasury to try to ensure that there is not a disadvantage and that we get clusters of economic growth, and secondly, on exempting start-ups and micro-businesses from regulation. As the hon. Gentleman knows, that has been announced already, but there are regulations for which the Welsh Assembly Government are responsible, so it will be interesting to see whether they rise to those. The relief that we are providing to home buyers with FirstBuy is also a devolved matter, so it will be up to the Welsh Assembly Government whether they afford that to first-time buyers in Wales in the same way as it will happen in England. Then there are changes to the planning regime, which will not be replicated in Wales unless the Welsh Assembly Government decide to do so. Lastly, may I mention the support on apprenticeships? They are a devolved matter, and we have some excellent apprenticeship schemes, but of course we are broadening that possibility in England and I want to make sure that Wales does not get left behind, because we are starting to move ahead in England. There are challenges across all those areas. As I have clearly said, this is not about telling the Welsh Assembly Government what to do; it is about where we can help.