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Work Programme (Wales)

I caution my right hon. Friend against being drawn down this road by the Opposition, who are a bunch of people who have never created jobs in their lives. The reality is that I have held senior roles in four organisations and have been involved in the creation of thousands of jobs in those organisations. The private sector will be outraged by the idea that the Government create jobs in the private sector; in fact, jobs are created in the private sector very often against the obstacles created by the Government.