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Work Programme (Wales)

I do understand and I have a great deal of sympathy. As the hon. Lady knows, the full roll-out of the reassessment began nationally on 4 April 2011 and about 11,000 claimants a week are being contacted. She will be aware, as I am, that the reassessment programme will take at least three years to complete. The reassessment is being carried out not to save money, but to ensure that current claimants, if they can return to work, are given the opportunity to receive the support they need. Wales is at the heart of our plans to rebalance the UK economy, and working with the Welsh Government is crucial. Continued engagement between our two Governments is vital for economic success and to ensure that Wales thrives and prospers. Business and industry cannot operate in isolation from other markets and our future is about co-operation and collaboration, not competition and confrontation. By taking the best of decisions made in Wales and at Westminster and working effectively with the Welsh Government, I hope that we can deliver new models of working that really deliver results for Wales.