Does he agree that the only recent example of consultation about local government reform and finance in Wales in the past few years was about the poll tax and that the last thing that we want is a re-run of That Appalling Crisis?

Having inherited That Appalling Crisis, the Government have had to do two things simultaneously: first, they have had to act immediately to tackle the poverty that theyinherited; and, secondly, they have had to lay down the foundation for a new direction for the welfare state in preparation for the next millennium.

The Government and the EU are already doing all that they can to find a resolution to That Appalling Crisis and the severe conditions that now exist in an important church that is valued by everyone in the Christian community around the world.

First, we must address the humanitarian effects of That Appalling Crisis - Britain has shown great leadership in doing so.