Wales written question – answered at on 30 January 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Wales
(1) what recent discussions she has had with HM Treasury on the effect of macro-economic policies on employment levels in the private sector in Wales;
(2) what recent discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the effects of macroeconomic policy on employment levels in the private sector in Wales.
The Secretary of State for Wales, my right hon. Friend Mrs Gillan, and I have regular discussions with ministerial colleagues in HM Treasury on a wide range of subjects including raising levels of private sector employment in Wales.
We recognise that it is the private sector who will lead the economic recovery in Wales, which has relied on public sector employment for too long. That is why we have taken a range of measures to create an environment where the private sector can grow and create much needed jobs in Wales.
The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) has forecast that 1.7 million private sector jobs will be created across the UK by 2017 and Wales needs to be well positioned to create its share of these new jobs.
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