§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will make a statement on the social exclusion network as it affects(a) North and (b) South Wales. [33531]
§ Mr. Win GriffithsThe Welsh Office Social Exclusion Network is an internal Welsh Office group consisting of senior officials drawn from across the spectrum of the Department's functions. Its remit is to promote effective co-operation between the various parts of the Welsh Office to tackle social exclusion and to shift the focus of policies and programmes towards preventing social exclusion across Wales. Its work builds on and complements that of the Social Exclusion Unit, which is based within the Cabinet Office.