it really is er a new model secretary of state although the fact of the matter is mr deputy speaker, that er  his reality of course is quite different from his  and the reality is that this is  a poor settlement for local government in wales and it's been roundly condemned, not least by the county councils, who is the largest  employers in wales will have to face the  considerable burden imposed on them by the government's acceptance of the public sector er review body recommendations but without the additional cash to meet those awards and what this settlement er does represent mr deputy speaker is a further step along the road that we've been travelling since nineteen seventy nine.