Ann Jones: Thank you. No Members have indicated they wish to make an intervention; therefore, I'll call on Darren Millar to reply to the debate.
Ann Jones: You do need to wind up now, please.
Ann Jones: The proposal is to agree the motion without amendment. Does any Member object? [Objection.] Yes, I see objections, therefore, we defer voting under this item until voting time.
Ann Jones: We move on to item 22, which is the short debate, and I now move to today's short debate to ask Mark Isherwood to speak on the topic he has chosen—Mark Isherwood.
Ann Jones: Well, thank you. And they've just kicked off, so I'll be quick. [Laughter.] Llywydd, I joined this fledgling institution 22 years ago as the first-ever representative for the Vale of Clwyd in Wales's National Assembly. Back then, we were limited to debating stimulating secondary legislation, such as the Beef Bones (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations, the Plant Health (Amendment) (Wales) Order,...
Ann Jones: —the Potatoes Originating in Egypt (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations. Now, as important as those were, they are the stuff of very few election manifestos. So, in 1999, the Assembly was the new kid on the block; it was the new institution still proving its worth, and even its right to exist, and something we must continue to prove ourselves worthy of each and every day. So, anyone who knows me...