Can I thank Russell George for his valuable contribution and for his kind words and I look forward to working with him in the fifth Assembly as well? If I could just pick up on that final point about promoting Wales moving forward, this, of course, is only the beginning of what I see as a golden period for Welsh football and for Wales promoting the game on a global stage, because, of course, next year Cardiff is the host city of the Champions League final—the single biggest day’s sporting event in the calendar. It will be a monumental occasion and this is a perfect opportunity to segue into another grand football occasion.

In terms of fanzones, I’m delighted that Cardiff and Swansea are organising fanzones for the tournament. I am aware that many Members have contacted their own local authorities to urge them to do likewise, including my colleague from Wrexham, who’s been in touch with Wrexham County Borough Council. I’m not aware of other local authorities having agreed to fanzones. But certainly my officials have been in touch with local authorities and with the WLGA to discuss where and what forms of public gatherings could be organised. I think it’s worth saying at this point, though, that the tournament also offers a great opportunity to pubs and restaurants to capitalise on the events, and, indeed, to breweries. So, where those fanzones are being held I would urge the organisers, where and when possible, to make sure that local suppliers and services from within Wales take advantage of those opportunities.

In terms of our promotion, I’d like to inform Members that it’s my intention, I will say ‘if and when’ we qualify for the knockout stages, to open up all Cadw sites on that first Sunday after qualification for free entry for everybody, as what you might call a ‘celebration Sunday’ during the tournament. I think it just marks the importance of the tournament for Wales, and gives people of all ages an opportunity to experience some of our fantastic heritage, which is what so many people come to Wales to experience.

In terms of the legacy of the tournament and what we do to support particularly the development of the game at a grass-roots level, we invest something in the region of £1 million a year in grass-roots football through the Welsh Football Trust, and I’d like to put on record my thanks to them for doing a sterling job, not just in promoting the game but in engaging many young people who might otherwise disengage from education. And, in doing so, they keep them in education and make sure that they get a good schooling.

Now, going forward, the Welsh Football Trust plan to use qualification for Euro 2016 as a catalyst to move closer to their vision of football being more than a game, and there will be four delivery strands that will see football become stronger and more sustainable in Wales, and football enabling the transformation of communities to take place. Those four strands involve boosting grass-roots clubs, and so there is an ambition, for example, to create 100 community football recruitment days across Wales over the course of the summer. Thirty dates have been established so far, but this will significantly help grass-roots clubs.

The second strand is boosting recreational participation within the community. And so, in this regard, the Football Association of Wales have launched Cwpan y Bobl, which is a national recreational five-a-side competition with five participatory groups, including a male and female seniors group, junior group, a walking football group, and also disability participation, to make sure that this truly is inclusive.

The third strand is recreational participation within the school environment, and, again, the Welsh Football Trust, and Lidl as well, are doing sterling work in this regard. And then the fourth is to use football as a tool to inspire and assist education, and you may be aware that there has been the launch of the Euro 2016 primary school education programme, which is available to primary schools from the WJEC on the Hwb.