Thank you. Yes, I know that the Member is sponsoring the CAMRA event, and I very much look forward to attending and speaking at it tomorrow evening.

You’re quite right about ale. I attended a cider and beer festival, and I think it was my very first engagement in this portfolio. As someone who doesn’t normally drink ale, I was absolutely astonished to see how many different types there were. I did try and pour one, but not very well unfortunately. I think you are right: it’s about looking at the sectors within the food and drink sector as a whole that aren’t doing so well, but I don’t think that that is an area that isn’t. I think we have given them support, and we are seeing several microbreweries appearing right across Wales.

In relation to best practice, you will have heard me speak in all my ministerial portfolios about the need for best practice. I think it’s an amazing traveller. People say it doesn’t travel well; I disagree, as it is something you can steal. I am very much looking forward to going to the food festivals over the coming months, starting, obviously, with the Royal Welsh Show, which I think is the best rural show that we have in the UK, and, in going to the food festivals, learning myself, listening to people who put these festivals on and seeing what we can take. If there is a food festival that feels it could benefit from another food festival’s experiences, I’d be very happy to ensure that officials get that across.

In Wales, we have so many products now with that European protected status, and we have more now coming forward. I mentioned, in reply to Simon Thomas, Carmarthen ham, and we’ve got about 10 UK applications, of which nine are from Wales. So, that shows that we really are punching above our weight.