Thank you very much, Deputy Llywydd. May I thank the Minister for his statement and apologise that I wasn’t present to welcome him personally to Penllyn just last week? I also declare that it’s a wonderful day for me when my own party’s policies and his party’s policies come together, particularly on issues related to the internal governance of Wales, because the question I want to ask of him is: is he sure in his own mind that he will be able to take full advantage of this first real opportunity, in a democratic and co-operative manner, to create a pattern of internal governance for Wales as a nation that will be sufficient for us to cope with the context in which we find ourselves at the moment?

I speak as one representing north Wales, who lives next door to, and often spends time in, the Northern Powerhouse in England and sees that there is a new, excellent member of the Conservative Party, who is a close friend of mine, Andy Street, who is going to be a candidate for the post of mayor of Birmingham. So, the midlands machine will, again, be competing with what’s happening in north Wales. Therefore, we have to be a robust and strong-enough region in north Wales, and, indeed in the rest of Wales, to compete in earnest in that context.

Just one further issue: I do think that it is entirely right to start an earnest review of truly local democracy, as one who lives in, I think, what was the smallest authority in Wales, Betws-y-Coed—at one time, at least. I’m very keen to see a pattern of local democracy that is truly efficient, but I do believe that elections at all levels are crucial for that to work, including the election of mayors or governance bodies for the regions.