Can I welcome the statement and welcome the appointment of my colleague Julie Morgan to this important position? Could I simply note that, whilst we might disagree at the rate of progress, we cannot ignore the fact that in this generation, the communities that Adam and I represent were thrown into the seven pits of hell, down to the deepest in terms of economic and social ills, and we had to pull ourselves up from that, but the direction of travel is the right direction of travel? I’m pleased to see the commitment of funds, with up to 43 per cent of structural funds now allocated, and the further progress that will be made very shortly. I’ve seen my own constituency benefiting in terms of Jobs Growth Wales, apprenticeship schemes with the local Bridgend College and local employers, and direct investment in safeguarding and growing employment within my community. But, I note that the Cabinet Secretary says, in the middle of his statement,

‘It remains the case, however, that our ability fully to deliver the 2014-2020 programmes as originally planned and in line with our agreements with the European Commission, is still hugely dependent on the UK Government’s timescale for leaving the EU.’

And as we know, Deputy Presiding Officer, that is clouded, still, in confusion. So, could I say to the Cabinet Secretary: isn’t this absolutely the imperative, that the UK Government now needs to listen to employers, colleges, Welsh Government and the people of Wales in shaping both the speed and the shape of the exit from the European Union? That is an imperative, otherwise we, the people who are most dependent on this as a contribution to our economic and social regeneration, will be the ones worst affected by decisions at the other end of the M4.