We now move on to item 3, which is the 90-second statements, and the first one this afternoon is David Rees.

Diolch, Ddirprwy Lywydd. Yesterday was the fifteenth anniversary of the horrific explosion at blast furnace No. 5 at the Port Talbot steelworks. The explosion occurred at 5.15 p.m. on 8 November 2001, and many residents in Port Talbot quickly became aware of the incident after hearing the loud bang of the explosion.

Three steelworkers lost their lives that day—Andrew Hutin, age 20, Stephen Galsworthy, age 25, both from Port Talbot, and Len Radford, age 53, from Maesteg. Several other steelworkers were injured, and some of those experienced life-changing injuries.

The emergency services, both internal at the steelworks and external, quickly responded and attended the site. They faced horrific scenes. The injured, many with severe burns, were transported to the various hospitals in the area, and received excellent care from the NHS. Today I want to remember those who died, those who were injured, and those who suffered, and are still suffering with post-traumatic stress disorder, as a result of being at that event. And we must also not forget their families. I also want to, once again, say ‘thank you’ to all the emergency staff and the NHS staff who responded to this incident.

As we seek to secure the future of the steel industry here in Wales, we must not lose sight of the dangers that steelworkers face every time they start their shifts in our steelworks, and, in doing so, steelworkers are delivering for the UK. It is important that we now deliver a strong and safe industry for them.

Thank you very much. Huw Irranca-Davies.

Diolch. I and Llyr Gruffydd, and many others throughout the land, are currently sprouting facial hair at this very moment, this very Movember, to raise awareness and funds for research into prostate cancer, and also wider issues of men’s health, including mental health and testicular cancer.

Why the moustaches? Because people ask us what it’s all about: are we doing it for a bet, or worse? And then we can tell them, because now we’re talking, which men don’t tend to do very well on these matters. It’s a bit of fun, with a serious purpose.

The Movember Foundation is a global men’s health charity, which raises funds to deliver innovative, breakthrough research that enables men to live happier, healthier and longer lives. Millions have joined the movement, raising over £440 million, and funding over 1,200 projects, focusing on prostate cancer, testicular cancer and suicide prevention. The foundation encourages men to stay healthy in all areas of their lives, with the focus on becoming more open to discussing their health and significant moments in their lives.

So, a quick mention for all those involved in cutting-edge research, such as Prostrate Cymru and Prostrate UK, and for those involved in the Men’s Sheds movement, which began in Wales, in Tondu, and to all those others who seek to improve men’s mental and physical health. I thank the Presiding Officer for letting us raise these important matters of men’s health here in our Assembly, and by doing so, speaking to Wales. We all need to talk more about this, and we need to act, and we hope our little moustaches may help. Happy Movember.

And finally, Simon Thomas.

Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. About a year ago, I met Elly Neville of Pembroke, and Elly had won a competition to design a collage Pembrokeshire flag at Pembroke Dock Community School as part of the school’s St David Day’s celebrations. Elly and her family then took the flag around Pembrokeshire to raise funds for the refurbishment and upgrade of ward 10 at Withybush hospital, to make it once again a dedicated cancer ward. Her father, Lyn, had been a chemotherapy patient at ward 10 himself after a bone marrow transplant.

Elly’s ward 10 flag appeal has grown and grown. Now, it is an official part of the Hywel Dda health charities. To date, the campaign has raised over £52,000 and has purchased its first equipment for the ward. The next step is to get approval for the full business case for refurbishing ward 10, which had given its dedicated staff and facilities for her father’s recovery. But even Elly’s prodigious feats will need Welsh Government assistance for such ward refurbishment.

Perhaps I should have mentioned that Elly is six years old. Her contribution has already been wonderful, and she is a credit to her family, school and community. She received a British Citizen Youth Award last month in the House of Lords. I commend her work and the charity to the Assembly. Diolch yn fawr, Elly.

Thank you very much.