Diolch, Lywydd. Can I welcome the statement in its entirety? It is a matter of judgment and some anticipation on the fees level, but I accept not only the high principles but the bulk of the substance of Professor Sir Ian Diamond’s recommendations as hugely welcome, and the comment made by my colleague here on my left about bringing this forward in a timely way is also well made. I congratulate her on the amazing serendipity of the timing as well, and her shameless plug of the cross-party group on higher education that is, indeed, tonight meeting with Professor Sir Ian Diamond, and we can discuss this further.

This is an issue of having fairness and sustainability at the heart of our higher education system for students, for the taxpayer and also the fairness and resilience of our higher education sector. But on that matter of fairness, perhaps I could ask her for her thoughts on how the Student Loans Company itself sits alongside that, and whether she does share any of my concerns over the direction of travel with the Student Loans Company? Only this week, an amendment was put forward to the Higher Education and Research Bill to try and stop the fine tuning that was done in the budget last year by Chancellor George Osborne, which will lead to repayments by higher education students across the land being something to the tune of £360 per person, on average, more expensive when they start repaying their loan. This was not what was promised to them, and there is a fear with the Student Loans Company and with the Chancellor that unless these matters are fixed, and unless the promises are delivered to our students and they can trust in the Student Loans Company, that undermines the perception of trust, fairness and integrity.

So, this set of proposals today is good, solid and is well worked, and I will look forward to, on Valentine’s Day, putting my submission in as well. It will make up for the Valentine’s Day I spent with my wife the first time I was elected for Ogmore in 2002. But does she share those concerns about the Student Loans Company, and does she hope that today, in this budget statement, the current—[Interruption.] No, she was with me. [Laughter.] My wife was with me. Does she hope that in today’s budget announcement that decision is overturned and fairness is delivered for those students?