Thank you very much, acting Presiding Officer. I’m sure we’re all grateful to everybody who’s brought Andrew to the Chamber, in all sorts of different ways. I think the first thing I’d like to say is that I certainly recognise the picture that’s been painted for us this afternoon. It isn’t my purpose in replying to this debate to try to either ignore the reality or paint a different picture. Any case that includes Leonardo da Vinci and Sam Allardyce needs to be responded to with a level of seriousness.

I think what struck me in the speech, the excellent speech, made by the Member for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, was the sentence that you have a duty to wider society. I think that’s absolutely key. The issues of consistency that you made through your remarks are issues that I recognise and issues that I believe we need to address and that I hope we will address.

Can I say this in responding to what’s been said? A country that fails some of the most vulnerable students is a country that fails. It is not my wish, and it is certainly not my intention, to allow any child to fall through the net that you’ve described, or to put families and parents through the situation of having to fight and to campaign for every element of support that their child needs and deserves and should have available as a right. Let me say this: over the coming months I hope that we will have a debate over the additional learning needs Bill. I’m glad the Member referred to the transformation programme, one on which a statement was made over the last few days.

But let me say this: I would invite the Member to play a full part and to engage with us in that debate and discussion. I know the work that she did in the last Assembly on this matter was respected across the whole of this Chamber, and I certainly pay attention to and note the case that she made in the last Assembly. I know Angela too well—I know that she won’t let go of that in this Assembly. I would invite you to participate in the debate and the discussion that we will have.