We’ll move on to the 90-second statements and I’ll call Vikki Howells.

Diolch, Ddirprwy Lywydd. Born in 1700, Griffith Morgan, known as Guto, lived in Nyth Brân farm in Llanwonno. Guto was a remarkable runner, able to personally round up the family’s sheep and even catch birds in flight. One tale describes him running the 7 miles to Pontypridd and back home again before a kettle had boiled. In his greatest race, Guto ran 12 miles in 53 minutes, but died shortly afterwards, aged just 37.

Although he had died, his story lived on. On New Year’s Eve 1958, organised by Mountain Ash resident Bernard Baldwin, the first Nos Galan race was held to pay tribute to the legend of Guto, the highlight of which was the midnight race through the town centre. Each year, a mystery runner, a prominent figure from sport whose identity is always a closely guarded secret, leads the race, embodying the spirit of Guto in an act of pilgrimage that commences at Guto’s graveside in St Gwynno’s church.

Strong support from the community has been the foundation as the event has grown from strength to strength, with elite, amateur and children’s races all packed full of runners. The Nos Galan is now truly international, bringing close to 10,000 people into Mountain Ash each year. 2016 marks the fifty-ninth anniversary of the Nos Galan, with people from all over the world taking part and raising money for charity. Last year, competitors came from as far afield as South Africa and Texas. I will be stewarding at the Nos Galan races again this year, playing my own part in commemorating Guto Nyth Brân and celebrating his legend.

I want to draw your attention to the Friends Against Scams programme, which is a National Trading Standards scheme, and it is needed because figures show that there’s been an increase of 60 per cent in this kind of fraud over the past five years. Recently, constituents of mine received a phone call from someone who claimed to be from a well-known broadband company, asking for their computer details. It was only when they asked for bank details that the constituents realised that something was amiss, and actually put the phone down. Fortunately, they contacted my office and I could advise them on how to safeguard both their computers and their money.

I know well another individual who fell for a very similar scam. Yes, there was a financial loss, but more than that, I saw the embarrassment that this individual felt. Those responsible for scamming often target the most vulnerable, and they rely on people feeling that embarrassment and shame so that they don’t mention it to anyone. It is estimated that only five per cent of people who have been scammed actually inform the authorities of it.

The truth is that turning to friends or family is a way of sharing that anxiety, and there are plenty of organisations available to turn to warn others and try and recoup funds, including the older people’s commissioner, the local trading standards office, or Citizens Advice. I would encourage everyone here to go on the Friends Against Scams website, friendsagainstscams.org.uk, and to raise awareness of scamming in order to try to defend innocent people from these cruel criminals.

Thank you very much. The last one of this year and this sitting is Elin Jones.

One of the privileges of my role as the Assembly Member for Ceredigion is that I represent the fine town of Cardigan, Aberteifi. The name Aberteifi derives from its location on the banks of the majestic river Teifi. Its English name reflects an Anglicisation of Ceredigion—‘gwlad Ceredig’, Ceredig’s land, one-time king of Ceredigion. Many centuries later, it was the seventh Earl of Cardigan who led the charge of the light brigade in the Crimean war who gave the name of ‘cardigan’ to a garment worn by soldiers in that war, now worn by all.

Tomorrow, the town of Cardigan will be officially renamed ‘Jumper’. It’ll do so in the Christmas spirit, but also to raise awareness and funds for Save the Children’s wear a woolly Christmas jumper campaign. Cardigan will become Jumper. A giant Christmas jumper will be unveiled by the town mayor of Jumper. Jumper schoolchildren will wear Christmas jumpers. Jumper rugby club will train in jumpers, and sheep in fields surrounding Jumper will wear woolly jumpers. [Laughter.] I will be the Assembly Member for Jumper. I could have worn a Christmas jumper for this statement, but I chose not to run the risk of being thrown out by the Deputy Presiding Officer for unparliamentary attire. [Laughter.]

I have no doubt that the people of Jumper will have a fabulous time replacing their cardigans with jumpers. However, it is being done for a serious purpose: to remind us all that many, many children in our country and in our world will not have a fabulous Christmas and that we need to continue to work to change that.

Diolch yn fawr iawn. Thank you very much.