Thank you. Plaid Cymru is arguing for a simple regionalisation and that’s what the combined authorities are. We’re also making the case for elected mayors as a way of ensuring accountability. Plaid Cymru does welcome the content of the White Paper in terms of committing to introduce proportional voting as a means of conducting local government elections. We would provide this through STV as a mandate for all councils and mandatory for all councils, but providing the option is a step in the right direction.

The argument for introducing a proportional system is an argument that has received cross-party support within the Assembly and in Westminster too, with notable Members of your own party calling for a proportional system at a national level, too. So, do you agree that proposing a proportional system through STV for council elections and the principle in place for national elections too is a practical and valuable way of reviving democracy and ensuring that people do feel that their vote counts, safeguarding fair representation for all political views in Wales?