I thank you for the broad welcome for the work that is being undertaken, and, in particular, for the recognition of the significant number of strokes that are preventable. Depending on which particular piece of research you look at, 70 to 75 per cent of strokes are preventable because they are down to lifestyle choices and behaviours. I don’t think we’re ever going to get to a point where we’ll completely eradicate strokes, but we could still make a significant additional reduction in the number of strokes, building on the significant reduction we’ve already seen over a five-year period, with a reduction of between a fifth and a quarter in the number of people having a stroke here in Wales. But we still reckon that we have much more to do.

On your point about research, I said earlier that there is a clear research priority going forward for the stroke implementation group. Not only is that a clear priority, but you will hear more from the Government in the coming weeks and months on how we’ll allocate specific research funds within Wales through Health and Care Research Wales. But there is a challenge here about the fact that some conditions have a higher profile and a higher ability to attract research funding in, and the priorities that are set outside, and we’re trying to make sure that a high-quality level of stroke research takes place here in Wales.

On your point about rehab, again, there have been a number of questions, from Rhun ap Iorwerth and others, about how we make better use of the rehabilitation resources that we have, those staff that are already here, how we organise our services to deliver that, and ensuring that partnership goes across health, social care and the third sector, and the citizen as well. But, also, I’ve made clear that we’re investing in the future of those services, via the professional groups that we’re investing in, in the here and now. And the £95 million investment I announced in recent weeks really will be a part of delivering the workforce for the future, to deliver the health and care that we want to have for the future as well. So, this isn’t a Government that is saying we should simply stand still in this area. And, actually, at a time of austerity, when all of us confidently expect that we will have a real-terms cut in our budget in the years to come, that is a significant choice that we are making, to invest in the future of health and care professionals.

And finally, on your point about the continual need to reinforce risk reduction, so that people can get help at an earlier stage and actually have an opportunity to take proactive action, that’s very clear, both in the statement and in the priorities of the group. It may be helpful, in terms of the commitment and the recognition of this Government, just to remind people that the Lower Your Risk of Stroke campaign was launched at the time indicated, between the Stroke Association and Community Pharmacy Wales, and it was launched in the Well Pharmacy, a stone’s-throw away from this National Assembly building, and it was launched by the then Deputy Minister for Health, at the time.