May I thank Paul Davies for leading this debate and support St David’s in its bid for City of Culture in 2021. I think you’ve put forward a very good pitch today, and I don’t see how anyone could turn you down. And, as someone who has their family roots going back 400 years in St David’s, nobody would be more pleased than I if St David’s were to win that particular bid.

I think what’s very important to underline is that the St David’s bid won’t look anything like the bids from other cities. St David’s is the smallest city in the UK and one of the most geographically isolated. It sits on the most beautiful coastline in the world. I don’t agree with ‘National Geographic’: it’s not the second best, it is the best, in my opinion, and I do very much hope that it will bring something original and unique to this competition.

It’s clear that St David’s won’t be able to compete on the same scale financially, in terms of population, or geographically with other cities, but I do think that the bid would be an inspirational one and a magnificent one. It will use the culture as a way to transform the area. It will meet the priorities of the Welsh Government in terms of health and well-being, regeneration, community cohesion, education and learning, and I would like to wish them the very best. I think it’s a unique opportunity for St David’s and the surrounding area, and I would like to offer my support and helps to the bid in any possible way.