Can I thank you, Minister, for your statement today? This is a landmark piece of legislation and I think it’s good to have these reports, and I hope that this is something that you will commit to doing regularly for Assembly Members. I would associate myself with a number of the concerns raised by Rhun ap Iorwerth around adult carers, and I do pay tribute to Carers Wales for the work that they’re doing on Track the Act, but I am also really pleased to hear what you’ve said this afternoon about there being a much more in-partnership approach now between Carers Wales and local government. So, I wanted to ask specifically, really, about the impact of the Act on children.

You will remember, because you were a member of the committee at the time, that a lot of concerns were raised with us that the people-focused nature of this Act may lead to a weakening of support for children. That was in general terms, but also in relation to the repeal of section 17 of the Children Act 1989, which came about as a result of this legislation, and I do have some concerns in that area that we are already seeing some evidence of less support perhaps being provided to children as a result of the Act. I know that Carers Wales, as part of their Track the Act work, have identified a possible problem with carers of disabled children not being recognised by all local authorities as carers, and I’d like to ask whether you have any evidence of that and what you were doing to communicate to local authorities that they most certainly are. I know that you are aware of my concerns about the impact of moving the family fund money into the sustainable social services grant. There’s also been a cut to funding for Contact a Family. Those are two important mechanisms to support disabled children and their families. So, I wanted to ask: the evaluation you’ve referred to of the Act is very, very welcome, but how specifically will you ensure that the needs of disabled children and their families are taken into account in that evaluation?

Finally, I wanted to ask about safeguarding, which I know falls under the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary for children, but the decision to put adult and child safeguarding together came as a direct result of this Act, and I know that there is a lot of concern that we are still waiting for the all-Wales child and adult protection procedures to be disseminated in Wales. I understand that a statement is expected very soon, but I wondered if you would be able to comment on that, but also whether you could explain how the relationship between yourself and the Cabinet Secretary for children works on this vital area of safeguarding, with you being responsible for the Act, but the actual delivery of the policies on safeguarding falling under a different Minister. Thank you very much.