Well, Huw, first of all, can I thank you for acknowledging the good work that goes on in many of our schools in Wales to provide the necessary support for children who have family in our armed services? And I also commend the work of a number of groups, including the WLGA and the British Legion, in being able to provide a range of resources and professional learning opportunities for teachers to better support these children. Only recently, I’ve written to a number of schools in Wales, including Llantwit Major School, Prendergast school in Pembrokeshire, and, indeed, three within my own constituency in Brecon, who have been very successful in drawing down additional resources to help them meet the needs of their service personnel children.

I’m very keen, with officials, to better understand the needs of these particular learners, to ascertain whether there is any evidence to suggest that, as a result of belonging to a service family, their attainment is affected in any way. There is data to suggest that is not the case, although there are some issues around progression on to higher education. But I’m very aware that, for children of service personnel, especially those who are deployed in active service, it can be a very anxious and stressful time for them. So, we need to look not just at attainment but at issues around well-being. I will continue to ask my officials to work to identify the evidence as to whether we would need to look at additional funding, and I will be writing to the MOD to urge them to consider not ending their current round of funding and to say that they need to consider the impact of their choices on devolved services, and I would urge them to continue that funding.