I rise on behalf of the Welsh Conservatives group, in the absence of my colleague Angela Burns, simply to say that we’re very pleased to be able to support the Public Health (Wales) Bill this afternoon, as it makes its final passage through the National Assembly. It’s in much better shape than the previous incarnation of the Bill, which, of course, sought to introduce unnecessary restrictions on e-cigarettes, and I was very pleased that the Welsh Government saw sense on that matter and withdrew the proposed restrictions on those from the revised Bill that it presented before the Assembly last year.

We’re very pleased to see the additional restrictions on smoking of tobacco. As you know, we’ve engaged in some very useful discussions on possible further extensions to those areas where smoking will be prohibited in the future, particularly around bus shelters and in other settings where young children can often find themselves. We’re very pleased also to see the progress that is being made in terms of planning public conveniences in local areas, and I very much hope that we will see some significant improvements in ensuring that there aren’t the sort of closures that we’ve seen of public conveniences as a result of the requirement to produce local strategies.

And, of course, there was the very important amendment that was passed at Stage 3, with the support of all parties last week, in terms of the need for a national obesity strategy. I think it was a very strong and powerful argument that persuaded everybody in this Chamber to recognise the importance of obesity to public health and the need for a national programme of action to address that if we’re going to achieve better health outcomes in the future. So, we were very pleased indeed to support that amendment.

On pharmacy services, we know that there can very often be long and protracted discussions that take place in local communities where there are proposed changes, at the moment, to local pharmacy services, even simple things like relocations. So, I think that the new regulations and the new provisions in this Bill will help to improve just that. So, I want to say, on the whole, we absolutely support the principles of this Bill. We look forward to holding you to account as a Government for implementing the Bill once it becomes law and after it has received Royal Assent, and we will continue to work with you to improve the public health of the people of Wales.