The next item are the 90-second statements. Mike Hedges.

Morriston Tabernacle: the Tabernacle chapel building is a very special building. George Thomas described the Tabernacle as the non-conformists’ cathedral. Besides being a beautiful chapel, Morriston Tabernacle is a religious and cultural centre in the lower Swansea valley. However, unfortunately, fewer people go to chapel these days. This raises serious questions about the future of the Tabernacle. There has to be a sufficient number of people to fund-raise in order to be eligible for a Cadw grant.

The Tabernacle was described as the largest, the grandest, and the most expensive chapel in Wales by Anthony Jones in his book ‘Welsh Chapels’. Yes, it is a special chapel: an iconic, Grade I listed chapel. The minister, Emlyn Jones, the architect, John Humphrey, and the builder, William Edwards, toured Britain to view the best chapels. The front of the Tabernacle building has eight huge pillars. Inside, there is an exhibition of the work of carpenters in mahogany, with a beautiful choral gallery and a wonderful organ. Following the 1904 revival, Tabernacle’s membership grew to over 1,500. Today, fewer than 100 people attend the chapel. I wonder what the future holds for the Tabernacle.

Jeremy Miles.

On Monday evening, I attended, together with my colleague, David Rees, the volunteer awards evening of Neath Port Talbot Council for Voluntary Service. I had the honour of presenting awards to many of those whose contribution was celebrated that evening, and, as I looked out at the room on Monday evening, I realised that a good number of the people I have met and who have inspired me in my work during the last year were sitting right there in front of me. Whether it be teaching digital skills to others at Melyncrythan community conference or the NPT Homes digital project, the Friends and Neighbours Community Alliance gardeners of Ethel Street, the young cadets of 334 squadron, Team Clarewood, the formerly homeless young people who are now running a social enterprise, the Bryncoch Environment Group, working to protect our local toad population, Canolfan Maerdy, Epilepsy Action, Age Connect, the Friends of Barnardo’s in Neath, or the extraordinary example of my constituent Harri Evans-Mason, who, at the age of only 18, has given so much of his own time and in doing so has inspired others to do the same, these are just some of the many individuals and organisations who give so much every day and often help transform the lives of others.

This week is Volunteers’ Week and so I hope you will all join me in thanking all of those who are volunteers in whatever capacity across Wales and in giving them the recognition they deserve for making our communities better places to live.

Rhun ap Iorwerth.

In Bangor Cathedral today, family, friends and admirers remember, express gratitude for, and celebrate the life of Irfon. We need hardly utter his full name. Irfon Williams came to prominence through his battle with cancer. It was a personal battle for him—a battle for his health and for life itself. That battle required courage and determination, and Irfon showed those qualities in abundance. But Irfon’s battle turned into a battle for everyone who was facing, or who had faced, the same crisis in their life—and everyone who could face it at some point, and that, of course, includes each and every one of us.

It was while helping the tenor Rhys Meirion shave Irfon’s head at the Urdd Eisteddfod in Bala that I first met him after his diagnosis. The goal was to raise money at that time, and raising awareness was equally important to Irfon, and raising awareness—in his words—of the right to a fighting chance, the right to a chance to access treatment, the universal right of everyone to have the opportunity to survive the cruelty of cancer.

It was very fitting that Irfon had become a key member of the panel reviewing patient funding requests in Wales, and that that had resulted in a system that we all hope will lead to greater equity for patients wherever they are. But today, as we send our deepest condolences to his wife, Becky, and the children, we remember Irfon as a gentleman who was, and who will remain, an inspiration to so many.

Thank you.