First Minister, thank you for your statement, and, indeed, thank you for early sight of that statement that was made available to the parties before we started Plenary today. I did notice that in the last paragraph you talked about ‘secrecy, lack of consultation, imposition of diktats from the centre’. I have to say that, sitting on this side of the Chamber, I almost feel like saying to you, First Minister, ‘Look in the mirror and there you will find that description’. Because, certainly, when it comes to having discussions over the last 12 months on these important issues, you really have not reached out across the political divide in this Chamber. As I’ve said many times before, this Chamber really does act in its best interests when that political consensus can be reached. I have said in response to many statements that you have given over the last 12 months, and in debates in this Chamber, that we stand ready to engage positively in those discussions.