Can I say, Presiding Officer—? I know you’re the guardian of our procedures, and the greatest procedure is to take a Bill through, because it helps the Government sort out some of its thinking, and a wiser Government pays heed to the discussions and, indeed, some of the amendments that come from other parties. A lack of that process I do think has had a big impact on this unfortunate situation.

Can I just conclude just with this issue? Presiding Officer, I think we need to see robust contingency planning in public bodies and arm’s-length organisations, and that seems to have failed in this case. NRW simply cannot continue to operate in a manner as it has done, or it appears to have done, in this particular case.

I do acknowledge the success of NRW in controlling the tree disease in question, but I don’t believe such times of crisis justify irregular procedures—you have to have planning and protocols in place. Sadly, diseases and adverse natural events do occur, and it was for Natural Resources Wales to have been aware of that, and it does seem to have failed in this case. Thank you.