Thank you, Llywydd, and I do move amendment 4. I will be using my contribution to this debate today to discuss why gathering performance-related data and publishing it in a way that can enable comparisons with other countries in the UK is important. Not only does it enable us as opposition parties to hold the Government to account, but it is also vitally important so that the Government can learn and share any good practice that exists in other nations in the UK, to ensure the best possible services for the people of Wales.

I would also point to how access to data is vitally important in the field of the economy, to ensure that policy is developed on the basis of the best possible information. With regard to health, the lack of data and the quality of that data means that planning services and specific policies and getting a full picture of the performance of services in the area of health is increasingly difficult. A lack of data and transparency in the health service is a cause for concern and frustrates our ability as opposition party members to scrutinise the Government with regard to the development of alternative and better policies.

Unfortunately, over the past few years, despite the recommendations of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and the report by the Nuffield Trust, there is less data available to make the comparison between Wales and other nations of the United Kingdom. For example, changes to the ambulance service targets and the way that data is collected mean that it’s no longer possible to compare where we are in Wales. This isn’t a debate in favour of restricting the freedom of Governments to pursue different policies. There is a way around this. However, it is right for us to demand that data needs to be gathered to compare the effect of different policies, especially when those policies develop along different paths. We need a Government that sees that information of a specific kind to meet specific needs is valuable as it puts together its policies, and this is true for all aspects of governance.

At present, there is a lack of information with regard to the economy specifically related to Wales, and this makes it difficult for policy makers to tailor a strategy according to the requirements of the Welsh economy. Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland figures are published every year by the Scottish Government, namely data that provides a specific analysis of the public sector. In April last year, a Welsh version was published by the Wales Governance Centre, and while we were pleased to see Cardiff University publishing a specific analysis of the Welsh economy, it is vital that this isn’t a one-off and that the Government itself commissions similar work on an annual and official basis. This should include an input and output table and a full set of public sector accounts, similar to the publication in Scotland, because that would lead to better policies that would, in turn, give a boost to growth, to productivity—. Before I move on, I will take an intervention.