May I thank the Cabinet Secretary for his response to the statement, and for stating, in the first place, that he will take a positive approach to this Bill? He has put his finger on a very obvious element, where the Bill addresses a current weakness, in that complaints cannot be accepted orally. It’s obvious in the way that technology is developing and the way that some people, as he mentioned, with protected characteristics are safeguarded that we need to make sure that that situation is resolved.

Also, very appropriately, as the Government representative, he talked about the range of other regulators and other people acting in this field, and trying to avoid any overlap with the work of other regulators. The Bill, as it’s drafted at the moment, includes a number of provisions for ensuring that there is co-ordination on that. But, of course, as we scrutinise the Bill, it’s possible that we will need to look at that to make sure that that is robust enough, and that it will be possible to avoid those concerns that the Minister alluded to.

Finally, of course, the cost is a completely appropriate question to raise on this matter. I would just wish to remind the whole of the Assembly that it is you, the Assembly, who will be paying this cost, so that everybody is aware that any additional costs arising from this Bill will come to you, ultimately, in the public services ombudsman’s estimates that are discussed by the Finance Committee and, in turn, are approved here. But, of course, it comes from the block grant. It’s part of the block grant. So, the Cabinet Secretary, as the person who is primarily responsible for handling the money in the block, will want to keep a very close eye on this expenditure, as I’m sure will other Assembly Members, in order to ensure that the costs associated—and outlined very thoroughly in the explanatory memorandum, I might add—are appropriate to the benefits that we will gain from passing the Bill or the other new provisions suggested in the Bill. So, I look forward to that discussion.