I thank David Melding for his comments, and I thank him also for indicating that the principles of the Bill will be supported. First of all, on the couple of questions that the Member raised around tenants and tenants’ rights and disposal, the legislation technically does not affect the fundamental commitments made to tenants through our large-scale voluntary transfers, and will still have to deliver and maintain the Welsh housing quality standard, for example. I will give him more details as we move through the process of the scrutiny.

In terms of the leverage of associations, I mentioned earlier the regulatory judgment framework and the performance standards of this, and this is a very powerful tool particularly of interest to the lenders. One is the Welsh Government as a primary lender, and also the private sector. This is something that RSLs are very keen to ensure that there is a balanced approach to, and we are very keen to pursue that on the basis that it is done properly and that scrutiny of these associations is done properly. This will result in the ability to lend long term, which is something that I’m sure RSLs will keep a very good eye on as a business risk to their association.

Finally, regarding local authority representation, there was certainly local authority representation on there. This is, as we move forward, a discussion that we’ll have in terms of how we make sure that the balance is right around scrutiny, tenants’ representation and understanding their ability to influence housing associations. It’s an important point the Member raises, and I look forward to working with him as we take the Bill forward.