As the Cabinet Secretary is aware, I believe Professor Gerry Holtham has been promoting the idea for some years that there’s an opportunity here for Wales to develop a centre that would be internationally renowned, to create an école nationale, in the words of Professor Holtham, for leaders and managers within the public sector.

There are many things that you can say about Professor Holtham, but lack of ambition is not one of them. So, why not? Why can’t we not only meet our own needs by creating a new generation of managers and leaders in the public sector, but also create a centre that will be world renowned?