The inclusion of medical conditions in the definition of additional learning needs certainly is a positive outcome, and an all-Wales template and clear timescales for preparing independent development plans, provision for preschool children and young people in further education and the provision of independent advice and advocacy as well are all positives.

That's not to say that everything in the ALN garden is rosy. We were disappointed that the Government hasn't given the education tribunal full powers over health, which is clearly one area of disagreement. The narrative for the Bill and the wider reforms was to create a simpler, easier to navigate, child-centred system. Retaining two systems of redress—one for education, one for health—for a sector where very often there is crossover between the two, I think, undermines that somewhat and I think that is a missed opportunity, as is not including work-based learning in the provisions of the Bill. We talk very often about parity of esteem, and we are told by stakeholders that children and young people with additional learning needs are more likely to go into a vocational education. For us to omit work-based learning, I think, is another missed opportunity. 

The additional learning needs code, of course, will be consulted on in the autumn, and that will be crucial in terms of the Bill's implementation. Many promises have been made regarding the content of the code and it'll be down to all of us now to make sure that we hold the Government to those promises. Transport, as well, is an important factor that didn't find its way onto the face of the Bill, but will certainly be a key part of the code. It's something we've rehearsed in committee regularly and it needs to be addressed substantially in the code.

Now, the passage of the legislation hasn't been without challenge, clearly. Twice this year the Welsh Government had to recalculate how much the legislation would cost to implement, which led to some delays in the process, and, as we've already heard in the last few days, issues relating to tribunal appointments have come to the fore. So, I can only say that, clearly, lessons will need to be learnt from those experiences. But, looking ahead, I'd say it's crucial now that adequate resources are provided to cover the costs of implementation and that the workforce is fully prepared for what will be a fundamental change and, I have to say, on the whole, a change for the better for children and young people with additional learning needs. 

With your permission, Presiding Officer, I would like to make one final point. One party in this Assembly told us when they came here that they were coming here to shake things up. That same party has been largely invisible over the last 12 months of scrutinising and amending this legislation. Throughout committee stage, not a single amendment. Of the hundreds of amendments put forward, not a single solitary amendment from UKIP. At Plenary stage, no amendments. Not a single word uttered in support or otherwise of any aspect of this legislation. That leads me to conclude that either they have no opinion on this, which is difficult to believe for a party that is usually quite opinionated on most issues, or they haven't engaged in this process at all, which does a disservice to those children and young people who most need this legislation, it's a disservice to your electors, and it's a disservice to this institution. It's left me, and many of the stakeholders who've raised this issue with me, feeling frustrated, let down and very, very angry.