May I echo the thanks that have been given to everyone who have participated, from the stakeholders to Government representatives and committee members, and the officials of the Children, Young People and Education Committee, as this Bill has proceeded through the Senedd? There is no doubt that there has been a consensus from the outset on the need to reform additional learning needs. We've already heard the view that the current legislation is dated and has led to a system that is overly complex and created too much conflict, and that the picture is inconsistent across Wales. 'Postcode lottery' is a term used in many contexts, but it's certainly true in this case from the point of view of the provision available across Wales. 

New, more fit-for-purpose legislation was part of the Plaid Cymru manifesto, of course, in the Assembly election. It was also part of the agreement between my party and the Government, and I am pleased that we've reached this point today and that we are in a position to complete the process, in terms of this Parliament, anyway, to make this Bill an Act. I also want to recognise that the Cabinet Secretary and the predecessor Minister had certainly listened to the issues raised by stakeholders, by the committee, by myself and by others, and had responded positively to many of those issues. That's not to say that the Bill is exactly as I would want it to be, but certainly it is different and much improved compared to the Bill that was originally tabled.

We succeeded in significantly strengthening, as we have already heard, the duties in terms of the UN conventions on the rights of children and disabled people. That was a strong recommendation made by the committee and something that Plaid Cymru had endorsed from the outset. As we've heard, local authorities, boards of governors of schools, and so on, will also have to consider the specific needs of Welsh speakers who have  additional learning needs. I am also pleased that we've succeeded in ensuring that long-term workforce planning provision is in place in the Bill in order to ensure that there is an adequate workforce available to meet the needs of children with additional learning needs, in whatever language, in years to come.