I very much welcome this debate today, as others have, because homelessness and rough-sleeping are very major issues that have come to the fore in recent times. We have seen some changes in the way that Welsh Government seeks to address the issues, and we need to evaluate those and reflect on what else is necessary if we are to make the progress that I'm sure that we would all like to see.

I think those of us who have stable, secure, good-quality housing as a base to enjoy life from, as a base to sally forth from, in terms of all aspects of life, are very fortunate compared to those who do not have that. It should be a given, really, for all those living in Wales, but sadly, and obviously, that isn't the case. So, it is very, very important, I think, Dirprwy Lywydd, that we do turn our minds increasingly to how we provide that stable, secure good-quality housing for everyone in our country.

A few months ago, I went on the Wallich breakfast run in Newport, which I think was very informative and instructive. They provide hot food, hot drinks, referral on to a range of services for those sleeping rough in various parts of Wales. Obviously, I went around Newport with them. It was very encouraging to see quality of the relationships that they had built with those sleeping rough and the way that they were engaging citizens in general. So, if people saw people on the streets sleeping rough consistently over a few days, they could report that to a website. The Wallich would then make contact and find out what services they could provide to those people—including hot food, hot drink, clothing, shelter in the way of tents, sleeping bags and so on—and refer them on to local general practitioners, who the Wallich had made arrangements with; plus a range of other services, including, of course, trying to move them towards the stable, secure, quality accommodation that would provide long-term solutions. So, that was very instructive, and it was very good to know that organisations like the Wallich were out there doing this very valuable work.

We went around the city centre. There are very many issues there, as I'm sure there are in other parts of Wales, that we read about regularly—people sleeping rough, begging on the streets, the issues that that presents for people in most dire circumstances, but also for the vitality and sustainability of our city centres.