Thank you very much, Deputy Presiding Officer. I thank the Minister for her statement today. We all recognise the importance of education and training in providing people with the skills that are required by employers to gain decent and sustainable jobs for the future.

The Minister says the Welsh Government has set a series of stretching and ambitious targets relating to unemployment, economic activity and skills levels. Can I ask if the Minister will publish those targets and provide regular updates in this Chamber on progress on meeting these targets within the timescale, and within at least the three years of the term of this Chamber?

The Minister will be aware that businesses in Wales remain concerned that the money received from the apprenticeship levy is not ring-fenced for skills training in Wales. In England, employers who pay the levy receive vouchers to spend on staff training, while smaller employers are also eligible for help. The Confederation of British Industry has said that the ideal would be a single system for using the apprenticeship levy across the United Kingdom. We are, after all, a single economy in a single country. May I ask: what consideration has the Welsh Government given to introducing a voucher system in Wales? Businesses must have a big say in how the money is spent on skills and training to ensure we deliver the workforce that our economy needs in future.

I welcome the Minister's assertion that we must make sure that our skills and training provision is closely linked to market requirements. Can the Minister outline how the Welsh Government intend to engage with the business sector to ensure this is achieved? The Minister commits to responding to local and national skills gaps. Around a third of all apprenticeships currently are in the health and social care sectors. We need to address skills shortages in areas like ICT, engineering and construction, as well as financial and professional services. The importance of this was recently highlighted by the announcement of Persimmon Homes that they were recruiting more than 700 construction workers, including bricklayers and carpenters in south Wales. So, that's a great opportunity for the skills sector to seize this great opportunity. The Construction Industry Training Board Cymru has estimated that they will need more than 5,000 people over a year to deliver their current aspiration for the next five years to allow contractors to employ and upskill the workforce it needs.

Minister, what emphasis is the Welsh Government giving to providing skills training in this sector to ensure that we have sufficient skilled Welsh workers in place to take full advantage of the opportunities in future and that are being provided by these businesses?

The Minister also says that she will provide individualised support to those who need it, so can I also ask about the subject of financial help with the living costs for apprentices? What do you think about that? There is substantial evidence that financial barriers, such as transport costs, are discouraging and, in some cases, preventing young people from taking up apprenticeships. When will the Welsh Government be in a position to respond to the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee recommendation that apprentices should get the same financial help with living costs as university students across the country?

In conclusion, Deputy Presiding Officer, I also would like to ask the Minister—. The young, the disabled people and the senior citizens, the skills sector there is a bit lacking, and also the armed forces community in this country. So, what is the Government motive on that side—or steps she's taking to make sure they're not lagging behind? Disabled people, women.

And pay gap: an area we heard of very recently. I know that, you know, Mr McEnroe is a great tennis player. His salary and Martina Navratilova: she only takes 10 per cent—£15,000 and £150,000 gap in what the media in this country is paying to these people. Women—.