Thank you very much, Deputy Presiding Officer. I’d like to thank the Members who’ve taken part in the discussion today. May I first of all just recognise and be clear about the contribution by the two committees, of course? I’m very pleased to welcome their responses on the general issues with regard to the powers in the Bill that’s before the Assembly today, and also the warm words of the Counsel General, in general, to these proposals, but also a word of warning. We’ll be looking at how we can ensure that the Finance Committee, in preparing the next version of this Bill, responds to the Government’s requirements and also the requirements of the two committees.

May I be clear to John Griffiths, as Chair of the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee? Even though we can’t accept the restatement of the RIA in full before Stage 2, for the reasons I’ve set out—and I hope that you understand now that I also have to discuss amendments from the Government, which also affect this—I will certainly commit to keep the committee informed about the work that we're doing on these regulations and on the assessment. And as we go through the recommendations and see whether the figures change or whether we receive new information—whatever we do, we will share that information with the committee, so that it's aware, hopefully, and by the time that the Government is content to put forward a financial resolution, the committee will also see the fuller picture and be able to move towards Stage 2 of this process and see the amendments that shape this Bill ultimately.

I welcome in particular the fact that Mick Antoniw, as Chair of the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee, has acknowledged that this is a consolidation Bill, and I think that we should remind ourselves that this is the first time for us as an Assembly to discuss this Bill, with regard to the powers of the ombudsman, given that initially stemmed from the House of Commons, and I think that it’s important that we—even though we’re responsible for recommending and nominating the ombudsman, and that the ombudsman is accountable to this Assembly, we’ve not had an opportunity to revise that legislation for a decade, and it’s appropriate, I believe, that we do that.