Diolch, Deputy Presiding Officer. Can I start by thanking the Llywydd for bringing forward this truly important statement today? And thank you, Gareth, just briefly, for the mention there. The local government committee work and the inquiry that's going to take place is crucially important to understanding the reason why people are so disengaged with politics and I think cross-party within this Chamber, we do need to understand the reasons behind that. Needless to say, as the youngest Assembly Member here in this Chamber, I'm always pleased to hear steps taken forward to engage with the younger generation and our future generations. I was particularly pleased to hear the Llywydd mention that the younger generation within this Chamber aren't over-influenced by the older generation. I can see Bethan Sayed smiling there as well, so that's good.

I'm conscious of time, so I will try and hurry this up. I just want to pick up on a couple of points. Firstly, on campaigning and consulting, would the Presiding Officer agree with me that the youth parliament should have the structures in place that allow it to represent the views of young people across Wales and its Members, stakeholders and local decision makers as well, and at the national and international level, for example maybe rolling out a manifesto outlining their brief, beliefs and aspirations as a parliament and as the representatives of their areas?

Secondly, I'd just like to say the youth parliament could also be a great opportunity for training and recognition. So, would you agree with me that training programmes could be run by the youth parliament to empower young people and engage young people with the skills, knowledge and confidence to bring about culture change—real-life culture change?

So, once again, very briefly, because I know other Members might want to speak, I'd like to welcome the statement from the Llywydd this afternoon and I look forward to the next process of establishing the youth parliament for Wales. Diolch.