Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. The committee Chair has just dropped all his papers on the floor in different order. Thankfully, the notes are numbered.

I move the motion this afternoon, Deputy Presiding Officer. In January and February of this year, the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee undertook a short inquiry into enterprise zones in Wales. Five years after the zones were established seemed a sensible time to take stock. Five years ago, we were told that enterprise zones would boost jobs and growth. Have they? Alas, the answer is not a simple 'yes' or 'no'. Our inquiry took evidence from six of the eight enterprise zone board chairs and from the Cabinet Secretary. Three members of the committee also travelled to Snowdonia and Anglesey to meet with the chairs of those boards. 

The committee’s report makes 10 recommendations, of which the Welsh Government has accepted six outright, and four were accepted in principle—which seems to be a theme this afternoon to a number of committee reports where recommendations have been accepted in principle. The current enterprise zones policy in Wales began as a reaction to the UK Government’s March 2011 announcement of the creation of enterprise zones in England. The Welsh Government had created seven enterprise zones in Wales by January 2012, all of which stated objectives to create jobs and growth. The zones chosen by the Welsh Government reflected various approaches. Some, like Cardiff and Deeside, were chosen to exploit various economic strengths. Others, like Anglesey and Snowdonia, were intended to address significant local challenges.