Thank you for the statement on the framework for independent living, which very much, of course, is one of my key political priorities and experience. I'm glad to contribute to this statement as a trustee of Vale People First, having seen the transformation of the lives of people with learning disabilities over the past 40 years, since the inquiry into Ely hospital led to a pioneering strategy for the closure of long-stay hospitals to community living. As a former south Glamorgan county councillor, I chaired Nimrod to see the transformation of the resettlement from Ely hospital. Featured recently in the Senedd was an exhibition of the first Cardiff University social services home, established in Cathays.

One of the first actions I took as health and social services Minister was to fund and accelerate the closure of long-stay hospitals in Wales. I think Dai Lloyd, David Melding and others in the Chamber meant that there was very much cross-party support for that. But I was also the Minister in 2013 receiving a petition, and that's where the Petitions Committee came into play. A petitioner from Disability Wales was calling for a framework for action for independent living. What was key was that we set up a strategic cross-Welsh Government panel led by a senior civil servant. We secured commitment across the Government to fulfil the social model of disability, and it's interesting that you've actually got two Ministers here behind you who were all key to actually delivering your framework, because unless you can break down the silos and get that cross-Government action, you won't have a framework for independent living.

I also, like Helen Mary, want to know how you see this as a way of delivering the social model of disability, which, actually, we embraced in the first session of this Assembly. How can you drive that cross-Government policy to embed the framework in policy and legislation? And do you welcome the role of organisations like Vale People First being replicated across Wales, which leads on the rights and empowerment of people with learning disabilities?