I welcome the continuation of this programme, and I am pleased to see that it's now being opened to the private sector. I think when it was announced last year there was a general feeling around the Chamber that this was a very positive development, and I see no reason to change that initial assessment. 

I particularly welcome the emphasis on building design, because if we are to build for future generations we need to build well. And can I congratulate the Minister? I think it's the first time I've ever heard the word 'beauty' used in reference to a public policy. So, I agree with you that we do need more beauty in building design, especially as we turn to a more modular type of building, because it is innovative, and it can be used in ways that will mark ways out, then, in terms of its quality of design.

Could the Minister outline how this programme will link to the UK Government's industrial strategy challenge fund, which last month awarded £36 million to Swansea University's SPECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Centre? That grant will help turn homes and public buildings into mini power stations, and has a particular aim to accelerate market adoption. And I'm sure that those are core aims also of this programme. And it's important that these various initiatives are linked up as much as possible. 

I would like this—. Not mentioned in your statement at all, the next point—how will the innovative housing programme inform the work of the affordable housing review? And will it play a role in assessing how innovations can be delivered at scale, which is one of the main tasks you've given to the housing review?

Can I finish by emphasising that when we're looking for innovations, it is appropriate to take, with due diligence, certain risks? I do think that is something that should be programmed in to this initiative. And not every innovation will reach the market. Indeed, sometimes, what reaches the market and gets used is not the best innovation, for a whole host of reasons. So, we do need to cover our bets, in a sense, and cover a range of initiatives and use the fund in that way. But I would like to know a bit more about how the monitoring and evaluation mechanisms are going to be used to assess the programme, though, obviously, I'm delighted that tenants are going to be a core part of that assessment.