Can I start by thanking my good friend from across the Chamber, Nick Ramsay, for tabling this very important question? And I'm pleased to hear that the Minister has sat down this morning with the finance Minister to discuss this very important issue, which is raised with me on almost every occasion when I meet with members of local government in north Wales. This, of course, is a vital part of how local councils get their resources to fund the very important local services that, every day, people deserve, and of course we are all suffering at the moment from the UK austerity set by the Tory Government. Now, remembering that Welsh Government does not set the formula, but it is set on expert advice and agreed by local government, would the Minister welcome the initiation of research work by Members of the Assembly from north Wales into the effectiveness and fairness of the current formula?