Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. Thank you for your statement, Minister. Obesity is one of the greatest challenges facing our nation, and I welcome the fact that the Welsh Government has unveiled this strategy, because we are the most obese nation in Europe. So, a strategy is very welcome. Minister, there is much about your plan that I support and I welcome the focus on prevention, particularly in the early years. But, whatever age, if change is needed, it is to be welcomed and encouraged.

Minister, in addition to the strategy, will you be working with the Minister for Education to ensure the new curriculum makes provision to teach children and young people about healthy eating? In our communities and towns, we must also ensure that mums, young mums, feel confident about the facilities available for breastfeeding. I welcome the ban on energy drinks for the under 16s. Thankfully, the number of young people consuming sugary drinks has fallen by a quarter over the past decade, and those who consume them drink far less than 10 years ago. School playing fields, or lack of them due to these areas being built on, are also a major concern to me because physical activity is extremely important and it's becoming less and less.

Employers offering assistance to purchase bicycles to cycle to work is also to be welcomed and needs to be highlighted more. However, according to the national diet and nutrition survey, fibre intake is down, as is vitamin and mineral consumption, and many people still consume much less than five a day. Minister, over the past year or so, we have seen the increasing popularity of veganism, and, while a vegan diet can be really healthy, care has to be taken to ensure the right balance of vitamins and minerals. Minister, will you be considering improvements to food labelling to help people ensure that, in addition to reducing fat, salt and sugar, they consume sufficient vitamins and minerals to maintain a healthy body?

On the subject of food labelling, I have concerns about mandating calorie labelling for food purchased and eaten outside the home. While this is relatively easy for large outlets, such as McDonalds or Greggs, the little local cafe may not be able to cope with the additional demands and costs. So, Minister, what consideration have you given to incentivising moves such as this by offering, for example, a reduction of business rates to help those small businesses take this further step?

Finally, Minister, while I welcome the focus on prevention, more must be done to help those who are already overweight or obese. What discussions have you had with the Royal College of General Practitioners about ensuring that GPs have the difficult conversations with their patients regarding weight? And how do you plan to address the concerns of the Royal College of Physicians that little or no progress has been made in improving specialist services for people who are already obese? Tackling health inequalities is also extremely important, as Vikki Howells has already mentioned.

So, thank you once again, Minister. I look forward to seeing your final strategy and I also look forward to working with you to achieve a healthier Wales.