Thank you, Llywydd. I'm pleased to open this debate today on the Children, Young People and Education Committee’s report, 'Degrees of Separation?', which discusses the impact of Brexit on higher and further education. Members of this Chamber will be fully aware of my views on Brexit, but at the outset of this debate it's important that I emphasise that I am contributing this afternoon as Chair of the committee. The comments I will make draw on the evidence-based report we agreed as a cross-party committee, and the views I will express reflect the recommendations we made together.