Diolch. Thank you very much, Jayne Bryant, for bringing this debate here to the Chamber this evening and putting so eloquently the situation that carers are in. And it's very good that the Newport Carers Forum are also here.

It is a privilege for me to have the responsibility for unpaid carers in my portfolio, and I want to ensure that carers do feel valued, that they don't face stigma in society, or in schools, when they say, 'I am a carer'. Across Wales, there are at least 370,000 people caring for someone else for at least an hour a week. And Jayne Bryant has already mentioned their huge contribution to the Welsh economy—more than £8.1 billion every year, and providing 96 per cent of care in the communities of Wales. She is absolutely right—we just could not manage without them.

So, I'm really delighted today that we are highlighting the amazing work that all of our unpaid carers in Wales do for their loved ones, families, and friends.