Could I welcome the statement by the Chair today, and in so doing, thank her and my fellow committee members for what has been a very collegiate, very open and very frank and engaged way in which we've all, together, approached the work of the committee? Whilst we may all come forward with our own ideas, and, sometimes, our preconceptions, we've all made the undertaking to be open and to reflect upon the evidence as it comes forward. These are tricky political matters: examining the case for further electoral reform, for additional Assembly Members and related issues. But we have been charged as a committee with examining these matters in a meaningful, informed and evidence-led manner, and we are doing so.

Now, there are many parts to the strategy underpinning the inquiry, which the Chair has laid out in her statement today and in the accompanying documents that are on the website, but one of the most important facets is that of engaging and informing the public to help shape our work as a committee. So, my first question of our Chair is to ask whether she can expand upon our approach to engaging the citizens of Wales and seeking their informed views on matters such as the optimal number of Assembly Members for this Senedd, and the electoral system deployed, and other matters. This engagement, early and consistently through the process, is also important in establishing whether the case can be made and won for further reforms, as the broad support of civic society and a well-informed electorate is important in taking forward any possible future reforms.