I'd agree entirely with Carwyn Jones and say that this decision is somewhat perplexing given that the business in question has been such a supporter of Brexit, and there is no doubt whatsoever that Brexit is doing immense damage to the automotive industry and the economy in general. And, essentially, what they've decided to do—fact—is go to France just at the point that we're reaching the end of the transition period, with no light at the end of the tunnel. And they are taking to France an icon of British automotive history and they're going to build it in Europe rather than in Britain where the company had promised to construct it. That will be very disappointing, I'm sure, to all of those fans of the product—the old Defender, or what will become known as the Grenadier—who had celebrated the fact, back in September last year, that it would be built in Britain.

We are going to do all we can to ensure that those alternative options, which we've been examining for Bridgend, are delivered for the community of Bridgend and the surrounding area. And I'd like to thank Carwyn Jones for the work that he has done in leading one of the work streams that was created as part of the Ford taskforce in ensuring that we have a focus not only the people who are going to be affected through the loss of Ford, but also the places that are going to be affected as well. And through the hard work of the former First Minister, we've been able to identify opportunities to invest in more enterprise hubs in the regeneration of Porthcawl, and we're supporting businesses in the north Bridgend valleys as well.

But this disappointing news, I'm sure, should be reflecting the poor performance of the UK Government in terms of the negotiations with our European colleagues to date, and should also send a very real warning about the state of the automotive sector as we reach the end of the transition period.