Diolch, Llywydd. Last week, the draft national development framework and changes I proposed to make to it were laid with the Senedd to allow Members to scrutinise them for a period of 60 days. In accordance with the Planning (Wales) Act 2015, section 3, I will have regard to any resolution passed by the Senedd and any recommendation made by the Senedd committees during the Senedd's consideration period when I publish the first national development framework next February. 

When that time arrives, the title 'national development framework' will be replaced by a new name, 'Future Wales: the national plan 2040'. This new name is much clearer about what we're trying to do. It gives a very positive vision for how development will make Wales a better place by 2040. The new name was suggested by young people from the Children in Wales organisation, and it is for these young people, our future generations, that we will have to deliver a fairer, greener, healthier and more sustainable country. 

We have scheduled this debate early in the scrutiny period to introduce the main changes to Members and to help claw back some of the time we lost due to COVID-19. Two Senedd committees—the Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee, and the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee—have already undertaken detailed inquiries into the draft plan. I am very grateful to both for their reports, and I have written to the respective Chairs with my response, indicating how their comments have shaped the changes we are making. 

I will speak in more detail shortly about the changes that I'm proposing to the draft plan, but first I would like to quickly highlight the journey to this point. There's been a participatory plan-making process, and I would like to place on record my gratitude to the thousands of organisations and individuals who have attended events, written to us and contributed their views. The process has been inclusive at every stage and has involved far more than simply consulting on our ideas. We began with a blank map of Wales in stakeholder workshops. We then moved on to focus groups on the key issues and, finally, we discussed the draft plan with the public in drop-in sessions and with stakeholders at more than 75 different events. We've not been able to agree with everyone or incorporate all the ideas that were suggested, but we have listened. I'm very proud of the quality and amount of engagement that's been undertaken and, mainly, I'm proud of how much better the plan has become because of it.