I think all of us take time to reflect and take time to look again at the service and sacrifice that members of the armed forces have made, both today and in the past. For me, something I found particularly poignant this year was the centenary of the burial of the unknown warrior in Westminster Abbey, and Members may have heard the story of that being told on Radio 4 in the mornings at the moment. It really is an extraordinary way to pay tribute to all those young people who were lost in the first world war, but the story itself and the way in which that happened is also an inspiration to us today.

There's going to be broad agreement, I think, across the Chamber on the central importance of the military covenant, and paying our debt to veterans and to service families. I'm very proud of the work that the Welsh Government has done over the years on this, and as veterans Minister, I certainly wanted to ensure that the Government—and, to be fair, as a Senedd we've always had cross-party support on all of these issues—ensured that service families and veterans in Wales receive the very best support, and that their needs are met on an ongoing basis.

What I'd like to hear more about from the Welsh Government is how we can ensure that we support our existing armed forces as well. Wales already punches above its weight in terms of the contribution of people and resources to UK armed forces, and many of us would like to see a far greater number of serving personnel based in Wales, and a strategy that links support for the wider armed forces community with support for those serving today. That means investment in and support for the defence industries, which are an important part of our economy already, and we want to see the Welsh Government working more closely with the MOD on procurement and developing the resources that we can provide for the armed forces of today.

I think we all also want to see the headquarters in Brecon retained and strengthened at the heart of a new network and infrastructure, sustaining a new and expanded role for the armed forces in Wales, with bases certainly for the Welsh regiments and formations, but also playing a bigger role in sustaining and supporting the wider military establishment. I would like to see the Queen's regulations, for example, amended to provide a place for Wales on the management of our armed forces. There's a seat for London on the army board—why not for Wales as well? There is an agenda, I believe, that requires vision and ambition, working together with today's serving personnel to ensure that in remembering the sacrifice of the past, we also invest in the people and families of today, and for the future.