In moving now to Brexit, well, certainly the impact of Brexit has been great on the sector, and I'd like to thank the arts council and Cardiff Council for responding to our inquiry. Certainly, the arts council is right in commenting that the Brexit trade deal does not allow for frictionless artists' mobility, and this will make touring in Europe more complex and more expensive. The deal was announced after the publication of the report, and it will affect the number and range of artists from Europe who can perform here, and the number of Welsh artists able to tour in Europe.

In terms of the report itself, it's important that we don't forget that there are some recommendations that go beyond the pandemic, because we looked at this prior to it. So, we proposed support for grass-roots venues, including rethinking licensing; support for people, including developing talent; promoting Welsh music specifically; and a strategy for success. We are all aware that the music sector promotes the viability of our economy and promotes local businesses, but we also recognise the fact that we do need an overarching strategy that can take into account the fact that music is more than the economy. It develops creativity and it allows us to come together in order to work together. We need art more than ever during these lockdown periods. It gives us an opportunity to have solace in difficult times. We can listen to different podcasts or radio programmes that perhaps we wouldn't have had an opportunity to listen to if we hadn't been in a lockdown scenario. So, we do have to think about the importance of that, from the sea shanties on TikTok to the health service choir coming together—how music has united the nation during this most difficult time.

And to conclude, I would like to say how hard the committee has worked on this particular inquiry. We are pleased that the Government has listened, even during the committee processes. For example, we recommended that the Forté project should be rolled out to all parts of Wales, and you have listened and you will be considering that, rather than it being limited to south Wales. We also recommended in this report that you should have a fund for safeguarding venues and, of course, you have put that in place, and we're very pleased that you've taken that forward.

It's important to recognise how effective committees can be. Many artists have thanked us for the work in the sector. We've had an expert group helping us to ensure that the recommendations are as strong as possible. But I look forward to other Members' contributions and to having a debate on something that's so very important for us all.