Back in those dark days when we had no national political structure in Wales, it was a cause of pride for us that we could identify with and support our rugby and football teams, and go to our national museum and our national library. They were the focus of our nation's memory when Wales wasn't recognised as a political entity of any kind with its own Parliament. And in the National Library of Wales, we have a treasury of our history. It looks at our language, our art and our history over many centuries. It's a pleasure to be there to take pride in our rich national history and the literature that has emerged from that Welsh identity.

And what's there? As we've heard from others, we have cultural and literary treasures there: the original Welsh Bible from 1588, the Black Book of Carmarthen from 1250, the Book of Taliesin from 1350, the White Book of Rhydderch, also from 1350, the laws of Hywel Dda from 1300, and all sorts of other manuscripts of great importance to our nation. Our history as a nation and collections that are of international importance.

Now, all of this was at stake until the announcement made today, and I am so pleased that instead of listing to injustices against the Welsh nation and adding the threat to the national library to that list, as I was preparing my speech yesterday, here I am today congratulating the Government from the bottom of my heart for this announcement today, for this funding for our national library and our national museum. Luckily, I could change my speech today.

I also congratulate and pay tribute to the strong mass campaign that has brought us to this decision today. Without the awakening of our people, we would be in a very different place, and that petition, of course, was crucially important too. I thank everyone. We look forward to our national library blossoming as one of the great libraries of the world. Support the motion unamended.