First, like others, I would like to echo the comments made by Members, both today and yesterday, in reflecting on the truly shocking scenes in the European championship involving Christian Eriksen at the weekend. What we witnessed last Saturday highlights the importance of defibrillators and the need for properly trained officials. I'm sure that the whole Chamber will join me in wishing him a full recovery. While we want to encourage everyone to take part in sport and be active, we need to make sure that that is done in a way that is as safe as possible. 

Llywydd, I'm very proud of the fact that, for a small nation, to use a sporting analogy, we punch way above our weight on the world stage when it comes to sporting events. The economic and health evidence referred to by Tom Giffard and Heledd Fychan have been the sources of evidence that have been the basis for assessing additional funding for sport, to support the sector throughout the pandemic and prepare for post COVID. 

We have a well-deserved, world-class reputation for attracting international sporting, cultural and business events such as the Ryder Cup, the Ashes test, the Volvo Ocean Race, UEFA Champions League finals, the NATO summit, Womex and developing home-grown events, including Focus Wales, the Aberystwyth Comedy Festival, and the Dylan Thomas and Roald Dahl centenary events over the last 10 years. These are not aspirations; these are what have happened in Wales. These major events continue. It's great to see the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World under way and garnering international coverage, and we look forward to hosting the England cricket team in Cardiff shortly. 

But this is not the end of our ambition. We continue to work with partners in Wales and beyond to successfully secure bids, for example with Anglesey County Council to hold the Island Games in 2027. Without doubt, events have been a key part of the visitor economy here in Wales over the last 10 years, and we're committed to building on the success that we have achieved to date. And just to respond briefly to Sam Kurtz, on events, we continue to work with the sector to open up as soon as it is safe to do so, and ensure that those rules are consistent and well understood, but we have to take account of the public health situation at any given point in time when we look at events and relaxation of rules. 

Turning now to the motion, I note that it simply repeats what we heard from the Conservative Party in its manifesto for last month's election. Similarly, the amendments from Plaid Cymru are a restatement of what we saw in its manifesto. Both parties lost that election, so it's perhaps more relevant to talk about what is in Welsh Labour's manifesto and our programme for government. It's also worth pointing out that the motion and amendments mention a range of ideas and initiatives that are already happening. For instance, the UK Government is already working with us as part of a five-nation partnership to consider the feasibility of a UK and Ireland bid for the 2030 FIFA World Cup.

Sport Wales already runs a network of sports ambassadors through the Young Ambassadors programme, which involves developing ideas and creating sporting opportunities so that more young people have the chance to experience the benefits of an active lifestyle, while giving young people confidence and skills to be the sporting leaders of the future. Sport Wales's regional partnerships will aim to have a long-term strategic approach to addressing inequalities currently present in the sport delivery system. They will also address the latent demand for sport activity whilst tackling discrepancy in participation rates across communities in Wales. I can assure Huw Irranca-Davies that this Government's ambition for sport in Wales is to build on our sporting achievements and continually strive for greater opportunities for everyone across Wales to take part in sport, to be physically active, regardless of their background, and not just reinvent the wheel, and to find the next Lynn the Leap. 

That's why we are investing in more capital facilities, including the 3G pitches that Jack Sargeant referred to. Can I just say, Llywydd, that there's actually no such thing as a 4G pitch? A 4G pitch is just a marketing strategy by the manufacturers; 3G is what we have and is what is used, and it's what we have in Merthyr Town. It's a great community facility, and I would be urging any clubs to get involved with developing artificial pitches for community use. 

As Hefin David said, when we look at individual sports and communities supporting sports and delivering our vision and strategy for sports, we shouldn't just be looking at organised sports and team sports. We should be looking at getting people involved in activities, whether that's, as I say, a designated sport or whether it is a team sport. We recognise that there's more to do to encourage all our communities to be more active and to take part in more sporting opportunities. That's why both our race equality action plan and our LGBTQ+ action plan will have measures included in them aimed at improving sporting opportunities for those groups.

In relation to the points that Hefin David and Delyth Jewell raised in relation to the decision of the FAW on women's football—and I know Laura has been very keen to pursue this matter as well—I have written to the FAW, as Hefin has said, and I do hope to make a statement soon on the discussions with them. But I am clear that I want to see the women's game in Wales thrive, and I will do whatever I can to ensure that that happens. 

In conclusion, Llywydd, I think all Members would agree that sport and physical activity have a great power to unite us and to help us recover strongly from the pandemic. This Government and Sport Wales are already working to ensure that everyone has opportunities to participate and benefit from sport at every level. That's why I ask Members to reject the motion, and Plaid Cymru's amendments, and instead support the Government amendment. With your patience, Llywydd, I hope everyone will join with me and get behind the Wales team, not just tonight, but for the remaining matches of the Euros. I hope that we end up just going one step further than we did in 2016. Thank you.