I'm very pleased to have listened to this afternoon's statement, and I'm pleased that you've listened to the suggestion that I made in the Senedd last week, namely to reduce exam fees for schools. As a former chair of governors, I am highly aware that paying for examinations is an important element of a school budget. It didn't appear to be fair that schools were facing bills similar to ones that they would have faced pre COVID, given that much of the burden of assessment this year has fallen on our teachers and our schools.

Last week, I quoted one school that was facing a bill of £100,000 for examination fees, so they will certainly welcome this news that that's to be halved. But most school leaders in Wales do believe that the exam fees should be reduced more than that. I don't think you answered the question raised earlier on that issue; is there more good news in the pipeline for schools? Is there scope to reduce these fees further? I think the Association of School and College Leaders would be calling for another 25 per cent reduction.

The hope, of course, is that the funding released from the exam budget line will remain in schools and can be used by schools. So, will you ensure that this additional funding does remain within our schools? And will you be providing guidance for schools to use these funds directly as bonus payments for staff? That's the intention in Scotland, and we should give direct remuneration to teachers who have taken on these additional tasks because of changes in assessment practices. Providing a bonus of hundreds of pounds would be a clear signal and would turn warm words into acts in thanking the teaching profession that has given so much during this period and has gone that extra mile for our children and young people.

The system has created great challenges and heavier work burdens. So, I would like to know what mental health and well-being support will be available to teachers who have taken on that additional burden on top of the bureaucracy that they're required to deal with on a daily basis.

In terms of pupils, and of course they are the most important people here, there is uncertainty as a result of what's happening this year, and those hoping to go on to university will have to wait until the official A-Level results day, which is 10 August, to know exactly what their fate is to be. I hear what you've said, but I would like an assurance that your Government will lead in this area and that there will be sufficient support and information available for our pupils. So, I would like some further detail on that.

Just one final point from me: there will be some pupils who will need to resit examinations. There are still some who are being assessed—the process hasn't concluded yet, has it? Unfortunately, there will be an increasing number of people who will be affected by the third wave that is happening all around us at the moment in terms of COVID. So, what support will you provide to that particular cohort of pupils? Thank you.