And I would just want to say that the nation of sanctuary vision—and we're so proud—in fact, the Llywydd spoke about our nation of sanctuary when she spoke last Thursday, and we were proud of that, weren't we, in that all-important ceremony, the opening of our sixth Senedd. The nation of sanctuary is about making Wales not just welcoming to migrants, but also harnessing the opportunities that migration brings to help our economy and our communities to thrive, and that we provide that warm welcome to those arriving and provide the support they need, so that they will, I know, make their contributions—indeed, as have so many, as you said, Altaf Hussain. So thank you for your contribution this afternoon. And thank you to the Welsh Conservatives for co-tabling. Darren and I have visited this, these motions, every year in this capacity. Thank you also to Plaid Cymru for co-tabling, and thank you to Jane Dodds. It just is such a statement, isn't it, when we all come together and unify in this way.

It was very important to hear from Sarah Murphy about the young people in Bridgend. I think I've met some of those, and they came together, as you said, through Black Lives Matter; they came together and they met and discussed the issues, they came out onto the streets, into the community. And just to say, this is why the education system, our support for education, is so crucial in terms of the new curriculum, because, for the young people, it will empower teachers and all our schools to design lessons that will inspire them, as I said, to be ethical, informed citizens of Wales and the world. We have to thank Professor Charlotte Williams for enabling that to happen, and indeed the former education Minister, Kirsty Williams, for taking this forward, and now Jeremy Miles. He was very proud on 1 October, on the first day of Black History Month, which is now Black History 365, in saying, 'Now, it's mandatory in Wales, and we are the first in the UK.' But thank you for sharing, again, the young people—Anna and Olivia from Bridgend—their experiences and the influence that they're now having on their peers and the communities of Bridgend.

Thank you to Sioned Williams as well for co-tabling this debate. And as you said so powerfully, this is about, actually, are we going to do something different this time, is it going to be a change, moving to this race equality action plan for an anti-racist Wales. And it's interesting, as we said—during the year, many things happened, and I highlighted those, but one thing we did do was put money into black history, so it's not just Black History Month, it's Black History 365 days a year. And this year, we celebrated local what we called heroes and sheroes, thanking those who work tirelessly within their communities, and the richness and strength and contributions that black, Asian and minority ethnic people and communities bring to Wales is our history for as long as I've been engaged in politics.

It is important that we look at language, as Jane Dodds has said. And I think we have reflected, as Rhianon Passmore has done, on that pioneer community leader and campaigner, Betty Campbell. But to have her children and her grandchildren speaking at the unveiling of her statue was so powerful, and you've echoed the words of her granddaughter, Rhianon, this afternoon. Racism, prejudice and intolerance didn't stop Betty—it galvanised her to push forward and achieve, and she was a change maker who overcame so many barriers, so that we can recognise that we have now got to deliver in terms of her legacy.

I'm grateful that, Sioned Williams, you drew attention to the national hate crime statistics, which were of great concern last week. But actually, over the past year, we've probably done more work to increase awareness and the confidence of victims to come forward and report hate crime. We have been very concerned about this increase in recorded hate crimes in Wales this year, compared with the previous year. But this is about ensuring that people are coming forward and there may be better awareness, we hope, and better recording of hate crimes by police forces. And we're embedding actions to eliminate hate and prejudice into the race equality action plan for Wales.

We have many themes in the race equality action plan and one of them is criminal justice. It's not devolved, but those who co-designed this strategy with us, and who wanted to influence it clearly with lived experience said, 'You have to have criminal justice in this action plan.' And our plan has the collective aim that everyone who comes into contact with the criminal justice system will receive equal treatment and equal outcomes whatever their ethnicity, alongside education, employability, skills and culture—it came through in your statement this afternoon, the influence it's already having—Welsh language, heritage, sport, leadership representation, health and social care. All areas of the Welsh Government are now making that change.

So, we now have a responsibility. We've come together today, and we will throughout this year, I know, recognise—. And you will hold us to account in terms of ensuring that we deliver on this plan in a way that has not been seen before. I'm very proud that it is a race equality action plan for an anti-racist Wales. All of us will have to learn and change and deliver to make this a living document that is truly making a difference and that we can then see that measurable difference to the lives of black, Asian and minority ethnic people in communities here in Wales. Diolch yn fawr.