Diolch, Llywydd. I shall be giving a minute of my time to the following Senedd colleagues: Carolyn Thomas, Peredur Owen Griffiths, Delyth Jewell, Sam Rowlands and Mike Hedges. I greatly welcome the contributions of cross-party Members of the Senedd in this important debate today. Thank you. Diolch yn fawr i chi i gyd.

I stand in the Chamber of this Welsh Parliament to call for the urgent need to sustain a musical Wales for the twenty-first century, ensuring access for all, affording well-being and creating opportunities. Since the very first time I stood up in the Chamber in 2016, I have sought to emphasise, from this Senedd Cymru, that music contributes hugely to who we are as a people and what we are as a nation. And I was extremely grateful that the Welsh Labour party committed in its 2021 Senedd election manifesto to the creation of a national music service and strategy plan. I have been a proud champion of this since my first day as the Senedd Member for Islwyn.