Thank you, Minister, for your response. For transparency purposes, I'd like to highlight that I am a community and county borough councillor. As you know and as you've said, community and town councils play such an important role in the sustainability of the communities that they represent, and they are the very definition of local democracy. I understand the role of community and town council clerks as being one that provides independent, objective and professional advice and support. I also see them as individuals who should be above party politics, even independent party politics, and should be both politically inactive and impartial. Because, ultimately, anything other than this casts doubt on the role that they do and will undeniably influence the advice and support that they provide. I bring this question forward because I believe that there are possible conflicts of interest for a person holding the position of clerk and also being an elected representative, either at a community, town or local authority, or any council. With this in mind, does the Minister agree that community and town council clerks should not be able to hold office as an elected councillor, and will the Minister look into making the relevant legislative changes? Thank you.