Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I'd like to thank the Minister for his statement today. We welcome this statement, as we feel Government financial input into music for young people is long overdue. I'd also like to extend my thanks to Rhianon Passmore for the work that she's done in the last Senedd. But we also—. It still remains that we have some practical concerns about your announcement today, Minister. 

There has always been a postcode lottery in regard to access to music facilities and music learning opportunities across our council borders. This inequality of opportunity has to end, but is your proposal the right way to go about it, or is this another sticking plaster from this Government, as this really does need to be a long-term, sustainable plan? Music provision currently differs radically between all 22 Welsh local authorities, and the postcode lottery at the moment is very real.

For too long, this has been left to cash-strapped councils trying to rescue these services by themselves, and individuals—an example of this being the late Peter Clarke, former Monmouthshire County Council councillor, who was a huge advocate of Gwent Music, which helped secure that musical opportunity to a degree in Gwent. But it really has taken individuals on a crusade until now across our councils in Wales to save these musical opportunities for our children, which is clearly wrong. 

It is clear that music education in Wales needs rejuvenation, and this National Music Service has the potential to be the catalyst for that, accessibility, of course, being a key factor in order to ensure success—to instruments and lessons. So, I hope that transport costs for those living in rural areas will be taken into account to ensure that equality of opportunity and access to those services and instruments—or will there be delivery costs for the instruments? I'm just wondering about those practical concerns that we have. The chance to use a free instrument could provide an invaluable experience to young people across Wales, and set them on that musical pathway, but there are still big questions as to how this would work in practice.

We welcome, obviously, the six months of lessons for children, but could you please clarify where they're coming from? Is that bodies like Gwent Music that the musicians are coming from? I just wanted some clarity on that for myself. If, after six months, a child or young person wants to carry on those lessons, how will they be financially supported to do so, so they don't just get that snippet of six months if they do want to take it further? Will they have vouchers? Will they have discounted services? Because, obviously, after that six months, those same financial concerns will remain for many of our families.

Also, prompted by speaking to my own child this morning about this, in terms of in school, when will they be delivered? Will they be delivered in lunch times, in break times, or as part of the new curriculum? Because I'm very aware of many children that would be put off by having them in their break times, which they value, obviously, greatly for their outdoor exercise and fresh air. So, that's the last thing that we want to happen. But if it is part of the curriculum, how will that fit into the school day, because this is three to 16? I'm just particularly concerned about, in secondary schools, how would that fit into the school day.

And finally, Deputy Presiding Officer, Minister, your Government has said that children from low-income families and those with additional learning needs will be given priority, but I'm just wondering how you're going to identify those children now, obviously, with free school meals going to be available for all.

So, I just wanted to ask if you could answer those practical concerns that we have today, and I look forward to your answers, because we all want this National Music Service to succeed. Thank you.