I thank Gareth Davies for those comments, and I'm glad that he welcomes what we're doing. I'm pleased to be able to respond to the points that he makes. I'd like to make the point that the independent evaluation was totally independent of Government, and it came forward with the figure of 167,500 children who were reached by the programme. So, I think we can accept that as a valid figure, as it was reached by an independent body.

The programme last summer had to be set up very swiftly because of the ending of the pandemic—well, the opportunity to do it arose very swiftly, so it had to be done quickly—and I think the evaluation is quite right in saying that the short time that it was able to be set up did make it more difficult to do, and I think that has generally been acknowledged. But I think it's very understandable why that happened, because we were just moving out of a pandemic to a time when we could actually do these sorts of activities. So, that does cover that.

In terms of the postcode lottery, the money this year will, again, be split between the local authorities: £5.5 million will be split between the local authorities, and it will be up to the local authorities then to develop the provision that they wish in those areas. Of course, there is guidance given by the Welsh Government that we want that to target areas where there is, for example, a lot of free school meals provision and we want to make a particular effort to reach the different groups that Gareth Davies has mentioned, and that is in what we're telling the local authorities to do this year.

So, £5.5 million is going between the local authorities, £1.8 million is split between the national organisations, and it is a great help to be able to have national organisations and local authorities to deliver this provision, because I think it's absolutely fair that they do build on existing provision and offer more opportunities for existing provision and offer free places in activities that are ongoing, because that is the easiest and the quickest and the most effective way to do it. But they're also able to start new initiatives as well, and many of them have done that. It is to depend on a local approach, but there's certainly a spread over the whole of Wales.

In terms of reaching particular groups, we are asking the local authorities to try to put these activities in a place that is easily accessible. I said in the statement that there will be funding available for transport, so it will be possible for young people and children to reach some of these activities by transport, but, obviously, it's much better if they're in places where local children can walk or can cycle to reach the activities.

The evaluation of last year's was very positive, and I believe that, in what we're doing this year, we will give the opportunity for children, who've had a tough time during the pandemic, they've had a rough time, and I think we really are—. By trying to offer another Summer of Fun, we will be giving them the opportunity to enjoy themselves this summer and try to get over some of the worst difficulties that they've had during the pandemic.