Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. On this, the final Plenary day of term before the summer recess, I am delighted to open this debate on behalf of the Welsh Conservatives on a subject very close to my heart. Our debate today pays tribute to the hard work that goes into the organising, running and operating of our agricultural shows, our major cultural events, such as the National Eisteddfod, and other large-scale outdoor events, such as the Ironman competition that takes place around Tenby in my constituency later this year.

Our motion welcomes these events back after the pause button was pressed and acknowledges the efforts of keeping these businesses running during COVID restrictions. It also recognises the immense economic and cultural benefits that hosting these events, often in rural areas, brings to Wales. Dirprwy Lywydd, this is the point when I must declare an interest as chair of Pembrokeshire Young Farmers Club and as a director of Wales YFC. And while many people my age will be heading abroad this summer, there is only one place I want to be spending my first week of recess and that's at the Royal Welsh Show in Builth Wells—the same place that I have spent the third week of July for much of the last 25 years. The Royal Welsh is my Glastonbury. The annual pilgrimage to mid Wales brings £40 million into the Welsh economy, and the last show held in 2019 saw over 250,000—0.25 million—visitors during the show week. So, I am not alone in getting excited for this show. It provides an excellent shop window for our fantastic agricultural industry and its produce. And after the difficulties of the last two years, the show offers an opportunity for like-minded people to meet up, socialise, exchange ideas and relax. This doesn't just happen at the Royal Welsh, though, it happens at every agricultural show held the length and breadth of Wales, from the one-day Pembroke town and country show in my constituency to the multiple-day shows such as the Royal Welsh. Their return this summer, in all their glory, is important for the mental and physical health of our people, as it is for the economy that they support. And these benefits aren't just seen at agricultural shows.