Can I thank the Minister for bringing this statement to the Senedd today? What an incredible opportunity that we have here. What a historic moment in our history to see Robert Page and the rest of team Cymru at our first world cup since 1958—our first world cup in 64 years, I think. Qualification was secured back in June in a game that I think you were at, and I was certainly at, Minister—I think I saw you there. We were both very privileged to attend, in that case. We're just 54-and-a-half days from the start of what is a golden opportunity to showcase our wonderful nation to the rest of the world. And the best way for us to showcase our great country to the rest of the world is through our great Welsh fans, because they know that it isn't just when the world cup starts that we can put Wales on display; there's an opportunity to give people a flavour of Welsh life and the opportunity for us to leave a legacy in Qatar. And there's no better example of that than the exemplary display from the travelling Welsh fans at the recent away game in Belgium, where they were picking up rubbish in Brussels to ensure that they left no footprint behind.

Much of your statement today, Minister, was devoted to the Lleisiau Cymru campaign, which sets aside £2.5 million to deliver what you call an enhanced marketing programme. But, these things are usually only worth the paper they're written on if you also publish not only the monetary figure but the metrics by which this scheme would be judged a success. So, what does success look like, exactly, on the back of this particular fund? How can we judge whether that money was well spent or not? Will you commit to sharing these specific metrics with the Senedd? 

Another avenue to support Wales internationally, as was mentioned in your statement, is via the world cup partner support fund. We warned at the time that the very short window for applications of just 11 days would severely disadvantage a wide variety of applicants from across Wales, and will instead significantly favour organisations with prior relationships with the Welsh Government that had the capacity and the knowledge to access this funding. I'm afraid to say that that's been borne out by your written statement from earlier today. A total of £1.9 million has been spread across 19 organisations in Wales. The biggest beneficiaries are organisations like the FAW, S4C, the Arts Council and Wales Arts International—all worthy causes in their own right, but the Welsh Government here missed an opportunity to do things differently and engage with a large number of organisations across Wales, not just the usual big institutions based here in Cardiff. So, Minister, on reflection, do you accept that the tight timescale could have been extended somewhat to allow a greater breadth of opportunity for smaller groups across the country to participate? Can I also ask, Minister, how many organisations in total applied for this particular fund, and what did some of the projects entail from these groups? How will the Welsh Government provide an opportunity to those groups that were either unsuccessful or, perhaps, didn't have the time to apply, to make a positive difference in their communities, both around the time of the world cup and afterwards?

Finally, I wanted to raise one organisation that doesn't fit the mould that the others do in your list, and that was The Barry Horns, who, I have seen, have received £17,032 of taxpayers' money from the World Cup partner support fund. Can you explain how this particular decision was taken and what the rationale was for their inclusion? If this World Cup is to bring us together as a nation and spread inclusivity in the way that you suggest, it's more important than ever that the Welsh Government distances itself from this particular organisation. Anyone who spends even a small amount of time on social media will see that 'The Barry Horns' is one of the most abusive and toxic social media accounts in Wales today. Most of their content is unrepeatable in this Chamber, but they seek to castigate any individual with a different political viewpoint to their own. I myself have had to block them on Twitter for the way they've castigated me personally, and many of my colleagues on these Welsh Conservative benches have had to do the same.

In a nation where Welsh Conservatives are the second biggest party in terms of parliamentary representation in both of our Parliaments, how can we legitimately use taxpayers' money to fund an organisation that spreads hate and bile towards such a large proportion of the population? Indeed, they don't even try to hide their political affiliation; bearing in mind that we've got a game against England coming up in the World Cup, they recently said that Wales was being destroyed by English rule. In the Senedd election, they used the hashtag 'kick the Tories out of the Senedd', and even last year they posted, 'Have you joined Plaid Cymru yet? Do it now.' It's a long-established principle in this country that we shouldn't be using taxpayers' money to fund party political causes, and we should take extra care to ensure that the perception that this is happening is not allowed to take hold either. So you'll understand my surprise to see them included in this list, and by funding them, you could level the accusation at Welsh Government that they endorse a number of their inflammatory comments. So finally, Minister, will you commit to reviewing the £17,000 figure awarded by your Government to this group?