Diolch, Llywydd. I would like to start by recording, also, my thanks to the Local Government and Housing Committee, particularly the Chair, for their in-depth and considered inquiry into the complex issue of second homes. On behalf of my Cabinet colleagues, I responded to the committee's report and recommendations, all of which we have accepted. We are, and were in many cases, putting those to practical effect through our cross-Government activity and our close working with Plaid Cymru on this matter. 

As you know, responding to the challenges set by large numbers of second homes and short-term holiday lets requires a holistic and integrated response. We set this out in my statement on our cross-Government three-pronged approach, and it is also a key feature of our co-operation agreement with Plaid Cymru. We are committed to immediate, radical, effective and balanced measures to ensure that we tackle the challenges head on and provide further support for people to be able to live affordably in their home communities. This challenge has undoubtedly been made significantly more complex due to the cost-of-living crisis and the market turmoil, and particularly turmoil in the housing market caused by the Government's—I don't know what they call it any more—mini budget I think they've now accepted it was, and the withdrawal of so many mortgage products from first-time buyers in particular. How the Conservatives can stand there and criticise us for what we're doing, given the complete and utter misery and turmoil they've created in the housing market, I fail to understand. 

Anyway, we have worked with pace and vigour to take a number of significant steps over the course of the year. Llywydd, I will rapidly set out the range of activities that is being undertaken today, as it is extensive and I have very little time, and I will outline then how we continue to move forward. Last week, as promised in the First Minister and Adam Price's 4 July statement, we laid regulations affording local planning authorities far greater control over future numbers of second homes and short-term holiday lets in their communities where local evidence demonstrates that there is a problem. This will allow local authorities to take much more account of local circumstances.

We have been and we will continue working with local planning authorities in Gwynedd and Snowdonia National Park as part of the Dwyfor pilot. We're supporting them to build a common evidence base that can be used to inform all local policy interventions. I've also committed to supporting operating costs, as we draw lessons and make an assessment of cost and impact. This learning will be of national benefit. Although I will say there, in direct response to Mabon, that, of course, the rules apply to everyone now, but we're particularly working with the pilot areas to understand their resource significance. So, that's not to say that other places can't continue to do it, but we're particularly looking to gather data on what the resource implications to the local authorities are—just to make that point really clear.