I just want to start by explaining my reasons for speaking in this debate today. As Members will know, prior to being elected, I was a teacher, and, in my 16 years as a teacher, each summer we would hold an assembly with Welsh Water where we would outline the dangers of swimming in reservoirs. Each year we did this diligently and we felt secure in the knowledge that we'd done all we could to protect our students. Yet, one summer, we received the devastating news that one of our former pupils, Daniel Clemo, a real character, a fit, strong young man, full of life and vibrancy, had drowned while swimming in a reservoir on a hot sunny day. I know first-hand how this loss devastated Daniel's family and how deeply it shook the community, and I know that we need to do more, much more, to try and prevent such deaths in future. And I'd like to commend the bravery of Mark Allen's family for their tireless work in this area.

Turning to the report itself, I'd like to commend the Petitions Committee for this excellent piece of work. Like many of us, I was shocked by the scale of the challenge—for example, that the number of accidental drowning deaths is higher than the number of fatalities from a range of arguably higher profile causes, and that, in Wales, per head of population, the rate of drowning is double that of the UK average. But perhaps even more chilling was the data around the number of incidents that don't result in deaths. According to Water Safety Wales, over 1,750 water-related incidents each year require an emergency response, and all of those could of course lead to loss of life of those people in danger or, possibly, our emergency services. So, this shows how important it is that, despite personal loss, Leeanne has led this campaign so other families do not suffer.

Turning to the next steps, I'm pleased to see recommendations 3 and 6 in particular. Education and awareness of the danger that bodies of water pose are critical to prevent loss of life. It is right that we try and impress this lesson on our children and young people from an early age, and that we take a lifelong approach to ensure that message is remembered. I'm glad that the Welsh Government has accepted both these recommendations and that work has already been undertaken around reservoir safety and carried out in a way that is relevant and easy to access, so that Mark Allen's legacy can live on and lives can be saved.