Thank you very much. It’s good to have the opportunity to talk again about the bid that has been prepared and put forward by Isle of Anglesey County Council and Stena Line to designate Holyhead and Anglesey a free port on behalf of the whole of north Wales. I’ll say as a supporter of that bid, and one that’s collaborated with the authors, that we need some honesty in terms of this debate, and we need a dose of reality rather than political ideology on the benches opposite, too.

It isn’t clear to everyone what a free port is. It’s fair to say that many have doubts about them, and we’ve heard some of those doubts today. And it is important to take those doubts seriously, and to challenge constantly—and I have done plenty of that myself—because we know from history that free ports that don't follow clear and rigorous guidelines can bring negative side effects. And we have to remember that there are other ways of making investments that can avoid those kinds of negative effects. So, that's the honesty that I am seeking here.

But, for me, what's important is that this bid, within the framework that we have, is a bid that has been put together on the island, led by partners who are used to working together—Stena and the county council; a bid that reflects our ambitions and our interests as a community, whilst at the same time bringing wider economic benefits. But it's also a bid that reflects our values as communities, with its authors, and me as a supporter, having insisted on operating within a set of clear principles. [Interruption.]

If I may continue for a moment. So, yes, we did have to demand and secure a number of concessions and assurance on a number of issues before starting the initiative. There was a financial battle to be won in the first place. Originally, the United Kingdom Government proposed £26 million for every free port in England and £8 million for every one in Wales. I drew attention to how unfair that was; everyone could see that that was entirely unacceptable, and those discussions took place. I was pleased to see that the Welsh Government saw eye to eye with me on this. There was a victory on that call for a level playing field and financial fair play, with £26 million now on the table for Wales too.

But there was more than that. There was also a need to know that workers' rights would be safeguarded more, as well as the environment. And through discussion, we had more assurance in that regard in a new Welsh prospectus. But, again, ongoing monitoring will be needed—it will be vital in order to be aware of the potential negative effects—and I'm pleased to hear the Welsh Government also making comments in that regard too.