From the outset, I have understood and acknowledged the sense of grievance felt by people working in the traditional arts sector. I made no promises that I am now breaking and neither did the Government. In fact, I have sought to devise – and I believe that I have succeeded in this respect – a mechanism that will deliver what the Bill seeks to do, which is to have a properly thought out policy developed and put into effect for the traditional arts sector. Lest anyone has any doubts, let me re-state my belief that the traditional arts are a critical part of what defines us as a nation and as a people. We must cherish and support them.