Thank you. Members, following Brexit, Tata Steel in my region has a better chance of survival and I urge you to support the motion. Moving to the amendments, I urge Members to reject the Welsh Conservative amendment. We do not disagree with the points you are making and, if you had decided to add those points to our motion, we would have supported you. However, perhaps your group is still divided on the subject of Europe; you choose to delete our motion. We cannot, therefore, support you. We will also be rejecting the Welsh Labour amendment. Continued membership of the EU does not guarantee the future of Welsh steel and our decision to leave does not jeopardise a sustainable future for steel making in Wales.

With regard to Plaid’s amendments, we will be supporting amendments 2 and 3. Of course, the UK and Welsh Governments should already be doing all they can to support the steel industry. We should also be looking at all sources of funding to support the steel industry, whether that is money we have sent to the EU and get back or funding direct from the UK and Welsh Governments. We will be abstaining on Plaid’s amendment No. 4. We do not believe there will be the huge uncertainty and economic upheaval that is predicted by other parties that will come as a result of our vote to leave the EU. In fact, the stock market has already started recovering the losses that were seen on the news after we had secured a Brexit vote. Finally, on amendments 1 and 5, we will be voting against. The single market is not the be-all and end-all. We need to be able to trade freely with the EU 27 and not be shackled by the restrictions imposed by the single market. Amendment 5 is mischief making. Plaid Cymru know full well that a number of UKIP members vote against all EU Commission proposals on the basis that they want to see democratically elected parliamentarians, such as in Westminster, making laws and regulations and not unelected bureaucrats in Brussels.

Dirprwy Lywydd, I commend this motion to the Chamber. Diolch yn fawr.