Diolch, Presiding Officer. I formally move the Welsh Conservative amendments in the name of Paul Davies, the objective of which is to recognise the extensive work that has been carried out by the UK Government into zero-hours contracts, a reality which has not been, of course, reflected in the motion.

I’d like to make some points and put some of the issues into perspective in this debate today. One thing to be acknowledged is that employment practices have rapidly changed, of course, in recent years and less than 3 per cent of the total workforce are on zero-hours contracts. Since 2010, employment has increased by almost 3 million; that’s something that I think everyone can celebrate. The leader of the house in the last debate, of course, this afternoon, pointed and celebrated that fact out. Now, three quarters of this rise has been in full-time employment; the number of people working full time has risen by 2 million since 2010. Of course, while not suitable for everyone, I would contend that zero-hours contracts do have a part to play in a modern, flexible labour market, because for a small proportion of the workforce, that may be the kind of contract that is right for them, if they want to structure their work around childcare or education, for example.

Now, on average, people on these contracts—