Diolch, Llywydd. I'd like to thank Assembly Members for participating today. One Member in particular has, perhaps inadvertently, strongly demonstrated why it is important that the Equality and Human Rights Commission continues to have a strong and distinct presence in Wales to combat the sort of prejudice and discrimination that, unfortunately, we've heard in the Chamber. I must say I have to reference my friend Lily, who lost her fight for life last year, and her defiant championing of transgender rights. I wish that she had been here to hear the vile accusations made by Gareth Bennett, and I recommend to him her blog, in which she outlines why transgender people are people like everybody else and deserve the same human rights as everybody else. I commend Joyce's disassociation; I'd like to associate myself with that.

Turning to the amendments, we will be opposing amendment 1. We do continue to make progress in implementing measures to prevent violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence. We have a number of things that are already happening. Julie Morgan highlighted one of them and, in response to her question about the national adviser, I do hope to be making an announcement very shortly about the national adviser, who will, of course then be working very closely with the UK, as we take this agenda forward. For example, I know that Kirsty Williams will shortly be making a statement about establishing her expert group to advise her on current and future sex and relationship education in Wales, and we look forward to hearing from her on that.

However, we do recognise that there are still areas to progress and we will build on the foundations that have already been made. I very much want to welcome Siân Gwenllian's offer to work alongside us in progressing this agenda and I look forward to working with her on doing it. There is so very much more to do. I very much welcome the contributions for that. We want to make absolutely certain that we take this agenda forward in the best possible way.

I also welcome Mark Isherwood's remarks. He outlined some areas of concern, but I do invite him also to think about the impact of the Tory Government's austerity agenda in this area because there's absolutely no doubt at all that it is hampering efforts to help some of the people who he rightly highlighted require our help.

We do support amendment 2. Violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence prevention is central to improving health and well-being, reducing crime and the harm caused by violent crime, safeguarding children and adults, promoting education and learning, and promoting equality. I agree that there is very much more to do, though, and many Members, and particularly Jane Hutt, reminded us why we need to do that work so very much more and all of the myriad ways that we need to combat it.