Well, Llywydd, I hope that the Bill has a sunset clause built into it in the sense that I still hope that we will reach an agreement with the UK Government and with the Scottish Government on amendments that we could jointly see put down in the House of Lords that would render the continuity Bill unnecessary because we would have achieved our objectives by an alternative, and we have always seen it preferable a route. However, I am always going to be keen to listen to points that Members make about this Bill and ways in which it could be further considered should the Assembly decide today to allow it to go forward on an emergency basis and with the timetable that that requires. The timetable that we propose allows space for dialogue between legislatures to continue and for Parliament to reflect on the strength of feeling in Wales and, therefore, to take the steps necessary in respect of the EU withdrawal Bill.

Now, Llywydd, of course I recognise that bringing forward the LDEU Bill as an emergency Bill is less than ideal, and that's why I say that, again, our preference remains to have a UK Government Bill that respects devolution, and we will go on working to that end until every possibility of its successful amendment is exhausted. But the UK Government's failure to act to address our concerns means that the LDEU Bill is now required urgently. If it cannot be treated as an emergency Bill, it cannot be brought forward at all. The cost of not doing so could be very high indeed: the fundamental undermining of the current devolution settlement.

As to the timetable motion, I ask Members to support it because it is necessary to get the Bill into scrutiny and onto the floor of the Assembly as soon as possible. Once we have a timetable, then I will listen very carefully to what Members say about it, including what is said this afternoon, but, without a timetable, this Bill is stuck without a starting line; the train will never leave the station, and its whole purpose is defeated before it has begun. I therefore ask Members to agree to the use of the emergency Bill procedure and to the proposed timetable to get the formal process under way.

More broadly, Llywydd, the decision to publish the Bill in draft last week means the discussion of its contents has already begun. I was grateful for the opportunity to answer questions in front of the EAAL committee yesterday. If today's motions are agreed, formal introduction of the Bill will follow tomorrow. On Monday next week, I will attend the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee, where the Bill will be scrutinised. On Tuesday, the whole Assembly will be able to debate the substantive controls of the Bill against the Stage 1 motion. But, Llywydd, none of that can happen unless agreement can be reached today to the use of the emergency Bill procedure and its associated timetable. I therefore ask Members to support both motions so that this vital work, work of great urgency and high importance, can begin.