What we're discussing in this debate is a supplementary legislative consent memorandum on the Trade Bill, a Bill that will need to be in place to ensure that we can continue to trade with nations around the world following Brexit. The Bill, of course, is a UK Government Bill, but, as the UK Government is learning fast, when they negotiate trade deals in future—something that hasn't been done by the UK for almost 40 years—they'll be stepping on our toes and our powers here in the Welsh Assembly, so it makes sense for them to ask our permission when they intend to negotiate on matters that are the responsibility of the Welsh Assembly.

So, just over two months ago, the Assembly agreed that a legislative consent memorandum on the Trade Bill should be passed. Now, at the time, it appeared as if the Bill was coming to the end of that legislative journey, but since then, the Bill was amended in the House of Lords, and at least one of these amendments would have been of a nature to require us to put forward a supplementary legislative consent motion to the Senedd. But, as it appeared that the Bill might move to ping-pong, or the Commons consideration of Lords' amendment, it looked at one point like there wouldn't be enough time for further debate here in the Assembly. But, as we know, the Trade Bill has been stuck in the Lords now for a considerable amount of time and it's therefore afforded us the opportunity to consult the Assembly on the proposed amendments that are being suggested.