The reason I actively got involved in politics was because of the endless loss of power and control to Brussels. I am someone who believes that power should be as close as possible to the people. I believe that government is, and always should be, a servant of the people and not a master.

Let's take a little reality check here. Some people in Wales will be facing a hard winter living on the streets. NHS staff are dealing with the chaos winter inevitably brings. The elderly and the poor will be choosing between heating and eating, and we have potentially transformational additional powers set to arrive at the Assembly as a result of leaving the EU. To my frustration and disappointment, this institution spends our time, in fact the people of Wales's time, debating what we call ourselves and what we call this institution. I have no doubt that these feelings are echoed across my region. Changing the name of this institution or changing our titles will not address any of those issues. Changing our title from 'Assembly Member' to 'Member of Parliament' or even 'Senator' will not help any constituent. Our time should have been spent improving our constituents' lives, not our curricula vitae.

The taxpayer in Wales already pays for too many politicians. Scotland has around double the population of Wales but they have fewer councillors. I sat in this Chamber when the Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services spoke of the need to reform local government, but this Government now backs away because they cannot make any difficult decisions. At the last Assembly election I, like most of the Members in this Chamber, attended hustings with constituents and they raised concerns over things like Betsi Cadwaladr and the NHS in north Wales. The sad reality is that the health board will still be in special measures at the next election, despite the promises from parties around this Chamber. This is a failure of the Labour Government and this institution as a whole.

The A55 is a vital road connecting north Wales. The lack of investment in that road has a negative impact on the north Wales economy. Stationary vehicles in traffic also have an impact on our environment. This is also a failure of the Labour Government and this institution as a whole. The lack of investment in rail and bus services in north Wales, the crumbling road infrastructure, the lack of phone and internet connection are all failures of the Labour Government and this institution as a whole. It's not working, and I urge all Members to support our debate today unamended.