Well, I was going to start this contribution by welcoming the consensus that was breaking out across the Chamber, but I'm not sure that's appropriate now. But, as Paul Davies said in his comments earlier—his opening comments—we're all like-minded here in wanting to see this pandemic dealt with as swiftly and as safely as possible, and the lockdowns eased as swiftly as is safely possible.

Many of the points I was going to make have been made, and I'm reminded of that old adage that the horse has already bolted, and, clearly, events have overtaken the first part, at least, of this motion. However, the sentiments behind the motion remain, and I'm pleased that there has, until hitherto—. A consensus has been developed in terms of the new requirement to wear face coverings in indoor public places and, indeed, to do all we can to take precautions to restrict the spread of COVID-19.

Our motion is split into three parts, each designed to deal with the problem before us and to provide positive action to deal with this pandemic. I don't think there's any doubt now that there will be a second spike in cases. It's already happening sporadically across Wales. We've already had a local lockdown in Caerphilly, and today we have the news of the lockdown in Rhondda Cynon Taf. The question is, and always has been: how great will that second spike be, and will the number of cases translate into hospital admissions and mortality? The jury is, clearly, still out on this. Anyway, whilst I think that there were some arguments in the very early days—the very early days—for not bringing in face coverings too soon—i.e., as has been mentioned, the need to weigh up the benefits of masks against the possible problems, such as people being lulled into a false sense of security—the pendulum has now clearly swung in favour of face coverings some time ago, and we on these benches are delighted that the Welsh Government have now taken this action. They aren't the whole answer, but they are part of it, and this is progress.

The fact is we are in a public health emergency, and this has ongoing implications for our economy and people's livelihoods. I've always recognised along the way that the Welsh Government doesn't just have a responsibility to release the lockdown as quickly as it can, but also to put people's health first, and it seems to me that, through this debate and actions being taken, that is being honoured.

The second part of our motion recognises that a national lockdown has massive implications for the economy and businesses, so, if we can avoid that and instead have local lockdowns, then that's clearly a good thing. Of course, in an ideal world, we wouldn't have to have any lockdowns at all, but we're not living there at the moment, and haven't been for some time. The Welsh Conservatives welcome efforts to reopen the economy, though in some cases there have been inconsistencies. The tourism sector could have been opened quicker with more support earlier on. In my area, there are numerous businesses alongside the Monmouthshire and Brecon canal and related businesses who are still fearing for their livelihoods because of the seasonal element of their businesses, but we are where we are.

The third part of our motion calls on the Welsh Government to introduce COVID testing for all travellers entering Wales from overseas. We think this is eminently sensible. The health Minister has himself said that the recent rise in cases in Caerphilly is partly linked to people returning from holiday, which has seen the virus recirculating in the community. We know that some of the passengers who'd been on board the flight from Zante had socialised with others. A recent study by Oxford and Edinburgh Universities showed that a substantial number of cases were being brought into the UK from Europe. This may well be something that the Welsh Government will want to look into further; we think that that would be a good idea. We need a robust testing mechanism to deal with all of this, so why doesn't the Government's coronavirus control plan include a strategy for airport testing? Many Members have already made the case for that today, and I reinforce the case for that. We need to get our testing capacity up.

This is, basically, a motion calling on the Welsh Government to provide confidence to the people of Wales, to protect lives and livelihoods by taking urgent steps to reduce the scale of any second peak, and to implement measures that will allow the economy to be opened up safely.