Diolch, Llywydd. I move the Plaid amendments. Plaid Cymru cannot welcome the UK Internal Market Bill. Indeed, we see it as a direct assault on Welsh nationhood and democracy. This Bill is the single biggest assault on devolution since its creation. The internal market Bill is not simply a power grab but the destruction of two decades of devolution. Two referendums will be ignored and the will of the Welsh people overturned if this law is passed. This is why we are calling on the Welsh Government to explore independence in order to protect Welsh democracy in light of this Bill being proposed at Westminster.

Now, this is a matter of trust, Llywydd. The White Paper for this Bill, released earlier this summer, outlined two design rules to support these overarching objectives. Those were: (1) foster collaboration and dialogue, and (2) build trust and ensure openness. On both these issues, the Bill breaks its own rules. For collaboration and dialogue, in front of the Commons select committee on the future relationship to the EU, Jeremy Miles said the UK Government had not engaged a lot with the Welsh Government on this since the start of the year, and he didn't know what the Bill would include in detail either. This, clearly, is not a sign of constructive collaboration and dialogue. And as regards openness, the UK Government opened a consultation on the White Paper, but despite this, at no point since the closing of the consultation and publication of the Bill have the UK Government released even a summary of the said consultation. What other reason is there that would explain this other than the vast majority of respondents to the consultation expressing negative views?

How can we trust Westminster to look out for Wales's interests when it's clear from this Bill, and their actions, that they are intent on wrecking two decades of established devolution across the nations of the United Kingdom? Westminster's reckless handling of the pandemic has already shown how, in Wales, we can do better for ourselves. We need to strengthen, not weaken our own powers. The question that has to be asked and answered by Members today and people across Wales is this: who do you trust more, Wales or Westminster?

As regards mutual recognition, the scope of mutual recognition is far-reaching, limiting the ability of the Welsh Government to effectively legislate, and also confers on the UK Government powers to change the rules unilaterally. This means that it'll be very difficult for the devolved Governments to deviate from English standards, and it will be unable to enforce those standards against imports from England. For the past 20 years, we have had the flexibility to introduce different rules and regulations that we believe would protect and benefit the citizens of Wales. Wales will now be powerless to stop low-quality produce like chlorinated chicken from flooding our supermarkets, undercutting Welsh farmers. It could force Wales to turn a blind eye to animal cruelty and could lead to the return of battery eggs and other food produced with different practices.

There is no trust or respect, and far from taking back control, this Bill would put us in a far worse place than where we are as members of the EU. We are losing control—we are losing the limited control we have now.

The international repercussions of this Bill are also clear to see. In no circumstances should we welcome a Bill that, by the Government's own admission, breaks international law.

Monitoring of the internal market Bill is also important. There are serious problems with the proposed regulatory provision of the Competition and Markets Authority that oversees this UK internal market. An unelected body set up by Westminster cannot be trusted to be impartial, opening the door for huge corporations to challenge Welsh laws in court, trampling on our democracy in the process. Llywydd, it's very much like a Wales versus England match, where England are allowed to not only pick the referee, but then decide which rules the referee should follow and what the penalties should be.

The way forward, as I wrap up—I can see the time—the Westminster Government have been targeting Welsh powers since Brexit, emboldened by the Brexit vote, in fact. Independence is the only sustainable solution to blocking Westminster's attacks on Welsh nationhood and institutions. The Welsh Government must by now, at least, explore independence in order to protect our democracy. We need more than words. We need a pro-independence Government in Wales that will empower us to resist Westminster's attacks on our democracy.