Thank you, Llywydd. And, here we are again today, with a baseless argument—that what Wales needs now, amid a number of global crises, is less democratic accountability, and that we should abolish this Parliament and any concept of modern Wales.

We are part, of course, of a union—a voluntary union—of four nations, but the coronavirus pandemic has demonstrated, in particular, that this nation is benefiting from the fact that this Senedd can make decisions that are appropriate for the people of Wales: for our public services, our health service, and our economy, although the Member's contribution has been entirely misleading on many of those elements, as we all know.

In addition to that, as the First Minister said recently, it is clear that our voice doesn't have much influence on the current UK Prime Minister. The Westminster Government is, at best, heedless in terms of devolution, and, at worst, entirely opposed to it. As the approach to Brexit and the coronavirus has demonstrated, the Westminster Government follows very different priorities to the priorities of Wales. It's only this Parliament, in that context, that has the democratic mandate and powers to stand up for Wales.

This relates to more than the pandemic or Brexit alone. It is pertinent to the full range of powers that are devolved. Decisions made in Wales by this Parliament can reflect our history, our culture, our language, as well as our environment, our people and our national aspirations.

Devolution has more than won its place in the constitutional landscape of the UK. It is legally established and it has been supported in two referenda. In the second of these, we saw an increase in the majority in favour of enhanced powers for our Senedd.

It's still surprising to me that a Member who has preached on the need to respect the result of a referendum on the European Union is now trying to overturn recent democratic decisions. The appropriate way of doing that, of course, would be to win a mandate in the Senedd elections in May, forming a Government, gaining the confidence of the Parliament on the issue, and requesting a referendum from the UK Government.