Like RSE, the teaching of religion, values and ethics generated a large amount of correspondence from concerned parents, particularly from those whose children attend faith schools. Once again, the Welsh Government has ignored the wishes of parents who wanted to be able to remove their children from lessons that went against their religion, values and ethics. And it's not the job of the state—it's not the state's job to dictate what those religions should be.

As a Christian, I'm proud of our nation's Christian heritage. On Monday, we celebrated St David's Day, Wales's national day, which marks the feast day of a sixth century bishop. Christianity is engrained in our culture and heritage, but that does not mean that everyone in Wales should be a Christian. Another proud tradition of our nation is the freedom to choose any religion or, indeed, none, and that is why faith schools exist. Those faith schools should not be forced to teach secular RVE and I will not, therefore, be supporting amendment 13. Unfortunately, not every parent can send their child to a faith school, which was why the parental opt-out to RVE was so important. Parents are the primary educators, and they should have the right to withdraw their children from lessons that contradict their cultural and religious beliefs, and I will therefore be supporting Darren Millar's amendments. However, I know that the way this new curriculum is designed will make it difficult to maintain the opt-out, which is why, sadly, I will have no choice but to vote against the Bill, even if, by some miracle, these amendments pass. Thank you. Diolch yn fawr.