Can I say at the outset that I agree with the Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitutional Committee? Part of the work that I’ve enjoyed most is the committee work when we look at the evidence, when we hear from the expert, and cross-party consensus can develop. And this is the case here. Parliamentary scrutiny goes to the very heart of any real democratic country. It improves Government policies, it improves legislation, and through that, it improves public services and the lives of the people that the Parliament serves. If amendments are suggested, scrutiny helps to make sure that they are fit for purpose and that they are justified. Today, we see the role of this Senedd being curtailed—not by the Westminster Government. The curtailment isn’t by the Westminster Government. This is not the work of the Prime Minister’s muscular unionism; this is the work of the Welsh Government. The Prif Weinidog is happy to hand back environmental powers at a crucial time to Boris Johnson’s Government. Remember, only last week, the Prif Weinidog called the Prime Minster 'bottom of the barrel'.

We are told that a lack of resources and time is a factor for using Westminster Bills. Well, if resources is an issue, then more resources need to be found for such important work—key work for any Parliament. And I don’t accept that time is an issue. After six months of the sixth Senedd, we’re yet to have one Bill in front of us. In a recent letter to the committee, the Minister noted that the amendment being discussed was not included in the Bill originally because of the lack of wider evidence. Then, all of a sudden, these amendments appear, yet there is no indication from the Minister how those amendments have come about. Where is the evidence that those amendments can now be laid, let alone the evidence that Welsh stakeholders have been consulted? These are matters that could and should have been tested with stakeholders here in Wales in a committee when scrutinising a separate Welsh Bill.