I'm sure all Members will agree that elections should be fair, open and accessible. We should be encouraging as many members of the electorate to participate in our democracy as possible, and feel empowered to have their voices heard beyond voting time. I welcome the six principles laid out by the Counsel General, which are to be used as a benchmark for the electoral reform agenda. It is important that voting is as simple and as close as possible to our everyday lives. I was pleased to hear that a pilot for next year's local government elections will include students being able to vote at their college. Lowering the voting age to 16 was a really positive step and Welsh Government must do all it can to engage young voters. I look forward to seeing the results of the Welsh Government's pilots, such as early voting, to modernise elections in Wales and hope it will lead to increased turnout and participation. 

I am also, however, deeply concerned about the impact of requiring voter ID for general elections and the impact it will have on the electorate, denying them their democratic right to participate in elections. The evidence is very clear in terms of the number of incidences, as was mentioned previously, and the convictions for voter fraud that occurred in 2019 general election—just four convictions and two cautions in the whole of the United Kingdom—are hardly justification for bringing in ID checks, as has been mentioned earlier. The move by the Tory Government in Westminster will very likely suppress electoral turnout, particularly amongst more disadvantaged and marginalised communities. We can already see this in the US: the richer you are the more likely you are to have ID. Putting up unnecessary and unfounded obstacles to participating in our democracy in this way is shortsighted and fails to recognise the intrinsic benefits of improved participation in our democracy and empowering citizens. Well, I hope the UK Government will reconsider its decision to make accessing our democracy more difficult and follow the Welsh Government's lead in modernising the way we are able to vote. Diolch.