I'm still slightly aghast at the comments trying to insinuate links between an insurrection of the Capitol and voter inclusion discussion here today. But thank you to the Government for brining forward today's debate.

First, I'd like to start with reiterating the points that Members have raised already: the importance of free and fair elections. I support moves to ensure that those eligible to vote have the informed ability to do so easily and confidently. And that confidence in the electoral system is where I want to focus my contribution here this evening. Confidence and trust in any Government starts with the vote and the integrity of this vote is a foundation of democracy, as Mr ab Owen mentioned in his contribution. And all that a fair democratic nation has to offer comes from that ability to have confidence and trust in that vote. If this vote can't be trusted, then decision making comes into question across all layers of government. When voting, people need to have complete trust in the process, and this is why we should always look to tweak and improve the voting process, which, in my eyes, is what the UK Elections Bill is seeking to do.

As the Conservative amendment submitted by my colleague Darren Millar states, elections in Wales should be free and fair. Sadly, there is evidence, though, that parts of our society do not feel free and fair when voting. And again, Mr ab Owen, you referred to electoral abuse not being an issue, but in the 'Securing the ballot' report that looked into electoral fraud in 2016, the report found that electoral fraud was particularly prevalent and a risk in communities when an individual's right to vote in secret was at risk, with evidence of pressure being put on particularly women and young people to vote according to the will of others. And I'm sure that Members across this Chamber would agree that it's not right that women and young people can feel pressure when voting, and this urgently needs to be addressed. This is also backed by research from—I'll mention it again; we're playing a game of bingo here today—the Electoral Commission, which shows that many people simply aren't confident in the security of our voting system, with 66 per cent of the public saying that a requirement to show ID at polling stations would make them feel more confident. And it was only in the last debate that Members across this Chamber were lauding the fact that we should be listening to the popular opinion of members of the public—66 per cent of them would want to see voter ID at the polling station. With this information, it's important to note, as has already been mentioned, that, again, the Electoral Commission, an independent body, sets standards for how elections should be run while supporting voter ID.

Coming on to the Welsh Government's motion, they state that voter ID will suppress voting and deny people in Wales their fundamental democratic rights. This is a bold claim, to say the least. Of course, we need to ensure that introducing voter ID works, and isn't it fantastic that there is evidence across nations that voter ID does work? I'm surprised to hear some of the Europhiles in the room today not wanting to emulate what is happening across the continent, with 47 other countries—47 other countries—in Europe having full voter ID requirements. And, of course, as mentioned already today, closer to home, in the first general election after photographic ID was introduced, turnout in Northern Ireland was higher than in each of England, Scotland and Wales. So, the comments made in terms of suppressing voter—[Interruption.] Sorry, Mr Hedges, did you want to intervene?