Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd, and I move the amendment tabled in the name of Siân Gwenllian. Wales has one of the lowest levels of local business ownership of any advanced economy. That must, of course, change. Time and time again, public money has been spent to attract new investment, and either the investor then exports the profits or simply walks away. This has been the story of economic development in Wales for over 50 years. Instead, our plans for a smarter economy should be based on expanding, supporting and protecting domestic businesses. A 'local first' policy when it comes to procurement could be built around local ownership of the economy, and, as part of this, a Welsh model of local public procurement built on the foundational economy. Using the Welsh Government's own £6.3 billion procurement budget and by working in close partnership with other public sector bodies, Plaid Cymru would like to see realised a target of increasing the level of public sector procurement from 52 per cent to 75 per cent of the total spend. This will create an estimated 46,000 additional jobs. 

Many of us in this Chamber welcomed the youth guarantee. In this guarantee lies another opportunity to bolster small businesses here in Wales. The 'think small first' principle directs policy makers to give consideration to small businesses during policy development. The principle relies on the fact that one size does not fit all. Of course, many of these businesses, as the Conservative motion sets out, supported our communities throughout the pandemic, and it would be remiss of me not to mention the support given by Verlands Stores in my home town, which, like many other small businesses across Wales, delivered food to our neighbours' doorsteps and more often than not, were able to stock some of those supplies that the larger shops couldn't—a testimony to small businesses' agility.

Finally, as many Members will surely mention today, and Paul Davies has rightly mentioned already, Small Business Saturday is fast approaching, and I promised the Chamber during spokesperson's questions that I'd reveal where I get my hair cut and beard trimmed; the style I'm modelling today was provided by Blackout Barbers in Bridgend. But I, of course, share some other frequented businesses, all of which I encourage every Member in this Chamber to visit. If, like me, you appreciate a good sandwich, there's no better place to go than the Sandwich Co in Pencoed. They pretty much fuelled me during the election and in reality, still do. I'd recommend the Arnie sarnie and the osborne as a starter and don't forget, of course, to pick up a brownie on your way out. Speaking of dessert, WHOCULT Coffee & Donuts in Bridgend has you covered, you can also get kitted out with a new wardrobe by popping next door to WHOCLO clothing. And finally, there's no time to list everyone, but I'll leave Members with one more recommendation: Valley Mill in Swansea—candles and slate homeware galore. And by the way, you don't have to travel far to buy one of their products, you can find them upstairs in the Senedd shop. Every day, I come home to the smell of their Welsh cake candle, and don't worry, I also ask myself the question, 'How much more Welsh can I get?', even when my candles are shamelessly Welsh. The answer is: probably quite a bit more.