Diolch, Llywydd. The right to vote and participation in voting are fundamental to our democracy, and the Welsh Government is committed to ensuring that elections in Wales are fair, secure and accessible. We believe in expanding the opportunities for people to take part in our democratic processes, and we will resist any and all attempts to undermine elections and to make it harder for people to cast their votes. So, that is why I'm pleased to contribute to this debate today, and I'd like to thank Plaid Cymru for bringing this topic forward.

Llywydd, I have previously expressed my grave concerns about provisions in the UK Government's Elections Bill, which are a shameless attempt at voter suppression. Through the requirement for voter ID, the Conservative Party is brazenly seeking to limit participation in elections and to change the law for partisan advantage. There is an irony in the approach adopted by the Welsh Conservatives in this debate, isn't there? On the one hand, they argue against COVID passes because they think it might gain them some popularity, but if that doesn't work, they support voting passes to limit their unpopularity at the ballot box by making it more difficult for people to actually vote. There's absolutely no evidential base or rationale for its introduction other than voter suppression.

Data from the Electoral Commission demonstrates that, in 2019, as has been said, only one individual was convicted for using someone else's vote at a polling station. And yet, the UK Government is ploughing on regardless and has consistently ignored the legitimate concerns raised by a multitude of civic organisations. The Equality and Human Rights Commission has previously warned that voter ID requirements will have a disproportionate impact on older people, people with disabilities and those from ethnic minority communities—