One of the key concerns that I have about the proposals on the part of the UK Government is that there is absolutely no assisted areas map. That was a way in which we could channel and focus spend on the deprived areas of Wales and across the UK under the previous regime, and that is completely gone. There will be no way now in which investment can distinguish between Mayfair and Merthyr, and that has to be absolutely wrong. We've heard what UK Government Ministers have to say in terms of the assurances that they've provided. We had assurances that Wales wouldn't be a penny worse off as a result of Brexit. We had assurances that Wales would not be losing powers as a result of Brexit. Both of those assurances have come to nothing, so I will not take assurances from the UK Government on this point. If they want those assurances, they need to put them on the face of the Bill. 

Overall, Llywydd, the Subsidy Control Bill is yet another example of the UK Government's assault on devolution. The lack of detail, as I say, on the Bill means that the Senedd is being asked to sign another blank cheque, which could bind our hands in developing future laws in devolved areas. And again, the imbalance in the Bill in terms of powers, combined with the lack of consultation and consent powers for devolved Governments in the development and updating of the subsidy regime, does risk the reversal of the devolution process by stealth through the Bill, enabling the Secretary of State to intervene in areas of devolved competence.

To conclude, I will obviously keep colleagues updated on the development of the Bill, but I repeat my request that the Senedd refuses legislative consent.