Thank you very much, Presiding Officer. You've done a good job. I'm delighted to contribute to this debate today. I pay tribute to the Minister for bringing the debate to the Senedd.

I wish to speak to the amendment tabled in the name of Darren Millar, and I want to tackle, head on, the accusations that the UK Government is seeking to erode human rights. The rights of individuals and groups of people are supported in several ways, through different areas of statutes and through the development of those matters considered by the court. The UK has a proud tradition of ensuring that the rights that people have enjoyed are upheld and defended in the way that we would expect to see in a country founded on liberal, democratic values. Those principles are freedom of expression, freedom of opinion, freedom of assembly and freedom of worship. Values and rights that we see woven into the fabric of this county's history are as important now as they have ever been.

Our amendments remind the people of Wales that, in legislating to protect human rights, any Government doing its job properly would review the effectiveness of the current legislative framework to ensure that it works and is fit for purpose. As the UK Government's consultation makes clear:

'We will remain faithful to the basic principle of human rights, which we signed up to in the original European Convention on Human Rights'.

The UK Government has also made it clear that the proposed bill of rights

'will strengthen the role of the UK Supreme Court in the exercise of the judicial function, preserve Parliament’s democratic prerogatives in the exercise of the legislative function, and support the integrity of the UK, while respecting the devolution settlements.'

I fail to see what is wrong with this. In fact, this step ought to be welcomed.

Furthermore, the proposed bill of rights would ensure we respect our international obligations as a party to the European convention on human rights, and that we will also continue to support further reforms to the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg.