Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I move the amendment tabled in the name of the Member for Clwyd West, Darren Millar. It goes without saying that the past few years have been very difficult—that's an understatement—for families and communities across Wales and beyond, and the cost-of-living crisis is another huge burden facing almost every family that we represent, and I won't be playing party politics within this debate; it's too important. We need action.

However, this is an issue that is not unique to us in Wales. Across the world, countries are grappling with these issues. I met recently with a family from Bavaria, one from France and one from Italy, all facing very similar situations in their own countries, and so this isn't unique to us. And of course, as our amendment describes, the UK Government has introduced a substantial package of measures to date, worth around £37 billion, to help support communities the length and breadth of the country: cost-of-living payments to families, as well as the increase in the national living wage.

I very much welcome the recent energy price guarantee, which we know will cap those average prices to £2,500, where we were frightened that they were going to be moving to £3,500. We know that £2,500 is still a lot more than they would have paid last year and there is more to be done. And I also welcome this morning's announcement that businesses will have their energy bills covered to 50 per cent of their energy costs for six months, and reviewed in three months to see if that can continue. And I know that many people have called for additional windfall tax to help pay for these schemes, but right now we really need companies investing in new green energy supplies to boost our energy security and to prevent such issues from happening again. More could be done, however, to ensure profits are reinvested back into communities.

I also look forward to hearing about the additional measures that the new UK Government is expected to take later this week to help people keep more of their money in their pockets. But, Deputy Llywydd, as I have repeatedly said in this Chamber, more support will be needed over the coming weeks and months, and, collectively, the Welsh and UK Governments, as well as us in the Senedd, need to be working with all partners to introduce support to help people meet any upcoming challenges, and the Welsh Government does need to use all of the financial levers available to it to ensure that people have all of the support they need.

Some of the suggestions raised in the original motion are things that I agree could be looked at during this difficult time: for example, how to limit the cost of public transport, providing support to those in substantial council tax arrears through no fault of their own, and providing help to students and young people from lower income backgrounds. As Sioned said, NUS Wales have pointed out students facing a postcode lottery in terms of accessing council tax rebate, as it has depended on how individual local authorities distributed the support.

But I would also like to see the Welsh Government deliver additional support such as expanding the eligibility of existing schemes to encompass families who normally do not require help, such as those who do not receive benefits. It needs to be made easier for people to receive the help that they need, such as a single point of access and automatic passporting onto schemes for disadvantaged households, whilst the Welsh Government could also look to better support local councils to help families through this crisis, such as working with them to increase the capacity of local support services, as well as easing the ever-increasing burden on council tax.

Finally, there needs to be a more targeted approach, such as help for people facing long-term sickness and those receiving end-of-life care. Some of you who visited the Macmillan event yesterday will have heard how the average person suffering with cancer has an ongoing monthly additional cost of around £800 a month. Surely, then, there needs to be additional support provided to those individuals, such as extending existing discretionary support or perhaps putting things in like free bus passes for those who are affected.

Deputy Llywydd, I know there are different opinions on how best to tackle this crisis, and let's be under no illusion that there is no silver bullet to end this, but my hope is, by working constructively together, we can help reduce the strain on people and businesses and, eventually, overcome this terrible crisis. Thank you.