I wonder, Mark Isherwood, if you would join me in calling on the UK Government to abolish the appalling benefit cap and the two-child limit on child benefit. That is actually what's driving children into poverty, Mark Isherwood. Yes, we will do all we can to support households affected by the crisis, but the key levers for tackling child poverty, powers over the tax and welfare system, sit with the UK Government. The UK Government's mismanagement of the economy over the last 12 years—12 years—compounded by that disastrous Liz Truss mini-budget in September, has seen the UK Government once again slide into recession, and where are we? A decade of austerity has made the UK one of the most unequal societies in the developed world, and we enter recession in the weakest position of any of the G7 economies. I could go on—the Office for Budget Responsibility, the Institute for Fiscal Studies, the Bank of England, all recognising the disaster of Tory policies. Record levels of inflation—and let's face it, inflation hits the poorest people much harder than the wealthiest, much, much harder in terms of food and fuel prices.

So, I will finish my contribution, Llywydd, by saying: can we all join together in recognising what I've said in terms of moving forward with the refreshed child poverty strategy? Can we join together in this Chamber today and make three calls to the UK Government, a few practical actions that would have an immediate impact and positive impact on those who are most affected by the cost-of-living crisis, our children and young people? First of all, will you join me in calling on energy companies to absorb the cost of standing charges for pre-payment customers? They're particularly at risk of disconnection at this moment, as we speak, in our country. Will you also call on the UK Government to uplift the discretionary housing payment and local housing allowances? That will help protect vulnerable people at risk of homelessness and actually help Government save money. And also, will you also recognise that the arbitrary five-week wait for universal credit payments is the root cause of severe financial hardship and distress for many people? We call on the UK Government to stop that damaging and unnecessary wait.

So, finally, in the longer term, the scale of the undertaking to both prevent and lift people out of poverty in Wales is immense. We must do our part. We have to play our part—we recognise that as a Welsh Government—to support people, tackle the inequalities that blight people's lives, create a positive future for everyone. But we must see concerted action from the UK Government to do the same to prevent another generation of children slipping below the poverty line thanks to 12 years of austerity and the disasters of this UK Government in terms of the recession.