English: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer, and I'm very grateful to all Members who've contributed in this debate this afternoon, and also for the indication of the support for the general principles of the Bill. Obviously, I'll be responding formally to each of the three committees and all of their recommendations, but I'll take this opportunity to address what I think are some of the key issues that have been raised by Members this afternoon. With regard to the smoking provisions in the Bill, I'm very pleased to see that these have been welcomed by Members. They'll have all heard my commitments to extending to early years settings. In my evidence to committee, I spoke about the complexity of banning what is essentially a legal activity in a public place. The Bill does allow for other settings to be added in due course, and that would have to happen after due consultation and with the Assembly's agreement. Any setting that we do add to the Bill or to the Act in due course will have to be good law. So, the public concerned will have to reasonably understand that they are committing an offence, and people enforcing the legislation will have to have a good understanding of it as well. So, that does make areas such as perimeters, for example, bus stops and other areas especially complex. But, as I say, there'll be opportunities in due course within the Bill to look at extending to other settings. It is worth recognising as well that, when the Bill was initially tabled before the Assembly in the fourth Assembly, there were no places named on the face of the Bill. So, we already have three and we're looking at introducing a fourth as well. So, I do think that we've come a long way with regard to the outdoor settings for smoking. There was some concern raised in the debate about illegal tobacco, and I do agree that offences relating to illegal tobacco need to be considered alongside others when adding new offences to the restricted premises order regime. I know this has been an issue of concern to the committee. I think the best approach to doing this would be to use the regulation-making powers that are provided by the Bill. As I indicated in the statement of policy intent, which I published alongside the Bill, work will be undertaken with stakeholders to identify the offences that need to be included. In addition, full consultation will need to take place before the regulations can be made, and they will also be subject to the affirmative process in the Assembly as well. I would just say that I do consider this piece of work to be a priority, but the proper channels will have to be followed for that. This will ensure that we have a strong enforcement regime for people who do continue to sell tobacco and nicotine irresponsibly, and particularly so to young people. Members will have heard my comments on intimate piercing. I know this is something that Members are particularly concerned about, and I just would reiterate that I am giving very active consideration to this, taking advice and looking again at the evidence that has been received by committee, and beyond the committee as well. Sexual offences, lasers and body modification were all mentioned by Members as well. The committee recommended that the offences listed in section 63 (3) of the Bill be amended to include sexual offences. And in response to the expert witness evidence provided to the committee, I have asked my officials to revisit the relevant offences listed under this section of the Bill. I do therefore intend to bring forward Government amendments on this issue. I am persuaded that enabling local authorities to take account of information such as unspent sexual offences is justified on the grounds of public protection, particularly as some procedures require an element of intimacy, such as genital piercings, and clients are often alone with the practitioner whilst that procedure is being performed. There were question relating to lasers and intense pulsed light use, which is already regulated by Healthcare Inspectorate Wales. So, if they were to be listed alongside the special procedures on the face of the Bill at this stage, there would be a regulatory duplication there. I do acknowledge that some establishments provide tattoos as well as laser tattoo removal, so I do accept that this results in them having to obtain both local authority registration for services such as tattooing, and also HIW registration for lasers and IPLs. The role and function, though, of HIW is subject to ongoing discussion following responses to the Green Paper, 'Our Health, Our Health Service'. So, I would therefore like to explore whether or not it would be appropriate in due course to add lasers and IPLs for non-surgical purposes to the list of special procedures, but after appropriate consultation with HIW, local authorities and the public. Regarding body modification, I know that the committee has been keen that there's extra work undertaken to understand the scale at which procedures are carried out in Wales, and the risk it poses to public health. During the development of the Bill, we did consult with local authorities and practitioners who provided evidence that suggests that body modifications are actually quite infrequently performed in Wales. But I do agree that more evidence is needed to fully understand the range and the scale.
Welsh: Diolch, Ddirprwy Lywydd, ac rwy'n ddiolchgar iawn i'r holl Aelodau sydd wedi cyfrannu at y ddadl y prynhawn yma, a hefyd am yr arwydd o gefnogaeth i egwyddorion cyffredinol y Bil. Yn amlwg, byddaf yn ymateb yn ffurfiol i bob un o'r tri phwyllgor a phob un o'u hargymhellion. Ond byddaf yn achub ar y cyfle hwn i fynd i'r afael â rhai o'r materion allweddol, yn fy marn i, a godwyd gan yr Aelodau y prynhawn yma. O ran y darpariaethau smygu yn y Bil, rwy'n falch iawn o weld bod yr Aelodau wedi croesawu'r rhain. Byddant i gyd wedi clywed fy ymrwymiadau i ymestyn i leoliadau blynyddoedd cynnar. Yn fy nhystiolaeth i'r pwyllgor, siaradais am gymhlethdod gwahardd beth yn ei hanfod sy'n weithgaredd cyfreithiol mewn man cyhoeddus. Mae'r Bil yn caniatáu i leoliadau eraill gael eu hychwanegu maes o law, a byddai'n rhaid i hynny ddigwydd ar ôl ymgynghori priodol, â chytundeb y Cynulliad. Byddai'n rhaid i unrhyw leoliad yr ydym yn ei ychwanegu at y Bil neu i'r Ddeddf maes o law fod yn gyfraith dda. Felly, bydd yn rhaid i'r cyhoedd dan sylw ddeall yn rhesymol eu bod yn cyflawni trosedd, a bydd yn rhaid i'r bobl sy'n gorfodi'r ddeddfwriaeth gael dealltwriaeth dda o hynny hefyd. Felly, mae hynny'n gwneud ardaloedd megis terfynau allanol, er enghraifft, arosfannau bysiau ac ardaloedd eraill yn arbennig o gymhleth. Ond, fel y dywedais, bydd cyfleoedd maes o law yn y Bil i edrych ar ymestyn i leoliadau eraill. Mae'n werth cydnabod hefyd, pan gafodd y Bil ei gyflwyno'n wreiddiol gerbron y Cynulliad yn y Pedwerydd Cynulliad, nad oedd unrhyw leoedd wedi'u henwi ar wyneb y Bil. Felly, mae gennym dri eisoes ac rydym yn edrych ar gyflwyno pedwerydd. Felly, rwy'n meddwl ein bod ni wedi dod yn bell o ran y lleoliadau awyr agored ar gyfer smygu. Codwyd peth pryder yn y ddadl am dybaco anghyfreithlon, ac rwy'n cytuno bod angen ystyried troseddau sy'n ymwneud â thybaco anghyfreithlon ochr yn ochr â rhai eraill wrth ychwanegu troseddau newydd i'r gyfundrefn gorchymyn mangre dan gyfyngiad. Rwy'n gwybod bod hwn wedi bod yn destun pryder i'r pwyllgor. Rwy'n credu mai'r ffordd orau o wneud hyn fyddai defnyddio'r pwerau gwneud rheoliadau sy'n cael eu darparu gan y Bil. Fel y nodais yn y datganiad o fwriad polisi, a gyhoeddais ochr yn ochr â'r Bil, bydd gwaith yn cael ei wneud gyda rhanddeiliaid i nodi'r troseddau y mae angen eu cynnwys. Yn ogystal â hyn, bydd angen i ymgynghoriad llawn ddigwydd cyn y gellir gwneud y rheoliadau, a byddant hefyd yn amodol ar y broses gadarnhaol yn y Cynulliad. Byddwn yn dweud fy mod yn ystyried y darn hwn o waith i fod yn flaenoriaeth, ond bydd yn rhaid dilyn y sianelau priodol. Bydd hyn yn sicrhau bod gennym drefn orfodi gref i bobl sy'n parhau i werthu tybaco a nicotin yn anghyfrifol, ac yn arbennig felly i bobl ifanc. Bydd yr Aelodau wedi clywed fy sylwadau ar roi twll mewn rhannau personol o'r corff. Rwy'n gwybod bod hyn yn rhywbeth y mae'r Aelodau yn arbennig o bryderus yn ei gylch, a byddwn yn ailbwysleisio fy mod yn rhoi ystyriaeth weithredol iawn i hyn, gan gymryd cyngor ac edrych eto ar y dystiolaeth sydd wedi cael ei derbyn gan y pwyllgor, a thu hwnt i'r pwyllgor hefyd. Cafodd troseddau rhywiol, laserau ac addasu'r corff i gyd eu crybwyll gan yr Aelodau hefyd. Argymhellodd y pwyllgor fod y troseddau a restrir yn adran 63 (3) o'r Bil yn cael eu diwygio i gynnwys troseddau rhywiol. Ac mewn ymateb i'r dystiolaeth tyst arbenigol a ddarparwyd i'r pwyllgor, rwyf wedi gofyn i fy swyddogion ailedrych ar y troseddau perthnasol a restrir dan yr adran hon o'r Bil. Rwyf felly yn bwriadu cyflwyno gwelliannau'r Llywodraeth ar y mater. Rwyf wedi fy argyhoeddi bod galluogi awdurdodau lleol i ystyried gwybodaeth fel troseddau rhyw heb eu disbyddu yn cael ei gyfiawnhau ar sail diogelu'r cyhoedd, yn enwedig gan fod rhai gweithdrefnau yn gofyn am elfen o agosatrwydd, megis rhoi twll mewn organau cenhedlu. Mae cleientiaid yn aml ar eu pennau eu hunain gyda'r ymarferydd tra bod y weithdrefn honno yn cael ei pherfformio. Roedd cwestiwn yn ymwneud â laserau a defnyddio golau pwls dwys, sydd eisoes yn cael ei reoleiddio gan Arolygiaeth Gofal Iechyd Cymru. Felly, os oeddent i gael eu rhestru ochr yn ochr â'r gweithdrefnau arbennig ar wyneb y Bil yn y cyfnod hwn, byddai dyblygu o ran rheoleiddio yno. Rwy'n cydnabod bod rhai sefydliadau yn darparu tatŵs yn ogystal â chael gwared â thatŵs â laser. Felly, rwy'n derbyn bod hyn yn golygu bod yn rhaid iddynt gael cofrestriad awdurdod lleol ar gyfer gwasanaethau fel tatŵio, a hefyd gofrestriad AGIC ar gyfer laserau ac IPLs. Mae rôl a swyddogaeth AGIC, fodd bynnag, yn destun trafodaeth barhaus yn dilyn ymatebion i'r Papur Gwyrdd, 'Ein Hiechyd, Ein Gwasanaeth Iechyd'. Felly, hoffwn ymchwilio a fyddai'n briodol ai peidio, maes o law, ychwanegu laserau ac IPLs at ddibenion nad ydynt yn llawfeddygol at y rhestr o weithdrefnau arbennig, ond ar ôl ymgynghori'n briodol ag AGIC, awdurdodau lleol a'r cyhoedd. O ran addasu'r corff, gwn fod y pwyllgor wedi bod yn awyddus i waith ychwanegol gael ei wneud i ddeall faint o driniaethau addasu'r corff sy'n cael eu cynnal yng Nghymru, a'r risg a achosir i iechyd y cyhoedd. Yn ystod datblygiad y Bil, fe wnaethom ymgynghori ag awdurdodau lleol ac ymarferwyr a roddodd dystiolaeth sy'n awgrymu bod triniaethau addasu'r corff mewn gwirionedd yn cael eu perfformio yn eithaf anaml yng Nghymru. Ond rwy'n cytuno bod angen mwy o dystiolaeth i ddeall hyd a lled hyn yn llawn.