English: Cabinet Secretary, just a couple of slight variations on the issue of animal welfare. There's been a tendency to regard the welfare of animals, particularly in terms of medical fees, as something of a luxury, in the sense that value added tax is charged. We know that, for many people, the welfare of their animals is often dependent upon whether they can actually afford to gain access to medical services. I think it's well worth putting on record the fantastic work of bodies like the PDSA, the People's Dispensary for Sick Animals, and, in my constituency, Hope Rescue in Taff Street in Pontypridd - the work they do in terms of dog and animal welfare. You mentioned that you, of course, have had discussions with your counterparts in the UK Government in terms of joint approaches. It seems to me that the issue of the regulation of veterinary fees is something that ought to be looked at. It seems to me there's very little clarity about veterinary fees. They seem to be largely unregulated, they seem to be increasing by about 12 per cent per annum, and then, on top of that, there's a 20 per cent VAT charge. Of course, if you're a commercial operator - if you're a farmer, for example - you can get back the VAT that you pay out, but if you're a pet owner, obviously, you can't. I really wonder whether, in terms of domestic pets and for animal welfare purposes, the issue of reducing VAT on veterinary bills, or perhaps even removing them altogether, is something that at least should be considered, should be discussed, but that there should be things also that Welsh Government and perhaps our counterparts could do in ensuring far greater clarity of veterinary fees for pet owners.
Welsh: Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, dim ond ychydig o fân amrywiadau ar y mater o ran lles anifeiliaid. Bu tuedd i ystyried lles anifeiliaid, yn enwedig o ran ffioedd meddygol, fel rhywbeth moethus, yn yr ystyr y codir treth ar werth. Rydym yn gwybod, yn achos llawer o bobl, fod lles eu hanifeiliaid yn aml yn dibynnu ar p'un a allant fforddio mewn gwirionedd gwasanaethau meddygol. Credaf ei bod yn werth cofnodi gwaith gwych cyrff fel y PDSA, sef Fferyllfa'r Bobl ar gyfer Anifeiliaid Sâl, ac, yn fy etholaeth i, Hope Rescue yn Stryd Taf ym Mhontypridd - y gwaith a wnânt o ran lles cŵn ac anifeiliaid. Cyfeiriasoch eich bod, wrth gwrs, wedi cael trafodaethau gyda'ch cydweithwyr yn Llywodraeth y DU o ran sut y gellid cydweithio. Ymddengys i mi fod y mater o reoleiddio ffioedd milfeddygol yn rhywbeth y dylid rhoi sylw iddo. Mae'n ymddangos i mi bod ychydig iawn o eglurder ynghylch ffioedd milfeddygol. Ymddengys nad ydynt yn cael eu rheoleiddio i raddau helaeth, ymddengys eu bod yn cynyddu tua 12 y cant y flwyddyn, ac yna, ar ben hynny, mae tâl TAW o 20 y cant. Wrth gwrs, os ydych chi'n weithredwr masnachol - os ydych yn ffermwr, er enghraifft - gallwch gael y TAW yr ydych yn ei thalu yn ôl, ond os ydych yn berchen ar anifeiliaid anwes, yn amlwg, ni allwch. Rwyf wir yn meddwl tybed, o ran anifeiliaid anwes domestig ac at ddibenion lles anifeiliaid, a ddylai'r mater o leihau TAW ar filiau milfeddygol, neu efallai hyd yn oed ei ddileu yn gyfan gwbl, fod yn rhywbeth y dylid ei ystyried o leiaf, y dylid ei drafod, ond y dylai fod pethau hefyd y gallai Llywodraeth Cymru ac efallai ein cymheiriaid ei wneud i sicrhau llawer mwy o eglurder o ran ffioedd milfeddygol i berchnogion anifeiliaid anwes.