English: Diolch, Llywydd. Thank you very much. I'm very grateful to the Petitions Committee and, of course, to the petitioners for bringing the petition forward first and then obviously for the debate today. Although there are no circuses based in Wales, they of course do visit, and I think today's motion absolutely highlights the very strong public feeling surrounding the use of wild animals in circuses. So, the Welsh Government is very happy to support the motion today. I want to put on record my commitment to exploring all opportunities to bring forward legislation to ban the use of wild animals in circuses in Wales. I just want to reassure Bethan Sayed that I certainly won't get lost. I don't think anybody should underestimate my personal commitment to doing this. So, there are two things: one is looking at the legislative programme to see where we could bring that legislation forward. As Simon Thomas, I think very pertinently, pointed out, it would be good to have a Welsh Parliament Act, but we do have, obviously, a very crowded legislative programme, but I'm continuing to explore those opportunities, and also section 12, which several Members have raised. When I first came into this portfolio, I did look at section 12 and took evidence on this. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs also did the same, and they were advised that imposing a ban on welfare grounds through regulations could be challenged in the High Court, but I think it is something that we are continuing to look at. One of the strategic outcomes within the Wales animal health and welfare framework implementation plan is that animals in Wales have a good quality of life. Several Members referred to my intention to develop a licensing scheme for mobile animal exhibits in Wales, and I reassure Janet Finch-Saunders: of course I understand it's a separate issue, and it's really interesting to see that other parts of the UK are now following our approach. I announced that in my written statement in December 2017. That was following a public consultation on the matter. And whilst I was seeking views on that subject, I took the opportunity to ask the public's view on the use of wild animals in circuses. At the same time - it was about the same time, the winter of December 2016 - I met with UK Government Ministers. I think it was Lord Gardiner; I've met with him a couple of times. Paul Davies asked whether I had been working with Ministers, so I was working with Ministers, and my officials were working alongside DEFRA officials. Because the UK Government previously announced that it was their intention to ban the use of wild animals in circuses, so I was very happy to have Wales included in that programme because I thought it would be quicker. However, progress has been incredibly slow, and that's why I then decided to take the approach that I have done, and that was to look at all the options. Paul Davies also asked about the Scottish Government's recent Act that they brought forward. It gained Royal Assent - I think it was towards the end of January. So, we're absolutely looking at that model, and, of course, other models. The Scottish Government proposed a ban on a number of ethical grounds, which, again, received overwhelming support. So, I think that is a very good model for us to look at. So -
Welsh: Diolch, Lywydd. Diolch yn fawr iawn. Rwy'n ddiolchgar iawn i'r Pwyllgor Deisebau ac wrth gwrs, i'r deisebwyr am gyflwyno'r ddeiseb yn gyntaf ac yna yn amlwg am y ddadl heddiw. Er nad oes syrcasau wedi eu lleoli yng Nghymru, maent yn ymweld wrth gwrs, a chredaf fod y cynnig heddiw yn tynnu sylw'n bendant at y teimlad cyhoeddus cryf iawn ynglŷn â'r defnydd o anifeiliaid gwyllt mewn syrcasau. Felly, mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn hapus iawn i gefnogi'r cynnig heddiw. Hoffwn gofnodi fy ymrwymiad i archwilio pob cyfle i gyflwyno deddfwriaeth i wahardd yr arfer o ddefnyddio anifeiliaid gwyllt mewn syrcasau yng Nghymru. Hoffwn dawelu meddwl Bethan Sayed yn bendant na fyddaf yn mynd ar goll. Ni chredaf y dylai neb fychanu fy ymrwymiad personol i wneud hyn. Felly, mae yna ddau beth: un yw edrych ar y rhaglen ddeddfwriaethol i weld lle y gallem gyflwyno'r ddeddfwriaeth honno. Fel y nododd Simon Thomas, yn gymwys iawn rwy'n credu, byddai'n dda cael Deddf Senedd Cymru, ond yn amlwg, mae gennym raglen ddeddfwriaethol lawn iawn, ond rwy'n parhau i archwilio'r cyfleoedd hynny, ac adran 12 hefyd, a nodwyd gan nifer o'r Aelodau. Pan ddechreuais yn y portffolio hwn, edrychais ar adran 12 a chymryd tystiolaeth ar hyn. Gwnaeth Adran yr Amgylchedd, Bwyd a Materion Gwledig yr un peth hefyd, a chawsant eu cynghori y gellid herio camau i osod gwaharddiad ar sail lles drwy reoliadau yn yr Uchel Lys, ond mae'n rhywbeth rydym yn parhau i edrych arno rwy'n credu. Un o'r canlyniadau strategol yng nghynllun gweithredu'r fframwaith iechyd a lles anifeiliaid yw bod anifeiliaid yng Nghymru yn cael bywyd o ansawdd da. Cyfeiriodd sawl Aelod at fy mwriad i ddatblygu cynllun trwyddedu ar gyfer arddangosfeydd symudol o anifeiliaid yng Nghymru, ac rwyf am dawelu meddwl Janet Finch-Saunders: rwy'n deall wrth gwrs ei fod yn fater ar wahân, ac mae'n ddiddorol gweld bod rhannau eraill o'r DU bellach yn dilyn ein dull o weithredu. Cyhoeddais hynny yn fy natganiad ysgrifenedig ym mis Rhagfyr 2017. Roedd hynny'n dilyn ymgynghoriad cyhoeddus ar y mater. A chan fy mod yn gofyn am farn ar y pwnc hwnnw, manteisiais ar y cyfle i ofyn barn y cyhoedd ar y defnydd o anifeiliaid gwyllt mewn syrcasau. Ar yr un pryd - roedd tua'r un pryd, mis Rhagfyr, gaeaf 2016 - cyfarfûm â Gweinidogion Llywodraeth y DU. Credaf mai yr Arglwydd Gardiner ydoedd; rwyf wedi ei gyfarfod ychydig o weithiau. Gofynnodd Paul Davies a fûm yn gweithio gyda Gweinidogion, felly roeddwn yn gweithio gyda Gweinidogion, ac roedd fy swyddogion yn gweithio ochr yn ochr â swyddogion DEFRA. Oherwydd bod Llywodraeth y DU wedi cyhoeddi'n flaenorol mai ei bwriad oedd gwahardd y defnydd o anifeiliaid gwyllt mewn syrcasau, roeddwn yn hapus iawn i gael Cymru wedi'i chynnwys yn y rhaglen honno gan y teimlwn y byddai'n gyflymach. Fodd bynnag, mae'r cynnydd wedi bod yn anhygoel o araf, a dyna pam y penderfynais ddilyn y trywydd rwyf wedi'i ddilyn wedyn, sef edrych ar yr holl opsiynau. Gofynnodd Paul Davies hefyd am y Ddeddf a gyflwynwyd gan Lywodraeth yr Alban yn ddiweddar. Enillodd Gydsyniad Brenhinol - credaf mai tua diwedd mis Ionawr y digwyddodd hynny. Felly, rydym yn bendant yn edrych ar y model hwnnw, ac ar fodelau eraill wrth gwrs. Roedd Llywodraeth yr Alban yn argymell gwaharddiad ar nifer o seiliau moesegol, sydd, unwaith eto, wedi cael cefnogaeth ysgubol. Felly, credaf fod hwnnw'n fodel da iawn i ni edrych arno. Felly -