English: Thank you to the Minister for her statement. It's a long-awaited statement, and whilst there is much to be welcomed, I'm sorry to say that I'm also disappointed. If I could start with BVD. BVD, as we've heard, is one of the greatest challenges facing the cattle sector in Wales, and indeed, across the UK. There are far too many of our cattle suffering this terrible disease, and it leads to concern about animal welfare, the welfare of rural businesses, and the well-being of our farmers and their families. But the truth is that the veterinary sector tell me that it's also something relatively easy to tackle. Ten million pounds has already been spent to tackle this disease. As the Minister mentioned, a large percentage - over 80 per cent - of herds have been treated. But I think it was Professor George Gunn, who is an expert in veterinary epidemiology, who said that the key to the success of any policy in tackling BVD is momentum. Unfortunately, from what I can see today, that momentum, which had been generated here in Wales, will come to an end. The £10 million of European funding will go to waste unless there is continuity here. The only real way of ensuring the continued success of this programme is through legislating, as we've heard. We need legislation in order to ensure that farmers continue to test. That's what I, vets and farmers were hoping to hear today. And although I welcome the ambition here, there is a very real risk that we will lose momentum unless we see a Bill introduced to this place. You mentioned building on the successes of the voluntary phase of the BVD project and moving on to the next phase. But the statement comes to an end abruptly there. I know that vets and farmers listening will be very frustrated indeed today, because where is the detail about the next phase? We don't know. I wonder if the Minister could tell us what the details of the next phase are, and how we're going to build on this work. How does the Minister expect farmers to continue to test on a voluntary basis? Testing costs money, of course. Where will that money come from for these tests? For how long will the next phase be in place? But more importantly, when can we expect a Bill in order to require this? Can we at least have a clear timetable for such legislation, please? Finally, in turning to sheep scab, this is a positive development and I welcome it. But again, there is a fundamental weakness, which is the lack of statutory support for plans to tackle sheep scab. In response to a question from me some months ago on the pledge to give £5 million to a scheme to tackle sheep scab, the Minister said in her response that she had given a substantial amount of money, but that COVID had interrupted the programme. I understand that that wasn't entirely right at the time, and perhaps the Minister misspoke. So, could the Minister today confirm if the £4.5 million announced today is the same money as was previously announced, and, therefore, that it's not new funding, it's a restatement of something that's previously been stated, or is this entirely new funding? Finally, the recent announcement by NRW that they are to increase the fees to get rid of sheep dip to 10 times the current fee has horrified farmers, and indeed, is likely to lead to reduced dipping, which will harm farms, rural businesses and animal welfare. This would be contrary to any ambition by the Government to tackle sheep scab. In the consultation, there was talk that NRW was willing to allow some of the fees to be reduced to control disease. So, will the Minister persuade NRW to ensure that this is done across the board for all farms dealing with sheep, in order to enable farmers to continue to dip safely, and to secure the welfare of their herds?
Welsh: Diolch i'r Gweinidog am y datganiad. Mae'n ddatganiad hirddisgwyliedig, a thra bod yna lawer o bethau yno i'w groesawu, mae'n flin gen i ddweud fy mod i hefyd yn siomedig. Os caf i gychwyn efo BVD. BVD, fel rydyn ni wedi clywed, ydy un o'r heintiau a'r heriau mwyaf sydd yn wynebu'r sector gwartheg yng Nghymru, ac yn wir, yn y Deyrnas Gyfunol. Mae yna lawer gormod o wartheg yn dioddef o'r haint erchyll yma, ac mae'n arwain at bryderon ynghylch lles anifeiliaid, lles busnesau bach cefn gwlad, a lles ein ffermwyr a'u teuluoedd. Ond y gwir anffodus ydy bod y sector milfeddygol yn dweud wrthyf i ei fod hefyd yn rywbeth cymharol hawdd i fynd i'r afael ag e. Mae yna £10 miliwn eisoes wedi cael ei wario er mwyn mynd i'r afael â'r haint yma. Fel y soniodd y Gweinidog, mae canran fawr - dros 80 y cant - o'r gyrrod - beth bynnag yw lluosog 'gyr' yn y Gymraeg - wedi cael eu trin. Ond dwi'n meddwl mai'r Athro George Gunn, sy'n arbenigo mewn epidemioleg milfeddygol, ddywedodd mai'r allwedd i lwyddiant unrhyw bolisi i fynd i'r afael â BVD ydy momentwm. Yn anffodus, yn ôl beth welaf i yma heddiw, mae'r momentwm hwnnw a oedd wedi dechrau yma yng Nghymru am ddirwyn i ben. Bydd y £10 miliwn o bres Ewropeaidd a wariwyd yn wastraff heb fod yna barhad efo hyn. Yr unig ffordd go iawn o sicrhau parhad llwyddiant y rhaglen yma ydy trwy ddeddfu, fel rydym ni wedi clywed. Mae'n rhaid deddfu er mwyn sicrhau bod ffermwyr yn parhau i brofi. Dyna beth roeddwn i, y milfeddygon a'r ffermwyr yn gobeithio ei glywed heddiw. Ac er fy mod yn croesawu'r uchelgais tuag at hyn, mae yna beryg go iawn y byddwn yn colli momentwm os nad ydym yn gweld Bil yn cael ei gyflwyno. Mi oeddech chi'n sôn am adeiladu ar lwyddiant phase gwirfoddol y cynllun BVD ac am fynd ymlaen i'r phase nesaf. Ond mae'r datganiad yn gorffen yn sydyn yn fanno. Dwi'n gwybod y bydd milfeddygon a ffermwyr sy'n gwrando yn gwbl rhwystredig heddiw, oherwydd ble mae'r manylion am y phase nesaf? Dydyn ni ddim yn gwybod. Tybed a all y Gweinidog ddweud wrthym ni beth ydy manylion y phase nesaf. Sut ydyn ni am adeiladu ar y gwaith yma? Sut mae'r Gweinidog yn disgwyl i ffermwyr barhau i brofi yn wirfoddol? Mae profi yn costio, wrth gwrs. O ble ddaw'r pres ar gyfer y profion yma? Am ba hyd mae'r phase nesaf am fod? Ond, yn bwysicach fyth, pryd fedrwn ni ddisgwyl Bil er mwyn gorfodi hyn? Fan leiaf, a gawn ni amserlen glir ar gyfer deddfwriaeth, os gwelwch yn dda? Yn olaf, efo'r clafr, mae hwn yn ddatblygiad cadarnhaol, a dwi'n ei groesawu. Ond, unwaith eto, mae yna wendid sylfaenol, sef y diffyg mewn cefnogaeth statudol i gynlluniau i fynd i'r afael â'r clafr. Mewn ateb i gwestiwn gen i rai misoedd yn ôl ynghylch yr addewid i roi £5 miliwn i gynllun er mwyn mynd i'r afael â'r clafr, fe ddywedodd y Gweinidog yn ei hymateb ei bod hi wedi rhoi swm sylweddol, ond bod COVID wedi amharu ar y rhaglen. Rwy'n deall nad oedd hwnnw ar y pryd yn gwbl gywir, ac efallai i'r Gweinidog gamsiarad. Felly, a all y Gweinidog heddiw gadarnhau os mai'r un pres ydy'r £4.5 miliwn yma sy'n cael ei gyhoeddi heddiw a gafodd ei gyhoeddi'n flaenorol, ac felly nad pres newydd ydy o, ond ailddatgan rhywbeth a wnaed yn flaenorol ydy hwn, yntau ai pres newydd ydy hwn? Yn olaf, mae cyhoeddiad diweddar Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru eu bod am gynyddu'r ffi o gael gwared ar ddip defaid i 10 gwaith y pris presennol wedi codi braw ar ffermwyr, ac, yn wir, mewn peryg o arwain at lai o ddipio, a fydd yn niweidio ffermwyr, busnesau gwledig a lles anifeiliaid. Mi fuasai hyn yn mynd yn groes i unrhyw uchelgais gan y Llywodraeth i fynd i'r afael â'r clafr. Yn yr ymgynghoriad, roedd yna sôn bod Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru yn barod i ganiatáu hepgor peth o'r ffioedd, efo ffioedd llai, hwyrach, er mwyn rheoli heintiau. Felly, a wnaiff y Gweinidog ddwyn perswâd ar Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru i sicrhau bod hyn yn cael ei wneud ar draws y bwrdd, i bob fferm sy'n delio efo defaid, er mwy galluogi ffermwyr i barhau i ddipio yn ddiogel, a sicrhau lles eu hanifeiliaid? Diolch.