Diolch yn fawr, Llywydd.

Just carrying on with NVZs, as the Cabinet Secretary knows, this is causing considerable concern amongst those who might be affected by it. I would just like to support the approach that has been taken by our colleague from Preseli. It is open to the Cabinet Secretary, of course, as a consequence of this consultation, to avoid a heavy-handed approach, if she's convinced that we can achieve the objectives of the habitats directives and environmental directives that are concerned here by voluntary means.

I'm sure she's aware of the experiment that has been undertaken in the Cleddau by farmers, which has successfully reduced nitrate levels on their farms to below those that are the limits in EU rules and regulations. They've achieved these outcomes at a fraction of the cost that they would have incurred if they'd had to install massive new vats for the storage of slurry et cetera. So, can she, without wishing in any way to anticipate the results of the inquiry, reassure us today that schemes of this kind will certainly be borne in mind so that we can reduce the cost to farmers of necessary environmental controls?