Diolch, Llywydd, and thank you to Mike Hedges, Mick Antoniw and Llyr Huws Gruffydd for their contributions. I do understand Members' disappointment and concerns, and I had hoped that I had explained why we were doing it this way. We do have to consider proportionality and prudence in our decision making when we bring forward legislation. As I say, there's no Welsh Government Bill before this Assembly or planned to be introduced in this Assembly year where we could hinge on this. I didn't want to have a different timescale to England either. So, I thought this the most appropriate way. But I do want Members to understand that I do understand their concerns on this. I think it's really important that we offer greater protection for service animals in Wales whilst maintaining relevant protections for innocent bystanders, and I hope that, and what I said in my opening remarks, does reassure Mike Hedges that the Bill does not encroach on human rights, as the common law defence of self-defence remains, and an animal must also be acting reasonably and under the control of a relevant officer as absolutely described in the Bill.

So, what this Bill does is—. By taking the provisions forward in the UK Bill, it means that service animals in Wales will be afforded the same level of protection, at the same time, as those in England, and I do think this legislation really represents a strong step forward for Wales—a clear indicator that animal cruelty will not be tolerated, and I do ask Members for their support.