As the Minister has explained already, these regulations amend the Trade in Animals and Related Products (Wales) Regulations 2011 and the Meat Preparations (Amendment and Transitory Modification) (Wales) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021 following the UK's exit from the EU.

We noted in our report—I've only got a few brief comments here—that the UK Government undertook a short consultation exercise in relation to its regulations that recognised some changes affecting Wales. Given that the UK Government was able to undertake consultation, we asked the Welsh Government to confirm why it was not itself able to undertake a similar short consultation exercise in Wales. In its response to our report, the Government then explained that it had not undertaken a public consultation here due to the urgency of the regulations but that, indeed, the UK Government had done so instead. The Government's response here in Wales went on to explain that the consultation document stated that similar changes would be brought forward in relation to the domestic legislation in Wales, and that Welsh Government officials provided specific details of Welsh stakeholders who were asked to respond to the UK Government.

We are indeed grateful to the Welsh Government for that information, the additional information provided in its response to our report. But, Minister, and this is probably a familiar reprise to you now from our committee, what we do note is that if the explanation, which was really helpful, had been included in the explanatory memorandum in the very first instance, it would have been even more helpful to assist the Senedd in its scrutiny, though as I say, Minister, we're grateful for the subsequent explanation in response to our report, and we're always grateful when Welsh Government seeks to improve the way it brings forward explanatory memoranda, too. Diolch yn fawr iawn, Llywydd.