I'm grateful, Deputy Presiding Officer. Can I thank the Minister for her positive engagement with the committee, not only today but throughout the process? The Minister is absolutely right: animal welfare is an absolute priority, and that's the position the committee undertook in its inquiry work. I was pleased, actually, to hear the Minister reference the difference between greyhound racing and the horse-racing authorities in Wales. I think that is an important lesson to be learnt.

Can I thank all contributors to today's debate? It is an emotive topic; we know it's an emotive topic. Jane Dodds articulated very well, as she does all the time in this Chamber, her memory of her beloved Arthur. Jane doesn't want to see another Arthur go through similar experiences. I don't want to see any dog go through those experiences. But there was a mixture of thoughts. A number of colleagues did support a phased ban approach; a number of colleagues didn't. A number of colleagues wanted to wait. Hefin David, for example, didn't want to take a view until the public consultation has been completed. But he very rightly, I think, as Member of the Senedd for Caerphilly, raised the consequences and concerns of what may happen next for his constituents. He was right to do that and, of course, those questions need to be answered.

I think what we did hear today was the importance of that consultation. I'll just turn to two points, I think, from my colleagues to the left of me. James Evans, first, referred to the nuclear option of banning. You referenced the consequences to the economy and so on. Well, actually, the Petitions Committee took into consideration those consequences and what we decided is it's not the nuclear option of a ban tomorrow—that if there was evidence for a ban, then it should be a phased-out approach, so that those consequences are mitigated. And to turn to my colleague Joel James, I think what he was trying to emphasise was the importance of that consultation. All Members of the committee signed up to a public consultation. The Welsh Government accepted that recommendation, and we look forward to hearing the outcome of that.

I would say that, in reflection on the contributions, I do think actually the committee did have sound evidence from both sides of the story. We held two oral evidence sessions in our committee. We heard from the chair of Premier Greyhound Racing, we heard from the owner of the Valley racetrack in Wales, and we heard from the chair and an independent member of the board of GBGB. And on the other side, we heard from Hope Rescue—the petitioner—Greyhound Rescue Wales and Almost Home Dog Rescue. The evidence in front of the committee at that time was enough to persuade the majority of committee members to call for a phased-out ban. But I do think it's an important reminder that there is that right process that I referenced in my speech in opening this debate. There will be a public consultation. The Minister referenced that as well, and it will include that important question, I think, for members of the committee, on a phased ban to greyhound racing.

Deputy Llywydd, I don't think I need to say too much more than that. I do think, actually, still that the majority of Members in the Senedd do support a phased ban. There are some who support regulation. What is absolutely clear is that greyhound racing in Wales cannot continue as it is today. That is absolutely and fundamentally clear. I do thank those campaigners and the petitioner, because without the petitioner, we wouldn't have had this debate today; we wouldn't have had that inquiry. I look forward to the consultation. I look forward to its outcome and I look forward to working with colleagues in my capacity as a Member of the Senedd, and not as Chair, to continue to press the Welsh Government to deliver the recommendations of the report and bring down the curtain on greyhound racing in Wales. Diolch.