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In November 2015, the Deputy Minister for Food and Farming announced an independent review of Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC). HCC is the Welsh Government owned, but independently operated, agricultural levy body for the red meat sector in Wales. It promotes and markets Welsh red meat products both in the UK and overseas and works to develop improved standards in the agricultural red meat sector in Wales, through training, technology transfer and information provision to farmers and other industry bodies, as well as through research and development.  
  
It is appropriate that Welsh Government’s arms\-length bodies are reviewed periodically to ensure they are still necessary and if so, they continue to provide good value for money. HCC was created in 2003 and was reconstituted in 2007, when it became a company limited by guarantee, wholly owned by the Welsh Ministers.  
  
The review was undertaken by Kevin Roberts, who is currently the independent Chair of the Strategic Framework Partnership Group. In order to evaluate the role of HCC, Kevin spoke to a wide range of industry organisations and individuals about HCC’s ability to undertake its functions and deliver value for money for the Welsh Government and for levy payers. The initial findings were announced in March 2016 and Kevin has now submitted his final report and recommendations to me.  
  
Kevin concludes a red meat levy is still required in Wales and HCC remains best placed to collect and spend levy monies and undertake its other functions on behalf of levy payers and the Welsh Government. Kevin has identified a number of areas for improvement and his report makes 21 recommendations to the Welsh Government and HCC.  
  
The main focus of the recommendations is on ensuring the right balance of spend at home and abroad in the promotion of Welsh red meat, improvement in collaboration between HCC, partner organisations and the Welsh Government, and further involvement of the HCC Board in setting organisational direction. Kevin has particularly highlighted measures to increase representation at Board level and strengthen engagement with the HCC executive to ensure robust scrutiny and challenge. The report also outlines a number of measures to improve the formal governance relationship between HCC and the Welsh Government. Importantly, Kevin has considered the implications of the EU referendum outcome in his final report to me.  Trade arrangements post Brexit will be critically important and in the context of our agriculture industry,  HCC will continue to play a vitally important role in helping to expand the  export market for Welsh Lamb and Welsh Beef.  
  
I am pleased to accept those recommendations that fall to the Welsh Government to implement and good progress, particularly on those around the governance of HCC has already been made. My officials have drawn up a new framework which has been shared and discussed with HCC outlining the required governance arrangements moving forward.  
  
I have written  to the HCC Board  to invite members to continue their important role for a further six month period  ensuring  continuity as the two organisations work together to implement Kevin’s recommendations. I shall launch a recruitment exercise this autumn to ensure that a new Board is in place by 1 April 2017\.  
  
I am keen to see a better gender balance on the HCC Board in future and in this respect would encourage more women to apply. And I wish to see people with successful track records particularly in the financial management and marketing fields stepping forward.  
  
I have spoken to the Chair and the Chief Executive of HCC who have informed me that they and the HCC Board accept those recommendations which fall to HCC.  
  
My full response to each of the recommendations has been published today on the Welsh Government website at:  
http://gov.wales/topics/environmentcountryside/foodanddrink/supportforfoodproducers/hybucigcymru/?lang\=en

  
I wish to put on record my sincere gratitude to Kevin Roberts for the considerable time and effort he has put into undertaking the review and for his insight and helpful recommendations. I would also like to thank all of the individuals who gave of their time, expertise and views to help inform Kevin's findings.  
  
I look forward to receiving regular progress reports from my officials and from HCC as the work to implement Kevin's recommendations begins in earnest.

 

 

 







Translation:


 
Ym mis Tachwedd 2015, cyhoeddodd y Dirprwy Weinidog Bwyd a Ffermio adolygiad annibynnol o Hybu Cig Cymru. Hybu Cig Cymru yw’r corff lefi amaethyddol ar gyfer y sector cig coch yng Nghymru. Llywodraeth Cymru sy’n berchen arno ond mae’n cael ei redeg yn annibynnol. Mae’n hyrwyddo ac yn marchnata cynhyrchion cig coch o Gymru ym Mhrydain a thramor ac yn gweithio i ddatblygu safonau gwell yn y sector cig coch yng Nghymru. Mae'n gwneud hynny drwy gynnig hyfforddiant, trosglwyddo technoleg a darparu gwybodaeth i ffermwyr a chyrff eraill yn y diwydiant, a hefyd drwy wneud gwaith ymchwil a datblygu.    
  
Mae'n briodol bod cyrff hyd braich Llywodraeth Cymru yn cael eu hadolygu o bryd i'w gilydd i sicrhau bod eu hangen o hyd ac os felly, sicrhau eu bod yn parhau i roi gwerth da am arian. Crëwyd Hybu Cig Cymru yn 2003 a chafodd ei ailgyfansoddi yn 2007\. Bryd hynny, daeth yn gwmni cyfyngedig trwy warant a oedd ym mherchnogaeth lwyr Gweinidogion Cymru.  
  
Cynhaliwyd yr adolygiad gan Kevin Roberts, sef Cadeirydd annibynnol presennol Grŵp Partneriaeth y Fframwaith Strategol. Er mwyn gwerthuso rôl Hybu Cig Cymru, siaradodd Kevin ag amrywiaeth eang o sefydliadau ac unigolion o blith y diwydiant am allu Hybu Cig Cymru i ymgymryd â'i swyddogaethau a sicrhau gwerth am arian ar gyfer Llywodraeth Cymru a’r rheini sy’n talu lefi. Cyhoeddwyd y canfyddiadau cychwynnol ym mis Mawrth 2016 ac mae Kevin bellach wedi cyflwyno ei adroddiad terfynol a'i argymhellion imi.   
  
Mae Kevin yn dod i’r casgliad bod angen codi lefi ar gig coch o hyd yng Nghymru ac mai Hybu Cig Cymru yw’r corff sydd yn y lle gorau i gasglu’r lefi a gwario’r arian ac i ymgymryd â’i swyddogaethau eraill ar ran y rheini sy’n talu’r lefi a Llywodraeth Cymru. Mae Kevin wedi nodi nifer o feysydd i'w gwella ac mae ei adroddiad yn cyflwyno 21 o argymhellion i Lywodraeth Cymru a Hybu Cig Cymru.   
  
Mae'r argymhellion yn canolbwyntio'n bennaf ar sicrhau'r cydbwysedd cywir rhwng yr hyn sy'n cael ei wario adref a thramor wrth fynd ati i hyrwyddo cig coch o Gymru, gwella'r modd y mae Hybu Cig Cymru, sefydliadau sy'n bartneriaid, a Llywodraeth Cymru yn cydweithio, a sicrhau bod Bwrdd Hybu Cig Cymru'n cyfrannu mwy at y gwaith o osod cyfeiriad y sefydliad. Mae Kevin wedi dwyn sylw penodol at fesurau i wella cynrychiolaeth ar lefel y Bwrdd a chryfhau'r cysylltiad gyda gweithrediaeth Hybu Cig Cymru er mwyn sicrhau bod prosesau craffu cadarn yn eu lle a’i bod yn cael ei herio. Mae'r adroddiad hefyd yn amlinellu nifer o fesurau i wella'r berthynas lywodraethu ffurfiol rhwng Hybu Cig Cymru a Llywodraeth Cymru. Yn yr adroddiad terfynol a gyflwynodd imi, mae Kevin wedi ystyried goblygiadau canlyniad refferendwm yr UE, ac mae hynny'n fater pwysig. Bydd trefniadau masnach wedi Brexit yn hanfodol bwysig ac yng nghyd\-destun ein diwydiant ffermio, bydd rôl Hybu Cig Cymru yn y gwaith o gynorthwyo i ehangu’r farchnad allforio ar gyfer Cig Oen a Chig Eidion o Gymru yn parhau i fod yn hanfodol bwysig.  
  
Mae'n bleser gennyf dderbyn yr argymhellion hynny  y bydd Llywodraeth Cymru yn gyfrifol am eu gweithredu. Gwelwyd cynnydd da eisoes, yn enwedig o ran y modd y caiff Hybu Cig Cymru ei lywodraethu. Mae fy swyddogion wedi llunio fframwaith newydd ac fe rannwyd a thrafodwyd hwnnw gyda Hybu Cig Cymru. Wrth wneud hynny, amlinellwyd y trefniadau llywodraethu sydd eu hangen yn y dyfodol ar gyfer symud ymlaen.  
  
Rwyf wedi ysgrifennu at Fwrdd Hybu Cig Cymru i wahodd aelodau i barhau â'u rôl bwysig am gyfnod o chwe mis arall gan sicrhau parhad wrth i'r ddau sefydliad gydweithio i roi argymhellion Kevin ar waith. Yr hydref hwn, byddaf yn lansio ymarfer recriwtio i sicrhau bod Bwrdd newydd wedi'i sefydlu erbyn 1 Ebrill 2017\.  
  
Yn y dyfodol, rwyf yn awyddus i weld mwy o gydbwysedd o ran y rhywiau ar Fwrdd Hybu Cig Cymru ac i’r  perwyl hwnnw hoffwn annog mwy o fenywod i wneud cais. Hefyd, hoffwn weld pobl sydd â hanes o lwyddiant blaenorol, yn enwedig ym maes rheolaeth ariannol a marchnata, yn gwneud cais.  
  
Rwyf wedi siarad â Chadeirydd a Phrif Weithredwr Hybu Cig Cymru ac maent wedi dweud wrthyf y byddan nhw ynghyd â Bwrdd Hybu Cig Cymru yn derbyn yr argymhellion sy’n berthnasol i Hybu Cig Cymru.    
  
Mae fy ymateb llawn i bob un o'r argymhellion wedi'u cyhoeddi heddiw ar wefan Llywodraeth Cymru:  
  
http://gov.wales/topics/environmentcountryside/foodanddrink/supportforfoodproducers/hybucigcymru/?lang\=cy

   
Hoffwn gofnodi fy niolch didwyll i Kevin Roberts am yr amser a'r ymdrech y mae wedi’u rhoi i gynnal yr adolygiad ac am ei ddealltwriaeth a'i argymhellion defnyddiol. Hoffwn hefyd ddiolch i'r holl unigolion a roddodd o'u hamser, eu harbenigedd a'u sylwadau i helpu i lywio canfyddiadau Kevin.   
  
Wrth i'r gwaith o weithredu argymhellion Kevin ddechrau o ddifrif, edrychaf ymlaen at gael adroddiadau cynnydd rheolaidd gan fy swyddogion ac oddi wrth Hybu Cig Cymru.