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Following Royal Assent of the Agricultural Sector (Wales) Bill on 30 July 2014, I launched a 12 week consultation on 7 August 2014 to seek the views of the Welsh public on the constitution and functions of the Agricultural Advisory Panel for Wales proposed under the Act.  


The consultation closed on 30 October 2014 and 23 responses were received from a variety of organisations and individuals representing diverse interests within the Welsh agricultural industry.


The reaction from the industry to the proposals for an Agricultural Advisory Panel for Wales has been positive and constructive, with many respondents suggesting innovative methods by which the Panel might operate and a variety of issues the Panel might consider.


The Panel will of course have an important role in developing a fair framework for wages in the agricultural sector. However the broader function of the Panel as an advisory body has also been welcomed by respondents \- in particular the role the Panel can play to advise on skills, career development and professionalization in the sector. Respondents identified an opportunity here for the Panel to liaise closely with institutions of higher education and land based training.


A wide range of organisations representing the breadth of the agricultural sector in Wales have been suggested for membership of the Panel. Respondents were also keen to make the point that the Panel should have a fair and balanced representation. The general view is that the Panel’s membership should represent the main sub\-sectors within the industry while also possessing the necessary skills, experience and expertise to take forward its remit.  


The members of the Panel will be chosen through the public appointment process and in consultation with interested parties, including unions representing both employers and workers.  Given the vast remit of the Panel and the time required for correct and effective consultation we hope to have the Panel members selected and the framework in place by the end of 2015\.


I would like to place on record my sincere thanks to all those who took the time to consider and respond to the consultation proposals and I look forward to continuing to work closely with stakeholders to create this historic body which will assist in further developing professionalism, efficiency and prosperity within Welsh agriculture.


In the meantime, I have also decided that an Interim Wages Order will be required. The process of creating the Agricultural Advisory Panel is underway, but until the Panel members convene, an interim wages order will correct the existing disparities in agricultural wages, protect the lowest paid workers and maintain progression incentive for skills development. Proposals for an Interim Wages Order will be put forward for consultation early in 2015\.


 


 


 


 


 


These actions will ensure fair incentives for those working on Welsh farms while also helping us put in place favourable conditions that will support the move towards a more efficient and prosperous future for the industry as a whole.







Translation:


 
Ar ôl i’r Bil Sector Amaethyddol (Cymru) gael Cydsyniad Brenhinol ar 30 Gorffennaf 2014, lansiais ymgynghoriad 12 wythnos ar 7 Awst 2014 er mwyn ceisio barn pobl Cymru ar gyfansoddiad a swyddogaethau'r Panel Cynghori ar Amaethyddiaeth Cymru a gynigir o dan y Ddeddf.  

Daeth yr ymgynghoriad i ben ar 30 Hydref 2014 ac fe gafwyd 23 o ymatebion gan amrywiol sefydliadau ac unigolion sy'n cynrychioli gwahanol fuddiannau yn y diwydiant amaethyddol yng Nghymru.

Bu ymateb y diwydiant i'r cynigion ar gyfer Panel Cynghori ar Amaethyddiaeth Cymru yn un cadarnhaol ac adeiladol, ac mae nifer o’r rhai a ymatebodd wedi awgrymu ffyrdd arloesol y gallai'r Panel weithredu ac amrywiaeth o faterion y gallai'r Panel eu hystyried.

Bydd swyddogaeth bwysig gan y Panel wrth gwrs yn y gwaith o ddatblygu fframwaith teg ar gyfer cyflogau yn y sector amaethyddol. Fodd bynnag, mae swyddogaeth ehangach y Panel fel corff cynghori hefyd wedi'i chroesawu gan y rhai a ymatebodd \- yn arbennig y rhan y gallai’r Panel ei chwarae yn cynghori ar sgiliau, datblygu gyrfa a phroffesiynoli busnesau yn y sector.  Nododd yr ymatebwyr bod cyfle yma i’r Panel gydweithio’n agos gyda sefydliadau addysg uwch a hyfforddiant tir.

Cynigiwyd amrywiaeth eang o sefydliadau sy'n cynrychioli pob rhan o'r sector amaethyddol yng Nghymru i fod yn aelodau o'r Panel. Roedd y rhai a ymatebodd hefyd yn awyddus i bwysleisio y dylai’r Panel gael cynrychiolaeth deg a chytbwys. Y farn gyffredinol yw y dylai aelodaeth y Panel gynrychioli’r prif is\-sectorau a geir o fewn y diwydiant  gan feddu hefyd ar y sgiliau, y profiad a'r arbenigedd sydd eu hangen er mwyn cyflawni ei amcanion.  

Bydd aelodau'r Panel yn cael eu dewis drwy'r broses penodiadau cyhoeddus ac mewn ymgynghoriad â phartïon â buddiant, gan gynnwys undebau sy'n cynrychioli cyflogwyr a gweithwyr. Gan ystyried cylch gwaith enfawr y Panel a’r amser sy’n ofynnol ar gyfer ymgynghoriad cywir ac effeithiol, gobeithiwn ddewis aelodau’r Panel a gosod y fframwaith erbyn diwedd 2015\.

Hoffwn ddiolch yn ddiffuant i bawb a roddodd o'u hamser i ystyried ac ymateb i gynigion yr ymgynghoriad ac edrychaf ymlaen at barhau i weithio'n agos gyda rhanddeiliaid er mwyn creu'r corff hanesyddol hwn a fydd yn helpu i ddatblygu proffesiynoldeb, effeithlonrwydd a ffyniant ymhellach yn y sector amaethyddol yng Nghymru.

Yn y cyfamser, rwyf hefyd wedi penderfynu y bydd angen Gorchymyn Cyflogau Interim. Mae’r broses o greu Panel Cynghori ar Amaethyddiaeth eisoes wedi cychwyn, ond nes i aelodau'r Panel ddechrau ar eu gwaith, bydd gorchymyn cyflogau interim yn cywiro'r gwahaniaethau sy’n bodoli ar hyn o bryd mewn cyflogau amaethyddol, gan ddiogelu’r gweithwyr isaf eu cyflog a chynnal yr ysgogiad ar gyfer datblygu sgiliau. Bydd argymhellion ynghylch Gorchymyn Cyflogau Interim yn cael eu cyflwyno ar gyfer ymgynghoriad yn gynnar yn 2015\.

Bydd y camau hyn yn sicrhau ysgogiad teg i’r rhai sy’n gweithio ar ffermydd Cymru, a hefyd yn ein helpu i osod amodau ffafriol a fydd o gymorth wrth symud tuag at ddyfodol mwy effeithlon a llewyrchus i’r diwydiant yn gyfan.