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I would like to notify Members of the outcome of the recent process to appoint new members to the Welsh Language Partnership Council. The Council was established by Section 149 of the Welsh Language Measure (Wales) 2011, and its main purpose is to give advice and guidance to Welsh Ministers in relation to the Welsh language and the implementation of its Welsh language strategy.


Some Council members’ terms came to an end on 30 June 2020, and I’m very grateful to them for their support during the last three years, especially considering the challenges we’ve faced as a result of the world\-wide pandemic.


There was a positive response to the appointment process, with the standard of the applicants, as well as the range of expertise, extremely high. Deciding who to appoint was not easy. I’ve therefore decided to appoint seven new members, and I’m grateful to them for accepting the invitation to serve on the Partnership Council.


The new members who’ll be joining the six current members of the Council will be: Dyfed Edwards, Dafydd Hughes, Meleri Wyn Davies, Rosemary Jones, Rhys Jones, Lowri Morgans and Andrew White.


The new members will serve on the Council until the end of March 2024\. I’m confident that they have the necessary experience and expertise to support the next Government. One of their tasks will be to contribute to the work of developing the second *Cymraeg 2050* Work Programme, which is the next exciting step on our national journey towards a million Welsh speakers.


Last year, I set up various sub\-groups to the Partnership Council to look closer at a number of issues concerning the language, for instance education, language use in the community, and the relationship between Welsh and the economy. These groups have been regularly reporting back to me about their work, and offering valuable advice to support us in taking *Cymraeg 2050* forward.


We are now in the process of setting up a new sub\-group to look at equalities issues in relation to race and ethnicity. Our aim is to make sure that Welsh is as open as possible to people from all backgrounds, and that the language used in this context is inclusive. The sub\-group will include individuals who represent various ethnic communities, and its members will periodically attend Partnership Council meetings.


I’m confident that the Council will continue to be a useful forum to the next Government, as it steps decisively towards a million speakers.







Translation:


 
Hoffwn hysbysu Aelodau o ganlyniad y broses ddiweddar i benodi aelodau newydd i Gyngor Partneriaeth y Gymraeg. Sefydlwyd y Cyngor gan Adran 149 Mesur y Gymraeg (Cymru) 2011, a’i brif bwrpas yw rhoi cyngor ac arweiniad i Weinidogion Cymru mewn perthynas â materion yn ymwneud â’r Gymraeg a gweithredu ei strategaeth iaith.


Daeth tymor rhai o aelodau’r Cyngor Partneriaeth i ben ar 30 Mehefin 2020 ac rwyf yn ddiolchgar iawn i’r aelodau hynny am eu cefnogaeth yn ystod y tair blynedd ddiwethaf, yn enwedig yn wyneb yr heriau sydd wedi dod i’n rhan yn sgil y pandemig byd\-eang.


Cafwyd ymateb cadarnhaol i’r broses benodi gyda safon yr ymgeiswyr, a’r amrediad o arbenigedd yn eithriadol o uchel – nid oedd hi’n hawdd dewis pwy i’w benodi. Rwyf felly wedi penderfynu penodi saith aelod newydd, ac rwyf yn ddiolchgar iddynt am dderbyn y gwahoddiad i wasanaethu ar y Cyngor Partneriaeth.


Yr aelodau newydd a fydd yn ymuno gyda chwe aelod presennol y Cyngor Partneriaeth fydd: Dyfed Edwards, Dafydd Hughes, Meleri Wyn Davies, Rosemary Jones, Rhys Jones, Lowri Morgans ac Andrew White.


Bydd yr aelodau newydd yn gwasanaethu ar y Cyngor nes diwedd mis Mawrth 2024\. Rwyf yn hyderus bod ganddynt y profiad a’r arbenigedd angenrheidiol i gefnogi’r Llywodraeth nesaf. Rhan o'u tasg fydd cyfrannu at y gwaith o ddatblygu ail Raglen Waith *Cymraeg 2050,* sef y cam cyffrous nesaf ar ein taith genedlaethol tuag at filiwn o siaradwyr.


Y llynedd, fe wnes i sefydlu amrywiol is\-grwpiau i’r Cyngor Partneriaeth sy’n craffu’n fanylach ar nifer o faterion sy’n ymwneud â’r iaith e.e. addysg, defnydd iaith cymunedol a pherthynas y Gymraeg a’r economi. Mae’r grwpiau wedi bod yn adrodd yn ôl yn rheolaidd i mi ar eu gwaith ac yn cynnig cyngor gwerthfawr i’n cefnogi i weithredu *Cymraeg 2050*.


Rydym ni wrthi’n awr yn sefydlu is\-grŵp newydd a fydd yn edrych ar faterion cydraddoldeb ym maes hil ac ethnigrwydd. Y bwriad yw gwneud yn siŵr bod y Gymraeg mor agored ag sy’n bosibl i bobl o bob cefndir a bod yr iaith a ddefnyddir yn y maes hwn yn gynhwysol. Bydd yr is\-grŵp yn cynnwys unigolion a fydd yn cynrychioli’r amrywiol gymunedau ethnig a bydd aelodau’r is grŵp yn mynychu cyfarfodydd y Cyngor Partneriaeth o bryd i’w gilydd.


Rwy’n hyderus y bydd y Cyngor Partneriaeth yn parhau’n arf defnyddiol i’r Llywodraeth nesaf wrth iddi gamu’n bendant tuag at y miliwn.