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Ym mis Mai 2015, rhoddais yr wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i'r Aelodau am Gynllun y Bathodyn Glas, a chyhoeddais fod Grŵp Gorchwyl a Gorffen wedi'i sefydlu er mwyn adolygu’r cynllun a rhoi cyngor ar newidiadau iddo.


Cyhoeddwyd adroddiad ac argymhellion y Grŵp, ynghyd ag ymateb Llywodraeth Cymru i'r adroddiad, ym mis Rhagfyr 2015\. Ni ellir cyflawni rhai o argymhellion y Grŵp yn syth, am fod angen gwneud newidiadau i ddeddfwriaeth sylfaenol er mwyn eu gweithredu. Fodd bynnag, rwy'n glir fy mod am weld gwelliant o ran y modd y mae'r cynllun yn cael ei gyflawni gan awdurdodau lleol.


Ym mis Ionawr 2016, lansiais ymgynghoriad ar yr argymhellion y gellir eu cyflawni heb ddeddfwriaeth sylfaenol newydd, gan gynnwys cynigion i ymestyn cymhwysedd ar gyfer y cynllun i bobl â chyflyrau dros dro; symleiddio'r broses weinyddu ar gyfer ailgeisiadau; a gwella camau gorfodi er mwyn atal pobl rhag defnyddio Bathodynnau trwy dwyll, a chymryd y mannau parcio hynny y mae eu hangen ar ddeiliaid Bathodynnau bregus.


Mae Cymru yn arwain y ffordd wrth ymestyn y meini prawf cymhwysedd i gynnwys pobl â namau gwybyddol nad ydynt yn gallu teithio'n ddiogel ac yn annibynnol, ac mae rhannau eraill o'r DU bellach yn ystyried gwneud hynny hefyd. Heddiw, rwyf wedi mynd â Chymru gam ymhellach, trwy gyflwyno Rheoliadau a fydd yn ymestyn y cymhwysedd ar gyfer Bathodynnau Glas i'r rheini sydd â nam dros dro ar eu symudedd, sy'n para o leiaf flwyddyn. Y bwriad yw i hyn gynnwys pobl â namau ar eu symudedd, er enghraifft, pobl:


* â thoriadau cymhleth i'r goes sydd â sefydlogwyr allanol
* sydd wedi cael strôc neu anaf i'r pen ac sy'n gwella'n araf, ond yn gyson
* sydd wedi cael anafiadau trawmatig i'r asgwrn cefn sy'n cynnwys colli gweithrediad niwrolegol y goes, ac sy'n gwella'n araf, ond yn gyson
* â namau difrifol ar weithrediad y goes sy'n aros i gael triniaeth i osod cymal newydd, neu sydd wedi cael y driniaeth honno, ac sy'n gwella'n fwy araf na'r disgwyl.


Bydd y Rheoliadau hyn yn golygu bod y rheini sydd â namau difrifol ar eu symudedd, ond, a fydd yn gwella yn y pen draw, yn gallu cael budd o'r consesiynau y mae Bathodyn Glas yn eu cynnig. Bydd hyn yn ei gwneud yn haws iddynt gael gwasanaethau a chyfleusterau i'w helpu i wella a pharhau i fyw'n annibynnol yn ystod y cyfnod hwn.







Translation:


 
In May 2015, I updated Members on the Blue Badge Scheme and announced the establishment of a Blue Badge Task and Finish Group to review the scheme and provide advice on changes to the scheme.


The Group’s report and recommendations, along with the Welsh Government response to the report, were published in December 2015\. Some of the Group’s recommendations cannot be realised immediately, as they will require changes to primary legislation in order to be implemented. I am clear however that I want to see improvement in the delivery of the scheme by local authorities.


In January 2016 I launched a consultation on the recommendations which could be implemented without new primary legislation, including proposals for extending eligibility to the scheme to people with temporary conditions; streamlining the administrative process for reapplications; and improving enforcement to prevent people using badges fraudulently and taking the parking spaces that vulnerable badge holders need.


Wales is leading the way, having extended eligibility criteria to include people with cognitive impairments who are unable to travel safely and independently, and which is being considered for adoption in the other parts of the UK. Today I have taken Wales further again, by tabling regulations which will extend the eligibility for Blue Badges to those who have a temporary impairment to their mobility, lasting for at least a year. It is intended that this will include people with mobility impairments, for example people:


* with complex leg fractures with external fixators
* who have experienced a stroke or head injury and are making a slow but steady recovery
* with spinal trauma with neurological leg functional loss and are making a slow but steady recovery
* with severe functional leg impairments who are awaiting or undergone joint replacement and are making a slower recovery than expected


These regulations will mean that those with severely impaired mobility, who will eventually regain their mobility, can benefit from the concessions that a Blue Badge gives. This will make it easier for them to access services and facilities to support their recovery and continue to live independently during this period.