Diolch yn fawr iawn, Gweinidog, am eich datganiad rhagorol. Rwy'n falch iawn, iawn y byddwn yn cynnig rhywfaint o gyfle i bob myfyriwr fod yn yr ysgol peth o'r amser am o leiaf bedair wythnos cyn toriad mis Awst. Rwy'n cytuno'n llwyr â chi fod myfyrwyr difreintiedig ac sy'n agored i niwed yn annhebygol o fynychu unrhyw beth heblaw am eu hysgol leol eu hunain, ac felly mae hyn yn newyddion da iawn iddyn nhw. O gofio nad yw'r pandemig drosodd eto, mae'n ymddangos i mi y dylai hwn fod yn oes aur o addysg awyr agored, oherwydd dyma'r ffordd orau o beidio â lledaenu'r coronafeirws ymhlith myfyrwyr a staff. Felly roeddwn yn meddwl tybed pa ran fyddai i'r consortia rhanbarthol o ran hybu rhagoriaeth mewn addysg awyr agored a chynorthwyo'r ysgolion hynny nad oes ganddyn nhw ddarpariaeth awyr agored arbennig o ysgogol i wneud gwelliannau i wella ar hynny.

Thank you very much, Minister, for your excellent statement. I'm really, really pleased that we are going to be offering all students some opportunity to be in school some of the time for at least four weeks before the August break. I absolutely agree with you that vulnerable and disadvantaged students are very unlikely to turn up at anything other than their very own local school, and so this is really good news for them. Given that we haven't got over the pandemic yet, it seems to me that this ought to be a golden era of outdoor education, because this is the best way of not spreading coronavirus amongst students and staff. So I just wondered what role the regional consortia will play in promoting excellence in outdoor education and assisting those schools that don't have particularly stimulating outdoor provision to make amendments to improve on that.

Rwyf i wedi cyhoeddi datganiad ysgrifenedig heddiw ynglŷn â llifogydd o storm Ciara. Teimlwyd yr effeithiau ledled Cymru, yn enwedig yn Llanrwst a Llanfair Talhaearn. Rwy'n cydymdeimlo â'r rhai sydd wedi dioddef llifogydd mewn unrhyw le yng Nghymru, a diolchaf i'r awdurdodau lleol, y gwasanaethau brys a thimau Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru, a fu'n gweithio'n ddiflino o dan amodau ofnadwy i'n cadw ni'n ddiogel. Lle y bu llifogydd, mae awdurdodau lleol angen y cyfle nawr i ymchwilio ac adrodd ar eu canfyddiadau. Bydd ein buddsoddiad yn parhau i gefnogi awdurdodau lleol a Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru i ddatblygu rhagor o gynlluniau lliniaru llifogydd, lle y byddan nhw'n effeithiol o ran atal llifogydd yn y dyfodol.

I have today issued a written statement regarding flooding from storm Ciara. The impacts have been felt across Wales, in particular, in Llanrwst and Llanfair Talhaiarn. My sympathies are with those flooded anywhere in Wales, and I thank the local authorities, emergency services and Natural Resources Wales teams, working tirelessly in some appalling conditions to keep us safe. Where there has been flooding, local authorities now need the opportunity to investigate and report their findings. Our investment will continue to support local authorities and NRW to develop further flood alleviation schemes, where they will be effective at preventing future flooding.

Mae ganddynt ddwy brifysgol hefyd, ac efallai y gallem ddechrau defnyddio budd y prifysgolion hynny i helpu i ysgogi cyfoeth.

They also have two universities, and perhaps they could start using the benefit of those universities to help drive wealth.

Rwy'n derbyn y byddai'n anodd iawn cyflwyno trethi newydd cyn diwedd tymor y Senedd hon, sydd bedwar neu bum mis i ffwrdd yn unig, ond gall Llywodraeth Cymru wneud newidiadau i drethi presennol. A wnewch chi ystyried ychwanegu mwy o fandiau uwch at y dreth gyngor? Credaf ei bod yn warthus fod rhywun sy'n talu £400,000 am dŷ, neu rywun sydd â thŷ gwerth oddeutu £400,000, yn talu'r un dreth gyngor â rhywun sydd â thŷ sy'n werth £2.5 miliwn neu £3 miliwn. Hefyd, thema sy'n codi dro ar ôl tro - atal eiddo a adeiladir fel eiddo preswyl rhag cael eu cofrestru fel busnesau bach a chael rhyddhad ardrethi busnesau bach.

I accept that it would be very difficult to bring in new taxes before the end of this Senedd term, which is only four or five months away, but the Welsh Government can make changes to existing taxes. Will you consider adding more, higher bands to council tax? It seems to me ridiculous that somebody paying £400,000 for a house, or has a house in the £400,000 bracket, is paying the same council tax as somebody with a £2.5 million or £3 million house. Also, something that is a recurring theme - stopping properties built as residential properties from being registered as small businesses and getting small business rate relief.