Group 15 is the final group of amendments, and it relates to compensation for principal councils. I call on Mark Isherwood to move amendment 143, which is the lead amendment in this group. Mark Isherwood.

Grŵp 15 yw'r grŵp terfynol o welliannau, sy'n ymwneud â iawndal i brif gynghorau. Felly, dwi'n galw ar Mark Isherwood i gyflwyno gwelliant 143, sef y prif welliant yn y grŵp yma. Mark Isherwood.

Thank you for that answer, Llywydd. I've been looking at a study from the University of Cambridge's Centre for the Future of Democracy, and that suggests that the number of people in the UK who are dissatisfied with democracy stands at nearly three out of five. The centre has tracked views on democracy since 1995, and this is the highest recorded level ever. In a context where turnout in devolved elections tends to be lower than for UK-wide general elections, how is the Commission engaging with partners to promote awareness, understanding and participation ahead of next year's Senedd elections?

Diolch am eich ateb, Lywydd. Rwyf wedi bod yn edrych ar astudiaeth gan Ganolfan Dyfodol Democratiaeth Prifysgol Caergrawnt, ac mae'r astudiaeth honno'n awgrymu bod bron i dri o bob pump o bobl y DU yn anfodlon â democratiaeth. Mae'r ganolfan wedi olrhain safbwyntiau ar ddemocratiaeth ers 1995, a dyma'r lefel uchaf a gofnodwyd erioed. Mewn cyd-destun lle mae'r nifer sy'n pleidleisio mewn etholiadau datganoledig yn tueddu i fod yn is nag ar gyfer etholiadau cyffredinol y DU, sut y mae'r Comisiwn yn ymgysylltu â phartneriaid i hyrwyddo ymwybyddiaeth, dealltwriaeth a chyfranogiad cyn etholiadau'r Senedd y flwyddyn nesaf?

Well, I'd very careful what you say.

Wel, buaswn yn ofalus iawn o'r hyn a ddywedwch.

Thank you. The Counsel General will be aware that issues such as fly-tipping, dog fouling and littering are a real concern for many people. Would the Counsel General agree with me that the penalties applied in respect of anti-social behaviour should be commensurate with the importance that the public places on the need to curb these behaviours?

Diolch. Bydd y Cwnsler Cyffredinol yn ymwybodol fod materion fel tipio anghyfreithlon, baw cŵn a sbwriel yn bryder go iawn i lawer o bobl. A fyddai'r Cwnsler Cyffredinol yn cytuno â mi y dylai'r cosbau a roddir mewn perthynas ag ymddygiad gwrthgymdeithasol fod yn gymesur â'r pwyslais y mae'r cyhoedd yn ei roi ar yr angen i atal ymddygiad o'r fath?

Thanks, Neil Hamilton, for giving way. And you're quite right to say that the national debt has, of course, increased since 2010, but it's the deficit that was the point. The deficit has been reduced, and the Chancellor George Osborne was always honest about the fact that it would take a long time to turn this supertanker around. You can't do it overnight, unless you wanted to cause massive damage to the economy.

Diolch, Neil Hamilton, am ildio. Ac rydych yn hollol iawn i ddweud bod y ddyled genedlaethol, wrth gwrs, wedi cynyddu ers 2010, ond y diffyg oedd y pwynt. Mae'r diffyg wedi cael ei leihau, ac roedd y Canghellor George Osborne bob amser yn onest am y ffaith y byddai'n cymryd amser hir i droi'r llong fawr hon o gwmpas. Ni allwch wneud hynny dros nos, oni bai eich bod am achosi difrod enfawr i'r economi.