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Diolch yn fawr, Llywydd. A allaf i ofyn i'r Gweinidog ba asesiad mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi'i wneud o'r goblygiadau i Gymru o'r ymchwil yn y British Medical Journal yn ddiweddar sydd yn cysylltu toriadau i gyllideb gofal cymdeithasol efo graddfeydd lawer uwch o farwolaethau yn Lloegr?

Thank you very much, Llywydd. May I ask the Minister what assessment the Welsh Government has made of the implications for Wales of the research from the British Medical Journal recently that links cuts in social care budgets to far higher rates of death in England?
Cyfieithwch i'r Gymraeg:

Well, we receive a number of applications in terms of supporting the erection of statues across Wales and it's important that any statue has sufficient local support so that that project can move forward. We do understand, of course, how important the visual arts are in terms of conveying a message to people, and that was true of the exhibition at Caernarfon castle, 'The Weeping Window', which conveyed very powerfully the impact of the first world war not only on local communities, but also on those who were killed in battle.

Wel, mae'n rhaid bod yn ofalus, wrth gwrs, ynglŷn â cherfluniau, achos ein bod ni'n cael llawer o geisiadau ynglŷn â chefnogi cerfluniau ar draws Cymru, ac mae'n hollbwysig bod unrhyw gerflun â digon o gefnogaeth leol, er mwyn bod y cerflun hwnnw yn gallu symud ymlaen. Rydym ni'n deall pa mor bwysig yw pethau gweledol ynglŷn â rhoi neges i bobl, ac wrth gwrs roedd hynny'n wir ynglŷn â'r arddangosfa yng Nghastell Caernarfon, sef y ffenestr wylo - 'The Weeping Window' - a oedd yn dangos yn bwerus iawn beth oedd effaith y rhyfel byd cyntaf, nid dim ond ar y cymunedau lleol, ond ar y rheini a gafodd eu lladd yna.
Wel, rydym ni'n teimlo, efo'r cyllid rydym ni'n gofyn amdano, yn hyderus y gallwn ni wneud hynny. Ond, fel roeddwn i'n ei ddweud yn gynharach, yn amlwg, rydym ni gyd yn wynebu cyfnod lle mae yna gymaint o ansicrwydd. Ond yr emphasis mwyaf pwysig dwi'n meddwl rydym ni'n gallu ei roi i bawb yn y swyddfa ydy trio cael y llwyth achosion yna i lawr, er mwyn i ni drio bod yn heini, rhag ofn y byddwn ni'n gweld twf mawr yn ystod y flwyddyn nesaf.

Well, with the funding that we are requesting, we're confident that we can deal with that. But, as I said earlier, we are all facing a period where there is such uncertainty. But the most important emphasis, I believe, that we can put on this for everyone in the office is to try and reduce that caseload, so that we can move forward, in case we see a great increase over the next year.
Item 7 is next, a legislative consent motion on the Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill.

Eitem 7 sydd nesaf, cynnig cydsyniad deddfwriaethol ar Fil yr Asiantaeth Ymchwil a Dyfeisio Blaengar.

Are you willing to take an intervention?

A ydych yn barod i dderbyn ymyriad?

Is that all right now?

A yw hynny'n iawn nawr?

Llywydd, our Net Zero Wales plan is predicated on ensuring a just transition across Wales, including in rural communities. The plan contains 123 policies and proposals, and draws on many live examples from the rural communities of Wales.

Llywydd, mae ein cynllun Cymru Sero Net yn seiliedig ar sicrhau pontio cyfiawn ledled Cymru, gan gynnwys mewn cymunedau gwledig. Mae'r cynllun yn cynnwys 123 o bolisïau a chynigion, ac mae'n defnyddio llawer o enghreifftiau byw o gymunedau gwledig Cymru.

Okay, Llywydd. I know that the First Minister said earlier that he needed clarity about the Barnett consequentials on this, but I would welcome further clarity on what he meant, because this seems to be a formula for funds that's already provided. So, I'd like that statement, please, from the Minister urgently, because these businesses do deserve better.

Iawn, Llywydd. Rwy'n gwybod bod y Prif Weinidog wedi dweud yn gynharach fod angen eglurder arno ynghylch symiau canlyniadol Barnett ar hyn, ond byddwn i'n croesawu mwy o eglurder ynghylch yr hyn yr oedd yn ei olygu, gan ei fod yn ymddangos bod hon yn fformiwla ar gyfer arian sydd eisoes wedi ei ddarparu. Felly, hoffwn i gael y datganiad hwnnw, os gwelwch yn dda, ar frys gan y Gweinidog, gan fod y busnesau hyn yn haeddu gwell.
Yes. The national transport finance plan sets out investment for transport and infrastructure in all parts of Wales. By now, the Cynon Valley link is identified as Rhondda Cynon Taf's No. 1 priority scheme for 2015-20, and we have allocated money to the council to develop the Cynon Gateway South scheme.

Gwnaf. Mae'r cynllun cyllid trafnidiaeth cenedlaethol yn nodi buddsoddiad ar gyfer trafnidiaeth a seilwaith ym mhob rhan o Gymru. Erbyn hyn, nodir mai cysylltiad Cwm Cynon yw'r cynllun â'r brif flaenoriaeth yn Rhondda Cynon Taf ar gyfer 2015-20, ac rydym ni wedi dyrannu arian i'r cyngor i ddatblygu cynllun Porth y De Cynon.
I think the Minister will be providing an update at an appropriate time once the Act has bedded in. As Dai Lloyd said, we did have a bit of a debate at the time that the Act went through about the matter he raises. I'm sure that will be an appropriate point for him to raise it again.

Rwy'n credu y bydd y Gweinidog yn rhoi diweddariad ar yr adeg briodol ar ôl i'r Ddeddf ymsefydlu. Fel y dywedodd Dai Lloyd, fe gawsom ni ychydig o ddadl wrth i'r Ddeddf fynd ar ei hynt ynghylch y mater a godir ganddo. Rwy'n siŵr y bydd yna bwynt priodol iddo ef gael ei godi eto.

The First Minister spoke to the Scottish First Minister yesterday and continues to have regular discussions with her, both bilaterally and in meetings of the Joint Ministerial Committee and British-Irish Council.

Siaradodd y Prif Weinidog â Phrif Weinidog yr Alban ddoe ac mae'n parhau i gael trafodaethau rheolaidd â hi, yn ddwyochrog ac yng nghyfarfodydd Cydbwyllgor y Gweinidogion a'r Cyngor Prydeinig-Gwyddelig.

Thank you very much. A warm welcome back to the Finance Committee, and we'll move to the fifth item on the agenda, which is an evidence session on the Welsh Government draft budget 2019-20, and I'm pleased to welcome Jim Harra, who is the second permanent secretary, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, and also Jackie McGeehan, who is the deputy director of income tax policy, Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs. Welcome to you both. We'll go straight into questions, if that's okay, and I'll begin by asking if you could summarise how the transition from stamp duty land tax and landfill tax to Welsh taxes went in April of this year, please.

Diolch yn fawr. Croeso cynnes yn ôl i gyfarfod y Pwyllgor Cyllid, ac fe symudwn ni at y bumed eitem ar yr agenda heddiw, sef sesiwn dystiolaeth bellach ar gyllideb ddrafft y Llywodraeth, ac mae'n bleser gen i groesawu Jim Harra, ail ysgrifennydd parhaol Cyllid a Thollau Ei Mawrhydi, a Jackie McGeehan, dirprwy gyfarwyddwr polisi treth incwm Cyllid a Thollau Ei Mawrhydi. Croeso cynnes i'r ddau ohonoch chi. Mi awn ni'n syth i mewn i gwestiynau, os ydy hynny'n iawn, ac mi wnaf i gychwyn drwy ofyn os allwch chi grynhoi i ni sut yr aeth y broses bontio o dreth dir y dreth stamp a'r dreth dirlenwi i drethi yng Nghymru ym mis Ebrill eleni.

Do you believe that there's a need for a consolidation Bill in order to bring the various elements of the legislation all together in one place and in a more co-ordinated way?

A ydych chi'n credu fod angen Bil cydgrynhoi erbyn hyn i ddod â'r gwahanol elfennau o'r ddeddfwriaeth at ei gilydd mewn ffordd fwy cyfansawdd?
Thanks, Chair. I think this will be a question for you as well, Sioned. Some concerns have been raised about the risk of fraud relating to financial support in terms of COVID. So, how much fraud have your processes discovered, and, where fraud has been discovered, have you recovered any funding? Has any funding been recovered because of that?

Diolch, Cadeirydd. Sioned, dwi'n meddwl bydd hyn yn gwestiwn i chi hefyd. Mae rhai pryderon wedi cael eu codi ynghylch y risg o dwyllo, neu fraud, yn ymwneud â chefnogaeth ariannol o ran COVID. Faint o dwyllo mae eich prosesau wedi ei ddarganfod, ac, os yw hynny wedi cael ei ddarganfod, ydych chi wedi adennill unrhyw arian? A oes unrhyw arian wedi dod nôl oherwydd hynna?

That all depends on the delivery period of the Circuit of Wales. But the delivery period of the Heads of the Valleys road is progressing well, and there have been no major significant delays in recent weeks. I will update Members with detail about when it aims to be completed by.

Mae hynny'n dibynnu'n llwyr ar gyfnod cyflenwi Cylchffordd Cymru. Ond mae cyfnod cyflenwi ffordd Blaenau'r Cymoedd yn mynd rhagddo'n dda, ac ni fu unrhyw oedi sylweddol o bwys dros yr wythnosau diwethaf. Byddaf yn rhoi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i'r Aelodau gyda manylion ynglŷn â phryd y bwriedir i'r gwaith gael ei gwblhau.
Prynhawn da, Weinidog. Mae Llywodraeth yr Alban wedi nodi gweledigaeth uchelgeisiol i drawsnewid eu heconomi, gan ddweud eu bod yn dymuno cael eu cydnabod fel cenedl o entrepreneuriaid ac arloeswyr sydd wedi manteisio ar y cyfleoedd sy'n codi o dechnolegau newydd, wedi cynyddu cynhyrchiant yn sylweddol, a chanolbwyntio eu hadnoddau ar gyfleoedd a fydd yn trawsnewid eu heconomi. Yn benodol, pa ddatblygiadau arloesol a welwch i Gymru, ac a oes gennych uchelgais i wneud yr un peth neu ragori ar yr hyn a welwn mewn mannau eraill?

Good afternoon, Minister. Minister, the Scottish Government has set out an ambitious vision to transform their economy, saying they want to be recognised as a nation of entrepreneurs and innovators who have embraced the opportunities of new technologies, boosted productivity considerably, and focusing their resources on opportunities that'll transform their economy. Specifically, what innovations do you see for Wales and do you have the ambition to match or exceed what we see elsewhere?
Gellir dod o hyd iddo yn y Papur Gwyn 'Diogelu Dyfodol Cymru'.

It is to be found in the White Paper 'Securing Wales' Future'.
There we go, moving on seamlessly to the third item and the continuation of our inquiry into suicide prevention: an evidence session now with the Royal College of Psychiatrists. I am very pleased to welcome an old friend of this committee before us, Professor Keith Lloyd, who is the chair of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Wales. That's the hat you are wearing today. You know that, as usual, we will have read your written evidence beforehand, and so, as usual, we'll go straight into questions on this important issue, and the first question is from Rhun ap Iorwerth.

Dyma ni yn symud ymlaen yn hollol ddidrafferth i eitem 3 a pharhad efo'n hymchwiliad i atal hunanladdiad: sesiwn dystiolaeth rŵan gyda Choleg Brenhinol y Seiciatryddion. Rydw i'n falch iawn i groesawu hen ffrind i'r pwyllgor yma o'n blaenau ni, yr Athro Keith Lloyd, o Abertawe, cadeirydd Coleg Brenhinol y Seiciatryddion yng Nghymru. Dyna'r het rydych yn ei gwisgo heddiw. Rydych yn gwybod, yn ôl ein harfer, y byddwn ni wedi darllen eich tystiolaeth ymlaen llaw, ac felly, yn ôl ein traddodiad ni, mi awn ni'n syth mewn i gwestiynau ar y mater pwysig yma, ac mae'r cwestiwn cyntaf gan Rhun ap Iorwerth.
Minister, the tragic case that's been outlined today, of course, clearly goes back to 2015 and predates the critical care standards inspection report into children's services that was issued last October. Will the work of the current children's services improvement board take into account the findings of this report, and what lessons do you think have been learnt in the wider context? And can I also ask, in light of this report, do you think that there is a need for further assistance to the local authority?

Weinidog, mae'r achos trasig sydd wedi cael ei amlinellu heddiw, wrth gwrs, yn amlwg yn mynd yn ôl i 2015, cyn adroddiad yr arolwg safonau gofal critigol o wasanaethau plant a gyhoeddwyd fis Hydref diwethaf. A fydd gwaith y bwrdd gwella gwasanaethau plant cyfredol yn ystyried canfyddiadau'r adroddiad hwn, a pha wersi y credwch eu bod wedi cael eu dysgu yn y cyd-destun ehangach? Ac a gaf fi ofyn hefyd, yng ngoleuni'r adroddiad hwn, a ydych yn credu bod yr awdurdod lleol angen rhagor o gymorth?
Cyfieithwch i'r Gymraeg:

The Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services will have heard that, and I'll ask her to write to you.

Bydd y Dirprwy Weinidog dros Iechyd a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol wedi clywed hynna, a byddaf yn gofyn iddi ysgrifennu atoch chi.
I refer Members to my declaration of interest forms published, in terms of property ownership.

Rwy'n cyfeirio'r Aelodau at fy ffurflenni a gyhoeddwyd yn datgan buddiant, o ran perchnogaeth eiddo.

First Minister, we were told in a recent committee evidence session into homelessness that one of the main causes now of homelessness is the UK Government's welfare reform programme. Do you agree that, even at this late stage, it is not too late for the UK Government to stop the roll-out of this disastrous universal credit programme?

Prif Weinidog, dywedwyd wrthym mewn sesiwn dystiolaeth pwyllgor yn ddiweddar ynglŷn â digartrefedd mai un o brif achosion digartrefedd erbyn hyn yw rhaglen diwygio lles Llywodraeth y DU. A ydych chi'n cytuno, hyd yn oed ar yr adeg hwyr hon, nad yw'n rhy hwyr i Lywodraeth y DU i atal cyflwyniad y rhaglen credyd cynhwysol drychinebus hon?
Hoffwn ddychwelyd at rywbeth - [ torri ar draws ].

I'd like to return to something that - [ Interruption ].
I'm a councillor in Bridgend.

Dwi'n gynghorydd ym Mhen-y-bont.
Thank you very much. [ Interruption. ] Thank you. The second topical question this afternoon - Vikki Howells, to be answered by the Health and Social Services Cabinet Secretary. Vikki Howells.

Diolch yn fawr iawn. [ Torri ar draws. ] Diolch. Bydd yr ail gwestiwn amserol y prynhawn yma - Vikki Howells, yn cael ei ateb gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Iechyd a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol. Vikki Howells.

We are aware that a number of institutions are currently reviewing their staffing structures. We expect them to engage in meaningful discussions with members of staff and trade unions, and also the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales, to explore the implications for individual institutions and their students.

Rydym ni'n ymwybodol bod nifer o sefydliadau wrthi'n adolygu eu strwythurau staffio ar hyn o bryd. Rydym ni'n disgwyl iddyn nhw gynnal trafodaethau ystyrlon gydag aelodau staff a'r undebau llafur, a hefyd gyda Chyngor Cyllido Addysg Uwch Cymru, er mwyn archwilio'r goblygiadau i sefydliadau unigol a'u myfyrwyr.
Symudwn ni ymlaen yn awr, felly, i'r cynnig yn enw Plaid Annibyniaeth y Deyrnas Unedig, a galwaf am bleidlais ar y cynnig a gyflwynwyd yn enw Neil Hamilton. Agorwch y bleidlais. Caewch y bleidlais. O blaid 10, yn erbyn 38. Mae'r cynnig felly wedi ei wrthod.

We will now move to the motion in the name of the United Kingdom Independence Party, and I call for a vote on the motion tabled in the name of Neil Hamilton. Open the vote. Close the vote. For 10, against 38. The motion is therefore not agreed.
Mae'r Llywodraeth hon yn ymateb bob dydd i anghenion pobl Cymru - yn y gwasanaeth iechyd, trwy ddarparu tai i bobl, yn y gwasanaethau addysg yr ydym ni'n eu darparu. Mae wrth graidd yr hyn yr ydym ni'n ei wneud fel Llywodraeth.

This Government responds every day to the needs of people in Wales - in the health service, in providing housing for people, in the education services that we provide. It's at the core of what we do as a Government.
Item 8 on the agenda this afternoon is the Plaid Cymru debate on the Kurds in Turkey. I call on Delyth Jewell to move the motion. Delyth.

Eitem 8 ar yr agenda y prynhawn yma yw dadl Plaid Cymru ar y Cwrdiaid yn Nhwrci. Galwaf ar Delyth Jewell i wneud y cynnig. Delyth.
A ydych chi wedi gwneud asesiad o hynny?

Have you carried out an assessment of that?
I thank Julie Morgan, a long-standing campaigner on this very issue, and I'm looking forward to working with her too. If competence is assessed on the basis of the amendments that will be made to the Government of Wales Act 2006 by the Wales Bill as currently drafted, the argument that provision about smacking children is outside competence because it amends the criminal law is likely to no longer be an issue. There are other issues relevant to competence, such as compatibility with the European convention on human rights, however, which will be unchanged. These are all complex issues in legal terms but we are working through them and working with partners to achieve the positive outcome the Member wishes.

Diolch i Julie Morgan, a fu'n ymgyrchu ers amser maith ar yr union fater hwn, ac rwy'n edrych ymlaen at weithio gyda hi hefyd. Os asesir cymhwysedd ar sail y gwelliannau a wneir i Ddeddf Llywodraeth Cymru 2006 gan Fil Cymru fel y mae wedi'i ddrafftio ar hyn o bryd, nid yw'r ddadl fod darpariaeth ynglŷn â smacio plant y tu allan i gymhwysedd am ei fod yn diwygio'r gyfraith droseddol yn debygol o fod yn broblem mwyach. Mae materion eraill sy'n berthnasol i gymhwysedd, fodd bynnag, megis i ba raddau y mae'n cyd-fynd â'r confensiwn Ewropeaidd ar hawliau dynol, a fydd yn aros yr un fath. Mae'r rhain i gyd yn faterion cymhleth yn gyfreithiol, ond rydym yn gweithio drwyddynt ac yn gweithio gyda phartneriaid i gyflawni'r canlyniad cadarnhaol y mae'r Aelod yn gobeithio'i gael.
The third sector plays a crucial and unique role in delivering a fair and just Wales, and as we work to avoid the deepening of inequalities in our communities due to the pandemic, we've co-produced with the sector a COVID recovery plan focused on support, relationships and volunteering.

Mae'r trydydd sector yn chwarae rhan hanfodol ac unigryw yn creu Cymru deg a chyfiawn, ac wrth inni weithio i osgoi cynnydd mewn anghydraddoldebau yn ein cymunedau oherwydd y pandemig, rydym wedi cydgynhyrchu cynllun adfer COVID gyda'r sector sy'n canolbwyntio ar gymorth, cysylltiadau a gwirfoddoli.
Yr hawl i brynu yw rhan o'r rheswm ein bod ni yma'n trafod hyn, a bod yn onest.

I mean right to buy is part of the reason that we're here discussing this, to be honest.
Thank you. There is a view out there that there may be a need for consolidation Bill to bring these things together. What is your view about that suggestion? I'll begin with Alex, perhaps.

Diolch. Mae yna farn, efallai, fod angen Bil i ddod â'r materion yma ynghyd - consolidation Bill. Beth ydy'ch barn chi am hynny? Fe wnaf i ddechrau efo Alex, efallai.
Thank you for the question. It's the responsibility of Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board to ensure it provides adequate access to therapy services, including speech and language therapy, taking account of relevant best practice. I am happy to confirm, though, that within north Wales no-one waits beyond the 14-week target for therapy services, and that of course includes access to speech and language therapy.

Diolch am y cwestiwn. Cyfrifoldeb Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Betsi Cadwaladr yw sicrhau ei fod yn darparu mynediad digonol at wasanaethau therapi, gan gynnwys therapi iaith a lleferydd, gan ystyried yr arferion gorau perthnasol. Fodd bynnag, mae'n bleser gennyf gadarnhau nad oes neb yng ngogledd Cymru yn aros yn hwy na'r targed o 14 wythnos am wasanaethau therapi, ac mae hynny wrth gwrs yn cynnwys mynediad at therapi iaith a lleferydd.
Yr ail eitem ar yr agenda yw papurau i'w nodi. Felly, mae yna ddwy set o bapurau, fel y gwelwch chi dwi'n siŵr: cofnodion y cyfarfod a gynhaliwyd ar 24 Chwefror yn gyntaf, a'r papur arall i'w nodi yw llythyr gan y Gweinidog Addysg ynghylch memorandwm esboniadol wedi'i ddiweddaru ar gyfer Bil Cwricwlwm ac Asesu (Cymru), a oedd, wrth gwrs, yn destun trafodaeth a phleidlais yn y Senedd brynhawn ddoe. Ydych chi'n hapus i nodi y ddau yna? Pawb yn hapus. Diolch yn fawr.

The second item on the agenda is papers to note. There are two sets of papers, as you will see, I'm sure: the minutes of the meeting held on 24 February first of all, and then the other paper to note is the letter from the Minister for Education regarding an updated explanatory memorandum for the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Bill, which, of course, was the subject of discussion and voting in the Senedd yesterday. Are you happy to note those? I see that you are, indeed, happy. Thank you.
Well, the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol does excellent work, but the number of teachers in secondary schools who can teach through the medium of Welsh has remained relatively steady.

Wel, mae'r Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol yn ardderchog, ond mae nifer yr athrawon mewn ysgolion uwchradd sy'n gallu addysgu'n Gymraeg wedi aros yn gymharol wastad.
[Continues.] - delivered by this Government, which the Member didn't make one reference to. The fact is that she can't make a contribution on tackling the issues of poverty because she hasn't got a clue about it. The fact is that we are trying to tackle this very stubborn issue of tackling poverty. And I will not politicise this.

[Yn parhau.] - a ddarperir gan y Llywodraeth hon, na chyfeiriodd yr Aelod atyn nhw o gwbl. Y gwir amdani yw nad yw hi'n gallu gwneud cyfraniad ar fynd i'r afael â'r materion yn ymwneud â thlodi oherwydd nad oes ganddi unrhyw syniad ynglŷn â hynny. Y gwir amdani yw ein bod ni'n ceisio mynd i'r afael â'r mater ystyfnig iawn hwn o fynd i'r afael â thlodi. Ac ni fyddaf yn troi hwn yn bwnc gwleidyddol.
Ocê, diolch. Gan droi at yr ysgolion cynradd eu hunain, beth rydym ni'n ei weld yn aml iawn ydy ei bod hi'n anodd i ysgol symud o'r categori 'da' i 'ragorol'. A ydych chi'n gweld hynny fel un o'r heriau sydd angen eu gorchfygu? Sut mae mynd ati i wneud hynny?

Okay, thank you. Turning to the primary schools themselves, what we often see is that it's difficult for a school to move from that 'good' category to 'excellent'. Do you see that as one of the challenges that you need to overcome? How do you go about that?

Ydy'r Gweinidog yn barod i ateb?

Is the Minister ready to answer?

Pauline, os gallaf i ofyn am ateb cymharol fyr, plis, achos bydd yn rhaid inni symud ymlaen at Alun Davies mewn munud, ond roeddech chi eisiau dweud rhywbeth ar hyn.

Pauline, if I could ask for a relatively short answer, please, because we do need to move on to Alun Davies, but you wanted to say something on this.

Ydyn. [ Torri ar draws.] Rwy'n mynd i geisio rhoi sylw i gynifer ohonynt â -

Yes. [ Interruption.] I'll try to get through as many of them as I -
Thank you, Minister. Emergency treatment for acute conditions such as stroke or cardiac arrest is more difficult for those people who live in my constituency in rural areas. With stroke and cardiac events it's the minutes and seconds that make the difference between living and dying, and if you do survive, the time of intervention has a direct result on your recovery. In my constituency people are forced to travel over 45 minutes for care into England or other counties in Wales. I hear repeatedly residents contacting me who are saying they're waiting over seven hours for an ambulance, and they're being told to put their loved ones in a car and drive them to a hospital. These trips are extremely dangerous and distressing for family members. So, Minister, I'd like to know what discussions you have had with Powys Teaching Health Board to ensure timely access to emergency treatments for the residents I have in Brecon and Radnorshire, so that they are not disadvantaged by not having any district hospitals within Powys.

Diolch. Mae triniaeth frys ar gyfer cyflyrau acíwt fel strôc neu ataliad ar y galon yn anos i'r bobl sy'n byw mewn ardaloedd gwledig yn fy etholaeth. Gyda digwyddiadau strôc a chardiaidd, mae munudau ac eiliadau'n gallu golygu'r gwahaniaeth rhwng byw a marw, ac os ydych yn goroesi, mae amseriad yr ymyrraeth yn cael canlyniad uniongyrchol ar eich adferiad. Yn fy etholaeth i, mae pobl yn cael eu gorfodi i deithio dros 45 munud i gael gofal yn Lloegr neu siroedd eraill yng Nghymru. Rwy'n clywed trigolion dro ar ôl tro yn cysylltu â mi i ddweud eu bod yn aros dros saith awr am ambiwlans a'u bod yn gorfod rhoi eu hanwyliaid mewn car a'u gyrru i ysbyty. Mae'r teithiau hyn yn beryglus dros ben ac yn ofidus i aelodau'r teulu. Felly, Weinidog, hoffwn wybod pa drafodaethau a gawsoch gyda Bwrdd Iechyd Addysgu Powys i sicrhau mynediad amserol at driniaethau brys i'r preswylwyr sydd gennyf ym Mrycheiniog a sir Faesyfed, fel nad ydynt o dan anfantais o ganlyniad i'r ffaith nad oes unrhyw ysbytai dosbarth ym Mhowys.