English: Diolch yn fawr, Lywydd, and thank you for the opportunity to provide an update to Members on our ongoing work to support Ukrainians hoping to find sanctuary in Wales. In the two weeks since I last provided an oral statement on this matter, we've welcomed many new neighbours and friends from Ukraine. The UK Government has begun to publish Homes for Ukraine scheme arrivals data for the first time and, as of 10 May, Wales had welcomed 1,126 Ukrainians, in addition to those arriving under the Ukraine family scheme, and it is our privilege to be able to provide sanctuary to each and every one of those arriving. I want to thank local government for the truly outstanding work they're doing to prepare for and support these arrivals. The sheer scale of property inspections, safeguarding checks and resolution of novel issues that they have undertaken has been remarkable. And we are seeing improvements in the average time the UK Government takes to consider and approve visas, but there are still problems with the way the system operates, not least the inability for grouped family applications to be submitted, meaning that sometimes large groups are prevented from travelling because only one visa is missing. I've raised this with the UK Minister for Refugees and have been assured that this will also be improved shortly. We are pleased to see over 1,000 Ukrainians arrive in Wales, but three times that number have had visas approved. We're monitoring this closely and seeking to understand the reasons why people are not arriving in greater numbers and if there are other barriers preventing travel that we may be able to address. We remain concerned about the safeguarding risks presented by informal social media matching for the Homes for Ukraine scheme. We're continuing to urge Welsh households who wish to be sponsors to be matched via reputable organisations such as Reset or to approach their local authority, and we continue to work closely with local authorities and across UK nations on these crucial issues. Last week we contacted all Welsh households who'd expressed an interest in the Homes for Ukraine scheme to ask if they were still interested in taking part but had not yet found a match. We've had a very positive response so far, and we'll be working with local government to ensure those offers can be checked to form a source of safe accommodation offers. These can be used where initial placements come to an end and as secondary destinations once each family is ready to move on from a welcome centre. For those who've already arrived in Wales, we recently announced the extension of our free public transport offer. Initially, we were able to offer free rail travel to Ukrainians and newly granted refugees; however, last week we were able to announce the free bus travel welcome ticket, where participating bus companies will also provide this offer. The list of participating bus companies can be found by searching for 'welcome ticket' at gov.wales. And I want to thank every bus company that's joined this scheme, and I also encourage others to do so, so that we can ensure Ukrainians and refugees in all parts of Wales can benefit. In addition, we've been able to announce Cadw's free entry scheme to their sites across Wales. Cadw had already been supporting our nation of sanctuary vision for a number of years through free supported visits for asylum seekers. However, a free entry offer has now been expanded to ensure any sanctuary seeker in Wales can benefit. We have encountered some difficult challenges since we started to welcome people fleeing the conflict and we're working through these as quickly and carefully as we can. I'm aware that some children arriving have not yet been able to join their new classmates in school. We're attempting to minimise risks of multi-drug-resistant TB, which remains a public health threat in Ukraine, by providing TB screening for all arrivals. The chief medical officer has published revised advice, recommending that primary school age children can start school prior to screening due to the low risk. The advice remains that secondary school age children should be screened before starting school, and this is being kept under review as we gather more data about prevalence through the screening programme. We're working closely with universities and colleges to ensure English language tuition is made available as broadly as possible. We're seeking to utilise the regional ESOL assessment central hub, or REACH model in conjunction with other agencies at the welcome centres to ensure individuals can be assessed and the right level of intervention provided. I know that the University of South Wales and Rhondda Cynon Taf council have already started informal ESOL classes to run through the summer period, and we're bringing together local authorities and universities across Wales to widen this approach. Finally, we are working closely with third sector organisations to ensure that as people arrive we have avenues for advice and support available to them. I'm now chairing a working group to co-ordinate efforts with the third sector, including violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence services, and we're working to secure partners who can provide advice and advocacy services soon. Over the weekend we saw a very positive example of this partnership working with the third sector, as I was delighted that we could work closely with Citizens UK Cymru to bring 18 Ukrainians into Wales together. Further work will take place in the coming days and weeks.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr, Llywydd, a diolch am y cyfle i roi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i'r Aelodau am ein gwaith parhaus i gefnogi pobl o Wcráin sy'n gobeithio dod o hyd i noddfa yng Nghymru. Yn ystod y pythefnos ers i mi ddarparu datganiad llafar ar y mater hwn ddiwethaf, rydym ni wedi croesawu llawer o gymdogion a ffrindiau newydd o Wcráin. Mae Llywodraeth y DU wedi dechrau cyhoeddi data cyrraedd cynllun Cartrefi i Wcráin am y tro cyntaf ac, o 10 Mai, roedd Cymru wedi croesawu 1,126 o bobl o Wcráin, yn ogystal â'r rhai sy'n cyrraedd o dan gynllun teulu'r Wcráin, a'n braint yw gallu darparu noddfa i bob un o'r rhai sy'n cyrraedd. Hoffwn ddiolch i lywodraeth leol am y gwaith gwirioneddol ragorol maen nhw'n ei wneud i baratoi ar gyfer y rhai sy'n cyrraedd ac i'w cefnogi. Mae graddfa'r archwiliadau eiddo, gwiriadau diogelu a datrys materion newydd maen nhw wedi ymgymryd â nhw wedi bod yn rhyfeddol. Ac rydym ni'n gweld gwelliannau yn yr amser cyfartalog mae Llywodraeth y DU yn ei gymryd i ystyried a chymeradwyo fisâu, ond mae problemau o hyd gyda'r ffordd mae'r system yn gweithredu, yn enwedig yr anallu i gyflwyno ceisiadau teulu wedi'u grwpio, sy'n golygu bod grwpiau mawr weithiau'n cael eu hatal rhag teithio oherwydd bod dim ond un fisa ar goll. Rwyf i wedi codi hyn gyda Gweinidog Ffoaduriaid y DU ac wedi cael sicrwydd y bydd hyn hefyd yn gwella cyn bo hir. Rydym ni'n falch o weld dros 1,000 o bobl o Wcráin yn cyrraedd Cymru, ond mae fisâu tair gwaith y nifer hwnnw wedi cael eu cymeradwyo. Rydym ni'n monitro hyn yn ofalus ac yn ceisio deall y rhesymau pam nad yw pobl yn cyrraedd mewn niferoedd uwch ac os oes rhwystrau eraill sy'n atal teithio y gallem ni fynd i'r afael â nhw. Rydym ni'n bryderus o hyd am y risgiau diogelu a gyflwynir drwy baru anffurfiol ar y cyfryngau cymdeithasol ar gyfer y cynllun Cartrefi i Wcráin. Rydym ni'n parhau i annog aelwydydd o Gymru sy'n dymuno bod yn noddwyr i gael eu paru drwy sefydliadau ag enw da fel Reset neu gysylltu â'u hawdurdod lleol, ac rydym ni'n parhau i weithio'n agos gydag awdurdodau lleol ac ar draws gwledydd y DU ar y materion hollbwysig hyn. Yr wythnos diwethaf, fe wnaethom gysylltu â phob aelwyd yng Nghymru a oedd wedi mynegi diddordeb yn y cynllun Cartrefi i Wcráin i ofyn a oedd ganddyn nhw ddiddordeb o hyd mewn cymryd rhan ond nad oedden nhw wedi dod o hyd i deulu i'w paru gyda nhw eto. Rydym ni wedi cael ymateb cadarnhaol iawn hyd yn hyn, a byddwn ni'n gweithio gyda llywodraeth leol i sicrhau y gellir gwirio'r cynigion hynny i ffurfio ffynhonnell o gynigion llety diogel. Gellir defnyddio'r rhain pan fydd lleoliadau cychwynnol yn dod i ben ac fel cyrchfannau eilaidd unwaith y bydd pob teulu'n barod i symud ymlaen o ganolfan groeso. I'r rhai sydd eisoes wedi cyrraedd Cymru, yn ddiweddar cyhoeddwyd y byddai ein cynnig trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus am ddim yn cael ei ymestyn. I ddechrau, roeddem yn gallu cynnig teithio am ddim ar y rheilffyrdd i bobl o Wcráin a ffoaduriaid newydd; fodd bynnag, yr wythnos diwethaf, roeddem ni'n gallu cyhoeddi'r tocyn croeso am ddim ar gyfer teithio ar fysiau, lle bydd cwmnïau bysiau sy'n cymryd rhan hefyd yn darparu'r cynnig hwn. Gellir dod o hyd i'r rhestr o gwmnïau bysiau sy'n cymryd rhan drwy chwilio am 'docyn croeso' yn llyw.cymru. A hoffwn ddiolch i bob cwmni bysiau sydd wedi ymuno â'r cynllun hwn, ac rwyf i hefyd yn annog eraill i wneud hynny, fel y gallwn sicrhau y gall pobl Wcráin a ffoaduriaid ym mhob rhan o Gymru elwa. Yn ogystal â hyn, rydym ni wedi gallu cyhoeddi cynllun mynediad am ddim Cadw i'w safleoedd ledled Cymru. Roedd Cadw eisoes wedi bod yn cefnogi ein gweledigaeth cenedl noddfa ers nifer o flynyddoedd drwy ymweliadau â chymorth am ddim i geiswyr lloches. Fodd bynnag, mae cynnig mynediad am ddim bellach wedi'i ehangu i sicrhau y gall unrhyw geisiwr noddfa yng Nghymru elwa. Rydym ni wedi wynebu rhai heriau anodd ers i ni ddechrau croesawu pobl sy'n dianc rhag y gwrthdaro ac rydym ni'n gweithio drwy'r rhain mor gyflym a gofalus ag y gallwn ni. Rwy'n ymwybodol nad yw rhai plant sy'n cyrraedd wedi gallu ymuno â'u cyd-ddisgyblion newydd yn yr ysgol eto. Rydym ni'n ceisio lleihau'r risgiau o TB sy'n gwrthsefyll cyffuriau, sy'n parhau i fod yn fygythiad i iechyd y cyhoedd yn Wcráin, drwy ddarparu sgrinio TB ar gyfer pob un sy'n cyrraedd. Mae'r prif swyddog meddygol wedi cyhoeddi cyngor diwygiedig, gan argymell y gall plant oedran ysgol gynradd ddechrau'r ysgol cyn eu sgrinio oherwydd y risg isel. Y cyngor o hyd yw y dylai plant oedran ysgol uwchradd gael eu sgrinio cyn dechrau'r ysgol, ac mae hyn yn cael ei adolygu'n barhaus wrth i ni gasglu mwy o ddata am nifer yr achosion drwy'r rhaglen sgrinio. Rydym ni'n gweithio'n agos gyda phrifysgolion a cholegau i sicrhau bod gwersi Saesneg ar gael mor eang â phosibl. Rydym ni'n ceisio defnyddio'r ganolfan ganolog asesu ESOL ranbarthol, neu REACH, model ar y cyd ag asiantaethau eraill yn y canolfannau croeso i sicrhau y gellir asesu unigolion a darparu'r lefel gywir o ymyrraeth. Rwy'n gwybod bod Prifysgol De Cymru a chyngor Rhondda Cynon Taf eisoes wedi dechrau dosbarthiadau ESOL anffurfiol i redeg drwy gyfnod yr haf, ac rydym ni'n dod ag awdurdodau lleol a phrifysgolion ynghyd ledled Cymru i ehangu'r dull hwn. Yn olaf, rydym ni'n gweithio'n agos gyda sefydliadau'r trydydd sector i sicrhau, wrth i bobl gyrraedd, bod llwybrau ar gyfer cyngor a chymorth ar gael iddyn nhw. Rwyf i bellach yn cadeirio gweithgor i gydlynu ymdrechion gyda'r trydydd sector, gan gynnwys trais yn erbyn menywod, gwasanaethau cam-drin domestig a thrais rhywiol, ac rydym ni'n gweithio i sicrhau partneriaid sy'n gallu darparu gwasanaethau cyngor ac eiriolaeth yn fuan. Dros y penwythnos fe welsom enghraifft gadarnhaol iawn o'r bartneriaeth hon yn gweithio gyda'r trydydd sector, gan fy mod wrth fy modd y gallem weithio'n agos gyda Citizens UK Cymru i ddod â 18 o bobl Wcráin i Gymru gyda'i gilydd. Bydd gwaith pellach yn digwydd yn ystod y dyddiau a'r wythnosau nesaf.