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English: I thank you for that answer, and the Welsh Government has made keeping children in schools one of its top priorities. And reflecting on the first wave of the pandemic, the Education Policy Institute commended Wales for leading the way in the UK in terms of providing IT and online learning and for supporting families eligible for free school meals in particular. But, sadly, disruption to face-to-face teaching and blended learning could be a feature of education for the foreseeable future, so we can't rest on our laurels. So, by your assessment, Minister, what additional support and resource will schools, teachers and families need to ensure no pupil is left behind?
Welsh: Diolch am yr ateb hwnnw, ac mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi dweud mai cadw plant mewn ysgolion yw un o'i phrif flaenoriaethau. A chan ystyried ton gyntaf y pandemig, cafodd Cymru ei chanmol gan y Sefydliad Polisi Addysg am arwain y ffordd yn y DU o ran darparu TG a dysgu ar-lein ac am gefnogi teuluoedd sy'n gymwys i gael prydau ysgol am ddim yn arbennig. Ond yn anffodus, gallai tarfu ar addysgu wyneb yn wyneb a dysgu cyfunol fod yn nodwedd o addysg hyd y gellir rhagweld, felly ni allwn orffwys ar ein bri. Felly, drwy eich asesiad, Weinidog, pa gymorth ac adnoddau ychwanegol fydd eu hangen ar ysgolion, athrawon a theuluoedd i sicrhau na chaiff unrhyw ddisgybl ei adael ar ôl?
English: Thank you, Joyce, and thank you for the recognition of the excellent partnership working between my department and local education authorities that allowed for the very swift distribution of many thousands of pieces of kit and equipment and Mi-Fi devices in the first phase of the pandemic. We continue to work with local education authorities to ensure that planned tech spend is getting kit into schools so that it can be distributed and we can continue to ensure that no child doesn't have the IT resources or connectivity that they need to allow them to participate in distance and blended learning, and to make sure that staff themselves have the requisite kit so that they can use that if they are required to work off school premises.
Welsh: Diolch, Joyce, a diolch i chi am gydnabod y gwaith partneriaeth rhagorol rhwng fy adran i ac awdurdodau addysg lleol a ganiataodd i filoedd lawer o ddarnau o offer a dyfeisiau Mi-Fi gael eu darparu yn gyflym iawn yn ystod cyfnod cyntaf y pandemig. Rydym yn parhau i weithio gydag awdurdodau addysg lleol i sicrhau bod gwariant technoleg wedi'i gynllunio yn mynd tuag at offer i ysgolion fel y gellir ei ddosbarthu ac fel y gallwn barhau i sicrhau fod gan bob plentyn y cysylltedd a'r adnoddau TG sydd eu hangen arnynt i ganiatáu iddynt gymryd rhan mewn dysgu cyfunol a dysgu o bell, a sicrhau bod gan y staff eu hunain yr offer angenrheidiol fel y gallant ei ddefnyddio os oes angen iddynt weithio oddi ar safle'r ysgol.
English: Diolch, Llywydd. Minister, I just listened to your response to Joyce Watson very, very carefully, and the particular issue I want to raise is the children who will be, or the students who will be, scheduled to take exams next year. Quite a few parents have raised concerns with me that their children are the ones that they feel should be - forgive me for using the word 'prioritised', but, because of the exam element, really need to make sure they have the right kit, and not only the right kit, but actually have the ability to access not just the blended learning, but, more importantly, the live learning. Parents are saying to me that they didn't have some of those opportunities during the first coronavirus wave. So, when you do publish your decision on the examinations later on this term, will you also perhaps give consideration to what reassurance you can offer the parents who are specifically concerned about their children who are facing those exams?
Welsh: Diolch, Lywydd. Weinidog, gwrandewais ar eich ymateb i Joyce Watson yn ofalus iawn, a'r mater penodol rwyf eisiau ei godi yw'r plant sydd i fod, neu'r myfyrwyr sydd i fod yn sefyll arholiadau y flwyddyn nesaf. Mae cryn dipyn o rieni wedi lleisio pryderon mai eu plant hwy yw'r rhai y teimlant y dylent fod yn cael eu - maddeuwch i mi am ddefnyddio'r gair 'blaenoriaethu', ond, oherwydd yr elfen arholiadau, mae gwir angen iddynt sicrhau bod ganddynt yr offer cywir, ac nid yr offer cywir yn unig, ond bod ganddynt allu i gael mynediad nid yn unig at y dysgu cyfunol, ond yn bwysicach, at ddysgu byw. Mae rhieni'n dweud wrthyf na chawsant rai o'r cyfleoedd hynny yn ystod y don gyntaf o'r coronafeirws. Felly, pan fyddwch yn cyhoeddi eich penderfyniad ynglŷn â'r arholiadau yn ddiweddarach y tymor hwn, a wnewch chi hefyd ystyried pa sicrwydd y gallwch ei gynnig i'r rhieni sy'n pryderu'n benodol am eu plant sy'n wynebu'r arholiadau hynny?
English: Yes, of course. I can give you absolute assurance, Angela, that we will, in coming to a conclusion as to the summer series for 2021, be absolutely mindful of the needs of those learners for whom some have had even more disruption than others to their learning, and how we come up with a system that is fair to all learners that recognises the disproportionate impact that COVID may have had, through no fault of teachers. Because, even with extra kit and IT, the ability of a child to engage in some of that sometimes can be hampered by other issues at home. So, I can absolutely give you that assurance that learner interest will be at the forefront of my mind, and recognising the significant disruption that those children have had through no fault of their own.
Welsh: Wrth gwrs. Gallaf roi sicrwydd llwyr i chi, Angela, y byddwn, wrth ddod i gasgliad ynglŷn ag arholiadau haf 2021, yn gwbl ymwybodol o anghenion y dysgwyr hynny, dysgwyr y mae rhai ohonynt wedi dioddef hyd yn oed mwy o aflonyddwch i'w dysgu nag eraill, a sut rydym yn cynnig system sy'n deg i bob dysgwr ac sy'n cydnabod yr effaith anghymesur y gallai COVID fod wedi'i chael, heb unrhyw fai ar athrawon. Oherwydd, hyd yn oed gyda TG ac offer ychwanegol, gall materion eraill yn y cartref lesteirio gallu plentyn i gymryd rhan mewn peth o hynny weithiau. Felly, gallaf roi'r sicrwydd hwnnw i chi y bydd lles dysgwyr ar flaen fy meddwl, gan gydnabod yr aflonyddwch sylweddol y mae'r plant hynny wedi'i wynebu heb fod unrhyw fai arnynt hwy.
English: The next item is questions to the Senedd Commission, and the first question is to be answered by Commissioner Joyce Watson and to be asked by Helen Mary Jones.
Welsh: Yr eitem nesaf, felly, yw'r cwestiynau i Gomisiwn y Senedd, ac mae'r cwestiwn cyntaf i'w ateb gan y Comisiynydd Joyce Watson, a'r cwestiwn i'w ofyn gan Helen Mary Jones.
English: I thank you for that question. The measures provided to Commission staff are extensive and include practical support in the form of ICT and other hardware and home office adaptations, including desks and chairs; health, safety and emotional support, ranging from display screen equipment assessments and working from home guidance through to support and access to well-being resources. There's flexibility around working practices to support those staff with caring responsibilities, and ongoing and regular two-way communication. Since September, identified individuals struggling with well-being or who have difficulty with their home environment can attend the workplace, and all these arrangements are kept under review as the circumstances change.
Welsh: Diolch am y cwestiwn hwnnw. Mae'r mesurau a ddarperir i staff y Comisiwn yn helaeth ac yn cynnwys cymorth ymarferol ar ffurf TGCh ac addasiadau eraill i galedwedd a swyddfeydd cartref, gan gynnwys desgiau a chadeiriau; iechyd, diogelwch a chymorth emosiynol, yn amrywio o asesiadau offer a sgrin arddangos a chanllawiau gweithio o'r cartref i gymorth a mynediad at adnoddau llesiant. Ceir hyblygrwydd o ran arferion gwaith i gefnogi staff sydd â chyfrifoldebau gofalu, yn ogystal â chyfathrebu dwy ffordd parhaus a rheolaidd. Ers mis Medi, gall unigolion sy'n cael trafferth gyda llesiant neu sy'n cael anhawster gyda'u hamgylchedd cartref fynychu'r gweithle, a bydd yr holl drefniadau hyn yn cael eu hadolygu wrth i'r amgylchiadau newid.
English: I'm very grateful to the Commissioner for her answer. I have to say that that is very reassuring. I'd specifically like to ask whether those criteria that enable some staff to come into the workplace include circumstances where people may be at home with very small children and may find it very stressful to be working from home. So, are those kinds of family circumstances included in the kind of special circumstances under which a member of staff might be allowed to work in the workplace?
Welsh: Rwy'n ddiolchgar iawn i'r Comisiynydd am ei hateb. Mae'n rhaid imi ddweud bod hynny'n galonogol iawn. Hoffwn ofyn yn benodol a yw'r meini prawf sy'n galluogi rhai staff i ddod i mewn i'r gweithle yn cynnwys amgylchiadau lle gall pobl fod gartref gyda phlant bach iawn ac efallai'n ei chael hi'n anodd iawn gweithio gartref. Felly, a yw'r mathau hynny o amgylchiadau teuluol wedi'u cynnwys yn y math o amgylchiadau arbennig lle gellid caniatáu i aelod o staff weithio yn y gweithle?
English: Thank you for that. Of course, every home has a different environment, and all individuals, of course, have different challenges. And, as I said in my first answer, it is the case that the communication lines are kept open, and there are many communications. We do have the business continuity surveys - two well-being pulse surveys have allowed us to explore and respond to the practical, as well as emotional and physical well-being, to good effect. We do meet with the trade unions twice weekly, with regular interaction with staff networks. And, of course, we as employers, the Assembly Members, also have a duty to our staff. So, there have been things put in place, where it's safe to do so, for staff to enter the workplace when that's possible. Of course, it won't be so easily possible in the lockdown period, where the advice is clearly to work from home.
Welsh: Diolch i chi am hynny. Wrth gwrs, mae gan bob cartref amgylchedd gwahanol, ac mae pob unigolyn, wrth gwrs, yn wynebu heriau gwahanol. Ac fel y dywedais yn fy ateb cyntaf, mae'n wir fod y llinellau cyfathrebu'n cael eu cadw ar agor, ac mae llawer o gyfathrebu. Mae gennym yr arolygon parhad busnes - mae dau arolwg pwls o lesiant wedi caniatáu inni archwilio ac ymateb i lesiant ymarferol, yn ogystal â llesiant emosiynol a chorfforol, yn effeithiol. Rydym yn cyfarfod â'r undebau llafur ddwywaith yr wythnos, gan ryngweithio'n rheolaidd â rhwydweithiau staff. Ac wrth gwrs, mae gennym ni fel cyflogwyr, Aelodau'r Cynulliad, ddyletswydd i'n staff hefyd. Felly, mae pethau wedi'u rhoi ar waith lle mae'n ddiogel gwneud hynny, i alluogi staff i fynd i'r gweithle pan fo hynny'n bosibl. Wrth gwrs, ni fydd mor hawdd gwneud hynny yn ystod y cyfyngiadau symud, lle cynghorir pobl i weithio gartref wrth gwrs.
English: Question 1 has been grouped with question 6, so David Melding to ask his supplementary. David Melding.
Welsh: Mae cwestiwn 1 wedi'i grwpio gyda chwestiwn 6, felly David Melding i ofyn ei gwestiwn atodol. David Melding.
English: Diolch yn fawr, Llywydd. Commissioner, can I put on record my own thanks - and I'm sure I speak for all Members of this Senedd - for the outstanding support we get from the Commission staff, and, of course, we realise that much of that support is coming via our own Zooming and contacts. But the level of professionalism that's been maintained is really quite extraordinary. But we obviously see that staff are often now in a much more isolated position than they would be in the usual work environment, and I think we do need to be reassured that the normal methods, both informal and formal, of supervision, appraisal and support are present so that staff have those lines of communication should they be feeling either direct strain through their duties, or just the general social situation we're all in at this extraordinary time in our history.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr, Lywydd. Gomisiynydd, a gaf fi gofnodi fy niolch fy hun - ac rwy'n siŵr fy mod yn siarad ar ran yr holl Aelodau o'r Senedd - am y gefnogaeth ragorol a gawn gan staff y Comisiwn, ac wrth gwrs, sylweddolwn fod llawer o'r cymorth hwnnw'n dod drwy ein cyfarfodydd Zoom a'n cysylltiadau ein hunain. Ond mae lefel y proffesiynoldeb sydd wedi'i gynnal yn eithaf eithriadol. Ond rydym yn amlwg yn gweld bod staff yn aml bellach mewn sefyllfa lawer mwy ynysig nag y byddent yn yr amgylchedd gwaith arferol, a chredaf fod angen i ni gael sicrwydd fod y dulliau arferol, anffurfiol a ffurfiol, o oruchwylio, arfarnu a chefnogi yn bresennol fel bod gan staff y llinellau cyfathrebu hynny os ydynt yn teimlo straen uniongyrchol drwy eu dyletswyddau, neu straen y sefyllfa gymdeithasol gyffredinol rydym i gyd ynddi yn y cyfnod eithriadol hwn yn ein hanes.
English: You're absolutely right, David. Keeping communication lines open - because we all are here today, as you've just said, quite rightly, because other staff are supporting that. So, there are regular team meetings and individual meetings and social activity that are ongoing, and some of those are weekly communications. There are several all-staff meetings, there are question and answer sessions, there are written and video blogs on sustaining business, working at home and our planning work to ensure staff feel connected with each other, because isolation is obviously a big challenge to many, many people. That's done through engagement with the trade unions and equality networks. We are, of course, having to move on. We're having to plan actively for the long term, and there are pulse surveys that are providing rich data, and a large percentage of staff feel well connected at home. Working from home is a challenge for some people, but it is equally an opportunity for other people, and it may well be the case that, moving forward, in the recruitment, we will be able to offer employment opportunities to a wider range and a more diverse range of people.
Welsh: Rydych yn llygad eich lle, David. Cadw llinellau cyfathrebu ar agor - oherwydd rydym i gyd yma heddiw, fel rydych newydd ei ddweud yn gywir, am fod staff eraill yn cefnogi hynny. Felly, mae cyfarfodydd tîm rheolaidd a chyfarfodydd unigol a gweithgarwch cymdeithasol yn mynd rhagddynt, ac mae rhai o'r rheini'n gyfathrebiadau wythnosol. Cynhelir nifer o gyfarfodydd staff cyffredinol, cynhelir sesiynau holi ac ateb, ceir blogiau ysgrifenedig a blogiau fideo ar gynnal gwaith, gweithio gartref a'n gwaith cynllunio i sicrhau bod staff yn teimlo mewn cysylltiad â'i gilydd, oherwydd mae ynysu'n amlwg yn her fawr i lawer o bobl. Mae hynny wedi'i wneud drwy ymgysylltu â'r undebau llafur a rhwydweithiau cydraddoldeb. Wrth gwrs, mae'n rhaid i ni symud ymlaen. Rydym yn gorfod cynllunio'n weithredol ar gyfer y tymor hir, a cheir arolygon pwls sy'n darparu data cyfoethog, ac mae canran fawr o staff yn teimlo bod ganddynt gysylltiad da gartref. Mae gweithio gartref yn her i rai pobl, ond yn yr un modd, mae'n gyfle i bobl eraill, ac mae'n ddigon posibl y byddwn, wrth symud ymlaen, wrth recriwtio, yn gallu cynnig cyfleoedd cyflogaeth i ystod ehangach ac ystod fwy amrywiol o bobl.
English: Question 2 is next, and that question is to be answered by Commissioner David Rowlands, and asked by Andrew R.T. Davies.
Welsh: Cwestiwn 2 sy'n nesaf, ac mae'r cwestiwn hynny i'w ateb gan y Comisiynydd David Rowlands, ac i'w ofyn gan Andrew R.T. Davies.
English: Andrew R.T. Davies - can the microphone be unmuted? Here we go.
Welsh: Andrew R.T. Davies - a oes modd troi'r sain ymlaen? Dyna ni.
English: Can I thank Andrew R.T. for that question? The position is that the Welsh Government has a sub-lease to occupy office space on the fifth and second floors of Tŷ Hywel. The sub-lease includes the use of shared facilities, including car parking, meeting and conference rooms, canteen and catering facilities, cycle storage, electric vehicle charging points and, lastly, post room services.
Welsh: A gaf fi ddiolch i Andrew R.T. am y cwestiwn hwnnw? Y sefyllfa yw bod gan Lywodraeth Cymru is-les i feddiannu swyddfeydd ar bumed llawr ac ail lawr Tŷ Hywel. Mae'r is-les yn cynnwys defnyddio cyfleusterau a rennir, gan gynnwys mannau parcio ceir, ystafelloedd cyfarfod a chynadledda, cyfleusterau ffreutur ac arlwyo, storio beiciau, mannau gwefru cerbydau trydan ac yn olaf, gwasanaethau ystafell y post.
English: Thank you for that answer, Commissioner. Obviously, the Welsh Government, since 29 September, have chosen to participate in Plenary and Assembly proceedings via the Zoom method, rather than being in person in the Plenary or committee meetings. I'd be grateful to understand from the Commissioner: have any Government Ministers attended the facilities in Tŷ Hywel, because obviously people have seen Ministers - I'm not referring to officials, I'm referring to Ministers only - within the precincts of the Assembly estate? So I think it's important for us to understand whether Ministers are making use of the facilities that they have access to on the Tŷ Hywel part of the complex.
Welsh: Diolch am yr ateb hwnnw, Gomisiynydd. Yn amlwg, mae Llywodraeth Cymru, ers 29 Medi, wedi dewis cymryd rhan yn nhrafodion y Cyfarfod Llawn a'r Cynulliad drwy Zoom, yn hytrach na mynychu'r Cyfarfod Llawn neu gyfarfodydd pwyllgor yn bersonol. Byddwn yn ddiolchgar am gael gwybod gan y Comisiynydd: a oes unrhyw Weinidogion yn y Llywodraeth wedi mynychu'r cyfleusterau yn Nhŷ Hywel, oherwydd mae'n amlwg fod pobl wedi gweld Gweinidogion - nid wyf yn cyfeirio at swyddogion, rwy'n cyfeirio at Weinidogion yn unig - o fewn ystâd y Cynulliad? Felly, rwy'n credu ei bod yn bwysig i ni ddeall a yw Gweinidogion yn defnyddio'r cyfleusterau y mae ganddynt fynediad atynt ar ran Tŷ Hywel o'r ystâd.
English: Well, there is a process for managing access to the estate, which includes a notification process for all users of the estate, Members and their staff, Ministers and their staff, and Commission staff and contractors, and this has been shared with all users and it is working effectively.
Welsh: Wel, mae proses ar gyfer rheoli mynediad at yr ystâd, sy'n cynnwys proses hysbysu ar gyfer holl ddefnyddwyr yr ystâd, Aelodau a'u staff, Gweinidogion a'u staff, a staff a chontractwyr y Comisiwn, ac mae hyn wedi'i rannu â phob defnyddiwr ac mae'n gweithio'n effeithiol.
English: Well, that's not an answer.
Welsh: Wel, nid yw hwnnw'n ateb.
English: Well, it does cover the fact that we have to be very careful as to who is actually on the estate at any one time. I am not in a position to answer for Ministers, R.T., as you know.
Welsh: Wel, mae'n ymdrin â'r ffaith bod yn rhaid inni fod yn ofalus iawn ynghylch pwy sydd ar yr ystâd ar unrhyw un adeg. Nid wyf mewn sefyllfa i ateb ar ran y Gweinidogion, R.T., fel y gwyddoch.
English: Thank you, Commissioner. These are questions, not conversations, I remind Members. Question 3 will be answered by the Llywydd. Alun Davies.
Welsh: Diolch, Gomisiynydd. Hoffwn atgoffa'r Aelodau mai cwestiynau yw'r rhain ac nid sgyrsiau. Bydd cwestiwn 3 yn cael ei ateb gan y Llywydd. Alun Davies.
English: The forthcoming Senedd elections will be a historic milestone for Wales, with 16 and 17-year-olds voting for the first time. The COVID pandemic will likely result in changes to the administration of the election and voter experience, in order to protect public health. Now, it's returning officers in local authorities, the Welsh Government and the Electoral Commission who are responsible for delivering Senedd elections. However, Commission officials have been attending a Welsh Government convened election planning group to ensure that the Commission is well prepared and to advise on relevant procedures of the Senedd.
Welsh: Bydd etholiad nesaf y Senedd yn garreg filltir hanesyddol i Gymru, gan y bydd pobl ifanc 16 a 17 oed yn cael pleidleisio am y tro cyntaf. Mae pandemig COVID yn golygu ei bod yn bosib y gwelir newidiadau i'r ffordd y caiff yr etholiad ei weinyddu o ran profiad y pleidleiswyr, a hynny er mwyn diogelu iechyd y cyhoedd. Swyddogion canlyniadau awdurdodau lleol, Llywodraeth Cymru a'r Comisiwn Etholiadol sy'n gyfrifol am gynnal etholiad y Senedd. Fodd bynnag, mae swyddogion y Comisiwn wedi bod yn cymryd rhan yn y grŵp cynllunio etholiadau a gynullwyd gan Lywodraeth Cymru, i sicrhau bod y Comisiwn yn paratoi'n drylwyr ac i roi cyngor ar weithdrefnau perthnasol y Senedd.
English: Thank you very much. I appreciate that response from the Llywydd, and I appreciate the work that is being done. I want to be in a situation where, if we do need to change the law, that we do that in good time. I am very, very eager to ensure that we consider all the options available to us, those options that we may face in May, and that everything possible has been done - if we need to make changes to the law or to make particular arrangements, or whatever it may be, that the Commission should be part of that process. I understand the situation with returning officers in local authorities and so on, but I do want an assurance that we have everything in place so nothing will prevent those elections from taking place in May.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr. Dwi'n gwerthfawrogi'r ateb yna gan y Llywydd, a dwi'n gwerthfawrogi'r gwaith sy'n cael ei wneud. Dwi eisiau bod mewn sefyllfa ble, os oes yn rhaid inni newid y gyfraith, ein bod ni'n gwneud hynny ymlaen llaw. Dwi'n awyddus iawn, iawn, iawn i sicrhau ein bod ni'n ystyried yr holl ddewisiadau a fydd gennym ni, yr opsiynau y byddwn ni, efallai, yn eu hwynebu ym mis Mai, a bod pob un peth wedi cael ei wneud - os oes yn rhaid newid y gyfraith, os oes yn rhaid gwneud trefniadau, beth bynnag ydyn nhw, fod y Comisiwn yn ran o hynny. Dwi'n deall y sefyllfa gyda swyddogion awdurdodau lleol ac yn y blaen, ond dwi eisiau bod yn sicr bod gennym ni bob peth yn ei le so bydd dim byd yn rhwystro'r etholiadau rhag cymryd lle ym mis Mai.