English: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. The Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee discussed the Welsh Government's LCM in respect of the Rivers Authorities and Land Drainage Bill at our meeting on 1 April. On 18 April, over the Easter period, the Minister wrote to the committee advising us of her intention to lay a revised LCM, which would seek consent for clauses 3 and 5, in addition to clauses 2 and 4. The revised LCM is discussed here today. As has already been mentioned, the report was laid before the Assembly last week, on 24 April. We note the Welsh Government's reasons as to why, in its view, making provision for Wales in the UK Bill is appropriate. However, we still believe that it's unclear as to why the Welsh Government was not in a position to introduce its own legislation, and we would ask for further clarification on this point. After all, issues in relation to rivers and land drainage have been devolved to Wales for 20 years, and the Welsh Government should therefore be in a position to introduce its own legislation, without relying on the efforts of the UK Government, which hasn't been responsible for these areas for 20 years. We note that the Welsh Government's view, as expressed in the revised LCM, is that clauses 2, 3, 4 and 5 of the Bill require the consent of the National Assembly. We further note that the view of the UK Government is that consent is needed in respect of clauses 2 to 8 of the Bill - that's 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8. We, as a committee, agree with the view of the UK Government. We believe that clauses 2 to 8 require the consent of the Assembly to the extent that they are within the legislative competence of this Assembly in accordance with section 108A of the Government of Wales Act 2006. I heard what you had to say about the SICM process, because in terms of clause 5 of this Bill, we noted that sub-section 6 permits the amendment of Measures or Acts of the National Assembly via regulations without necessarily coming to this place. We have asked for further clarification as to whether such regulations would engage the statutory instrument consent memorandum process under Standing Order 30A. Because, again, there is a key role for this Senedd, as a legislature for the whole of Wales, to scrutinise the legislation that is passed. It's not just a matter between the UK Government and the Welsh Government. That's not what these processes should be. Thank you.
Welsh: Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. Bu i'r Pwyllgor Materion Cyfansoddiadol a Deddfwriaethol drafod memorandwm cydsyniad deddfwriaethol Llywodraeth Cymru mewn perthynas â'r Bil Awdurdodau Afonydd a Draenio Tir yn ein cyfarfod ar 1 Ebrill. Ar 18 Ebrill, dros gyfnod y Pasg, ysgrifennodd y Gweinidog at y pwyllgor yn rhoi gwybod inni ei bod yn bwriadu gosod memorandwm cydsyniad deddfwriaethol diwygiedig a fyddai'n ceisio cydsyniad ar gyfer cymalau 3 a 5, yn ogystal â chymalau 2 a 4. Mae'r memorandwm diwygiedig hwnnw hefyd yn cael ei drafod yma heddiw. Gosodwyd, fel y'i cyfeiriwyd eisoes, ein hadroddiad gerbron y Cynulliad yr wythnos diwethaf, ar 24 Ebrill. Dŷn ni'n nodi rhesymau Llywodraeth Cymru dros benderfynu bod gwneud darpariaeth ar gyfer Cymru ym Mil y Deyrnas Unedig yn briodol. Fodd bynnag, dŷn ni'n dal i gredu bod diffyg eglurder ynghylch pam nad oedd Llywodraeth Cymru mewn sefyllfa i gyflwyno ei deddfwriaeth ei hun, a dŷn ni yn gofyn am eglurhad pellach ar y pwynt yma. Wedi'r cwbl, mae materion afonydd a draenio tir wedi cael eu datganoli i Gymru ers 20 mlynedd. Dylai Llywodraeth Cymru, felly, allu cyflwyno ei deddfwriaeth ei hun heb ddibynnu ar ymdrechion Llywodraeth y Deyrnas Unedig, sydd heb edrych ar ôl y meysydd hyn mewn 20 mlynedd. Dŷn ni'n nodi mai barn Llywodraeth Cymru, fel y'i mynegir yn y memorandwm cydsyniad deddfwriaethol diwygiedig, yw bod angen cydsyniad y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol ar gyfer cymalau 2, 3, 4 a 5 o'r Bil. Dŷn ni hefyd yn nodi mai barn Llywodraeth y DU yw bod angen cydsyniad mewn perthynas â chymalau 2 i 8 o'r Bil - hynny yw, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ac 8. Dŷn ni, fel pwyllgor, yn cytuno efo barn Llywodraeth y Deyrnas Unedig. Credwn fod angen cydsyniad y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol ar gyfer cymalau 2 i 8 i'r graddau eu bod o fewn cymhwysedd deddfwriaethol y Cynulliad hwn yn unol ag adran 108A o Ddeddf Llywodraeth Cymru 2006. Dwi'n gwrando ar beth ddywedoch chi ynglŷn â'r memorandwm cydsyniad offeryn statudol - y SICM, y broses honno. Achos o ran cymal 5 o'r Bil yma, dŷn ni'n nodi bod is-adran 6 yn caniatáu'r broses o ddiwygio Mesurau neu Ddeddfau'r Cynulliad Cenedlaethol drwy reoliadau yn unig, heb ddod i fan hyn o reidrwydd. Dŷn ni wedi gofyn am eglurhad pellach ynghylch a fyddai rheoliadau o'r fath yn ddarostyngedig i'r broses memorandwm cydsyniad offeryn statudol o dan Reol Sefydlog 30A. Achos eto, wedi'r cwbl, mae yna rôl allweddol gan y Senedd yma, fel deddfwrfa i Gymru i gyd, i graffu ar y deddfu sydd yn mynd ymlaen. Nid mater yn unig rhwng Llywodraeth y Deyrnas Unedig a Llywodraeth Cymru ydy'r prosesau yma i fod. Diolch yn fawr.