English: I thank you for those questions. I'm very familiar with the Track the Act campaign from Carers Wales, and I actually really welcome the input and the constructive challenge that they are providing us, and the positive engagement of the third and voluntary sector in the whole co-productive approach that we have through the social services and well-being Act, working in partnership with us and with local authorities to improve particularly outcomes for carers, and also those who are cared for. I think it is early days yet, and I do acknowledge there is variation in data collection across Wales, but also I recognise that there is also some excellent practice developing. As part of the developing performance management framework for the new Act, a lot of effort is going in to ensuring that there's a consistent approach to the use of data on a national basis as we move forward. ADSS Cymru has dedicated a specific work stream to secure a national consistency in the implementation of the performance management framework, because I do recognise the importance of having comparable data right across Wales. With regard specifically to the report that Carers Wales provided - and I do acknowledge it has been useful - the data was generated through a freedom of information request in relation to the first six months of implementation, so we have moved on a further six months from that. But local authorities and, indeed, Carers Wales themselves recognise the variability and inconsistency of reporting against this particular freedom of information request, and that is disappointing. So, in order to get some stronger and more comparative data in future, I'm pleased to update you that local authorities and Carers Wales have agreed to work together in partnership to better shape the request in order to secure more consistent and robust information, as we move forward in the coming months. I would expect improvement in both recording and reporting and, certainly, this work will help inform the implementation of the Act. So, in terms of my response to the report, I do think it's difficult to draw firm conclusions from it because of the quality of the data, and it's worth noting as well that the chief exec of Carers Wales has stated that carers and wider individuals concerned don't always necessarily recognise that they've participated in an assessment as well, so we've certainly got some work to do there. And carers are more likely to respond positively if they've had or participated in a 'what matters' conversation, which is our way of taking forward the social services and well-being Act. So, to summarise on that, the data do not demonstrate that carers are being denied their right to assessment, but what they do demonstrate is that engagement through the information and advice service isn't being recorded effectively and consistently across Wales. So, further work is definitely needed in order to embed that consistency. I've set out proposals to evaluate the short, medium and long-term impact of the Act as well. Mark Drakeford, the previous Minister, actually set out the process for the evaluation and monitoring of the Act in a statement on 31 March back in 2016, and it will be explicitly linked to the work that's already been established on the national outcomes framework, which I referred to in my statement as well, which has 50 different outcomes that we will be measuring against. So, the intention is that we will have some really robust data to demonstrate not only where we are now but actually to demonstrate improvement over time in a way that's consistent right across Wales as well. I just reiterate the commitment to the national approach to respite. Work is ongoing with that with partners in the voluntary sector particularly, also looking at models that are in place elsewhere. Of course, I am completely open to views and ideas and input from Members in the Chamber on this issue as well.
Welsh: Diolch i chi am y cwestiynau yna. Rwy'n gyfarwydd iawn ag ymgyrch Dilyn y Ddeddf Gofalwyr Cymru, ac rwyf wir yn croesawu'r mewnbwn a'r her adeiladol y maen nhw'n eu rhoi i ni, ac ymgysylltiad cadarnhaol y trydydd sector a'r sector gwirfoddol yn y dull cydgynhyrchu sydd gennym ni drwy'r Ddeddf gwasanaethau cymdeithasol a llesiant, gan weithio mewn partneriaeth â ni a chydag awdurdodau lleol i wella, yn benodol, canlyniadau i ofalwyr, yn ogystal â'r rhai sy'n derbyn gofal. Rwy'n credu ei bod yn ddyddiau cynnar eto, ac rwy'n cydnabod bod amrywiadau o ran casglu data ledled Cymru, ond rwyf hefyd yn cydnabod bod rhywfaint o arfer rhagorol yn datblygu hefyd. Yn rhan o'r fframwaith rheoli perfformiad sy'n datblygu ar gyfer y Ddeddf newydd, mae llawer o ymdrech yn cael ei wneud i sicrhau bod dull cyson o ddefnyddio data ar sail genedlaethol wrth i ni symud ymlaen. Mae Cymdeithas Cyfarwyddwyr Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol Cymru wedi neilltuo ffrwd waith benodol i sicrhau cysondeb cenedlaethol o ran gweithrediad y fframwaith rheoli perfformiad, oherwydd rwy'n cydnabod pwysigrwydd cael data cymharol ledled Cymru gyfan. Gan gyfeirio'n benodol at yr adroddiad a ddarparwyd gan Gofalwyr Cymru - ac rwy'n cydnabod ei fod wedi bod yn ddefnyddiol - cynhyrchwyd y data trwy gais rhyddid gwybodaeth ynghylch y chwe mis cyntaf o weithredu, felly rydym ni wedi symud ymlaen chwe mis arall ers hynny. Ond mae awdurdodau lleol ac, yn wir, Gofalwyr Cymru eu hunain yn cydnabod yr amrywiadau a'r anghysondeb o ran adrodd yn erbyn y cais rhyddid gwybodaeth penodol hwn, ac mae hynny'n siomedig. Felly, er mwyn cael data cryfach a mwy cymharol yn y dyfodol, rwy'n falch o'ch diweddaru chi bod awdurdodau lleol a Gofalwyr Cymru wedi cytuno i weithio gyda'i gilydd mewn partneriaeth i lunio'r cais yn well er mwyn sicrhau gwybodaeth fwy cyson a chadarn, wrth i ni fwrw ymlaen yn y misoedd nesaf. Byddwn yn disgwyl gwelliant o ran cofnodi ac adrodd ac, yn sicr, bydd y gwaith hwn yn helpu i lywio'r gwaith o weithredu'r Ddeddf. Felly, o ran fy ymateb i'r adroddiad, rwy'n credu ei bod yn anodd dod i gasgliadau pendant ohono oherwydd ansawdd y data, ac mae'n werth nodi hefyd bod prif weithredwr Gofalwyr Cymru wedi datgan nad yw gofalwyr ac unigolion ehangach dan sylw bob amser yn cydnabod eu bod wedi cymryd rhan mewn asesiad hefyd o reidrwydd, felly mae'n sicr bod gennym ni dipyn o waith i'w wneud yn hynny o beth. Ac mae gofalwyr yn fwy tebygol o ymateb yn gadarnhaol os ydynt wedi cael neu gymryd rhan mewn sgwrs ynghylch 'yr hyn sy'n bwysig', sef ein ffordd ni o ddatblygu'r Ddeddf gwasanaethau cymdeithasol a llesiant. Felly, i grynhoi, nid yw'r data yn dangos bod gofalwyr yn cael eu hamddifadu o'u hawl i asesiad, ond yr hyn y maen nhw'n ei ddangos yw nad yw ymgysylltu drwy'r gwasanaeth gwybodaeth a chyngor yn cael ei gofnodi'n effeithiol ac yn gyson ledled Cymru. Felly, mae angen gwneud rhagor o waith yn sicr er mwyn ymgorffori'r cysondeb hwnnw. Rwyf wedi cyflwyno cynigion i werthuso effeithiau tymor byr, canolig a hirdymor y Ddeddf hefyd. Cyflwynodd Mark Drakeford, y Gweinidog blaenorol, y broses ar gyfer gwerthuso a monitro'r Ddeddf mewn datganiad ar 31 Mawrth, yn ôl yn 2016, a bydd yn cael ei chysylltu'n eglur â'r gwaith sydd eisoes wedi ei sefydlu ar y fframwaith canlyniadau cenedlaethol, y cyfeiriais ato yn fy natganiad hefyd, sydd â 50 o wahanol ganlyniadau y byddwn yn mesur yn eu herbyn. Felly, y bwriad yw y bydd gennym ni ddata cadarn iawn i ddangos ble'r ydym ni nawr yn ogystal â dangos gwelliant dros amser mewn ffordd sy'n gyson ledled Cymru gyfan hefyd. Hoffwn ailadrodd yr ymrwymiad i'r dull cenedlaethol o ran gofal seibiant. Mae gwaith yn parhau ar hynny gyda phartneriaid yn y sector gwirfoddol yn arbennig, gan edrych hefyd ar fodelau sydd ar waith mewn mannau eraill. Wrth gwrs, rwy'n gwbl agored i safbwyntiau a syniadau a mewnbwn gan yr Aelodau yn y Siambr ar y mater hwn hefyd.