English: I'd like to start by commending the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee for what I think is a really interesting piece of work. I followed this inquiry closely, and I want to focus on a couple of recommendations today. This is an issue that is really close to my heart. It's close to my heart as a parent, it's close to my heart as a former teacher and also as a former play scheme worker, and as someone who has campaigned around improving opportunities for children and young people's physical activity since I was elected. Moreover, I'm keen to see a whole-Government approach to this issue, which I hope I can explore in my contribution today, starting with recommendations 3 and 4, which recommend a family orientated approach and which call for Sport Wales and Public Health Wales to develop an appropriate programme. I think this is really important, offering a means by which improving the health of children and young people could serve as a catalyst for well-being in the whole family. I know that, in the Welsh Government response, there's a reference to the Wales physical activity partnership, which could improve physical activity levels. I'd also like to see feed-in from initiatives such as the Valleys taskforce with regard to the Valleys regional park concept as well. In areas like mine, this could be a really low-cost accessible way of getting people out and about, enjoying the non-urban environments that are quite literally on people's doorsteps. I've spoken before - I think it was in my very first short debate back in 2016 - about what is called a 'nature deficit disorder'. This is based on research showing that just 13 per cent of Welsh children considered themselves to have a close connection to the natural world. I think that's staggering. It's a lower figure than Scotland, Northern Ireland or, indeed, even London. Similarly, as an industrial history devotee, I think there are opportunities here linked to our industrial heritage. I've mentioned in this Chamber before previously my passion for the Abernant tunnel, which links Cwmbach in my constituency with Merthyr Tydfil. If reopened, that could be a real draw as an active travel route, and I know that there are many other similar schemes that could have the same positive effects. Recommendation 11 is another really useful tool. Allowing wider access to school facilities, especially newly renovated ones under twenty-first century schools, just makes common sense. I'm pleased that recently I was able to work with RCT council to meet requests from a local community for children to be able to play on a brand-new MUGA - that's a multi-use games area, for those who are not in the know - at a primary school in Cwmbach. It just makes sense that we should open up these areas outside of school hours for the community to benefit from. I'd like to go beyond this and flag up also my previous proposal for an inclusive play Bill. This would have ensured play opportunities meet the needs of all children and young people in the community, and I think it's important that this remains a priority. Disability Sport Wales, in their evidence, which is cited throughout the report, powerfully made the case for really digging down and integrating inclusivity into governmental responses. In a similar vein, I hope to be meeting with the Deputy Minister for health in the very near future to discuss inclusive play and I look forward to hearing how work on various responses is progressing. Recommendation 16, on the pupil development grant, is also, I think, very important too. Based on Public Health Wales figures, one in four 11 to 16-year-olds in the Cwm Taf area are obese, as are nearly 15 per cent of four to five-year-olds. These are the highest figures in Wales, and they are simply not acceptable. When there are clear links between deprivation and obesity, it is so important that we use levers like the PDG to try and make amends to this issue. I accept the Welsh Government response that there are already some good examples of this out there, but I'd like to see more work on this point. Similarly, I'd like to see progress on the possibility of bringing in a soft drinks levy - recommendation 20. We know, in Wales, sugar intake is three times higher than the recommended value for teenagers aged 11 to 16, and with this week being Diabetes Week, there could be clear benefits here. To close, I'd just like to reflect on recommendation 19, which relates to section 106 and accessible recreational facilities with new housing developments. Persimmon recently built a shiny new estate in my constituency, and their glossy brochure showed a play area at the heart of the estate. Five years later, there is no play area, only a dumping ground for the developer, and each school holiday I get residents asking me about when that play area's going to be opened, only to be met with further obfuscation and delay. This is an issue that we touched on recently in the economy committee, in our investigation into local house builders. There's definitely a reluctance from local authorities to take on open spaces now as a consequence of austerity, and I think this is something that we need to look at in the future.
Welsh: Hoffwn ddechrau drwy ganmol y Pwyllgor Iechyd, Gofal Cymdeithasol a Chwaraeon am yr hyn sydd, yn fy marn i, yn waith diddorol iawn. Dilynais yr ymchwiliad hwn yn fanwl, ac rwyf am ganolbwyntio ar un neu ddau o argymhellion heddiw. Mae hwn yn fater sy'n agos iawn at fy nghalon. Mae'n agos at fy nghalon fel rhiant, mae'n agos at fy nghalon fel cyn-athrawes a hefyd fel cyn-weithiwr cynllun chwarae, ac fel rhywun sydd wedi ymgyrchu ar wella cyfleoedd ar gyfer gweithgarwch corfforol plant a phobl ifanc ers i mi gael fy ethol. Yn ogystal â hynny, rwy'n awyddus i weld dull Llywodraeth gyfan o ymdrin â'r mater hwn, a gobeithio y gallaf ymchwilio i hynny yn fy nghyfraniad heddiw, gan ddechrau gydag argymhellion 3 a 4, sy'n argymell dull o weithredu sy'n canolbwyntio ar y teulu ac sy'n galw ar Chwaraeon Cymru ac Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru i ddatblygu rhaglen briodol. Rwy'n credu bod hyn yn bwysig iawn, gan ei fod yn cynnig ffordd ar gyfer gwella iechyd plant a phobl ifanc fel catalydd ar gyfer lles y teulu cyfan. Yn ymateb Llywodraeth Cymru, gwn fod cyfeiriad at bartneriaeth gweithgarwch corfforol Cymru, a allai wella lefelau gweithgarwch corfforol. Hefyd, hoffwn weld cyfraniad gan fentrau megis tasglu'r Cymoedd mewn perthynas â chysyniad parc rhanbarthol y Cymoedd hefyd. Mewn ardaloedd fel fy ardal i, gallai hon fod yn ffordd hygyrch a rhad iawn o gael pobl i ddod allan a mwynhau'r amgylcheddau nad ydynt yn rhai trefol sydd, yn llythrennol, ar garreg drws pobl. Rwyf wedi siarad o'r blaen - credaf mai dyna oedd fy nadl fer gyntaf yn ôl yn 2016 - am yr hyn a elwir yn 'anhwylder diffyg natur'. Mae'n seiliedig ar ymchwil sy'n dangos mai dim ond 13 y cant o blant Cymru a oedd yn ystyried bod ganddynt gysylltiad agos â byd natur. Rwy'n credu bod hynny'n syfrdanol. Mae'n ffigur is na'r Alban, Gogledd Iwerddon neu Lundain hyd yn oed. Yn yr un modd, fel rhywun sy'n hoff iawn o hanes diwydiannol, credaf fod cyfleoedd yma yn gysylltiedig â'n treftadaeth ddiwydiannol. Rwyf wedi sôn yn y Siambr hon o'r blaen am fy angerdd ynglŷn â thwnnel Aber-nant, sy'n cysylltu Cwm-bach yn fy etholaeth â Merthyr Tudful. Os caiff ei ailagor, gallai fod yn atyniad go iawn fel llwybr teithio llesol, a gwn fod llawer o gynlluniau eraill tebyg a allai gael yr un effeithiau cadarnhaol. Mae argymhelliad 11 yn arf arall defnyddiol iawn. Mae caniatáu mynediad ehangach at gyfleusterau ysgolion, yn enwedig rhai sydd wedi eu hadnewyddu o dan ysgolion yr unfed ganrif ar hugain, yn synnwyr cyffredin. Rwy'n falch fy mod wedi gallu gweithio gyda chyngor Rhondda Cynon Taf yn ddiweddar ar geisiadau gan gymuned leol i blant allu chwarae ar MUGA newydd sbon - man chwarae amlddefnydd, i'r rhai nad ydynt yn gwybod - mewn ysgol gynradd yng Nghwm-bach. Mae'n gwneud synnwyr y dylem agor yr ardaloedd hyn y tu allan i oriau ysgol er mwyn i'r gymuned allu elwa ohonynt. Hoffwn fynd y tu hwnt i hyn a thynnu sylw hefyd at fy nghynnig blaenorol ar gyfer Bil chwarae cynhwysol. Byddai hwnnw wedi sicrhau bod cyfleoedd chwarae yn diwallu anghenion yr holl blant a phobl ifanc yn y gymuned, ac rwy'n credu ei bod yn bwysig ei fod yn parhau'n flaenoriaeth. Mae Chwaraeon Anabledd Cymru, yn eu tystiolaeth, a ddyfynnir drwy'r adroddiad, wedi cyflwyno achos pwerus dros fynd ati o ddifrif ac integreiddio cynwysoldeb mewn ymatebion llywodraethol. Yn yr un modd, gobeithiaf y byddaf yn cyfarfod â'r Dirprwy Weinidog iechyd yn y dyfodol agos iawn i drafod chwarae cynhwysol ac edrychaf ymlaen at glywed sut y mae gwaith ar wahanol ymatebion yn mynd rhagddo. Mae argymhelliad 16, ar y grant datblygu disgyblion, hefyd yn bwysig iawn yn fy marn i. Ar sail ffigurau Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru, mae un o bob pedwar plentyn rhwng 11 ac 16 oed yn ardal Cwm Taf yn ordew, fel y mae bron i 15 y cant o blant rhwng pedair a phump oed. Dyma'r ffigurau uchaf yng Nghymru, ac yn syml iawn, nid ydynt yn dderbyniol. Pan geir cysylltiadau clir rhwng amddifadedd a gordewdra, mae hi mor bwysig ein bod yn defnyddio dulliau fel y grant datblygu disgyblion i geisio unioni hyn. Rwy'n derbyn ymateb Llywodraeth Cymru fod rhai enghreifftiau da o hyn yn bodoli eisoes, ond hoffwn weld mwy o waith ar y pwynt hwn. Yn yr un modd, hoffwn weld cynnydd ar y posibilrwydd o gyflwyno ardoll diodydd meddal - argymhelliad 20. Yng Nghymru, fe wyddom fod y siwgr a fwyteir dair gwaith yn fwy na'r hyn a argymhellir ar gyfer pobl ifanc yn eu harddegau rhwng 11 ac 16 oed, a chyda Wythnos Diabetes yn digwydd yr wythnos hon, gallai fod manteision amlwg yma. I gloi, hoffwn ystyried argymhelliad 19, sy'n ymwneud ag adran 106 a chyfleusterau hamdden hygyrch gyda datblygiadau tai newydd. Yn ddiweddar adeiladodd Persimmon ystâd newydd sbon yn fy etholaeth, ac roedd eu llyfryn sgleiniog yn dangos man chwarae yng nghanol yr ystâd. Bum mlynedd yn ddiweddarach, ni cheir ardal chwarae, dim ond tir dympio i'r datblygwr, a phob gwyliau ysgol mae preswylwyr yn gofyn imi pryd y bydd y man chwarae'n agor, ond yr unig ymateb a gawn yw rhagor o gymylu'r dyfroedd ac oedi. Mae hwn yn fater y cyffyrddwyd arno'n ddiweddar ym mhwyllgor yr economi, yn ein hymchwiliad i adeiladwyr tai lleol. Yn bendant, mae awdurdodau lleol yn gyndyn o adeiladu mannau agored yn awr o ganlyniad i gyni ariannol, a chredaf fod hyn yn rhywbeth y mae angen inni edrych arno yn y dyfodol.