English: Diolch, Llywydd. I'm pleased to move the motion, tabled in my name. The sole purpose of this afternoon's debate is to seek agreement that a special meeting of the Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister takes place as soon as possible to investigate the allegations of bullying made by former members and advisers to the Welsh Government, and to get to the truth about these serious allegations. Members are all aware of the recent allegations made against the Welsh Government and the office of the First Minister and it's absolutely crucial that those allegations are properly investigated in an open and transparent manner. Clarity is now required from the First Minister over his comments in recent weeks, and I believe it's entirely appropriate for that to happen as part of an inquiry undertaken by the Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister. Before I develop my argument and speak specifically to this motion, if I can turn to the Government's amendment, which refers to the First Minister's statement last week on the appointment of an independent adviser to police the ministerial code. Of course, that announcement was made after this debate was tabled and even though this is a step in the right direction, we still believe that these allegations should be subject to the scrutiny of the Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister. Members will be aware of the cross-party motion that was tabled in my name, alongside Aled Roberts and Elin Jones in the previous Assembly in 2014, which specifically called for the appointment of an independent adjudicator in order to improve transparency and thereby increase confidence in those elected to public office. The Welsh Government rejected that motion at that time, but the First Minister has now come to the conclusion that this is the right thing to do. However, I have to say that the timing of this is very suspect and it's quite clear that it is opposition parties that have led on this, while the First Minister and the Welsh Government have followed. Even though I welcome the First Minister's u-turn, I still believe that it's appropriate for the Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister to hold an inquiry into the allegations, because we don't, at this stage, know the terms of reference for the independent adviser's inquiry. At least with the Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister, it will be totally transparent and held in public. The committee process will afford the First Minister the opportunity to categorically spell out the nature of the allegations that his office received and to provide much-needed detail and clarification to some of the remarks made in recent weeks.
Welsh: Diolch, Lywydd. Rwy'n falch o wneud y cynnig, a gyflwynwyd yn fy enw i. Unig ddiben y ddadl hon y prynhawn yma yw ceisio cytuno y dylid cynnal cyfarfod arbennig o'r Pwyllgor Craffu ar Waith y Prif Weinidog cyn gynted â phosibl i ymchwilio i'r honiadau o fwlio gan gyn-aelodau a chynghorwyr i Lywodraeth Cymru, ac i ddatgelu'r gwir am y cyhuddiadau difrifol hyn. Mae'r Aelodau i gyd yn ymwybodol o'r honiadau diweddar a wnaed yn erbyn Llywodraeth Cymru a swyddfa Prif Weinidog Cymru ac mae'n gwbl hanfodol fod yr honiadau hynny'n cael eu hymchwilio'n briodol mewn ffordd agored a thryloyw. Mae angen eglurder gan y Prif Weinidog yn awr mewn perthynas â'i sylwadau yn ystod yr wythnosau diwethaf, a chredaf ei bod yn gwbl briodol i hynny ddigwydd fel rhan o ymchwiliad a gynhelir gan y Pwyllgor Craffu ar Waith y Prif Weinidog. Cyn i mi ddatblygu fy nadl, a siarad yn benodol am y cynnig hwn, os caf droi at welliant y Llywodraeth, sy'n cyfeirio at ddatganiad y Prif Weinidog yr wythnos diwethaf ar benodi cynghorydd annibynnol i blismona cod y gweinidogion. Wrth gwrs, cafodd y cyhoeddiad hwnnw ei wneud ar ôl i'r ddadl hon gael ei chyflwyno ac er bod hwn yn gam i'r cyfeiriad cywir, rydym yn parhau i gredu y dylai'r honiadau hyn fod yn destun craffu i'r Pwyllgor Craffu ar Waith y Prif Weinidog. Bydd yr Aelodau'n ymwybodol o'r cynnig trawsbleidiol a gyflwynwyd yn fy enw i, gydag Aled Roberts ac Elin Jones yn y Cynulliad blaenorol yn 2014, a oedd yn galw'n benodol am benodi dyfarnwr annibynnol er mwyn gwella tryloywder, a thrwy hynny, gynyddu hyder yn y rhai a etholir i swydd gyhoeddus. Gwrthododd Llywodraeth Cymru y cynnig hwnnw ar y pryd, ond mae'r Prif Weinidog bellach wedi dod i'r casgliad mai dyma'r peth iawn i'w wneud. Fodd bynnag, mae'n rhaid i mi ddweud bod amseriad hyn yn amheus iawn, ac mae'n eithaf amlwg mai pleidiau'r wrthblaid sydd wedi arwain ar hyn, ac mae'r Prif Weinidog a Llywodraeth Cymru wedi dilyn. Er fy mod yn croesawu tro pedol y Prif Weinidog, credaf o hyd ei bod yn briodol i'r Pwyllgor Craffu ar Waith y Prif Weinidog gynnal ymchwiliad i'r honiadau, oherwydd nid ydym yn gwybod, ar hyn o bryd, beth yw cylch gorchwyl ymchwiliad y cynghorydd annibynnol. O leiaf gyda'r Pwyllgor Craffu ar Waith y Prif Weinidog, bydd yn gwbl dryloyw ac yn cael ei gynnal yn gyhoeddus. Bydd proses y pwyllgor yn rhoi'r cyfle i'r Prif Weinidog nodi natur y cyhuddiadau a dderbyniodd ei swyddfa yn bendant a'r cyfle i ddarparu manylion ac eglurder mawr ei angen ynglŷn â rhai o'r sylwadau a wnaed yn ystod yr wythnosau diwethaf.