English: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. First of all, I'd like to thank all Members from across the virtual Chamber this afternoon who contributed to this really important debate, and of course the Minister, as well, for your response. I'd like to join you, Minister, in thanking our teachers, school staff and local education authority staff, all those involved through this difficult time, in making sure children were getting educated and still are today. Those cross-party contributions we've heard today have clearly indicated that all political parties and Members note the sheer impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the younger generation - that's something that Heledd Fychan mentioned in her contribution right at the start - and the impact this has had on their education through this time. As outlined, though, by a number of my colleagues, children in Wales have lost the most amount of learning than any other nation in the UK, potentially stifling their development. I think Jenny Rathbone was right to highlight some of the challenges that would pose to those who are certainly more vulnerable in our communities, and those who need more support. And this lack of access to learning has had a worrying impact on the progression of many pupils. As a father of three young girls in primary school, I've seen some of this with my own eyes over the last two years or so. In terms of the points that Members highlighted, a remarkably healthy-looking Tom Giffard was right, I think, to highlight some of the good things, that online learning worked out for many learners, but also to highlight the fact that, actually, there's nothing quite like face-to-face learning and the benefits that having teachers and pupils in the same classroom has. And I think Heledd Fychan picked up some of the mental health impacts, perhaps, that online learning only can have, and that was something that others picked up as well in our debate. In terms of face masks, a number of Members highlighted the issues or some of the issues that face masks can have in terms of a barrier to communication in the classroom. James Evans highlighted this in particular, especially for children learning to read and write. As we already know, this will have only exacerbated some of the education failings that we do see here in Wales. So, I would support Members in terms of the sooner face masks can come off the better, to allow people to learn in the best way possible. In terms of the constructive element - . I can see Rhun ap Iorwerth wants to intervene here, Llywydd.
Welsh: Diolch, Ddirprwy Lywydd. Yn gyntaf oll, hoffwn ddiolch i'r holl Aelodau o bob rhan o'r Siambr rithwir y prynhawn yma a gyfrannodd at y ddadl bwysig hon, ac wrth gwrs i'r Gweinidog hefyd am eich ymateb. Hoffwn ymuno â chi, Weinidog, i ddiolch i'n hathrawon, staff ysgolion a staff awdurdodau addysg lleol, pawb sy'n cymryd rhan drwy'r cyfnod anodd hwn, i sicrhau bod plant yn cael eu haddysgu ac yn dal i gael eu haddysgu heddiw. Mae'r cyfraniadau trawsbleidiol hynny a glywsom heddiw wedi nodi'n glir fod pob plaid wleidyddol ac Aelod yn nodi'r effaith fawr y mae'r pandemig COVID-19 wedi'i chael ar y genhedlaeth iau - mae hynny'n rhywbeth y soniodd Heledd Fychan amdano yn ei chyfraniad ar y dechrau - a'r effaith y mae hyn wedi'i chael ar eu haddysg drwy'r cyfnod hwn. Fel yr amlinellwyd gan nifer o fy nghyd-Aelodau, fodd bynnag, mae plant Cymru wedi colli mwy o ddysgu nag unrhyw wlad arall yn y DU, a gallai hynny lesteirio eu datblygiad. Credaf fod Jenny Rathbone yn iawn i dynnu sylw at rai o'r heriau y byddai hynny'n eu hachosi i'r rheini sy'n bendant yn fwy agored i niwed yn ein cymunedau, a'r rhai y mae angen mwy o gymorth arnynt. Ac mae'r diffyg mynediad at ddysgu wedi cael effaith bryderus ar gynnydd llawer o ddisgyblion. Fel tad i dair merch ifanc yn yr ysgol gynradd, gwelais beth o hyn drosof fy hun dros y ddwy flynedd ddiwethaf. Ar y pwyntiau a nododd yr Aelodau, roedd Tom Giffard, sy'n edrych yn hynod o iach, yn iawn yn fy marn i i dynnu sylw at rai o'r pethau da, fod dysgu ar-lein wedi gweithio i lawer o ddysgwyr, ond hefyd i dynnu sylw at y ffaith, mewn gwirionedd, nad oes dim i guro dysgu wyneb yn wyneb a manteision cael athrawon a disgyblion yn yr un ystafell ddosbarth. A chredaf fod Heledd Fychan wedi nodi rhai o'r effeithiau, efallai, y gall dysgu ar-lein yn unig eu cael ar iechyd meddwl, ac roedd hynny'n rhywbeth a grybwyllwyd gan eraill hefyd yn ein dadl. Ar fasgiau wyneb, tynnodd nifer o'r Aelodau sylw at y problemau neu rai o'r problemau y gall masgiau wyneb eu cael yn yr ystyr eu bod yn rhwystr i gyfathrebu yn yr ystafell ddosbarth. Tynnodd James Evans sylw at hyn yn arbennig, yn enwedig i blant sy'n dysgu darllen ac ysgrifennu. Fel y gwyddom eisoes, bydd hyn wedi gwaethygu rhai o'r methiannau a welwn mewn addysg yma yng Nghymru. Felly, byddwn yn ategu'r hyn a ddywedodd yr Aelodau, a gorau po gynharaf y gellir diosg masgiau wyneb, er mwyn caniatáu i bobl ddysgu yn y ffordd orau bosibl. Ar yr elfen adeiladol - . Gallaf weld bod Rhun ap Iorwerth am ymyrryd yma, Lywydd.