English: I very much support the Welsh Government's policy of introducing a minimum unit price for alcohol, and thankfully I'm not alone in that, given that so many organisations with expertise in the field in terms of how you reduce harm from alcohol also support this policy. Many health organisations, for, I guess, fairly obvious reasons - obvious to most of us, anyway - also support this policy, and indeed the consultation on the draft Bill a couple of years back showed very strong public support as well. So, I think we start from a pretty secure base in terms of an understanding of the need for this policy as part of an overall strategy and package of measures to reduce harm from alcohol abuse here in Wales. Of course, it is just that - it's one part of an overall policy and strategy, and I do believe that it would play a significant role within that overall suite of measures. I think all of us would be familiar with the harm that alcohol does cause, or alcohol abuse causes. It's very clear in terms of its toll of ill health, the effect that that has on the economy in terms of days lost from work, the problems in terms of crime and violent crime, some of that around binge drinking, which is a terrible blight still on many of our town and city centres, and also, of course, harm to families and marital breakdown. So, the harm is very, very significant indeed, and we do need to bring a wide range of measures forward to deal with that harm and, as I've said, minimum unit pricing for alcohol, I believe, is significant within that overall package. Cancer Research UK, Llywydd, are one of the organisations supporting this proposed policy, and they're clear that alcohol is the third-biggest preventable risk factor in terms of cancer incidence, and that this particular policy would be a very effective tool in reducing that toll of ill health and harm in terms of cancer. We have the research from the University of Sheffield commissioned by Welsh Government, which others have referred to. Personally, I find that research strong and convincing. It talks about a policy of 50p as the minimum price leading to some 1,300 fewer hospital admissions in Wales and over 65 fewer deaths on an annual basis. Importantly, I think, in terms of some of the criticism that's levelled at the policy, the greatest benefit would be to people living in poverty. We know that 37 per cent of alcohol sold in Wales is sold at less than that 50p unit price, and that heavier drinkers are more likely to pay less than 50p. I think when you look at those sorts of factors it does suggest that, first of all, it will have a significant impact, and, secondly, that it will have a proportionately greater health benefit to people in the poorer communities -
Welsh: Rwy'n cefnogi polisi Llywodraeth Cymru o gyflwyno isafbris fesul uned am alcohol, a diolch byth, nid fi yw'r unig un sy'n meddwl hynny, gan fod cymaint o sefydliadau sydd ag arbenigedd yn y maes o ran sut y mae lleihau niwed alcohol hefyd yn cefnogi'r polisi hwn. Mae llawer o sefydliadau iechyd, am resymau gweddol amlwg, rwy'n tybio - amlwg i'r rhan fwyaf ohonom, beth bynnag - hefyd yn cefnogi'r polisi hwn, ac yn wir dangosai'r ymgynghoriad ar y Bil drafft rai blynyddoedd yn ôl fod yna gefnogaeth gref iawn ymhlith y cyhoedd yn ogystal. Felly, credaf ein bod yn dechrau o sylfaen eithaf diogel o ran dealltwriaeth o'r angen am y polisi hwn fel rhan o strategaeth gyffredinol a phecyn o fesurau i leihau niwed yn sgil camddefnyddio alcohol yma yng Nghymru. Wrth gwrs, dyna'n union ydyw - un rhan o bolisi a strategaeth gyffredinol, ac rwy'n credu y byddai'n chwarae rhan sylweddol o fewn y gyfres gyffredinol honno o fesurau. Rwy'n credu y byddai pob un ohonom yn gyfarwydd â'r niwed y mae alcohol yn ei achosi, neu'r niwed y mae camddefnyddio alcohol yn ei achosi. Mae'n glir iawn o ran ei effaith ar ffurf afiechyd, effaith hynny ar yr economi mewn dyddiau a gollwyd o'r gwaith, y problemau mewn perthynas â throseddau a throseddu treisgar, a pheth o hwnnw'n codi o oryfed mewn pyliau, sy'n bla ynghanol llawer o'n trefi a'n dinasoedd, a hefyd, wrth gwrs, y niwed i deuluoedd a chwalu priodasau. Felly, mae'r niwed yn sylweddol iawn yn wir, ac mae angen inni gyflwyno ystod eang o fesurau i fynd i'r afael â'r niwed hwnnw ac fel y dywedais, credaf fod isafbris uned am alcohol yn rhan bwysig o'r pecyn cyffredinol hwnnw. Mae Ymchwil Canser y DU, Lywydd, yn un o'r sefydliadau sy'n cefnogi'r polisi arfaethedig hwn, ac maent yn glir mai alcohol yw'r ffactor risg ataliadwy mwyaf ond dau mewn perthynas â nifer yr achosion o ganser, ac y byddai'r polisi penodol hwn yn offeryn effeithiol iawn i leihau'r afiechyd a'r niwed yng nghyd-destun canser. Mae gennym yr ymchwil gan Brifysgol Sheffield a gomisiynwyd gan Lywodraeth Cymru y cyfeiriodd eraill ato. Yn bersonol, credaf fod y gwaith ymchwil hwnnw'n gryf ac yn argyhoeddiadol. Mae'n sôn am bolisi o osod 50c fel isafbris gan arwain at dderbyn 1,300 yn llai o bobl i ysbytai yng Nghymru a dros 65 yn llai o farwolaethau bob blwyddyn. Yn bwysicach na hynny, rwy'n credu, o ran peth o'r feirniadaeth a anelwyd at y polisi, byddai'r fantais fwyaf i bobl sy'n byw mewn tlodi. Gwyddom fod 37 y cant o'r alcohol a werthir yng Nghymru yn cael ei werthu am lai na'r pris hwnnw o 50c yr uned, a bod yfwyr trymach yn fwy tebygol o dalu llai na 50c. Pan edrychwch ar y mathau hynny o ffactorau mae'n awgrymu, yn gyntaf oll, y bydd yn cael effaith sylweddol, ac yn ail, y bydd, o ran cyfran, o fwy o fudd i iechyd pobl yn y cymunedau tlotaf -