English: Cabinet Secretary, thank you for that answer, although I don't think it actually goes far enough. I did a consultation in two schools in my constituency - in Y Pant and Bryn Celynnog - and it resulted in this submission, which went in, in fact, to the Welsh Government's consultation on electoral reform in local government, but is directly relevant to the legislation that's being proposed now in terms of reducing the voting age. What was very clear was that 16-year-olds are very much of the view that they should have votes at 16, provided there is clear education that is sufficient to enable them to understand the issue. What was also very clear is that they felt it should start at the age of 14, but it should go much further than the way in which the baccalaureate - . In fact, there was a considerable degree of dissatisfaction with the adequacy of the level that was currently included. If we are going to empower students at the age of 16 to be able to vote, then we actually have to have a clear system of political education within our schools that allows access to politicians, to organisations. For example, co-operatism and mutualism isn't taught within schools and hasn't really appeared in any part, yet it is a significant part of social policy, as are many other aspects of social history and so on. It does seem to me that we actually have to have a root-and-branch review of the consequences of giving votes to students at 16 and the actual need to ensure that the education system is adequate on all the issues that they will have to decide. With that responsibility really requires the education and the empowerment of those 16-year-olds.
Welsh: Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, diolch am eich ateb, er nad wyf yn credu ei fod yn mynd yn ddigon pell mewn gwirionedd. Cynhaliais ymgynghoriad mewn dwy ysgol yn fy etholaeth - Y Pant a Bryn Celynnog - ac arweiniodd hynny at y cyflwyniad hwn a aeth i mewn, mewn gwirionedd, i ymgynghoriad Llywodraeth Cymru ar ddiwygio etholiadol mewn llywodraeth leol, ond mae'n uniongyrchol berthnasol i'r ddeddfwriaeth a argymhellir bellach ar gyfer gostwng yr oedran pleidleisio. Yr hyn a oedd yn glir iawn oedd bod pobl ifanc 16 oed yn credu'n gryf y dylent gael pleidleisio yn 16 oed, cyhyd ag y darperir addysg glir sy'n ddigonol i'w galluogi i ddeall y mater. Rhywbeth arall a oedd yn glir iawn oedd eu bod yn teimlo y dylai ddechrau'n 14 oed, ond y dylai fynd yn llawer pellach na'r ffordd y mae'r fagloriaeth - . Yn wir, mynegwyd cryn anfodlonrwydd ynghylch digonolrwydd y lefel a gynhwysir ar hyn o bryd. Os ydym am rymuso myfyrwyr 16 oed i allu pleidleisio, mae'n rhaid inni gael system glir o addysg wleidyddol yn ein hysgolion sy'n caniatáu mynediad at wleidyddion, at sefydliadau. Er enghraifft, nid yw cydweithredu a chydymddibyniaeth yn cael eu dysgu mewn ysgolion ac nid ydynt wedi ymddangos yn iawn mewn unrhyw ran, ac eto maent yn rhan bwysig o bolisi cymdeithasol, fel llawer o agweddau eraill ar hanes cymdeithasol ac ati. Ymddengys i mi fod yn rhaid inni gael adolygiad trylwyr o ganlyniadau rhoi pleidlais i fyfyrwyr 16 oed a'r angen gwirioneddol i sicrhau bod y system addysg yn ddigonol mewn perthynas â'r holl faterion y bydd yn rhaid iddynt benderfynu yn eu cylch. Gyda'r cyfrifoldeb hwnnw, mae gwir angen addysgu a grymuso'r bobl 16 mlwydd oed hyn.