English: So, we have a range of temporary Standing Orders that this applies to. I think it probably is appropriate on this occasion that they are taken together, and firstly, the extension on proxy voting for parental leave; I think that was brought in as a temporary provision. My view has been that proxy voting - and I speak really in circumstances without considering COVID where there is an assumption of physical meeting and presence in Cardiff - is I have thought that we should allow that proxy voting for maternity or paternity leave or other appropriate parental leave under statute, potentially, and our own contractual arrangements. But if we do have that, it has quite an impact between Government and opposition, and I think we do need this narrow exception because of maternity and paternity rights. It doesn't seem right to me to exclude those individuals from voting in connection with their job. It's good to see the UK Government having made a change recently in respect of the UK Ministers in that scenario, and I think it's right that we do have this. Personally, I think this particular narrow aspect of proxy voting only should be made permanent, but short of that, I think the extension from April to August is a good one. But I think the remote participation that we have, I think it does change the balance between Government and opposition, because Government needs to have its votes to get its business through; it can't risk losing a vote by not having people able to participate in voting, so to the extent that we vote remotely from our homes, rather than being required in Cardiff or potentially voting remotely wherever we happen to be, I think that is a benefit to the Government, because it makes it easier for them to get their business. It doesn't have that hurdle of having to have all its Members in Cardiff at a particular time for when a vote may occur. So, there is that change, and I don't support a wider extension of proxy voting because of that. We're extending the temporary Standing Orders in respect of, from my understanding, both the hybrid and the entirely remote working; I'm not sure why we're still doing entirely remote working rather than hybrid working, as they are in Westminster, and to the extent that may continue for the UK Parliament into May or June, I think it's appropriate we should have the potential at least for the hybrid option to continue. I've had discussions with some party colleagues around the remote voting; my feeling is perhaps that you should in a Parliament meet physically, and some have actually thought that remote participation is good, and we should make it the standard, because that would allow our building to be repurposed for more productive and useful purposes, and could save significant sums of money for the taxpayer. On balance, though, I think the hybrid and remote options - certainly the hybrid is the one I prefer, so continuing those temporary Standing Orders for at least a shortish period beyond the election is probably the right thing to do, at least in terms of having that option to provide for the hybrids. So, on these temporary Standing Orders, we do propose to support their extension. Thank you.
Welsh: Felly, mae gennym ystod o Reolau Sefydlog dros dro y mae hyn yn berthnasol iddi. Credaf ei bod yn briodol y tro hwn, mae'n debyg, eu bod yn cael eu cymryd gyda'i gilydd, ac yn gyntaf, yr estyniad ar bleidleisio drwy ddirprwy ar gyfer absenoldeb rhiant; credaf fod hynny wedi'i gyflwyno fel darpariaeth dros dro. Yn fy marn i, dylem ganiatáu pleidleisio drwy ddirprwy - ac rwy'n siarad mewn gwirionedd mewn amgylchiadau heb ystyried COVID lle ceir rhagdybiaeth o gyfarfod yn y cnawd a phresenoldeb yng Nghaerdydd - ar gyfer absenoldeb mamolaeth neu dadolaeth neu absenoldeb rhiant priodol arall o dan y statud, o bosibl, a'n trefniadau cytundebol ein hunain. Ond os cawn hynny, mae'n cael cryn effaith rhwng y Llywodraeth a'r wrthblaid, a chredaf fod arnom angen yr eithriad cul hwn oherwydd hawliau mamolaeth a thadolaeth. Nid yw'n ymddangos yn iawn i mi y gellid eithrio'r unigolion hynny rhag pleidleisio mewn cysylltiad â'u swydd. Mae'n dda gweld bod Llywodraeth y DU wedi gwneud newid yn ddiweddar o ran Gweinidogion y DU mewn senario o'r fath, a chredaf ei bod yn iawn inni gael hyn. Yn bersonol, credaf mai dim ond yr agwedd gul benodol hon ar bleidleisio drwy ddirprwy y dylid ei gwneud yn barhaol, ond os nad yw hynny'n digwydd, credaf fod yr estyniad o fis Ebrill i fis Awst yn un da. Ond rwy'n credu bod y cyfranogi o bell a wnawn, rwy'n credu ei fod yn newid y cydbwysedd rhwng y Llywodraeth a'r wrthblaid, oherwydd mae angen i'r Llywodraeth gael ei phleidleisiau i gael ei busnes drwodd; ni all fentro colli pleidlais drwy beidio â chael pobl i bleidleisio, felly i'r graddau ein bod yn pleidleisio o bell o'n cartrefi, yn hytrach na'i bod yn ofynnol i ni fod yng Nghaerdydd neu o bosibl yn pleidleisio o bell lle bynnag y digwyddwn fod, credaf fod hynny o fudd i'r Llywodraeth, oherwydd mae'n ei gwneud yn haws iddi gael ei busnes. Nid oes rhwystr o orfod cael ei holl Aelodau yng Nghaerdydd ar adeg benodol pan fydd pleidlais yn digwydd. Felly, ceir y newid hwnnw, ac nid wyf yn cefnogi estyniad ehangach i bleidleisio drwy ddirprwy oherwydd hynny. Rydym yn ymestyn y Rheolau Sefydlog dros dro mewn perthynas â'r hybrid a'r gweithio'n gyfan gwbl o bell, yn ôl yr hyn rwy'n ei ddeall; nid wyf yn siŵr pam ein bod yn dal i weithio'n gyfan gwbl o bell yn hytrach na gweithio hybrid, fel y maent yn ei wneud yn San Steffan, ac i'r graddau y gallai barhau i Senedd y DU hyd at fis Mai neu fis Mehefin, rwy'n credu ei bod yn briodol y dylem gael y potensial o leiaf i'r opsiwn hybrid barhau. Rwyf wedi cael trafodaethau gyda rhai o fy nghydweithwyr yn y blaid ynghylch y pleidleisio o bell; fy nheimlad i yw efallai y dylech gyfarfod yn gorfforol mewn Senedd, ac mae rhai wedi meddwl bod cyfranogi o bell yn dda, a dylem ei wneud yn safon, oherwydd byddai hynny'n caniatáu i'n hadeilad gael ei addasu at ddibenion gwahanol mwy cynhyrchiol a defnyddiol, a gallai arbed symiau sylweddol o arian i'r trethdalwr. Ar y cyfan, serch hynny, o ran yr opsiynau hybrid ac o bell - yn sicr yr hybrid yw'r un sydd orau gennyf, felly mae'n debyg mai parhau â'r Rheolau Sefydlog dros dro hynny am gyfnod byr o leiaf y tu hwnt i'r etholiad yw'r peth iawn i'w wneud, o leiaf o ran cael yr opsiwn i ddarparu ar gyfer cyfarfodydd hybrid. Felly, o ran y Rheolau Sefydlog dros dro hyn, rydym yn bwriadu cefnogi eu hymestyn. Diolch.