English: It is regrettable that the motion before us, whilst saying 'not here' does not propose where the asylum seekers should go, given the sheer scale of the humanitarian crisis at present. This lack of recognition within the motion of the reach of the problem and the wholly expected intolerant tone of the amendment by Neil Hamilton has simply turned the difficult situation at Penally into a political football. Before I address three key areas, I would like to remind Members that the UK has a statutory obligation to provide support and accommodation to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute. The real issues that need to be addressed are the geopolitical realities that drive most people to our shores - fear and poverty - and the wealthier countries must address these realities in a meaningful way, or this migration of the oppressed and the dispossessed will continue. As to the situation in Penally, we all accept that the Home Office should have discussed their intention to use the barracks at Penally with the Welsh Government and should also have undertaken their normal consultation processes with the community and local services. However, we must also recognise that the Home Office is under immense pressure, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. They continue to support asylum seekers where normally their support would have stopped. They were unable to repatriate those whose applications had failed, and we must remember that the numbers of people being supported or assessed have risen from 45,000 to almost 60,000 individuals in a matter of months. And of course, all settings need to be COVID compliant. The Ministry of Defence offered both Penally and, indeed, Napier barracks in Kent as temporary solutions and, given the pressures the asylum system is under, normal consultation processes were set aside, and the Home Office moved at speed because they literally had nowhere to put people. I have made my concerns known to the Home Office at length, and I am pleased that the Home Office are now liaising with the Welsh Government and, via a strategic engagement forum, are working with Public Health Wales, Hywel Dda University Local Health Board and Dyfed-Powys Police. I'm also pleased that officials from the Home Office took part in a local event to answer questions from the community. I recognise, and so should others, that there are very few other places available for asylum seekers in this current crisis. But whilst they're at Penally, I have asked the Home Office to fund any costs incurred by Hywel Dda and by Dyfed-Powys in the course of their support for the asylum seekers. I turn to the camp itself. Whilst acknowledging that a military camp is not an appropriate setting for asylum seekers who've suffered internment or been in a conflict, we should also recognise that these are not individuals just landed, but have been in the UK for some time, are undergoing assessment of their cases, and have already received some medical intervention. That is why they're not in a dispersal centre - because they're still going through the process. I have sought assurances from the Home Office about the contractor and their obligations to provide warm and safe accommodation, decent food, support for their mental and physical needs, activities for the men, translation services, and help with paperwork, and I have been assured that the accommodation, which until recently was used by our soldiers, is suitable and meets existing asylum accommodation standards and complies with relevant housing legislation. I'm also assured that the contractor is acting, where appropriate, to augment what was in place, taking account of feedback from service users, and that all asylum seekers have access to a 24/7 advice, issue reporting and eligibility service provided for the Home Office by Migrant Help, where they can raise any concerns regarding accommodation. Finally, I would like to recognise and thank the wider Pembrokeshire community. I'm very grateful to the many individuals and organisations who have offered help, from the adjoining communities of Penally and Tenby to local faith leaders and many charities. I did have e-mails raising concerns from constituents, and no wonder, because stories abound of asylum seekers behaving badly. And yet, the reality is that, like any community, the behaviour of a handful of stroppy or aggressive people tarnish the many, who recognise due process, are grateful to be in the system, and who hope for a positive future. I had many more emails from people asking how they could help or raising concerns about the stroppy and aggressive agitators clogging the lanes, weeing in their gardens and intimidating passers-by - all genuine concerns. And again, I reiterate my previous comments in the Senedd that the people of Pembrokeshire are good samaritans, they are welcoming and tolerant, and I pay tribute to them. I would also like to thank the Deputy Minister and the Secretary of State for the various discussions. I appreciate their measured stance on the difficulties of finding safe accommodation for asylum seekers in these current times, the inappropriateness of the camp and the need to meet our international obligations. I remain grateful for their willingness to engage. Finally, I'd like to thank the stakeholders who are working so hard to support all the communities involved, and I will continue to press for resources and for an end to the camp being used for asylum seekers. I think I've already said enough, Deputy Presiding Officer, on the amendment. Overall, I feel it is regrettable that some seek to make political capital out of a desperately difficult situation, and I and my colleagues will have no part of it.
Welsh: Mae'n drueni nad yw'r cynnig sydd ger ein bron, er nad yw dweud 'nid yn y fan hon' yn cynnig i ble y dylai'r ceiswyr lloches fynd, o ystyried maint yr argyfwng dyngarol ar hyn o bryd. Mae'r diffyg cydnabyddiaeth yn y cynnig i gyrhaeddiad y broblem a thôn anoddefgar gwbl ddisgwyliadwy y gwelliant gan Neil Hamilton wedi troi'r sefyllfa anodd ym Mhenalun yn bêl-droed wleidyddol. Cyn i mi roi sylw i dri maes allweddol, hoffwn atgoffa'r Aelodau fod gan y DU rwymedigaeth statudol i ddarparu cymorth a llety i geiswyr lloches a fyddai fel arall yn anghenus. Y problemau go iawn sy'n galw am sylw yw'r gwirioneddau geowleidyddol sy'n gyrru'r rhan fwyaf o bobl i'n glannau - ofn a thlodi - a rhaid i'r gwledydd cyfoethocach fynd i'r afael â'r gwirioneddau hyn mewn ffordd ystyrlon, neu bydd ymfudo ymhlith pobl a ormeswyd ac a wnaed yn amddifad yn parhau. O ran y sefyllfa ym Mhenalun, rydym i gyd yn derbyn y dylai'r Swyddfa Gartref fod wedi trafod eu bwriad i ddefnyddio'r barics ym Mhenalun gyda Llywodraeth Cymru ac y dylai hefyd fod wedi cyflawni ei phrosesau ymgynghori arferol gyda'r gymuned a gwasanaethau lleol. Fodd bynnag, rhaid inni gydnabod hefyd fod y Swyddfa Gartref dan bwysau aruthrol, a waethygir gan y pandemig COVID-19. Maent yn parhau i gefnogi ceiswyr lloches lle byddai eu cymorth fel arfer wedi dod i ben. Nid oeddent yn gallu ailwladoli'r rhai roedd eu ceisiadau wedi methu, a rhaid inni gofio bod niferoedd y bobl sy'n cael eu cefnogi neu eu hasesu wedi codi o 45,000 i bron i 60,000 o unigolion mewn ychydig fisoedd. Ac wrth gwrs, mae angen i bob lleoliad gydymffurfio â mesurau COVID. Cynigiodd y Weinyddiaeth Amddiffyn farics Penalun a barics Napier yng Nghaint yn wir fel atebion dros dro ac o ystyried y pwysau sydd ar y system loches, rhoddwyd y prosesau ymgynghori arferol naill ochr, a symudodd y Swyddfa Gartref yn gyflym am nad oedd ganddynt unman, yn llythrennol, i roi pobl. Rwyf wedi mynegi fy mhryderon yn helaeth wrth y Swyddfa Gartref, ac rwy'n falch fod y Swyddfa Gartref bellach yn cysylltu â Llywodraeth Cymru, a'i bod, drwy fforwm ymgysylltu strategol, yn gweithio gydag Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru, Bwrdd Iechyd Lleol Prifysgol Hywel Dda a Heddlu Dyfed-Powys. Rwyf hefyd yn falch fod swyddogion o'r Swyddfa Gartref wedi cymryd rhan mewn digwyddiad lleol i ateb cwestiynau gan y gymuned. Rwy'n cydnabod, fel y dylai eraill, mai ychydig iawn o leoedd eraill sydd ar gael i geiswyr lloches yn yr argyfwng presennol hwn. Ond tra'u bod ym Mhenalun, rwyf wedi gofyn i'r Swyddfa Gartref ariannu unrhyw gostau a ysgwyddir gan Hywel Dda a chan Ddyfed-Powys yn ystod eu cefnogaeth i'r ceiswyr lloches. Trof at y gwersyll ei hun. Er ein bod yn cydnabod nad yw gwersyll milwrol yn lleoliad priodol ar gyfer ceiswyr lloches sydd wedi dioddef eu carcharu neu sydd wedi bod mewn rhyfel, dylem hefyd gydnabod nad unigolion sydd newydd gyrraedd yw'r rhain, a'u bod wedi bod yn y DU ers peth amser, fod eu hachosion yn cael eu hasesu, ac maent eisoes wedi cael rhywfaint o ymyrraeth feddygol. Dyna pam nad ydynt mewn canolfan wasgaru - oherwydd maent yn dal i fynd drwy'r broses. Gofynnais am sicrwydd gan y Swyddfa Gartref ynglŷn â'r contractwr a'u rhwymedigaethau i ddarparu llety cynnes a diogel, bwyd gweddus, cymorth ar gyfer eu hanghenion meddyliol a chorfforol, gweithgareddau i'r dynion, gwasanaethau cyfieithu, a chymorth gyda gwaith papur, a chefais sicrwydd fod y llety, a ddefnyddiwyd gan ein milwyr tan yn ddiweddar, yn addas ac yn bodloni'r safonau presennol ar gyfer darpariaethau llety i geiswyr lloches ac yn cydymffurfio â deddfwriaeth gartrefu berthnasol. Rwyf hefyd wedi cael sicrwydd fod y contractwr yn gweithredu, lle bo'n briodol, i wella'r hyn a oedd ar waith, gan ystyried adborth gan ddefnyddwyr y gwasanaeth, a bod gan bob ceisiwr lloches fynediad at gyngor 24/7, gwasanaeth adrodd ar faterion a chymhwysedd a ddarperir ar gyfer y Swyddfa Gartref gan Migrant Help, lle gallant godi unrhyw bryderon ynghylch llety. Yn olaf, hoffwn gydnabod a diolch i gymuned ehangach sir Benfro. Rwy'n ddiolchgar iawn i'r unigolion a'r sefydliadau niferus sydd wedi cynnig cymorth, o gymunedau cyfagos Penalun a Dinbych-y-pysgod i arweinwyr ffydd lleol a llawer o elusennau. Cefais negeseuon e-bost yn mynegi pryderon gan etholwyr, ac nid oes ryfedd, oherwydd ceir digonedd o straeon ynghylch ceiswyr lloches yn camymddwyn. Ac eto, y realiti yw bod ymddygiad llond llaw o bobl annifyr neu ymosodol, fel unrhyw gymuned, yn maeddu enw da'r gweddill, sy'n cydymffurfio â'r broses briodol, yn ddiolchgar am gael bod yn y system, ac sy'n gobeithio am ddyfodol cadarnhaol. Cefais lawer mwy o negeseuon e-bost gan bobl yn gofyn sut y gallent helpu neu'n mynegi pryderon am yr aflonyddwyr annifyr ac ymosodol sy'n tagu'r lonydd, yn gwneud pi-pi yn eu gerddi ac yn dychryn pobl sy'n pasio - pob un yn bryder gwirioneddol. Ac eto, rwy'n ailadrodd fy sylwadau blaenorol yn y Senedd fod pobl sir Benfro yn samariaid da, eu bod yn groesawgar ac yn oddefgar, ac rwy'n talu teyrnged iddynt. Hoffwn ddiolch hefyd i'r Dirprwy Weinidog a'r Ysgrifennydd Gwladol am y trafodaethau amrywiol. Rwy'n gwerthfawrogi eu safiad pwyllog ar yr anawsterau o ddod o hyd i lety diogel i geiswyr lloches ar yr adeg hon, amhriodoldeb y gwersyll a'r angen i gyflawni ein rhwymedigaethau rhyngwladol. Rwy'n ddiolchgar am eu parodrwydd i ymgysylltu. Yn olaf, hoffwn ddiolch i'r rhanddeiliaid sy'n gweithio mor galed i gefnogi'r holl gymunedau dan sylw, a byddaf yn parhau i bwyso am adnoddau ac am weld diwedd ar ddefnyddio'r gwersyll ar gyfer ceiswyr lloches. Rwy'n credu fy mod eisoes wedi dweud digon am y gwelliant, Ddirprwy Lywydd. Yn gyffredinol, teimlaf mai testun gofid yw bod rhai'n ceisio gwneud elw gwleidyddol o sefyllfa anodd iawn, ac ni fydd gennyf fi a fy nghyd-Aelodau unrhyw ran yn hynny.