English: Can I thank the Cabinet Secretary for his comprehensive statement today? On Sunday, across Wales and the rest of the UK, our servicemen and women, ex-armed forces and many organisations, along with the public, will come together to honour those who have lost their lives in service of this country. This year being the one-hundredth anniversary of the guns falling silent at the end of world war one makes it an especially poignant time. But it is worth noting that, since the end of world war two, there has been only one year, 1968, when our armed forces were not engaged in armed conflict somewhere in the world. Remembrancetide, as it is now called, is a noble and fine commemoration, but in Wales, as in the rest of the UK, we have men and women leaving the armed forces who subsequently find great difficulty in adapting to what to them is now an alien environment. On leaving they tend to miss the discipline, the shared values and the sense of belonging that is present in all the forces. Recognising and dealing with this goes beyond simple rehabilitation. It's about creating an ongoing support network. This cannot be left to the forces to deal with on their own. It is the duty of Government, both the UK and in Wales, to make sure measures, institutions and infrastructure are in place to help facilitate the best possible transfer for those ex-forces personnel, whether physically or mentally injured or not, back into civilian life. One of the most important elements of this adjustment will be the opportunity for employment. Through employment they will find self-esteem and a sense of achievement and belonging. It is incumbent on both Governments to ensure the right opportunities are put in place to make sure that each and every one of our ex-servicemen and women have the ability to re-engage with civilian life. It is gratifying to see the Welsh Government is addressing this crucial issue through the employment pathway and working with the business community to develop an employers' toolkit. I will at this point re-echo Mark Isherwood's call for an armed forces commissioner who could oversee all the interventions that, we have to acknowledge, the Welsh Government is in fact putting in place. In conclusion, Dirprwy Lywydd, each and every one of us owe a great debt to our armed forces personnel, both from the two great wars, but also from the conflicts they have been engaged in since. It is not enough to simply remember and recognise their sacrifice. We must carry on supporting those institutions that provide for them once their service days have ended.
Welsh: A gaf i ddiolch i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet am ei ddatganiad cynhwysfawr heddiw? Ddydd Sul, ledled Cymru a gweddill y DU, bydd aelodau ein lluoedd arfog, cyn-filwyr a llawer o sefydliadau, ynghyd â'r cyhoedd, yn dod at ei gilydd i anrhydeddu'r rhai a gollodd eu bywydau wrth wasanaethu'r wlad hon. Y flwyddyn hon yw canmlwyddiant tawelu'r gynau ar ddiwedd y rhyfel byd cyntaf ac mae hynny'n ei gwneud yn amser arbennig o deimladwy. Ond mae'n werth nodi, ers diwedd yr ail ryfel byd, mai dim ond un flwyddyn a fu, sef 1968, pan nad oedd ein lluoedd arfog yn cymryd rhan mewn gwrthdrawiad arfog rywle yn y byd. Mae'r ŵyl i goffáu trueiniaid rhyfel yn goffadwriaeth barchus a chymwys iawn, ond yng Nghymru, fel yng ngweddill y DU, mae gennym ddynion a menywod sy'n gadael y lluoedd arfog ac wedyn yn cael anhawster mawr i addasu i'r hyn sydd bellach iddyn nhw yn amgylchedd dieithr. Ar ôl gadael, maen nhw'n tueddu i golli'r ddisgyblaeth, y gwerthoedd cyffredin a'r ymdeimlad o berthyn sy'n bodoli yn y lluoedd. Mae cydnabod ac ymdrin â hyn yn mynd y tu hwnt i adsefydliad syml. Mae'n ymwneud â chreu rhwydwaith o gymorth parhaus. Ni ddylai'r lluoedd orfod ymdrin â hynny ar eu pennau eu hunain. Mae'n ddyletswydd i'r Llywodraeth, yn y Deyrnas Unedig ac yng Nghymru hefyd, i sicrhau bod mesurau, sefydliadau a seilwaith ar waith i helpu i hwyluso'r broses orau posibl o bontio ar gyfer yr aelodau hynny o'r lluoedd arfog, os ydyn nhw wedi cael niwed corfforol neu feddyliol neu beidio, i fywyd sifil. Un o elfennau pwysicaf yr addasu hwn fydd y cyfle i gael gwaith. Drwy gyflogaeth, daw hunan barch ac ymdeimlad o gyflawni ac o berthyn. Mae'n ddyletswydd ar y ddwy Lywodraeth i sicrhau bod y cyfleoedd iawn yn cael eu rhoi ar waith i wneud yn siŵr bod pob un o gyn-aelodau ein lluoedd arfog yn gallu ymgysylltu â bywyd sifil eto. Mae'n braf gweld bod Llywodraeth Cymru yn mynd i'r afael â'r mater hanfodol hwn drwy'r llwybr cyflogaeth a gweithio gyda'r gymuned fusnes i ddatblygu pecyn cymorth cyflogwyr. Ar hyn o bryd rwy'n adleisio galwad Mark Isherwood am gomisiynydd lluoedd arfog a fyddai'n goruchwylio'r holl ymyriadau y mae Llywodraeth Cymru, mae'n rhaid inni gydnabod, yn eu rhoi ar waith mewn gwirionedd. I gloi, Dirprwy Lywydd, mae gan bob un ohonom ddyled enfawr i'n lluoedd arfog, yn sgil y ddau ryfel mawr, ond hefyd yn sgil y gwrthdrawiadau y maen nhw wedi mynd i'r afael â nhw oddi ar hynny. Nid yw'n ddigon inni gofio a chydnabod eu haberth yn syml. Mae'n rhaid dal ati i gefnogi'r sefydliadau hynny sy'n darparu ar eu cyfer pan fydd dyddiau eu gwasanaeth wedi dod i ben.