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English: Diolch, Gwnsler Cyffredinol. I would like to declare that I am a councillor on RCT council. As you will be aware, RCT council has published to date four section 19 reports into the flooding that occurred across the country borough as a result of storm Dennis in February 2020. One of the reports focused on the flooding in Pentre, which of course also suffered subsequent flooding. Can the Counsel General advise what the legal position would be if people were to seek compensation from Natural Resources Wales given that it is a Welsh Government sponsored body? Would any potential liability lie with Natural Resources Wales or Welsh Government as the funder of the body? You alluded to complications in terms of liability in relation to the strategy, so I think clarity on this would be helpful.
Welsh: Diolch, Gwnsler Cyffredinol. Hoffwn ddatgan fy mod yn gynghorydd ar gyngor Rhondda Cynon Taf. Fel y gwyddoch, mae cyngor Rhondda Cynon Taf wedi cyhoeddi pedwar adroddiad adran 19 hyd yn hyn ar y llifogydd a gafwyd ledled y fwrdeistref sirol o ganlyniad i storm Dennis ym mis Chwefror 2020. Canolbwyntiodd un o'r adroddiadau ar y llifogydd ym Mhentre, lle bu mwy o lifogydd wedi hynny wrth gwrs. A all y Cwnsler Cyffredinol nodi beth fyddai'r sefyllfa gyfreithiol pe bai pobl yn ceisio iawndal gan Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru o gofio ei fod yn gorff a noddir gan Lywodraeth Cymru? A fyddai gan Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru neu Lywodraeth Cymru fel ariannwr y corff unrhyw atebolrwydd posibl? Fe gyfeirioch chi at gymhlethdodau o safbwynt atebolrwydd mewn perthynas â'r strategaeth, felly credaf y byddai eglurder ar hyn yn ddefnyddiol.
English: Can I just say that it's not appropriate for me to give advice as Counsel General as to what the legal rights are of individuals, et cetera? They should, of necessity, if they believe there are issues, raise those with their own legal advisers.
Welsh: A gaf fi ddweud nad yw'n briodol imi roi cyngor fel Cwnsler Cyffredinol ynghylch hawliau cyfreithiol unigolion ac yn y blaen? Os ydynt yn credu bod problemau, dylent o reidrwydd eu codi gyda'u cynghorwyr cyfreithiol eu hunain.
English: Good afternoon, Counsel General. We all know that climate change is driving ever more frequent extreme weather events, extreme weather events that cause great damage and destruction - extreme weather events such as storm Christoph, which wrought devastation across my constituency at the beginning of the year. These events are beyond the ability of local councils to prepare for, beyond them to protect against. Counsel General, do you agree therefore that councils shouldn't be left footing the bill for this clean-up, and if you do agree with me, will you urge your Cabinet colleagues to make immediate funding available to Denbighshire County Council to fund the rebuilding of the historic Llanerch bridge, which was destroyed in the storms of 2021? Thank you.
Welsh: Prynhawn da, Gwnsler Cyffredinol. Gŵyr pob un ohonom fod y newid yn yr hinsawdd yn achosi digwyddiadau tywydd eithafol yn fwyfwy aml, digwyddiadau tywydd eithafol sy'n achosi difrod a dinistr enfawr - digwyddiadau tywydd eithafol fel storm Christoph, a achosodd ddinistr ar draws fy etholaeth ar ddechrau'r flwyddyn. Mae'r digwyddiadau hyn y tu hwnt i allu cynghorau lleol i baratoi ar eu cyfer, y tu hwnt i'w gallu i ddiogelu yn eu herbyn. Gwnsler Cyffredinol, a ydych yn cytuno felly na ddylai fod yn rhaid i'r cynghorau dalu'r bil am lanhau ar ôl y dinistr, ac os ydych yn cytuno â mi, a wnewch chi annog eich cyd-Aelodau o'r Cabinet i sicrhau bod cyllid ar gael ar unwaith i Gyngor Sir Dinbych ar gyfer ariannu'r gwaith o ailadeiladu pont hanesyddol Llannerch, a ddinistriwyd yn stormydd 2021? Diolch.
English: Can I thank the Member for the question? I know that additional funding has been made available to councils in respect of flood damage and infrastructure repair. But I do very much welcome the principle he raises, because this is exactly the principle we've raised with the UK Government in respect of coal tips. This is a climate damage matter. There is a moral, political and an ethical responsibility for the legacy of coal mining and the risks that now exist, and the potential cost that will exist to many of our councils in respect of the instability that is developing, as a result of climate change, of those coal tips. I'm grateful for those comments, because they are certainly comments that we can now also forward to the UK Government with regard to their failure to provide the funding that I believe we are entitled to.
Welsh: A gaf fi ddiolch i'r Aelod am ei gwestiwn? Gwn fod cyllid ychwanegol ar gael i gynghorau mewn perthynas â difrod llifogydd ac atgyweirio seilwaith. Ond rwy'n croesawu'r egwyddor y mae'n ei chrybwyll yn fawr iawn, gan mai dyma'r union egwyddor rydym wedi'i chrybwyll wrth Lywodraeth y DU mewn perthynas â thomenni glo. Mater o ddifrod hinsawdd yw hwn. Ceir cyfrifoldeb moesol, gwleidyddol a moesegol dros waddol ein pyllau glo a'r risgiau sy'n bodoli bellach, a'r gost bosibl a fydd yn wynebu llawer o'n cynghorau mewn perthynas â'r ansefydlogrwydd sy'n datblygu yn y tomenni glo hynny o ganlyniad i newid hinsawdd. Rwy'n ddiolchgar am eich sylwadau, oherwydd yn sicr, maent yn sylwadau y gallwn eu trosglwyddo i Lywodraeth y DU mewn perthynas â'u methiant i ddarparu'r cyllid y credaf fod gennym hawl iddo.
English: Thank you for the question. The Building (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2019 were made by the then Minister for Housing and Regeneration as an immediate response to the Hackitt report, following the independent inquiry into the Grenfell tragedy. The Welsh Government is using both legislative and non-legislative levers to make further improvements in building safety.
Welsh: Diolch am eich cwestiwn. Rhoddwyd Rheoliadau Adeiladu (Diwygio) (Cymru) 2019 ar waith gan y Gweinidog Tai ac Adfywio ar y pryd fel ymateb uniongyrchol i adroddiad Hackitt, yn dilyn yr ymchwiliad annibynnol i drasiedi Grenfell. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru'n defnyddio ysgogiadau deddfwriaethol ac anneddfwriaethol i wneud gwelliannau pellach i ddiogelwch adeiladau.
English: I'm grateful for that answer, Cwnsler Cyffredinol. You'll be aware that the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee in the last Senedd wrote to the housing Minister highlighting that the ban on combustible cladding materials did not extend to buildings below 18m. Was there a legal reason for doing that? They also raised concerns with regard to support for leaseholders. What recent advice has the Counsel General given with regard to fire safety, and isn't it about time for us to get rid of the archaic system of leasehold in Wales?
Welsh: Rwy'n ddiolchgar am eich ateb, Gwnsler Cyffredinol. Fe fyddwch yn ymwybodol fod y Pwyllgor Cydraddoldeb, Llywodraeth Leol a Chymunedau yn y Senedd ddiwethaf wedi ysgrifennu at y Gweinidog tai gan dynnu sylw at y ffaith nad oedd y gwaharddiad ar ddeunyddiau cladin llosgadwy yn berthnasol i adeiladau o dan 18 metr. A oedd rheswm cyfreithiol am hynny? Fe wnaethant hefyd godi pryderon ynghylch cymorth i lesddeiliaid. Pa gyngor diweddar y mae'r Cwnsler Cyffredinol wedi'i roi mewn perthynas â diogelwch tân, ac onid yw'n hen bryd inni gael gwared ar system hynafol lesddeiliadaeth yng Nghymru?
English: Thank you, again, for raising a very important issue. The Welsh Government's position on the public order provisions contained in Part 3 of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill is set out in the legislative consent memorandum laid before the Senedd on 28 May 2021.
Welsh: Diolch unwaith eto am godi mater pwysig iawn. Mae safbwynt Llywodraeth Cymru ar y darpariaethau ar gyfer y drefn gyhoeddus a geir yn Rhan 3 o Fil yr Heddlu, Troseddu, Dedfrydu a'r Llysoedd wedi'i nodi yn y memorandwm cydsyniad deddfwriaethol a osodwyd gerbron y Senedd ar 28 Mai 2021.
English: Counsel General, I chair the cross-party group on race and equality and the group met yesterday to discuss Part 4 of the Bill, which, as you will know, will end up incriminating Gypsy, Roma and Traveller families in terms of their way of life. At that cross-party group meeting yesterday, which was attended by over 60 people, we heard from a range of representatives of the Gypsy, Traveller and Roma community, including Travelling Ahead, community voices and the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Social Work Association, all of whom voiced alarm and anger at this proposed legislation. It would make it even more difficult for Gypsy, Roma and Travellers to have a nomadic way of life, which is difficult enough at the moment, given the lack of official sites, both permanent and transitory. So, in those circumstances, Counsel General, can you outline what the Welsh Government might be able to do to protect the rights of such communities, which are very much under threat from this current UK Government legislation?
Welsh: Gwnsler Cyffredinol, rwy'n cadeirio'r grŵp trawsbleidiol ar hil a chydraddoldeb a chyfarfu'r grŵp ddoe i drafod Rhan 4 o'r Bil, a fydd, fel y gwyddoch, yn argyhuddo teuluoedd sy'n Sipsiwn, Roma neu Deithwyr ar sail eu ffordd o fyw. Yng nghyfarfod y grŵp trawsbleidiol hwnnw ddoe, a fynychwyd gan dros 60 o bobl, clywsom gan ystod o gynrychiolwyr o'r gymuned Sipsiwn, Roma a Theithwyr, gan gynnwys Teithio Ymlaen, lleisiau cymunedol a'r Gymdeithas Gwaith Cymdeithasol Sipsiwn, Roma a Theithwyr, a mynegodd pob un ohonynt bryder a dicter ynghylch y ddeddfwriaeth arfaethedig hon. Byddai'n ei gwneud yn anoddach fyth i Sipsiwn, Roma a Theithwyr fyw mewn ffordd nomadaidd, sy'n ddigon anodd yn barod, o ystyried y diffyg safleoedd swyddogol parhaol a dros dro. Felly, yn yr amgylchiadau hynny, Gwnsler Cyffredinol, a allwch amlinellu'r hyn y gallai Llywodraeth Cymru ei wneud i ddiogelu hawliau cymunedau o'r fath, sydd o dan gryn fygythiad yn sgil y ddeddfwriaeth gyfredol hon gan Lywodraeth y DU?
English: Well, thank you for that. It's an important issue within our electoral reform agenda. Because of the pandemic, we didn't amend the Local Government and Elections (Wales) Act 2021, as we had planned to do, to allow certain prisoners from Wales to vote in local government elections. We will be returning to this issue during the current Senedd.
Welsh: Wel, diolch. Mae'n fater pwysig ar ein hagenda diwygio etholiadol. Oherwydd y pandemig, ni wnaethom ddiwygio Deddf Llywodraeth Leol ac Etholiadau (Cymru) 2021, fel roeddem wedi bwriadu'i wneud, i ganiatáu i rai carcharorion o Gymru bleidleisio mewn etholiadau llywodraeth leol. Byddwn yn dychwelyd at y mater yn nhymor y Senedd hon.
English: I'm very pleased to hear that, Counsel General, because there is so much wrong with the criminal justice system, in particular the failure to have any impact on the rehabilitation of prisoners, because of the underfunding of the prison service and the completely inadequate way in which we treat prisoners. They are there to be punished, but they are also there to be rehabilitated. So, I think that it's really, really important that prisoners - or, at least, most prisoners - get the vote, in order to ensure that the inadequacy of the public service that we provide through our prisons, which is extremely expensive, is actually being properly aired and discussed and considered by anybody who is an elected Member.
Welsh: Rwy'n falch iawn o glywed hynny, Gwnsler Cyffredinol, gan fod cymaint o'i le gyda'r system cyfiawnder troseddol, yn enwedig y methiant i gael unrhyw effaith ar adsefydlu carcharorion, oherwydd bod y gwasanaeth carchardai wedi'i danariannu ac oherwydd y ffordd gwbl annigonol rydym yn trin carcharorion. Maent yno i gael eu cosbi, ond maent yno hefyd i gael eu hadsefydlu. Felly, credaf ei bod yn wirioneddol bwysig fod carcharorion - neu'r rhan fwyaf o garcharorion, o leiaf - yn cael y bleidlais, er mwyn sicrhau bod annigonolrwydd y gwasanaeth cyhoeddus a ddarparwn drwy ein carchardai, sy'n eithriadol o ddrud, yn cael ei godi a'i drafod a'i ystyried yn briodol gan unrhyw un sy'n Aelod etholedig.
English: Well, thank you for those supplementary comments and the question. It's fair to say that the Welsh Government agrees with the 2005 Hirst judgment in the European Court of Human Rights, which found that the UK was in breach of the European convention on human rights, because the vast majority of convicted prisoners serving a prison sentence are disenfranchised for UK elections. Now, we believe that it is right to reform the law in this area. We consulted on this issue in 2017. The majority of respondents agreed that we should give at least some prisoners the vote. As the Member will be aware, during the last Senedd, the Equality, Local Government and Communities Committee recommended that prisoners and young people in custody serving sentences of less than four years should be enfranchised for devolved Welsh elections. The specific question of extending the franchise to young people in custody aged 16 and 17 wasn't included in the 2017 consultation. So, before we could consider that extension, we would have to consult again. But, we will also give further consideration to whether prisoners should be able to vote in the next Senedd elections. We will consult on this, and I can assure you that these are issues that we will be considering with regard to the electoral reform agenda that the Welsh Government has.
Welsh: Wel, diolch am eich sylwadau atodol a'ch cwestiwn. Mae'n deg dweud bod Llywodraeth Cymru yn cytuno â dyfarniad Hirst yn 2005 yn Llys Hawliau Dynol Ewrop, a ganfu fod y DU yn torri'r confensiwn Ewropeaidd ar hawliau dynol, am fod y rhan mwyafrif llethol o garcharorion a gafwyd yn euog ac sy'n bwrw dedfryd o garchar wedi'u difreinio ar gyfer etholiadau'r DU. Nawr, credwn ei bod yn iawn diwygio'r gyfraith yn y maes hwn. Gwnaethom ymgynghori ar y mater yn 2017. Roedd y rhan fwyaf o'r ymatebwyr yn cytuno y dylem roi'r bleidlais i rai carcharorion o leiaf. Fel y gŵyr yr Aelod, yn ystod y Senedd ddiwethaf, argymhellodd y Pwyllgor Cydraddoldeb, Llywodraeth Leol a Chymunedau y dylid ymestyn yr etholfraint i garcharorion a phobl ifanc sydd yn y ddalfa ac sydd wedi cael dedfryd o lai na phedair blynedd ar gyfer etholiadau datganoledig Cymru. Nid oedd ymgynghoriad 2017 yn cynnwys cwestiwn penodol ar ymestyn yr etholfraint i bobl ifanc rhwng 16 a 17 oed sydd yn y ddalfa. Felly, cyn y gallem ystyried hynny, byddai'n rhaid inni ymgynghori eto. Ond byddwn hefyd yn ystyried ymhellach a ddylai carcharorion allu pleidleisio yn etholiadau nesaf y Senedd. Byddwn yn ymgynghori ar hyn, a gallaf eich sicrhau bod y rhain yn faterion y byddwn yn eu hystyried mewn perthynas â'r agenda diwygio etholiadol sydd gan Lywodraeth Cymru.
English: Thank you, Counsel General.
Welsh: Diolch, Gwnsler Cyffredinol.
English: The next item is questions to the Senedd Commission. The questions will be answered by the Llywydd. Question 1 - John Griffiths.
Welsh: Yr eitem nesaf yw'r cwestiynau i Gomisiwn y Senedd, a fydd yn cael eu hateb gan y Llywydd. Cwestiwn 1 - John Griffiths.
English: Events are held on the Senedd estate for a variety of reasons. They help Members to engage with the public and give us all a chance to listen and discuss the challenges and opportunities facing Wales. The rules governing the use of the estate for events make it clear that they must not be used for party political reasons, nor for commercial gain, and they must not contain material that could cause offence. It is the responsibility of the Members who sponsor those events to ensure that those policies are adhered to.
Welsh: Mae digwyddiadau yn cael eu cynnal ar ystâd y Senedd am amrywiaeth o resymau. Maen nhw'n helpu'r Aelodau i ymgysylltu â'r cyhoedd, ac yn rhoi cyfle inni gyd wrando a thrafod yr heriau a'r cyfleoedd sy'n wynebu Cymru. Mae'r rheolau sy'n llywodraethu defnyddio'r ystâd ar gyfer digwyddiadau yn egluro na ddylid ei defnyddio am resymau sy'n gysylltiedig â phlaid wleidyddol, nac er budd masnachol, ac ni ddylent gynnwys deunydd a allai beri tramgwydd. Cyfrifoldeb yr Aelodau sy'n noddi'r digwyddiadau hynny yw sicrhau eu bod yn glynu wrth y polisïau yma.
English: Well, as I said in my original answer, we do have activities that are currently not permitted to take place on the Senedd estate, and they are business and commercial purposes, party political activities and any event that displays materials that can cause offence. I'm aware of the event last week and some press coverage around it, and the views that you've expressed. We understood that the objective of the event was to educate Members on the illegal trade of tobacco in Wales, and therefore it did not, as such, breach the criteria. But you've raised the point about needing to keep the use of our estate and what we consider to be the appropriate use of our estate under review. And, as a Commission, I'm sure that we are willing to do that at all times. It may not be around individual issues of this kind, or, indeed, individual companies, but should there be principles that any Member feels should be considered by the Commission in how it revises any codes that we have for the use of the estate, then I'd be more than willing to take those issues of principle to the Commission.
Welsh: Wel, fel y dywedais yn fy ateb gwreiddiol, mae gennym weithgareddau na chaniateir eu cynnal ar ystâd y Senedd ar hyn o bryd, sef digwyddiadau at ddibenion masnachol a busnes, gweithgareddau pleidiol wleidyddol ac unrhyw ddigwyddiad sy'n arddangos deunyddiau a all beri tramgwydd. Rwy'n ymwybodol o'r digwyddiad yr wythnos diwethaf a pheth o'r sylw a roddwyd iddo yn y wasg, a'r safbwyntiau a fynegwyd gennych. Ein dealltwriaeth ni oedd mai amcan y digwyddiad oedd addysgu Aelodau ar y fasnach dybaco anghyfreithlon yng Nghymru, ac felly nid oedd, fel y cyfryw, yn mynd yn groes i'r meini prawf. Ond rydych wedi codi'r pwynt ynghylch yr angen i barhau i adolygu'r defnydd o'n hystâd a'r hyn rydym yn ei ystyried yn ddefnydd priodol o'n hystâd. Ac fel Comisiwn, rwy'n siŵr ein bod yn barod i wneud hynny bob amser. Efallai na fydd yn ymwneud â materion unigol o'r math hwn, na chwmnïau unigol yn wir, ond os oes yna egwyddorion y mae unrhyw Aelod yn teimlo y dylai'r Comisiwn eu hystyried wrth ddiwygio unrhyw godau sydd gennym ar gyfer defnyddio'r ystâd, byddwn yn fwy na pharod i fynd â'r materion hynny o egwyddor at y Comisiwn.
English: The Commission uses a local business in Barry, which specialises in electrical waste. The data on the equipment is wiped to our required standards before the equipment is sent for re-use or recycling, as appropriate. We are currently in the process of facilitating a mass donation of refreshed Members' IT equipment, and that equipment was refurbished, following the election earlier this year, and this package of equipment will go to worthy causes the length and breadth of Wales.
Welsh: Mae'r Comisiwn yn defnyddio busnes lleol yn y Barri sy'n arbenigo mewn gwastraff trydanol. Mae'r data ar yr offer yn cael eu dileu i'n safonau gofynnol cyn y caiff yr offer eu hanfon i'w hailddefnyddio neu eu hailgylchu fel sy'n briodol. Ar hyn o bryd, rydym wrthi'n hwyluso rhodd dorfol o offer dechnoleg gwybodaeth, yr offer hynny oedd yn cael eu defnyddio gan Aelodau ac a gafodd eu hadnewyddu yn dilyn yr etholiad yn gynharach eleni, a bydd y pecyn yma o offer yn mynd i achosion teilwng ar hyd a lled Cymru.
English: Well, thank you very much. It's good to know that this redundant equipment from our point of view will indeed be applied to worthy causes across the length and breadth of Wales. Has the Commission considered any of it going to developing countries with which we have a close relationship, through the Wales and Africa programme? Because most of these countries have next to no IT equipment, and in order to engage with the wider world, and certainly to take part in meetings, you do need a laptop to be able to do it effectively.
Welsh: Wel, diolch yn fawr. Mae'n dda gwybod y bydd yr offer hwn sy'n ddiangen o'n safbwynt ni yn cael ei ddefnyddio i fynd i'r afael ag achosion teilwng ledled Cymru. A yw'r Comisiwn wedi ystyried rhoi rhywfaint ohono i wledydd sy'n datblygu y mae gennym berthynas agos â hwy, drwy raglen Cymru ac Affrica? Oherwydd nid oes gan y rhan fwyaf o'r gwledydd hyn fawr ddim offer TG, ac er mwyn ymgysylltu â'r byd ehangach, ac yn sicr i gymryd rhan mewn cyfarfodydd, mae angen gliniadur arnoch i allu ei wneud yn effeithiol.
English: This may well have been considered in the past; I don't know the exact answer to the question you've made. The policy at the moment, and what we are undertaking at the moment is to look to reuse and recycle the equipment, using a variety of companies in Wales who can put that to appropriate use. Whether any of that then ends up in developing countries, I don't know the answer to that; I'm sure we could do a little bit of searching to find that out. I'll ask the question back to officials as to what activities we've undertaken to see whether there is the ability to look to directly link with charities and other organisations that work in developing countries, in order to see whether there's the potential of reusing our redundant IT kit in a developing country context. So, I'll certainly look into that for you.
Welsh: Mae'n ddigon posibl fod hyn wedi cael ei ystyried yn y gorffennol; nid wyf yn gwybod yr union ateb i'r cwestiwn a ofynnwch. Y polisi ar hyn o bryd, a'r hyn rydym yn ei wneud ar hyn o bryd yw ceisio ailddefnyddio ac ailgylchu'r offer, gan ddefnyddio amrywiaeth o gwmnïau yng Nghymru a all wneud defnydd priodol o'r offer. Nid wyf yn gwybod a oes rhywfaint ohono'n mynd i wledydd sy'n datblygu wedyn; rwy'n siŵr y gallem wneud ychydig o ymchwil i ganfod yr ateb. Fe ofynnaf y cwestiwn i'r swyddogion ynglŷn â pha weithgareddau rydym wedi'u cyflawni i weld a oes modd cysylltu'n uniongyrchol ag elusennau a sefydliadau eraill sy'n gweithio mewn gwledydd sy'n datblygu, er mwyn gweld a oes potensial i ailddefnyddio ein hoffer TG diangen yng nghyd-destun gwledydd sy'n datblygu. Felly, byddaf yn sicr yn edrych ar hynny i chi.
English: Frankly, I'm disappointed at how much ICT equipment, which I think is relatively young, is actually being removed and new equipment is being purchased. It's incredibly expensive continually upgrading and buying. Can I ask that you will review your ICT replacement programme? And can I also ask that you will ask Members if they're happy with the equipment they've got before taking it off them?
Welsh: A dweud y gwir, rwy'n siomedig faint o offer TGCh, sy'n gymharol ifanc yn fy marn i, sy'n cael ei symud a faint o offer newydd sy'n cael ei brynu. Mae uwchraddio a phrynu'n barhaus yn anhygoel o ddrud. A gaf fi ofyn ichi adolygu eich rhaglen adnewyddu offer TGCh? Ac a gaf fi ofyn hefyd ichi ofyn i'r Aelodau a ydynt yn fodlon gyda'r offer sydd ganddynt cyn mynd ag ef oddi arnynt?