English: I, like many other people, am concerned about the treatment of homeless people in this country. I was horrified to see the Labour-run Cardiff Council forcibly evict homeless people from parkland in Museum Avenue. People might have seen one homeless man crying out as his belongings were tossed into the back of a flatbed van, heading for who knows where. 'They basically just took my world' was how we responded. Now, I know the Minister with responsibility for homelessness was not happy with the punitive approach her Labour Party colleagues on Cardiff Council took to tackling homelessness in the city centre. She, like me, was probably left wondering why they seemed to take the advice of a Tory councillor who said, 'Tear down the tents in the city centre'. So, will the Welsh Government join me in condemning the actions of Cardiff Council? And can we also have a statement from the Government outlining good and compassionate practice in terms of dealing with homeless people, who are amongst the most vulnerable in our society, and, of course, who are growing in number? And taking a compassionate approach to tackling homelessness would also involve repealing the Vagrancy Act of 1824. Because of their extra autonomy, Scotland and the north of Ireland have already repealed this archaic legislation, which specifically criminalises rough-sleeping and begging. We can't wait for Westminster to get rid of legislation that's been around for nearly 200 years. This is yet another reason why we need full devolution of our criminal justice system, so that we can develop workable, compassionate and evidence-based laws that tackle the problems that we have in society and not allow them to be added to.
Welsh: Rwyf i, fel llawer o bobl eraill, yn pryderu am y modd y caiff pobl ddigartref eu trin yn y wlad hon. Roeddwn yn arswydo o weld Cyngor Caerdydd, sy'n cael ei redeg gan Lafur, yn troi pobl ddigartref allan o barcdir yn Rhodfa'r Amgueddfa. Efallai fod pobl wedi gweld un dyn digartref yn gweiddi gan fod ei eiddo wedi'i daflu i gefn fan, a phwy a ŵyr i ble yr aeth honno. 'Maen nhw wedi cymryd fy myd i, yn y bôn' oedd ei ymateb. Nawr, gwn nad oedd y Gweinidog sy'n gyfrifol am ddigartrefedd yn hapus â'r dull o gosbi a gymerodd ei chyd-aelodau yn y Blaid Lafur ar Gyngor Caerdydd wrth fynd i'r afael â digartrefedd yng nghanol y ddinas. Mae'n debyg ei bod hi, fel minnau, yn meddwl tybed pam yr oeddent fel petai'n cymryd cyngor gan gynghorydd Torïaidd a ddywedodd, 'Tynnwch y pebyll yng nghanol y ddinas i lawr'. Felly, a wnaiff Llywodraeth Cymru ymuno â mi i gondemnio'r camau a gymerwyd gan Gyngor Caerdydd? Ac a gawn ni hefyd ddatganiad gan y Llywodraeth yn amlinellu arfer dda a thosturiol o ran ymdrin â phobl ddigartref, sydd ymhlith y rhai mwyaf agored i niwed yn ein cymdeithas, ac, wrth gwrs, sy'n cynyddu mewn niferoedd? Byddai gweithredu mewn modd tosturiol wrth fynd i'r afael â digartrefedd hefyd yn golygu diddymu Deddf Crwydradaeth 1824. Oherwydd eu hymreolaeth ychwanegol, mae'r Alban a Gogledd Iwerddon eisoes wedi diddymu'r ddeddfwriaeth hynafol hon, sy'n barnu bod cysgu allan a chardota yn drosedd. Allwn ni ddim aros i San Steffan gael gwared ar ddeddfwriaeth sydd wedi bodoli ers bron 200 o flynyddoedd. Mae hwn yn rheswm arall eto pam mae angen datganoli ein system cyfiawnder troseddol yn llawn, er mwyn inni allu datblygu deddfau ymarferol, tosturiol a seiliedig ar dystiolaeth sy'n mynd i'r afael â'r problemau sydd gennym mewn cymdeithas ac nid yn caniatáu ychwanegu atynt.