English: Well, as I say, the First Minister had instigated this review prior to PAC scrutiny, and I mentioned that I'd been interviewed by the official responsible for the review. Obviously, NRW is a very large organisation and body within my portfolio, so, obviously, I have had discussions around the issues that you've raised in the Chamber. Despite the issues that I've just mentioned around NRW's - what they've had to deal with over the past few years, I think they have absolutely sustained their level of service. Also, since it was formed, they've been subject to three formal reviews, all of which were published last year. Two of these reviews were undertaken by the WAO. There was a probationary report, which was undertaken on behalf of Welsh Ministers, examining the first two years of NRW. It found that NRW had adopted a sound approach, establishing key systems and controls to enable its smooth creation. We had a probationary report into value for money and that report concluded there had been a sound and well-structured approach to establishing NRW and thus had given NRW a solid platform for continuing to realise the intended benefits of its creation, and for tackling the future challenges it will face. A third review was undertaken by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's Better Regulation Delivery Office - that's now Regulatory Delivery - and a regulatory competence review, which recommended the use of civil sanctions in a way that is compliant with the principles of good regulation. Taking into account the context of a newly formed organisation going through a very radical transformation and having to manage some unique issues during its first few years, I do not believe the PAC scrutiny has revealed any wider systematic failing by NRW. However, the awarding of the timber contract is an issue that must be addressed, and it is being addressed. It's something that I have reiterated in my discussions with the chief executive and chair. NRW's success to date can be measured in its delivery of their statutory duties and Welsh Ministers' aspirations in their annual remit letters. In my view, this shows how committed its workforce is to achieving the best outcomes for Wales, and whilst the PAC report, of course, highlighted some weaknesses, I do want to take this opportunity to thank the NRW staff for their commitment during a period of change, which, of course, is still under way. So, on behalf of Welsh Ministers and the Welsh Government, I would like to thank PAC for their report.
Welsh: Wel, fel y dywedais, roedd y Prif Weinidog wedi cychwyn yr adolygiad hwn cyn gwaith craffu'r Pwyllgor Cyfrifon Cyhoeddus, a soniais fy mod wedi cael fy nghyfweld gan y swyddog sy'n gyfrifol am yr adolygiad. Yn amlwg, mae Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru yn sefydliad ac yn gorff mawr iawn yn fy mhortffolio, felly yn amlwg, rwyf wedi cael trafodaethau ynghylch y materion rydych wedi'u codi yn y Siambr. Er gwaethaf y materion a grybwyllais yn awr mewn perthynas â Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru - yr hyn y maent wedi gorfod ymdrin ag ef dros yr ychydig flynyddoedd diwethaf, rwy'n meddwl eu bod wedi cynnal eu lefel o wasanaeth yn sicr. Hefyd, ers eu ffurfio, maent wedi bod yn destun tri adolygiad ffurfiol, a gyhoeddwyd y llynedd, bob un ohonynt. Cyflawnwyd dau o'r adolygiadau hyn gan Swyddfa Archwilio Cymru. Cafwyd adroddiad prawf, a gyflawnwyd ar ran Gweinidogion Cymru, yn archwilio dwy flynedd gyntaf Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru. Canfu fod Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru wedi mabwysiadu dull cadarn o weithredu, gan sefydlu systemau a rheolaethau allweddol i'w alluogi i gael ei greu'n ddidrafferth. Cawsom adroddiad prawf ar werth am arian a daeth yr adroddiad hwnnw i'r casgliad fod y dull o sefydlu Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru wedi'i strwythuro'n dda ac yn gadarn, a bod hynny wedi rhoi platfform cadarn felly i Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru allu parhau i wireddu'r manteision a fwriadwyd wrth ei greu, ac ar gyfer mynd i'r afael â'r heriau y bydd yn eu hwynebu yn y dyfodol. Cyflawnwyd trydydd adolygiad gan Swyddfa Rheoliadau Gwell - Swyddfa Reoleiddio, bellach - yr Adran Busnes, Ynni a Strategaeth Ddiwydiannol - ac adolygiad o gymhwysedd rheoleiddio, a oedd yn argymell y defnydd o sancsiynau sifil mewn modd sy'n cydymffurfio ag egwyddorion rheoleiddio da. Gan ystyried cyd-destun sefydliad sydd newydd ei ffurfio yn mynd drwy drawsnewid radical iawn ac yn gorfod rheoli rhai materion unigryw yn ystod ei flynyddoedd cyntaf, nid wyf yn credu bod gwaith craffu'r Pwyllgor Cyfrifon Cyhoeddus wedi datgelu unrhyw fethiant systematig ehangach ar ran Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru. Fodd bynnag, mae dyfarnu'r contract coed yn fater sy'n rhaid mynd i'r afael ag ef, ac mae'n cael sylw. Mae'n rhywbeth rwyf wedi'i ailadrodd yn fy nhrafodaethau gyda'r prif weithredwr a'r cadeirydd. Gellir mesur llwyddiant Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru hyd yma yn y modd y maent wedi cyflawni eu dyletswyddau statudol a dyheadau Gweinidogion Cymru yn eu llythyrau cylch gwaith blynyddol. Yn fy marn i, mae hyn yn dangos pa mor ymroddedig yw ei weithlu i gyflawni'r canlyniadau gorau i Gymru, ac er bod adroddiad y Pwyllgor Cyfrifon Cyhoeddus, wrth gwrs, wedi tynnu sylw at rai gwendidau, rwyf am fanteisio ar y cyfle hwn i ddiolch i staff Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru am eu hymroddiad yn ystod cyfnod o newid, sy'n dal i fynd rhagddo wrth gwrs. Felly, ar ran Gweinidogion Cymru a Llywodraeth Cymru, hoffwn ddiolch i'r Pwyllgor Cyfrifon Cyhoeddus am eu hadroddiad.