English: Plaid Cymru will abstain on this issue, not because we are sitting on the fence in terms of these regulations, but as a signal of our dissatisfaction with the process. The regulations do scrap the statutory need for schools to set particular targets, because the circumstances have changed. That is sensible, and we do agree with that change, and the move away from that narrow focus on borderline grades, which is that narrow focus on increasing grades from D to C. Now, generally speaking, I think schools welcome the change, and it will give them the ability to develop real meaningful targets that will help to raise standards for all pupils. So, we don't abstain because of the particular issue covered in the regulations. The reason that we will abstain is to make the point that Suzy Davies has already made as her second reason for tabling this annulment motion - that this is the only way of getting a debate on this in the Chamber. It is important that we don't use secondary legislation and the negative procedure too much. There is a risk that Ministers will use their powers and make changes without much discussion at all. That isn't healthy for our democracy. Government needs to be as open and as transparent as possible, and it is important that the legislature can scrutinise fully issues of importance. Certainly, that is one reason why we believe that we need to move urgently towards having more Assembly Members in the Welsh Parliament, so that that scrutiny can happen properly. I agree with Suzy also that it would be beneficial for the Government to adopt a transparent method of introducing secondary legislation. I know that this isn't specifically a matter for the Minister in terms of the second part of what I've just said, but I do hope that this discussion will engender that change that is so necessary.
Welsh: Mi fydd Plaid Cymru yn atal pleidlais ar y mater yma, nid oherwydd ein bod ni'n eistedd ar y ffens ynglŷn â'r rheoliadau, ond fel arwydd o'n hanfodlonrwydd efo'r broses. Mae'r rheoliadau yn cael gwared ar yr angen statudol i ysgolion osod targedau penodol oherwydd bod y mesuriadau wedi newid. Mae hynny yn synhwyrol, ac mi rydym ni hefyd yn cytuno efo'r newid, a'r symud i ffwrdd o'r ffocws cul ar raddau sydd ar y ffin, sef y ffocws cul yma ar godi graddau o D i C. Yn gyffredinol, dwi'n credu bod ysgolion yn croesawu'r newid, ac mi fydd o'n rhoi'r gallu iddyn nhw ddatblygu targedau go iawn, fydd yn helpu codi safonau ar gyfer pob disgybl. Felly, nid ydym ni'n atal pleidlais oherwydd y pwnc dan sylw. Y rheswm ein bod ni am atal ydy er mwyn gwneud y pwynt y mae Suzy Davies wedi ei amlinellu fel ei hail rheswm hi dros gyflwyno'r cynnig, sef mai dyma'r unig ffordd o gael trafodaeth ar hyn yn y Siambr. Maen bwysig nad ydym ni'n defnyddio deddfwriaeth eilaidd a'r broses negyddol yn ormodol. Mae peryg i Weinidogion ddefnyddio eu pwerau a gwneud newidiadau heb fawr o drafodaeth. Dydy hynny ddim yn iach i ddemocratiaeth. Mae angen i Lywodraeth fod mor agored a thryloyw â phosib. Maen bwysig bod y ddeddfwrfa yn cael craffu yn llawn ar faterion o bwys. Ac yn sicr, dyna un rheswm pam ein bod ni'n credu bod angen symud ar frys i gael mwy o Aelodau Cynulliad yn Senedd Cymru, er mwyn bod y craffu yn gallu digwydd yn llawn. Dwi'n cytuno efo Suzy hefyd y byddai'n fuddiol i'r Llywodraeth fabwysiadu dull tryloyw o gyflwyno deddfwriaeth eilaidd. Dwi'n gwybod nad mater penodol i'r Gweinidog ydy'r ail ran o beth dwi newydd ei ddweud rŵan, ond dwi yn gobeithio y bydd y drafodaeth yma yn sbarduno'r newid sydd ei angen.