English: In recent weeks, we have seen a change of UK Government and, with it, the resignation of the UK Minister for Refugees, Lord Harrington. Whilst we had some particular requests of the UK Government, which have not been implemented - from funding, safeguarding processes and improvements to the visa system - Lord Harrington was always willing to make himself available to discuss matters with devolved Governments and be open about his views. We welcomed that engagement and we are asking the UK Government to continue this as part of the new Government's approach. Last week, my Scottish ministerial counterpart, Neil Gray MSP, and I jointly wrote to the new Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and the new Home Secretary, to raise awareness of our pressing needs. Our letter includes the urgent need for the UK Government to increase the £350 'thank you' payments for the Ukraine scheme hosts, to ensure that we do not see a wave of homelessness presentations as an impact of the cost-of-living increases. We have called for confirmation of year 2 and year 3 funding tariffs, as well as renewing the call for dedicated ESOL and health funding tariffs, as exist with other resettlement and protection visa schemes. Additionally, we have called again for funding parity between the three Ukraine schemes. As well as funding requests and a call for the reintroduction of a Minister for refugees, we have asked for close inter-governmental working in relation to supporting those who may arrive in the UK without a Ukraine scheme visa and ensuring those studying remotely with Ukrainian universities are provided with help to continue their studies. As we move into the new school year, we are seeing many Ukrainian children enrolled in schools and many parents and adults now working in Wales too. We are seeing very encouraging signs of integration in Welsh communities, and we are working hard to ensure that Ukrainians and the wider community receive the support they need. In July, the Minister for Climate Change published a written statement about our transitional accommodation capital programme. This £65 million programme is supporting local authorities and registered social landlords to provide more good-quality longer term accommodation for Ukrainians, as well as looking much more widely to support all homelessness needs in Wales. We need to provide good-quality transitional accommodation options to enable everyone to get on with their lives - places people can call their own - while we support individuals and families to find a permanent home. Ukrainians on the Homes for Ukraine scheme can receive advice from the Welsh Government-funded Wales sanctuary service. The service is run by the Welsh Refugee Council, along with Asylum Justice, Displaced People in Action, Ethnic Minorities and Youth Support Team Wales, BAWSO and TGP Cymru. Ukrainians on the Ukraine family scheme can also receive integration support via our partnership with British Red Cross. More information on these services can be found on our sanctuary website. I'm very happy today to say that the Deputy Minister for Climate Change has also agreed to extend the free public transport offer for people seeking sanctuary - the 'welcome ticket' - until at least March 2023. Eligibility criteria have been updated and will be available shortly on the Welsh Government website. Finally, I want to say that, earlier this year, we made a £1 million donation to the Community Foundation Wales Nation of Sanctuary Croeso fund. Sizable awards have now been made to the Welsh Refugee Coalition and Oasis Cardiff, as well as small grants to other organisations, to ensure people seeking sanctuary can be supported, irrespective of their national origin. All contributions to the fund will be used to help people fleeing terrible circumstances, and I call on organisations and businesses to consider making a corporate donation to play your part in our nation of sanctuary efforts. We are immensely thankful to those across Wales who are acting as hosts to Ukrainians. Acting as a host is a big commitment and we want to ensure that it is supported. We have funded Housing Justice Cymru to provide a host support service, which includes expert and reliable information, training, advice and guidance for people hosting, or those considering hosting, on the Homes for Ukraine scheme in Wales. More information on sessions and training can be found on the Housing Justice Cymru website. However, we still need many more households to consider whether they could provide a home for six to 12 months for those in need, and if anyone is considering this, we encourage them to register their interest at gov.wales/offerhome, and to attend one of the introduction to hosting sessions facilitated by Housing Justice Cymru. We are developing a regular timetable of communications with our Ukrainian guests and hosts to ensure that they are regularly informed about updates, opportunities and available support. In addition, we are planning to engage with arrivals to better understand aspirations, challenges and integration since arrival in Wales. Throughout this crisis, Wales has lived up to its aspiration as a nation of sanctuary and it is vital that we hear the voice of those who have arrived and are settling in Wales to ensure that our response meets their needs. Finally - very finally - with the conflict in Ukraine, Llywydd, continuing as a result of Putin's ongoing aggression, we must ensure that we stand ready together to continue to welcome people into our country and into our homes.
Welsh: Yn ystod yr wythnosau diwethaf, rydym wedi gweld Llywodraeth y DU yn newid ac yn sgil hynny, ymddiswyddiad Gweinidog y DU dros Ffoaduriaid, yr Arglwydd Harrington. Er bod gennym rai ceisiadau i Lywodraeth y DU, sydd heb eu gweithredu - o gyllid, prosesau diogelu a gwelliannau i'r system fisa - roedd yr Arglwydd Harrington wastad yn barod i sicrhau ei fod ar gael i drafod materion gyda'r Llywodraethau datganoledig a bod yn agored ynglŷn â'i farn. Fe wnaethom ni groesawu'r ymgysylltu hwnnw ac rydym yn gofyn i Lywodraeth y DU barhau â hyn fel rhan o ddull y Llywodraeth newydd. Yr wythnos diwethaf, ysgrifennodd fy Ngweinidog cyfatebol yn yr Alban, Neil Gray MSP, a minnau ar y cyd at yr Ysgrifennydd Gwladol newydd dros Ffyniant Bro, Tai a Chymunedau, a'r Ysgrifennydd Cartref newydd, i godi ymwybyddiaeth o'n hanghenion dybryd. Mae ein llythyr yn cynnwys yr angen brys i Lywodraeth y DU gynyddu'r taliadau 'diolch' o £350 i letywyr cynllun Wcráin, er mwyn sicrhau nad ydym yn gweld ton o ddigartrefedd fel effaith o'r cynnydd mewn costau byw. Rydym wedi galw am gadarnhad tariffau ariannu blwyddyn 2 a blwyddyn 3, yn ogystal ag adnewyddu'r alwad am dariffau ESOL a chyllid iechyd pwrpasol, fel sy'n bodoli gyda chynlluniau fisa ailsefydlu ac amddiffyn eraill. Hefyd, rydym wedi galw eto am gydraddoldeb ariannol rhwng y tri chynllun Wcráin. Yn ogystal â cheisiadau am gyllid a galwad am ailgyflwyno Gweinidog dros ffoaduriaid, rydym wedi gofyn am weithio rhyng-lywodraethol agos mewn cysylltiad â chefnogi'r rhai a allai gyrraedd y DU heb fisa cynllun Wcráin a sicrhau bod y rhai sy'n astudio o bell gyda phrifysgolion Wcráin yn cael cymorth i barhau â'u hastudiaethau. Wrth i ni symud i'r flwyddyn ysgol newydd, rydym ni'n gweld llawer o blant Wcreinaidd yn cofrestru mewn ysgolion ac mae llawer o rieni ac oedolion bellach yn gweithio yng Nghymru hefyd. Rydym ni'n gweld arwyddion calonogol iawn o integreiddio mewn cymunedau Cymraeg, ac rydym yn gweithio'n galed i sicrhau bod Wcreiniaid a'r gymuned ehangach yn cael y gefnogaeth sydd ei hangen arnynt. Ym mis Gorffennaf, cyhoeddodd y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd ddatganiad ysgrifenedig am ein rhaglen gyfalaf ar gyfer llety dros dro. Mae'r rhaglen £65 miliwn hon yn cefnogi awdurdodau lleol a landlordiaid cymdeithasol cofrestredig i ddarparu llety mwy hirdymor o ansawdd da i Wcreiniaid, yn ogystal â cheisio cefnogi holl anghenion digartrefedd yng Nghymru yn ehangach. Mae angen i ni ddarparu dewisiadau llety dros dro o ansawdd da er mwyn galluogi pawb i fwrw ymlaen â'u bywydau - lle maen nhw'n teimlo mai eu lleoedd nhw yw'r rhain - wrth i ni gefnogi unigolion a theuluoedd i ddod o hyd i gartref parhaol. Gall Wcreiniaid ar y cynllun Cartrefi i Wcráin gael cyngor gan wasanaeth noddfa Cymru a ariennir gan Lywodraeth Cymru. Mae'r gwasanaeth yn cael ei gynnal gan Gyngor Ffoaduriaid Cymru, ynghyd ag Asylum Justice, Alltudion ar Waith, Tîm Cymorth Lleiafrifoedd Ethnig ac Ieuenctid Cymru, BAWSO a TGP Cymru. Gall Wcreiniaid ar y cynllun Teuluoedd o Wcráin hefyd gael cefnogaeth integreiddio trwy ein partneriaeth â'r Groes Goch Brydeinig. Mae mwy o wybodaeth am y gwasanaethau hyn ar ein gwefan noddfa. Rwy'n hapus iawn heddiw i ddweud bod y Dirprwy Weinidog Newid Hinsawdd hefyd wedi cytuno i ymestyn y cynnig trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus am ddim i bobl sy'n chwilio am noddfa - y 'tocyn croeso' - tan o leiaf Mawrth 2023. Cafodd meini prawf cymhwysedd eu diweddaru a byddant ar gael yn fuan ar wefan Llywodraeth Cymru. Yn olaf, rwyf eisiau dweud ein bod, yn gynharach eleni, wedi cyfrannu £1 miliwn tuag at Gronfa Croeso Cenedl Noddfa Sefydliad Cymunedol Cymru. Bellach mae gwobrau sylweddol wedi eu rhoi i Gynghrair Ffoaduriaid Cymru ac Oasis Caerdydd, yn ogystal â grantiau bychain i sefydliadau eraill, er mwyn sicrhau y gellir cefnogi pobl sy'n chwilio am noddfa, ni waeth beth yw eu tarddiad cenedlaethol. Bydd pob cyfraniad i'r gronfa yn cael ei ddefnyddio i helpu pobl sy'n ffoi rhag amgylchiadau ofnadwy, ac rwy'n galw ar sefydliadau a busnesau i ystyried rhoi rhodd gorfforaethol i chwarae eich rhan yn ein hymdrechion cenedl noddfa. Rydym yn hynod o ddiolchgar i'r rhai ar draws Cymru sy'n gweithredu fel lletywyr i Wcreiniaid. Mae gweithredu fel lletywr yn ymrwymiad mawr ac rydym am sicrhau ei fod yn cael ei gefnogi. Rydym wedi ariannu Housing Justice Cymru i ddarparu gwasanaeth cymorth i letywyr, sy'n cynnwys gwybodaeth arbenigol a dibynadwy, hyfforddiant, cyngor ac arweiniad i bobl sy'n lletya, neu'r rhai sy'n ystyried lletya, ar gynllun Cartrefi i Wcráin yng Nghymru. Ceir mwy o wybodaeth am sesiynau a hyfforddiant ar wefan Housing Justice Cymru. Fodd bynnag, mae angen llawer mwy o gartrefi arnom i ystyried a allen nhw ddarparu cartref am chwech i 12 mis ar gyfer y rhai sydd mewn angen, ac os oes unrhyw un yn ystyried hyn, rydym yn eu hannog i gofrestru eu diddordeb gyda llyw.cymru/cynnig.cartref ac i fynd i un o'r sesiynau cyflwyniad i letya sy'n cael eu hwyluso gan Housing Justice Cymru. Rydym yn datblygu amserlen reolaidd o gyfathrebu gyda'n gwesteion Wcreinaidd a'n lletywyr i sicrhau eu bod yn cael gwybod yn rheolaidd am ddiweddariadau, cyfleoedd a chefnogaeth sydd ar gael. Hefyd, rydym yn bwriadu ymgysylltu â'r rhai sy'n cyrraedd er mwyn deall dyheadau, heriau ac integreiddio yn well ers iddyn nhw gyrraedd Cymru. Drwy gydol yr argyfwng hwn, mae Cymru wedi gwireddu ei dyhead fel cenedl noddfa ac mae'n hollbwysig ein bod yn clywed llais y rhai sydd wedi cyrraedd ac yn ymgartrefu yng Nghymru er mwyn sicrhau bod ein hymateb yn diwallu eu hanghenion. Yn olaf - yn olaf go iawn - gyda'r gwrthdaro yn Wcráin, Llywydd, yn parhau o ganlyniad i ymddygiad ymosodol parhaus Putin, rhaid inni sicrhau ein bod yn barod gyda'n gilydd i barhau i groesawu pobl i'n gwlad ac i'n cartrefi.