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English: I'm very pleased this debate is being held this afternoon and I thank Plaid Cymru for moving it, and I think we do need to state that social housing is an essential component of the housing supply we need. It has frequently in our history led great innovation, it's liberated people and given them homes fit to live in, and it is time we restated the value of the principle of social housing. I also welcome the scale that is indicated by Plaid Cymru in terms of what we will need in the future, because it's very close to our own projections and what we've called for in the 2020s. We are building at the lowest rate, really, since the 1920s. We are well below - [ Interruption.] I will give way in a moment. We are well below, perhaps even just barely over half, the historical trend. We have only just over a quarter of the number of homes that we built in the great housing surges of the 1950s and 1960s, so we do need to talk about scale and building many, many more social homes and homes in general. I'll give way.
Welsh: Rwy'n falch iawn fod y ddadl hon yn cael ei chynnal prynhawn yma a diolch i Blaid Cymru am ei chyflwyno, ac rwy'n meddwl bod angen inni ddatgan bod tai cymdeithasol yn elfen hanfodol o'r cyflenwad tai sydd ei angen arnom. Mae'n aml wedi arwain arloesi gwych yn ein hanes, wedi rhyddhau pobl a rhoi cartrefi addas iddynt allu byw ynddynt, ac mae'n bryd inni ailddatgan gwerth yr egwyddor o dai cymdeithasol. Croesawaf hefyd y raddfa y mae Plaid Cymru yn sôn amdani o ran beth fydd ei angen arnom yn y dyfodol, oherwydd mae'n agos iawn at ein hamcanestyniadau ni a'r hyn rydym ni wedi galw amdano yn y 2020au. Rydym yn adeiladu ar y gyfradd isaf, yn wir, ers y 1920au. Rydym ymhell o dan - [ T orri ar draws.] Fe ildiaf mewn eiliad. Rydym ymhell o dan y duedd hanesyddol, ac efallai nad ydym fawr dros ei hanner hyd yn oed. Ychydig dros chwarter y nifer o gartrefi a adeiladwyd gennym yn ymgyrchoedd adeiladu tai mawr y 1950au a'r 1960au a adeiladir gennym, felly mae angen inni siarad am raddfa ac adeiladu llawer iawn mwy o gartrefi cymdeithasol a chartrefi yn gyffredinol. Fe ildiaf.
English: Thank you. I welcome your comments about scale, and you said that the figures that we are talking about are broadly in line with the figures that you've come up with. Can you clarify whether your figures are about affordable homes, or are we talking about social housing?
Welsh: Diolch. Rwy'n croesawu eich sylwadau ynglŷn â graddfa, ac fe ddywedoch fod y ffigurau rydym yn sôn amdanynt yn cyfateb yn fras i'ch ffigurau chi. A allwch egluro a yw eich ffigurau'n cyfeirio at dai fforddiadwy, neu a ydym yn sôn am dai cymdeithasol?
English: Thank you. All it really needs is for the Government to abolish small business rates relief on houses.
Welsh: Diolch. Y cyfan sydd ei angen mewn gwirionedd yw i'r Llywodraeth ddiddymu rhyddhad ardrethi ar dai i fusnesau bach.
English: That's one way of dealing with it, and since I've raised this issue, I've been surprised by the number of people who have been in touch with me and have proposed various solutions to the problem. You've mentioned one - there are other people who have other solutions. So, this is a problem that can be sorted out. What we need is desire in Government to actually tackle the problem. It's the Government that should lead in finding a solution. To date, that desire hasn't been particularly apparent to me, but I do very much hope that we can have some detailed discussions on what exactly can be done. There is something wrong with a situation where 2,000 people are living in poor conditions whilst 800 of 5,000 owners of second homes in the same county are playing the system for their own benefit and avoiding paying council tax. That funding - a total of over £1 million per year - as well as the council house premium, which would bring additional millions, could be an important contribution towards building more appropriate housing for local people in Gwynedd.
Welsh: Wel, mae hynna'n un ffordd. Ers imi godi'r mater yma, mae wedi fy rhyfeddu i faint o bobl sydd wedi cysylltu efo fi ac sydd wedi cynnig gwahanol ffyrdd o ddatrys y broblem. Dŷch chi wedi sôn am un ffordd - mae yna bobl yn cynnig ffyrdd eraill. Mae yna ffordd o sortio hyn allan. Beth sydd angen ydy ewyllys gan y Llywodraeth i sortio'r broblem, a'r Llywodraeth ddylai fod yn arwain y ffordd i ganfod yr ateb. Hyd yma, dydy'r ewyllys yna ddim wedi bod yn amlwg i mi, ond dwi yn gobeithio yn fawr iawn y gallwn ni gael trafodaethau manwl ynglŷn â beth yn union ellid ei wneud. Mae yna rywbeth yn hollol anghywir mewn sefyllfa lle mae 2,000 o bobl yn byw mewn amodau gwael, tra bod 800 o'r 5,000 o berchnogion ail gartrefi yn yr un sir yn chwarae'r system i'w mantais eu hunain ac yn osgoi talu trethi cyngor. Mi allai'r arian hwnnw - cyfanswm o dros £1 miliwn y flwyddyn - ynghyd â'r premiwm tai cyngor, a fyddai'n dod â miliynau eraill, fod yn gyfraniad pwysig tuag at adeiladu mwy o dai addas i bobl leol yng Ngwynedd.
English: Thank you. Can I now call the Minister for Housing and Local Government - Julie James?
Welsh: Diolch. A gaf fi alw yn awr ar y Gweinidog Tai a Llywodraeth Leol - Julie James?
English: I'm very grateful to the Minister for taking an intervention. Would you agree with me that it's essential that these new builds are of high quality and that we did have, in the second half of the previous century, some very low-quality social housing built, very unpleasant to live in? I think that's also contributed to the stigma around renting, which I think we would all agree we need to lift. We need to be building social housing that's of such good quality that people are proud to live in them as lifetime homes.
Welsh: Rwy'n ddiolchgar iawn i'r Gweinidog am dderbyn ymyriad. A fyddech yn cytuno ei bod yn hanfodol fod yr adeiladau newydd hyn o ansawdd uchel a'n bod wedi gweld rhai tai cymdeithasol o ansawdd isel iawn yn cael eu hadeiladu yn ail hanner y ganrif ddiwethaf, tai nad oeddent yn ddymunol i neb fyw ynddynt? Rwy'n credu bod hynny hefyd wedi cyfrannu at y stigma ynghylch rhentu, a chredaf y byddai pawb ohonom yn cytuno bod angen inni gael gwared ar hynny. Mae angen inni adeiladu tai cymdeithasol o ansawdd digon da i bobl allu teimlo'n falch eu bod yn byw ynddynt fel cartrefi gydol oes.
English: Just to paint a picture of the seriousness of the situation, it's estimated that a third of the houses sold in my constituency in the last year were sold as second homes. That has a clear and detrimental effect on the local housing market.
Welsh: Os caf roi darlun o ddifrifoldeb y sefyllfa, amcangyfrifir bod traean y tai a werthwyd yn fy etholaeth i yn y flwyddyn ddiwethaf wedi'u gwerthu fel ail gartrefi. Mae hynny'n cael effaith glir a niweidiol ar y farchnad dai leol.
English: It does. Second homes can bring wealth with them as well, but we also need to ensure that local people can have decent homes to live in. I'm very keen to work with you on a number of the things that were raised today - I won't go through all of them or the Deputy Presiding Officer's seriously going to lose patience with me. But, clearly, what this debate has shown is that there are a large number of innovate things we could do to get our councils and our social landlords to start to deliver, at pace and at scale, the social housing that Wales very badly needs. Diolch.
Welsh: Ydy, yn wir. Gall ail gartrefi ddod â chyfoeth yn eu sgil yn ogystal, ond mae angen inni sicrhau hefyd y gall pobl leol gael cartrefi gweddus i fyw ynddynt. Rwy'n awyddus iawn i weithio gyda chi ar nifer o'r pethau a godwyd heddiw - nid af drwy bob un ohonynt neu fe fydd y Dirprwy Lywydd yn sicr o golli amynedd gyda mi. Ond yn amlwg, mae'r ddadl hon wedi dangos bod nifer fawr o bethau arloesol y gallem eu gwneud i gael ein cynghorau a'n landlordiaid cymdeithasol i ddechrau darparu'r tai cymdeithasol sydd cymaint o'u hangen ar Gymru, a hynny'n gyflym ac ar raddfa fawr. Diolch.
English: We now move on to item 9, which is a debate on petition P-05-849, 'All men in Wales should have access through the NHS to the best possible diagnostic tests for prostate cancer'. I call on the Chair of the committee to move the motion - David Rowlands.
Welsh: Symudwn ymlaen yn awr at eitem 9, sef dadl ar ddeiseb P-05-849, 'Dylai pob dyn yng Nghymru gael mynediad drwy'r GIG at y profion diagnostig gorau posibl ar gyfer canser y prostad'. Galwaf ar Gadeirydd y pwyllgor i wneud y cynnig - David Rowlands.
English: Thank you. Can I now call on David Rowlands to reply to the debate?
Welsh: Diolch. A gaf fi alw yn awr ar David Rowlands i ymateb i'r ddadl?
English: There are no items for voting this afternoon.
Welsh: Nid oes unrhyw eitemau ar gyfer pleidleisio arnynt y prynhawn yma.
English: Therefore, we move to item 11, which is the short debate, and I call on John Griffiths to speak on the topic he's chosen. John.
Welsh: Felly, symudwn at eitem 11, sef y ddadl fer, a galwaf ar John Griffiths i siarad ar y pwnc y mae wedi ei ddewis. John.
English: Diolch. Can I now call on the Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism to reply to the debate?
Welsh: Diolch. A gaf fi alw yn awr ar y Dirprwy Weinidog Diwylliant, Chwaraeon a Thwristiaeth i ymateb i'r ddadl?
English: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr i'r Dirprwy Lywydd.
English: I have a question, before we get into the details and the barriers. We've had a statement this morning saying that there is a demand for new homes. I think we should just look at that a little bit before moving on to see what problems are faced by the industry. Is that demand for a certain type of house or home? Is the demand greater in one area compared to other areas of Wales? We know, and I know as a local Assembly Member, that there is great demand for social housing, rented housing. We then hear that there is demand for all sorts of houses. Do you have evidence to show what kinds of homes are required by people in Wales currently?
Welsh: Mae gen i gwestiwn, cyn inni fynd i mewn i'r manylion a'r rhwystrau. Dŷn ni wedi cael datganiad y bore yma yn dweud bod yna alw am gartrefi newydd. Dwi'n meddwl y dylem ni jest edrych ar hynny ychydig bach cyn symud ymlaen i weld beth yw'r problemau sy'n wynebu'r diwydiant. Ydy'r galw yna yn alw am fath arbennig o dai? Ydy o'n alw sy'n fwy mewn rhai rhannau o'r wlad o gymharu efo rhannau eraill o Gymru? Dŷn ni'n gwybod, a dwi'n gwybod fel Aelod Cynulliad lleol, fod yna alw mawr am dai cymdeithasol, tai ar rent. Dŷn ni'n clywed wedyn fod yna alw am bob math o dai. A oes gennych chi dystiolaeth i ddangos beth yw'r mathau o dai sydd eu hangen ar bobl yng Nghymru ar hyn o bryd?
English: We've touched a little on this already, namely the lack of skills within the construction industry. Is it as bad as we're led to believe from various evidence we've received? What should the Welsh Government be doing about it?
Welsh: Dŷn ni wedi cyffwrdd ychydig bach ar hyn yn barod, sef y diffyg sgiliau o fewn y diwydiant adeiladu. Ydy o mor ddrwg â'r hyn rydym ni'n cael tystiolaeth o wahanol lefydd yn ei gylch o? Beth ddylai Llywodraeth Cymru fod yn gwneud am hyn?
English: Thank you very much, Chair, for the invitation to join you.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn, Mr Cadeirydd, am y gwahoddiad i ddod atoch.
English: Thank you very much for that introduction and for the opportunity to respond to the questions that you will have on the Senedd and Elections (Wales) Bill. The Commission has, since the election of the fifth Assembly, put in place a programme of electoral reform and Assembly reform, which has led to the drafting of this Bill. There have been a number of prompts, I would say, to this work. First of all, of course, the election of that fifth Assembly and a new Commission. The second prompt, I would say, was the motion on the floor of the Assembly back in 2016 to rename the Assembly to reflect its status as a national Parliament. And then the Wales Act 2017 provided us with the powers for the very first time in this Assembly to introduce legislation that could reform our own elections, rather than having that provided for us by the Westminster Parliament. Therefore, there are various different aspects of the Bill before you today emerging from those various aspects of electoral reform, including, of course, the name change, which I've already referred to, and also the work initiated in the fourth Assembly to consider reducing the voting age to 16 - to extend it to 16 and 17-year-olds. And that's an element of work that this Commission has been interested in and has further developed and has consulted on, indeed. And also, as I said, the Wales Act 2017 provided us with the powers to introduce that change in legislation for the elections to be held in 2021. And there are other aspects of that reform work that I'm sure we will draw out as this session develops.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr am y cyflwyniad ac am y cyfle i gyflwyno atebion i'r cwestiynau a fydd gyda chi am y Bil Senedd ac Etholiadau (Cymru). Mae'r Comisiwn wedi rhoi ar waith ers ethol y pumed Cynulliad raglen o ddiwygio etholiadol a diwygio'r Cynulliad, ac mae hynny wedi arwain at greu'r Mesur yma. Mae yna sawl prompt, byddwn i'n dweud, i'r gwaith yma. Yn gyntaf, wrth gwrs, ethol y pumed Cynulliad a Chomisiwn newydd. Yr ail prompt, byddwn i'n dweud, oedd y cynnig ar lawr y Cynulliad yn 2016 i ailenwi'r Cynulliad i Senedd genedlaethol. Ac yna, wrth gwrs, fe roddodd y Wales Act 2017, Deddf Cymru 2017, y pwerau inni am y tro cyntaf yn y Cynulliad yma i fedru cyflwyno deddfwriaeth oedd yn aildrefnu unrhyw agwedd ar ein hetholiadau ni ein hunain, yn hytrach na chael hynny wedi ei ddarparu ar ein cyfer ni gan Senedd San Steffan. Ac felly mae yna wahanol agweddau o'r Mesur sydd ger eich bron chi heddiw yn deillio allan o'r gwahanol agweddau yna o ddiwygio etholiadol, gan gynnwys, wrth gwrs, y newid enw dwi wedi cyfeirio ato eisoes, hefyd y gwaith a roddwyd ar waith yn gyntaf yn y pedwerydd Cynulliad i ystyried gostwng yr oedran pleidleisio i 16 ac 17, ac mae hynny'n elfen o waith mae'r Comisiwn yma wedi ymddiddori ynddo ac wedi ei ddatblygu ymhellach ac ymgynghori arno. Ac wedyn, wrth gwrs, fel y dywedais i, mae Deddf Cymru 2017 yn rhoi'r pwerau inni gyflwyno'r newid yna mewn deddfwriaeth ar gyfer etholiadau 2021. Ac mae yna agweddau eraill i'r gwaith diwygio yna, mae'n siŵr, y byddwn ni'n cyfeirio ato fel aiff y prynhawn yn ei flaen.
English: Thank you, Chair. The explanatory memorandum and the correspondence that goes along with it indicate that the Commission has been working very closely with the Welsh Government on this Bill. So, can you explain how you have worked with the Welsh Government on the development of the Bill, and what this has entailed?
Welsh: Diolch, Cadeirydd. Mae'r memorandwm esboniadol, a'r ohebiaeth sydd yn mynd efo fo, yn nodi bod y Comisiwn wedi bod yn cydweithio'n agos efo Llywodraeth Cymru ar y Bil yma. Allwch chi egluro sut dŷch chi wedi bod yn gweithio gyda Llywodraeth Cymru wrth ddatblygu'r Bil, a beth roedd hynny'n ei gynnwys?
English: Well, mainly, that entailed the elements related to the franchise, because we currently share that franchise, and that there was a need for us to collaborate on the changes to the franchise in legislation, bearing in mind that the Welsh Government itself had expressed its intention to introduce legislation that would bring forward votes for 16 and 17-year-olds for local government elections. In terms of that Bill, which will be introduced at some point in the near future by the Welsh Government, then, of course, that legislation is progressing independently of our own legislation, because our legislation requires the support of 40 of the 60 Assembly Members here, in order to have a supermajority for any constitutional legislation of this kind, and, quite understandably, the Welsh Government, in bringing forward local government legislation in more general terms, wishes for that legislation to only - well, I say 'only' - but to be voted for by a simple majority of the National Assembly.
Welsh: Wel, yn bennaf, fe oedd hynny yn cynnwys yr elfennau sydd yn ymwneud â'r etholfraint, y franchise, ac oherwydd ein bod ni'n rhannu'r etholfraint ar hyn o bryd, ac, felly, bod yna angen i ni fod yn cydweithio ar y newidiadau yn y ddeddfwriaeth ar yr etholfraint, gan gofio, wrth gwrs, fod Llywodraeth Cymru eu hunain wedi datgan bwriad i gyflwyno deddfwriaeth fydd yn cyflwyno pleidleisiau i bobl ifanc 16 ac 17 oed ar gyfer etholiadau llywodraeth leol. O ran y Mesur hwnnw, a fydd yn cael ei gyflwyno ar ryw bwynt yn y dyfodol agos gan Lywodraeth Cymru, yna, wrth gwrs, mae'r ddeddfwriaeth honno yn symud yn ei blaen yn annibynnol o'n deddfwriaeth ni, oherwydd mae ein deddfwriaeth ni angen 40 o 60 o Aelodau'r Cynulliad yma i fod yn pleidleisio o blaid unrhyw ddeddfwriaeth gyfansoddiadol o'r math yma, ac mae Llywodraeth Cymru, yn ddealladwy iawn, wrth gwrs, wrth gyflwyno deddfwriaeth ar lywodraeth leol yn gyffredinol, yn dymuno bod y ddeddfwriaeth honno dim ond - wel, dwi'n dweud 'dim ond' - ond yn cael ei bleidleisio gan fwyafrif syml o'r Cynulliad Cenedlaethol.
English: Thank you for that. Now, clearly, there will be a connection with the local government Bill, because when we discuss some of the issues with regard to this Bill, I would expect there to be a recommendation about how we prepare the ground in terms of preparing young people for votes at 16, and I would think, almost inevitably, that that would require engagement with the education system within local government. So, will there be closer collaboration between this Bill and the local government and elections Bill, do you think?
Welsh: Diolch am hynna. Yn amlwg, mi fydd yna gysylltiad efo'r Bil llywodraeth leol ac etholiadau Cymru, achos pan fyddwn ni'n dod i drafod rhai o fanylion y Bil yma, buaswn i'n meddwl y bydd yna argymhellion ynglŷn â sut dŷn ni'n braenaru'r tir, felly, yn nhermau paratoi pobl ifanc gogyfer pleidleisio pan ydyn nhw'n 16, a, buaswn i'n meddwl, bron yn anorfod, bydd hynna yn gofyn ymgysylltu efo'r system addysg sydd o fewn llywodraeth leol. Felly, oes yna ryw fath o gydweithio agosach yn mynd i fod rhwng Bil y Senedd yma a Bil llywodraeth leol ac etholiadau Cymru, dŷch chi'n meddwl?
English: There's been close collaboration already in that those elements on the franchise were drawn up in collaboration between my officials, both lawyers and policy officials, working with Government officials. Now, in terms of drafting those elements of the Bill that you're considering today, and in terms of ensuring that there is agreement as to how those elements should be introduced in the legislation so that there could be consistency between the introduction of votes for 16 and 17-year-olds for Assembly elections, and in due time, for local government elections too, there was a memorandum of understanding between ourselves and Government officials working in the local government department. And, in due time - indeed, we're already doing this - we will be working with the Minister for local government and the education Minister on the development of exactly what you have just set out, namely a programme of engagement with young people, a programme that looks at the information provided within schools, as well as information for those who are outwith the school system or are in other areas by the time they get to 16 and 17 years old. And, already, there have been meetings between myself and the relevant Ministers, and there has also been some more formal communication so that we can establish that programme of collaboration between the Commission and the Government on introducing these far-reaching changes to the franchise for 2021, and then, 2022, if changes in local government are also in place.
Welsh: Mae yna gydweithio agos wedi bod eisoes yn y ffaith fod yr elfennau ar yr etholfraint wedi cael - bod yna gydweithio wedi bod rhwng ein swyddogion ni, cyfreithwyr a pholisi, gyda swyddogion y Llywodraeth. O ran drafftio'r elfennau hynny yn y ddeddfwriaeth sydd o'ch blaen chi, a sicrhau bod yna gydsyniad o ran sut mae'r elfennau hynny yn cael eu cyflwyno yn y ddeddfwriaeth, fel bod yna gysondeb felly rhwng cyflwyno pleidleisiau 16 ac 17 i etholiadau'r Cynulliad, yn ogystal â, maes o law, i etholiadau llywodraeth leol, fe oedd yna femorandwm o gyd-ddealltwriaeth rhyngom ni â swyddogion adran y Llywodraeth - llywodraeth leol i ddatblygu'r gwaith yna hyd yn hyn. Ac, wrth gwrs, fe fyddwn ni, maes o law hefyd - wel, ac eisoes, i ddweud y gwir - yn cydweithio gyda'r Gweinidog llywodraeth leol a'r Gweinidog addysg ar ddatblygu'n union beth rŷch chi wedi cyfeirio ato, sef rhaglen o ymgysylltu gyda phobl ifanc, rhaglen sydd yn edrych ar yr wybodaeth a fydd yn cael ei darparu o fewn ysgolion, yn ogystal â gwybodaeth i'r rheini sydd tu allan i ysgolion neu mewn meysydd eraill erbyn eu bod nhw'n 16 ac 17. Ac, eisoes, mae yna gyfarfodydd wedi digwydd rhyngof fi â'r Gweinidogion perthnasol, a hefyd, rhyw gymaint o gyfathrebu mwy ffurfiol, fel y gallwn ni fod yn sefydlu'r rhaglen yna o gydweithio rhwng y Comisiwn â'r Llywodraeth ar gyflwyno'r newidiadau sylweddol yma i'r etholfraint ar gyfer 2021, ac yna, 2022, os bydd y newidiadau i lywodraeth leol hefyd yn digwydd.
English: Thank you very much. Now, I would expect there to be a great deal of correspondence between yourselves, your office, and the Welsh Government. So, would you be happy to share that correspondence with this committee if we were to ask kindly for it?
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr. Yn amlwg, mae yna, buaswn i'n meddwl, gryn dipyn o ohebiaeth wedi mynd yn ôl ac ymlaen rhwng eich swyddfa chi a swyddfa Llywodraeth Cymru. A fyddech chi'n hapus i rannu'r ohebiaeth honno efo'r pwyllgor yma petaem ni'n gofyn yn garedig, ar ein gliniau?
English: You wouldn't have to beg for that, no, but if you were to request it, certainly, in terms of that formal correspondence between myself and the former First Minister, and the Government more widely, in terms of the local government and education Ministers, I would be happy to provide that correspondence if you think it would be useful to you.
Welsh: Bydd dim eisiau i chi fynd ar eich gliniau, ond petaech chi'n gofyn, yna, yn sicr, o ran yr ohebiaeth ffurfiol yna sydd wedi bod rhyngof fi a'r cyn-Brif Weinidog, a hefyd Llywodraeth Cymru, o ran y Gweinidogion addysg a llywodraeth leol hefyd, byddwn i'n hapus i ddarparu honna os ydy o ddefnydd i chi.
English: Thank you very much. Moving on, sometimes, people are confused about what the Assembly - the Senedd - means, and what the Welsh Government means; they tend to blame the Assembly for everything, unfortunately. So, to what extent do you believe that this Bill will help to improve the public's understanding, and the media's understanding, of the role of the legislature, as compared to that of the Executive?
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr. Jest yn symud ymlaen ychydig bach, weithiau mae pobl yn drysu ynglŷn â beth yw'r Cynulliad - y Senedd - a beth yw Llywodraeth Cymru, yn tueddu rhoi pob bai ar ben y Cynulliad, druan. Felly, i ba raddau ydych chi'n credu y bydd y Bil yma yn helpu i wella dealltwriaeth y cyhoedd, y cyfryngau, o rôl y ddeddfwrfa, mewn cymhariaeth â rôl y Weithrediaeth?