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English: Minister, I was very pleased to see the strong focus on mental health in your statement. You'll be aware that organisations like Hafal, Mind, and, indeed, the Government's own suicide prevention adviser, Professor Ann John, have raised concerns about the impact of the pandemic on mental health. I'm pleased to see that there is to be a COVID mental health monitoring tool. Can I ask you for some more detail on that? How, for example, will action be taken if there are any deficits or particular problems identified? What assurances can you give that support for those who are self-harming, at risk of suicide or in mental health crisis will be prioritised? And as we come out of this pandemic, I am confident that the mental health implications are going to be significant, and on that basis, mental health really must have priority with physical health, as we plan to come through this pandemic. What assurances can you give that mental health will be just as much a central consideration as we look to make those exit plans?
Welsh: Gweinidog, roeddwn i'n falch iawn o weld y pwyslais cryf ar iechyd meddwl yn eich datganiad. Byddwch chi'n ymwybodol bod sefydliadau fel Hafal, Mind ac, yn wir, cynghorydd atal hunanladdiad y Llywodraeth ei hun, yr Athro Ann John, wedi codi pryderon am effaith y pandemig ar iechyd meddwl. Rwy'n falch o weld y bydd yna offeryn monitro iechyd meddwl COVID ar gael. A gaf i ofyn ichi am ragor o fanylion am hynny? Sut, er enghraifft, y bydd camau'n cael eu cymryd os oes unrhyw ddiffygion neu broblemau penodol yn cael eu nodi? Pa sicrwydd y gallwch chi ei roi y rhoddir blaenoriaeth i gymorth i'r rhai sy'n hunan-niweidio, sydd mewn perygl o gyflawni hunanladdiad neu sydd mewn argyfwng iechyd meddwl? Ac wrth i ni ddod allan o'r pandemig hwn, rwy'n hyderus y bydd y goblygiadau o ran iechyd meddwl yn sylweddol, ac ar y sail honno, mae'n rhaid i iechyd meddwl fod â blaenoriaeth gydag iechyd corfforol, wrth i ni gynllunio i ddod drwy'r pandemig hwn. Pa sicrwydd y gallwch chi ei roi y bydd iechyd meddwl yn gymaint o ystyriaeth ganolog wrth inni geisio gwneud y cynlluniau ymadael hynny?
English: Can I just follow on from a question asked earlier by Angela Burns? Because this week I had reason to use an NHS facility myself, on a matter that was non-COVID related, and, following a remote consultation with my GP, I was able to promptly get an x-ray, a service that in my area has been transferred now from Prince Charles Hospital to Ysbyty Cwm Cynon for non-COVID related matters, and perhaps I should just take this opportunity to say a big thank you to all the staff there, who welcomed me, and they treated me with the dignity and respect that I think has become the trademark of our NHS workforce. However, I have to say that what surprised me was how empty the hospital was. And I'm sure there were people on the wards, but I expected to see a range of people in waiting areas who needed x-rays and other standard procedures, but that wasn't the case. And I know that you've stressed the need to resume a range of routine services, and you dealt with the issues around cancer in your answers to Angela Burns, but can I ask what practical progress is being made to get patients routinely back into the Welsh NHS so that we don't see this backlog of illness and disease? Because, despite the messages that the NHS is open, if my experience at YCC is anything to go by this week, it certainly doesn't seem to be getting through.
Welsh: A gaf i ddilyn ymlaen o gwestiwn a ofynnwyd yn gynharach gan Angela Burns? Oherwydd yr wythnos hon, bu gennyf reswm i ddefnyddio cyfleuster GIG fy hun, ar fater nad oedd yn ymwneud â COVID, ac, ar ôl ymgynghori o bell â'm meddyg teulu, llwyddais i gael pelydr-x ar unwaith, gwasanaeth sydd wedi'i drosglwyddo yn fy ardal i erbyn hyn o Ysbyty'r Tywysog Siarl i Ysbyty Cwm Cynon ar gyfer materion nad ydynt yn gysylltiedig â COVID, ac efallai y dylwn i achub ar y cyfle hwn i ddweud diolch yn fawr wrth y staff yno, a'm croesawodd i, ac fe wnaethon nhw fy nhrin â'r urddas a'r parch, yn fy marn i, sydd wedi dod yn nodwedd o'n gweithlu yn y GIG. Fodd bynnag, mae'n rhaid imi ddweud mai'r hyn a'm synnodd i oedd pa mor wag oedd yr ysbyty. Ac rwy'n siŵr bod yna bobl ar y wardiau, ond roeddwn i'n disgwyl gweld amrywiaeth o bobl mewn mannau aros yr oedd angen pelydr-x arnyn nhw a thriniaethau safonol eraill, ond doedd hynny ddim yn wir. A gwn eich bod wedi pwysleisio'r angen i ailafael mewn amrywiaeth o wasanaethau arferol, ac rydych chi wedi delio â'r materion sy'n ymwneud â chanser yn eich atebion i Angela Burns, ond a gaf i ofyn pa gynnydd ymarferol sy'n cael ei wneud i gael cleifion yn ôl i'r GIG yng Nghymru fel mater o drefn fel nad ydym yn gweld yr ôl-groniad hwn o salwch ac afiechyd? Oherwydd, er gwaethaf y negeseuon yn dweud bod y GIG ar agor, os yw fy mhrofiad i yn YCC yn arwydd o'r hyn sy'n digwydd yr wythnos hon, yn sicr nid yw'n ymddangos eu bod yn cyrraedd y bobl.
English: Minister. Minister's microphone. Yes.
Welsh: Gweinidog. Meicroffon y Gweinidog. Gallaf.
English: Thank you, Minister, and thank you, Members. We'll be taking a short, 10-minute break now, and we will pause the broadcast, therefore.
Welsh: Diolch, Gweinidog, a diolch ichi, Aelodau. Fe fyddwn ni'n cymryd seibiant byr, 10 munud yn awr, ac felly fe fyddwn ni'n oedi'r darllediad.
English: Okay. We resume, then, with item 5 on our agenda this afternoon, which is a statement by the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd - the fiscal implications for Wales of the impact of and the response to COVID-19. And I call on the Minister for Finance and Trefnydd, Rebecca Evans.
Welsh: Iawn. Fe wnawn ni ailafael ynddi felly ag eitem 5 ar ein hagenda y prynhawn yma, sy'n ddatganiad gan y Gweinidog Cyllid a'r Trefnydd - y goblygiadau cyllidol i Gymru yn sgil effaith COVID-19 a'r ymateb iddo. A galwaf ar y Gweinidog Cyllid a'r Trefnydd, Rebecca Evans.
English: That is good news, I think. I should have mentioned the figures from the Wales Governance Centre. I think they estimated a month ago that the additional funding provided to Wales through Barnett was some £500 million less than the cost of coronavirus to Wales, so that gives us some sort of context. In addition to that, there are other areas where we could look for flexibility from the Treasury. Can I ask what discussions the Minister's had with the UK Treasury on providing clarity on the shared prosperity fund, for example, which will be crucial as we move forward, and also to ensure the flow of funds for the city deals more swiftly? The north Wales growth deal is an area where swift action from the Welsh and UK Governments would be very beneficial indeed now. But, of course, within the direct expenditure plans of the Welsh Government, funding needs to flow quickly through the system as well. Can I ask what plans are in place to hasten the usual fiscal processes to ensure that local government, for example, receives funds in a timely manner so that they can cope with the huge pressures upon them at this time?
Welsh: Mae hynny yn newyddion da, dwi'n meddwl. Dylwn i fod wedi crybwyll y ffigurau gan Ganolfan Llywodraethiant Cymru. Dwi'n meddwl yr oedden nhw'n amcangyfrif fis yn ôl fod yr arian ychwanegol sydd i ddod i Gymru drwy Barnett rhyw £500 miliwn yn llai na faint y mae coronafeirws wedi ei gostio i Gymru, felly mae hynny'n rhoi rhyw fath o gyd-destun i ni. Yn ychwanegol at hynny, mae yna bethau eraill y gallwn ni edrych am hyblygrwydd gan y Trysorlys arnyn nhw. Gaf i ofyn pa drafodaethau mae'r Gweinidog wedi eu cael efo Trysorlys Prydain ar roi eglurder ar y shared prosperity fund, er enghraifft, fydd yn allweddol wrth inni symud ymlaen, a hefyd i sicrhau llif arian ar gyfer y bargeinion dinesig yn gyflymach? Bargen y gogledd: dyma ichi faes lle y buasai symud cyflym gan Lywodraethau Cymru a Phrydain yn fuddiol iawn rŵan. Ond, wrth gwrs, o fewn cynlluniau gwariant uniongyrchol Llywodraeth Cymru, mae angen i arian fod yn llifo'n gyflym drwy'r system hefyd. Gaf i ofyn pa gynlluniau sydd ar waith i gyflymu'r prosesau cyllido arferol i wneud yn siŵr bod llywodraeth leol, er enghraifft, yn derbyn arian yn brydlon er mwyn iddyn nhw allu ymdopi efo'r pwysau aruthrol sydd arnyn nhw ar yr amser yma?
English: I want to make three very quick points on the Barnett formula and Barnett consequentials. Of course, the Barnett consequential is the minimum amount that we have to have; there's no reason why we cannot be given more than the Barnett formula, and we know that Northern Ireland quite regularly gets more than the Barnett formula. On the consequentials of English-only expenditure in devolved areas, where the money has not come from within the devolved areas, has the Minister actually had her officials do the calculations to make sure we're getting the right amount? And if I go on to one specific position, England has written off health board expenditure that is over 10 per cent of their total expenditure for the year. Can the Minister explain how that was achieved without triggering a Barnett consequential increase for Wales?
Welsh: Rwyf eisiau gwneud tri phwynt cyflym iawn ar fformiwla Barnett a symiau canlyniadol Barnett. Wrth gwrs, swm canlyniadol Barnett yw'r isafswm y mae'n rhaid inni ei gael; does dim rheswm pam na allwn ni gael mwy na fformiwla Barnett, a gwyddom fod Gogledd Iwerddon yn cael mwy na fformiwla Barnett yn eithaf rheolaidd. O ran symiau canlyniadol gwariant Lloegr yn unig mewn meysydd datganoledig, lle nad yw'r arian wedi dod o'r meysydd datganoledig, a yw'r Gweinidog wedi sicrhau bod ei swyddogion wedi gwneud y cyfrifiadau i sicrhau ein bod yn cael y swm cywir? Ac os af ymlaen i un sefyllfa benodol, mae Lloegr wedi dileu gwariant y bwrdd iechyd sydd dros 10 y cant o gyfanswm eu gwariant am y flwyddyn. A all y Gweinidog egluro sut y cyflawnwyd hynny heb sbarduno cynnydd canlyniadol Barnett i Gymru?
English: So, those questions, I completely agree with Mike that Barnett consequentials is the minimum and there's no reason why we shouldn't have additional funding, and that fact was, I think, well recognised by the fact that the UK Government has said that it will provide additional funding to help us deal with the February floods, for example. So, that recognises that there will be special circumstances in parts of the United Kingdom that do require funding over and above the Barnett consequentials. And, again, that precedent is there that funding should be based on need; so, the funding for flooding was certainly in response to need. So, I think that we can continue to press those arguments. And clearly, before the coronavirus outbreak, we were starting to make a bit of progress in terms of the fiscal framework and to explore how it can better work, and the statement of funding policy can better work for Wales alongside the other devolved nations. And I hope that work will pick up again as soon as we're able to and as soon as appropriate to take that forward. I also got excited when I heard about the write-off of the funding in the UK Government, but officials very quickly made some enquiries and that funding was actually accounted for within the budgets of the health department in previous years. So, unfortunately, there was no additional funding for us on that occasion.
Welsh: Felly, y cwestiynau yna, rwy'n cytuno'n llwyr â Mike mai symiau canlyniadol Barnett yw'r lleiafswm ac nid oes rheswm pam na ddylem ni gael cyllid ychwanegol, ac roedd cydnabyddiaeth lwyr, fe gredaf, i hynny yn y ffaith bod Llywodraeth y DU wedi dweud y bydd yn darparu arian ychwanegol i'n helpu i ymdrin â'r llifogydd ym mis Chwefror, er enghraifft. Felly, mae hynny'n cydnabod y bydd amgylchiadau arbennig mewn rhannau o'r Deyrnas Unedig ble mae angen mwy o arian na symiau canlyniadol Barnett. Ac, unwaith eto, mae'r cynsail yn bodoli y dylai'r cyllid fod yn seiliedig ar angen; felly, roedd yr arian ar gyfer llifogydd yn sicr mewn ymateb i angen. Felly, credaf y gallwn ni barhau i wthio'r dadleuon hynny. Ac yn amlwg, cyn i haint y coronafeirws fynd ar led, roeddem yn dechrau gwneud ychydig o gynnydd o ran y fframwaith cyllidol ac archwilio sut y gall weithio'n well, a sut y gall y datganiad o bolisi ariannu weithio'n well i Gymru ynghyd â'r gwledydd datganoledig eraill. Ac rwy'n gobeithio y bydd y gwaith yn ail ddechrau cyn gynted ag y gallwn ni a chyn gynted ag y bo'n briodol i fwrw ymlaen â hynny. Roeddwn yn llawn cyffro hefyd pan glywais am ddileu'r cyllid yn Llywodraeth y DU, ond gwnaeth swyddogion rai ymholiadau'n gyflym iawn a chanfod bod y cyllid hwnnw wedi'i gyfrifo o fewn cyllidebau'r adran iechyd mewn blynyddoedd blaenorol. Felly, yn anffodus, nid oedd arian ychwanegol ar ein cyfer ni ar yr achlysur hwnnw.
English: Although the top-up business grant announced by the UK Government for England includes grants to bed and breakfast businesses that pay domestic rates rather than business rates, the Welsh Government omitted this when it extended its COVID-19 grant scheme. How do you therefore respond to the bed and breakfast owners in north Wales who have asked me to tell you that if they don't receive the grant, their businesses will cease trading this month? And the Welsh Government is receiving £35 million of the £750 million charity support announced by the UK Government, including £1.7 million from the extra £76 million announced to support survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence and modern slavery, and ensure that vulnerable children and young people receive the help they need, and is receiving £12 million in consequence of the £200 million for hospices in England - a lot more than the £6.3 million it's announced for hospices in Wales. So how much of this will the voluntary sector providers in Wales delivering these specialist services, taking pressure of statutory health and care services, receive?
Welsh: Er bod y grant busnes atodol a gyhoeddwyd gan Lywodraeth y DU ar gyfer Lloegr yn cynnwys grantiau i fusnesau gwely a brecwast sy'n talu ardrethi domestig yn hytrach nag ardrethi busnes, hepgorodd Llywodraeth Cymru hyn pan estynnodd ei chynllun grant COVID-19. Felly, sut ydych chi'n ymateb i berchnogion busnesau gwely a brecwast yn y gogledd sydd wedi gofyn imi ddweud wrthych, os na fyddant yn cael y grant, y bydd eu busnesau'n rhoi'r gorau i fasnachu y mis hwn? Ac mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn cael £35 miliwn o'r £750 miliwn o gymorth elusennol a gyhoeddwyd gan Lywodraeth y DU, gan gynnwys £1.7 miliwn o'r £76 miliwn ychwanegol a gyhoeddwyd i gefnogi goroeswyr cam-drin domestig, trais rhywiol a chaethwasiaeth fodern, a sicrhau bod plant a phobl ifanc sy'n agored i niwed yn cael y cymorth sydd ei angen arnyn nhw, ac yn cael £12 miliwn o ganlyniad i'r £200 miliwn ar gyfer hosbisau yn Lloegr - llawer mwy na'r £6.3 miliwn a gyhoeddwyd ar gyfer hosbisau yng Nghymru. Felly faint o hyn fydd y darparwyr sector gwirfoddol yng Nghymru sy'n darparu'r gwasanaethau arbenigol hyn, gan dynnu pwysau oddi ar wasanaethau iechyd a gofal statudol, yn ei gael?
English: Minister, a leaked internal Treasury report contains reference to freezing public sector pay for two years as one measure that's being considered as a response to coronavirus expenditure. That would be a betrayal of the sacrifices made by dedicated public servants during the crisis - a point that was made by the chair of the Police Federation today. And if there's one lesson that we should learn from the pandemic, it's that austerity left us under-prepared to deal with a crisis of this magnitude. Minister, we don't yet know what the UK Government's plans are for certain, so this is only speculation at this point. But I'd like to ask you, do you agree that further austerity should be ruled out as a response to the pandemic, and, if so, what economic and fiscal levers does the Welsh Government think should be devolved so that we in Wales have the option of taking a different financial route from England?
Welsh: Gweinidog, mae adroddiad mewnol y Trysorlys a ddatgelwyd yn cynnwys cyfeiriad at rewi cyflog y sector cyhoeddus am ddwy flynedd fel un mesur sy'n cael ei ystyried yn ymateb i'r gwariant ar y coronafeirws. Byddai hynny'n bradychu'r aberth a wnaed gan weision cyhoeddus ymroddedig yn ystod yr argyfwng - sylw a wnaethpwyd gan gadeirydd Ffederasiwn yr Heddlu heddiw. Ac os oes un wers y dylem ni ei dysgu o'r pandemig, honno yw bod cyni wedi ein gadael ni yn llai na hanner parod i ymdrin ag argyfwng mor fawr â hyn. Gweinidog, nid ydym yn gwybod yn sicr eto beth yw cynlluniau Llywodraeth y DU, felly dyfalu yn unig yw hyn ar hyn o bryd. Ond hoffwn ofyn i chi, a ydych yn cytuno y dylid diystyru mwy o gyni fel ymateb i'r pandemig, ac, os felly, pa ysgogiadau economaidd ac ariannol y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn credu y dylid eu datganoli er mwyn i ni yng Nghymru gael y dewis i ddilyn llwybr ariannol gwahanol i Loegr?
English: Unfortunately, I missed the start of your question, Delyth - in fact I only picked up from 'considered'. I think there was an issue with the sound. But if you're asking if I think further austerity should be avoided and is a bad thing, then absolutely, I would agree with you on that count. In terms of what should be further devolved, of course, Welsh Government has had that programme of work that asked the people of Wales what they would like to see in terms of additional tax-raising powers for Wales, as we set out the taxes that we would seek to explore in the first instance. I think perhaps, as we move through the crisis, it probably will give us pause for thought in terms of the future of those taxes and those areas where we would like to focus our attention. So, at the moment, within Government, we've paused the work on developing those tax ideas and pursuing those tax ideas. The staff involved in that are now working on the coronavirus response. So, I think, I don't have any answer for Delyth on this today, but she raises an important point that this is an area where, I think, fresh thinking will be required as a result of coronavirus and everything that it's taught us.
Welsh: Yn anffodus, collais ddechrau eich cwestiwn, Delyth - yn wir, dim ond o 'ystyried' ymlaen a glywais. Rwy'n credu y cafwyd problem gyda'r sain. Ond os ydych chi'n gofyn a ydw i'n credu y dylid osgoi mwy o gyni a'i fod yn beth drwg, yna yn bendant, byddwn i'n cytuno â chi ynghylch hynny. O ran yr hyn y dylid ei ddatganoli ymhellach, wrth gwrs, mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi cael y rhaglen waith honno a ofynnodd i bobl Cymru beth fydden nhw'n hoffi ei weld o ran pwerau ychwanegol i godi trethi i Gymru, gan i ni nodi'r trethi y byddem yn ceisio eu hystyried yn y lle cyntaf. Rwy'n credu efallai, wrth i ni fynd drwy'r argyfwng, mae'n debyg y bydd yn rhoi munud i feddwl inni o ran dyfodol y trethi hynny a'r meysydd hynny yr hoffem ni ganolbwyntio arnyn nhw. Felly, ar hyn o bryd, yn y Llywodraeth, rydym ni wedi gohirio dros dro y gwaith ar ddatblygu'r syniadau treth hynny a mynd ar drywydd y syniadau treth hynny. Mae'r staff a oedd yn ymwneud â hynny bellach yn gweithio ar ymateb i'r coronafeirws. Felly, rwy'n credu, nad oes gennyf i ateb i Delyth ynghylch hyn heddiw, ond mae hi'n gwneud sylw pwysig bod hwn yn faes lle, rwy'n credu, y bydd angen meddwl o'r newydd yn ei gylch yn sgil y coronafeirws a phopeth y mae wedi ei ddysgu i ni.
English: Thank you for your report, Minister, but there is definitely fresh thinking that is required by the UK Government because what the leaked report showed was that one of their first ways of thinking was to freeze public sector pay for two years, at the same time, raising income tax across the board, I presume, by 1 per cent. So, we've gone back to exactly the same place that led us into this crisis, as you've already said. That austerity left us ill-prepared, but more than that, we've seen public sector workers in the care sector, in nursing, really putting their own lives and those of their families, on the line for everybody else, and we've seen people, quite rightly, outside their homes at 8 o'clock every Thursday night paying tribute by clapping in honour of their sacrifice. So, I hope that you will make serious recommendations to the Chancellor when you next speak to him, that, in Wales, at least, most people would find that absolutely appalling - that they would take that pay away from the people who've given so much to this country.
Welsh: Diolch ichi am eich adroddiad, Gweinidog, ond yn sicr mae angen i Lywodraeth y DU feddwl o'r newydd, oherwydd yr hyn a ddangosodd yr adroddiad a ddatgelwyd oedd mai un o'u ffyrdd cyntaf o feddwl oedd rhewi cyflogau'r sector cyhoeddus am ddwy flynedd, ar yr un pryd, codi treth incwm yn gyffredinol, yn ôl pob golwg, o 1 y cant. Felly, rydym ni wedi mynd yn ôl i'r un lle yn union a'n harweiniodd ni i'r argyfwng hwn, fel rydych chi wedi'i ddweud yn barod. Gadawodd y cyni hwnnw ni'n llai na hanner parod ond yn fwy na hynny, rydym ni wedi gweld gweithwyr y sector cyhoeddus yn y sector gofal, mewn nyrsio, yn rhoi eu bywydau eu hunain a bywyd eu teuluoedd, mewn perygl er mwyn pawb arall, ac rydym ni wedi gweld pobl, yn gwbl briodol, y tu allan i'w cartrefi am 8 o'r gloch bob nos Iau yn talu teyrnged drwy guro dwylo i barchu eu haberth. Felly, gobeithiaf y byddwch yn argymell y Canghellor o ddifrif pan siaradwch ag ef nesaf, y byddai'r rhan fwyaf o bobl yng Nghymru, o leiaf, yn gweld hynny'n gwbl warthus - pe bydden nhw'n cymryd y cyflog hwnnw oddi ar y bobl sydd wedi rhoi cymaint i'r wlad hon.
English: I can absolutely give Joyce that guarantee - that those will be the nature of the discussions that I do have when I have the opportunity to speak to the Chancellor or the chief secretary very, very shortly. I can imagine that it must be extremely demoralising for people in the public sector at the moment, who are giving absolutely everything to provide an excellent response to the coronavirus, to hear that that's the first place that the Government would look to go in order to pay for the measures that have necessarily been taken. So, yes, I give Joyce that undertaking that I will be that voice for our public sector workers here in Wales in those discussions.
Welsh: Gallaf sicrhau Joyce yn bendant - mai dyna fydd natur y trafodaethau pan gaf y cyfle i siarad â'r Canghellor neu'r Prif Ysgrifennydd yn fuan iawn. Gallaf ddychmygu ei bod hi'n dorcalonnus iawn i bobl yn y sector cyhoeddus ar hyn o bryd, sy'n rhoi popeth i ymateb yn rhagorol i'r coronafeirws, clywed mai dyna'r lle cyntaf y byddai'r Llywodraeth yn ystyried troi ato i dalu am y mesurau a gymerwyd o anghenraid. Felly, gwnaf, fe roddaf ymrwymiad i Joyce mai fi fydd y llais hwnnw ar ran ein gweithwyr yn y sector cyhoeddus yma yng Nghymru yn y trafodaethau hynny.