English: I thank Mike Hedges for the comments he's raised, and, of course, he has raised on many occasions during the debates in the Senedd in the last term, but also even this year. Referring to the social partnership and procurement Bill, this is a long-standing commitment that has been made. I think it, potentially, is one of the most radical and foresighted pieces of legislation, particularly in the post-COVID arena where we talk about doing things differently and doing things better, and that must mean, I think, using procurement as a means of driving forward those socioeconomic objectives, which are devolved to us, which are our responsibility, and I think we would be irresponsible not to take those opportunities in order to do that. Fire and rehire has been one of the disgraces that has emerged out of the COVID pandemic in the way certain employers - and I say 'certain' because many employers have acted with absolute integrity in terms of their workforce and their businesses. But fire and rehire, unfortunately, is an area that comes within the reserved area of employment law, and is an area where there have been calls, from the Labour opposition and others, for a change in legislation to realign the balance in terms of the rights of workers against the interests and opportunities of businesses to take advantage of the pandemic. But, certainly, in terms of the social partnership Bill, one of the objectives is to identify socioeconomic objectives, and, obviously, the conduct of employers in terms of environment, in terms of health, in terms of equality and in terms of many areas that are devolved, in terms of the implementation of section 1 that we implemented of the Equality Act 2010, are factors that will be taken into account in terms of achievement of those socioeconomic objectives. Obviously, a lot of work is going on at the moment in respect of the consultation that has concluded with regard to the social partnership Bill that we'd hope to have tabled before the end of the Senedd year. In respect of the no-detriment rule, well, we have to absolutely defend that - that if there are changes to taxation arrangements at UK level that impact on the finances of this Senedd, then those have to be compensated for. I welcome the comments you make in respect of the Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 and the protection of tenants and the rights therein, and I think I've already made those comments about the absolute importance of the prioritisation of the implementation of that legislation.
Welsh: Diolch i Mike Hedges am y sylwadau y mae wedi eu codi, ac, wrth gwrs, mae wedi eu codi nhw droeon yn ystod y dadleuon yn y Senedd yn y tymor diwethaf, ond hefyd hyd yn oed eleni. Gan gyfeirio at y Bil partneriaethau cymdeithasol a chaffael, mae hwn yn ymrwymiad hirsefydlog a wnaed. Rwy'n credu ei fod, o bosibl, yn un o'r darnau mwyaf radical a rhagweledol o ddeddfwriaeth, yn enwedig yn y maes ôl-COVID pan ydym yn sôn am wneud pethau'n wahanol a gwneud pethau'n well, ac mae'n rhaid i hynny olygu, rwy'n credu, defnyddio caffael fel ffordd o hybu'r amcanion economaidd-gymdeithasol hynny, sydd wedi eu datganoli i ni, ein cyfrifoldeb ni ydyn nhw, ac rwy'n credu y byddem yn anghyfrifol i beidio â manteisio ar y cyfleoedd hynny er mwyn gwneud hynny. Mae diswyddo ac ailgyflogi wedi bod yn un o'r arferion gwarthus sydd wedi dod i'r amlwg yn sgil pandemig COVID, sef y ffordd y mae rhai cyflogwyr - ac rwy'n dweud 'rhai' oherwydd bod llawer o gyflogwyr wedi gweithredu mewn modd cwbl onest o ran eu gweithlu a'u busnesau. Ond mae diswyddo ac ailgyflogi, yn anffodus, yn faes cyfraith cyflogaeth a gadwyd yn ôl, ac mae'n faes lle bu galwadau, gan yr wrthblaid Lafur ac eraill, am newid mewn deddfwriaeth i ailalinio'r cydbwysedd o ran hawliau gweithwyr yn erbyn buddiannau a chyfleoedd busnesau i fanteisio ar y pandemig. Ond, yn sicr, o ran y Bil partneriaeth gymdeithasol, un o'r amcanion yw nodi amcanion economaidd-gymdeithasol, ac, yn amlwg, ymddygiad cyflogwyr o ran yr amgylchedd, o ran iechyd, o ran cydraddoldeb ac o ran llawer o feysydd sydd wedi eu datganoli, o ran gweithredu adran 1 Deddf Cydraddoldeb 2010 a weithredwyd gennym ni; mae'r rhain yn ffactorau a fydd yn cael eu hystyried o ran cyflawni'r amcanion economaidd-gymdeithasol hynny. Yn amlwg, mae llawer o waith yn mynd rhagddo ar hyn o bryd mewn cysylltiad â'r ymgynghoriad sydd wedi dod i ben ynglŷn â'r Bil partneriaeth gymdeithasol y byddem yn gobeithio ei gyflwyno cyn diwedd blwyddyn y Senedd. O ran y rheol dim niwed, wel, mae'n rhaid i ni amddiffyn honno'n llwyr - os oes newidiadau i drefniadau trethu ar lefel y DU sy'n effeithio ar gyllid y Senedd hon, yna mae'n rhaid gwneud iawn am y rheini. Rwy'n croesawu'r sylwadau a wnewch mewn cysylltiad â Deddf Rhentu Cartrefi (Cymru) 2016 sy'n amddiffyn tenantiaid a'u hawliau, ac rwy'n credu fy mod i eisoes wedi gwneud y sylwadau hynny am bwysigrwydd llwyr blaenoriaethu'r broses o weithredu'r ddeddfwriaeth honno.