English: As has already been said this afternoon, there are many people in Wales who have been infected with either HIV or hepatitis C as a consequence of contaminated blood products, which came to them as treatment, and, as Hefin David pointed out, on many occasions as young children. Sadly, many of those infected have passed away. The pain of the families that have lost loved ones has not gone away, but neither has the stigma or the suffering of those still living with illness as they continue to face the challenges of the lives ahead of them. As has been pointed out, during the 1970s and 1980s, in Lord Archer of Sandwell's inquiry, which was an independent inquiry - . As he stated, the Department of Health favoured commercial interests and costs to the detriment of public safety, and the UK was slow to react to the dangers of HIV and hepatitis C. It was also slow to become self-sufficient in blood and blood products, relying very much on buying in those products, particularly from America. We all understand that, in America, of course, blood was collected by way of monetary payment for the giving of blood on many occasions - it was not as it is today. Dirprwy Lywydd, as has already been pointed out, I want to highlight the impact on one of my constituents, David Farrugia. His father, Barry, and two uncles, all received contaminated factor VIII used to treat haemophilia. The consequences of this were that his father and one of the uncles became HIV positive and subsequently went on to contract AIDS, and the other uncle contracted hepatitis C. At different times, unfortunately, all three sadly passed away - from 1986 up to 2012. However, the pain and the stigma the family experienced and continue to experience - they continue to suffer today, even though their loved ones have passed away. Days after the death of their father, Mr Farrugia's sons were separated, and two of them - twins - were actually sent to care homes 100 miles apart. But, before they could be admitted to the care homes, the care homes insisted on a blood test to ensure that they weren't contaminated. Now, that is something that is unacceptable. What effect does that have on anyone going there, let alone a child who's just lost his parent? It is unacceptable behaviour from the public sector. There were four brothers in total, and they were not reunited for over 20 years. That is the emotional and psychological impact of the death of a loved one from contaminated blood products, and the actions that occurred to them after that totally need to be addressed. Dirprwy Lywydd, I've got to declare a personal interest, as I actually have a nephew who suffers from haemophilia and was infected by contaminated blood in the USA. He is an American citizen, so he's not going to be affected or impacted upon by anything we do here today. But the challenges he faces, and he has faced, continue, and they're the same challenges that face people in Wales today. In the US, there was federal action to support those infected by contaminated blood. Similar actions should be taken across the whole of the UK. I am concerned that the UK Government is not even considering an inquiry into the use of contaminated blood and blood products. Actually, the then UK public health Minister, Jane Ellison, wrote to my colleague, MP for Aberafan, Stephen Kinnock, in January 2016, stating: 'Another inquiry would not be in the best interests of sufferers and their families as it would be costly and further delay action to address their concerns and significantly delay plans to reform existing payment support schemes.' That is simply not good enough. Those families and those sufferers want answers as to how they and their loved ones were infected. A consideration that it wouldn't impact upon them, I'm sorry, is unacceptable to any politician who's really concerned about the lives of their individuals and the people in Wales. The UK Government has a moral responsibility to provide them with answers, and it must meet its obligation to provide support, including compensation to those infected and their families. There are key issues the Department of Health need to address around liability and parity of support schemes across the home nations. And it's already been heard - I think Mark Isherwood has quite clearly identified the schemes across the UK - and I think there is a requirement for more certainty for people here in Wales. Perhaps the minimum certainty should be in line with the recommended payments identified by the Archer inquiry, which has already been implemented in southern Ireland. And Scotland's system introduced to talk about supporting widows - perhaps we in Wales go one further, in supporting bereaved families, because there are children who are dependents of individuals who have been lost. We have seen families break up as a consequence of contaminated blood and the infections created because of them. What happens to the children of those families? We perhaps can go further than just individual support, and widows' support, and help the families as well. The whole system seems to be designed to make you feel like a beggar. It's not acceptable - no-one should have to beg to receive support that we as Governments should be providing for them without complication, and I urge the Welsh Government to take this matter up as a matter of importance and urgency with the UK Government.
Welsh: Fel y dywedwyd eisoes y prynhawn yma, mae llawer o bobl yng Nghymru wedi cael eu heintio â naill ai HIV neu hepatitis C o ganlyniad i gynhyrchion gwaed halogedig, a ddaeth iddynt fel triniaeth, ac fel y nododd Hefin David, fel plant ifanc ar sawl achlysur. Yn anffodus, mae llawer o'r rhai a heintiwyd wedi marw. Nid yw poen y teuluoedd sydd wedi colli anwyliaid wedi diflannu, na'r stigma na dioddefaint y rhai sy'n dal i fyw gyda salwch wrth iddynt barhau i wynebu heriau'r bywydau sydd o'u blaenau. Fel y nodwyd, yn ystod y 1970au a'r 1980au, yn ymchwiliad yr Arglwydd Archer o Sandwell, a oedd yn ymchwiliad annibynnol - . Fel y dywedodd, roedd yr Adran Iechyd yn ffafrio buddiannau masnachol a chostau ar draul diogelwch y cyhoedd, ac roedd y DU yn araf i ymateb i beryglon HIV a hepatitis C. Roedd hefyd yn araf i ddod yn hunangynhaliol mewn gwaed a chynhyrchion gwaed, gan ddibynnu i raddau helaeth ar brynu'r cynhyrchion hynny i mewn, yn enwedig o America. Rydym i gyd yn deall bod gwaed yn cael ei gasglu yn America, wrth gwrs, drwy daliad ariannol am roi gwaed ar lawer o achlysuron - nid oedd pethau fel y maent heddiw. Ddirprwy Lywydd, fel sydd eisoes wedi'i nodi, rwyf am dynnu sylw at yr effaith ar un o fy etholwyr i, David Farrugia. Derbyniodd ei dad, Barry, a dau ewythr, y ffactor VIII halogedig a ddefnyddid i drin hemoffilia. Canlyniadau hyn oedd bod ei dad ac un o'r ewythrod wedi dod yn HIV positif ac yn dilyn hynny aethant ymlaen i ddatblygu AIDS, a chafodd yr ewythr arall ei heintio â hepatitis C. Ar wahanol adegau, yn anffodus, bu'r tri farw - rhwng 1986 a 2012. Fodd bynnag, y boen a'r stigma a brofodd y teulu ac y maent yn parhau i'w brofi - maent yn parhau i ddioddef heddiw, er bod eu hanwyliaid wedi marw. Ddyddiau ar ôl marwolaeth eu tad, gwahanwyd meibion Mr Farrugia a chafodd dau ohonynt - efeilliaid - eu hanfon i gartrefi gofal 100 milltir oddi wrth ei gilydd. Ond cyn y gellid eu derbyn, mynnodd y cartrefi gofal eu bod yn cael prawf gwaed i sicrhau nad oeddent wedi'u halogi. Nawr, mae hynny'n rhywbeth sy'n annerbyniol. Pa effaith a gaiff hynny ar unrhyw un sy'n mynd yno, heb sôn am blentyn sydd newydd golli ei riant? Mae'n ymddygiad annerbyniol gan y sector cyhoeddus. Roedd pedwar brawd i gyd, ac ni chawsant eu haduno eto am dros 20 mlynedd. Dyna yw effaith emosiynol a seicolegol marwolaeth rhywun annwyl o gynhyrchion gwaed halogedig, ac mae gwir angen rhoi sylw i'r hyn a ddigwyddodd iddynt ar ôl hynny. Ddirprwy Lywydd, mae'n rhaid i mi ddatgan buddiant personol, gan fod gennyf nai sy'n dioddef o hemoffilia mewn gwirionedd, a chafodd ei heintio gan waed halogedig yn yr Unol Daleithiau. Mae'n ddinesydd Americanaidd, felly ni fydd unrhyw beth a wnawn yma heddiw yn effeithio arno. Ond mae'r heriau y mae'n eu hwynebu, ac y mae wedi eu hwynebu, yn parhau, a'r un heriau ydynt ag sy'n wynebu pobl yng Nghymru heddiw. Yn yr Unol Daleithiau, rhoddwyd camau ffederal ar waith i gefnogi'r rhai a heintiwyd gan waed halogedig. Dylid rhoi camau tebyg ar waith ar draws y DU gyfan. Rwy'n pryderu nad yw Llywodraeth y DU hyd yn oed yn ystyried ymchwiliad i'r defnydd o waed a chynhyrchion gwaed halogedig. A dweud y gwir, ysgrifennodd Gweinidog iechyd cyhoeddus y DU ar y pryd, Jane Ellison, at fy nghyd-Aelod, yr AS dros Aberafan, Stephen Kinnock, ym mis Ionawr 2016, yn datgan: Ni fuasai ymchwiliad arall er budd gorau dioddefwyr a'u teuluoedd gan y byddai'n gostus ac yn arwain at oedi rhag gweithredu ymhellach i roi sylw i'w pryderon ac yn peri oedi sylweddol i gynlluniau i ddiwygio cynlluniau cymorth taliadau presennol. Nid yw hynny'n ddigon da. Mae'r teuluoedd a'r dioddefwyr hyn am gael atebion ynglŷn â sut y cawsant hwy a'u hanwyliaid eu heintio. Mae'n ddrwg gennyf, ond mae ystyried na fuasai'n effeithio arnynt yn annerbyniol i unrhyw wleidydd sy'n pryderu go iawn am fywydau'r unigolion a'r bobl yng Nghymru. Mae gan Lywodraeth y DU gyfrifoldeb moesol i roi atebion iddynt, ac mae'n rhaid iddi gyflawni ei rhwymedigaeth i ddarparu cymorth, gan gynnwys iawndal i'r rhai a heintiwyd a'u teuluoedd. Mae yna faterion allweddol sy'n rhaid i'r Adran Iechyd fynd i'r afael â hwy yn ymwneud ag atebolrwydd a chysondeb cynlluniau cymorth ar draws y pedair gwlad. A chlywyd eisoes - credaf fod Mark Isherwood wedi nodi'r cynlluniau ar draws y DU yn eithaf clir - ac rwy'n credu bod gofyniad i gael mwy o sicrwydd i bobl yma yng Nghymru. Efallai y dylai'r sicrwydd gofynnol fod yn unol â'r taliadau argymelledig a nodwyd gan ymchwiliad Archer, sydd eisoes wedi cael eu rhoi ar waith yn ne Iwerddon. A system yr Alban a gyflwynwyd i siarad am gynorthwyo gweddwon - efallai y gallem ni yng Nghymru fynd gam ymhellach, a chefnogi teuluoedd sydd wedi cael profedigaeth, oherwydd mae yna blant sy'n ddibynyddion i unigolion a fu farw. Rydym wedi gweld teuluoedd yn chwalu o ganlyniad i waed halogedig a'r heintiau a grëwyd o'i herwydd. Beth sy'n digwydd i blant y teuluoedd hynny? Efallai y gallem fynd ymhellach na chymorth unigol yn unig, a chymorth i weddwon, a helpu'r teuluoedd yn ogystal. Ymddengys bod y system gyfan wedi'i llunio i wneud i chi deimlo fel cardotyn. Nid yw'n dderbyniol - ni ddylai neb orfod ymbil i gael cymorth y dylem ni fel Llywodraethau fod yn ei ddarparu ar eu cyfer heb gymhlethdod, ac rwy'n annog Llywodraeth Cymru i ddwyn hyn i sylw Llywodraeth y DU fel mater o bwys a brys.