English: May I also thank the committee for their work? The publication of the 2050 strategy was ambitious and its success will depend on a number of things, including promotion, so I was pleased to see this report. I wasn't here when the Welsh language Measure was passed. It's been in statute for a long period of time, now, and therefore it's entirely appropriate that we review it and consider its impact. Certainly, it is appropriate that we review the legislation because of the relationship between the Welsh Government and the commissioner. Certainly, Members know that we as Welsh Conservatives would prefer to see the commissioner accountable to this Assembly rather than to the Welsh Government, and there is good reason for that. Many of us here will recall that the commissioner was relieved of some of her promotion duties by a previous Welsh language Minister, without the consent of the Assembly that provided those powers. More recently, we have seen the current Minister trying to abolish the role entirely and create a commission, which was very similar, to all intents and purposes, but felt less independent to my eyes. I'm very pleased that the Government has realised that its White Paper didn't have the support of this Assembly. In turning to the recommendations, there are some very good ideas here. Changing the complaints procedures: yes. There are a number of degrees of gravity in terms of complaints and the current system doesn't allow a commensurate response. Recommendation 4 suggests that there should be simplification and, yes, we agree with that. A review of the efficiency of standards and duties: yes. Although standards are framed specifically in terms of creating and safeguarding the rights of Welsh speakers, I would want to judge their efficacy by evidence of growth in the use of the Welsh language and development in usage by Welsh learners or those who are shy in using the Welsh language. I have said already that some rights are appreciated more by Welsh speakers than others in terms of their daily lives, and some are more useful in promoting the value of bilingualism than others. Before extending standards to new organisations and bodies, I think we need to understand which standards deliver those aims. And that's why recommendations 4 to 7 are interesting. I recognise the committee's comment that the Government could hasten the process of implementing the current standards, but it's one thing to simplify standards for the future to make them more palatable for new organisations, yet it's another thing to dilute them for new organisations. The core principle with the current menu of standards is that they should be applied reasonably and proportionately. Therefore, diluting standards could create a dilemma. Perhaps smaller organisations and more private organisations would be willing to accept them, but Welsh speakers would have fewer rights. The current system, we know, is confusing already, so we need to be guarded in interpreting these recommendations for any draft standards in the future. The other recommendations relate to promotion. When you're trying to persuade someone to do something, it doesn't help to have a huge 'Welsh Government' badge on it. According to recommendation 11, the Welsh language unit is the place to collect and analyse data, to commission research, to provide resources, to take responsibility for implementing the 2050 strategy across Government, and to create high-level strategies and to plan with expert assistance. But I don't think that this is the best place to promote the Welsh language, although it does have a key role in monitoring and evaluating the promotional activity undertaken by others. I'm not sure that the Government's response to recommendation 11 is clear as to where the boundary lies between strategy and promotional activity. I would say that the best way of providing advice on behavioural change is for someone entirely independent outwith Government, who has responsibility for working in a co-productive manner and with target audiences, to promote meaningful acquisition of Welsh language skills. There's no purpose for a civil servant to tell m entrau iaith to attract people to an event unless there is an improvement in the usage of the Welsh language as a result of that. This responsibility could be given to a commissioner or a separate body - I don't care much where the responsibility lies - but that body must have the freedom to design the activities of mentrau so that those on the front line are teaching adults or training council officers. And some of those have been less than clear in terms of their responsibilities in promoting the Welsh language. Thank you.
Welsh: A gaf i hefyd ddiolch i'r pwyllgor am eu gwaith? Roedd cyhoeddi strategaeth 2050 yn uchelgeisiol, a bydd ei llwyddiant yn dibynnu ar nifer o gamau, gan gynnwys hyrwyddo. Felly, roeddwn yn falch o weld yr adroddiad hwn. Doeddwn i ddim yma pan basiwyd y Mesur iaith. Mae wedi bod yn gyfraith ers cyfnod hir erbyn hyn, ac felly mae'n hollol briodol ei hadolygu ac ystyried ei heffaith. Yn bendant, mae'n briodol ei hadolygu oherwydd y berthynas rhwng Llywodraeth Cymru a'r comisiynydd. Yn sicr, mae Aelodau'n gwybod y byddai'n well gennym ni, fel Ceidwadwyr Cymreig, petai'r comisiynydd yn atebol i'r Cynulliad hwn yn hytrach nag i Lywodraeth Cymru, a hynny am reswm da. Bydd nifer ohonom yma yn cofio bod y comisiynydd wedi cael ei thynnu oddi ar ei dyletswyddau hyrwyddo gan gyn-Weinidog y Gymraeg, heb gydsyniad y Cynulliad a roddodd y pwerau iddi hi. Yn fwy diweddar, rydym wedi cael y Gweinidog presennol yn ceisio cael gwared ar y rôl yn llwyr, gan greu comisiwn tebyg iawn, yn ôl pob golwg, ond a oedd yn teimlo'n llai annibynnol. Rwy'n falch iawn fod y Llywodraeth wedi sylweddoli nad oedd gan ei Phapur Gwyn gefnogaeth y Cynulliad hwn. Gan droi at yr argymhellion, mae rhai syniadau derbyniol iawn yma. Newid y weithdrefn gwynion am honiad o dorri safonau: ie. Mae sawl gradd o ddifrifoldeb mewn cwynion, ac nid yw'r system bresennol yn caniatáu ymateb cymesur. Y symleiddio a awgrymir yn argymhelliad 4: ie, wrth gwrs. Adolygiad o effeithiolrwydd safonau a dyletswyddau: ie. Er bod safonau yn benodol wedi eu fframio fel creu a diogelu hawliau siaradwyr Cymraeg, hoffwn weld barnu eu heffeithiolrwydd drwy dystiolaeth o dwf yn nefnydd y Gymraeg a thwf yn sgiliau dysgwyr neu siaradwyr swil. Rydw i wedi dweud o'r blaen bod rhai hawliau yn cael eu gwerthfawrogi gan siaradwyr Cymraeg yn fwy na rhai eraill am fodd i fyw eu bywydau yn y Gymraeg, ac mae rhai yn fwy defnyddiol wrth hyrwyddo gwerth dwyieithrwydd na rhai eraill hefyd. Cyn ymestyn safonau i gyrff newydd, dwi'n credu bod angen inni wybod pa rai sy'n cyflawni'r nodau hynny. Dyna pam mae argymhellion 4 i 7 yn ddiddorol. Rwy'n cydnabod sylw'r pwyllgor y gallai'r Llywodraeth gyflymu'r broses o weithredu'r safonau presennol, ond un peth yw symleiddio safonau'r dyfodol i'w gwneud yn fwy blasus i sefydliadau newydd; peth arall yw eu dyfrio nhw i lawr ar gyfer cyrff newydd. Yr egwyddor graidd gyda'r ddewislen gyfredol o safonau yw eu bod yn cael eu cymhwyso yn rhesymol ac yn gymesur. Felly, gall creu safonau gwannach greu dilema. Efallai y bydd y cyrff llai a mwy o fentrau preifat yn barod i'w derbyn, ond bydd gan siaradwyr Cymraeg llai o hawliau i'w cyflawni. Mae'r system bresennol, rydym ni'n gwybod, yn ddigon dryslyd, felly anogaf ofal wrth ddehongli'r argymhellion hyn ar gyfer unrhyw safonau drafft y dyfodol. Mae'r argymhellion eraill yn ymwneud â hyrwyddo. Pan fyddwch chi'n ceisio perswadio rhywun i wneud rhywbeth, nid yw'n helpu i gael bathodyn enfawr 'Llywodraeth Cymru' arno bob tro. Yn ôl argymhelliad 11, uned yr iaith Gymraeg yw'r lle i gasglu a dadansoddi data, comisiynu ymchwil, darparu adnoddau, cymryd cyfrifoldeb am weithredu strategaeth 2050 ar draws y Llywodraeth, a llunio strategaeth a chynllunio ar lefel uchel gyda chymorth arbenigol. Ond dwi ddim yn credu mai hwn yw'r lle gorau ar gyfer hyrwyddo'r iaith, er bod ganddo rôl allweddol wrth fonitro a gwerthuso cyflwyno gweithgareddau hyrwyddo gan bobl eraill. Dwi ddim yn siŵr bod ymateb y Llywodraeth i argymhelliad 11 yn glir lle mae'r ffin rhwng strategaeth a gweithgareddau hyrwyddo. Dywedwn i mai'r ffordd orau o roi cyngor ar newid ymddygiad yw rhywun cwbl annibynnol y tu allan i'r Llywodraeth, sydd â chyfrifoldeb am weithio yn gyd-gynhyrchiol a gyda chynulleidfaoedd targed, i hyrwyddo caffael ystyrlon o sgiliau Cymraeg. Does dim pwrpas i was sifil ddweud wrth fentrau iaith i ddenu pobl i ddigwyddiad os nad oes gwelliant yn y defnydd o Gymraeg o ganlyniad, er enghraifft. Gellir rhoi'r cyfrifoldeb hwn i gomisiynydd neu gorff ar wahân - does dim ots mawr gen i am hynny - ond mae'n rhaid bod gan y corff hwnnw'r rhyddid i ddylunio neu ddirprwyo dilyniad mentrau i rai ar y rheng flaen fod yn dysgu oedolion neu hyfforddi swyddogion y cyngor. Mae rhai ohonyn nhw, wrth gwrs, wedi bod yn llai na chlir o ran ystyr eu dyletswydd i hyrwyddo'r Gymraeg, mewn gwirionedd. Diolch.