English: Thank you, Minister, for your statement. Young people across Wales, it's been said many times today, indeed across the UK, have been one of the hardest hit groups as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and three fifths of jobs that were lost as a result of the pandemic were lost to those under 25. Therefore, obviously, like everybody else here today, I welcome the launch of the young person's guarantee, and of course the Welsh Government's commitment to ensuring that every young person between the ages of 16 and 25 will be offered a place in employment. But the Welsh Government has a proven track record when it comes to helping young people into the world of work, having helped already over 19,000 young people through the Jobs Growth Wales programme in the last 10 years. An important aspect of the guarantee is helping to secure apprenticeships and traineeships for those individuals who would prefer to go down that route. I think the new programme is a great opportunity to build upon that, which has the potential to provide a real opportunity to expand training opportunities for young people in my region. But I want to ask about the imbalance that already exists in the jobs in the construction industry. Already we know that they are mostly dominated by males, that women are under-represented, and other people also. So, my question to you is this: when we look at including people in the jobs guarantee, could we also look at delivering a wider opportunity through the modern apprenticeships, particularly in that construction industry, and support those who are providing the training and also the opportunity in moving it forward to make it more equal, and to make their workforce and traineeships more diverse?
Welsh: Diolch, Gweinidog, am eich datganiad. Mae wedi cael ei ddweud droeon o weithiau heddiw, mai pobl ifanc ledled Cymru, yn wir ar draws y DU, yw un o'r grwpiau a gafodd eu taro galetaf o ganlyniad i bandemig COVID-19, ac roedd tair rhan o bump o'r swyddi a gollwyd o ganlyniad i'r pandemig yn swyddi i'r rhai dan 25 mlwydd oed. Felly, yn amlwg, fel pawb arall yma heddiw, rwy'n croesawu lansio gwarant y person ifanc, ac wrth gwrs ymrwymiad Llywodraeth Cymru i sicrhau y bydd pob person ifanc rhwng 16 a 25 mlwydd oed yn cael cynnig lle mewn cyflogaeth. Ond mae gan Lywodraeth Cymru hanes amlwg o ran helpu pobl ifanc i fyd gwaith, ar ôl helpu dros 19,000 o bobl ifanc eisoes drwy raglen Twf Swyddi Cymru yn ystod y 10 mlynedd diwethaf. Agwedd bwysig ar y warant yw helpu i sicrhau prentisiaethau a hyfforddeiaethau i'r unigolion hynny y byddai'n well ganddyn nhw ddilyn y llwybr hwnnw. Rwy'n credu bod y rhaglen newydd yn gyfle gwych i adeiladu ar hynny, sydd â'r potensial i ddarparu cyfle gwirioneddol i ehangu cyfleoedd hyfforddi i bobl ifanc yn fy rhanbarth. Ond rwyf eisiau gofyn am yr anghydbwysedd sydd eisoes yn bodoli yn y swyddi yn y diwydiant adeiladu. Eisoes fe wyddom eu bod yn cael eu dominyddu'n bennaf gan ddynion, bod merched yn cael eu tangynrychioli, a phobl eraill hefyd. Felly, fy nghwestiwn i chi yw hyn: pan edrychwn ar gynnwys pobl yn y warant swyddi, a allem hefyd ystyried darparu cyfle ehangach drwy'r prentisiaethau modern, yn enwedig yn y diwydiant adeiladu hwnnw, a chefnogi'r rhai sy'n darparu'r hyfforddiant a hefyd y cyfle i'w symud ymlaen i'w wneud yn fwy cyfartal, a gwneud eu gweithlu a'u hyfforddeiaethau yn fwy amrywiol?