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English: Thank you. And on that point, that's where the social landlords are looking for assurance in terms of the discussions that Emma mentioned just now. They're looking to see where you are with things and when they'll find out about what's being put in place, because they can't prepare for their budgets, looking to the future. So, if you can expedite that and make sure that that work is done, I'm sure they'd be grateful. Finally - and I appreciate that the Chair's giving me a lot of time here - I did appreciate that you mentioned that you announced in the summer that more money will go into temporary accommodation, but, unfortunately, it's nowhere near enough to cover the additional costs that local authorities are facing. They will be spending millions of pounds in addition to house people in temporary accommodation, so they need more money. So, is there scope within the budget that you have to make up the loss for local authorities so that they can house those people who need temporary accommodation, because the funding is not going to be sufficient?
Welsh: Diolch. Ac ar y pwynt yna, dyna lle mae'r landlordiaid cymdeithasol yn chwilio am sicrwydd o ran y trafodaethau yna roedd Emma'n sôn amdanyn nhw rŵan. Maen nhw'n chwilio i weld lle ydych chi arni a phryd fyddan nhw'n cael gwybod am beth fydd yn cael ei osod, oherwydd eu bod nhw'n methu paratoi ar gyfer eu cyllideb yn edrych ymlaen i'r dyfodol. Felly, os medrwch chi 'expedite-io' hynny a sicrhau bod y gwaith yna'n cael ei wneud, dwi'n siŵr y buasen nhw'n ddiolchgar. Yn olaf - a dwi'n parchu bod y Cadeirydd yn rhoi tipyn o raff i mi yn fan yma - rôn i'n gwerthfawrogi eich bod chi'n sôn bod chi wedi cyhoeddi yn yr haf fod yna fwy o bres yn mynd i mewn i ariannu llety dros dro, ond y gwir anffodus ydy dydy hynny ddim yn agos i ddigon i ddigolledu'r costau ychwanegol mae awdurdodau lleol yn eu hwynebu. Mae awdurdodau lleol yn wynebu gwario miliynau yn ychwanegol er mwyn cartrefu pobl sydd mewn llety dros dro, felly mae angen mwy o bres arnyn nhw. Oes yna le, oes yna sgôp o fewn y gyllideb sydd gennych chi i chi ddigolledu'r awdurdodau lleol er mwyn sicrhau eu bod nhw'n medru cartrefu'r bobl yna sydd angen cartref a llety dros dro, oherwydd dydy o ddim yn ddigonol?
English: Thank you very much, Chair, and I'd like to thank the Minister and her officials for coming to the meeting. I'm sorry that I can't be with you today. Minister, you mentioned in your letter to this committee that you've put a prudent reserve to one side in order to deal with the cost-of-living crisis and other commitments, but we don't have any more information about it. Can you elaborate on this prudent reserve? How much has been earmarked, when is it going to be used, and how can local authorities make an application for this support?
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn, Gadeirydd, a diolch i'r Gweinidog a'i swyddogion am fynychu'r cyfarfod. Mae'n flin gen i fy mod i'n methu bod yna efo chi. Weinidog, ddaru chi sôn yn eich llythyr i'r pwyllgor yma eich bod chi wedi neilltuo rhyw gronfa ddarbodus, a'i bod wedi cael ei chadw ar gyfer ymdrin â'r argyfwng costau byw ac ymrwymiadau eraill, ond does gennym ni ddim mwy o wybodaeth amdani. Fedrwch chi ymhelaethu ychydig ar y gronfa ddarbodus yma? Faint sydd wedi cael ei neilltuo, pryd bydd hi'n cael ei defnyddio, a sut mae'r awdurdodau lleol yn medru rhoi cais am gymorth ohoni?
English: Maybe you'll need to do that. That pressure is huge, and it's getting worse, so you may need to look at tapping into that. But on a different level, if I remember correctly, the White Paper on levelling up from the UK Government that was published earlier this year mentioned that they wanted to give the ability to use 5 per cent of the pensions of local authorities to invest in projects that are of local benefit. Have you started discussions, have you started thinking about this and how you, as a Government, could tap into Wales's public pension pot? I'm given to understand that 5 per cent of Wales's public pension pot comes to around £1 billion, or a little above £900 million. Have you started discussions with the pension boards of local authorities to find out whether you can use that pot for things such as capital, in order to make up for Government losses?
Welsh: Wel, hwyrach bydd yn rhaid. Mae'r pwysau yna yn eithafol rŵan ac mae'n mynd hyd yn oed yn waeth, felly efallai bydd yn rhaid edrych ar dapio i mewn iddi. Ond ar lefel wahanol, os dwi'n cofio'n iawn, roedd Papur Gwyn lefelu i fyny Llywodraeth San Steffan yn gynharach eleni yn sôn eu bod nhw am roi'r gallu i ddefnyddio 5 y cant o bensiynau awdurdodau lleol i fuddsoddi mewn projectau sydd o fudd lleol. Ydych chi wedi cychwyn trafodaethau ac wedi meddwl am hyn, a sut fedrwch chi fel Llywodraeth dapio i mewn i bot pensiwn cyhoeddus Cymru? Dwi'n cael ar ddeall bod 5 y cant o bot pensiwn cyhoeddus Cymru yn dod i dua £1 biliwn neu ychydig dros £900 miliwn. Ydych chi wedi cychwyn trafodaethau efo byrddau pensiynau awdurdodau lleol er mwyn gweld os oes posib defnyddio'r pot yna ar gyfer pethau cyfalaf, er mwyn gwneud i fyny am golledion y Llywodraeth?
English: May I propose an idea, therefore? Would it not be an idea to discuss with those members who govern these pension pots that that money should be invested in building houses and in local authorities that build houses, or in public sector housing, because that would give them a return on investment over 30 years, a safe rental stream for 30 years, and it would mean that they would see a benefit from that investment? Is that something you would be interested in looking at with these pension funds?
Welsh: Gaf i gyflwyno un syniad, felly? Oni fuasai fo'n syniad i drafod efo'r aelodau hynny sydd yn rheoli'r potiau pensiwn yma yr angen i fuddsoddi'r pres yna i mewn i adeiladu tai ac i mewn i awdurdodau lleol sydd yn adeiladu tai, neu i'r sector tai cyhoeddus, oherwydd buasai hynna yn rhoi return ar investment dros 30 mlynedd iddyn nhw, rental stream o 30 mlynedd yn ddiogel iddyn nhw, ac yn golygu eu bod nhw'n gweld budd o'r buddsoddiad yna? Ydy hynna'n rhywbeth fuasai gennych chi ddiddordeb mewn edrych arno efo'r cronfeydd pensiwn?
English: Thank you very much. I'd be interested to hear the latest on that. And finally - thanks to the Chair for his patience - I'd be keen to know what you're going to do to help local authorities specifically when it comes to financial funds for paying for temporary accommodation. There are an increasing number of people being forced into temporary accommodation in order to avoid homelessness and rough sleeping and so on. We were updated on that by Julie James earlier, but we do understand that local authorities are finding it very difficult to pay for the significant increase that they are seeing in the number of people who need temporary accommodation. Will you look specifically at providing even more support, because the support that's been put in so far is nowhere near enough, and local authorities need more to compensate them? Can you look at that to ensure that enough funding is available to compensate them in this particular case?
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn. Buasai diddordeb gen i i weld beth ydy'r diweddaraf ar hynny. Ac yn olaf - diolch i'r Cadeirydd am ei amynedd - rwy'n awyddus i glywed beth rydych chi'n mynd i'w wneud i gynorthwyo awdurdodau lleol yn benodol pan ei fod o'n dod i gronfeydd ariannol i dalu am lety dros dro. Mae yna nifer cynyddol o bobl yn gorfod mynd i mewn i lety dros dro er mwyn osgoi bod yn ddigartref a chysgu yn ryff ac yn y blaen. Ddaru inni gael diweddariad gan y Gweinidog Julie James am hynny yng nghynt, ond mi ydyn ni yn cael ar ddeall bod awdurdodau lleol yn ei chael hi'n anodd iawn i dalu am y cynnydd sylweddol maen nhw'n ei weld yn niferoedd y bobl sydd angen llety dros dro. A wnewch chi edrych yn benodol i roi hyd yn oed yn fwy o gymorth, oherwydd mae'r cymorth sydd wedi cael ei roi i mewn hyd yma ddim yn agos at fod yn ddigon, ac mae angen mwy ar yr awdurdodau lleol i'w digolledu nhw? A wnewch chi edrych felly i sicrhau bod yna ddigon o gronfa o bres i'w digolledu nhw yn yr achos penodol yma?
English: Thank you very much. In terms of the Government's response to our paper, or our inquiry, on second homes, on pack page 46, on recommendation 8, the Government responds saying that they accept in principle. We know that accepting something in principle means something entirely different to a layman's definition. But I think that, at some point, we need to come back to discussing that specific response, because I don't think that the Government's response is acceptable, or sufficient, in this case.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn. O ran ymateb y Llywodraeth i'n papur ni, neu'n ymchwiliad ni, ar ail gartrefi, ar dudalen pecyn 46, ar argymhelliad 8, mae'r Llywodraeth yn ymateb ac yn dweud eu bod nhw'n derbyn mewn egwyddor. Dŷn ni'n gwybod bod 'derbyn mewn egwyddor' yn golygu rhywbeth yn wahanol iawn i beth fyddai'r person lleyg yn ei ystyried wrth hynny. Ond dwi'n meddwl, ar ryw bwynt, fod angen i ni ddod nôl i drafod yr ymateb penodol yna, oherwydd dwi ddim yn credu bod ymateb y Llywodraeth yn dderbyniol, neu'n ddigonol, yn yr achos yma.
English: Good afternoon and welcome to this Plenary session. The first item on our agenda this afternoon is questions to the First Minister, and the first question is from Natasha Asghar.
Welsh: Prynhawn da, bawb. Croeso i'r Cyfarfod Llawn. Y cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog yw'r eitem gyntaf ar ein hagenda ni y prynhawn yma, ac mae'r cwestiwn cyntaf gan Natasha Asghar.
English: Llywydd, our approach to e-cigarettes is set out in our tobacco control strategy and its delivery plan, published in July of this year. As set out in the plan, we will commission an evidence-based review of the use of e-cigarettes in Wales.
Welsh: Llywydd, mae ein dull o weithredu o ran e-sigaréts wedi'i nodi yn ein strategaeth rheoli tybaco a'i chynllun cyflawni, a gyhoeddwyd ym mis Gorffennaf eleni. Fel y nodir yn y cynllun, byddwn yn comisiynu adolygiad ar sail tystiolaeth o'r defnydd o e-sigaréts yng Nghymru.
English: Thank you, First Minister. In my region of south-east Wales, the highest smoking rate is actually in Merthyr Tydfil, where 23 per cent of adults are smokers. This is higher than both the Welsh and UK averages. If Wales is to achieve its smoke-free target by 2030, then the rate of quitting will need to increase by 40 per cent. A recent study by Queen Mary University, supported by Cancer Research UK, found that vaping could be twice as effective as traditional nicotine replacement treatments in helping smokers quit. Several reviews, including those from Public Health England and the UK Royal College of Physicians, have found there are no identified health risks of passive vaping by bystanders. The current evidence therefore does not justify bans in public places of tobacco-free vaping. First Minister, do you agree it is critical that smokers understand that switching to vape products is likely to significantly reduce their risk of harm compared to smoking conventional cigarettes, and what is your Government doing to encourage the NHS in Wales to work with vaping companies to supply their products to those who wish to quit smoking to help you meet your target of a smoke-free Wales by 2030?
Welsh: Diolch Prif Weinidog. Yn fy ardal i yn y de-ddwyrain, mae'r gyfradd smygu uchaf ym Merthyr Tudful mewn gwirionedd, lle mae 23 y cant o oedolion yn smygwyr. Mae hyn yn uwch na chyfartaleddau Cymru a'r DU. Os yw Cymru am gyrraedd ei tharged di-fwg erbyn 2030, yna bydd angen i gyfradd y rhai sy'n rhoi gorau i smygu gynyddu 40 y cant. Canfu astudiaeth ddiweddar gan Brifysgol y Frenhines Mary, a gefnogir gan Cancer Research UK, y gallai defnyddio e-sigaréts fod ddwywaith mor effeithiol â thriniaethau disodli nicotin traddodiadol wrth helpu smygwyr i roi'r gorau iddi. Mae sawl adolygiad, gan gynnwys y rhai gan Iechyd Cyhoeddus Lloegr a Choleg Brenhinol y Meddygon y DU, wedi canfod nad oes unrhyw risgiau i iechyd pobl yn smygu e-sigaréts yn oddefol yng nghyffiniau smygwyr. Felly, nid yw'r dystiolaeth bresennol yn cyfiawnhau gwahardd smygu e-sigaréts mewn mannau cyhoeddus. Prif Weinidog, ydych chi'n cytuno ei bod hi'n hanfodol bod smygwyr yn deall bod newid i e-sigaréts yn debygol o leihau eu risg o niwed yn sylweddol o'i gymharu â smygu sigaréts confensiynol, a beth mae eich Llywodraeth yn ei wneud i annog y GIG yng Nghymru i weithio gyda chwmnïau e-sigaréts i gyflenwi'r rhai sy'n dymuno rhoi'r gorau i smygu â'u cynnyrch er mwyn eich helpu i gyrraedd eich targed o Gymru ddi-fwg erbyn 2030?
English: I recall, First Minister, that you endeavoured to control vaping when you introduced the Bill in 2015, but there was no support from the Conservative benches for this measure so it had to be withdrawn. So, I'm glad to see that the tobacco control strategy recognises that vaping is a gateway into smoking, and we now have a veritable epidemic amongst young people of vaping. I just wondered what plans, if any, the Welsh Government has to really clamp down on this in schools and colleges, because, undoubtedly, the tobacco companies are using it as a way of getting people to take up smoking, which we know is so harmful.
Welsh: Rwy'n cofio, Prif Weinidog, eich bod wedi ymdrechu i reoli'r arfer o ddefnyddio e-sigaréts pan wnaethoch chi gyflwyno'r Bil yn 2015, ond doedd dim cefnogaeth gan y meinciau Ceidwadol ar gyfer y mesur hwn felly bu'n rhaid tynnu'n ôl. Felly, rwy'n falch o weld bod y strategaeth rheoli tybaco yn cydnabod bod e-sigaréts yn borth i smygu, ac mae gennym epidemig gwirioneddol erbyn hyn ymhlith pobl ifanc o smygu e-sigaréts. Tybed pa gynlluniau, os o gwbl, sydd gan Lywodraeth Cymru i wahardd hyn mewn ysgolion a cholegau, oherwydd, heb os, mae'r cwmnïau tybaco yn ei ddefnyddio fel ffordd o gael pobl i smygu, a gwyddom ei fod mor niweidiol.
English: Well, Llywydd, Jenny Rathbone is absolutely right - one of the primary motivations for the public health Bill that failed to pass in 2016 was the desire to protect children from the gateway to nicotine addiction that is represented by the threat of e-cigarettes to children and young people. And, very sadly, the latest evidence on that is very discouraging. At a UK level, the number of children and young people reporting that they are using an e-cigarette rose from 4 per cent in 2020 to 7 per cent in 2022, and that was amongst 11 to 17-year-olds. And there is a tide across the world that is flowing even faster than that. Members here will have seen, no doubt, the advice of the US Surgeon General, providing public health advice to states across America that we must take aggressive steps - aggressive steps - to protect our children from these highly potent products. E-cigarettes contain nicotine; nicotine is highly addictive. Nicotine is particularly damaging to the developing brains of adolescents; indeed, it continues to cause harm to the brain up to the age of 25. So, whatever steps we might take to derive the public health benefits from adults who genuinely use e-cigarettes to quit conventional cigarettes, we must do everything we can to protect children from the way in which using an e-cigarette becomes an addictive tool, which then leads on to even worse consequences.
Welsh: Wel, Llywydd, mae Jenny Rathbone yn hollol iawn - un o'r prif gymhellion ar gyfer y Bil Iechyd Cyhoeddus a fethodd â phasio yn 2016 oedd yr awydd i amddiffyn plant rhag y porth i gaethiwed nicotin sy'n cael ei gynrychioli gan fygythiad e-sigaréts i blant a phobl ifanc. Ac, yn drist iawn, mae'r dystiolaeth ddiweddaraf ynghylch hynny yn siomedig iawn. Ar lefel y DU, cynyddodd nifer y plant a phobl ifanc a nododd eu bod yn defnyddio e-sigaréts o 4 y cant yn 2020 i 7 y cant yn 2022, ac roedd hynny ymhlith pobl ifanc 11 i 17 oed. Ac mae llanw ar draws y byd sy'n llifo hyd yn oed yn gyflymach na hynny. Bydd Aelodau yma wedi gweld, mae'n siŵr, gyngor Llawfeddyg Cyffredinol yr Unol Daleithiau, yn rhoi cyngor iechyd cyhoeddus i wladwriaethau ar draws America sef bod yn rhaid i ni gymryd camau ymosodol - camau ymosodol - i amddiffyn ein plant rhag y cynhyrchion hynod rymus hyn. Mae e-sigaréts yn cynnwys nicotin; mae nicotin yn gaethiwus iawn. Mae nicotin yn arbennig o niweidiol i ymennydd pobl ifanc sydd wrthi'n datblygu; yn wir, mae'n parhau i achosi niwed i'r ymennydd hyd at 25 oed. Felly, pa bynnag gamau y gallem eu cymryd i gael y manteision iechyd cyhoeddus sy'n deillio o oedolion sydd wirioneddol yn defnyddio e-sigaréts i roi'r gorau i sigaréts confensiynol, rhaid i ni wneud popeth o fewn ein gallu i amddiffyn plant rhag y ffordd y mae defnyddio e-sigarét yn dod yn offeryn caethiwus, sydd wedyn yn arwain at ganlyniadau gwaeth fyth.
English: Llywydd, the unfunded tax changes in the fiscal statement will widen inequality across the United Kingdom. Areas such as Blaenau Gwent, which already face economic challenges, will be the most adversely affected.
Welsh: Llywydd, bydd y newidiadau treth heb eu hariannu yn y datganiad cyllidol yn ehangu anghydraddoldeb ar draws y Deyrnas Unedig. Bydd yr effaith fwyaf niweidiol ar ardaloedd fel Blaenau Gwent, sydd eisoes yn wynebu heriau economaidd.
English: I'm grateful to the First Minister for that. At one level, of course, it's possible to ridicule the chaos that exists in Westminster at the moment: a Prime Minister that models herself on Margaret Thatcher - the lady who is not for turning is spinning like a top, and, no, she doesn't herself know what decision she's going to take tomorrow. We know that the impact of her chaotic couple of weeks in Government has already sent the pound plummeting, the Bank of England being forced to promise to spend £65 billion just to hold the currency. We know that they are already ensuring that costs for business, for Government and for householders are rocketing. The Chancellor, in a moment of self-pity, said he'd had a tough time. Well, let me tell you, the people who've seen their mortgage rates rocketing are having a tougher time. And we know that these people, at the end of the day, still want to pay for tax cuts for the rich by cutting public services for the poor and vulnerable. First Minister, the people of Blaenau Gwent have always borne the brunt of Tory Governments in London. They've always borne the brunt of cuts to public services, cuts to benefits and lack of investment in an economy. First Minister, will the Welsh Government stand up and defend the people of Blaenau Gwent, and the people of Wales, against this chaotic regime in London?
Welsh: Rwy'n ddiolchgar i'r Prif Weinidog am hynna. Ar un lefel, wrth gwrs, mae modd gwawdio'r anhrefn sy'n bodoli yn San Steffan ar hyn o bryd: Prif Weinidog sy'n modelu ei hun ar Margaret Thatcher - mae'r wraig nad yw am droi, yn troelli fel top, a na, dydi hi ei hun ddim yn gwybod pa benderfyniad y mae hi'n mynd i'w wneud yfory. Gwyddom fod effaith ei chwpl o wythnosau anhrefnus yn y Llywodraeth eisoes wedi gwneud i'r bunt blymio, Banc Lloegr yn cael ei orfodi i addo gwario £65 biliwn dim ond i gynnal yr arian. Rydym yn gwybod eu bod eisoes yn sicrhau bod costau i fusnesau, i'r Llywodraeth ac i berchnogion tai yn saethu i fyny. Dywedodd y Canghellor, mewn eiliad o hunan-drueni, ei fod wedi cael amser caled. Wel, gadewch i mi ddweud wrthych chi, mae'r bobl sydd wedi gweld eu cyfraddau morgais yn saethu i fyny yn cael amser caletach. Ac rydym ni'n gwybod bod y bobl yma, ar ddiwedd y dydd, yn dal eisiau talu am doriadau treth i'r cyfoethog drwy dorri gwasanaethau cyhoeddus i'r tlawd a'r rhai agored i niwed. Prif Weinidog, mae pobl Blaenau Gwent wastad wedi ysgwyddo baich Llywodraethau Torïaidd yn Llundain. Maen nhw wastad wedi ysgwyddo'r baich o doriadau i wasanaethau cyhoeddus, toriadau i fudd-daliadau a diffyg buddsoddiad mewn economi. Prif Weinidog, a wnaiff Llywodraeth Cymru sefyll ac amddiffyn pobl Blaenau Gwent, a phobl Cymru, yn erbyn y llywodraeth anhrefnus hon yn Llundain?
English: I think that's a bit rich, First Minister - you standing there and saying that, with your record on delivery in Wales - [ Interruption.]
Welsh: Rwy'n credu bod hynny braidd yn rhagrithiol, Prif Weinidog - rydych chi'n sefyll yna ac yn dweud hynny, gyda'ch hanes chi o ran cyflawni yng Nghymru - [ Torri ar draws.]
English: I don't think the Member has even started her question yet. Laura Anne Jones.
Welsh: Dydw i ddim yn credu bod yr Aelod hyd yn oed wedi dechrau ei chwestiwn eto. Laura Anne Jones.
English: First Minister, do you, like me and the rest of my party, welcome the huge energy package that the UK Government have announced that will directly benefit the people, our constituents, of Blaenau Gwent? How are you going to support businesses in their fight for survival over the winter months coming?
Welsh: Prif Weinidog, ydych chi, fel fi a gweddill fy mhlaid, yn croesawu'r pecyn ynni enfawr y mae Llywodraeth y DU wedi'i gyhoeddi a fydd o fudd uniongyrchol i bobl, ein hetholwyr ni, ym Mlaenau Gwent? Sut ydych chi'n mynd i gefnogi busnesau yn eu brwydr i oroesi dros fisoedd y gaeaf sydd i ddod?
English: Well, Llywydd, a fortnight ago, I welcomed the fact that there was to be help for people with their energy costs. What I don't welcome - I said it then, and I'll say it again now - is the fact that the price of that Conservative Party package will be paid in the debts that will lie with our children and our grandchildren to pick up, when there was a choice to take back the unlooked-for, enormously inflated profits being made by companies who will now see all those profits protected, protected by the public on whose shoulders the consequence of that party's decisions will be levied. I'm glad of the fact that there is help to be had; I do think that it's being done in exactly the wrong way.
Welsh: Wel, Llywydd, bythefnos yn ôl, roeddwn yn croesawu'r ffaith bod yna gymorth i bobl gyda chostau ynni. Yr hyn nad ydw i'n ei groesawu - dywedais hynny bryd hynny, a dywedaf hynny eto nawr - yw'r ffaith y bydd pris pecyn y Blaid Geidwadol yn cael ei dalu gan y dyledion a ddaw i ran ein plant a'n wyrion, pan oedd dewis i gymryd yr elw chwyddedig enfawr a wneir gan gwmnïau a fydd nawr yn gweld yr holl elw hwnnw'n cael ei warchod, wedi'i ddiogelu gan y cyhoedd y bydd cost canlyniad penderfyniadau'r blaid honno'n disgyn ar eu hysgwyddau nhw. Rwy'n falch o'r ffaith bod help i'w gael; rwy'n credu ei fod yn cael ei wneud yn y ffordd hollol anghywir.