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English: Following the request by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change this afternoon during his contribution in item 3 regarding the use of the term 'insane' during a question that was presented to him, I have reviewed the transcript, and concluded that although the reference was to a decision by the Welsh Government, and not any individual, this does not make it appropriate. As Members of the Senedd, all of us, including myself, have a responsibility to ensure that what we say in this place and elsewhere in our role as Members is appropriate and cannot be considered otherwise. I'm sure the Member in this case will reflect upon the contribution today and ensure that future contributions, whether here or outside this place, will be considered respectful to all.
Welsh: Yn dilyn cais y Dirprwy Weinidog Newid Hinsawdd y prynhawn yma yn ystod ei gyfraniad yn eitem 3 ynglŷn â'r defnydd o'r term 'gwallgof' yn ystod cwestiwn a gyflwynwyd iddo, rwyf wedi adolygu'r trawsgrifiad, a dod i'r casgliad er mai i benderfyniad gan Lywodraeth Cymru oedd y cyfeiriad, ac nid unrhyw unigolyn, nid yw hyn yn ei gwneud yn briodol. Fel Aelodau o'r Senedd, mae gan bob un ohonom, gan gynnwys fi fy hun, gyfrifoldeb i sicrhau bod yr hyn yr ydym yn ei ddweud yn y lle hwn ac mewn mannau eraill yn ein rôl fel Aelodau yn briodol ac na ellir ei ystyried fel arall. Rwy'n siŵr y bydd yr Aelod yn yr achos hwn yn myfyrio ar y cyfraniad heddiw ac yn sicrhau y bydd cyfraniadau yn y dyfodol, boed yma neu y tu allan i'r lle hwn, yn cael eu hystyried yn barchus i bawb.
English: Item 7 has been withdrawn.
Welsh: Mae eitem 7 wedi ei dynnu yn ôl.
English: Item 8, a debate on the police settlement for 2023-24. I call on the Minister for Finance and Local Government to move the motion. Rebecca Evans.
Welsh: Eitem 8, dadl ar setliad yr heddlu 2023-24. Galwaf ar y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol i wneud y cynnig. Rebecca Evans.
English: Austerity has delivered a devastating impact on policing in the UK. The brutal cuts to public spending, masked by the term 'austerity', may have been the brainchild of the Tory party, but they are also a stain on other Westminster parties, as it was backed by the Liberal Democrats in coalition Government, and subscribed to by the Labour Party in opposition. The initial wave of Tory-driven austerity led to 400 police officers and 100 community support officers being lost from the ranks -
Welsh: Mae cyni wedi cael effaith ddinistriol ar blismona yn y DU. Mae'n bosibl mai syniad y blaid Dorïaid oedd y toriadau creulon i wariant cyhoeddus, y mae'r term 'cyni' yn ei guddio, ond maent hefyd yn staen ar bleidiau eraill San Steffan, gan fod y Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol mewn Llywodraeth glymblaid yn cefnogi'r syniad hwnnw, a'r Blaid Lafur wedi cytuno iddo fel yr wrthblaid. Arweiniodd y don gychwynnol o gyni wedi'i sbarduno gan y Torïaid at golli 400 o swyddogion yr heddlu a 100 o swyddogion cymorth cymunedol yr heddlu o'r rhengoedd -
English: I've only just started.
Welsh: Newydd ddechrau ydw i.
English: In a minute, then.
Welsh: Mewn munud, 'te.
English: The initial wave of Tory-driven austerity led to 400 police officers and 100 community support officers being lost from the ranks of the south Wales police force alone. Despite the recent investments, staffing levels at this force remain well below the numbers it had in 2010. Mark.
Welsh: Arweiniodd y don gychwynnol o gyni wedi'i sbarduno gan y Torïaid at golli 400 o swyddogion yr heddlu a 100 o swyddogion cymorth cymunedol yr heddlu o rengoedd heddlu yn ardal De Cymru yn unig. Er y buddsoddiadau diweddar, mae lefelau staffio yn yr heddlu hwn yn parhau i fod yn llawer is na'r niferoedd a oedd ganddo yn 2010. Mark.
English: Do you accept - and this is a fact - that the police cuts you're referring to that were initially to 2015 were announced in Alistair Darling's last budget in 2010, and simply carried forward in terms of policing by the UK Government? It is evident in the final budget statement by Mr Darling.
Welsh: Ydych chi'n derbyn - ac mae hyn yn ffaith - bod y toriadau i'r heddlu rydych chi'n cyfeirio atyn nhw, yn wreiddiol hyd at 2015, wedi'u cyhoeddi yng nghyllideb olaf Alistair Darling yn 2010, a bod Llywodraeth y DU dim ond wedi parhau â nhw o ran plismona? Mae'n amlwg yn natganiad y gyllideb derfynol gan Mr Darling.
English: The proposal is to agree the motion. Does any Member object? No, and therefore the motion is agreed.
Welsh: Y cwestiwn yw: a ddylid derbyn y cynnig? A oes unrhyw Aelod yn gwrthwynebu? Nac oes, felly mae'r cynnig wedi'i dderbyn.
English: Which bring us to voting time, but there are no votes today. That brings today's proceedings to a close. Thank you, all.
Welsh: Sy'n golygu ein bod ni'n cyrraedd y cyfnod pleidleisio, ond does yna ddim pleidleisiau heddiw. Felly, dyna ni'n cyrraedd diwedd ein gwaith ni am heddiw. Diolch yn fawr i bawb.
English: Good morning. I'd like to welcome Members to this meeting of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport and International Relations Committee. We've received apologies from Carolyn Thomas and Jenny Rathbone is joining us on her behalf. Do any Members have any declarations of interest? I don't see that there are.
Welsh: Bore da. Hoffwn i groesawu'r Aelodau i'r cyfarfod hwn o'r Pwyllgor Diwylliant, Cyfathrebu, y Gymraeg, Chwaraeon a Chysylltiadau Rhyngwladol. Dŷn ni wedi derbyn ymddiheuriadau gan Carolyn Thomas ac mae Jenny Rathbone yn ymuno â ni ar ei rhan. Oes gan unrhyw Aelodau fuddiannau i'w datgan? Dwi ddim yn gweld unrhyw rai.
English: So, we'll move straight on to item 2. We are taking an evidence session with Sport Wales with regard to the allegations surrounding the Welsh Rugby Union.
Welsh: Felly, fe wnawn ni symud yn syth ymlaen at eitem 2. Dŷn ni'n cymryd sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda Chwaraeon Cymru ynglŷn â'r honiadau yn ymwneud ag Undeb Rygbi Cymru.
English: Thank you very much, Chair.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn, Gadeirydd.
English: Thank you for coming in.
Welsh: Diolch am ddod mewn.
English: So, Members, we will move straight to papers to note. We have three papers to note, I think. I'm just looking for the papers to note in my papers. No, only two. Thank you again. We have a letter from Cricket Wales to us with regard to the allegations, and then additional information. Did anyone have anything they wanted to say about the papers, or are you happy to note them? Yes, okay.
Welsh: Aelodau, mi wnawn ni symud yn syth at bapurau i'w nodi. Mae gennym ni dri phapur i'w nodi, dwi'n meddwl. Dwi jest yn edrych am y papurau yn fy mhapurau. Dim ond dau. Llythyr gan Criced Cymru atom ni ynghylch yr honiadau yma, ac wedyn gwybodaeth ychwanegol. Oedd gan unrhyw un unrhyw beth oedden nhw eisiau dweud am y papurau yna, neu ydych chi'n hapus i'w nodi nhw? Ie, ocê.
English: So, we'll move on, with your permission, to a motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. Are you happy for us to do so? We'll wait to hear that we are therefore in private before we proceed.
Welsh: Felly, mi wnawn ni symud, gyda'ch caniatad, o dan Reol Sefydlog 17.42, i wahardd y cyhoedd o weddill y cyfarfod. Ydych ch'i'n fodlon i ni wneud hynny? Mi wnawn ni aros i glywed ein bod ni'n breifat cyn i ni gario ymlaen.
English: Thank you very much and good morning. I'd like to look at issues relating to resilience and capacity within the system. A response that's been used often is insourcing and outsourcing contracts with the private sector. But, by definition, that is something that has to be short term. It is something that it's possible to become completely reliant upon. So my question is this: how do you transition from that reliance on insourcing and outsourcing to a system that's more sustainable?
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn a bore da. Buaswn i'n licio edrych ar faterion yn ymwneud â gwydnwch a chapasiti o fewn y system. Ateb sydd wedi cael ei ddefnyddio yn gyson ydy contractau mewnoli ac allanoli contractau efo'r sector breifat. Ond, wrth ddiffiniad, mae hynny yn rhywbeth sydd yn gorfod bod yn fyrdymor. Mae o'n rhywbeth mae'n bosib mynd yn gwbl ddibynnol arno fo. Felly, fy nghwestiwn i ydy: sut mae trosi o'r sefyllfa honno o ddibyniaeth ar fewnoli ac allanoli i system fwy cynaliadwy, am wn i?
English: Good afternoon. Welcome to this Plenary meeting. The first item on our agenda this afternoon is questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government. The first question today is from Hefin David.
Welsh: Prynhawn da. Croeso i'r Cyfarfod Llawn. Yr eitem gyntaf ar ein hagenda ni'r prynhawn yma yw'r cwestiynau i'r Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol. Mae'r cwestiwn cyntaf heddiw gan Hefin David.
English: Raising the basic rate would add additional costs on those less able to afford it at a time when the UK Government has frozen income tax thresholds, dragging lower earners into the income tax system.
Welsh: Byddai codi'r gyfradd sylfaenol yn golygu costau ychwanegol i'r rheini sy'n llai abl i'w fforddio ar adeg pan fo Llywodraeth y DU wedi rhewi trothwyon treth incwm, gan lusgo pobl sy'n ennill llai i mewn i'r system treth incwm.
English: I think the key point made by the Minister there is that, at the time, I think income tax is something that should be revisited in the future, but she's absolutely right to say that this is not the time for it. Last week, we saw an amendment to the Welsh Government's budget by Plaid Cymru that would have cost people on the basic rate £2.47 a week extra, during a cost-of-living crisis. Personally, my view is that the co-operation agreement should not have allowed that amendment to be put, given that it covers the budget, and it was disappointing to see that that happened outside the co-operation agreement. We should see Plaid Cymru taking responsibility for the power they have in the Senedd Chamber. Would the Minister be willing, though, to review this position in the future, should economic circumstances allow at some point?
Welsh: Credaf mai'r pwynt allweddol a wnaed gan y Gweinidog yno yw fy mod, ar y pryd, yn credu bod treth incwm yn rhywbeth y dylid ei ailystyried yn y dyfodol, ond mae'n llygad ei lle i ddweud nad nawr yw'r adeg i wneud hynny. Yr wythnos diwethaf, gwelsom welliant i gyllideb Llywodraeth Cymru gan Blaid Cymru a fyddai wedi costio £2.47 yr wythnos yn ychwanegol i bobl ar y gyfradd sylfaenol, yn ystod argyfwng costau byw. Yn bersonol, fy marn i yw na ddylai'r cytundeb cydweithio fod wedi caniatáu i'r gwelliant hwnnw gael ei gynnig, o ystyried ei fod yn berthnasol i'r gyllideb, ac roedd yn siomedig gweld hynny'n digwydd y tu allan i'r cytundeb cydweithio. Dylem weld Plaid Cymru yn cymryd cyfrifoldeb am y grym sydd ganddynt yn Siambr y Senedd. A fyddai'r Gweinidog, serch hynny, yn fodlon adolygu'r sefyllfa hon yn y dyfodol, os yw'r amgylchiadau economaidd yn caniatáu ar ryw adeg?
English: I'm very grateful to Hefin David for the question, and for raising Welsh rates of income tax this afternoon. And I completely agree with his assessment that it is not the right time, in a cost-of-living crisis, to be asking those who are on the absolute lowest incomes, and indeed those who have been drawn into the income tax system for the very first time, to be paying more. And I think it's well established that, to raise any serious amount of money in order to boost the resources that we have, we would be required to raise the basic rate of income tax. I do think that it has to be done in a considered and strategic way. That said, every single year, we do assess our options, in terms of how we use the Welsh rates of income tax, and we would expect to look afresh again at this issue next year, both in terms of people's overall tax burden and contribution, depending on where things are with the UK Government, and, of course, the wider economic situation that people find themselves in. But, absolutely, it's something that we consider afresh for every budget.
Welsh: Rwy'n ddiolchgar iawn i Hefin David am ei gwestiwn, ac am godi cyfraddau treth incwm Cymru y prynhawn yma. Ac rwy'n cytuno'n llwyr â'i asesiad nad nawr yw'r adeg gywir, mewn argyfwng costau byw, i ofyn i'r rheini ar yr incwm isaf un, ac yn wir, y rheini sydd wedi cael eu tynnu i mewn i'r system dreth incwm am y tro cyntaf erioed, fod yn talu mwy. A chredaf ei bod yn dra hysbys, er mwyn codi unrhyw swm sylweddol o arian i gynyddu'r adnoddau sydd gennym, y byddai'n ofynnol inni godi'r gyfradd sylfaenol o dreth incwm. Credaf fod yn rhaid gwneud hynny mewn ffordd ystyriol a strategol. Wedi dweud hynny, bob blwyddyn, rydym yn asesu ein hopsiynau, o ran sut rydym yn defnyddio cyfraddau treth incwm Cymru, a byddem yn disgwyl edrych eto o'r newydd ar y mater hwn y flwyddyn nesaf, o ran baich treth cyffredinol a chyfraniad pobl, yn dibynnu ar y sefyllfa gyda Llywodraeth y DU, ac wrth gwrs, sefyllfa economaidd ehangach pobl. Ond yn sicr, mae'n rhywbeth rydym yn ei ystyried o'r newydd ar gyfer pob cyllideb.
English: As we heard from Hefin David there, one of the perils of increasing income tax at a time of financial trouble is the fact that it would be something built on the back of working people across Wales. And it's quite apt, I think, on the day that Nicola Sturgeon resigned as leader of the SNP and First Minister of Scotland, to remember exactly where Plaid Cymru got this idea from, because they devolve a lot of their thinking out to a party from another part of the United Kingdom - the SNP. Because, in Scotland, they're proposing to add 1p onto the higher and top rates of tax, alongside reducing the top rate threshold, from £150,000 to just over £125,000. The Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned that that will spark an exodus of high earners across the border. Scottish business leaders have branded it a disadvantage for Scotland and made clear that it would make competing with the UK for talent much harder. On top of those increases, the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities has not ruled out a 10 per cent hike in council taxes there. In a survey, half of all Scots wanted the current system of council tax to end. Another survey showed that one in five Scottish households are currently living in serious financial difficulty, equivalent to 1.2 million people; in the UK overall, it's 17 per cent. That's Plaid's vision for Wales, Minister, and it's a vision that's built on the back of taxing working people. Do you agree with me that that's a totally wrong priority, at the wrong time, from a party that is increasingly out of touch with the people of Wales?
Welsh: Fel y clywsom gan Hefin David, un o beryglon cynyddu treth incwm mewn cyfnod o drafferthion ariannol yw'r ffaith y byddai'n rhywbeth a fyddai wedi'i adeiladu ar draul pobl sy'n gweithio ledled Cymru. Ac mae'n gwbl briodol, yn fy marn i, ar y diwrnod yr ymddiswyddodd Nicola Sturgeon fel arweinydd yr SNP a Phrif Weinidog yr Alban, i gofio o ble yn union y cafodd Plaid Cymru y syniad hwn, gan eu bod yn etifeddu llawer o'u syniadau gan blaid o ran arall o'r Deyrnas Unedig - yr SNP. Oherwydd yn yr Alban, maent yn cynnig ychwanegu 1g at y cyfraddau treth uwch ac uchaf, ochr yn ochr â lleihau'r trothwy ar gyfer y gyfradd uchaf, o £150,000 i ychydig dros £125,000. Mae'r Sefydliad Astudiaethau Cyllid wedi rhybuddio y bydd hynny'n arwain at ecsodus o enillwyr uchel dros y ffin. Mae arweinwyr busnes yr Alban wedi dweud y byddai'n anfantais i'r Alban ac wedi dweud yn glir y byddai'n gwneud cystadlu â'r DU am dalent yn llawer anos. Ar ben y codiadau hynny, nid yw Confensiwn Awdurdodau Lleol yr Alban wedi diystyru cynnydd o 10 y cant mewn trethi cyngor yno. Mewn arolwg, roedd hanner yr Albanwyr am i system bresennol y dreth gyngor ddod i ben. Dangosodd arolwg arall fod un o bob pum cartref yn yr Alban ar hyn o bryd yn byw mewn trafferthion ariannol difrifol, sy'n cyfateb i 1.2 miliwn o bobl; yn y DU gyfan, mae'n 17 y cant. Dyna weledigaeth Plaid Cymru ar gyfer Cymru, Weinidog, ac mae'n weledigaeth sydd wedi'i hadeiladu ar drethu pobl sy'n gweithio. A ydych yn cytuno â mi fod honno'n flaenoriaeth gwbl anghywir, ar yr adeg anghywir, gan blaid sydd fwyfwy allan o gysylltiad â phobl Cymru?
English: Well, I would gently remind the Member that, under the UK Conservative Government, the tax burden on people in Wales, and across the UK, is now at a 70-year high as a result of the decisions that that Government has made. But I do think that Scottish rates of income tax are very much a matter for the Scottish Government and the Scottish Parliament, but that doesn't mean that we can't learn from their experiences, which is why we're very interested in the work that HMRC is progressing in terms of developing a longitudinal data set. Now, that hopefully will allow us to have some more detailed analysis of the behavioural impacts of tax changes, including migration responses, and my officials are in frequent contact with HMRC to better understand the possibilities that that work might release.
Welsh: Wel, byddwn yn atgoffa'r Aelod, o dan Lywodraeth Geidwadol y DU, fod y baich treth ar bobl yng Nghymru, a ledled y DU, bellach ar ei uchaf ers 70 mlynedd, o ganlyniad i'r penderfyniadau y mae'r Llywodraeth honno wedi'u gwneud. Ond credaf mai mater i Lywodraeth yr Alban a Senedd yr Alban yw cyfraddau treth incwm yr Alban, ond nid yw hynny'n golygu na allwn ddysgu o'u profiadau, a dyna pam fod gennym gryn ddiddordeb yn y gwaith y mae CThEF yn ei wneud ar ddatblygu set ddata hydredol. Nawr, gobeithiaf y bydd hynny'n caniatáu inni gael dadansoddiad manylach o effeithiau ymddygiadol newidiadau i drethi, gan gynnwys ymatebion ynghylch mudo, ac mae fy swyddogion mewn cysylltiad rheolaidd â CThEF i ddeall yn well y posibiliadau y gallai'r gwaith hwnnw eu rhyddhau.
English: I regularly engage with my Cabinet colleagues on funding issues. In this financial year, we have made available over £110 million of funding to protect and grow bus services right across Wales. The bus emergency scheme has also been extended into the next financial year.
Welsh: Rwy'n ymgysylltu'n rheolaidd â fy nghyd-Weinidogion Cabinet ar faterion cyllido. Yn y flwyddyn ariannol hon, rydym wedi darparu dros £110 miliwn o gyllid i ddiogelu a thyfu gwasanaethau bysiau ledled Cymru. Mae'r cynllun brys ar gyfer y sector bysiau hefyd wedi'i ymestyn i'r flwyddyn ariannol nesaf.
English: It's undoubtedly the case, Minister, that cross-Government working, finding the money to put in place the emergency bus support and also extending it now for the next few months has been critical to ensuring the survival of the bus industry in Wales, including independent operators, small family operators and so on that run their businesses. But we know the pressures that your budget is under, but we also do know that this is genuinely a climate justice issue, and it's also a social justice issue, as we keep being told, quite rightly. And we can repeat this endlessly until it gets into people's minds that 80 per cent of those people who use buses have no other alternative. So, can I simply urge - this is not asking for magic money - but can I genuinely urge her, in her discussions with the Minister for Climate Change, and the Minister for Social Justice and Cabinet colleagues, to do all she possibly can to try and find that way that we can keep these bus services going in all our communities - rural and urban Wales. It's vital, going forward, particularly after the announcement yesterday about turning a corner a different way to deal with shifting people to more sustainable travel.
Welsh: Yn ddiamau, Weinidog, mae gweithio trawslywodraethol, dod o hyd i'r arian ar gyfer cymorth brys i'r sector bysiau, a'i ymestyn nawr am yr ychydig fisoedd nesaf, wedi bod yn hollbwysig i sicrhau bod y diwydiant bysiau yng Nghymru yn goroesi, gan gynnwys gweithredwyr annibynnol, gweithredwyr teuluol bach ac ati sy'n rhedeg eu busnesau. Ond rydym yn ymwybodol o'r pwysau sydd ar eich cyllideb, ond gwyddom hefyd fod hwn yn bendant yn fater cyfiawnder hinsawdd, a hefyd yn fater cyfiawnder cymdeithasol, fel y dywedir wrthym o hyd, yn gwbl briodol. A gallwn ailadrodd hyn yn dragwyddol hyd nes y bydd pobl yn sylweddoli nad oes gan 80 y cant o'r bobl sy'n defnyddio bysiau unrhyw ddewis arall. Felly, a gaf fi annog - nid gofyn am swyno arian mohono - ond a gaf fi ei hannog o ddifrif, yn ei thrafodaethau â'r Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd, a'r Gweinidog Cyfiawnder Cymdeithasol a chyd-Weinidogion Cabinet, i wneud popeth yn ei gallu i geisio dod o hyd i ffordd y gallwn gadw'r gwasanaethau bysiau hyn yn ein holl gymunedau - yn y Gymru wledig a'r Gymru drefol. Mae hynny'n hanfodol wrth symud ymlaen, yn enwedig ar ôl y cyhoeddiad ddoe am droi cornel i ffordd wahanol o geisio annog pobl i ddefnyddio dulliau teithio mwy cynaliadwy.
English: I'm grateful for the question and completely agree with the points that are made about bus services being a critical part of our approach to delivering social justice here in Wales, and, of course, an important part of our environmental aspirations as well. I think that our support for the bus industry through the pandemic and now at the other side of the pandemic has been absolutely crucial in terms of maintaining the services that we do have in Wales. But it was a bus emergency scheme, and I think that this level of subsidy is just not sustainable in the long term, which is really why we are looking at reviewing the bus services support grant, to move the industry away from that kind of reliance on the emergency funding to something that is much more stable in the future. And colleagues will be aware of our ambitious plans, in terms of the bus Bill that we aim to bring forward, to bring more control back to local authorities in terms of the services that are provided. So, I think that, really, is the longer term answer, but, in the meantime, our support is really important for the industry.
Welsh: Rwy'n ddiolchgar am y cwestiwn, ac yn cytuno'n llwyr â'r pwyntiau a wnaed am wasanaethau bysiau fel rhan hollbwysig o'n dull o sicrhau cyfiawnder cymdeithasol yma yng Nghymru, ac wrth gwrs, maent yn rhan bwysig o'n dyheadau amgylcheddol hefyd. Credaf fod ein cymorth i'r diwydiant bysiau drwy gydol y pandemig a bellach ar yr ochr draw i'r pandemig wedi bod yn gwbl hanfodol i gynnal y gwasanaethau sydd gennym yng Nghymru. Ond cynllun brys ydoedd ar gyfer y sector bysiau, ac ni chredaf fod y lefel hon o gymhorthdal yn gynaliadwy yn hirdymor, a dyna pam ein bod yn edrych ar adolygu'r grant cynnal gwasanaethau bysiau, er mwyn symud y diwydiant oddi wrth y fath ddibyniaeth ar gyllid brys i rywbeth sy'n llawer mwy sefydlog yn y dyfodol. A bydd fy nghyd-Aelodau'n ymwybodol o'r cynlluniau uchelgeisiol y bwriadwn eu rhoi ar waith, o ran y Bil bysiau, er mwyn rhoi mwy o reolaeth yn ôl i awdurdodau lleol, a'r gwasanaethau a ddarperir. Felly, credaf mai dyna'r ateb mwy hirdymor, ond yn y cyfamser, mae ein cymorth yn wirioneddol bwysig i'r diwydiant.