English: The commissions of the past were not a waste of time. They have led to the strengthening of this place and have improved the lives of the people of Wales. I'm sure that Rowan Williams is very familiar with preaching with three different topics; may I remind you of three previous commissions? First of all, Lord Richard's commission on better governance. Now, this led to the Government of Wales Act 2006, and this gave us powers to pass primary legislation in specific areas. This legislation also separated the Assembly from the Government. This was very important to us as a democracy in Wales and followed the practices of democracies across the globe. And then, the All-Wales Convention that led to full powers in devolved areas following the 2011 referendum. I, like Darren Millar, campaigned for that - not together, of course - but there was some excitement at that point, Darren, the parties working together to secure what was best for the people of Wales. All the parties put the nation first in order to get rid of those laborious LCOs. Months later, Counsel General, you were elected to this place at such an exciting and confident time for us as an institution. And then the Silk commission - remember the Silk commission? It was the Conservative Government that commissioned that, that led to the Wales Act 2014 and the reserved-powers model, and that meant that we could pass laws in any areas that were not reserved to the UK Parliament. In the second part of the Silk commission, those recommendations were accepted by the Conservative Government, and that led to the St David's Day agreement of 2015. Yes, commissions are not a waste of time, by any means; they are a way of nation building. As Darren Millar has said, Wales has been on a journey, and that journey continues, despite the efforts of some. Brexit, COVID-19, what's happening in Scotland, what's happening in Northern Ireland have led a number of people in Wales to reassess the situation and to reconsider the constitutional future of our nation. Unlike all previous commissions, this time, independence will be officially on the table. This is a huge step forward on our journey. This will be the biggest national conversation in the history of Wales as a devolved nation. I warmly welcome the appointment of Laura McAllister and Rev Dr Rowan Williams to their roles, and I wish them well as co-chairs.
Welsh: Nid gwastraff amser oedd comisiynau'r gorffennol. Maent wedi arwain at gryfhau'r lle hwn a gwella bywydau pobl Cymru. Rwy'n siŵr bod Rowan Williams yn gyfarwydd iawn â phregethu gyda thri phen; gaf i'ch atgoffa chi heddiw am dri chomisiwn blaenorol? I ddechrau, comisiwn yr Arglwydd Richard, 'Trefn Llywodraethu Gwell', a hyn yn arwain at Ddeddf Llywodraeth Cymru 2006. Fe wnaeth hwn roi pŵer inni basio deddfwriaeth sylfaenol mewn meysydd penodedig. Roedd y Ddeddf hefyd yn gwahanu'r Cynulliad o'r Llywodraeth - hyn yn arbennig i ni fel democratiaeth yng Nghymru ac yn dilyn arferiad democratiaeth ledled y byd. Yna Confensiwn Cymru Gyfan, a hyn yn arwain at bwerau llawn ym meysydd datganoledig wedi refferendwm 2011, a fi, fel Darren Millar, yn ymgyrchu yn hwnnw - dim gyda'n gilydd, wrth reswm. Ond roedd yna deimlad cyffrous fanna, Darren, bryd hynny - y pleidiau'n cydweithio gyda'i gilydd i sicrhau'r hyn oedd yn dda i bobl Cymru. Roedd yr holl bleidiau yn rhoi'r genedl yn gyntaf i gael gwared ar yr LCOs llafurus. Fisoedd yn ddiweddarach, wrth gwrs, Gwnsler Cyffredinol, roeddech chi'n cael eich ethol i'r lle hwn mewn cyfnod mor gyffrous a hyderus i ni fel sefydliad. Ac yna comisiwn Silk - ŷch chi'n cofio comisiwn Silk, draw fanna? Chi, Lywodraeth Dorïaidd wnaeth gomisiynu hynny, a hynny'n arwain at Ddeddf Cymru 2014, a'r model pwerau cadw nôl, y reserved-powers model, a hynny'n meddwl ein bod ni'n gallu pasio cyfreithiau mewn unrhyw faes oedd ddim wedi cael ei gadw'n ôl gan Senedd y Deyrnas Unedig. Ac yn ail ran comisiwn Silk, y rhan fwyaf o'r argymhellion hynny'n cael eu derbyn gan y Llywodraeth Dorïaidd, a hynny'n arwain at gytundeb Gŵyl Ddewi 2015. Ie, nid gwastraff amser yw comisiynau o gwbl, ond ffordd i adeiladu'r genedl. Oherwydd fel mae Darren Millar wedi dweud, mae Cymru wedi bod ar daith, ac mae'r daith yn parhau, er gwaethaf ymdrechion rhai pobl. Mae Brexit, mae COVID-19, yr hyn sy'n digwydd yn yr Alban, yr hyn sy'n digwydd yng Ngogledd Iwerddon wedi arwain sawl person yng Nghymru i ailasesu'r sefyllfa, ailystyried dyfodol cyfansoddiadol ein gwlad ni. Ac yn wahanol i'r holl gomisiynau blaenorol, y tro yma bydd annibyniaeth yn cael ei thrafod yn swyddogol. Mae hwn yn gam enfawr ymlaen ar ein taith ni. Hon fydd y sgwrs genedlaethol fwyaf yn hanes Cymru fel gwlad ddatganoledig. Dwi'n croesawu'n fawr iawn apwyntiad Laura McAllister a'r Parch Ddr Rowan Williams i'w rolau a dwi'n dymuno'n dda iddynt fel cyd-gadeiryddion.