English: The Government's role is clear, isn't it? They set the strategic direction and the priorities. Then the regulatory role of the commission appears to be clear, and the accountability arrangements between the providers and the commission also appear to be quite straightforward and clear. The lack of clarity arises in the Bill in terms of the relationship between the coleg and the commission with regard to the other duties, namely planning provision, encouraging providers to increase provision then promoting that provision to students. This has led to questions that have been asked on our board, for example, in terms of what this means for the coleg, because that's our work and it has been for some years. The explanatory memorandum and the impact assessment in terms of the Welsh language describe a number of duties, as I mentioned, and those are duties that overlap with the responsibility of the coleg. It does note that there is an expectation for the commission to collaborate with the coleg to achieve the strategic aims, but there's no detail on how that would look. So, as things are currently worded, it could be argued that there is a lack of clarity in terms of that future relationship. We do work very effectively with a number of bodies that have been established on a statutory basis - Estyn, HEIW, the funding council, and so on. In terms of the funding council itself, we have a memorandum of understanding in place with them that facilitates the kind of effective collaboration that we have seen over the years. So, there are options there, but we would welcome further discussion with the Government on this particular point, so that we avoid a situation where there would be ambiguity, where there would be duplication, where there would be a lack of clarity as the body is established in terms of where the responsibilities lie. But certainly, the fact that there is a reference to collaboration, that is important, and that's a comfort, certainly. But we need more detailed arrangements such as an agreement that there will be discussion and agreement on strategic decisions and then how they are implemented, whether they are deputised or delegated to the coleg, or whether that funding is then channelled through the coleg. There is a great deal to discuss in that regard, and it's possible that that will happen in due course. But because these points have been raised on our board, we do receive advice on the Bill itself and whether there is a case to have greater clarity on the Bill to make those discussions, when they are had, easier.
Welsh: Mae rôl y Llywodraeth yn glir, onid yw e? Nhw sy'n gosod y cyfeiriad strategol a'r blaenoriaethau. Wedyn mae rôl rheoleiddio'r comisiwn yn ymddangos yn glir, ac mae'r trefniadau atebolrwydd wedyn rhwng y darparwyr a'r comisiwn - mae hynny i gyd yn ymddangos yn eithaf straightforward a chlir. Ble mae'r diffyg eglurder, dwi'n credu, yn y Bil yw ar y berthynas rhwng y coleg a'r comisiwn wrth ymwneud â'r dyletswyddau eraill, sef cynllunio darpariaeth, annog darparwyr i gynyddu darpariaeth a hyrwyddo'r ddarpariaeth yna i fyfyrwyr. Mae hyn wedi arwain at gwestiynau yn cael eu codi, er enghraifft, ar ein bwrdd ni ynglŷn â beth mae hyn yn ei olygu i'r coleg, achos dyna yw ein gwaith ni, ac wedi bod ers rhai blynyddoedd. Mae'r memorandwm esboniadol a'r asesiad effaith o ran y Gymraeg yn disgrifio nifer o ddyletswyddau, fel roeddwn i'n sôn, ac mae'r rheini'n ddyletswyddau sy'n ymylu ar waith y coleg; mae yna orgyffwrdd yn fanna. Mae e'n nodi bod disgwyl i'r comisiwn gydweithio gyda'r coleg i gyflawni'r dyletswyddau strategol, ond does yna ddim manylion ynglŷn â sut fyddai hynny yn edrych. Felly, fel mae pethau wedi eu geirio ar hyn o bryd, mae modd dadlau bod rhywfaint o aneglurder o ran y berthynas. Rŷm ni'n gweithio yn effeithiol iawn gyda nifer o gyrff sydd wedi cael eu sefydlu ar sail statudol - Estyn, HEIW, y cyngor cyllido. Gyda'r cyngor cyllido, er enghraifft, mae gyda ni MoU mewn lle sy'n hwyluso'r math o gydweithio effeithiol rŷm ni wedi ei weld dros y blynyddoedd. Felly, mae yna opsiynau yn fanna, ond byddem ni yn croesawu trafodaeth bellach gyda'r Llywodraeth ar y pwynt yma, fel ein bod ni'n osgoi sefyllfa ble byddai yna amwysedd, ble byddai yna ddyblygu, ble byddai yna ddiffyg eglurder wrth i'r corff gael ei sefydlu ynglŷn â ble mae'r cyfrifoldebau gwahanol yn eistedd. Ond, yn sicr, mae'r ffaith bod cyfeiriad at gydweithio yn bwysig. Mae hwnna'n gysur, yn sicr. Ond o ran trefniadau mwy manwl fel cytundeb y bydd yna drafod a chytuno ar benderfyniadau strategol, ac wedyn sut mae'r rheini yn cael eu gweithredu, p'un ai ydyn nhw'n cael eu dirprwyo i'r coleg, neu os bydd y gyllideb yn cael ei sianelu drwy'r coleg - mae lot i drafod o ran hynny ac mae'n bosib taw maes o law y bydd hynny. Ond oherwydd bod y pwyntiau yna wedi cael eu codi yn ein bwrdd ni, rŷn ni yn cael cyngor o ran y Bil ei hunan ac a oes yna achos i gael ychydig mwy o eglurder yn y Bil, er mwyn gwneud y trafodaethau maes o law yna yn haws i'w parhau.