English: Thank you for the statement, Minister. It's a little over a year now since I took up my role as Plaid Cymru spokesperson on social justice and equalities, and as you know, I'm also chair of the cross-party group on violence against women and girls, and I've heard and I've described several times now the starkly worrying statistics that speak of the terrible experiences, the appalling crimes and the hate-filled and prejudiced attitudes that mean that too many people in Wales continue to suffer domestic abuse, sexual violence and gender-based violence. Over 50 women have lost their lives since the VAWDASV Act was first introduced by the Government and tens of thousands more have become survivors of violence and abuse, so the importance of this strategy and the importance of its effective implementation in terms of women's safety cannot be overstated. Lives are being lost and lives are being destroyed. Just this week, we heard about the murder of Zara Aleena in east London following an atrocious attack. There are constant examples of men at all levels of our society abusing and taking advantage of their privilege and their patriarchal power in society to harass, undermine, control, threaten and, in some cases, physically attack partners. We must demand a zero-tolerance attitude in our workplaces and institutions, in education and in politics to deliver the fundamental societal change that is so greatly needed. I am pleased, therefore, that the strategy recognises that violence against women is an issue for society as a whole, and that it shouldn't be women's responsibility to change their behaviour; rather, the onus should be on those who display toxic, misogynistic and dangerous attitudes. As a Member of the Equality and Social Justice Committee, I have heard evidence that will stay with me forever about the experience of survivors from migrant communities. Minister, the Welsh Government states numerous times throughout the new VAWDASV strategy that it wants to make Wales the safest place to be a woman, but how can you hope to achieve this when many survivors from migrant communities don't have access to any public funding and so are still unable to access the support that they need? What does 'safety' mean for them? Would the Government consider establishing a crisis fund for the use of specialist support sectors in these cases, as happens in Scotland? In their evidence to the committee, and you've referred to this already, BAWSO and Public Health Wales draw attention to the fact that despite responding to the consultation, migrant women's needs haven't been adequately reflected in the final strategy, and Women's Aid Wales, as we heard from Mark Isherwood, have also expressed their disappointment in the lack of commitment and energy in the strategy regarding seeking a Welsh solution for migrant survivors who don't have access to public funding. Will you, Minister, explain why a specific section on migrant women and children, who are so vulnerable and have such need of our support, is missing from the strategy? While it is more comprehensive in its coverage of children and young people, the new strategy fails to create a specific duty to safeguard children and people in cases of VAWDASV. Children's charities, such as Barnardo's and NSPCC have expressed their disappointment about this. Experiencing VAWDASV in your home as a child or young person is a deeply traumatic experience, often with long-lasting and damaging effects, and we all have a duty to ensure that the rights of children and young people are upheld and their well-being prioritised. Could the Minister, therefore, introduce a duty of this kind to ensure that all the victims of VAWDASV are appropriately protected? And finally, Minister, in January, Plaid Cymru brought a debate before the Siambr following the concerning increase in cases of stalking. So, what progress has been made in terms of preventing stalking, in terms of encouraging women to report cases of stalking, and how will this strategy protect those who suffer stalking? Thank you.
Welsh: Diolch am y datganiad, Weinidog. Mae hi ychydig dros flwyddyn bellach ers i fi ymgymryd a'm rôl fel llefarydd Plaid Cymru ar gyfiawnder cymdeithasol a chydraddoldebau, ac fel y gwyddoch, rwy hefyd yn gadeirydd y grŵp trawsbleidiol ar drais yn erbyn menywod a merched. Rwy wedi clywed ac wedi datgan sawl tro erbyn hyn yr ystadegau moel, pryderus sy'n adrodd y profiadau erchyll, y troseddau ofnadwy a'r agweddau llawn casineb a rhagfarn sy'n golygu bod gormod o bobl yng Nghymru yn dal i ddioddef trais domestig, trais rhywiol a thrais ar sail rhywedd. Mae dros 50 o fenywod wedi colli eu bywydau ers i'r Ddeddf trais yn erbyn menywod, cam-drin domestig a thrais Rhywiol gael ei chyflwyno gyntaf gan y Llywodraeth, a degau o filoedd wedi dod yn oroeswyr trais a chamdriniaeth. Does dim modd, felly, gorbwysleisio pwysigrwydd y strategaeth hon na phwysigrwydd ei gweithrediad effeithiol o ran diogelwch menywod. Mae bywydau yn cael eu colli a'u dinistrio. Dim ond yr wythnos yma, fe glywsom am lofruddiaeth Zara Aleena yn nwyrain Llundain yn dilyn ymosodiad ffiaidd. Mae enghreifftiau cyson o ddynion ar bob lefel yn ein cymdeithas yn camddefnyddio ac yn manteisio ar eu braint a'u grym patriarchaidd o fewn cymdeithas i boenydio, tanseilio, rheoli, bygwth, ac mewn rhai achosion ymosod yn gorfforol ar fenywod. Rhaid i ni fynnu ar agwedd o ddim goddefgarwch, yn ein gweithleoedd a'n sefydliadau, ym myd addysg ac ym myd gwleidyddiaeth, er mwyn sicrhau'r newid cymdeithasol gwaelodol sydd dirfawr ei angen. Rwy'n falch bod y strategaeth, felly, yn cydnabod bod trais yn erbyn menywod yn fater i gymdeithas gyfan a bod angen cymryd y cyfrifoldeb oddi ar fenywod i newid eu hymddygiad a'r onws yn cael ei rhoi ar y rheini sy'n arddangos agweddau tocsig, misoginistaidd a pheryglus. Fel aelod o'r Pwyllgor Cydraddoldeb a Chyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, rwy wedi clywed tystiolaeth a fydd yn aros gyda fi am byth am brofiad goroeswyr o'r cymunedau mudol. Weinidog, mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn datgan nifer o weithiau drwy gydol y strategaeth newydd eu bod am wneud Cymru'r lle mwyaf diogel i fod yn fenyw, ond sut ydych chi'n gobeithio cyflawni hyn pan fydd llawer o oroeswyr o gymunedau mudol heb fynediad at unrhyw arian cyhoeddus ac felly yn dal i fethu cael mynediad at y cymorth sydd ei angen arnyn nhw - beth mae 'diogelwch' yn ei olygu ar eu cyfer nhw? A fyddai'r Llywodraeth yn ystyried sefydlu cronfa argyfwng a fyddai ar gael at ddefnydd y sectorau cefnogi arbenigol yn yr achosion yma, fel sy'n digwydd yn yr Alban? Yn eu tystiolaeth i'r pwyllgor rŷch chi wedi cyfeirio ato fe, mae BAWSO a Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru wedi tynnu sylw at y ffaith, er gwaethaf ymateb i'r ymgynghoriad, nad yw anghenion menywod mudol wedi'u hadlewyrchu'n ddigonol yn y strategaeth derfynol, ac mae Cymorth i Ferched Cymru, fel y clywon ni gan Mark Isherwood, hefyd wedi mynegi eu siom wrth weld diffyg ymrwymiad ac egni yn y strategaeth o ran canfod datrysiad Cymreig ar gyfer goroeswyr mudol sydd heb fynediad at gyllid cyhoeddus. A wnewch chi egluro pam bod adran benodol ar fenywod a phlant mudol, sydd mor fregus a gymaint angen ein cymorth a'n cefnogaeth, ar goll o'r strategaeth? Tra ei bod yn fwy cynhwysfawr o ran ei hymdriniaeth o blant a phobl ifanc, mae'r strategaeth newydd yn methu â chreu dyletswydd benodol i amddiffyn plant a phobl ifanc mewn achosion o VAWDASV. Mae elusennau plant, fel Barnardos a'r NSPCC, wedi mynegi siom at hyn. Mae profi VAWDASV yn eich cartref fel plentyn neu berson ifanc yn brofiad trawmatig iawn gydag effeithiau hirhoedlog a niweidiol yn aml, ac mae'n ddyletswydd arnom i sicrhau bod hawliau plant a phobl ifanc cael eu cynnal a'u llesiant yn cael ei flaenoriaethu. A allai'r Gweinidog, felly, gyflwyno dyletswydd o'r fath, i sicrhau bod holl ddioddefwyr VAWDASV yn cael eu hamddiffyn yn briodol? Yn olaf, Weinidog, ym mis Ionawr, fe ddaeth Plaid Cymru â dadl i'r Siambr yn dilyn cynnydd pryderus a brawychus yn y nifer o achosion o stelcio. Pa gynnydd sydd wedi cael ei wneud o ran atal stelcio, o ran annog menywod i adrodd am stelcio, a sut fydd y strategaeth yma yn amddiffyn y rhai sy'n dioddef stelcio yn well? Diolch.