English: In the first instance, as a member of the committee, I wanted to thank those who gave evidence and, of course, the clerks, et cetera, for their work on this and putting this report together. And, of course, thank you to our committee Chair for his work on this and presenting the report to the Senedd today. I wanted to touch on two particular aspects of the report. In the first instance, the evidence we had taken from drivers themselves was striking and very informative, especially when it came to highlighting some of the negative experiences on the road, most notably was the quality and lack of rest areas, which representatives of the haulage industry agreed was an issue, as well as driver safety in these areas. We heard about substandard wash facilities, with broken tiles and showers. We heard about the risk of being robbed when parked overnight, with one driver highlighting that he had been robbed over 10 times, as we've heard already, and that is accepted as an occupational hazard. That's unbelievable that that is the case in this sector. So, I was pleased to see that the Welsh Government accepted our recommendations from 3 to 6. Whilst this doesn't rectify the issue in the short term, it will go a long way to ensuring that we can create safer and cleaner places to rest for HGV drivers in the future, but I do hope the Welsh Government moves on this as soon as possible. On driver work hours and conditions, I think there was a very clear disconnect between what haulage representatives were telling us was happening and what drivers were telling us was their reality, which, I have to say, as a former worker in the hospitality sector, doesn't surprise me at all. If you ever want to learn about the reality of work, you can't go far wrong with actually speaking to those who are working the day-to-day. Members will see on page 9 of the report the rules around driving hours, but drivers themselves were clear that employers often push them to front-load hours to remain within their average allowance. Often, that meant working 60-hour weeks, which is both physically and mentally draining. We have some work to do in tackling this, so again, I'm glad that the Government has accepted our recommendations on this front, and I would urge them to act on those recommendations as soon as possible. Finally, a separate point to the report, but an important point for us to note, is that capacity element to training drivers. Both Rhun ap Iorwerth and I have spoken about this issue since the publication of our report as a committee, and he's highlighted a local issue in his area. Local to Rhun, they have waiting lists for tests of up to and exceeding 10 weeks. A trainer has recently left his post in the area, meaning it will become increasingly difficult for trainee drivers to book a test. Couple this with the DVSA's decision in February 2020 to close the test centre in Caernarfon and the challenge becomes even more clear. The intention is to close Caernarfon, by the way, and move testing to a site in Wrexham, meaning those from the north-west will need to travel across the north to now be tested, further adding to that issue with capacity. To close, Dirprwy Lywydd, there are a number of challenges to address here, and I hope that the Governments on both sides of the M4 are serious in meeting them.
Welsh: Yn gyntaf, fel aelod o'r pwyllgor, hoffwn ddiolch i'r rheini a roddodd dystiolaeth, ac wrth gwrs, i'r clercod, ac yn y blaen, am eu gwaith ar hyn ac am lunio'r adroddiad hwn. Ac wrth gwrs, diolch i Gadeirydd ein pwyllgor am ei waith ar hyn ac am gyflwyno'r adroddiad i'r Senedd heddiw. Hoffwn sôn am ddwy agwedd benodol ar yr adroddiad. Yn gyntaf, roedd y dystiolaeth a gawsom gan y gyrwyr eu hunain yn drawiadol ac yn llawn gwybodaeth, yn enwedig wrth dynnu sylw at rai o'r profiadau negyddol ar y ffyrdd, ac yn fwyaf nodedig at ansawdd a phrinder mannau gorffwys, y cytunodd cynrychiolwyr y diwydiant cludo nwyddau ei bod yn broblem, yn ogystal â diogelwch gyrwyr yn y mannau hyn. Clywsom am gyfleusterau golchi gwael, gyda theils a chawodydd wedi torri. Clywsom am y perygl o gael eiddo wedi'i ddwyn wrth barcio dros nos, gydag un gyrrwr yn nodi bod eiddo wedi'i ddwyn oddi wrtho dros 10 gwaith, fel y clywsom eisoes, a chaiff hynny ei dderbyn fel un o beryglon y gwaith. Mae'n anghredadwy fod hynny'n digwydd yn y sector hwn. Felly, roeddwn yn falch o weld bod Llywodraeth Cymru wedi derbyn ein hargymhellion 3 i 6. Er nad yw hyn yn datrys y broblem yn y tymor byr, bydd yn gwneud cryn dipyn i sicrhau y gallwn greu mannau gorffwys mwy diogel a glanach ar gyfer gyrwyr cerbydau nwyddau trwm yn y dyfodol, ond rwy'n gobeithio y bydd Llywodraeth Cymru yn bwrw ymlaen â hyn cyn gynted â phosibl. Ar oriau ac amodau gwaith gyrwyr, credaf fod datgysylltiad clir iawn rhwng yr hyn yr oedd cynrychiolwyr y diwydiant cludo nwyddau yn dweud wrthym ei fod yn digwydd a'r realiti fel yr oedd gyrwyr yn ei disgrifio i ni, nad yw, mae'n rhaid imi ddweud, fel cyn-weithiwr yn y sector lletygarwch, yn fy synnu o gwbl. Os ydych yn dymuno dysgu am realiti gwaith, mae'n werth ichi siarad â'r rheini sy'n gwneud y gwaith hwnnw o ddydd i ddydd. Bydd yr Aelodau'n gweld y rheolau ynghylch oriau gyrru ar dudalen 9 yn yr adroddiad, ond dywedodd y gyrwyr eu hunain yn glir fod cyflogwyr yn aml yn pwyso arnynt i flaenlwytho oriau er mwyn aros o fewn eu lwfans cyfartalog. Yn aml, roedd hynny'n golygu gweithio wythnosau 60 awr, sy'n flinderus yn gorfforol ac yn feddyliol. Mae gennym waith i'w wneud i fynd i'r afael â hyn, felly unwaith eto, rwy'n falch fod y Llywodraeth wedi derbyn ein hargymhellion ar hyn, a byddwn yn eu hannog i weithredu ar yr argymhellion hynny cyn gynted â phosibl. Yn olaf, pwynt ar wahân i'r adroddiad, ond pwynt pwysig inni ei nodi, yw'r elfen gapasiti honno i hyfforddi gyrwyr. Mae Rhun ap Iorwerth a minnau wedi sôn am y mater hwn ers cyhoeddi ein hadroddiad fel pwyllgor, a thynnodd ef sylw at fater lleol yn ei ardal. Yn lleol i Rhun, mae ganddynt restrau aros o hyd at 10 wythnos a mwy am brofion gyrru. Mae hyfforddwr wedi gadael ei swydd yn yr ardal yn ddiweddar, gan olygu y bydd yn dod yn anoddach i yrwyr dan hyfforddiant drefnu prawf. Cyfunwch hyn â phenderfyniad yr Asiantaeth Safonau Gyrwyr a Cherbydau ym mis Chwefror 2020 i gau'r ganolfan brawf yng Nghaernarfon a daw'r her hyd yn oed yn fwy amlwg. Y bwriad yw cau Caernarfon, gyda llaw, a symud y profion i safle yn Wrecsam, gan olygu y bydd angen i bobl o'r gogledd-orllewin deithio ar draws y gogledd i gael eu profi, gan ychwanegu ymhellach at y broblem gyda chapasiti. I gloi, Ddirprwy Lywydd, mae nifer o heriau i fynd i'r afael â hwy yma, ac rwy'n gobeithio bod y Llywodraethau ar ddwy ochr yr M4 o ddifrif ynglŷn â gwneud hynny.