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English: Well, thank you for that important question, and it's a question that's been asked by our colleagues across the Chamber today. It is the UK Government's Homes for Ukraine scheme. We await - . We don't have the information until they tell us who's actually coming through that route. Obviously, they can sign up to the supersponsor route, and then we get the information of who's coming through that route as well. But I've given the national helpline that opened on Monday, yesterday. The national helpline will be there to enable, to give some advice and guidance to those who want to sponsor. Many of your constituents have already signed on, I'm sure, and have even made links with families and refugees fleeing Ukraine or who are already waiting in Europe to get that go-ahead. We must have that go-ahead from the UK Government. We must speed up the visa process. This is absolutely vital, because the warm welcome in Wales - you've mentioned the Ystradgynlais miners' welfare hall - all over Wales, we've got that readiness, we're waiting, and we need that support. So, a strong message today to the UK Government: we must speed up the process in terms of approving these visas.
Welsh: Wel, diolch i chi am y cwestiwn pwysig hwn, ac mae hwn yn gwestiwn y mae ein cyd-Aelodau ar draws y Siambr wedi ei ofyn heddiw. Cynllun Llywodraeth y DU yw Cartrefi i Wcráin. Rydym ni'n aros - . Nid yw'r wybodaeth gennym ni nes iddyn nhw ddweud wrthym ni pwy sy'n dod drwy'r llwybr hwnnw mewn gwirionedd. Yn amlwg, gallan nhw ymuno â'r llwybr uwch-noddwr, ac yna fe gawn ni'r wybodaeth am bwy sy'n dod drwy'r llwybr hwnnw hefyd. Ond rwyf i wedi rhoi manylion y llinell gymorth genedlaethol a agorodd ddydd Llun, ddoe. Bydd y llinell gymorth genedlaethol ar gael i alluogi, i roi rhywfaint o gyngor ac arweiniad i'r rhai sy'n awyddus i fod yn noddwr. Mae llawer o'ch etholwyr chi wedi cytuno i wneud hynny eisoes, rwy'n siŵr, ac wedi gwneud cysylltiadau â theuluoedd a ffoaduriaid sy'n ffoi o Wcráin hyd yn oed neu sydd eisoes yn aros yn Ewrop i gael y sêl bendith honno. Mae'n rhaid i ni gael y sêl bendith honno gan Lywodraeth y DU. Mae'n rhaid i ni gyflymu'r broses fisa. Mae hynny'n gwbl hanfodol, oherwydd bod y croeso cynnes yng Nghymru - rydych chi wedi sôn am neuadd les y glowyr yn Ystradgynlais - ledled Cymru, mae gennym ni'r parodrwydd, rydym ni'n aros, ac mae angen y gefnogaeth honno arnom ni. Felly, neges gref i Lywodraeth y DU heddiw: mae'n rhaid i ni gyflymu'r broses o ran cymeradwyo'r fisâu hyn.
English: Good afternoon, Minister. May I also thank you, as has Mark, for the work that you and your team have done, and for staying in touch with me? My specific issue is around Ukrainians who are poor - those who perhaps don't have access to a car, don't have access to fuel, don't have access to resources, don't have a way of actually even getting across the border, or even getting to a place where they can apply for a visa and can come to Wales. In previous evacuation schemes, the UK Government has actually ensured that there's a plane or transport, or has made sure that financial arrangements are in place for everyone - doesn't matter what their background is - to come to a country of their choice. I agree and support my colleague Sioned Williams's view: 'no' to visas, 'yes' to immediate protection and sanctuary. That's what we want. That's what we want the UK Government to do. Right now, this is an emergency, this is urgent. Let's get those planes there, let's get the people over here, let's get them safe, and let's give them what I know the people of Wales want to give them. Diolch yn fawr iawn.
Welsh: Prynhawn da, Gweinidog. A gaf i ddiolch i chi hefyd, fel y gwnaeth Mark, am y gwaith yr ydych chi a'ch tîm wedi ei wneud, ac am gadw mewn cysylltiad â mi? Mae fy mater penodol i yn ymwneud â phobl dlawd o Wcráin - y rhai nad oes ganddyn nhw gar efallai, nad oes ganddyn nhw danwydd, nad oes ganddyn nhw'r adnoddau, nad oes ganddyn nhw ffordd o groesi'r ffin hyd yn oed, neu gyrraedd man lle gallan nhw wneud cais am fisa hyd yn oed a gallu dod i Gymru. Mewn cynlluniau gwacáu blaenorol, mae Llywodraeth y DU mewn gwirionedd wedi sicrhau bod awyren neu gludiant, neu wedi sicrhau bod trefniadau ariannol ar waith i bawb - ni waeth o ba gefndir maen nhw - i ddod i wlad o'u dewis nhw. Rwy'n cytuno â barn fy nghyd-Aelod Sioned Williams ac yn ei chefnogi: dweud na i fisâu ac ie i amddiffyniad a noddfa ar unwaith. Dyna'r hyn yr ydym ni'n ei ddymuno. Dyna'r hyn yr ydym ni'n dymuno i Lywodraeth y DU ei wneud. Ar hyn o bryd, argyfwng yw hwn, mae hwn yn fater o frys. Gadewch i ni anfon yr awyrennau hynny yno, gadewch i ni gael y bobl yma, gadewch i ni sicrhau eu bod yn ddiogel, a gadewch i ni roi iddyn nhw'r hyn yr wyf i'n gwybod y mae pobl Cymru yn awyddus i'w roi iddyn nhw. Diolch yn fawr iawn.
English: Diolch yn fawr, Jane Dodds. These are very important contributions, and we will be relaying - . In fact, I said to the Minister for Refugees that I would be sending him my statement and I will be following up on our points and concerns and questions raised. Just to say, we're reaching out particularly to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, because we really do want to use this route as a supersponsor to break down as many barriers as possible. I think, Sioned, you made that point. We can best support people fleeing Ukraine, particularly the most vulnerable, who may not have access to the funds, or people sponsoring them from here, which is happening to quite a lot of refugees we know - . We want to reach those who may not have the means to reach our shores. And, of course, I will be raising that again in terms of costs of transport, not just here, but to get here as well. This is a question for the UK Government, clearly. So, we are a nation of sanctuary, we are a supersponsor, and we are eager to support individuals and, in particular, the most vulnerable to reach safety in Wales.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr, Jane Dodds. Mae'r rhain yn gyfraniadau pwysig iawn, ac fe fyddwn ni'n trosglwyddo - . Yn wir, dywedais wrth y Gweinidog Ffoaduriaid y byddwn i'n anfon fy natganiad ato a byddaf i'n mynd ar drywydd ein pwyntiau a'n pryderon a'r cwestiynau sydd wedi eu codi. Dim ond i ddweud, rydym ni'n estyn allan yn arbennig at Uchel Gomisiynydd Ffoaduriaid y Cenhedloedd Unedig, oherwydd ein bod ni'n awyddus iawn i ddefnyddio'r llwybr uwch-noddwr hwn i oresgyn cynifer o rwystrau â phosibl. Rwy'n credu, Sioned, mai chi wnaeth y pwynt hwnnw. Y ffordd orau y gallwn ni gefnogi pobl sy'n ffoi o Wcráin, yn enwedig y rhai mwyaf agored i niwed, nad oes ganddyn nhw arian o bosibl, neu bobl sy'n eu noddi nhw yma, sy'n digwydd i gryn dipyn o ffoaduriaid fel gwyddom ni - . Rydym ni'n awyddus i estyn allan at rai nad oes ganddyn nhw'r modd o gyrraedd ein glannau. Ac, wrth gwrs, fe fyddaf i'n codi hynny unwaith eto o ran costau trafnidiaeth, nid yn y fan hon yn unig, ond i gyrraedd yma hefyd. Cwestiwn i Lywodraeth y DU yw hwn, yn amlwg. Felly, rydym ni'n genedl noddfa, rydym ni'n uwch-noddwr, ac rydym ni'n awyddus i gefnogi unigolion ac, yn benodol, y rhai mwyaf agored i niwed i gael lloches yng Nghymru.
English: I'm conscious of time, Minister, so I will shorten what I was going to say. Minister, thank you for all that you're doing, and I really welcome the statement today. I was contacted by a constituent who's been contacted in turn, through the Ukrainian refugees scheme, by a Ukrainian medical student who's desperate to continue her studies in the UK. Obviously, Ukraine would like their students to stay and be educated there, but this isn't the case for some. The trouble is, in this country, for medical students in particular, there is no accreditation of prior learning in UK undergraduate medical education, meaning any students coming to the UK would need to start their studies again in year 1 of the course. Obviously, that's a big problem, and we obviously all want to see these young people continue with their studies. Minister, I just wondered if you could share any discussions that you've had with your ministerial colleagues, from across the UK, about how refugees can access education, and, in particular, higher and further education. And what consideration have you given to providing specific support for those studying for particular degrees, such as medicine and health qualifications?
Welsh: Rwy'n ymwybodol o'r amser, Gweinidog, felly rwyf i am grynhoi yr hyn yr oeddwn i am ei ddweud. Gweinidog, diolch i chi am bopeth yr ydych chi'n ei wneud, ac rwy'n croesawu datganiad heddiw yn fawr iawn. Cysylltodd etholwr â mi sydd wedi bod mewn cysylltiad ei hun yn ei dro, drwy gynllun ffoaduriaid Wcráin, â myfyriwr meddygol o Wcráin sy'n awyddus iawn i barhau â'i hastudiaethau yn y DU. Yn amlwg, byddai Wcráin yn dymuno i'w myfyrwyr aros yno a chael eu haddysgu yno, ond nid yw hyn yn wir am rai ohonyn nhw. Y broblem yw, yn y wlad hon, ar gyfer myfyrwyr meddygol yn arbennig, nid oes achrediad dysgu blaenorol mewn addysg feddygol israddedig yn y DU, sy'n golygu y byddai angen i unrhyw fyfyrwyr sy'n dod i'r DU ddechrau eu hastudiaethau unwaith eto o flwyddyn 1 y cwrs. Yn amlwg, mae honno'n broblem fawr, ac mae hi'n amlwg ein bod ni i gyd yn awyddus i weld y bobl ifanc hyn yn parhau â'u hastudiaethau. Gweinidog, roeddwn i'n meddwl tybed a fyddech chi'n gallu rhannu unrhyw drafodaethau yr ydych chi wedi eu cael gyda'ch cyd-Weinidogion, o bob rhan o'r DU, ynglŷn â sut y gall ffoaduriaid gael mynediad i addysg, ac, yn benodol, i addysg uwch ac addysg bellach. A pha ystyriaeth yr ydych chi wedi ei rhoi i roi cymorth arbennig i'r rhai sy'n astudio am raddau arbennig, fel meddygaeth a chymwysterau iechyd?
English: Thank you very much, Peter Fox. All Ministers are engaging with their particular sectors. So, I know the Minister for Education and the Welsh Language, and, indeed, working with myself and his officials, is working with all the universities in Wales, one way or another, and making links. Some of them already had links with universities in Ukraine. But there is a particular link to medical students that I'm aware of. So, I'm sure that, if you also would want to pass information over to me, then we can look particularly at ways in which they are already beginning to overcome perhaps some of those barriers. Because Ukrainian medical students coming to Wales - that's another welcome that we want to reach out for.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn, Peter Fox. Mae pob Gweinidog yn ymgysylltu â'u sectorau arbennig nhw. Felly, rwy'n gwybod bod y Gweinidog Addysg a'r Gymraeg, ac, yn wir, gan weithio gyda fi a'i swyddogion, yn gweithio gyda'r holl brifysgolion yng Nghymru, ryw ffordd neu'r llall, ac yn llunio cysylltiadau. Roedd gan rai ohonyn nhw gysylltiadau â phrifysgolion yn Wcráin eisoes. Ond ceir cysylltiadau penodol â myfyrwyr meddygol yr wyf i'n ymwybodol ohono. Felly, rwy'n siŵr, pe byddech chi'n rhoi'r wybodaeth i mi hefyd, y gallwn ni edrych yn benodol ar ffyrdd y maen nhw'n dechrau goresgyn rhai o'r rhwystrau hynny eisoes, efallai. Gan fod myfyrwyr meddygol o Wcráin yn dod i Gymru - dyna groeso arall yr ydym ni'n barod iawn i'w estyn.
English: Another appeal to speed up the visa process. There is a community on Anglesey that is ready to welcome a mother and daughter; the school uniform is ready to go. It is now nine days since the family on Anglesey began going through the visa application process - doing it themselves, rather than leaving it to the mother and daughter, because it's in English only and they don't have good English, because they're trying to do it on a phone, where they have a computer here, where they have good internet in Wales, where they're unable to do that in Ukraine. The family on Anglesey is appalled at the process that they have experienced and, nine days on, they don't even know if their application has been received - there is no acknowledgement. Can the Welsh Government please press on the UK Government to make sure that there is an acknowledgement system, and that there is perhaps a means to log in to check on the process? We need to be able to welcome these families as quickly as possible.
Welsh: Apêl arall i gyflymu'r broses fisa. Mae yna gymuned ar Ynys Môn sy'n barod i groesawu mam a merch; mae'r wisg ysgol yn barod i'w gwisgo. Aeth naw diwrnod heibio erbyn hyn ers i'r teulu ar Ynys Môn ddechrau'r broses o wneud cais am fisa - gwneud hynny eu hunain, yn hytrach na'i gadael i'r fam a'r ferch, oherwydd yn Saesneg yn unig y mae ar gael ac nid ydyn nhw'n rhugl yn Saesneg, oherwydd ei bod nhw'n ceisio gwneud hynny dros y ffôn, ond yma mae yna gyfrifiadur ar gael, mae rhyngrwyd cyflym ar gael yng Nghymru, ond nid yw hynny ar gael yn Wcráin. Mae'r teulu ar Ynys Môn yn credu bod y broses y maen nhw wedi bod yn destun iddi yn warthus, a naw diwrnod yn ddiweddarach, nid ydyn nhw'n gwybod a yw eu cais wedi dod i law hyd yn oed - nid oes unrhyw gydnabyddiaeth o hynny wedi dod. A wnaiff Llywodraeth Cymru bwyso ar Lywodraeth y DU i sicrhau bod system o gydnabyddiaeth yn bodoli, a bod modd mewngofnodi i wirio'r broses efallai? Mae angen i ni allu croesawu'r teuluoedd hyn cyn gynted ag y bo modd gwneud hynny.
English: Thank you very much. And I welcome your question, your comments, your contribution, Rhun ap Iorwerth. From that family in Anglesey, from that community, which I know has welcomed so many in Anglesey, it's important that I pass this back, this strong support for the UK Government to speed up the visa process. Let's look at it: over 10,000 people in Wales expressed an interest to become a sponsor under the Homes for Ukraine scheme. And so many of them now are doing this on behalf of people, and raising funds, and actually going out and meeting people and driving them back - there are so many examples of incredible support. And Welsh people want it to work, and they want those visas sorted, and we want to make sure that we can support those who are waiting - many of whom are very vulnerable. And I thank your constituents for taking that particularly important role. Thank you.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn i chi. Ac rwy'n croesawu eich cwestiwn, a'ch sylwadau, a'ch cyfraniad, Rhun ap Iorwerth. O ran y teulu hwnnw ar Ynys Môn, o ran y gymuned honno, y gwn ei bod wedi croesawu cynifer ar Ynys Môn, mae'n bwysig fy mod i'n trosglwyddo hyn yn ôl i chi, y gefnogaeth gref hon i Lywodraeth y DU gyflymu'r broses fisa. Gadewch i ni ystyried hynny: mae dros 10,000 o bobl yng Nghymru wedi mynegi diddordeb i fod yn noddwr gyda chynllun Cartrefi i Wcráin. Ac mae cynifer ohonyn nhw'n gwneud hyn ar ran pobl erbyn hyn, ac yn codi arian, ac yn mynd allan i gwrdd â phobl a'u gyrru nhw adref - fe geir llaweroedd o enghreifftiau o gefnogaeth anhygoel. Ac mae pobl Cymru yn awyddus i hon fod yn llwyddiannus, ac yn dymuno i'r fisâu hyn gael eu cwblhau, ac rydym ni'n awyddus i sicrhau y gallwn ni gefnogi'r rhai hynny sy'n aros - y mae llawer ohonyn nhw'n agored iawn i niwed. Ac rwy'n diolch i'ch etholwyr chi am ymgymryd â'r gwaith hwn sy'n arbennig o bwysig. Diolch i chi.
English: Diolch yn fawr iawn, Deputy Llywydd, and thank you for your statement this afternoon, Minister. I was contacted by a constituent this morning who was enquiring about sponsorship, as he wants to sponsor a mother and her son from Ukraine. And the issue he's had is that he hasn't had any access to any information regarding that, from either Welsh Government or Denbighshire County Council. So, my question really is about improving the communications between local authorities, and with the Welsh Government as well, so that we're all singing from the same hymn sheet. I'm sure my constituent's not the only one out there who would like to pursue something along those lines, so we've got to be in a situation where we're actually maximising the potential of this so we can help as many Ukrainians as possible.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn, Dirprwy Lywydd, a diolch am eich datganiad y prynhawn yma, Gweinidog. Cysylltodd etholwr â mi fore heddiw a oedd yn holi ynglŷn â noddi, ac mae'n awyddus i noddi mam a'i mab o Wcráin. A'r broblem y mae ef wedi'i chael oedd nad yw wedi cael unrhyw wybodaeth am hynny, gan Lywodraeth Cymru na Chyngor Sir Ddinbych. Felly, mae fy nghwestiwn i mewn gwirionedd yn ymwneud â gwella'r cyfathrebu sydd rhwng awdurdodau lleol, a gyda Llywodraeth Cymru hefyd, fel ein bod ni i gyd yn dilyn yr un cyfarwyddyd. Rwy'n siŵr nad fy etholwr i yw'r unig un a fyddai'n hoffi gwneud rhywbeth o'r fath, felly mae'n rhaid i ni fod mewn sefyllfa lle rydym ni'n manteisio i'r eithaf mewn gwirionedd ar bosibiliadau hyn er mwyn helpu cynifer o bobl Wcráin â phosibl.
English: Thank you very much, Gareth Davies. It is a UK Government Homes for Ukraine scheme. We are going to be a supersponsor within that scheme. You can access that at homesforukraine.campaign.gov.uk. You will see we have a Sanctuary Welsh Government website. I've given you the numbers. It's really important that we push this information out as much as possible. Share the oral statement with everyone, because it actually has the key information that they need. But the most important thing is to recognise that it is a UK Government scheme, and I'm sure your Members of Parliament as well will assist in this. They have got to now ensure, through what we can do, the Welsh Government, with our website, with our contact number - they can call that contact number I've given you today as well - to get the information through. Because, yes, we all want this to work, to support those fleeing the horrors of Putin's absolute disaster invasion. It's just so dreadful. We want to help those Ukrainian refugees. Diolch.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn, Gareth Davies. Mae'n gynllun Cartrefi ar gyfer Wcráin gan Lywodraeth y DU. Byddwn yn uwch-noddwr yn y cynllun hwnnw. Gallwch gael mynediad iddo yn homesforukraine.campaign.gov.uk. Fe welwch chi fod gennym ni wefan Noddfa Llywodraeth Cymru. Rwyf wedi rhoi'r rhifau i chi. Mae'n bwysig iawn ein bod yn gwthio'r wybodaeth hon gymaint â phosibl. Rhannwch y datganiad llafar â phawb, gan ei fod yn cynnwys yr wybodaeth allweddol sydd ei hangen arnyn nhw mewn gwirionedd. Ond y peth pwysicaf yw cydnabod mai cynllun gan Lywodraeth y DU ydyw, ac rwy'n siŵr y bydd eich Aelodau Seneddol yn cynorthwyo yn hyn o beth hefyd. Mae'n rhaid iddyn nhw bellach sicrhau, drwy'r hyn y gallwn ni ei wneud, Llywodraeth Cymru, gyda'n gwefan ni, gyda'n rhif cyswllt ni - gallan nhw ffonio'r rhif cyswllt hwnnw yr wyf i wedi ei roi i chi heddiw hefyd - i drosglwyddo'r wybodaeth. Oherwydd, ydym, rydym ni i gyd yn awyddus i hyn weithio, i gefnogi'r rhai sy'n ffoi rhag erchyllterau ymosodiad trychinebus llwyr Putin. Mae mor ofnadwy. Rydym yn awyddus i helpu'r ffoaduriaid hynny o Wcráin. Diolch.
English: Item 6 today is the statement by the Minister for Finance and Local Government on non-domestic rates reform. I call on the Minister for Finance and Local Government, Rebecca Evans.
Welsh: Eitem 6 heddiw yw'r datganiad gan y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol ar ddiwygio ardrethi annomestig. Galwaf ar y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol, Rebecca Evans.
English: I very much welcome the statement, and I'm really pleased to see acceptance of national non-domestic rates as an important part of local government income. Of course, pre NNDR, rates were paid by businesses to the local council. Why does the Minister not want to return business rates to local authorities? I am pleased that the Welsh Government supports more regular revaluations. This should stop the big rises and falls in rateable values that we have seen previously. Business rates have one great advantage over other business taxes in that they are difficult to avoid. You can't hide the building, you can't take the building abroad, and you can't do all the clever things that they do to avoid corporation tax. While I welcome consideration of a land value tax, does the Minister accept that such a tax could lead to some areas of high land value with no shops? I'm thinking of areas within your own constituency that have very high values down on the Gower peninsula, and the land value is so high that it may well have been that shops could not afford it. And finally, does the Minister accept that the top priority has got to be that whatever is done brings exactly the same amount of money as we have now, because local government needs it?
Welsh: Rwy'n croesawu'r datganiad yn fawr, ac rwy'n falch iawn o weld derbyn ardrethi annomestig cenedlaethol yn rhan bwysig o incwm llywodraeth leol. Wrth gwrs, cyn ardrethi annomestig cenedlaethol, cafodd ardrethi eu talu gan fusnesau i'r cyngor lleol. Pam nad yw'r Gweinidog yn dymuno dychwelyd ardrethi busnes i awdurdodau lleol? Rwy'n falch bod Llywodraeth Cymru yn cefnogi ailbrisiadau mwy rheolaidd. Dylai hyn atal y codiadau mawr a'r gostyngiadau mewn gwerthoedd ardrethol yr ydym wedi'u gweld o'r blaen. Mae gan ardrethi busnes un fantais fawr dros drethi busnes eraill gan eu bod yn anodd eu hosgoi. Ni allwch guddio'r adeilad, ni allwch fynd â'r adeilad dramor, ac ni allwch wneud yr holl bethau clyfar maen nhw'n eu gwneud i osgoi treth gorfforaeth. Er fy mod i'n croesawu ystyried treth ar werth tir, a yw'r Gweinidog yn derbyn y gallai treth o'r fath arwain at rai ardaloedd o werth tir uchel heb siopau? Rwy'n meddwl am ardaloedd yn eich etholaeth eich hun sydd â gwerthoedd uchel iawn i lawr ar benrhyn Gŵyr, ac mae gwerth y tir mor uchel ei fod yn ddigon posibl na allai siopau ei fforddio. Ac yn olaf, a yw'r Gweinidog yn derbyn bod yn rhaid i'r prif bwyslais fod ar sicrhau bod beth bynnag sy'n cael ei wneud yn dod ag union yr un swm o arian ag sydd gennym yn awr, oherwydd bod ei angen ar lywodraeth leol?
English: Well, thank you very much for that.
Welsh: Wel, diolch yn fawr iawn am hynna.