English: We have as many as 5,000 war memorials in Wales, and they take different forms - be they plaques or small cenotaphs. There are parks, there are hospitals and village halls that are also memorials and are part of what was invested by Welsh communities, with public support, to remember those lost from those communities in the first world war and the second world war, without forgetting, of course, the wars since then, or, indeed, the civil war in Spain. Remembering these events is a duty on all of us. I have listened carefully to what was said by Paul today, and I have read what he has said before, and I praise his diligence in continuing to pursue this debate. Therefore, in responding, I want to say that we will look anew at our relationship with the War Memorials Trust. I do note that Historic England, the body that corresponds to Cadw in England, and, indeed, Historic Environment Scotland, have a direct relationship with the War Memorials Trust, and perhaps it would be appropriate for us too to strengthen our relationship with that trust, as we have collaborated with them in the grant scheme that Paul referred to. Local communities, of course, do contribute, particularly in terms of the Royal British Region and volunteers to that vital work of looking after war memorials, and we do see the importance of us, as a Government, not just acknowledging that work but supporting these activities. It's fair for me to say that Cadw has taken action in this field from the point of view of listing memorials. I accept that listing legislation does not mean that there is safety guaranteed for these memorials, but the number of memorials has increased, and the Welsh Government, through the Cymru'n Cofio Wales Remembers programme that Paul referred to, has been designating or noting the centenary of the first world war, and Cadw prepared practical guidance for communities wishing to conserve and care for their war memorials. And over 40 individual grants, totalling almost £230,000, have been awarded for conservation of all types of memorials, and that has now been allocated from that source. One of those is the other memorial that I will be visiting on Sunday, hopefully, namely the national war memorial in Cathays Park. So, we as, a Government, have shown that we do have the will to care for memorials in Wales but we've also supported memorials of national importance outside of Wales, with expenditure of £25,000 towards the Welsh memorial in Flanders, and also support for the memorial in Mametz Wood, in northern France - expenditure of around £7,000 there. But as this specific period of remembering the first world war is coming to an end, and as we have collaborated with the War Memorials Trust in the past, I will commit that I am going to consider further how we can strengthen our action as a Government in the way that Paul has suggested. He wouldn't expect me to make a stronger commitment than that today, but I do have my own interest, not just from the point of view being the Minister with responsibility in responding today, but also as regards the importance of remembering and remembering appropriately. I appreciate very much the contributions that have been made in the different communities throughout the years to celebrate, to remember and to acknowledge, and to grieve of course. All of these aspects come together.
Welsh: Mae gyda ni gofebau rhyfel, cymaint â 5,000, o bosib, ar draws Cymru, ac maen nhw ar wahanol ffurfiau - yn blaciau neu'n senotaffau bychain. Mae yna barciau, mae yna ysbytai, a neuaddau coffa hefyd, sydd yn rhan o'r hyn a fuddsoddwyd gan gymunedau yng Nghymru, gyda chefnogaeth gyhoeddus, i gofio'r rhai a gollwyd o'r cymunedau hynny yn y rhyfel byd cyntaf a'r ail ryfel byd, a pheidied ag anghofio, wrth gwrs, y rhyfeloedd ers hynny, nac, yn wir, y rhyfel cartref yn Sbaen. Mae coffáu'r digwyddiadau yma'n ddyletswydd arnon ni i gyd. Rydw i wedi gwrando'n ofalus ar beth a gyflwynwyd gan Paul heddiw, ac wedi darllen beth y dywedodd o o'r blaen, ac rydw i'n canmol ei ddygnwch o yn parhau i ddilyn y drafodaeth yma. Felly, wrth ymateb, rwyf am ddweud y gwnawn ni edrych o'r newydd ar ein perthynas â'r Ymddiriedolaeth Cofebau Rhyfel - y War Memorials Trust. Dwi yn sylwi bod Historic England, y corff hanesyddol sy'n cyfateb i Cadw yn Lloegr, ac, yn wir, Historic Environment Scotland, mewn perthynas uniongyrchol gyda'r ymddiriedolaeth, ac efallai y byddai o'n briodol i ni gryfhau ein perthynas â'r ymddiriedolaeth, gan ein bod ni wedi cydweithio gyda nhw yn y cynllun grantiau y cyfeiriodd Paul ato fo. Mae cymunedau lleol, wrth gwrs, yn cyfrannu, yn enwedig drwy'r Lleng Brydeinig Frenhinol a'r gwirfoddolwyr i'r gwaith hanfodol o ofalu am gofebau rhyfel, ac rydyn ni yn gweld ei bod hi'n bwysig ein bod ni, fel Llywodraeth, nid jest yn cydnabod ond yn cefnogi'r gweithgareddau yma. Mae'n deg imi ddweud bod Cadw wedi gweithredu yn y maes yma o safbwynt rhestru cofebau. Dwi'n derbyn nad ydy deddfwriaeth restru'n golygu bod yna gadwraeth ddiogel o angenrheidrwydd, ond mae nifer y cofebau wedi cynyddu, ac mae Llywodraeth Cymru, drwy'r rhaglen Cymru'n Cofio, y cyfeiriodd Paul ati, wedi bod yn dynodi canmlwyddiant y rhyfel byd cyntaf, ac fe baratôdd Cadw ganllawiau ymarferol i gymunedau sy'n dymuno gwarchod a gofalu am eu cofebau rhyfel. Ac mae yna dros 40 o grantiau unigol, cyfanswm o £230,000, ar gyfer gwarchod pob math o gofebau wedi dod allan o'r ffynhonnell yna. Un ohonyn nhw ydy'r gofeb arall - byddaf i yno ddydd Sul, gobeithio - sef cofeb rhyfel cenedlaethol Cymru ym Mharc Cathays. Felly, rydyn ni, fel Llywodraeth wedi dangos bod gyda ni ewyllys tuag at goffáu yng Nghymru, ond rydyn ni hefyd wedi cefnogi cofebau o bwys cenedlaethol y tu allan i Gymru, gyda gwariant o £25,000 yn y gofeb Gymreig yn Fflandrys, a'r cymorth yn ogystal i'r gofeb yng Nghoedwig Mametz, yng ngogledd Ffrainc - gwariant o ryw £7,000 yn y fan honno. Ond gan fod y cyfnod penodol o ddathlu'r rhyfel mawr, y rhyfel cyntaf, yn dirwyn i ben, a gan ein bod ni wedi cydweithio gyda'r ymddiriedolaeth, y War Memorials Trust yn y gorffennol, fe wnaf i ymrwymiad fy mod i'n mynd i ystyried ymhellach sut y gallwn ni gryfhau ein gweithredu fel Llywodraeth yn y ffordd y mae Paul wedi'i awgrymu. Fyddai fo ddim yn disgwyl imi wneud ymrwymiad cryfach na hynny heddiw, ond mae gen i ddiddordeb fy hun, nid yn unig o safbwynt y Gweinidog sydd â chyfrifoldeb yn ateb heddiw, ond hefyd o ran y pwysigrwydd o gofio, ac o gofio'n briodol. A dwi'n gwerthfawrogi'n fawr y cyfraniadau sydd wedi cael eu gwneud yn y gwahanol gymunedau ar hyd y blynyddoedd i ddathlu, i gofio ac i gydnabod, ac i alaru, wrth gwrs. Mae'r pethau yma i gyd yn mynd gyda'i gilydd.