English: It is a really serious situation that we face, and it's good that we're able to really debate this here in the Senedd. I do want to say that I know the Minister has had many, many things on her plate and it has been a very pressurised time, but, right now, to think that we might face a nurses' strike is really very challenging for us as a society here in Wales. To think that many of the lowest paid who care most directly and work so hard for the patients in their care might be considering going on strike - . Now, put yourself in the head of somebody who has devoted themselves to caring for vulnerable people in need, and think, 'The only way I can get better conditions, better pay, is actually to strike.' They have not made that decision lightly. I want to just focus on two areas, briefly. One of those has been covered to Luke Fletcher, in relation to section 25B. I would seek confirmation that there is no commitment at all to row back on this, because I am concerned, actually, that that might be happening. The RCN actually cite very clearly that section 25B retains nurses - that nurses working in wards where that is the case actually want to stay. So, it's imperative that we retain it and extend it. I'm bound to say, of course, that this Bill was brought in by Kirsty Williams and the Welsh Liberal Democrats. In fact, it's the only private Member's Bill in 23 years to actually go through the Senedd, showing, I think, the degree of support and commitment that there was across parties to making sure that we had those safe nurse staffing levels. I would welcome as well an update from you, Minister, on whether you plan to extend the Act, as you've heard from Luke Fletcher, in order to address the staffing retention crisis in many other areas of our NHS. The final issue I just wanted to touch on is, it seems, the Welsh Government's refusal to use the levers at its disposal to actually award better pay for nurses. Before I go on to that, I think it's important that we don't get lost in the language of 'pay rise', because in the dire economic circumstances we find ourselves in, not least that the retail price index measure of inflation is running at 11 per cent, any pay award that the Welsh Government offer nurses below that level is actually a real-terms pay cut, and that's why I implore you to do everything in your power to deliver on a real pay rise for our nurses, to address the recruitment and retention crisis in the Welsh NHS. That's why I'll be supporting the motion today. Because I do know that the Welsh Government has in its power the ability to pay our nurses, and that is that we can look at how we use the powers here to raise taxes. I've said this time and time again: we have the ability here in Wales now - we have the ability to put on a penny in the pound. Now, I'm sure that many people around Wales wouldn't begrudge that; in fact, I think they'd commit to that, for our valued NHS workers and our valued social care workers. Let's be bold, let's be brave, let's see a commitment to that part of our society that cares for our most vulnerable. Thank you. Diolch yn fawr iawn.
Welsh: Mae sefyllfa ddifrifol iawn yn ein hwynebu, ac mae'n dda ein bod yn gallu trafod hyn yn iawn yma yn y Senedd. Rwyf am ddweud fy mod yn gwybod bod gan y Gweinidog lawer iawn o bethau ar ei phlât ac mae wedi bod yn amser anodd iawn, ond ar hyn o bryd, mae meddwl y gallem wynebu streic nyrsys yn heriol iawn i ni fel cymdeithas yma yng Nghymru. Mae meddwl y gallai llawer o'r rhai sy'n cael y cyflogau isaf ac sy'n gofalu'n fwyaf uniongyrchol ac yn gweithio mor galed dros y cleifion yn eu gofal fod yn ystyried mynd ar streic - . Nawr, rhowch eich hun ym mhen rhywun sydd wedi ymroi i ofalu am bobl fregus mewn angen, a meddyliwch, 'Yr unig ffordd y gallaf gael amodau gwell, gwell cyflog, yw drwy streicio.' Nid ydynt wedi gwneud y penderfyniad hwnnw ar chwarae bach. Rwyf eisiau canolbwyntio ar ddau faes yn fyr. Mae un o'r rheini wedi cael sylw gan Luke Fletcher, mewn perthynas ag adran 25B. Hoffwn ofyn am gadarnhad nad oes ymrwymiad o gwbl i gefnu ar hyn, oherwydd rwy'n bryderus y gallai hynny fod yn digwydd. Mae'r Coleg Nyrsio Brenhinol yn nodi'n glir iawn fod adran 25B yn cadw nyrsys - fod nyrsys sy'n gweithio ar wardiau lle mae hynny'n wir eisiau aros mewn gwirionedd. Felly, mae'n hanfodol ein bod yn ei gadw ac yn ei ymestyn. Rhaid imi ddweud, wrth gwrs, mai Kirsty Williams a Democratiaid Rhyddfrydol Cymru a gyflwynodd y Bil. Mewn gwirionedd, dyma'r unig Fil Aelod preifat mewn 23 mlynedd i fynd drwy'r Senedd, sy'n dangos, rwy'n credu, faint o gefnogaeth ac ymrwymiad a welwyd ar draws y pleidiau i wneud yn siŵr fod gennym lefelau diogel o staff nyrsio. Byddwn yn croesawu diweddariad gennych chi hefyd, Weinidog, yn nodi a ydych chi'n bwriadu ymestyn y Ddeddf, fel y clywsoch gan Luke Fletcher, er mwyn mynd i'r afael â'r argyfwng cadw staff mewn sawl rhan arall o'n GIG. Y mater terfynol roeddwn eisiau ei grybwyll yw ei bod hi'n ymddangos bod Llywodraeth Cymru wedi gwrthod defnyddio'r ysgogiadau sydd ar gael iddi i ddyfarnu tâl gwell i nyrsys. Cyn i mi fynd ymlaen at hynny, rwy'n credu ei bod yn bwysig nad ydym yn mynd ar goll yn iaith 'codiad cyflog', oherwydd yn yr amgylchiadau economaidd enbyd rydym ynddynt, nid yn lleiaf fod mesur chwyddiant y mynegai prisiau manwerthu ar 11 y cant, mae unrhyw ddyfarniad cyflog y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn ei gynnig i nyrsys o dan y lefel honno yn doriad cyflog mewn termau real, a dyna pam rwy'n erfyn arnoch i wneud popeth yn eich gallu i sicrhau codiad cyflog go iawn i'n nyrsys, i fynd i'r afael â'r argyfwng recriwtio a chadw staff yn y GIG yng Nghymru. Dyna pam y byddaf yn cefnogi'r cynnig heddiw. Oherwydd rwy'n gwybod bod gan Lywodraeth Cymru rym i allu talu ein nyrsys, a gallwn edrych ar sut y defnyddiwn bwerau yma i godi trethi. Rwyf wedi dweud hyn dro ar ôl tro: mae gennym allu yma yng Nghymru nawr - mae gennym allu i godi ceiniog yn y bunt. Nawr, rwy'n siŵr na fyddai llawer o bobl o amgylch Cymru yn gwarafun hynny; mewn gwirionedd, rwy'n credu y byddent yn ymrwymo i hynny, i'n gweithwyr GIG gwerthfawr a'n gweithwyr gofal cymdeithasol gwerthfawr. Gadewch inni fod yn feiddgar, gadewch inni fod yn ddewr, gadewch inni weld ymrwymiad i'r rhan honno o'n cymdeithas sy'n gofalu am ein pobl fwyaf bregus. Diolch yn fawr iawn.