English: Thanks to the Minister for his statement today. You referred in your statement to the rapid technological changes in the ways in which passengers can order taxis these days. You didn't specifically mention Uber in your statement, but of course you did then talk about Uber in response to one of the contributors. It's a somewhat difficult issue. Yes, many drivers are worried about the impact of Uber on the way in which they do their business and on their livelihood generally. On the other hand, I have had people telling me as passengers that they view it as a welcome development. So, you have to, to some extent, balance these varying viewpoints. I wasn't totally sure how ultimately you would view Uber and how it fits into the licensing framework that you see in Wales and I wondered if you could clarify that, and also with regard to the point Dai Lloyd made about the possible limitations on legal competence relating to employment law that your Government has under the Wales Act. Another issue that you looked at in your statement was effective integrated transport; that's obviously one of the Government's aims. Sometimes we do have railway stations with no taxi rank serving them, so there is a fairly erratic provision of taxi ranks at railway stations in Wales, as elsewhere. For instance, Pontypridd - in recent years they don't have, any more, any provision for taxis outside the train station. The rank is now in town, which is a considerable distance away for immobile people, so it's not particularly helpful. My office has been in touch with Arriva about this issue, and their response is that they didn't want provision of taxis at the front of the station - that's on land that they own - because it's been a safety issue in the past, with people turning up late at night, probably off the last train from Cardiff, and staggering across the road. So, yes, that's a safety issue, clearly, but does the Government have any intention to standardise in any way the provision of taxis at railway stations? It seems to me that in the case of Pontypridd there may be a case for having some provision there, despite the safety aspect. Dai Lloyd mentioned fleetingly the short fares problem that has been an issue in Cardiff that was highlighted in the local press. We did have problems with young women late on Saturday nights. There were a couple of cases of sexual assault and we then had the issue of the problem of women walking home alone, sometimes in a less than sober state, and they were unable to get taxis in some cases because they lived only a short distance away from the city centre. This is covered, of course, by licensing regulations, but the problem is how to enforce these regulations and how to ensure that drivers do take these short fares. Another problem that has arisen - well, I can't say it's a problem - a suspected problem in Cardiff in recent years has been the aspect of whether the badge holder is actually the person who is licensed to drive the vehicle. So, that's another one that's covered by current licensing requirements, but, again, how do we make sure that the licensing authority effectively enforces these regulations? I was pleased that Russell George mentioned the Petitions Committee's recent inquiry into the problems of disabled people accessing taxis, and you yourself touched on the fact that you are going to be looking at strengthening the training procedures, so there is going to be some sort of standardised training for the drivers in dealing with disabled people. Because that was something that came out of the inquiry very strongly, that disabled people did feel, quite often with taxi drivers, they were dealing with people who hadn't been adequately trained to deal with them. The other aspect that came out relating to taxis was a lack of fittings - a lack of taxis that were fitted with the right facilities to deal with disabled people. So, that is another thing, maybe, that you could enlighten us on now. Thank you.
Welsh: Diolch i'r Gweinidog am ei ddatganiad heddiw. Cyfeiriasoch yn eich datganiad at y newidiadau technolegol cyflym yn y ffyrdd y gall teithwyr archebu tacsis y dyddiau hyn. Nid oeddech yn sôn yn benodol am Uber yn eich datganiad, ond wrth gwrs roeddech wedyn yn siarad am Uber mewn ymateb i un o'r cyfranwyr. Mae'n fater anodd braidd. Mae llawer o yrwyr yn poeni am effaith Uber ar y ffordd y maent yn gwneud eu busnes ac ar eu bywoliaeth yn gyffredinol. Ar y llaw arall, rwyf wedi cael pobl yn dweud wrthyf fel teithwyr eu bod yn croesawu'r datblygiad. Felly, mae'n rhaid i chi, i ryw raddau, gydbwyso'r safbwyntiau amrywiol hyn. Doeddwn i ddim yn hollol siŵr sut yn y pen draw y byddech yn gweld Uber a sut mae'n rhan o'r fframwaith trwyddedu a welwch chi yng Nghymru. Tybed a allech chi egluro hynny, a hefyd y pwynt a wnaeth Dai Lloyd am y cyfyngiadau posibl ar gymhwysedd cyfreithiol sy'n ymwneud â chyfraith cyflogaeth, sydd gan eich Llywodraeth dan Ddeddf Cymru. Mater arall yr edrychoch chi arno yn eich datganiad oedd trafnidiaeth integredig effeithiol; sy'n amlwg yn un o amcanion y Llywodraeth. Weithiau, mae gennym orsafoedd rheilffordd heb unrhyw safle tacsis yn eu gwasanaethu, felly ceir darpariaeth eithaf anghyson o safleoedd tacsis mewn gorsafoedd rheilffordd yng Nghymru, fel mewn mannau eraill. Er enghraifft, Pontypridd - yn y blynyddoedd diwethaf nid oes ganddynt, bellach, unrhyw ddarpariaeth ar gyfer tacsis y tu allan i'r orsaf drenau. Mae'r safle tacsis yn y dref erbyn hyn, sydd gryn bellter i ffwrdd ar gyfer pobl sy'n cael trafferth i symud, felly nid yw'n arbennig o ddefnyddiol. Mae fy swyddfa i wedi bod mewn cysylltiad ag Arriva am y mater hwn, a'u hymateb nhw yw nad ydynt eisiau darparu tacsis y tu blaen i'r orsaf - sydd ar dir y maen nhw'n berchen arno - oherwydd ei fod wedi bod yn broblem o ran diogelwch yn y gorffennol, gyda phobl yn cyrraedd yn hwyr yn y nos, yn ôl pob tebyg oddi ar y trên olaf o Gaerdydd, ac yn cerdded yn sigledig ar draws y ffordd. Felly, ydy, mae hynny'n achosi problem diogelwch, yn amlwg, ond a oes gan y Llywodraeth unrhyw fwriad i safoni mewn unrhyw ffordd y ddarpariaeth o dacsis mewn gorsafoedd rheilffordd? Mae'n ymddangos i mi yn achos Pontypridd y gallai fod achos dros gael rhywfaint o ddarpariaeth yno, er gwaethaf yr agwedd ddiogelwch. Soniodd Dai Lloyd yn gryno am y broblem teithiau byr sydd wedi bod yn broblem yng Nghaerdydd a amlygwyd yn y wasg leol. Fe gawsom broblemau gyda menywod ifanc yn hwyr ar nos Sadwrn. Roedd un neu ddau o achosion o ymosodiad rhywiol ac yna cawsom fater y broblem o fenywod yn cerdded adref ar eu pennau eu hunain, weithiau mewn cyflwr llai na sobr, ac nad oeddent yn gallu cael tacsis mewn rhai achosion oherwydd eu bod yn byw dim ond ychydig bellter i ffwrdd o ganol y ddinas. Mae hyn yn cael ei gwmpasu, wrth gwrs, gan y rheoliadau trwyddedu, ond y broblem yw sut i orfodi'r rheoliadau hyn a sut i sicrhau bod gyrwyr yn fodlon derbyn y teithiau byr hyn. Problem arall sydd wedi codi - wel, ni allaf ddweud ei bod yn broblem - problem a amheuir yng Nghaerdydd dros y blynyddoedd diwethaf fu'r agwedd o ba un ai'r deiliad bathodyn mewn gwirionedd yw'r person sydd wedi'i drwyddedu i yrru'r cerbyd. Felly, dyna un arall sy'n dod o dan ofynion trwyddedu presennol, ond, unwaith eto, sut ydym ni'n gwneud yn siŵr bod yr awdurdod trwyddedu yn gorfodi'r rheoliadau hyn mewn gwirionedd? Roeddwn yn falch bod Russell George wedi crybwyll ymchwiliad diweddar y Pwyllgor Deisebau i broblemau pobl anabl o ran cael mynediad i dacsis, ac rydych chi eich hun wedi crybwyll y ffaith eich bod yn mynd i fod yn edrych ar gryfhau'r gweithdrefnau hyfforddi, fel y bydd rhyw fath o hyfforddiant safonol ar gyfer y gyrwyr wrth ymdrin â phobl anabl. Oherwydd roedd hynny'n rhywbeth a ddaeth i'r amlwg o'r ymchwiliad yn gryf iawn, bod pobl anabl yn teimlo, yn aml gyda gyrwyr tacsi, eu bod yn ymdrin â phobl nad ydynt wedi cael eu hyfforddi'n ddigonol i ymdrin â nhw. Yr agwedd arall a ddaeth i'r amlwg yn ymwneud â thacsis oedd diffyg ffitiadau - diffyg tacsis a oedd yn cynnwys y cyfleusterau iawn i ymdrin â phobl anabl. Felly, mae hynny'n rhywbeth arall, efallai, y gallech chi ein goleuo arno nawr. Diolch.