English: Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I have pleasure in moving this debate today. Our request is simple: we have to introduce a statutory register of lobbyists in Wales, the only part of the UK not to have a register of lobbying activity. Lobbying is defined as any attempt by individuals or private interest groups to influence the decisions of Government. In its original meaning, it referred to efforts to influence the votes of legislators, generally in the lobby outside the legislative chamber. Lobbying is a legitimate and crucial part of a healthy democracy. Lobbying can be the main avenue for advocacy. It helps inform our efforts to deliver legislative solutions to the problems facing Wales. It helps us develop new policies and enables us to scrutinise existing ones. Every healthy democracy has an element of lobbying activity. However, lobbying can also be a danger to democracy, allowing the stink of corruption to permeate our democratic institutions. There has been a history of undue influence in our parliamentary democracy. In the 1920s, an oil company paid a large sum of money to Winston Churchill in order to secure sole access to the Persian oil fields. Throughout the twentieth century, the influence of lobbyists continued to grow. But things came to a head in the 1990s. During the early part of the 1990s, John Major's Government was embroiled in lobbying scandals. Jonathan Aitken, Minister for Defence Procurement in 1992, was jailed in 1999 for his role in the arms to Iraq scandal. Aitken had previously worked for a defence contractor. In 1994, The Guardian reported that parliamentary lobbyist Ian Greer - [ Interruption.] No, I haven't missed anything out. In 1994, The Guardian reported that parliamentary lobbyist Ian Greer had also bribed two Conservative Members of Parliament in exchange for their asking parliamentary questions and performing other tasks on behalf of the owner of Harrods, in what became known as the cash for questions affair. Shortly after the 1997 election, Bernie Ecclestone met with Tony Blair to ask would Formula 1 be exempt from a ban on tobacco advertising. Mr Ecclestone had donated more than £1 million to the Labour Party. So over the next decade the Blair Government were beset with scandals involving lobbying activity. [ Interruption.] Sorry? Do you want an -
Welsh: Diolch, Ddirprwy Lywydd. Mae'n bleser gennyf gynnig y ddadl hon heddiw. Mae ein cais yn syml: rhaid inni gyflwyno cofrestr statudol o lobïwyr yng Nghymru, yr unig ran o'r DU nad oes ganddi gofrestr o weithgaredd lobïo. Diffinnir lobïo fel unrhyw ymgais gan unigolion neu grwpiau buddiant preifat i ddylanwadu ar benderfyniadau'r Llywodraeth. Yn ei ystyr gwreiddiol, cyfeiriai at ymdrechion i ddylanwadu ar bleidleisiau deddfwyr, yn y lobi y tu allan i'r Siambr ddeddfwriaethol fel arfer. Mae lobïo yn rhan gyfreithlon a hanfodol o ddemocratiaeth iach. Gall lobïo fod yn brif ffordd o sicrhau eiriolaeth. Mae'n helpu i lywio ein hymdrechion i ddarparu atebion deddfwriaethol i'r problemau sy'n wynebu Cymru. Mae'n ein helpu i ddatblygu polisïau newydd ac yn ein galluogi i graffu ar rai presennol. Mae gan bob democratiaeth iach elfen o weithgaredd lobïo. Fodd bynnag, gall lobïo fod yn berygl i ddemocratiaeth hefyd, drwy ganiatáu i ddrewdod llygredd dreiddio i'n sefydliadau democrataidd. Mae hanes o ddylanwad gormodol wedi bod yn ein democratiaeth seneddol. Yn y 1920au, talodd cwmni olew swm mawr o arian i Winston Churchill er mwyn sicrhau mai dim ond y cwmni a gâi fynd i mewn i'r meysydd olew Persiaidd. Drwy gydol yr ugeinfed ganrif, parhaodd dylanwad lobïwyr i gynyddu. Ond daeth pethau i'r pen yn y 1990au. Yn ystod rhan gynnar y 1990au, gwelwyd sgandalau lobïo'n creu helynt yn Llywodraeth John Major. Cafodd Jonathan Aitken, y Gweinidog Caffael Amddiffyn yn 1992, ei garcharu yn 1999 am ei rôl yn y sgandal arfau i Irac. Roedd Aitken wedi bod yn gweithio i gontractwr amddiffyn cyn hynny. Yn 1994, adroddodd The Guardian fod y lobïwr seneddol, Ian Greer - [ T orri ar draws.] Na, nid wyf wedi anghofio unrhyw beth. Yn 1994, adroddodd The Guardian fod y lobïwr seneddol, Ian Greer, hefyd wedi llwgrwobrwyo dau Aelod Seneddol Ceidwadol yn gyfnewid am ofyn cwestiynau seneddol a chyflawni tasgau eraill ar ran perchennog Harrods, yn yr hyn y daethpwyd i'w galw'n sgandal yr arian am gwestiynau. Yn fuan ar ôl etholiad 1997, cyfarfu Bernie Ecclestone â Tony Blair i ofyn a fyddai rasys ceir Fformiwla 1 yn cael eu heithrio o waharddiad ar hysbysebu tybaco. Roedd Mr Ecclestone wedi rhoi mwy nag £1 filiwn i'r Blaid Lafur. Felly, dros y degawd nesaf, roedd sgandalau a oedd yn cynnwys gweithgaredd lobïo yn rhemp yn Llywodraeth Blair. [ Torri ar draws.] Mae'n ddrwg gennyf? A ydych am gael -