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English: Thank you very much. You will be aware that Plaid Cymru has a motion later on this afternoon where we will be discussing child poverty, and that that motion calls for the devolution of the administration of parts of the welfare system. But, of course, there are some benefits that have already been fully devolved, or the administrative responsibility for them already lies in Wales - the Family Fund, the council tax benefit, elements of the social fund and, of course, the independent living fund. Are you content with the way that your Government has been dealing with the responsibility for these particular funds? I accept that perhaps the other Minister would be able to answer in more detail, but, generally speaking, are you happy with the performance of your Government in dealing with these funds?
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr. Mi fyddwch chi'n ymwybodol bod gan Blaid Cymru gynnig nes ymlaen y prynhawn yma lle byddwn ni'n trafod tlodi plant, a bod y cynnig hwnnw yn gofyn am ddatganoli gweinyddu rhannau o'r gyfundrefn les. Ond, wrth gwrs, mae yna rai budd-daliadau eisoes wedi eu datganoli'n llawn, neu mae'r rheolaeth weinyddol drostyn nhw yma yng Nghymru yn barod - Cronfa'r Teulu, budd-dal y dreth gyngor, elfennau o'r gronfa gymdeithasol ac, wrth gwrs, y gronfa byw'n annibynnol. A ydych chi'n hapus efo'r ffordd mae'ch Llywodraeth chi wedi bod yn delio efo cyfrifoldeb dros y cronfeydd yma? Rydw i'n derbyn efallai mai'r Gweinidog arall fyddai'n gallu ateb yn fwy manwl, ond, yn gyffredinol, a ydych chi'n hapus efo perfformiad eich Llywodraeth chi yn delio efo'r cronfeydd yma?
English: I think it's a very complex area, and it's not in my portfolio, so, forgive me, I won't have the level of detail necessary to answer it with perhaps the detail that you'd like. It is actually Huw Irranca-Davies, my colleague, who has control of the actual funds, but I have very regular meetings with, as I said, him and a number of voluntary groups in the sector to see what we can do. I am aware of the long-running and philosophical, almost, debate about whether you can administer a welfare system predicated on a set of values that you don't share, and we certainly do not share the values currently associated with the UK Government's running of that welfare system. I'm sure it will come out in the debate this afternoon that there are a number of issues around whether you would actually get the money necessary to run it without cutting into other services and so on, but, in principle, of course, we'd like to see the welfare system run in the way it was intended, which is for the benefit of those people who need the helping hand to be able to live their lives to the full. I think we probably share the view that that's not how it's running at the moment. My colleague the Minister with responsibility for this is conducting a number of reviews of the various funds, and he would be better placed to give you some of the detail of how those reviews are going at the moment.
Welsh: Credaf ei fod yn faes cymhleth iawn, ac nid yw'n rhan o fy mhortffolio, felly, maddeuwch i mi, ni fydd gennyf y lefel angenrheidiol o fanylion i'w ateb â'r manylder y byddech yn ei hoffi o bosibl. Huw Irranca-Davies, fy nghyd-Aelod, sy'n gyfrifol am y cyllid mewn gwirionedd, ond fel y dywedais, rwy'n cael cyfarfodydd rheolaidd iawn gydag ef a nifer o grwpiau gwirfoddol yn y sector i weld beth y gallwn ei wneud. Rwy'n ymwybodol o'r ddadl faith ac athronyddol, bron, ynglŷn ag a allwch weinyddu'r system les yn seiliedig ar set o werthoedd nad ydych yn eu rhannu, ac yn sicr nid ydym yn rhannu'r gwerthoedd sy'n gysylltiedig ar hyn o bryd â ffordd Llywodraeth y DU o weithredu'r system les honno. Rwy'n siŵr y gwelwn, yn y ddadl y prynhawn yma, fod nifer o faterion yn codi ynglŷn ag a fyddech chi mewn gwirionedd yn cael yr arian angenrheidiol i'w chynnal heb dorri i mewn i wasanaethau eraill ac ati, ond mewn egwyddor wrth gwrs, byddem yn hoffi gweld y system les yn cael ei gweithredu fel y bwriadwyd iddi gael ei gweithredu, sef er budd y bobl sydd angen cymorth i allu byw eu bywydau'n llawn. Credaf ein bod, yn ôl pob tebyg, yn rhannu'r farn nad yw'n cael ei gweithredu yn y ffordd honno ar hyn o bryd. Mae fy nghyd-Aelod, y Gweinidog sy'n gyfrifol am hyn, yn cynnal nifer o adolygiadau o'r cronfeydd amrywiol, a byddai ef mewn sefyllfa well i roi rhai o'r manylion i chi ar hynt yr adolygiadau hynny ar hyn o bryd.
English: Thank you very much, and we look forward to having that debate on the devolution of welfare later on this afternoon. But it is clear that not everyone in your party is content with some aspects, certainly, of these funds - for example, abolishing the independent living fund. I understand that a proposal was passed to restore this fund by the Labour Party conference, which was in favour of adopting the Scottish model. So, could you explain how abolishing this essential support, along with cutting the funding to the Family Fund - ? How can doing that be in accordance with my opening words and with the principles of equalities legislation, and your responsibility to remove barriers facing disabled people and children?
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr ac edrychwn ymlaen at gael y drafodaeth yna ar ddatganoli lles yn nes ymlaen prynhawn yma. Ond mae'n amlwg nad ydy pawb yn eich plaid chi yn hapus efo rhai agweddau, yn sicr, o'r cronfeydd yma - er enghraifft, diddymu'r gronfa byw'n annibynnol. Rydw i'n deall bod yna gynnig wedi cael ei basio i adfer y gronfa yma gan gynhadledd y Blaid Lafur, a oedd o blaid mabwysiadu model yr Alban. Felly, a fedrwch chi egluro sut mae dileu'r cymorth hanfodol yma, ynghyd, hefyd, â thorri'r arian i Gronfa'r Teulu - ? Sut mae gwneud hynny yn gydnaws efo'r geiriau cychwynnol gen i ac efo egwyddorion deddfwriaeth cydraddoldeb, a'ch dyletswydd chi i symud rhwystrau sy'n wynebu pobl â phlant anabl?
English: This is one of the difficulties of having one of the cross-cutting portfolios. So, I'm not going to give you an answer that's satisfactory, simply because I'm not the Minister with the detail of the fund in question, so it's not for me to answer that. But, in general terms, I've had a number of conversations with the Minister around what we're doing to review the fund, what the overarching aims of it are, what the amount of money contained within it is and what can be best done with that, alongside the various organisations with whom we liaise - the stakeholder groups and so on. I am aware that there is a range of views on this, but, unfortunately, I'm not the Minister with overall responsibility for that. I do assure you that we have the conversation so that we can maximise the benefit to disabled families. But there's absolutely no doubt at all that we're struggling in an austerity agenda with which we do not agree and where we are really dealing with a rationing system, also with which we do not agree. So, it is a question of trying to find the best path through that and ameliorate, where at all possible, the difficulties that people living with disabilities and living with children with disabilities encounter in their lives.
Welsh: Dyma un o'r anawsterau sy'n deillio o fod yn gyfrifol am un o'r portffolios trawsbynciol. Felly, nid wyf am roi ateb sy'n foddhaol i chi, yn syml oherwydd nad fi yw'r Gweinidog sydd â manylion y gronfa dan sylw, felly nid cwestiwn i mi ei ateb yw hwnnw. Ond yn gyffredinol, rwyf wedi cael nifer o sgyrsiau gyda'r Gweinidog ynglŷn â beth rydym yn ei wneud i adolygu'r gronfa, beth yw ei nodau cyffredinol, faint o arian sydd ynddi a beth yw'r peth gorau i'w wneud ag ef, ochr yn ochr â'r gwahanol sefydliadau rydym yn cysylltu â hwy - grwpiau rhanddeiliaid ac ati. Rwy'n ymwybodol fod yna amrywiaeth o safbwyntiau ar hyn, ond yn anffodus, nid fi yw'r Gweinidog sydd â chyfrifoldeb cyffredinol am hynny. Rwy'n eich sicrhau ein bod yn cael y sgwrs fel y gallwn sicrhau cymaint o fudd â phosibl i deuluoedd anabl. Ond yn sicr, nid oes amheuaeth o gwbl ein bod yn cael anhawster gydag agenda cyni nad ydym yn cytuno â hi a lle rydym yn ymdrin â system ddogni nad ydym yn cytuno â hi chwaith. Felly, mae'n fater o geisio dod o hyd i'r llwybr gorau drwy hynny a lleddfu, lle bo hynny'n bosibl, yr anawsterau y mae pobl sy'n byw gydag anableddau, ac sy'n byw gyda phlant ag anableddau, yn eu hwynebu yn eu bywydau.
English: Diolch, Presiding Officer. Leader of the house, 18 months ago, you announced the intention to publish the mobile action plan. Can I ask, since that date, what concrete measures you have implemented to improve mobile coverage in Wales? And when was the last time you directly met with mobile operators?
Welsh: Diolch, Lywydd. Arweinydd y tŷ, 18 mis yn ôl, fe gyhoeddoch y bwriad i gyhoeddi'r cynllun gweithredu ar ffonau symudol. A gaf fi ofyn, ers y dyddiad hwnnw, pa fesurau pendant rydych wedi'u gweithredu i wella signal ffonau symudol yng Nghymru? A phryd oedd y tro diwethaf i chi gyfarfod yn uniongyrchol â gweithredwyr ffonau symudol?
English: I meet with mobile operators on a rolling programme of meeting the various different operators. I haven't had a group meeting with them for quite some time, since we launched the action plan, but I have a sort of series of meetings with them, if you like. We're also in regular correspondence with Ofcom. We've had many more discussions with Ofcom very recently around - it feels slightly like groundhog day here, Llywydd, because we had the debate yesterday - issues such as sharing infrastructure, planning your infrastructure more efficiently, what planning requirements are actually necessary, what the real need for a reduction in non-domestic rate charges are, and why they're so extremely opposed to roaming in areas where they've all agreed that only one operator is likely to give 98 per cent geographical coverage. I think I did rehearse some of that with you yesterday as well.
Welsh: Rwy'n cyfarfod â gweithredwyr ffonau symudol ar raglen dreigl o gyfarfodydd â'r gwahanol weithredwyr. Nid wyf wedi cael cyfarfod grŵp â hwy ers cryn amser, ers i ni lansio'r cynllun gweithredu, ond rwy'n cael rhyw fath o gyfres o gyfarfodydd gyda hwy, os hoffech chi. Rydym hefyd yn gohebu'n rheolaidd gydag Ofcom. Rydym wedi cael llawer mwy o drafodaethau gydag Ofcom yn ddiweddar iawn - mae'n teimlo fel cylch diddiwedd yma i raddau, Lywydd, oherwydd cawsom y ddadl ddoe - ar faterion megis rhannu seilwaith, cynllunio eich seilwaith yn fwy effeithlon, pa anghenion cynllunio sy'n angenrheidiol mewn gwirionedd, beth yw'r angen gwirioneddol am ostyngiad mewn taliadau ardrethi annomestig, a pham eu bod mor wrthwynebus i drawsrwydweithio mewn ardaloedd lle maent oll wedi cytuno mai un gweithredwr yn unig sy'n debygol o ddarparu signal daearyddol o 98 y cant. Credaf fy mod wedi trafod rhywfaint o hynny gyda chi ddoe hefyd.
English: Well, you keep saying that these issues aren't devolved. The two specific issues that I asked you about are absolutely devolved. I asked you about offering non-domestic rate relief for new masts, which you didn't address. I also asked you about changes to the planning regime. You talk about how this isn't in your portfolio, but you should be answering - you've already discussed this with the Cabinet Secretary - and giving us an update in that regard. So, I think it is frustrating that so little progress has been made. New research from O2 reveals that the UK could benefit from £6 billion of productivity savings to essential services from 5G. Can I ask you how you're going to work with the industry to ensure that Wales is at the forefront of this next generation of mobile technology and does not lose investment to other parts of the UK?
Welsh: Wel, rydych yn dweud nad yw'r materion hyn wedi'u datganoli. Mae'r ddau fater penodol y gofynnais i chi amdanynt yn sicr wedi'u datganoli. Gofynnais i chi am gynnig rhyddhad ardrethi annomestig ar gyfer mastiau newydd, ac ni wnaethoch ateb. Gofynnais i chi hefyd am y newidiadau i'r gyfundrefn gynllunio. Rydych yn dweud nad yw hyn yn rhan o'ch portffolio, ond dylech fod yn ateb - rydych eisoes wedi trafod hyn gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet - a rhoi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i ni am hynny. Felly, credaf ei bod yn rhwystredig fod cyn lleied o gynnydd wedi'i wneud. Mae ymchwil newydd gan O2 yn dangos y gallai'r DU elwa o £6 biliwn o arbedion cynhyrchiant i wasanaethau hanfodol gan 5G. A gaf fi ofyn i chi sut rydych yn bwriadu gweithio gyda'r diwydiant i sicrhau bod Cymru ar flaen y gad mewn perthynas â'r genhedlaeth nesaf hon o dechnoleg symudol ac nad yw'n colli buddsoddiad i rannau eraill o'r DU?
English: Yes, indeed. We have the first anti-slavery co-ordinator in Wales, and he's been working very hard on a system, alongside all of our partners, to make sure that we have the multi-agency hubs working together to ensure that, when people do come forward, we're able to swiftly process them, take them to places of safety, and get the prosecutions in place as swiftly as possible. There have not been many so far, but we're very confident that more are coming. There are three problems, however, the first of which is the issue around the hostile - now called 'compliance' - environment. We do not want people who come forward and who have been the victims of modern slavery to find themselves without any status and, in the worst of cases, faced with deportation. We particularly don't want women who are trafficked to be in that position, often fleeing domestic violence as well. So, we have had liaison with the Home Office to discuss unintended consequences of the several regimes coming together, which we fear are stopping people coming forward because they fear that they'll be put into a worse position. But we have been very much praised in Wales for our anti-slavery co-ordinator and his efforts to bring the services together, and we're very pleased with that.
Welsh: Gallaf, yn wir. Mae'r cydgysylltydd atal caethwasiaeth cyntaf yng Nghymru yn ei swydd, ac mae wedi bod yn gweithio'n galed iawn ar system, ochr yn ochr â'n holl bartneriaid, i wneud yn siŵr fod yr hybiau amlasiantaethol yn gweithio gyda'i gilydd i sicrhau, pan fydd pobl yn tynnu sylw at achosion, ein bod yn gallu eu prosesu'n gyflym, sicrhau eu bod mewn mannau diogel, a bwrw ymlaen â'r erlyniadau cyn gynted â phosibl. Nid oes llawer wedi bod hyd yn hyn, ond rydym yn hyderus iawn y bydd mwy ohonynt. Mae yna dair problem, fodd bynnag, a'r gyntaf yw'r broblem sy'n ymwneud â'r amgylchedd gelyniaethus - a elwir bellach yn amgylchedd 'cydymffurfio'. Nid ydym eisiau i bobl sy'n dod i'n sylw am eu bod wedi dioddef caethwasiaeth fodern orfod wynebu sefyllfa lle na fydd ganddynt unrhyw statws, ac fel sy'n digwydd yn yr achosion gwaethaf, eu bod yn gorfod wynebu alltudiaeth. Yn fwyaf arbennig, nid ydym eisiau i fenywod sy'n cael eu masnachu i fod yn y sefyllfa honno, a hwythau'n aml yn ffoi rhag trais domestig hefyd. Felly, rydym wedi bod mewn cysylltiad â'r Swyddfa Gartref i drafod canlyniadau anfwriadol yn deillio o sawl cyfundrefn yn dod at ei gilydd, gan atal pobl rhag rhoi gwybod am eu sefyllfa am eu bod yn ofni y byddant yn cael eu rhoi mewn sefyllfa waeth. Ond rydym wedi cael ein canmol yng Nghymru am benodi cydgysylltydd atal caethwasiaeth a'i ymdrechion i ddod â'r gwasanaethau at ei gilydd, ac rydym yn falch iawn o hynny.
English: Well, I thank the leader of the house for those comments, and I fully endorse exactly what she has just said about those complexities, and that anybody who comes forward should have the necessary help and should not be punished for the situation they're in. But the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, Kevin Hyland, highlighted that those in modern slavery are hidden in plain sight, housed in squalid conditions and working in high-risk industries, including building sites, car washes and nail salons. Given that all of these industries are prevalent in Wales, is it not incumbent on the Welsh Government to ensure that Wales will not tolerate the abuses that come with these practices?
Welsh: Wel, diolch i arweinydd y tŷ am y sylwadau hynny, ac rwy'n llwyr ategu'r hyn a ddywedodd am y cymhlethdodau hynny, ac y dylai unrhyw un mewn sefyllfa o'r fath gael y cymorth angenrheidiol ac na ddylent gael eu cosbi am y sefyllfa y maent ynddi. Ond pwysleisiodd y Comisiynydd Atal Caethwasiaeth Annibynnol, Kevin Hyland, fod dioddefwyr caethwasiaeth fodern o'r golwg yng ngolwg pawb, yn byw mewn amgylchiadau aflan ac yn gweithio mewn diwydiannau risg uchel, gan gynnwys safleoedd adeiladu, sefydliadau golchi ceir a salonau ewinedd. O ystyried bod yr holl ddiwydiannau hyn yn gyffredin yng Nghymru, onid yw'n ddyletswydd ar Lywodraeth Cymru i sicrhau na fydd Cymru'n goddef y cam-drin sy'n gysylltiedig â'r mathau hyn o waith?
English: Yes, indeed, and we make very sure - . We've been running a number of publicity campaigns - the 'Don't be a bystander' one, which was launched last week, for example - highlighting to people what they should look for, both in domestic and sexual violence cases, but also in slavery cases, and putting studies out across network television and so on, so that if people recognise themselves, they can come forward and they can understand where to get that help. A large part of this is actually people not understanding that that's what happening to them because they don't understand the system into which they've been trafficked or moved. My colleague Joyce Watson has done an enormous amount of work in getting this sort of publicity out as well. You're absolutely right that we have to make sure that people are aware of their circumstances and know what to do in order to come forward, and can escape, if you like, from those circumstances, with some degree of safety in order for that to happen. For that to happen, we have to make sure that all of the citizens of Wales are aware and actually recognise it when they see it, so that they can come forward and report. I would say at this point, Llywydd, that we always encourage anyone who has any suspicions of that sort to contact their local police immediately.
Welsh: Ie, yn wir, ac rydym yn gwneud yn siŵr - . Rydym wedi bod yn cynnal nifer o ymgyrchoedd cyhoeddusrwydd - yr ymgyrch 'Paid cadw'n dawel', a lansiwyd yr wythnos diwethaf, er enghraifft - sy'n tynnu sylw pobl at yr hyn y dylent edrych amdano, mewn achosion o drais domestig a thrais rhywiol, ond hefyd mewn achosion o gaethwasiaeth, a chyhoeddi astudiaethau ar deledu rhwydwaith ac ati, fel y gall pobl roi gwybod, os ydynt yn adnabod eu hunain, a deall ble i ddod o hyd i'r cymorth hwnnw. Mae rhan fawr o hyn, mewn gwirionedd, yn ymwneud â'r ffaith nad yw pobl yn deall mai dyna sy'n digwydd iddynt oherwydd nad ydynt yn deall y system y maent wedi cael eu masnachu neu eu symud i mewn iddi. Mae fy nghyd-Aelod, Joyce Watson, wedi gwneud gwaith enfawr yn sicrhau'r math hwn o gyhoeddusrwydd hefyd. Rydych yn hollol gywir fod yn rhaid i ni wneud yn siŵr fod pobl yn ymwybodol o'u hamgylchiadau ac yn gwybod beth i'w wneud er mwyn gallu rhoi gwybod, a'u bod yn gallu dianc, os mynnwch, o'r amgylchiadau hynny gyda rhywfaint o ddiogelwch er mwyn i hynny ddigwydd. Er mwyn i hynny ddigwydd, mae'n rhaid inni wneud yn siŵr fod pob un o ddinasyddion Cymru yn ymwybodol ohono ac yn ei adnabod pan fyddant yn ei weld, fel y gallant roi gwybod amdano. Buaswn yn dweud ar y pwynt hwn, Lywydd, ein bod bob amser yn annog unrhyw un sydd ag unrhyw amheuon o'r fath i gysylltu â'u heddlu lleol ar unwaith.
English: Well, again, I thank the leader of the house for her answer, and I fully endorse the fact that Joyce Watson has done a great deal of work with regard to this, and I acknowledge that, of course. But there have been numerous observations on the inadequacy of the agencies concerned in obtaining convictions of those engaged in the various aspects of exploitation, particularly with regard to immigrant workers, and can I make it known here that we really do have to have a definition of what slavery is? It's all right to say that people should come forward if they recognise it and they see it, but unless we have a true description of what slavery is, then that's not going to happen. So, could the Minister update us on the number of convictions, not referrals - convictions - there have been in Wales involving slavery or quasi-slavery?
Welsh: Wel, unwaith eto, diolch i arweinydd y tŷ am ei hateb, ac rwy'n llwyr ategu'r ffaith bod Joyce Watson wedi gwneud llawer o waith mewn perthynas â hyn, ac rwy'n cydnabod hynny, wrth gwrs. Ond mae nifer o sylwadau wedi'u gwneud mewn perthynas ag anallu'r asiantaethau dan sylw i sicrhau euogfarnau'r rheini sy'n cyflawni gwahanol agweddau ar gamfanteisio, yn enwedig mewn perthynas â gweithwyr mudol, ac a gaf fi ei gwneud yn glir yma fod rhaid i ni gael diffiniad o beth yw caethwasiaeth mewn gwirionedd? Mae'n iawn i ddweud y dylai pobl roi gwybod os ydynt yn ei adnabod ac yn ei weld, ond os nad oes gennym ddisgrifiad cywir o beth yw caethwasiaeth, ni fydd hynny'n digwydd. Felly, a allai'r Gweinidog roi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i ni ar nifer yr euogfarnau, nid atgyfeiriadau - euogfarnau - a gafwyd yng Nghymru mewn perthynas â chaethwasiaeth neu led-gaethwasiaeth?
English: Yes, I don't have the statistics to hand, so I'll write to you with the specific statistics. But there aren't enough of them, and that's why we've continued to develop the multi-agency service hubs, in order to bring together the data necessary to make the prosecutions much more likely to happen. There are a large number of reasons for why the prosecutions haven't happened, largely to do with the reliability and availability of data for evidence. This is about getting the agencies together so that we have the data necessary and we don't expose people to further threats and difficulties in coming forward. We're very hopeful that the number of prosecutions will accelerate as we go forward, now that we've got the multi-agency hubs being rolled out right across Wales. But I will write to the Member with the specifics, which I don't have in my brief at the moment.
Welsh: Ie, nid oes gennyf yr ystadegau wrth law, felly byddaf yn ysgrifennu atoch gyda'r ystadegau penodol. Ond nid oes digon ohonynt, a dyna pam rydym wedi parhau i ddatblygu'r hybiau gwasanaeth amlasiantaethol, er mwyn dwyn y data angenrheidiol ynghyd i sicrhau bod erlyniadau'n llawer mwy tebygol o ddigwydd. Mae yna nifer fawr o resymau pam nad yw'r erlyniadau wedi digwydd, sy'n ymwneud yn bennaf â dibynadwyedd ac argaeledd data ar gyfer tystiolaeth. Mae hyn yn ymwneud â chael yr asiantaethau at ei gilydd fel bod gennym y data angenrheidiol ac fel nad ydym yn rhoi pobl mewn perygl o wynebu bygythiadau ac anawsterau pellach wrth roi gwybod am eu sefyllfa. Rydym yn obeithiol iawn y bydd nifer yr erlyniadau yn cyflymu wrth i ni fwrw ymlaen, gan fod yr hybiau amlasiantaethol yn cael eu cyflwyno ledled Cymru. Ond byddaf yn ysgrifennu at yr Aelod gyda'r manylion penodol, gan nad ydynt gennyf wrth law ar hyn o bryd.
English: Yes. Work to implement recommendations from the report is under way across the Government, business, education and academia, and good progress is being made in a number of areas.
Welsh: Gwnaf. Mae gwaith yn mynd rhagddo ar weithredu argymhellion yr adroddiad ar draws y Llywodraeth, busnesau, addysg a'r byd academaidd, ac mae cynnydd da'n cael ei wneud mewn nifer o feysydd.