English: Thanks to my colleague Mike Hedges AM for his intervention. And that is the point and principle, really - one of the main points and principles behind this petition. Now, in advance of this debate, I have received correspondence from others supporting the petition, and I have been seriously saddened by reports, such as that after the death of an individual with severe learning disabilities who could not speak, an inquest allegedly found that the individual had not received appropriate care and treatment, and that health board staff did not respond appropriately or with sufficient urgency to the individual's presentation. The Petitions Committee has also considered developments in England, where the outcome of the consultation into proposals to introduce mandatory learning disability and autism training for health and care staff is still awaited. We could await for the publication, but I ask Members here today - and this is what the petitioners are asking - why should Wales not lead the way? We need to see progress here. Currently, it is estimated that one in four healthcare professionals have never had training on learning disability or autism. I must acknowledge the statement issued by the Minister for Health and Social Services earlier this year that £2 million has been made available over the next three years to improve NHS services for people with a learning disability. However, money alone will not achieve the core aim of this petition: making learning disability training mandatory for hospital staff. Similarly, whilst the Paul Ridd Foundation value the Minister's commitment to the Improving Lives programme, they have reiterated that mandatory training will be key in delivering the outcomes of the healthcare issues in that programme. I will leave the final word in my remarks today to the Paul Ridd Foundation. Their purpose since his death has been that another family would not have to go through the same experience when in hospital and to ensure that all staff are supported to see the person, not the disability. It is considered that making learning disability training mandatory for hospital staff would go some way in achieving this. Diolch yn fawr.
Welsh: Diolch i fy nghyd-Aelod Mike Hedges AC am ei ymyriad. A dyna'r pwynt a'r egwyddor, mewn gwirionedd - un o'r prif bwyntiau a'r egwyddorion sy'n sail i'r ddeiseb hon. Nawr, cyn y ddadl hon, cefais ohebiaeth gan eraill sy'n cefnogi'r ddeiseb, a chefais fy nhristáu'n ddifrifol gan adroddiadau fel yr un a gefais ar ôl marwolaeth unigolyn ag anableddau dysgu difrifol na allai siarad, ac yn ôl yr honiad, canfu cwest nad oedd yr unigolyn wedi cael gofal a thriniaeth briodol, ac nad oedd staff y bwrdd iechyd wedi ymateb yn briodol nac yn ddigon sydyn i gyflwr yr unigolyn. Mae'r Pwyllgor Deisebau hefyd wedi ystyried datblygiadau yn Lloegr, lle maent yn dal i aros am ganlyniad yr ymgynghoriad ar gynigion i gyflwyno hyfforddiant gorfodol ar gyfer anabledd dysgu ac awtistiaeth i staff iechyd a gofal. Gallem aros am y cyhoeddiad, ond gofynnaf i'r Aelodau yma heddiw - a dyma beth y mae'r deisebwyr yn ei ofyn - pam na ddylai Cymru arwain y ffordd? Mae angen inni weld cynnydd yma. Ar hyn o bryd, amcangyfrifir nad yw un o bob pedwar gweithiwr gofal iechyd proffesiynol erioed wedi cael hyfforddiant ar anabledd dysgu neu awtistiaeth. Rhaid imi gydnabod y datganiad a gyhoeddwyd gan y Gweinidog Iechyd a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol yn gynharach eleni fod £2 filiwn ar gael dros y tair blynedd nesaf i wella gwasanaethau'r GIG i bobl ag anabledd dysgu. Fodd bynnag, ni fydd arian yn unig yn cyflawni nod craidd y ddeiseb: gwneud hyfforddiant anabledd dysgu yn orfodol i staff ysbytai. Yn yr un modd, er bod Sefydliad Paul Ridd yn gwerthfawrogi ymrwymiad y Gweinidog i'r rhaglen Gwella Bywydau, maent wedi ailadrodd y bydd hyfforddiant gorfodol yn allweddol ar gyfer sicrhau canlyniadau'r materion gofal iechyd yn y rhaglen honno. Gadawaf y gair olaf yn fy sylwadau heddiw i Sefydliad Paul Ridd. Eu nod ers ei farwolaeth yw sicrhau na fyddai'n rhaid i deulu arall fynd drwy'r un profiad pan yn yr ysbyty a sicrhau bod yr holl staff yn cael eu cynorthwyo i weld yr unigolyn, nid yr anabledd. Ystyrir y byddai gwneud hyfforddiant anabledd dysgu yn orfodol i staff ysbytai yn mynd rywfaint o'r ffordd i gyflawni hyn. Diolch yn fawr.