English: Members, it's a shame we need to have this debate today, as it shouldn't really be needed, and I fear, Deputy Llywydd, that many of us will be saying the same things, because they're strong messages and we believe passionately in them. It can only be right that, as the decisions on how the COVID pandemic is handled are devolved to the Welsh Government, then it has to follow that the scrutiny and accountability associated with all of that happens in Wales also. And it should also have its own Welsh focus via a Welsh independent inquiry. If, throughout the pandemic, devolved nations had agreed to a consistent UK approach, then I think there would have been a fair case for having just a Welsh chapter within a UK-wide inquiry, but, throughout the last 16 months, we have seen different interpretations of the medical and scientific advice, leading to Wales-only deliberations. And there's nothing wrong with that. This has also happened in Scotland and in Northern Ireland, and they too should conduct their own public inquiries. Today, once again, we have heard from the First Minister, who shared the Government's perspective, a different perspective, and that is fair as well. But, again, it shows that different decisions are being made here and need to be held to account here. Many times, we have seen and heard Government spokespersons levelling criticisms on UK Government actions, rightly or wrongly at times, and I know that many people often have felt that some decisions have been made in Wales purely for a desire for political differentiation and no other reason. Now, I'm not saying that is the case, but there is a perception out there, and those of us who are charged with making decisions have to be held to account for our decisions. And where those, in this case, are made by the Welsh Government, it is only right and proper that we have our own public inquiry to look at all aspects of the pandemic and how it was managed. It must also highlight what worked well and identify what hasn't, and what lessons we need to have learnt from this awful journey we've all been on. So many Welsh people have been affected in so many ways, and many need Welsh answers and a desire to understand why certain things happened or didn't happen. Deputy Llywydd, I know there was no manual on how to manage a pandemic, and I can only imagine how hard it must have been for Ministers and the Government to take some of the decisions they have during the most and extreme and challenging times. And we thank them sincerely for that, but the people of Wales deserve their own inquiry. A public inquiry isn't about trying to catch people out, but more about what I said earlier - to learn lessons so that we can be totally prepared if, heaven forbid, we find ourselves in a similar situation. So, Deputy Llywydd, I won't go on - the message is clear - but, for the good of the Welsh people, I urge Members here to support this motion. Thank you.
Welsh: Aelodau, mae'n drueni fod angen i ni gael y ddadl hon heddiw, gan na ddylai fod ei hangen mewn gwirionedd, ac rwy'n ofni, Ddirprwy Lywydd, y bydd llawer ohonom yn dweud yr un pethau, oherwydd maent yn negeseuon cryf ac rydym yn credu'n angerddol ynddynt. Gan fod y penderfyniadau ar sut yr ymdrinnir â'r pandemig COVID wedi'u datganoli i Lywodraeth Cymru, nid yw ond yn iawn fod rhaid i hynny olygu bod y craffu a'r atebolrwydd sy'n gysylltiedig â hynny i gyd yn digwydd yng Nghymru hefyd. A dylai gael ei ffocws Cymreig ei hun hefyd drwy ymchwiliad annibynnol i Gymru. Pe bai'r gwledydd datganoledig, drwy gydol y pandemig, wedi cytuno i ddull gweithredu cyson yn y DU, credaf y byddai achos teg wedi bod dros gael un bennod i Gymru mewn ymchwiliad ar gyfer y DU gyfan, ond drwy gydol yr 16 mis diwethaf, rydym wedi gweld dehongliadau gwahanol o'r cyngor meddygol a gwyddonol, gan arwain at ystyriaethau Cymru'n unig. Ac nid oes unrhyw beth o'i le ar hynny. Mae hyn hefyd wedi digwydd yn yr Alban ac yng Ngogledd Iwerddon, a dylent hwythau hefyd gynnal eu hymchwiliadau cyhoeddus eu hunain. Heddiw, unwaith eto, clywsom gan Brif Weinidog Cymru, a rannodd safbwynt y Llywodraeth, safbwynt gwahanol, ac mae hynny'n deg hefyd. Ond unwaith eto, mae'n dangos bod penderfyniadau gwahanol yn cael eu gwneud yma a bod angen eu dwyn i gyfrif yma. Droeon, rydym wedi gweld a chlywed llefarwyr y Llywodraeth yn beirniadu gweithredoedd Llywodraeth y DU, yn briodol neu'n amhriodol ar adegau, a gwn fod llawer o bobl yn aml wedi teimlo bod rhai penderfyniadau wedi'u gwneud yng Nghymru yn sgil awydd i fod yn wahanol yn wleidyddol heb unrhyw reswm arall. Nawr, nid wyf yn dweud bod hynny'n wir, ond mae yna ganfyddiad o hynny, ac mae'n rhaid dwyn y rheini ohonom sy'n gyfrifol am wneud penderfyniadau i gyfrif am ein penderfyniadau. A lle mae'r rheini, yn yr achos hwn, yn cael eu gwneud gan Lywodraeth Cymru, nid yw ond yn iawn ac yn briodol i ni gael ein hymchwiliad cyhoeddus ein hunain i edrych ar bob agwedd ar y pandemig a sut y cafodd ei reoli. Mae'n rhaid iddo hefyd dynnu sylw at yr hyn sydd wedi gweithio'n dda a nodi'r hyn nad yw wedi gweithio'n dda, a pha wersi y mae angen i ni fod wedi'u dysgu o'r daith ofnadwy hon rydym i gyd wedi bod arni. Mae cymaint o Gymry wedi cael eu heffeithio mewn cymaint o ffyrdd, ac mae angen atebion Cymreig ar lawer ohonynt a cheir awydd i ddeall pam y digwyddodd rhai pethau a pham na ddigwyddodd pethau eraill. Ddirprwy Lywydd, gwn nad oedd llawlyfr ar sut i reoli pandemig, ac ni allaf ond dychmygu pa mor anodd oedd hi i Weinidogion a'r Llywodraeth wneud rhai o'r penderfyniadau y maent wedi'u gwneud yn ystod y cyfnod eithafol a heriol hwn. Ac rydym yn diolch yn ddiffuant iddynt am hynny, ond mae pobl Cymru yn haeddu eu hymchwiliad eu hunain. Nid diben ymchwiliad cyhoeddus yw ceisio dal pobl ar eu bai, ond fel y dywedais yn gynharach, mae'n ymwneud mwy â dysgu gwersi fel y gallwn fod yn gwbl barod os byddwn, duw a'n gwaredo, mewn sefyllfa debyg eto. Felly, Ddirprwy Lywydd, rwyf am roi'r gorau iddi yn awr - mae'r neges yn glir - ond er lles pobl Cymru, rwy'n annog yr Aelodau yma i gefnogi'r cynnig hwn. Diolch.