English: I'll certainly consider suggestions that have been made, but I don't want to make the enforcement regime any more onerous than it has to be, because we've learnt from Rent Smart Wales that, actually, it's the simplicity of the enforcement regime there that has made it so very successful, and, of course, as Llyr pointed out in his contribution, we do actually expect very high levels of compliance with this legislation. But of course I'll be considering all the points raised in this debate. I'm very grateful to Julie Morgan and Dawn Bowden for raising the issue of section 21. Whilst we are very much committed to working with landlords to build a vibrant private rented sector, it can't be at the expense of tenants, and how some landlords do use section 21 notices is quite rightly of concern to us. I was very grateful to Julie Morgan for convening a meeting with me, Dawn Bowden and Shelter to discuss the concerns about section 21, and, as a result of that, officials have been discussing the potential ways forward with the relevant stakeholders in the sector. I think it would be useful now if we reconvened that meeting to explore where we've got to and what steps we will take next. Several references were made to the legislation that was being taken forward in England and Scotland and I can confirm that, of course, Welsh Government has been fully engaged with partners in other administrations, looking to learn from their approaches. Certainly, as Scotland has already legislated in this area, we're looking at the impacts that they have seen in terms of the legislation, but also looking at the evidence that England has received, and their approach there. One important difference, however, is that in Wales we do have Rent Smart Wales as an enforcement body. All landlords and letting agents must be registered with Rent Smart Wales, and it is a huge deterrent, the fact that a landlord or a letting agent could potentially lose their licence and their ability to rent those properties. That is a deterrent that we have in Wales that they don't have in England, which I think does give a different context for the legislation that we're developing here. I've been pleased to accept a number of the committee's recommendations, for example, the recommendation of increasing the fixed-penalty notice. So, I'm proposing to double it. I recognise the calls for taking a similar approach to the fines that will be fined in England, but, again, we need to reflect that we do have a different system and different and stronger deterrents here in Wales as well. I've also been happy to accept that recommendation about Rent Smart Wales also having enforcement powers, and to give further consideration to the banded or tiered approach, but, equally, at the same time, I'm keen to maintain some simplicity. But we'll have some further discussions about that as well. I do want to recognise the point that Llyr made about the importance of the private rented sector in terms of being an important partner for local authorities when they're seeking to discharge their duties under the Housing Act, both in terms of preventing homelessness and relieving homelessness. This is certainly part of a wider piece of work I'm doing to explore how we can improve those relationships and reduce and remove the barriers that there are to the private rented sector being used in Wales. I'm grateful to Dawn for her comments on the issue of sex for rent. This is certainly something that we're keen to address in Wales. It needs to be something that is tackled across administrations, but certainly within our powers we can amend the code of practice for landlords to make it absolutely crystal clear that anyone who advertises property for rent with the requirement of sex risks losing their licence to operate in Wales. And, of course, this is on top of the work that we're doing to ensure that people who are registered with Rent Smart Wales have passed a fit-and-proper-person test, and that involves but isn't limited to checking that they don't have any unspent convictions for relevant offences such as violent crime, fraud or sexual offences, for example. So, there are several pieces of work ongoing related to this Bill. I can see that I'm out of time, but I did want to take this opportunity to welcome Leanne Wood to her new role and also to put on record my thanks to Bethan for the work that she's done on this Bill thus far and I look forward to working with Leanne in this particular portfolio.
Welsh: Byddwn yn sicr yn ystyried yr awgrymiadau a wnaed, ond dydw i ddim eisiau gwneud y drefn orfodi yn fwy beichus nag sydd raid, oherwydd rydym wedi dysgu o Rhentu Doeth Cymru mai symlrwydd y drefn orfodi sydd wedi ei gwneud mor llwyddiannus, ac, wrth gwrs, fel y nododd Llyr yn ei gyfraniad, rydym mewn gwirionedd yn disgwyl lefelau uchel iawn o gydymffurfio â'r ddeddfwriaeth hon. Ond wrth gwrs byddaf yn ystyried yr holl bwyntiau a godwyd yn y ddadl hon. Rwy'n ddiolchgar iawn i Julie Morgan a Dawn Bowden am godi mater adran 21. Er ein bod ni wedi ymroi'n llwyr i weithio gyda landlordiaid i ddatblygu sector rhentu preifat bywiog, ni all hyn fod ar draul tenantiaid, ac mae'r modd y mae rhai landlordiaid yn defnyddio hysbysiadau adran 21, yn gwbl briodol, yn peri pryder i ni. Roeddwn yn ddiolchgar iawn i Julie Morgan am drefnu cyfarfod gyda mi, Dawn Bowden a Shelter i drafod y pryderon ynghylch adran 21, ac, o ganlyniad i hwnnw, mae swyddogion wedi bod yn trafod ffyrdd posibl ymlaen gyda'r rhanddeiliaid perthnasol yn y sector. Credaf y byddai'n ddefnyddiol bellach pe byddem yn ailymgynnull y cyfarfod hwnnw i ystyried lle'r ydym wedi cyrraedd a pha gamau i'w cymryd nesaf. Gwnaed sawl cyfeiriad at y ddeddfwriaeth a oedd yn cael ei datblygu yn Lloegr ac yn yr Alban, a gallaf gadarnhau, wrth gwrs, fod Llywodraeth Cymru wedi ymgysylltu'n llawn â phartneriaid mewn gweinyddiaethau eraill, gyda'r bwriad o ddysgu o'u dulliau nhw. Yn sicr, gan fod yr Alban eisoes wedi deddfu yn y maes hwn, rydym yn edrych ar yr effeithiau a welsant hwy o ran y ddeddfwriaeth, ond hefyd yn edrych ar y dystiolaeth a gafodd Lloegr, a'u dull nhw o weithredu yn y fan honno. Un gwahaniaeth pwysig, fodd bynnag, yw bod gennym Rhentu Doeth Cymru yn gorff gorfodi yng Nghymru. Mae'n rhaid i bob landlord ac asiant gosod tai gofrestru gyda Rhentu Doeth Cymru, ac mae'r ffaith y gallai landlord neu asiant gosod tai golli eu trwydded a'u gallu i rentu'r eiddo hynny yn rhwystr enfawr. Mae hynny'n rhwystr sydd gennym ni yng Nghymru ond nad oes ganddyn nhw yn Lloegr, a chredaf fod hynny'n rhoi cyd-destun gwahanol ar gyfer y ddeddfwriaeth yr ydym ni'n ei datblygu yma. Rwyf wedi bod yn falch o dderbyn nifer o argymhellion y pwyllgor, er enghraifft, yr argymhelliad i gynyddu'r hysbysiad cosb benodedig. Felly, rwy'n cynnig ei ddyblu. Rwy'n cydnabod y galwadau i fabwysiadu dull tebyg i'r dirwyon a godir yn Lloegr, ond, unwaith eto, mae angen inni adlewyrchu bod gennym ni system wahanol a rhwystrau gwahanol a chryfach yma yng Nghymru hefyd. Hefyd, rwyf wedi bod yn hapus i dderbyn yr argymhelliad hwnnw fod gan Rhentu Doeth Cymru bwerau gorfodi hefyd, ac i roi ystyriaeth bellach i'r dull â bandiau neu haenau, ond, yn yr un modd, ar yr un pryd, rwy'n awyddus i gynnal rhywfaint o symlrwydd. Ond cawn drafodaethau pellach am hynny hefyd. Rwyf eisiau cydnabod y pwynt a wnaeth Llyr am bwysigrwydd y sector rhentu preifat o ran bod yn bartner pwysig i awdurdodau lleol wrth geisio cyflawni eu dyletswyddau o dan y Ddeddf Tai, o ran atal digartrefedd a lliniaru digartrefedd. Mae hyn yn sicr yn rhan o'r darn ehangach o waith yr wyf yn ei wneud i archwilio sut y gallwn wella'r berthynas honno a lleihau a dileu'r rhwystrau hynny i ddefnyddio'r sector rhentu preifat yng Nghymru. Rwy'n ddiolchgar i Dawn am ei sylwadau ar y broblem rhyw am rent. Mae hwn yn sicr yn rhywbeth yr ydym yn awyddus i fynd i'r afael ag ef yng Nghymru. Mae angen iddo fod yn rhywbeth yr eir i'r afael ag ef ar draws gweinyddiaethau, ond yn sicr o fewn ein pwerau ni gallwn ddiwygio'r cod ymarfer ar gyfer landlordiaid i'w gwneud yn gwbl glir bod unrhyw un sy'n hysbysebu eiddo ar osod ac yn gofyn am ryw mewn perygl o golli ei drwydded i weithredu yng Nghymru. Ac, wrth gwrs, mae hyn ar ben y gwaith yr ydym yn ei wneud i sicrhau bod pobl sydd wedi cofrestru gyda Rhentu Doeth Cymru wedi pasio prawf person addas a phriodol, ac mae hynny'n cynnwys ond nid yn gyfyngedig i sicrhau nad oes ganddyn nhw unrhyw euogfarnau heb eu disbyddu am droseddau perthnasol fel troseddau treisgar, twyll neu droseddau rhywiol, er enghraifft. Felly, mae yna sawl darn o waith ar y gweill sy'n gysylltiedig â'r Bil hwn. Gallaf weld bod fy amser i wedi dod i ben. Ond roeddwn eisiau achub ar y cyfle hwn i groesawu Leanne Wood i'w swyddogaeth newydd a hefyd i gofnodi fy niolch i Bethan am y gwaith a wnaeth hi ar y Bil hwn hyd yn hyn. Edrychaf ymlaen at weithio gyda Leanne yn y portffolio penodol hwn.