English: Dirprwy Lywydd, I'm pleased to respond on behalf of the Welsh Government. Can I say at the outset that the amendment tabled by the Welsh Conservatives is one that we support, given that it concurs with our view that this is principally a matter for the Assembly Commission and Standards of Conduct Committee to take forward at this stage, and I do thank Andrew R.T. Davies for his constructive contribution in this important debate. If we look at part 1 of the motion, it is important that we take into account the findings of the cross-party Standards of Conduct Committee report on lobbying, which did find, as Jayne Bryant has said, a lack of clarity across the systems established in England and Scotland. The fact, as Jayne has said, that the Standards of Conduct Committee has committed to reviewing its recommendations next year, and this is, as I said - and, indeed, reflected in the Conservative amendment - a matter for the Assembly Commission to consider in the first instance - . But can I just back what Dai Lloyd said, that we must thank Jayne Bryant, who you elected across this Chamber as Chair of the standards committee, for the exemplary way she chairs that committee, and recognise that she is taking this seriously and taking this forward, taking on board the points that have been raised? If we look at point 2, Ministers are already committed to providing transparency about their engagements and events. They are published on a quarterly basis on gov.wales. Again, I note the standards committee report that suggests, as we've heard, that Assembly Members should also consider the publication of their meetings. A pilot is currently being run by the committee, and that is for all of us to consider the implications of that. So, I think the pilot results will inform next steps for Members of this Chamber, and we welcome the work and look forward to the outcome. In terms of point 3 of the motion and the proposal to consult, of course, as a matter of principle we don't believe that the Government should initiate legislation in this area, but it doesn't preclude us legislating at the request of the legislature, following a period of cross-party consideration, and the Government would welcome such collaboration. So, it's obviously not ruling it out in terms of our role to take this forward. It is important and clear that the Assembly Commission should play that major role in the operation of any system of registration, as is the case in Scotland. It's vital that the role of the legislature is fully engaged in such a discussion. So, I'm glad to note that the final recommendation by the standards committee was for a committee of the Assembly to consider the relevant sections that apply to Wales of the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Act 2014. And now that the Wales Act 2017 has been enacted, it would seem an opportune moment for an Assembly committee to consider taking this work forward, consulting, of course, with the public as necessary. Now, we do recognise that the public affairs sector in Wales can and does play a legitimate role in raising understanding of devolved politics and government, and many public affairs companies represent charities, third sector organisations, and organise events on their behalf - events that we're all happy, I know, to attend, along with Members across this Chamber, to learn more about and highlight the excellent work that's being carried out across Wales. I'm grateful, Deputy Presiding Officer, that you did hear the point of order earlier on from Huw Irranca-Davies, and I would remind the Brexit Party that David Rowlands, a former UKIP Member, as many of you are, was a member of the standards committee during its deliberations about lobbying and agreed its report at the time. So, it is important. I know that you see your role in taking this forward. But I am sad to finish on the point that has been raised by Huw Irranca-Davies - as a Member of Welsh Labour and of this Welsh Labour-led Government for the past 19 of our 20 years of devolution - and that we had that comment made by the Member in her opening remarks. I'm proud to have been part of that Government and proud to be part of this National Assembly for Wales, and I look forward to your consideration of this point. Diolch yn fawr.
Welsh: Ddirprwy Lywydd, rwy'n falch o ymateb ar ran Llywodraeth Cymru. A gaf fi ddweud ar y dechrau fod y gwelliant a gyflwynwyd gan y Ceidwadwyr Cymreig yn un a gefnogwn, o ystyried ei fod yn cyd-fynd â'n barn mai mater i Gomisiwn y Cynulliad a'r Pwyllgor Safonau Ymddygiad fwrw ymlaen ag ef yw hwn yn bennaf ar hyn o bryd, a diolch i Andrew R.T. Davies am ei gyfraniad adeiladol yn y ddadl bwysig hon. Os edrychwn ar ran 1 y cynnig, mae'n bwysig ein bod yn ystyried canfyddiadau adroddiad y Pwyllgor Safonau Ymddygiad trawsbleidiol ar lobïo, a ddaeth i'r casgliad, fel y dywedodd Jayne Bryant, fod yna ddiffyg eglurder ar draws y systemau a sefydlwyd yn Lloegr a'r Alban. Fel y dywedodd Jayne, mae'r ffaith fod y Pwyllgor Safonau Ymddygiad wedi ymrwymo i adolygu ei argymhellion y flwyddyn nesaf, ac mae hwn, fel y dywedais - ac yn wir, fel a welir yng ngwelliant y Ceidwadwyr - yn fater i Gomisiwn y Cynulliad ei ystyried yn y lle cyntaf - . Ond a gaf fi ddweud i ateb yr hyn a ddywedodd Dai Lloyd, fod yn rhaid inni ddiolch i Jayne Bryant, a etholwyd gennych ar draws y Siambr fel Cadeirydd y pwyllgor safonau, am y ffordd ragorol y mae'n cadeirio'r pwyllgor hwnnw, a chydnabod ei bod o ddifrif ynglŷn â hyn ac yn bwrw ymlaen ag ef, gan ystyried y pwyntiau a godwyd? Os edrychwn ar bwynt 2, mae Gweinidogion eisoes wedi ymrwymo i ddarparu tryloywder ynglŷn â'u hymrwymiadau a'u digwyddiadau. Fe'u cyhoeddir bob chwarter ar llyw.cymru. Unwaith eto, nodaf adroddiad y pwyllgor safonau sy'n awgrymu, fel y clywsom, y dylai Aelodau Cynulliad hefyd ystyried cyhoeddi eu cyfarfodydd. Mae cynllun peilot yn cael ei gynnal gan y pwyllgor ar hyn o bryd, ac mae'n galw ar bob un ohonom i ystyried goblygiadau hynny. Felly, rwy'n credu y bydd canlyniadau'r cynllun peilot yn llywio'r camau nesaf ar gyfer Aelodau'r Siambr hon, ac rydym yn croesawu'r gwaith ac yn edrych ymlaen at y canlyniad. O ran pwynt 3 y cynnig a'r cynnig i ymgynghori, wrth gwrs, fel mater o egwyddor, ni chredwn y dylai'r Llywodraeth gychwyn deddfwriaeth yn y maes hwn, ond nid yw'n ein hatal rhag deddfu ar gais y ddeddfwrfa, yn dilyn cyfnod o ystyriaeth drawsbleidiol, a byddai'r Llywodraeth yn croesawu cydweithio o'r fath. Felly, mae'n amlwg nad yw'n ei ddiystyru'n llwyr o ran ein rôl ni i fwrw ymlaen â hyn. Mae'n bwysig ac yn glir y dylai Comisiwn y Cynulliad chwarae'r rhan bwysig honno yng ngweithrediad unrhyw system gofrestru, fel sy'n digwydd yn yr Alban. Mae'n hanfodol fod rôl y ddeddfwrfa yn cael ei defnyddio'n llawn mewn trafodaeth o'r fath. Felly, rwy'n falch o nodi mai argymhelliad olaf y pwyllgor safonau oedd y dylai un o bwyllgorau'r Cynulliad ystyried yr adrannau sy'n berthnasol i Gymru yn Neddf Tryloywder Lobïo, Ymgyrchu gan Grwpiau Di-blaid a Gweinyddu Undebau Llafur 2014. A chan fod Deddf Cymru 2017 wedi'i rhoi mewn grym bellach, byddai'n ymddangos yn amserol i un o bwyllgorau'r Cynulliad ystyried bwrw ymlaen â'r gwaith hwn, gan ymgynghori â'r cyhoedd yn ôl yr angen wrth gwrs. Nawr, rydym yn cydnabod y gall y sector materion cyhoeddus yng Nghymru chwarae rôl ddilys yn cynyddu dealltwriaeth o wleidyddiaeth a llywodraeth ddatganoledig, a'i fod eisoes yn gwneud hynny, ac mae llawer o gwmnïau materion cyhoeddus yn cynrychioli elusennau, sefydliadau trydydd sector, ac yn trefnu digwyddiadau ar eu rhan - digwyddiadau rydym i gyd yn hapus i'w mynychu, rwy'n gwybod, ynghyd ag Aelodau ar draws y Siambr hon, er mwyn dysgu mwy am y gwaith rhagorol sy'n cael ei wneud ledled Cymru ac i dynnu sylw ato. Rwy'n ddiolchgar, Ddirprwy Lywydd, eich bod wedi clywed y pwynt o drefn yn gynharach gan Huw Irranca-Davies, a hoffwn atgoffa plaid Brexit fod David Rowlands, cyn aelod o UKIP, fel llawer ohonoch, yn aelod o'r pwyllgor safonau yn ystod ei drafodaethau ynglŷn â lobïo a chytunodd ar ei adroddiad ar y pryd. Felly, mae'n bwysig. Gwn eich bod yn gweld eich rôl yn y gwaith o fwrw ymlaen â hyn. Ond yn anffodus, rwy'n gorffen ar y pwynt a godwyd gan Huw Irranca-Davies - fel Aelod o Lafur Cymru ac o'r Llywodraeth hon dan arweiniad Llafur Cymru dros 19 mlynedd ddiwethaf ein 20 mlynedd o ddatganoli - a'n bod wedi cael y sylw hwnnw a wnaed gan yr Aelod yn ei sylwadau agoriadol. Rwy'n falch fy mod wedi bod yn rhan o'r Llywodraeth honno ac yn falch o fod yn rhan o Gynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru, ac edrychaf ymlaen at eich ystyriaeth o'r pwynt hwn. Diolch yn fawr.