English: I'd also like to thank committee staff and all the organisations that took part in giving evidence for the report. One of the key messages here is that, with inflation reaching its highest level in more than 40 years, many people are cutting back on extra spending. For some, this includes spending on sport and cultural activities. In 2019-20, 23 per cent of all people and 31 per cent of children in Wales were living in relative income poverty. Not only are these families most likely to be impacted by the cost-of-living crisis, but Sports Wales research also suggests that they are the most likely group to be inactive, and this can cause serious health consequences. It's a real concern that, according to Swim Wales, just 52 per cent of pupils moving to high school are able to swim. Swimming is an essential life skill that should be taught through schools as it will capture every child and may be something that families can no longer afford when hit with cost-of-living pressures. The Welsh Government provides some funding for free swimming, and that's really welcome, and it helps to keep pools open, but it really should be more. The Welsh Government's also facing real-terms cuts because of inflationary pressures, so I understand that pressure on the Welsh Government too. Schools also say the increasing cost of bus transport is prohibitive when they are facing other cost pressures. North Wales and rural areas are particularly affected because transport is needed to get to sport centres and swimming pools, as my colleague Alun Davies, raised earlier. Transport operators could provide schools with free transport as part of the social value procurement contract to local authorities when bidding for home-to-school transport, and perhaps this is something that the Minister and Deputy Minister could raise through the WLGA. The Local Government and Housing Committee - I see the chair is also present today - has raised concern about the resilience of libraries and leisure centres, as everything non-statutory is on the table following a decade of austerity, alongside current inflationary pressures, increased energy costs and rising wages. I believe that that committee is also going to be looking into this. Tennis clubs are also feeling these pressures, with feedback from Lawn Tennis Association venues prior to Christmas finding that 75 per cent are worried about energy costs, while 92 per cent of venues with more than eight courts were concerned about the impact of rising costs. All these organisations are calling for targeted support to those from areas of highest social deprivation whose participation is most effected by the pandemic and cost-of-living crisis. This is an important opportunity to support more young people to develop their life skills and opportunities through sport, including through volunteering, and support to address barriers they may face in progressing through workforce pathways. We must not forget that sport and culture are part of the preventative services regarding physical and mental health and well-being, as my colleague Heledd Fychan raised earlier. These are part of the national health service. We've been talking previously in debates that it's not just about the NHS, it's about all these preventative services, going forward. Thank you.
Welsh: Hoffwn ddiolch hefyd i staff y pwyllgor a'r holl sefydliadau a roddodd dystiolaeth ar gyfer yr adroddiad. Un o'r negeseuon allweddol yma yw, gyda chwyddiant ar ei lefel uchaf ers dros 40 mlynedd, mae llawer o bobl yn torri'n ôl ar wariant ychwanegol. I rai, mae hyn yn cynnwys gwariant ar chwaraeon a gweithgareddau diwylliannol. Yn 2019-20, roedd 23 y cant o holl bobl a 31 y cant o blant Cymru yn byw mewn tlodi incwm cymharol. Y teuluoedd hyn sydd fwyaf tebygol o gael eu heffeithio gan yr argyfwng costau byw, ond hefyd mae ymchwil Chwaraeon Cymru yn awgrymu mai hwy yw'r grŵp mwyaf tebygol o fod yn anweithgar, a gall hyn achosi canlyniadau iechyd difrifol. Mae'n peri cryn bryder mai dim ond 52 y cant o ddisgyblion sy'n symud i'r ysgol uwchradd sy'n gallu nofio, yn ôl Nofio Cymru. Mae nofio'n sgìl bywyd hanfodol y dylid ei dysgu drwy'r ysgolion gan y bydd hynny'n darparu ar gyfer pob plentyn, a gall fod yn rhywbeth na all teuluoedd ei fforddio mwyach pan fyddant yn wynebu pwysau costau byw. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn darparu rhywfaint o gyllid ar gyfer nofio am ddim, ac mae hynny i'w groesawu'n fawr, ac mae'n helpu i gadw pyllau nofio ar agor, ond dylai fod yn fwy. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru hefyd yn wynebu toriadau mewn termau real oherwydd pwysau chwyddiant, felly rwy'n deall y pwysau ar Lywodraeth Cymru hefyd. Dywed ysgolion hefyd fod cost gynyddol cludiant ar fysiau ysgol yn afresymol pan fyddant yn wynebu pwysau yn sgil costau eraill. Mae gogledd Cymru ac ardaloedd gwledig yn cael eu heffeithio'n arbennig gan fod angen trafnidiaeth i gyrraedd canolfannau chwaraeon a phyllau nofio, fel y nododd fy nghyd-Aelod, Alun Davies, yn gynharach. Gallai gweithredwyr trafnidiaeth ddarparu cludiant am ddim i ysgolion fel rhan o'r contract caffael gwerth cymdeithasol i awdurdodau lleol wrth wneud cais am gontractau cludiant o'r cartref i'r ysgol, ac efallai fod hyn yn rhywbeth y gallai'r Gweinidog a'r Dirprwy Weinidog ei godi drwy CLlLC. Mae'r Pwyllgor Llywodraeth Leol a Thai - gwelaf fod y cadeirydd yn bresennol heddiw - wedi mynegi pryder ynghylch gwytnwch llyfrgelloedd a chanolfannau hamdden, gan fod popeth anstatudol ar y bwrdd wedi degawd o gyni, ochr yn ochr â'r pwysau chwyddiant ar hyn o bryd, costau ynni uwch a chyflogau cynyddol. Rwy'n credu bod y pwyllgor hwnnw'n mynd i ymchwilio i hyn hefyd. Mae clybiau tennis yn teimlo'r pwysau hyn yn ogystal, gydag adborth gan leoliadau'r Gymdeithas Tennis Lawnt cyn y Nadolig yn nodi bod 75 y cant yn poeni am gostau ynni, tra bo 92 y cant o leoliadau a chanddynt fwy nag wyth cwrt yn poeni am effaith costau cynyddol. Mae'r sefydliadau hyn oll yn galw am gymorth wedi'i dargedu ar gyfer y rheini o'r ardaloedd o amddifadedd cymdeithasol mwyaf y mae eu cyfranogiad wedi'i effeithio fwyaf gan y pandemig a'r argyfwng costau byw. Mae hwn yn gyfle pwysig i gynorthwyo mwy o bobl ifanc i ddatblygu eu sgiliau bywyd a'u cyfleoedd drwy chwaraeon, gan gynnwys drwy wirfoddoli, a chymorth i fynd i'r afael â'r rhwystrau y gallent eu hwynebu wrth gamu ymlaen drwy lwybrau'r gweithlu. Mae'n rhaid inni beidio ag anghofio bod chwaraeon a diwylliant yn rhan o'r gwasanaethau ataliol mewn perthynas ag iechyd a lles corfforol a meddyliol, fel y nododd fy nghyd-Aelod Heledd Fychan yn gynharach. Mae'r rhain yn rhan o'r gwasanaeth iechyd gwladol. Rydym wedi sôn o'r blaen mewn dadleuon nad ymwneud â'r GIG yn unig y mae hyn, mae'n ymwneud â'r holl wasanaethau ataliol hyn, wrth symud ymlaen. Diolch.