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English: I thank the Member for bringing that matter to my attention. There are, I think, two points to make. The MOU between the Welsh Government in relation to the traffic commissioner effectively provides funding for enhanced services. Since the MOU was entered into, there's been a change in the devolution settlement, and now, bus registration services, which are provided by the transport commissioner, are devolved to this place, and you heard the Cabinet Secretary talk about his plans in relation to those earlier. But the other range of functions, which the Transport Commissioner for Wales exercises, including the one that she's referred to in her question, are, in fact, reserved competencies. They're reserved to the UK Government and Parliament under the settlement. And I can't comment specifically, obviously, on the individual example that she's given because he will be entering into correspondence in his capacity as discharging his statutory functions. But I would be happy to look at the broader point that she raises about consultations and the ability of AMs to perform their functions, even if it's on an informal understanding rather than a statutory basis.
Welsh: Diolch i'r Aelod am dynnu fy sylw at y mater hwn. Credaf fod yna ddau bwynt i'w gwneud. Mae'r memorandwm cyd-ddealltwriaeth rhwng Llywodraeth Cymru mewn perthynas â'r comisiynydd traffig i bob pwrpas yn darparu cyllid ar gyfer gwasanaethau ychwanegol. Ers ymrwymo i'r memorandwm cyd-ddealltwriaeth, cafwyd newid yn y setliad datganoli, a bellach, mae gwasanaethau cofrestru bysiau, a ddarperir gan y comisiynydd trafnidiaeth, wedi'u datganoli i'r lle hwn, a chlywsoch Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet yn sôn am ei gynlluniau mewn perthynas â'r rheini'n gynharach. Ond mae'r ystod arall o swyddogaethau y mae Comisiynydd Trafnidiaeth Cymru'n eu harfer, gan gynnwys yr un y cyfeiriodd ati yn ei chwestiwn, yn gymwyseddau a gedwir yn ôl. Maent wedi'u cadw'n ôl i Lywodraeth a Senedd y DU o dan y setliad. Ac ni allaf sôn yn benodol am yr enghraifft unigol a roddodd, yn amlwg, oherwydd bydd yn cael gohebiaeth ynglŷn â'i swyddogaethau statudol yn rhinwedd ei swydd. Ond buaswn yn hapus i edrych ar y pwynt ehangach y mae hi'n ei godi ynglŷn ag ymgynghoriadau a gallu Aelodau'r Cynulliad i gyflawni eu swyddogaethau, hyd yn oed os yw'n digwydd trwy ddealltwriaeth anffurfiol yn hytrach nag ar sail statudol.
English: I thank the Member for her question. The devolved Welsh tribunals are operating effectively with a significant caseload, but I'm aware that the England-and-Wales tribunal system, which is a much bigger system, is working at the moment to overcome some specific capacity issues in light of the Supreme Court's very welcome judgment on employment tribunal fees last year.
Welsh: Diolch i'r Aelod am ei chwestiwn. Mae'r tribiwnlysoedd datganoledig yng Nghymru yn gweithredu'n effeithiol gyda llwyth gwaith sylweddol, ond rwy'n ymwybodol fod system tribiwnlysoedd Cymru a Lloegr, sy'n system lawer mwy o faint, yn gweithio ar hyn o bryd i oresgyn problemau penodol gyda chapasiti yng ngoleuni dyfarniad calonogol y Goruchaf Lys ar ffioedd tribiwnlysoedd cyflogaeth y llynedd.
English: Thank you, Counsel General. And as a former trade union official, I know only too well the value of the tribunal service in securing justice in the workplace for so many people. And I'm very proud that it was actually my union, Unison, that took that case to the Supreme Court and overturned the very unjust tribunal fee system that had denied access to so many workers in their place of work. And it's perhaps partly in response to that that we've seen such a rise now in the number of claims being brought against employers rising sharply across the UK. I understand that Her Majesty's judiciary has recently said that it will seek to recruit judges to cope with the soaring caseload in tribunals, including allowing those without previous judicial experience to serve on tribunals. So, bearing all that in mind, Counsel General, what discussions have you had to ensure that workers here in Wales can have timely access to the tribunal services?
Welsh: Diolch i chi, Gwnsler Cyffredinol. Ac fel cyn swyddog undeb llafur, gwn yn rhy dda pa mor werthfawr yw'r gwasanaeth tribiwnlysoedd yn sicrhau cyfiawnder yn y gweithle i gynifer o bobl. Ac rwy'n falch iawn mai fy undeb, Unsain, a aeth â'r achos hwnnw i'r Goruchaf Lys a gwrthdroi'r system ffioedd tribiwnlysoedd hynod o anghyfiawn a oedd wedi gwadu mynediad i gynifer o weithwyr yn eu lle gwaith. Ac efallai mai'n rhannol mewn ymateb i hynny y gwelsom gymaint o gynnydd yn nifer yr hawliadau sy'n cael eu dwyn yn erbyn cyflogwyr ar draws y DU. Deallaf fod barnwriaeth ei Mawrhydi wedi dweud yn ddiweddar y bydd yn ceisio recriwtio barnwyr i ymdopi â'r llwyth achosion cynyddol yn y tribiwnlysoedd, gan gynnwys caniatáu i rai heb brofiad barnwrol blaenorol i wasanaethu mewn tribiwnlysoedd. Felly, o gofio hyn oll, Gwnsler Cyffredinol, pa drafodaethau a gawsoch i sicrhau y gall gweithwyr yma yng Nghymru gael mynediad amserol at wasanaethau'r tribiwnlysoedd?
English: Thank you for that question. I would just like to echo the fact that I think that, in bringing that case to the Supreme Court, Unison, who I know she previously worked for, was doing a great public service, and it was clear that the introduction of those tribunal fees had the effect of suppressing great numbers of injustices and their ability to be resolved. So we have seen, since the decision, a very, very sharp increase in the number of complaints being brought forward. The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service, I think, have reported receiving about 700-plus extra complaints per week, which gives you a sense of the scale of the issue. As a consequence of the introduction of the tribunal fees, the judicial capacity of the tribunal was diminished significantly. And what's happening now, as her question anticipated, is essentially a recruitment exercise in order for tribunal judges, both in England and in Wales, to come on board to deal with that backlog and future workload. So, I'm pleased that that is happening. It's obviously essential to have a fully functioning tribunal system that is properly staffed in order for those cases to be heard. I'd like to also welcome the fact that the president of the employment tribunal is looking for applications from those who have not got conventional judicial experience. I think that has the potential to open up new avenues for recruitment to that role, and by doing so, may increase the diversity of the tribunal judiciary, which I think is an objective that we would all wish to see fulfilled.
Welsh: Diolch ichi am y cwestiwn. Hoffwn ategu'r ffaith y credaf fod Unsain, y gwn ei bod hi wedi gweithio iddynt o'r blaen, wrth gyflwyno'r achos hwnnw yn y Goruchaf Lys, wedi gwasanaethu'r cyhoedd yn wych, ac roedd yn amlwg fod cyflwyno'r ffioedd tribiwnlys hyn wedi arwain at gau'r caead ar niferoedd mawr o anghyfiawnderau a'r gallu i'w datrys. Felly ers y penderfyniad, rydym wedi gweld cynnydd mawr iawn yn nifer y cwynion sy'n cael eu cyflwyno. Rwy'n credu bod y Gwasanaeth Cynghori, Cymodi a Chyflafareddu wedi cofnodi eu bod wedi derbyn dros 700 o gwynion ychwanegol yr wythnos, sy'n rhoi syniad i chi o faint y broblem. O ganlyniad i gyflwyno'r ffioedd tribiwnlys, cafodd capasiti barnwrol y tribiwnlys ei leihau'n sylweddol. A'r hyn sy'n digwydd yn awr, fel y mae ei chwestiwn yn ei ragweld, yw ymarfer recriwtio i bob pwrpas er mwyn cyflogi barnwyr tribiwnlysoedd, yng Nghymru a Lloegr, i fynd i'r afael â'r ôl-groniad a'r llwyth gwaith yn y dyfodol. Felly, rwy'n falch fod hynny'n digwydd. Mae'n amlwg yn hanfodol cael system dribiwnlysoedd sy'n gwbl weithredol ac wedi'i staffio'n briodol i allu clywed yr achosion hynny. Hoffwn groesawu'r ffaith hefyd fod llywydd y tribiwnlys cyflogaeth yn edrych am geisiadau gan rai heb brofiad barnwrol confensiynol. Credaf fod gan hynny botensial i agor llwybrau newydd ar gyfer recriwtio i'r rôl honno, a thrwy wneud hynny, gallai gynyddu amrywiaeth ymhlith barnwyr tribiwnlysoedd, a chredaf fod hwnnw'n amcan y byddai pawb ohonom yn awyddus i'w weld.
English: I've met with a number of law firms across Wales over the past six months and, whilst their take-up and interest in new digital technologies necessarily varies, it's clear that all of them see the opportunities to improve productivity and enhance their specialist knowledge and their skills. The utilisation of tech and innovation within the legal sector is very welcome.
Welsh: Rwyf wedi cyfarfod gyda nifer o gwmnïau cyfreithiol ledled Cymru dros y chwe mis diwethaf, ac er bod eu defnydd o dechnolegau digidol newydd a'u defnydd ohonynt o reidrwydd yn amrywio, mae'n amlwg fod pob un ohonynt yn gweld y cyfleoedd i wella cynhyrchiant a gwella eu gwybodaeth arbenigol a'u sgiliau. Croesewir y defnydd o dechnoleg ac arloesedd yn y sector cyfreithiol.
English: Thank you, Counsel General. The Law Society president has recently said that the law profession is not preparing new entrants for the realities of current practice, let alone the changes that we can foresee. I'm very pleased that you and the Minister for digital, the leader of the house, and the Minister for Welsh Language and Lifelong Learning are able to attend the round-table I'm convening next month with the law schools and with the big law firms to consider the implications of this for the sector. I know you've shown a great deal of interest in how developments in technology can improve access to justice. Would you also consider the implications for the business model for many small law firms? In my constituency alone, there are some 30 small solicitors. It could well be that the development of automation in the sector could have the same impact on the legal profession as we have seen on high-street banks, where they are wiped out from our towns. I'd be grateful if you'd consider the implications of this and how we can help the sector to adapt.
Welsh: Diolch i chi, Gwnsler Cyffredinol. Dywedodd llywydd Cymdeithas y Cyfreithwyr yn ddiweddar nad yw proffesiwn y gyfraith yn paratoi newydd-ddyfodiaid ar gyfer realiti ymarfer cyfredol, heb sôn am y newidiadau y gallwn eu rhagweld. Rwy'n falch iawn eich bod chi a'r Gweinidog materion digidol, arweinydd y tŷ, a Gweinidog y Gymraeg a Dysgu Gydol Oes yn gallu mynychu'r drafodaeth bwrdd crwn rwy'n ei chynnal y mis nesaf gydag ysgolion y gyfraith a'r cwmnïau cyfreithiol mawr i ystyried goblygiadau hyn ar gyfer y sector. Gwn eich bod wedi dangos llawer iawn o ddiddordeb yn y modd y gall datblygiadau mewn technoleg wella mynediad at gyfiawnder. Hefyd, a wnewch chi ystyried y goblygiadau ar gyfer y model busnes i nifer o gwmnïau cyfreithiol bach? Yn fy etholaeth i yn unig, ceir oddeutu 30 o gwmnïau cyfreithiol bach. Gallai datblygiad awtomatiaeth yn y sector yn hawdd effeithio ar y proffesiwn cyfreithiol yn yr un modd ag yr effeithiodd ar fanciau'r stryd fawr, lle cânt eu colli o'n trefi. Buaswn yn ddiolchgar pe baech yn ystyried goblygiadau hyn a sut y gallwn helpu'r sector i addasu.
English: Item 3 on the agenda this afternoon is topical questions. There is a topical question by Llyr Gruffydd to the Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs. Llyr.
Welsh: Eitem 3 ar yr agenda y prynhawn yma yw'r cwestiynau amserol. Mae gan Llyr Gruffydd gwestiwn amserol i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Ynni, Cynllunio a Materion Gwledig. Llyr.
English: Thank you. Welsh Government has always been clear the basic payment scheme is ending. As set out in 'Brexit and our Land', I propose to replace the common agricultural policy in its entirety. The consultation is ongoing and I will consider responses before making decisions. No changes to farm payments will be made without further consultation.
Welsh: Diolch. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru bob amser wedi dweud yn glir fod cynllun y taliad sylfaenol yn dod i ben. Fel y nodir yn 'Brexit a'n Tir', rwy'n bwriadu gosod rhywbeth yn lle'r polisi amaethyddol cyffredin yn ei gyfanrwydd. Mae'r ymgynghoriad yn mynd rhagddo a byddaf yn ystyried ymatebion cyn gwneud penderfyniadau. Ni fydd unrhyw newidiadau i daliadau fferm yn digwydd heb ymgynghori ymhellach.
English: Well, I have the article here. You've just told us that you will consider responses, but here you say, 'Asked whether she would consider maintaining some form of direct payment if the vast majority of respondents to the consultation requested it, she said: "No"'. Now, only last week you were trying to rewrite history about what Sue Hayman had said in comments about payments in England, and today you're trying to maybe rewrite a little history here in terms of what you said as well. You're starting to sound a bit like a Welsh Donald Trump, I venture to say. And it does have the feel of a bad joke about it, doesn't it, really? When is a consultation not a consultation? Well, when the Cabinet Secretary has clearly decided exactly what she's going to do regardless of what anybody says. And that's not a good look, is it? You've really botched this process, I venture to say. First, it was your intervention with your letter midway through the consultation to farmers intervening and influencing the discussion then, and now you're saying that, regardless of what people say, you're not going to listen to their views. So, how can the public have confidence in this process, Cabinet Secretary? Do not your comments undermine the whole validity of your public consultation - or so-called public consultation? And does it not bring into question the integrity of the Welsh Government's engagement with stakeholders on this issue?
Welsh: Wel, mae'r erthygl gennyf yma. Rydych chi newydd ddweud wrthym y byddwch yn ystyried ymatebion, ond yma rydych yn dweud, Pan ofynnwyd iddi a fyddai'n ystyried cadw rhyw fath o daliad uniongyrchol pe bai mwyafrif helaeth yr ymatebwyr i'r ymgynghoriad yn gofyn am hynny, dywedodd: 'Na fuaswn'. Nawr, yr wythnos diwethaf yn unig roeddech yn ceisio ailysgrifennu hanes ynglŷn â'r hyn a ddywedodd Sue Hayman mewn sylwadau ynghylch taliadau yn Lloegr, a heddiw efallai eich bod chi'n ceisio ailysgrifennu ychydig o hanes yma o ran yr hyn a ddywedoch chi. Mentraf ddweud eich bod yn dechrau swnio ychydig bach fel Donald Trump Cymru. Ac mae'n teimlo fel jôc wael, onid yw? Pa bryd nad yw ymgynghoriad yn ymgynghoriad? Wel, pan fydd Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet yn amlwg wedi penderfynu'n union beth y mae am ei wneud, ni waeth beth fydd unrhyw un yn ei ddweud. A go brin fod hynny'n edrych yn dda. Rydych chi wedi gwneud cawlach o'r broses hon, mentraf ddweud. Yn gyntaf, eich ymyrraeth gyda'ch llythyr hanner ffordd drwy'r ymgynghoriad i ffermwyr yn ymyrryd ac yn dylanwadu ar y drafodaeth ar y pryd, ac yn awr, ni waeth beth y mae pobl yn ei ddweud, rydych chi'n dweud nad ydych yn mynd i wrando ar eu safbwyntiau. Felly, sut y gall y cyhoedd gael hyder yn y broses hon, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet? Onid yw eich sylwadau'n tanseilio holl ddilysrwydd eich ymgynghoriad cyhoeddus - neu ymgynghoriad cyhoeddus honedig? Onid yw'n creu amheuaeth ynghylch uniondeb ymgysylltiad Llywodraeth Cymru â rhanddeiliaid ar y mater hwn?
English: 'Not at all' is the short answer to your question. Let me put a few of those points you raised right. As I said, way before the consultation started, we always said that the basic payment scheme would end. We believe that it's not the best design to support our farmers - [ Interruption.] If the Member would like to listen. [ Interruption.]
Welsh: 'Dim o gwbl' yw'r ateb byr i'ch cwestiwn. Gadewch imi gywiro rhai o'r pwyntiau a godwyd gennych. Fel y dywedais, ymhell cyn i'r ymgynghoriad ddechrau, roeddem yn dweud bob amser y dôi cynllun y taliad sylfaenol i ben. Rydym o'r farn nad dyna yw'r cynllun gorau i gefnogi ein ffermwyr - [ T orri ar draws.] Os hoffai'r Aelod wrando. [ Torri ar draws.]
English: No, we can't, and that's not a helpful comment, I'm sorry. Cabinet Secretary.
Welsh: Na, ni allwn, ac nid yw hwnnw'n sylw defnyddiol, mae'n ddrwg gennyf. Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet.
English: Cabinet Secretary, I was privileged to host the joint briefing session you referred to earlier with NFU Cymru and the Farmers Union of Wales, and I was pleased to see you at that particular event. Now, what I believe came across loud and clear at the event was that farmers across Wales are concerned that the Welsh Government is not listening to them, and this consultation is seen as a smokescreen for the Welsh Government to plough ahead and end direct payments regardless of the will of the agricultural sector or the businesses in the supply chain that would also be affected indirectly by these proposals. It's very important that any proposals going forward give food production the importance that it rightly deserves, provide parity for Welsh farmers and recognise the serious implications that these proposals could have on Wales's rural economy and, indeed, on our culture. It's crucial that the right balance is struck between land management and food production in order to protect the sustainability of the industry for the future. Therefore, will you now commit to listening to the views of Welsh farmers after this consultation closes in order to protect the sector for the future, and work with the industry to develop proposals that are fair, appropriate and that genuinely reflect the views of the farming industry and the wider rural economy here in Wales?
Welsh: Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, cefais y fraint o gynnal y sesiwn friffio ar y cyd y cyfeirioch chi ati'n gynharach gydag NFU Cymru ac Undeb Amaethwyr Cymru, ac roeddwn yn falch eich gweld yn y digwyddiad hwnnw. Nawr, credaf mai'r hyn a gafodd ei gyfleu'n eglur yn y digwyddiad oedd bod ffermwyr ledled Cymru yn pryderu nad yw Llywodraeth Cymru yn gwrando arnynt, a gwelir yr ymgynghoriad hwn fel llen fwg i Lywodraeth Cymru fwrw ymlaen doed a ddel a rhoi diwedd ar daliadau uniongyrchol ni waeth beth fydd ewyllys y sector amaethyddol neu'r busnesau yn y gadwyn gyflenwi yr effeithid arnynt yn anuniongyrchol gan y cynigion hyn hefyd. Mae'n bwysig iawn fod unrhyw gynigion yn y dyfodol yn rhoi pwyslais haeddiannol ar gynhyrchu bwyd, yn sicrhau cydraddoldeb i ffermwyr Cymru ac yn cydnabod y goblygiadau difrifol y gallai'r cynigion hyn eu cael i economi wledig Cymru ac yn wir, ar ein diwylliant. Mae'n hollbwysig fod y cydbwysedd yn gywir rhwng rheoli tir a chynhyrchu bwyd er mwyn gwarchod cynaliadwyedd y diwydiant ar gyfer y dyfodol. Felly, a wnewch chi ymrwymo yn awr i wrando ar safbwyntiau ffermwyr Cymru ar ôl i'r ymgynghoriad hwn ddod i ben er mwyn diogelu'r sector ar gyfer y dyfodol, a gweithio gyda'r diwydiant i ddatblygu cynigion sy'n deg, yn briodol ac sydd o ddifrif yn adlewyrchu barn y diwydiant ffermio a'r economi wledig ehangach yma yng Nghymru?
English: I think it's quite right that the Cabinet Secretary should have an open mind about the future of agricultural policy and the opportunity that Brexit provides, but I think she has to recognise that farmers in Wales are far more reliant upon the common agricultural policy than farmers in England; it can make up to 80 per cent of farm incomes in Wales, whereas the average in England is only 55 per cent. Therefore, it's very important, in my view, that we should take this step by step, and not rush into making wholesale changes in too short a time, which would make it very difficult to manage a transition. Given that 85 per cent of the farm subsidies that are paid are under pillar 1 rather than pillar 2, so therefore they are direct payments rather than for environmentally related schemes, it's quite difficult for me to see how we could move very quickly to making those pillar 2 type of schemes sufficiently robust to maintain current levels of farm income. Given that farm incomes are less than £20,000 on average and the amount of subsidy that is received in direct payment is on average about £16,000, I'm sure the Cabinet Secretary will understand why a lot of farmers are very, very worried that they will lose substantial amounts of income, which they can ill afford, and tip their businesses over from small profitability into loss-making enterprises. That could have devastating consequences for the countryside in general.
Welsh: Mae'n hollol iawn i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet gael meddwl agored ynghylch dyfodol y polisi amaethyddol a'r cyfle y mae Brexit yn ei roi, ond rwy'n credu bod yn rhaid iddi gydnabod bod ffermwyr Cymru yn dibynnu llawer mwy ar y polisi amaethyddol cyffredin na ffermwyr yn Lloegr; gall ffurfio hyd at 80 y cant o incwm ffermydd yng Nghymru, ond 55 y cant yn unig yw'r cyfartaledd yn Lloegr. Felly, mae'n bwysig iawn, yn fy marn i, inni edrych ar hyn gam wrth gam, heb ruthro i wneud newidiadau ar raddfa eang mewn amser rhy fyr, a fyddai'n ei gwneud hi'n anodd iawn rheoli'r cyfnod pontio. O ystyried bod 85 y cant o'r cymorthdaliadau'n cael eu talu o dan golofn 1 yn hytrach na cholofn 2, fel eu bod yn daliadau uniongyrchol yn hytrach nag ar gyfer cynlluniau amgylcheddol cysylltiedig, mae'n anodd i mi weld sut y gallem symud yn gyflym iawn i wneud y mathau hynny o gynlluniau colofn 2 yn ddigon cadarn i gynnal lefelau presennol o incwm ffermydd. O ystyried bod incwm ffermydd yn llai nag £20,000 ar gyfartaledd a bod swm y cymhorthdal a dderbynnir mewn taliad uniongyrchol oddeutu £16,000 ar gyfartaledd, rwy'n siŵr y bydd Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet yn deall pam y mae llawer o ffermwyr yn bryderus iawn y byddant yn colli symiau sylweddol o incwm na allant fforddio ei wneud, gan wthio eu busnesau o fod yn fentrau sy'n gwneud elw bach i fod yn fentrau sy'n gwneud colled. Gallai hynny arwain at ganlyniadau trychinebus i gefn gwlad yn gyffredinol.