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English: One query I've been getting is about the restart grants that the UK Government announced in its recent budget, as businesses are keen to know if they'll apply in Wales or if something similar will be introduced. Also, those non-essential retail and hospitality businesses that still can't trade but can't claim the additional NDR-linked grant support announced last week as they don't have their own premises are also keen to know if any further discretionary grants are going to be announced. I've had several contacts about that in the last hour or two. Will the Minister therefore discuss this with her colleague the Minister for transport and the economy, but also ensure that every last bit of available business support is accessible to those businesses, and particularly those that don't pay NDR?
Welsh: Mae un ymholiad rwyf wedi'i gael yn ymwneud â'r grantiau ailgychwyn a gyhoeddodd Llywodraeth y DU yn ei chyllideb ddiweddar, gan fod busnesau'n awyddus i wybod a fyddant yn berthnasol yng Nghymru neu a fydd rhywbeth tebyg yn cael ei gyflwyno. Hefyd, mae'r busnesau manwerthu nwyddau dianghenraid a lletygarwch, nad ydynt yn gallu masnachu o hyd ond na allant hawlio'r cymorth grant ychwanegol sy'n gysylltiedig ag ardrethi annomestig a gyhoeddwyd yr wythnos diwethaf gan nad oes ganddynt eu safle eu hunain hefyd yn awyddus i wybod a fydd unrhyw grantiau dewisol pellach yn cael eu cyhoeddi. Rwyf wedi cael sawl un yn cysylltu â mi ynglŷn â hynny yn yr awr neu ddwy ddiwethaf. Felly, a wnaiff y Gweinidog drafod hyn gyda'i chyd-Aelod, Gweinidog yr economi a thrafnidiaeth, ond sicrhau hefyd fod mynediad gan y busnesau hynny at bob darn o gymorth busnes sydd ar gael, ac yn enwedig busnesau nad ydynt yn talu ardrethi annomestig?
English: Yes, I'll definitely be having some further discussions with my colleague the Minister for economy and transport. I can say that, in the next financial year, we've already earmarked £200 million of funding for businesses here in Wales. We're still having some discussions with the UK Government because, in terms of the restart grant, all they've announced thus far is the fact it will be in the next financial year, and they've announced the name of the scheme. We don't actually know any of the details that sit under that, so it's very hard at the moment for businesses in Wales to make that comparison, as I know that they would want to do. But for our part, we absolutely commit to continuing to support businesses through this difficult time, having earmarked, as I said, £200 million already for the next financial year. And we look forward to receiving further information about what the UK Government's plans are to consider the packages of support on offer there. But, as I said, I will be having some further discussions with my colleague Ken Skates in order to ensure that we leave this end of term in good shape in terms of giving businesses the confidence that they need.
Welsh: Byddaf yn bendant yn cael trafodaethau pellach gyda fy nghyd-Weinidog, Gweinidog yr economi a thrafnidiaeth. Gallaf ddweud ein bod eisoes wedi clustnodi £200 miliwn o gyllid yn y flwyddyn ariannol nesaf ar gyfer busnesau yma yng Nghymru. Rydym yn dal i gael trafodaethau gyda Llywodraeth y DU oherwydd, o ran y grant ailgychwyn, y cyfan y maent wedi'i gyhoeddi hyd yma yw'r ffaith y bydd hynny yn y flwyddyn ariannol nesaf, ac maent wedi cyhoeddi enw'r cynllun. Mewn gwirionedd, nid ydym yn gwybod am unrhyw fanylion ar wahân i hynny, felly mae'n anodd iawn i fusnesau yng Nghymru wneud y gymhariaeth honno ar hyn o bryd, fel y gwn y byddent eisiau ei wneud. Ond o'n rhan ni, rydym yn ymrwymo'n llwyr i barhau i gefnogi busnesau drwy'r cyfnod anodd hwn, ar ôl clustnodi, fel y dywedais, £200 miliwn eisoes ar gyfer y flwyddyn ariannol nesaf. Ac edrychwn ymlaen at gael rhagor o wybodaeth am gynlluniau Llywodraeth y DU i ystyried y pecynnau cymorth sydd ar gael yno. Ond fel y dywedais, byddaf yn cael trafodaethau pellach gyda fy nghyd-Aelod Ken Skates er mwyn sicrhau ein bod yn gadael mewn sefyllfa dda ar ddiwedd y tymor hwn o ran rhoi'r hyder y maent ei angen i fusnesau.
English: Between April 2016 and March 2020, £4.2 billion has been collected in non-domestic rates revenue. Over the same period, the Welsh Government has provided £900 million for rates relief schemes. All the revenue from non-domestic rates in Wales is distributed to local authorities to fund local services in Wales.
Welsh: Rhwng mis Ebrill 2016 a mis Mawrth 2020, casglwyd £4.2 biliwn mewn refeniw ardrethi annomestig. Dros yr un cyfnod, mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi darparu £900 miliwn ar gyfer cynlluniau rhyddhad ardrethi. Dosberthir yr holl refeniw o ardrethi annomestig yng Nghymru i awdurdodau lleol i ariannu gwasanaethau lleol yng Nghymru.
English: Diolch. Thanks for those answers, Minister. According to the Welsh Retail Consortium, the industry has been losing £100 million in revenue every week during the lockdown. I'm sure you'd agree with me that we cannot underestimate the enormity of the economic hardship that this has caused small businesses - people who've spent a lifetime building up their enterprises, employing local staff and being a big part of local supply chains. In terms of building back better and delivering a strong economic recovery, will you look at the whole non-domestic rates situation and specifically look at whether you could scrap the business rates for small businesses, taking that burden off some of the smallest businesses in our economy, giving them more money to invest in the future, invest in staff and help the process of building back better?
Welsh: Diolch am yr atebion hynny, Weinidog. Yn ôl Consortiwm Manwerthu Cymru, mae'r diwydiant wedi bod yn colli £100 miliwn mewn refeniw bob wythnos yn ystod y cyfyngiadau symud. Rwy'n siŵr y byddech yn cytuno â mi na allwn danbrisio difrifoldeb y caledi economaidd y mae hyn wedi'i achosi i fusnesau bach - pobl sydd wedi treulio oes yn adeiladu eu mentrau, yn cyflogi staff lleol ac yn chwarae rhan fawr mewn cadwyni cyflenwi lleol. O ran adeiladu'n ôl yn well a sicrhau adferiad economaidd cryf, a wnewch chi edrych ar y sefyllfa ardrethi annomestig yn ei chyfanrwydd ac ystyried yn benodol a allech ddileu'r ardrethi busnes ar gyfer busnesau bach, gan dynnu'r baich hwnnw oddi ar ysgwyddau rhai o'r busnesau lleiaf yn ein heconomi, a rhoi mwy o arian iddynt fuddsoddi yn y dyfodol, buddsoddi mewn staff a helpu'r broses o adeiladu'n ôl yn well?
English: We have taken a series of tax measures to support businesses in Wales during this pandemic. These have included providing NDR relief, freezing the NDR multiplier and raising the threshold at which non-residential property transactions are subject to land transaction tax.
Welsh: Rydym wedi cymryd cyfres o fesurau treth i gefnogi busnesau yng Nghymru yn ystod y pandemig hwn. Mae'r rhain wedi cynnwys darparu rhyddhad ardrethi annomestig, rhewi'r lluosydd ardrethi annomestig a chodi'r trothwy lle daw trafodiadau eiddo amhreswyl yn ddarostyngedig i dreth trafodiadau tir.
English: Diolch, Minister. The Welsh Government in its final budget stated it will set aside a further £200 million for businesses from its own reserves. This is additional again to the previous Wales-only additional spend made from its own budget, and further cements Wales as providing the best package of business support in the whole of the UK. What representations therefore has the Welsh Government made to the Tory Chancellor in Westminster to enable the Welsh Government to have the flexibility in the future to continue to help support Welsh business?
Welsh: Diolch, Weinidog. Nododd Llywodraeth Cymru yn ei chyllideb derfynol y bydd yn neilltuo £200 miliwn arall i fusnesau o'i chronfeydd wrth gefn ei hun. Unwaith eto, mae hyn yn ychwanegol at y gwariant ychwanegol blaenorol ar gyfer Cymru'n unig a wnaed o'i chyllideb ei hun, ac mae'n gadarnhad pellach mai Cymru sy'n darparu'r pecyn gorau o gymorth busnes yn y DU gyfan. Pa sylwadau felly y mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi'u cyflwyno i'r Canghellor Torïaidd yn San Steffan i alluogi Llywodraeth Cymru i gael hyblygrwydd i barhau i gefnogi busnesau Cymru yn y dyfodol?
English: We've been making arguments to the UK Government in respect of further flexibilities for the Welsh Government for some time, and I've been really grateful for Rhianon Passmore's support for the work that we've been doing in that area. I know it's something that her colleagues on the Finance Committee are particularly interested in supporting as well. I think that this year has taught us that financial flexibility is so important, both in terms of being able to target our resources effectively, but also to manage our in-year position in a year that has seen so much change. It's important I think that in future, the Welsh Government does have access to its full reserve. It's a small reserve in many ways, but actually having greater flexibility to access more of that would, I think, be useful for a future Government, as would the ability to borrow more in one year and borrow more in the aggregate. Especially now, that will be important, given the very, very poor capital settlement that we've had from the UK Government and also the UK Government's intent to bypass the Welsh Government now in terms of capital spend via the levelling-up fund.
Welsh: Rydym wedi bod yn cyflwyno dadleuon i Lywodraeth y DU ar hyblygrwydd pellach i Lywodraeth Cymru ers peth amser, ac rwyf wedi bod yn ddiolchgar iawn am gefnogaeth Rhianon Passmore i'r gwaith y buom yn ei wneud yn y maes hwnnw. Rwy'n gwybod ei fod yn rhywbeth y mae gan ei chyd-Aelodau ar y Pwyllgor Cyllid ddiddordeb arbennig yn ei gefnogi hefyd. Credaf fod eleni wedi ein dysgu bod hyblygrwydd ariannol mor bwysig, o ran gallu targedu ein hadnoddau'n effeithiol, ond hefyd er mwyn rheoli ein sefyllfa canol blwyddyn mewn blwyddyn sydd wedi gweld cymaint o newid. Credaf ei bod yn bwysig fod gan Lywodraeth Cymru fynediad llawn at ei chronfa wrth gefn yn y dyfodol. Mae'n gronfa fach mewn sawl ffordd, ond byddai cael mwy o hyblygrwydd i gael mynediad at fwy ohoni'n ddefnyddiol i Lywodraeth yn y dyfodol yn fy marn i, yn ogystal â'r gallu i fenthyca mwy mewn un flwyddyn a benthyca mwy yn ei grynswth. Bydd hynny'n bwysig, yn enwedig yn awr, o ystyried y setliad cyfalaf gwael iawn a gawsom gan Lywodraeth y DU a bwriad Llywodraeth y DU hefyd i fynd heibio i Lywodraeth Cymru yn awr o ran gwariant cyfalaf drwy'r gronfa codi'r gwastad.
English: It's the responsibility of all Ministers to take into account a range of factors, including impact assessments and value for money considerations, in setting detailed spending plans. These plans are monitored through the year as part of our in-year reporting process.
Welsh: Mae pob Gweinidog yn gyfrifol am ystyried amrywiaeth o ffactorau, gan gynnwys asesiadau effaith ac ystyriaethau gwerth am arian, wrth bennu cynlluniau gwariant manwl. Caiff y cynlluniau hyn eu monitro drwy gydol y flwyddyn fel rhan o'n proses adrodd yn ystod y flwyddyn.
English: I'd be interested to know, Minister, what steps you take to monitor the expenditure by individual Ministers when you are looking at specific sectors that you wish to develop within Wales. For example, if Wales was to decide to try to become a science superpower, which is where I think we should be heading, and you wanted to put far more investment into research and development, into supporting our thriving research and innovation centres within our universities and within our medical establishments, how would you then tie that back to that principle by ensuring that Ministers that may be involved in that - e.g. health, education - do afford the right sums of money to help support that governmental goal?
Welsh: Byddai gennyf ddiddordeb mewn gwybod, Weinidog, pa gamau rydych yn eu cymryd i fonitro'r gwariant gan Weinidogion unigol pan fyddwch yn edrych ar sectorau penodol rydych eisiau eu datblygu yng Nghymru. Er enghraifft, pe bai Cymru'n penderfynu ceisio dod yn uwch bŵer mewn gwyddoniaeth, a chredaf y dylem anelu at hynny, a phe baech eisiau buddsoddi llawer mwy mewn ymchwil a datblygu, ar gefnogi ein canolfannau ymchwil ac arloesi ffyniannus yn ein prifysgolion ac yn ein sefydliadau meddygol, sut y byddech wedyn yn dod â hynny'n ôl at yr egwyddor honno drwy sicrhau bod Gweinidogion a allai fod yn rhan o hynny - e.e. iechyd, addysg - yn darparu'r symiau cywir o arian i helpu i gefnogi'r nod llywodraethol hwnnw?
English: During the pandemic, we've invested an extra £9.9 million to support mental health services. Building on this, we're investing an additional £42 million in mental health next year. This makes our total spending on mental health more than £780 million in 2021-22.
Welsh: Yn ystod y pandemig, rydym wedi buddsoddi £9.9 miliwn ychwanegol i gefnogi gwasanaethau iechyd meddwl. Gan adeiladu ar hyn, rydym yn buddsoddi £42 miliwn ychwanegol mewn iechyd meddwl y flwyddyn nesaf. Mae hyn yn golygu bod cyfanswm ein gwariant ar iechyd meddwl yn 2021-22 yn fwy na £780 miliwn.
English: Thank you for that reply. Obviously, during the pandemic and before that, we know that mental health services have been squeezed and have often in the past been seen as cinderella services, but I know elements of that have changed, as you've exemplified in your answer to me today. But I've done a lot with eating disorders over the years, and obviously the service review recommendations will require significant investment, and I've also in the last year or so been doing work on maternal mental health. Some of the changes there will need significant investment. What would you say to a future Government in relation to the allocation of funds for these most important areas of development?
Welsh: Diolch ichi am yr ateb hwnnw. Yn amlwg, yn ystod y pandemig a chyn hynny, gwyddom fod gwasanaethau iechyd meddwl dan bwysau a'u bod yn aml wedi cael eu hystyried yn wasanaethau sinderela yn y gorffennol, ond gwn fod elfennau o hynny wedi newid, fel rydych wedi dangos yn eich ateb imi heddiw. Ond rwyf wedi gwneud llawer gydag anhwylderau bwyta dros y blynyddoedd, ac yn amlwg bydd angen buddsoddiad sylweddol ar argymhellion yr adolygiad gwasanaeth, ac rwyf hefyd wedi bod yn gwneud gwaith ar iechyd meddwl mamau yn ystod y flwyddyn ddiwethaf. Bydd angen buddsoddiad sylweddol ar rai o'r newidiadau yno. Beth y byddech yn ei ddweud wrth Lywodraeth yn y dyfodol ynglŷn â dyrannu arian ar gyfer y meysydd datblygu pwysig hyn?
English: In our discussions when we were developing the budget for 2021-22, we were very clear very early on that health had to remain a priority for the Welsh Government in terms of our investment, and that's why we've provided significant additional funding for the core health budget for the next financial year. Now, clearly there will be opportunities for a future Minister to look at prioritising in areas such as those that you've described. I've been very clear and very careful to ensure that our core funding for the NHS is able to do its day-to-day work, and is separate from our additional funding for COVID response. That really is to ensure that those things such as eating disorders, which are important parts of our response, aren't lost in our COVID response, which is clearly at the forefront of many minds at the moment. So, it's important that a future Government does have that clarity between COVID response, and the work that we just have to keep doing. That applies to the eating disorders work, but of course goes on across cancer, diabetes and all of the other important areas of spend as well.
Welsh: Yn ein trafodaethau pan oeddem yn datblygu'r gyllideb ar gyfer 2021-22, roeddem yn glir iawn yn gynnar iawn fod yn rhaid i iechyd barhau i fod yn flaenoriaeth i Lywodraeth Cymru o ran ein buddsoddiad, a dyna pam ein bod wedi darparu cyllid ychwanegol sylweddol ar gyfer y gyllideb iechyd graidd yn y flwyddyn ariannol nesaf. Nawr, mae'n amlwg y bydd cyfleoedd i Weinidog yn y dyfodol ystyried blaenoriaethu mewn meysydd fel y rhai rydych wedi'u disgrifio. Rwyf wedi bod yn glir iawn ac yn ofalus iawn i sicrhau bod ein cyllid craidd i'r GIG yn gallu gwneud ei waith o ddydd i ddydd, a'i fod ar wahân i'n cyllid ychwanegol ar gyfer yr ymateb i COVID. Mae hynny er mwyn sicrhau nad yw pethau fel anhwylderau bwyta, sy'n rhannau pwysig o'n hymateb, yn cael eu colli yn ein hymateb i COVID, sy'n amlwg ar feddyliau llawer o bobl ar hyn o bryd. Felly, mae'n bwysig fod Llywodraeth yn y dyfodol yn cael yr eglurder hwnnw rhwng yr ymateb i COVID, a'r gwaith y mae'n rhaid i ni barhau i'w wneud. Mae hynny'n berthnasol i'r gwaith ar anhwylderau bwyta, ond wrth gwrs mae'n berthnasol i ganser, diabetes a'r holl feysydd gwariant pwysig eraill hefyd.
English: Excellent work - all your questions answered in your final questions session in this Senedd. Over to you now, Minister for Education - see if you can keep to that record.
Welsh: Gwaith rhagorol - rydych wedi ateb eich holl gwestiynau yn eich sesiwn gwestiynau olaf yn y Senedd hon. Trown atoch chi yn awr, Weinidog Addysg - gadewch inni weld a allwch chi wneud cystal.
English: Questions, then, to the Minister for Education.
Welsh: Cwestiynau, felly, i'r Gweinidog Addysg.
English: Welsh Government continues to work with stakeholders to ensure support is available for teachers around Wales during this pandemic. This includes funding a tailored package of mental health and well-being support services for teachers and support staff, and providing additional funding to increase capacity in schools across Wales.
Welsh: Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn parhau i weithio gyda rhanddeiliaid i sicrhau bod cymorth ar gael i athrawon ledled Cymru yn ystod y pandemig hwn. Mae hyn yn cynnwys ariannu pecyn wedi'i deilwra o wasanaethau cymorth iechyd meddwl a llesiant i athrawon a staff cymorth, a darparu cyllid ychwanegol i gynyddu capasiti mewn ysgolion ledled Cymru.
English: Thank you very much for that answer, Minister. The education sector has faced the most disruptive year in a lifetime, and time and time again teachers and senior leadership teams have been required to totally transform how they operate: online learning, virtual lessons, year group bubbles, key worker provision, exam grading, mass testing, monitoring well-being and adapting buildings. They've done all that they've done, and they've done that and more on top of their own personal situations. Some who have been doing online classes have also juggled that with home schooling their own children. The education workforce have been outstanding, but we cannot forget the impact on their own health and well-being. What further measures can the Welsh Government take to ensure that teachers and staff feel supported in their jobs over the coming months ahead, and what support is available for them to ensure that their own mental well-being is paramount?
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr am yr ateb hwnnw, Weinidog. Mae'r sector addysg wedi wynebu'r flwyddyn lle gwelwyd mwy o darfu arno na'r un flwyddyn arall yn ein hoes ni, a dro ar ôl tro bu'n ofynnol i athrawon ac uwch dimau arwain drawsnewid yn llwyr y modd y maent yn gweithredu: dysgu ar-lein, gwersi rhithwir, swigod grŵp blwyddyn, darpariaethau gweithwyr allweddol, graddio arholiadau, profi torfol, monitro llesiant ac addasu adeiladau. Maent wedi gwneud popeth y maent wedi'i wneud, ac maent wedi gwneud hynny a mwy ar ben eu hamgylchiadau personol. Mae rhai sydd wedi bod yn gwneud dosbarthiadau ar-lein hefyd wedi bod yn darparu addysg i'w plant eu hunain gartref. Mae'r gweithlu addysg wedi bod yn rhagorol, ond ni allwn anghofio'r effaith ar eu hiechyd a'u llesiant eu hunain. Pa gamau pellach y gall Llywodraeth Cymru eu cymryd i sicrhau bod athrawon a staff yn teimlo eu bod yn cael eu cefnogi yn eu swyddi dros y misoedd nesaf, a pha gymorth sydd ar gael iddynt i sicrhau bod eu llesiant meddyliol eu hunain yn cael blaenoriaeth?
English: Thank you, Jayne, for recognising the tremendous effort of the education workforce throughout the pandemic. They have shown real innovation and resilience in the most difficult of times, and it is important that we recognise that we need to support them in their mental health and well-being. That's why we have engaged with Education Support, a charity organisation with expertise in supporting the well-being of teachers to deliver a programme of support during this academic year. That has included online facilitation of peer-to-peer support for headteachers, one-to-one support for headteachers delivered by counsellors, a dedicated schools and well-being service being set up, free online learning modules for staff themselves. And, indeed, this very evening there is an online webinar which over 400 education staff have signed up to in preparation for ensuring that they can enjoy their Easter break. I'd also like to commend the work of the National Academy for Education Leadership Wales that run weekly sessions that allow groups of two to three headteachers to provide peer-to-peer support, and to discuss the challenges that they're facing in a safe and secure environment.
Welsh: Diolch, Jayne, am gydnabod ymdrech aruthrol y gweithlu addysg drwy gydol y pandemig. Maent wedi dangos arloesedd a chadernid gwirioneddol mewn cyfnod anodd, ac mae'n bwysig inni gydnabod bod angen inni eu cefnogi yn eu hiechyd meddwl a'u llesiant. Dyna pam ein bod wedi ymgysylltu â Cymorth Addysg, sefydliad elusennol sydd ag arbenigedd mewn cefnogi llesiant athrawon i gyflwyno rhaglen gymorth yn ystod y flwyddyn academaidd hon. Mae hynny wedi cynnwys hwyluso cymorth rhwng cymheiriaid ar-lein i benaethiaid, cymorth un-i-un i benaethiaid a ddarperir gan gwnselwyr, sefydlu gwasanaeth ysgolion a llesiant pwrpasol, modiwlau dysgu ar-lein am ddim i'r staff eu hunain. Ac yn wir, heno, cynhelir gweminar ar-lein y mae dros 400 o staff addysg wedi cofrestru ar ei chyfer i baratoi ar gyfer sicrhau y gallant fwynhau eu gwyliau Pasg. Hoffwn ganmol gwaith yr Academi Genedlaethol ar gyfer Arweinyddiaeth Addysgol hefyd sy'n cynnal sesiynau wythnosol sy'n caniatáu i grwpiau o ddau i dri phennaeth ddarparu cefnogaeth rhwng cymheiriaid, ac i drafod yr heriau y maent yn eu hwynebu mewn amgylchedd diogel.
English: Jayne Bryant has raised a really important issue. Minister, in November, academics at Cardiff and Swansea universities published the results of a joint survey. They spoke to around 13,000 people; half of those were identifying with some degree of mental health issues, and 20 per cent said they were severely affected. This was particularly relevant to younger people and women and, of course, both of those groups are to be found within our primary school sector where there is a higher number of women involved there as teachers. What discussions have you had with the education system, with the trade unions about ways that these mental health issues can be addressed in future? In terms of recruitment, has any assessment been made about the potential effect on recruitment, because it strikes me that as we come out of the pandemic, the last thing we want is there to be a negative impact on recruitment into our primary schools?
Welsh: Mae Jayne Bryant wedi nodi mater pwysig iawn. Weinidog, ym mis Tachwedd, cyhoeddodd academyddion ym mhrifysgolion Caerdydd ac Abertawe ganlyniadau arolwg ar y cyd. Buont yn siarad â thua 13,000 o bobl; roedd gan hanner y rheini rywfaint o broblemau iechyd meddwl, a dywedodd 20 y cant eu bod wedi cael eu heffeithio'n ddifrifol. Roedd hyn yn arbennig o berthnasol i bobl iau a menywod ac wrth gwrs, mae'r ddau grŵp i'w gweld yn ein sector ysgolion cynradd lle mae nifer uwch o fenywod yn gweithio fel athrawon. Pa drafodaethau a gawsoch gyda'r system addysg, gyda'r undebau llafur ynglŷn â ffyrdd y gellir mynd i'r afael â'r materion iechyd meddwl hyn yn y dyfodol? O ran recriwtio, a wnaed unrhyw asesiad o'r effaith bosibl ar recriwtio, oherwydd wrth inni ddod allan o'r pandemig, mae'n fy nharo i mai'r peth olaf rydym ei eisiau yw effaith negyddol ar recriwtio i'n hysgolion cynradd?