English: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. Can I thank you, Cabinet Secretary, for the statement today, in which you say that you are committed, of course, to the principles that have underpinned the free bus travel scheme? This has been a flagship policy, of course, by the Welsh Government, and your predecessor Mrs Hart was particularly wedded to the principle of universal eligibility. Therefore, isn't it a case of 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it'? I would be interested in the rationale for a proposed change, as you've listed today. I would be interested in hearing from the Cabinet Secretary what his department has done to improve the way in which the current scheme is run, and what cost savings can be made in terms of administrating the scheme. Has the department done any work to ensure that it is certain that everyone who has a pass is eligible for one? What is being done to learn from the best practice as well from the blue badge scheme, which undertakes an assessment of eligibility? As I understand it, 2019 will see a move towards electronic ticketing machines and that new passes will be issued then as well. Has the Cabinet Secretary considered whether this will be an opportunity to tighten up the scheme and use new technology to help with the administration, reduce the cost of admin and use potential fingerprint technology to prevent abuse of the scheme? With regard to the concessionary arrangements for younger people and the successor scheme to mytravelpass, I very much welcome the fact that the Welsh Government are following in my party's footsteps in consulting on a new scheme to support younger people in using public transport. Our proposals have received overwhelming support. Young people tend to have the lowest wages and highest car insurance premiums, and travel costs are a significant barrier to accessing jobs, training and social opportunities. So, I therefore want younger people to benefit from the same travel concessions offered to Wales's over-60s. It is clear that if younger people are introduced to public transport early, they stick with it and continue to use public transport in later life. So, can you provide any commitment today, Cabinet Secretary, that any future scheme that is extended to 16 to 24-year-olds in Wales will have the same level of fairness, if you like, with those that are over 60? It is also essential that this scheme is properly funded in order to be a success. I know the Government is very keen to talk about fully costed proposals. So, on that basis, can I ask: what funding will be attached to your proposed scheme, as it's not clear from the draft budget? And finally, Deputy Presiding Officer, the mytravelpass scheme has been characterised as having a disappointing take-up. I notice from your consultation document published today that 15,000 younger people have applied for the mytravelpass scheme. Are you happy with that take-up, can I ask, Cabinet Secretary, and how will you ensure that any successor scheme is marketed properly in a way that encourages high levels of take-up amongst younger people?
Welsh: Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. A gaf i ddiolch ichi, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, am y datganiad heddiw, lle rydych chi'n dweud eich bod wedi ymrwymo, wrth gwrs, i'r egwyddorion sydd wedi tanategu'r cynllun teithio ar fysiau am ddim? Mae hwn wedi bod yn bolisi blaenllaw, wrth gwrs, gan Lywodraeth Cymru, ac roedd eich rhagflaenydd Mrs Hart yn arbennig o ymroddedig i egwyddor cymhwyster cyffredinol. Felly, onid yw'n fater o beidio â gwneud dim os nad oes angen? Byddai gennyf ddiddordeb yn y rhesymeg dros unrhyw newid arfaethedig, fel yr ydych wedi'i restru heddiw. Byddai gennyf ddiddordeb mewn clywed gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet beth mae ei adran wedi'i wneud i wella'r ffordd y caiff y cynllun presennol ei gynnal, a pha arbedion cost y gellir eu gwneud o ran gweinyddu'r cynllun. A yw'r adran wedi gwneud unrhyw waith i sicrhau eu bod yn sicr bod pawb sydd â cherdyn yn gymwys i gael un? Beth sy'n cael ei wneud i ddysgu o arfer gorau hefyd o ran y cynllun bathodyn glas, sy'n cynnal asesiad o gymhwyster? Fel yr wyf i'n ei ddeall, yn 2019 byddwn yn symud tuag at beiriannau tocynnau electronig a bydd cardiau newydd yn cael eu cyhoeddi bryd hynny hefyd. A yw Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet wedi ystyried a fydd hyn yn gyfle i dynhau'r cynllun a defnyddio technoleg newydd i helpu i'w weinyddu, gan leihau cost gweinyddu a defnyddio technoleg olion bysedd o bosibl i atal camddefnyddio'r cynllun? O ran y trefniadau teithio rhatach ar gyfer pobl ifanc a'r cynllun olynol i fyngherdynteithio, rwy'n croesawu'n fawr y ffaith bod Llywodraeth Cymru yn dilyn yn ôl troed fy mhlaid wrth ymgynghori ar gynllun newydd i gefnogi pobl ifanc i ddefnyddio trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus. Mae ein cynigion wedi cael cefnogaeth frwd. Mae pobl ifanc yn tueddu i fod â'r cyflogau isaf a'r premiymau yswiriant ceir uchaf, ac mae costau teithio'n rhwystr sylweddol rhag swyddi, hyfforddiant a chyfleoedd cymdeithasol. Felly, hoffwn i bobl ifanc elwa o'r un consesiynau teithio ag a gynigir i bobl dros 60 oed Cymru. Mae'n amlwg, os caiff pobl ifanc eu cyflwyno i drafnidiaeth gyhoeddus yn gynnar, eu bod yn cadw ati ac yn parhau i ddefnyddio trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus yn nes ymlaen yn eu bywydau. Felly, a allwch chi roi unrhyw ymrwymiad heddiw, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, y bydd unrhyw gynllun yn y dyfodol sy'n cael ei ymestyn i bobl ifanc 16 i 24 oed yng Nghymru yn cynnwys yr un lefel o degwch, os hoffech chi, ag i'r rhai hynny sydd dros 60 oed? Mae hefyd yn hanfodol bod y cynllun hwn yn cael ei ariannu'n briodol er mwyn bod yn llwyddiant. Rwy'n gwybod bod y Llywodraeth yn awyddus iawn i siarad am gynigion sydd wedi'u costio'n llawn. Felly, ar y sail honno, a gaf i ofyn: pa arian fydd ynghlwm wrth eich cynllun arfaethedig, gan nad yw'n glir o'r gyllideb ddrafft? Ac yn olaf, Dirprwy Lywydd, mae'r niferoedd sy'n defnyddio'r cynllun fyngherdynteithio wedi cael eu disgrifio fel bod yn siomedig. Rwy'n sylwi yn eich dogfen ymgynghori a gyhoeddwyd heddiw bod 15,000 o bobl ifanc wedi gwneud cais am y cynllun fyngherdynteithio. A ydych chi'n hapus â'r nifer hwnnw, a gaf i ofyn, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, a sut y byddwch chi'n sicrhau bod unrhyw gynllun a ddaw ar ei ôl yn cael ei farchnata'n iawn mewn ffordd sy'n annog llawer o bobl ifanc i'w ddefnyddio?