English: I would like to start my contribution by thanking Bethan for her outstanding leadership as Chair of the committee. You've led the committee with energy, edge and commitment, and it's obvious to see in the outstanding reports the committee has produced. I also want to put on record my gratitude to Helen Mary Jones, who helped so ably during the time of your maternity leave. I just want to make two points. The first, really, goes back to the 1830s and Alexis de Tocqueville's incredible work, which observed the operation of American democracy. He said that a free, vigorous press was absolutely essential for a democratic culture to thrive, and I think that insight remains as true today as it did in the early nineteenth century. We therefore need good-quality news journalism in Wales, and we need more local news journalism. I commend the efforts of the BBC in this respect, but we need more of it. It is no surprise that during the period of COVID, one of the great developments has been that many people have started to realise the extent of the Welsh Government's powers over public health and health more broadly. That's just an indicator of the gap we've had, really, in the coverage of Welsh politics, and this really does not do our citizens a service. Broadcasting, the main vehicle these days, whereas it was newspapers previously in the nineteenth century, is a key to keeping our democracy healthy. The second point I make as a member of the committee rather than my party's spokesperson on broadcasting. I've always thought the position of S4C and Welsh language broadcasting was anomalous. There are not many countries in the world that have embedded national languages that are not the majority language that have decentralised systems of government but then retain the minority language broadcasting function at the state level. They all devolve it, because that's where the decisions are best made. People are held accountable, but also it fits into wider language policy, well beyond broadcasting. So, I really think it is time that we looked at this and pressed for S4C and Welsh language broadcasting in general to be devolved. I do say of my own party - I know, because I was involved in some of the discussion - that the party has been very interested in this previously, and certainly Conservative Governments have explored the possibility of devolving S4C, with an intention that that was the best option. I can't speak for previous Governments under Labour at the UK level, but I suspect they looked at it as well. So, I do think it is time for us to deliver that, or at least request it, and then deliver that sort of service, because it is in the Senedd and the Welsh Government that we will give the attention and time we really need to see Welsh language broadcasting flourish. We could be as successful as smaller nations around Europe in terms of our creative output, as well as improving the quality of news journalism. I want to finish, Deputy Presiding Officer, by paying you a tribute. For 22 years, you have served loyally your party as a most able advocate and most generous one, but also very sprightly when you needed to engage in the rougher end of political dialogue - but always with great generosity and humour. You've brought that generosity and humour, and authority, may I say, to your role as Deputy Presiding Officer, and we will all look back with great pleasure and gratitude on your service in this Senedd. Thank you very much. Diolch yn fawr.
Welsh: Hoffwn ddechrau fy nghyfraniad drwy ddiolch i Bethan am ei harweiniad rhagorol fel Cadeirydd y pwyllgor. Rydych wedi arwain y pwyllgor gydag egni, brwdfrydedd ac ymrwymiad, ac mae hynny'n amlwg yn yr adroddiadau rhagorol y mae'r pwyllgor wedi'u cynhyrchu. Hoffwn hefyd gofnodi fy niolch i Helen Mary Jones, a helpodd mor fedrus yn ystod eich cyfnod mamolaeth. Rwyf am wneud dau bwynt. Mae'r cyntaf, mewn gwirionedd, yn cyfeirio'n ôl at waith anhygoel Alexis de Tocqueville yn y 1830au, a edrychai ar weithrediad democratiaeth Americanaidd. Dywedodd fod gwasg rydd ac egnïol yn gwbl hanfodol er mwyn i ddiwylliant democrataidd ffynnu, a chredaf fod y syniad hwnnw'n parhau i fod mor wir heddiw ag ar ddechrau'r bedwaredd ganrif ar bymtheg. Felly, mae angen newyddiaduraeth o ansawdd da yng Nghymru, ac mae angen mwy o newyddiaduraeth leol. Rwy'n cymeradwyo ymdrechion y BBC yn hyn o beth, ond mae angen mwy ohono. Nid yw'n syndod mai un o'r datblygiadau mawr yn ystod cyfnod COVID yw bod llawer o bobl wedi dechrau sylweddoli graddau pwerau Llywodraeth Cymru dros iechyd y cyhoedd ac iechyd yn ehangach. Mae hynny'n arwydd o'r bwlch a fu mewn gwirionedd yn y sylw a roddwyd i wleidyddiaeth Cymru, ac nid yw'n gwasanaethu ein dinasyddion o gwbl mewn gwirionedd. Mae darlledu, y prif gyfrwng y dyddiau hyn, er mai papurau newydd a geid o'r blaen yn y bedwaredd ganrif ar bymtheg, yn allweddol i gadw ein democratiaeth yn iach. Rwy'n gwneud yr ail bwynt fel aelod o'r pwyllgor yn hytrach na llefarydd fy mhlaid ar ddarlledu. Rwyf bob amser wedi meddwl bod sefyllfa S4C a darlledu yn y Gymraeg yn anghyson. Nid oes llawer o wledydd yn y byd sydd ag ieithoedd cenedlaethol corfforedig nad ydynt yn iaith fwyafrifol, ac sydd â systemau llywodraethu datganoledig ond sydd wedyn yn cadw'r swyddogaeth ddarlledu iaith leiafrifol yn ôl ar lefel y wladwriaeth. Maent i gyd yn ei ddatganoli, am mai dyna lle mae'r penderfyniadau'n cael eu gwneud orau. Caiff pobl eu dwyn i gyfrif, ond hefyd mae'n cyd-fynd â pholisi iaith ehangach, ymhell y tu hwnt i ddarlledu. Felly, rwy'n credu o ddifrif ei bod yn bryd inni edrych ar hyn a phwyso am ddatganoli S4C a darlledu yn y Gymraeg yn gyffredinol. Rwy'n dweud am fy mhlaid fy hun - rwy'n gwybod oherwydd roeddwn yn rhan o beth o'r drafodaeth - fod y blaid wedi bod â diddordeb mawr yn hyn o'r blaen, ac yn sicr mae Llywodraethau Ceidwadol wedi archwilio'r posibilrwydd o ddatganoli S4C, gyda bwriad mai dyna oedd yr opsiwn gorau. Ni allaf siarad ar ran Llywodraethau blaenorol o dan Lafur ar lefel y DU, ond rwy'n tybio eu bod hwy wedi edrych arno hefyd. Felly, credaf ei bod yn bryd inni gyflawni hynny, neu o leiaf ofyn amdano, a darparu'r math hwnnw o wasanaeth, oherwydd mai'r Senedd a Llywodraeth Cymru all roi'r sylw a'r amser sydd ei wir angen er mwyn i ddarlledu yn y Gymraeg ffynnu. Gallem fod mor llwyddiannus â chenhedloedd llai o amgylch Ewrop o ran ein hallbwn creadigol, yn ogystal â gwella ansawdd newyddiaduraeth. Hoffwn orffen, Ddirprwy Lywydd, drwy dalu teyrnged i chi. Ers 22 mlynedd, rydych wedi gwasanaethu eich plaid yn deyrngar fel eiriolwr tra galluog a thra hael, ond hefyd yn fywiog iawn pan oedd angen i chi ymrafael â phen mwy garw deialog wleidyddol - ond bob amser gyda haelioni a hiwmor mawr. Rydych wedi dangos yr haelioni a'r hiwmor hwnnw, ac awdurdod, os caf ddweud, yn eich rôl fel Dirprwy Lywydd, a byddwn i gyd yn edrych yn ôl gyda phleser a diolch mawr am eich gwasanaeth yn y Senedd hon. Diolch yn fawr iawn.