English: Great. Perfect. Thank you. I'm so sorry, I'm just not hearing the Presiding Officer's feed whatsoever. Can I begin, Presiding Officer, by saying that I would usually open my remarks on a debate like this by thanking whatever party has tabled the debate for doing so? However, I have to be honest, it's a little bit difficult to know where to start today with Plaid's motion. It covers so many different and sometimes completely unrelated issues that none of them can be seriously debated in a worthwhile way in such a short period of time, which is a real shame, because the separate elements are, indeed, worthy of debate. But it does remind me of the advice that, when you have too many priorities, you effectively have none, and I'm sorry to say that, in a way, this motion today falls into that category. And for these reasons, we will be voting against the motion as a whole today. Can I, though, say that I congratulate the Conservatives for their Herculean effort in trying to amend what feels like, almost, an unamendable motion? But I will, acting Presiding Officer, try to cover at least some of the issues raised in the motion this afternoon. I am acutely aware of how difficult this period has been for everyone involved in education, both staff and learners alike. But we have taken a number of measures to mitigate the effects of the pandemic. You will all be aware of the tough decisions that we've had to take in recent days to implement the short firebreak over the coming weeks, and we have tried our best to keep disruption to a minimum. We will be issuing guidance on our expectations for learning over this period. For learners in exam years, our overriding priority is to ensure that they are equipped with the knowledge, skills and qualifications that they need to progress into the next phase of their education or their training or employment, which is why, building on the resources already made available to schools, we have made an additional £3.2 million of capital funding available to further education and adult learning at the end of this summer. This funding will help our FE institutions to support learners to continue learning remotely at home. I know that online learning is not appropriate for every course or for every learner, and I expect colleges and schools to ensure that they respond to individual learner circumstances wherever possible.
Welsh: Gwych. Perffaith. Diolch. Mae'n ddrwg iawn gennyf, nid wyf yn clywed y Llywydd o gwbl. A gaf fi ddechrau, Lywydd, drwy ddweud y byddwn fel arfer yn agor fy sylwadau mewn dadl fel hon drwy ddiolch i ba blaid bynnag sydd wedi cyflwyno'r ddadl am wneud hynny? Fodd bynnag, mae'n rhaid i mi fod yn onest, mae ychydig yn anodd gwybod ble i ddechrau heddiw gyda chynnig Plaid Cymru. Mae'n cwmpasu cynifer o faterion gwahanol a chwbl ddigyswllt weithiau fel na ellir trafod yr un ohonynt o ddifrif mewn ffordd werth chweil mewn amser mor fyr, sy'n drueni mawr, oherwydd mae'r elfennau unigol yn haeddu eu trafod yn wir. Ond mae'n fy atgoffa o'r cyngor, pan fydd gennych ormod o flaenoriaethau, nad oes gennych yr un i bob pwrpas, ac mae'n ddrwg gennyf ddweud bod y cynnig hwn heddiw, mewn ffordd, yn perthyn i'r categori hwnnw. Ac am y rhesymau hyn, byddwn yn pleidleisio yn erbyn y cynnig yn ei gyfanrwydd heddiw. A gaf fi ddweud, serch hynny, fy mod yn llongyfarch y Ceidwadwyr am eu hymdrech orchestol i geisio diwygio'r hyn sy'n teimlo, bron, fel cynnig na ellir ei ddiwygio? Ond Lywydd dros dro, fe geisiaf ymdrin ag o leiaf rai o'r materion a godwyd yn y cynnig y prynhawn yma. Rwy'n ymwybodol iawn o ba mor anodd fu'r cyfnod hwn i bawb sy'n ymwneud ag addysg, yn staff a dysgwyr fel ei gilydd. Ond rydym wedi rhoi nifer o fesurau ar waith i liniaru effeithiau'r pandemig. Fe fyddwch i gyd yn ymwybodol o'r penderfyniadau anodd y bu'n rhaid i ni eu gwneud yn y dyddiau diwethaf i weithredu'r cyfnod atal byr dros yr wythnosau nesaf, ac rydym wedi gwneud ein gorau i aflonyddu gyn lleied â phosibl. Byddwn yn cyhoeddi canllawiau ar ein disgwyliadau ar gyfer dysgu dros y cyfnod hwn. I ddysgwyr mewn blynyddoedd arholiadau, ein prif flaenoriaeth yw sicrhau bod ganddynt y wybodaeth, y sgiliau a'r cymwysterau sydd eu hangen arnynt i gamu ymlaen i gam nesaf eu haddysg neu eu hyfforddiant neu eu cyflogaeth, a chan adeiladu ar yr adnoddau sydd eisoes ar gael i ysgolion, dyna pam ein bod wedi darparu £3.2 miliwn ychwanegol o gyllid cyfalaf i addysg bellach a dysgu oedolion ddiwedd yr haf hwn. Bydd y cyllid hwn yn helpu ein sefydliadau addysg bellach i gynorthwyo dysgwyr i barhau i ddysgu gartref o bell. Gwn nad yw dysgu ar-lein yn briodol ar gyfer pob cwrs nac i bob dysgwr, ac rwy'n disgwyl i golegau ac ysgolion sicrhau eu bod yn ymateb i amgylchiadau dysgwyr unigol lle bynnag y bo modd.