English: Thank you to Adam for those questions. I wouldn't have expected any less than those very detailed and interesting questions from him, and it's true to say - . There are three things, truth be told, that I think he had to say: first of all, the rather thin information that he described, and that has been a concern of committee members for several years now. Perhaps the most obvious one is when you look at the allocation of funding for the health service in Wales, which is just very simply put to health boards, and there's no understanding then of how the funding is then used below that level. The committee has an interest in improving that information. That has to be done on a joint basis and in agreement with the Government, so it comes down to the protocol that we will be able to agree with the Government, but I also suggest that the other committees, the subject committees, have a role to request additional information. And, sometimes, indeed, by the time that those committees look at the budget, there is additional information available. I do hope that the two things that we've suggested, the protocol and the additional time, are going to add to the opportunities to draw down that information, but, at heart, Adam is asking for more information at the very beginning. I think the Finance Committee has heard that request and is eager to fulfil it. The second part is what you will do with the information and whether there is a need for independent scrutiny of that, and, very interestingly, this arose in evidence from the Cabinet Secretary in committee this morning. Adam will know very well that there's a budgetary framework agreement in Scotland, which means there has to be an independent budgetary office to report on the financial situation in order to have a voice on that in any dispute between the Scottish Government and the Scottish Parliament. And the same is true - the Member mentioned Congress, but the same is true in Canada as well. There will be, I think, a need to search for that and seek that independent voice in this process. Whether that comes from an independent office whether that comes from an independent office or other protocols with, for example, the Office of Budgetary Responsibility in London, using their resources and skills, we haven't discussed in committee yet, but it certainly is something that we are aware of, and we are eager to lead on that discussion in this Assembly. The final point - well, yes, it's very interesting. When you look at the budget that is proposed, passing it or rejecting it are the options, of course. That's what I was referring to at the end of my statement when I spoke about a financial or budgetary Bill. Of course, when you introduce a Bill, you can amend it and you can change it. There are very interesting questions arising from that. There's no time to go through all of those, but there are very interesting questions about whether the Assembly could add to expenditure or just cut expenditure, whether the Assembly can increase taxes or just decrease taxes. There are different rules, as Adam Price will know better than I - there are different rules in different countries. But, in terms of the committee looking at this issue, I'm happy to confirm that we've had a meeting last week with the parliamentary budget office in Canada where this was a topic of discussion and where we discussed what Canada's doing in terms of the federal parliament and regional, state parliaments. So, it's a very live question, but, certainly, if this place is to grow into a proper Senedd for Wales, then we will have to, to all intents and purposes, have the budget introduced as a Bill that can be amended by Assembly Members.
Welsh: Diolch i Adam am y cwestiynau. Ni fyddwn wedi disgwyl llai na chwestiynau treiddgar a diddorol ganddo fe, ac mae'n wir bod - . Tri pheth, a dweud y gwir, rwy'n meddwl sydd gyda fe dan sylw: yn gyntaf oll, yr wybodaeth dila, fel mae'n cael ei disgrifio, ac mae'n wir bod hynny wedi bod yn bryder i aelodau'r pwyllgor ers sawl blwyddyn bellach. Yr un mwyaf amlwg efallai yw pan fyddwch chi'n edrych ar y dosraniad arian ar gyfer y gwasanaeth iechyd yng Nghymru, sydd jest yn syml iawn i fyrddau iechyd, ac nid oes dealltwriaeth o sut mae'r arian wedyn yn cael ei ddefnyddio o dan hynny. Mae gan y pwyllgor ddiddordeb i wella hynny. Mae'n rhaid i ni wneud e ar y cyd, wrth gwrs, ac mewn cytundeb gyda Llywodraeth Cymru, felly mae'n dod lawr i'r protocol byddem ni'n gallu cytuno â nhw, ond rwyf hefyd yn awgrymu bod rôl gan y pwyllgorau eraill, y pwyllgorau pwnc hefyd, i ofyn am fwy o wybodaeth. Ac weithiau, yn wir, erbyn i'r pwyllgorau pwnc edrych ar y gyllideb, mae mwy o wybodaeth wedi cael ei ddarparu. Rwy'n gobeithio bod y ddau beth rydym ni wedi awgrymu, y protocol a mwy o amser, yn mynd i ychwanegu at y cyfle i dynnu allan mwy o'r wybodaeth yna, ond, yn y bôn, mae Adam yn gofyn am fwy o wybodaeth yn y lle cyntaf. Rwy'n credu bod y Pwyllgor Cyllid wedi gwrando ar y neges yna ac yn awyddus i ddarparu. Yr ail ran, wrth gwrs, yw beth a wnewch chi gyda'r wybodaeth ac a oes angen rhyw fath o graffu annibynnol ar hynny, ac, yn ddiddorol iawn, fe gododd hyn mewn tystiolaeth gan yr Ysgrifennydd Cabinet yn y pwyllgor y bore yma. Bydd Adam yn gwybod bod y cytundeb fframwaith cyllidol yn yr Alban wedi golygu bod yn rhaid sefydlu swyddfa cyllidol annibynnol er mwyn adrodd ar y sefyllfa ariannol cyllidol er mwyn unioni, neu o leiaf cael llais unioni, tu fewn i unrhyw anghydfod rhwng Llywodraeth yr Alban a Llywodraeth San Steffan. Ac mae'r un peth yn wir - fe soniodd yr Aelod am Gyngres, ond mae'r un peth yn wir yng Nghanada, er enghraifft. Fe fydd yna, rwy'n credu, angen i chwilio am y llais annibynnol yna yn y broses yma. Nawr, a ydy hynny'n dod drwy swyddfa annibynnol neu ryw fath o brotocolau eraill gyda, er enghraifft, y Swyddfa Cyfrifoldeb Gyllidebol yn Llundain a defnyddio'u hadnoddau nhw a'u sgiliau nhw nid ydym wedi trafod fel pwyllgor eto. Mae, yn sicr, yn rhywbeth yr ydym yn effro yn ei gylch ac rydym ni'n awyddus i arwain y drafodaeth yn y Cynulliad hwn. Y pwynt olaf - ie, wel, diddorol iawn. Pan fyddwch chi'n edrych ar gyllideb yn cael ei chynnig, ei derbyn neu ei gwrthod yw'r dewis, wrth gwrs. Dyma beth yr oeddwn yn cyfeirio ato tua diwedd y datganiad pan oeddwn i'n sôn am y posibiliad o symud tuag at Fil cyllidebol. Wrth gwrs, unwaith yr ydych yn cyflwyno Bil, mae modd gwella'r Bil ac mae modd newid y Bil. Mae yna gwestiynau diddorol iawn yn dod yn sgil hynny. Nid oes amser mynd drwyddyn nhw i gyd, mae'n siŵr, ond mae yna gwestiynau diddorol iawn: a oes modd i'r Cynulliad ychwanegu at wariant neu dim ond tynnu oddi ar wariant, a oes modd i'r Cynulliad gynyddu trethi neu dim ond lleihau trethi? Mae rheolau gwahanol-fel byddai Adam Price yn gwybod yn fwy na fi - mae rheolau gwahanol mewn gwahanol wledydd. Ond, o safbwynt y pwyllgor yn edrych ar hyn, mae'n dda gennyf gadarnhau ein bod ni wedi cael cyfarfod yr wythnos diwethaf gyda swyddfa seneddol gyllidebol Canada lle yr oedd hwn yn faes trafod a lle'r oeddem ni'n trafod beth oedd Canada yn ei wneud o safbwynt, wrth gwrs, seneddau ffederal a seneddau rhanbarthol, taleithiol, felly. Felly, mae'n gwestiwn byw iawn ond, yn sicr, os yw'r lle yma i dyfu yn Senedd go iawn mae angen i bob pwrpas i'r gyllideb gael ei chyflwyno fel Bil y mae modd ei wella gan Aelodau'r Cynulliad neu'r Senedd.