English: The absence of such direction has led to inconsistency and complication. Direction is now needed urgently to avoid the further deterioration of the services on offer. This is not to say that the services themselves are the only things affected by the lack of an overarching strategy. The terms and conditions of staff within the sector vary greatly between authorities. This must also be addressed. Consistency in relation to staff terms and conditions would allow for a more collaborative approach to provision, enabling local authorities to co-ordinate services and share resources. Such a strategy could also be used to introduce performance measures and targets in order to ensure equitable standards across Wales. As such, while I am disappointed that this recommendation has been rejected, seemingly, I think, on the basis that our proposed plan did not have the word 'education' in the title, I am pleased that the thrust of the recommendation is being considered within the Cabinet Secretary's feasibility study. However, the Cabinet Secretary put her name to the foreword of the music services' one-year-on report, so, I don't understand why, in her rejection of recommendation 2, the Cabinet Secretary has stated that she does not believe that she should take strategic responsibility for music services, as they fall outside of her portfolio. And, in any case, I think a lot of examples of Ministers taking a strategic lead on things that aren't entirely in their portfolio have already happened within Welsh Government. I know that she herself has made announcements with regard to the endowment and extra money for instruments. So, I think she's led by example in that regard. It's clear in the report that we are talking about a plan for music education. So, I think the Cabinet Secretary's rejection of recommendations 2, 6, 8 and 12, which all relate to our proposed national action plan for music, is a tiny, tiny bit pernickety. I suggest that the recommendations have been taken out of context, but I'll be glad to hear what the Cabinet Secretary's analysis is, and I hope we can come to a progressive conclusion. We have, of course, welcomed the Cabinet Secretary's announcement that each council is to receive an additional £10,000 for the purchasing of musical instruments. A lack of musical instruments was identified during our inquiry, as one issue among many larger issues. But I think each local authority has unique problems and we heard from local music services that we need to take into account current supply, pupil population and the level of deprivation. What Merthyr can do with £10,000 is significantly different to what Cardiff can do with that money. We welcome the creation of Anthem, Music Fund Wales - a national endowment for music introduced by the Cabinet Secretary, backed by the £1 million Welsh Government investment. This is clearly a step in the right direction, and one that I hope will provide an effective part of a much needed solution to the current crisis, and I'm sure fellow committee members, like myself, will be taking a keen interest in this. Since the publication of our report, I'm pleased the Cabinet Secretary has opened a dialogue with me in order to discuss a way forward. And these conversations have been constructive in tone and I'd be encouraged to hear what the Cabinet Secretary has to say here today in relation to that. I do thank many stakeholders who have given the ideas in relation to how we can raise those concerns with the Cabinet Secretary. I've also written to her officials directly, saying how I would like to see the £2 million of Welsh Government funding announced by the Government in the budget agreement with Plaid Cymru spent. I will not go into detail about that here today, but I would hope that the Cabinet Secretary, either today, or at some point in the near future, could give us some ideas as to her forward working proposals.
Welsh: Mae absenoldeb cyfarwyddyd o'r fath wedi arwain at anghysondeb a chymhlethdod. Mae angen cyfarwyddyd yn awr ar frys er mwyn osgoi dirywiad pellach y gwasanaethau sydd ar gael. Nid yw hyn yn golygu mai'r gwasanaethau eu hunain yw'r unig bethau yr effeithir arnynt gan ddiffyg strategaeth gyffredinol. Mae telerau ac amodau staff y sector yn amrywio'n fawr rhwng awdurdodau. Rhaid rhoi sylw i hyn hefyd. Byddai cysondeb mewn perthynas â thelerau ac amodau staff yn caniatáu ymagwedd fwy cydweithredol tuag at ddarpariaeth, gan alluogi awdurdodau lleol i gydlynu gwasanaethau a rhannu adnoddau. Gellid defnyddio strategaeth o'r fath hefyd i gyflwyno mesurau a thargedau perfformiad er mwyn sicrhau safonau cyfatebol ledled Cymru. O'r herwydd, er fy mod i'n siomedig fod yr argymhelliad hwn wedi'i wrthod, yn ôl pob golwg, rwy'n credu, ar y sail nad oedd y gair 'addysg' yn y teitl ar ein cynllun arfaethedig, rwy'n falch fod byrdwn yr argymhelliad yn cael ei ystyried yn astudiaeth ddichonoldeb Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet. Fodd bynnag, rhoddodd Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet ei henw dan ragair yr adroddiad flwyddyn yn ddiweddarach ar y gwasanaethau cerdd, felly nid wyf yn deall pam y mae Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, drwy wrthod argymhelliad 2, wedi datgan nad yw'n credu y dylai gymryd cyfrifoldeb strategol am wasanaethau cerddoriaeth, gan eu bod y tu allan i'w phortffolio. A beth bynnag, rwy'n credu bod llawer o enghreifftiau wedi digwydd eisoes o fewn Llywodraeth Cymru o Weinidogion yn mabwysiadu arweiniad strategol ar bethau nad ydynt yn eu portffolio'n llwyr. Gwn ei bod hi wedi gwneud cyhoeddiadau mewn perthynas â'r gwaddol ac arian ychwanegol ar gyfer offerynnau. Felly, rwy'n credu ei bod wedi arwain drwy esiampl yn hynny o beth. Mae'n amlwg yn yr adroddiad ein bod yn sôn am gynllun ar gyfer addysg cerddoriaeth. Felly, rwy'n credu bod gwrthodiad Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet o argymhellion 2, 6, 8 a 12, sydd oll yn ymwneud â'n cynllun gweithredu cenedlaethol arfaethedig ar gyfer cerddoriaeth, braidd yn fyrbwyll. Awgrymaf fod yr argymhellion wedi'u cymryd allan o gyd-destun, ond byddaf yn falch o glywed beth yw dadansoddiad Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, a gobeithiaf y gallwn ddod i gasgliad cadarnhaol. Wrth gwrs, rydym wedi croesawu cyhoeddiad Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet y bydd pob cyngor yn derbyn £10,000 ychwanegol ar gyfer prynu offerynnau cerdd. Nodwyd prinder offerynnau cerdd yn ystod ein hymchwiliad fel un mater ymysg llawer o faterion mwy o faint. Ond rwy'n credu bod gan bob awdurdod lleol broblemau unigryw a chlywsom gan wasanaethau cerddoriaeth lleol fod angen inni ystyried y cyflenwad presennol, y boblogaeth ddisgyblion a lefel amddifadedd. Mae'r hyn y gall Merthyr Tudful ei wneud gyda £10,000 yn wahanol iawn i'r hyn y gall Caerdydd ei wneud gyda'r arian hwnnw. Rydym yn croesawu creu Anthem, Cronfa Gerdd Cymru - gwaddol cenedlaethol ar gyfer cerddoriaeth a gyflwynwyd gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, gyda chefnogaeth buddsoddiad o £1 filiwn gan Lywodraeth Cymru. Mae hyn yn amlwg yn gam i'r cyfeiriad cywir, ac yn un y gobeithiaf y bydd yn darparu rhan effeithiol o ateb mawr ei angen i'r argyfwng presennol, ac rwy'n siŵr y bydd gan gyd-aelodau'r pwyllgor, fel fi, ddiddordeb brwd yn hyn o beth. Ers cyhoeddi ein hadroddiad, rwy'n falch fod Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet wedi agor deialog gyda mi er mwyn trafod ffordd ymlaen. Ac mae'r sgyrsiau hyn wedi bod yn adeiladol o ran eu cywair a hoffwn glywed yr hyn sydd gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet i'w ddweud yma heddiw mewn perthynas â hynny. Diolch i'r llu o randdeiliaid sydd wedi rhoi syniadau mewn perthynas â sut y gallwn godi'r pryderon hyn gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet. Rwyf hefyd wedi ysgrifennu at ei swyddogion yn uniongyrchol, gan ddweud sut yr hoffwn weld y £2 filiwn o gyllid Llywodraeth Cymru a gyhoeddwyd gan y Llywodraeth yn y cytundeb cyllidebol gyda Phlaid Cymru yn cael ei wario. Nid wyf am roi manylion hynny yma heddiw, ond gobeithio y gall Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, naill ai heddiw, neu rywbryd yn y dyfodol agos, roi syniad inni o'i chynigion ar gyfer gwaith yn y dyfodol.