English: 'The youth parliament will give Wales' young people a democratic voice at a national level and empower them to bring about change.' That's how you, Llywydd, described the vision underpinning the Welsh Young Parliament at its launch. And without doubt, the Youth Parliament has delivered on that and much more, and I'm very pleased to provide my party's support to the work that's been done to date, and to provide my full support to the Youth Parliament in its further development in our next Senedd term. In looking forward to the next Senedd, we will be facing the future. And the debate today on the basis of those topics that you covered invites us to look to the future beyond COVID, and to focus on the major challenges facing our nation and our world and the numerous crisis of our age: the climate and biodiversity crisis, as we've heard; transforming the education system in order to secure social transformation and to deliver the potential of everyone; and changing attitudes towards and strengthening mental health provision. On the basis of your success as young people over the past few years, I am confident that we will all succeed in building a better Wales. It's pressure from you as young people that's made the difference in ensuring that mental health and well-being will be enshrined in law in all aspects of the new curriculum. Young people have led change across the world, and in the politics of Wales too over the past few years, and the climate crisis and the climate strikes are an example of this. There have been a number of protests and marches across Wales, including one that finished on the steps of the Senedd itself. Change is possible if we insist upon it: that is the hopeful core message of democracy. And it's very often young people who lead that change. You demonstrated that again in August of last year, forcing the Welsh Government to recognise the unprecedented circumstances in terms of the impact of COVID on your education. And in terms of independence, which would be the most radical change, it's the young people of Wales who are in the vanguard on the issue. And I very much hope that many of you one day will represent your generation once again in the independent Senedd of the future - and it will be your future. And given the spirit of unity and creativity and positivity that you've demonstrated, there is room for each and every one of us to believe that that future will be very bright indeed for us all.
Welsh: 'Llais democrataidd i bobl ifanc Cymru ar lefel genedlaethol ac yn eu grymuso i greu newid.' Dyna sut roeddech chi, Llywydd, wedi disgrifio'r weledigaeth ar gyfer y Senedd Ieuenctid wrth ei lansio. A heb os, mae'r Senedd Ieuenctid wedi llwyddo i ymgyraedd â'r nod hwnnw a llawer mwy, a dwi'n falch iawn o gael cynnig cefnogaeth fy mhlaid i'r gwaith sydd wedi'i gyflawni hyd yma, a rhoi fy nghefnogaeth lwyr i'r Senedd Ieuenctid flodeuo ymhellach yn ystod oes y Senedd nesaf. Wrth edrych ymlaen at y Senedd nesaf, wynebu'r dyfodol fyddwn ni. Ac mae'r ddadl heddiw ar sail y pynciau buoch chi'n rhoi sylw iddyn nhw yn ein gwahodd i edrych tua'r dyfodol tu hwnt i COVID, ac yn hoelio sylw ar heriau mawr ein gwlad a'n byd ac argyfyngau niferus ein hoes: yr argyfyngau hinsawdd a bioamrywiaeth, fel dŷn ni wedi clywed; gweddnewid y system addysg er mwyn sicrhau trawsnewidiad cymdeithas a gwireddu potensial pawb sydd yn aelod ohoni; a newid agweddau tuag at a chryfhau darpariaeth iechyd meddwl. Ar sail eich llwyddiant chi fel pobl ifanc dros y blynyddoedd diwethaf, dwi'n ffyddiog y byddwn ni gyd yn llwyddo i adeiladu Cymru well. Eich pwysau chi fel pobl ifanc sydd wedi gwneud y gwahaniaeth i sicrhau bydd llesiant meddyliol wedi'i wreiddio fel mater o gyfraith gwlad ym mhob agwedd o'r cwricwlwm newydd. Mae pobl ifanc wedi arwain newid ar draws y byd, ac yng ngwleidyddiaeth Cymru hefyd dros y blynyddoedd diwethaf - yr argyfwng hinsawdd a'r streiciau hinsawdd yn enghraifft o hyn, a'r sawl protest a gorymdaith a welon ni ar draws Cymru, gan gynnwys un wnaeth orffen ar risiau adeilad y Senedd ei hun. Mae newid yn bosib os mynnwn newid: dyna neges obeithiol greiddiol democratiaeth, a phobl ifanc, yn aml iawn, sydd yn arwain y newid hwnnw. Fe ddangosoch chi hynny unwaith eto ym mis Awst y llynedd, gan orfodi'r Llywodraeth i gydnabod yr amgylchiadau digynsail o ran effaith COVID ar eich addysg. Ac ar annibyniaeth, sef y newid mwyaf radical un, pobl ifanc Cymru sydd eto yn arwain y gad. Dwi yn mawr obeithio y bydd nifer ohonoch ryw ddydd yn cynrychioli'ch cenhedlaeth unwaith eto yn Senedd annibynnol y dyfodol - eich dyfodol chi fydd hi. Ac ar sail yr ysbryd o undod a chreadigaeth a phositifiaeth yr ydych chi wedi dangos, mae yna le i bob un ohonom ni gredu y bydd y dyfodol hynny yn un disglair iawn i ni gyd.