English: Who would have thought last summer that for Christmas 2020 the citizens of the UK would be getting Government permission to gather in family groups? And here in Wales, who would have thought that we'd be told what we could buy, where, and that we can't stay in a pub or restaurant after 6 p.m. and have an alcoholic drink with our early meal? These latest restrictions are the subject of this debate. The dismay felt by business owners who have bent over backwards to be COVID secure, who have hung on by their fingernails and yet have been given, again, a massive smack in the teeth by this Government. The strength of feeling in north Wales is such that a group of businesses have banned the First Minister from their establishments, and I can't blame them. Many more will too. While I note the emphasis in yesterday's motion on the financial support available, people in the sector want the dignity of earning their own living and not going through the further stress of having to justify themselves, their incomes and their outgoings, and using a chaotic portal that may shut down in hours due to oversubscription. And the public: the reaction is there to see on any Welsh Government post or tweet. Contrary to what some in this Chamber think, the Welsh public is not continually out on the lash, and does not need babysitting. Minister, you've created a climate of fear in Wales. The focus on the daily death toll is a matter of regret, yes, for every loved one lost, but also the emphasis on COVID deaths: people pass away in their thousands every single week and most do not die of COVID. In fact, most people who have COVID actually recover. Why don't you focus on those numbers instead? I listened with dismay to the language used by the health Minister in the press conference yesterday, who essentially told us that we need to behave ourselves, or Granny won't be able to see in the new year because she will be dead. The Conservative motion talks about proportionality and targeted interventions; it is certainly not proportionate to shut the places that have the lowest occurrences of COVID. You are more likely to contract the virus in a supermarket or a hospital than in a pub or a restaurant, unless of course the Government can point out this evidence to the contrary. In October - here's some evidence for you, Minister, if you want to take notice of some - the World Health Organization special envoy for COVID made a plea to Governments to stop using lockdowns as a means of seeking to control the virus. We had a firebreak; it clearly didn't work. So why is this Government doing, effectively, the same thing and expecting any kind of different outcome? It really is time to trust our citizens to do what's right for them, their loved ones, and their unique circumstances. It's time to protect the vulnerable, if they want that protection. And it's time to allow responsible businesses to open up and thrive once more. Thank you.
Welsh: Pwy fyddai wedi meddwl yr haf diwethaf y byddai dinasyddion y DU yn cael caniatâd y Llywodraeth i ymgynnull mewn grwpiau teuluol ar gyfer Nadolig 2020? Ac yma yng Nghymru, pwy fyddai wedi meddwl y byddem yn cael gwybod beth y gallem ei brynu, ble, ac na allwn aros mewn tafarn neu fwyty ar ôl 6 p.m. a chael diod alcoholig gyda'n pryd bwyd cynnar? Y cyfyngiadau diweddaraf hyn yw testun y ddadl hon. Y siom a deimlir gan berchnogion busnes sydd wedi gwneud eu gorau glas i fod yn ddiogel rhag COVID, sydd wedi llwyddo i ddal eu gafael o drwch blewyn, ac eto sydd wedi cael ergyd enfawr arall gan y Llywodraeth hon. Mae'r teimladau yng ngogledd Cymru mor gryf fel bod grŵp o fusnesau wedi gwahardd y Prif Weinidog o'u sefydliadau, ac ni allaf eu beio. Bydd llawer mwy yn gwneud hynny hefyd. Er fy mod yn nodi'r pwyslais yn y cynnig ddoe ar y cymorth ariannol sydd ar gael, mae pobl yn y sector am gael yr urddas o ennill eu bywoliaeth eu hunain heb fynd drwy'r straen pellach o orfod cyfiawnhau eu hunain, eu hincwm a'u gwariant, a defnyddio porth anhrefnus a allai gau mewn rhai oriau oherwydd galw gormodol. A'r cyhoedd: mae'r ymateb yno i'w weld ar unrhyw bostiad neu drydariad gan Lywodraeth Cymru. Yn groes i farn rhai yn y Siambr hon, nid yw'r cyhoedd yng Nghymru allan ar sesiwn yn barhaus, ac angen eu gwarchod. Weinidog, rydych wedi creu hinsawdd o ofn yng Nghymru. Mae'r ffocws ar y cyfrif marwolaethau dyddiol yn destun tristwch, am bob un annwyl a gollwyd, ie, ond hefyd y pwyslais ar farwolaethau COVID: mae pobl yn marw yn eu miloedd bob wythnos ac nid yw'r rhan fwyaf ohonynt yn marw o COVID. Yn wir, mae'r rhan fwyaf o bobl sydd â COVID yn gwella mewn gwirionedd. Pam nad ydych chi'n canolbwyntio ar y niferoedd hynny? Gwrandewais gyda siom ar yr iaith a ddefnyddiodd y Gweinidog iechyd yn y gynhadledd i'r wasg ddoe, pan ddywedodd wrthym yn y bôn fod angen inni fihafio, neu ni fydd Nain yn gallu dathlu nos Calan am y bydd hi wedi marw. Mae cynnig y Ceidwadwyr yn sôn am gymesuredd ac ymyriadau wedi'u targedu; yn sicr, nid yw cau'r lleoedd sydd â'r lefel isaf o achosion COVID yn gymesur. Rydych yn fwy tebygol o ddal y feirws mewn archfarchnad neu ysbyty nag mewn tafarn neu fwyty, oni bai bod y Llywodraeth wrth gwrs yn gallu darparu tystiolaeth i'r gwrthwyneb. Ym mis Hydref - dyma rywfaint o dystiolaeth i chi, Weinidog, os ydych am nodi peth - gwnaeth cennad COVID arbennig Sefydliad Iechyd y Byd apêl i Lywodraethau roi'r gorau i ddefnyddio cyfyngiadau symud fel ffordd o geisio rheoli'r feirws. Cawsom gyfnod atal byr; mae'n amlwg na weithiodd. Felly pam y mae'r Llywodraeth hon, i bob pwrpas, yn gwneud yr un peth ac yn disgwyl canlyniad gwahanol? Mae'n bryd ymddiried yn ein dinasyddion i wneud yr hyn sy'n iawn iddynt hwy, eu hanwyliaid, a'u hamgylchiadau unigryw. Mae'n bryd diogelu'r rhai sy'n agored i niwed, os ydynt eisiau cael eu diogelu. Ac mae'n bryd caniatáu i fusnesau cyfrifol agor a ffynnu unwaith eto. Diolch.