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English: Yes, we are within a period of austerity. Those cuts made by the UK Government have been felt in the lives of the people of Wales, as they have in the lives of people across the UK. We have sought, as a Government, to ameliorate that as far as possible by making different judgments with diminishing budgets, but we know that the impact of austerity on many of our communities will have been a factor in the decisions made in 2016 in relation to the Brexit referendum.
Welsh: Ie, rydym mewn cyfnod o gyni. Mae'r toriadau a wnaed gan Lywodraeth y DU wedi'u teimlo ym mywydau pobl Cymru, fel ym mywydau pobl ledled y DU. Fel Llywodraeth, rydym wedi ceisio lliniaru hynny gymaint â phosibl drwy wneud penderfyniadau gwahanol gyda chyllidebau sy'n lleihau, ond gwyddom y bydd effaith cyni ar lawer o'n cymunedau wedi bod yn ffactor yn y penderfyniadau a wnaed yn 2016 mewn perthynas â refferendwm Brexit.
English: The Minister has stated his view about the damage caused to society by spending cuts, and I agree with the substance of his answer, so let's consider the issue of public spending in the context of Brexit. The UK Government impact analysis released last year projected that UK growth would suffer a hit of between 2 and 8 per cent were Brexit to go ahead, depending on the kind of economic deal agreed between the UK and EU. The lower half of this projection is based on continued UK membership of the EU single market, which Welsh Government does not support. So, Welsh Government is in effect advocating a policy that would lead to a deterioration of at least over 2 per cent to growth, probably a lot more. When you add this to the effect on specific sectors within Wales, on businesses that rely on trade with the EU for their profitability, and the knock-on effect tariff- and non-tariff barriers would have on jobs and working conditions, the impact on the Welsh economy would be substantial and severe. Minister, do you agree that leaving the EU would exacerbate the effects of austerity in Wales?
Welsh: Mae'r Gweinidog wedi datgan ei farn ynglŷn â'r difrod a achoswyd i gymdeithas gan doriadau gwariant, a chytunaf â sylwedd ei ateb, felly gadewch i ni ystyried mater gwariant cyhoeddus yng nghyd-destun Brexit. Roedd dadansoddiad effaith Llywodraeth y DU a gyhoeddwyd y llynedd yn rhagweld y byddai twf y DU yn dioddef ergyd o rhwng 2 ac 8 y cant pe bai Brexit yn mynd rhagddo, yn dibynnu ar y math o gytundeb economaidd y cytunid arno rhwng y DU a'r UE. Mae hanner isaf yr amcanestyniad hwn yn seiliedig ar aelodaeth barhaus y DU o farchnad sengl yr UE, sy'n rhywbeth nad yw Llywodraeth Cymru yn ei gefnogi. Felly, mae Llywodraeth Cymru, i bob pwrpas, o blaid polisi a fyddai'n arwain at ddirywiad o 2 y cant fan lleiaf i dwf, a llawer mwy yn ôl pob tebyg. Pan ychwanegwch hyn at yr effaith ar sectorau penodol yng Nghymru, ar fusnesau sy'n dibynnu ar fasnach gyda'r UE am eu proffidioldeb, a'r effeithiau canlyniadol y byddai rhwystrau tariff a rhwystrau di-dariff yn eu cael ar swyddi ac amodau gwaith, byddai'r effaith ar economi Cymru yn sylweddol ac yn ddifrifol. Weinidog, a ydych yn cytuno y byddai gadael yr UE yn gwaethygu effeithiau cyni yng Nghymru?
English: Well, the Member rightly highlights the UK Government's own economic analysis, which demonstrates significant damage to the Welsh economy, as to the UK economy at large. We have been clear that our view as a Government is that the Welsh economy is best protected as part of the European Union, but the policy described in 'Securing Wales' Future', which describes the kind of post-Brexit relationship with the European Union that we feel respects the 2016 referendum, but also does the least damage to the Welsh economy - a policy that was agreed with her party - remains our view of the best kind of Brexit for Wales if we are to leave the European Union.
Welsh: Wel, mae'r Aelod yn iawn i dynnu sylw at ddadansoddiad economaidd Llywodraeth y DU ei hun, sy'n dangos niwed sylweddol i economi Cymru, fel i economi'r DU yn gyffredinol. Rydym wedi dweud yn glir mai ein barn ni fel Llywodraeth yw mai'r ffordd orau o ddiogelu economi Cymru yw fel rhan o'r Undeb Ewropeaidd, ond y polisi a ddisgrifir yn 'Diogelu Dyfodol Cymru', sy'n disgrifio'r math o berthynas ôl-Brexit â'r Undeb Ewropeaidd y teimlwn ei bod yn parchu refferendwm 2016, ond sydd hefyd yn gwneud y niwed lleiaf i economi Cymru - polisi y cytunodd ei phlaid yn ei gylch - yw'r math gorau o Brexit i Gymru yn ein barn ni os ydym yn mynd i adael yr Undeb Ewropeaidd.
English: Well, I thank the Member for her advice on how to answer the questions. I think perhaps sometimes it's easy to lose track of the number of questions in any particular response. But I will do my best to answer the key questions at least. In relation to her description of the Welsh Government's position, which remains, as I will say again, as described in the policy document agreed with her party, it is not a question of being outside a customs union. We have called for a permanent custom's union with the European Union and close alignment to the single market. So, I just wish to clarify that misunderstanding. And I do reject the point about party political expediency. There are difficult judgments to be made in reconciling the response that the British public gave in 2016 with what we understand in this place, on these benches, and on her party's benches, I know, to be the damage caused to the Welsh economy as a consequence of Brexit. What we have judged to be the best way to reconcile that is as described in 'Securing Wales' Future'. If we are not able to achieve something that reflects the principles in that document, then our policy remains, as it has been, and endorsed by this Assembly on at least two separate occasions, that a people's vote is an alternative means of resolving the situation. We have, in fact, called on the UK Government to take steps to prepare for that eventuality, and I most recently raised that directly with David Lidington in my conversation with him of 11 April.
Welsh: Wel, diolch i'r Aelod am ei chyngor ar sut i ateb y cwestiynau. Credaf ei bod yn hawdd colli golwg weithiau ar nifer y cwestiynau mewn unrhyw ymateb penodol. Ond gwnaf fy ngorau i ateb y cwestiynau allweddol o leiaf. Mewn perthynas â'i disgrifiad o safbwynt Llywodraeth Cymru, sy'n dal i fod yr un fath, fel y dywedaf eto, â'r hyn a ddisgrifir yn y ddogfen bolisi y cytunwyd arni gyda'i phlaid, nid yw'n fater o fod y tu allan i undeb tollau. Rydym wedi galw am undeb tollau parhaol gyda'r Undeb Ewropeaidd ac aliniad agos â'r farchnad sengl. Felly, hoffwn egluro'r camddealltwriaeth hwnnw. Ac rwy'n gwrthod y pwynt ynghylch hwylustod gwleidyddol. Mae penderfyniadau anodd i'w gwneud wrth gysoni ymateb y cyhoedd ym Mhrydain yn 2016 â'r hyn y gwyddom yn y lle hwn, ar y meinciau hyn, ac ar feinciau ei phlaid rwy'n gwybod, y bydd yn niweidio economi Cymru o ganlyniad i Brexit. Mae'r ffordd orau o gysoni hynny, yn ein barn ni, wedi'i disgrifio yn 'Diogelu Dyfodol Cymru'. Os na allwn gyflawni rhywbeth sy'n adlewyrchu'r egwyddorion yn y ddogfen honno, ein polisi fel y bu, ac fel y'i cymeradwywyd gan y Cynulliad hwn ar ddau achlysur gwahanol fan lleiaf, yw bod pleidlais y bobl yn ffordd amgen o ddatrys y sefyllfa. Mewn gwirionedd, rydym wedi galw ar Lywodraeth y DU i gymryd camau i baratoi ar gyfer y posibilrwydd hwnnw, a chodais hynny'n uniongyrchol gyda David Lidington yn ddiweddar yn fy sgwrs gydag ef ar 11 Ebrill.
English: Diolch, Llywydd. Minister, can you give us an update on the steering committee that was established to look at the delivery mechanisms for future structural funds?
Welsh: Diolch, Lywydd. Weinidog, a allwch roi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf inni am y pwyllgor llywio a sefydlwyd i edrych ar y mecanweithiau darparu ar gyfer cronfeydd strwythurol yn y dyfodol?
English: Yes. That has been meeting under the chairmanship of Huw Irranca-Davies. The objective is to advise the Welsh Government on how, in future, we can deploy regional investment in Wales, learning from the experience of using those funds during our time as members of the European Union, and to find a means of aligning that with the sectors that have benefited across Wales, and to do that in a way that is innovative and provides new and fresh ideas as to how we could do that.
Welsh: Gallaf. Mae'r pwyllgor hwnnw wedi bod yn cyfarfod o dan gadeiryddiaeth Huw Irranca-Davies. Yr amcan yw cynghori Llywodraeth Cymru ynglŷn â sut, yn y dyfodol, y gallwn ddefnyddio buddsoddiad rhanbarthol yng Nghymru, gan ddysgu o'r profiad o ddefnyddio'r cronfeydd hynny yn ystod ein cyfnod fel aelodau o'r Undeb Ewropeaidd, a dod o hyd i ffordd o alinio hynny â'r sectorau sydd wedi elwa ledled Cymru, ac i wneud hynny mewn ffordd sy'n arloesol ac sy'n darparu syniadau newydd a ffres ynglŷn â sut y gallem wneud hynny.
English: I'm grateful for the update. I note that the membership of this steering committee is not in the public domain. I don't know who the other members are and I think it would be very useful if the Welsh Government could share that information with Members, to ensure that it is a properly representative committee that will seriously look at the failings of the previous use of structural funds in Wales, which, of course, have failed to deliver the sea change to our economy that you, your Government, previous Governments, had promised in terms of the use of structural funds. Do you accept that previous structural funds were squandered, in many respects, by the Welsh Government? Do you accept that there's some responsibility on the Welsh Government for the failure to use those funds to boost our Welsh economy, particularly given that our gross value added, our productivity and our wages are behind many other parts of the UK, and we remain one of the poorest nations - certainly in west Wales and the valleys - of all of Europe?
Welsh: Rwy'n ddiolchgar am y diweddariad. Nodaf nad yw aelodaeth y pwyllgor llywio hwn yn y parth cyhoeddus. Nid wyf yn gwybod pwy yw'r aelodau eraill a chredaf y byddai'n ddefnyddiol iawn pe gallai Llywodraeth Cymru rannu'r wybodaeth honno gyda'r Aelodau, i sicrhau ei fod yn bwyllgor cwbl gynrychioliadol a fydd yn edrych yn ddifrifol ar fethiannau'r defnydd blaenorol o gronfeydd strwythurol yng Nghymru, sydd, wrth gwrs, wedi methu cyflawni'r gweddnewidiad i'n heconomi y gwnaethoch chi, eich Llywodraeth, Llywodraethau blaenorol, ei addo o ran y defnydd o gronfeydd strwythurol. A ydych yn derbyn bod cronfeydd strwythurol blaenorol wedi cael eu gwastraffu gan Lywodraeth Cymru ar sawl ystyr? A ydych yn derbyn bod rhywfaint o gyfrifoldeb ar Lywodraeth Cymru am fethu defnyddio'r arian hwnnw i roi hwb i'n heconomi yng Nghymru, yn enwedig o gofio bod ein gwerth ychwanegol gros, ein cynhyrchiant a'n cyflogau ar ei hôl hi o gymharu a sawl rhan arall o'r DU, a'n bod yn parhau i fod yn un o'r gwledydd tlotaf - yn sicr yng ngorllewin Cymru a'r cymoedd - yn Ewrop?
English: I don't accept that at all. I think you will have heard the exchanges earlier in the Chamber on the benefits that have accrued to people in Wales in terms of skills enhancements, in terms of productivity, over the last decades. I think that the Member's efforts could be better focused in seeking to persuade his friends in Westminster to live up to their commitment to ensure that Wales doesn't suffer a penny lost or a power lost as a consequence of leaving the European Union. We are waiting for those commitments, they have not been lived up to, and it's about time that they should be.
Welsh: Nid wyf yn derbyn hynny o gwbl. Credaf y byddwch wedi clywed y dadleuon yn gynharach yn y Siambr ynglŷn â'r manteision i bobl yng Nghymru o ran gwella sgiliau, o ran cynhyrchiant, dros y degawdau diwethaf. Credaf y byddai'n well pe bai'r Aelod yn canolbwyntio ei ymdrechion ar geisio perswadio ei ffrindiau yn San Steffan i gadw at eu hymrwymiad i sicrhau nad yw Cymru yn colli ceiniog na cholli pŵer o ganlyniad i adael yr Undeb Ewropeaidd. Rydym yn aros am yr ymrwymiadau hynny, ni chadwyd atynt, ac mae'n hen bryd i hynny ddigwydd.
English: Well, I reject the outrageous allegations the Member just made in the Chamber. I think that the allegations of mismanagement are completely inappropriate - completely inappropriate. The opportunity that the work of the steering group represents, and indeed the work of the commission that's been given to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, is to seek the best possible input into how these policies are devised in future. The Welsh Government allocates this money at an arm's length through Welsh European Funding Office, as he will very well know. And so the particular points that he makes are completely unacceptable and inappropriate. Looking forward, there is an opportunity to look at how we manage regional investment in Wales in a way that enables them to be better aligned with priorities that we have in Wales, better aligned with investment that Welsh Government might make through other sources and, indeed, that local government might make through other sources across Wales. All of those are significant prizes, if we can devise the right way forward. But, again, I would say to him that, if he thinks that the solution to this is a UK-Government-managed fund, he needs to look at the failures of the UK Government in its work in Wales over the last few years. And if he thinks that people don't trust the Welsh Government to manage these funds - I think he's being very, very optimistic if he thinks that anybody in Wales might trust the UK Government to manage these funds better.
Welsh: Wel, gwrthodaf yr honiadau gwarthus a wnaeth yr Aelod yn y Siambr. Credaf fod yr honiadau o gamreoli yn gwbl amhriodol - yn gwbl amhriodol. Y cyfle y mae gwaith y grŵp llywio yn ei gynrychioli, ac yn wir, gwaith y comisiwn a roddwyd i'r Sefydliad ar gyfer Cydweithrediad a Datblygiad Economaidd, yw ceisio'r mewnbwn gorau posibl i'r modd y caiff y polisïau hyn eu dyfeisio yn y dyfodol. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn dyrannu'r arian hwn ar sail hyd braich drwy Swyddfa Cyllid Ewropeaidd Cymru, fel y gŵyr yn iawn. Ac felly mae'r pwyntiau penodol a wnaed ganddo yn gwbl annerbyniol ac amhriodol. Gan edrych tua'r dyfodol, ceir cyfle i edrych ar sut rydym yn rheoli buddsoddiad rhanbarthol yng Nghymru mewn ffordd sy'n ei alluogi i gyd-fynd yn well â'r blaenoriaethau sydd gennym yng Nghymru, i gyd-fynd yn well â buddsoddiad y gallai Llywodraeth Cymru ei wneud drwy ffynonellau eraill, ac yn wir, y gallai llywodraeth leol ei wneud drwy ffynonellau eraill ledled Cymru. Mae'r rhain oll yn wobrau sylweddol os gallwn ddyfeisio'r ffordd gywir ymlaen. Ond unwaith eto, buaswn yn dweud wrtho, os yw'n credu mai cronfa a reolir gan Lywodraeth y DU yw'r ateb i'r sefyllfa hon, mae angen iddo edrych ar fethiannau Llywodraeth y DU o ran ei gwaith yng Nghymru dros y blynyddoedd diwethaf. Ac os yw'n credu nad yw pobl yn ymddiried yn Llywodraeth Cymru i reoli'r cronfeydd hyn - credaf ei fod yn hynod o optimistaidd os yw'n credu y byddai unrhyw un yng Nghymru yn ymddiried yn Llywodraeth y DU i reoli'r cronfeydd hyn yn well.
English: I thank the Member for the question. As I said last week, we have called on the UK Government, whose responsibility this is, to prepare for a potential referendum if it is to break the logjam. The First Minister has also written to the Permanent Secretary to ask what the Welsh Government could do to facilitate this.
Welsh: Diolch i'r Aelod am y cwestiwn. Fel y dywedais yr wythnos diwethaf, cyfrifoldeb Llywodraeth y Deyrnas Unedig yw hyn ac rŷm ni wedi galw arnyn nhw i baratoi am refferendwm posib os ydynt am ddatrys y sefyllfa. Mae Prif Weinidog Cymru hefyd wedi ysgrifennu at yr Ysgrifennydd Parhaol i ofyn beth allai Llywodraeth Cymru ei wneud i hwyluso hyn.
English: In the past, Plaid Cymru and Labour have worked hand-in-hand. That is how we have won referenda in the past. Given recent developments, are you and the Welsh Government willing to put party politics to one side so that we can work together once again - work together in order to push the UK Government to hold a referendum in order to give the final word to the people? We are willing to work with you on this issue. Are you willing to work with us?
Welsh: Yn y gorffennol, mae Plaid Cymru a Llafur wedi gweithio ochr yn ochr efo'n gilydd. Dyna sut dŷn ni wedi ennill refferenda yn y gorffennol. Yn sgil datblygiadau diweddar, ydych chi a Llywodraeth Cymru yn barod i roi gwleidyddiaeth bleidiol i un ochr, fel y gallwn ni weithio efo'n gilydd eto - gwethio efo'n gilydd i wthio Llywodraeth y Deyrnas Unedig i gynnal refferendwm er mwyn rhoi'r gair olaf i bobl? Dŷn ni'n barod i weithio efo chi ar y mater yma. Ydych chi'n barod i weithio efo ni?
English: I'm grateful to the Member for being clear that there is a desire to co-operate. I agree with her that co-operating on 'Securing Wales' Future' has been something that was very important in showing the way forward in that context. It appears now that the policy of your party has changed in that context. From our perspective, if that's possible, that can help us to solve the problem. But if not, there will be a need for a referendum to do so. As I said to the Member in my response to the earlier question, it's also important, in terms of the time that's left, that specific steps are taken to ensure that this is an option - that the question of a referendum is an option - if there's a need for this. In terms of co-operation, as a party we're always very happy and see a value in co-operation.
Welsh: Rwy'n ddiolchgar i'r Aelod am fod yn glir bod yna awydd i gydweithio. Rwy'n cytuno gyda hi bod ein cydweithio ar 'Diogelu Dyfodol Cymru' wedi bod yn beth pwysig iawn, yn disgrifio'r ffordd ymlaen yn y cyd-destun hwnnw. Mae'n ymddangos nawr fod polisi eich plaid chi wedi newid ychydig o ran y safbwynt hynny. O'n safbwynt ni, os ydy hynny'n bosib, mae hynny'n gallu ein helpu ni i ddatrys y broblem. Ond, os na, bydd rhaid cael refferendwm er mwyn gwneud hynny. Fel roeddwn yn ei ddweud wrth yr Aelod yn fy ateb i'r cwestiwn yn gynharach, mae hefyd yn bwysig, yng nghyd-destun yr amser sydd ar ôl, bod camau penodol yn cael eu cymryd i sicrhau bod hyn yn opsiwn - bod y cwestiwn o refferendwm yn opsiwn - os bydd angen gwneud hynny. Ond o ran cydweithio, rŷm ni wastad fel plaid, wrth gwrs, yn hapus iawn ac yn gweld gwerth mewn cydweithio.
English: Last week, Labour's ruling body rejected calls for the party to commit to a second EU referendum, with some senior Labour figures counselling that the alternative would have forfeited leave-supporting Labour areas, but with others having since quit the Labour Party because of Mr Corbyn's failure to support a second referendum - a situation, may I say, that other parties may be familiar with also in reverse. How, therefore, do you respond to those who are saying that the EU elections, which we now know are going ahead on 23 May, will in effect be a second referendum?
Welsh: Yr wythnos diwethaf, gwrthododd corff llywodraethu'r Blaid Lafur alwadau i'r blaid ymrwymo i ail refferendwm ar yr UE, gyda rhai uwch ffigurau Llafur yn cynghori y byddai gwneud fel arall wedi fforffedu ardaloedd Llafur a oedd yn cefnogi gadael, ond gydag eraill wedi gadael y Blaid Lafur ers hynny oherwydd methiant Mr Corbyn i gefnogi ail refferendwm - sefyllfa, os caf ddweud, y gallai pleidiau eraill fod yn gyfarwydd â hi i'r cyfeiriad arall hefyd. Sut, felly, yr ymatebwch i'r rhai sy'n dweud y bydd etholiadau'r UE, y gwyddom bellach y byddant yn cael eu cynnal ar 23 Mai, yn ail refferendwm i bob pwrpas?
English: I thank you for pointing out the discussions leading to the decisions of the national executive committee in my party. You mentioned differences of opinions there - I think that's pretty bold, given the disarray of the Conservative Government at any opportunity in Parliament over the last few weeks and months to maintain any semblance of unity in relation to all of these fundamental questions. We will be engaging in these elections, reminding people of the benefits that membership of the European Union has had for Wales. I think the lesson for us here is that we should all, in this place, recognise the value that Wales has derived from membership of the European Union, reflecting the answers I gave a moment ago. I think any relationship with the European Union short of that is less good for Wales than membership. I think we will take the opportunity, in the coming weeks, of reminding people of the advantages that we have had as members of the European Union.
Welsh: Diolch am dynnu sylw at y trafodaethau a arweiniodd at benderfyniadau'r pwyllgor gweithredol cenedlaethol yn fy mhlaid. Soniasoch am wahaniaethau barn - credaf fod hynny'n eithaf hyf, o ystyried anallu'r Llywodraeth Geidwadol ar unrhyw bryd yn y Senedd dros yr wythnosau a'r misoedd diwethaf i gynnal unrhyw fath o undod mewn perthynas â phob un o'r cwestiynau sylfaenol hyn. Byddwn yn cymryd rhan yn yr etholiadau hyn, gan atgoffa pobl o'r manteision y mae aelodaeth o'r Undeb Ewropeaidd wedi'u darparu i Gymru. Credaf mai'r wers i ni yma yw y dylai pob un ohonom, yn y lle hwn, gydnabod y gwerth y mae Cymru wedi'i gael o fod yn aelod o'r Undeb Ewropeaidd, gan adlewyrchu'r atebion a roddais funud yn ôl. Credaf fod unrhyw berthynas â'r Undeb Ewropeaidd sy'n llai na hynny yn waeth i Gymru nag aelodaeth. Credaf y byddwn yn manteisio ar y cyfle, yn ystod yr wythnosau nesaf, i atgoffa pobl o'r manteision a gawsom fel aelodau o'r Undeb Ewropeaidd.
English: As the First Minister explained to you yesterday, we published in 'Securing Wales' Future' a clear policy that recognised the results of the referendum by setting out a blueprint for our future relationship with the European Union, which protects the interests of Wales consistent with being outside the European Union.
Welsh: Fel yr eglurodd y Prif Weinidog wrthych ddoe, cyhoeddasom bolisi clir yn 'Diogelu Dyfodol Cymru' a oedd yn cydnabod canlyniadau'r refferendwm drwy nodi glasbrint ar gyfer ein perthynas â'r Undeb Ewropeaidd yn y dyfodol, sy'n diogelu buddiannau Cymru pe baem yn gadael yr Undeb Ewropeaidd.
English: He did indeed, but 'Securing Wales' Future' doesn't say anything about having a second referendum. Indeed, it says that you respect the result of the referendum. It's only since then that you have changed your policy. I just wonder whether the Minister and his party may have overreached themselves. We are seeing election materials going around from Labour describing the party as the biggest 'remain' party to stop Brexit. A Labour MEP who's standing, Paul Brannen, said yesterday Labour has stopped Brexit happening three times so far. Is that the basis on which Labour are appealing for support in two weeks' time?
Welsh: Do yn wir, ond nid yw 'Diogelu Dyfodol Cymru' yn dweud unrhyw beth ynglŷn â chynnal ail refferendwm. Yn wir, mae'n dweud eich bod yn parchu canlyniad y refferendwm. Dim ond ers hynny rydych wedi newid eich polisi. Tybed efallai a yw'r Gweinidog a'i blaid wedi mynd yn rhy bell. Rydym yn gweld deunydd etholiadol gan y blaid Lafur sy'n disgrifio'r blaid fel y blaid fwyaf o blaid 'aros' i atal Brexit. Ddoe, dywedodd ASE Llafur sy'n sefyll yn yr etholiad, Paul Brannen, fod Llafur wedi atal Brexit rhag digwydd dair gwaith hyd yn hyn. Ai ar y sail hon y mae Llafur yn apelio am gefnogaeth ymhen pythefnos?