English: Diolch yn fawr, Deputy Llywydd. Periods are natural. They are not a choice. We all either have them, have had them, or know people who do. They are not dirty and they are not something to be ashamed of. No-one should be disadvantaged because they have periods. Everyone should have access to period products, as and when they need them, to use in a private space that is safe and dignified. But, unfortunately, this is not always the case. We last held a debate on this issue in 2018, when research by Plan International brought to light the impact of period poverty on girls in the UK. Four years on, people in Wales are facing an unprecedented cost-of-living crisis, fuelled by soaring energy bills. The Bevan Foundation's snapshot of poverty in December revealed that more than a third of Welsh households do not have enough money to buy anything beyond everyday essentials. I speak to stakeholders about this issue often. I have heard directly from women in Wales that, when choosing between paying for food, rent, bills or period products, period products are the first item to be left off the list. And let me just say that again: there are people in Wales today who are forced to go without basic period care so that they can feed their children. The Welsh Government cannot, and will not, accept this. That is why, earlier this month, the Welsh Government committed an additional £110,000 to local authorities in Wales to ensure community venues such as foodbanks and libraries are fully stocked with free period products to assist those most in need. We are also allocating over £400,000 to expanding the reach of the grant in 2022-23, and this is in addition to the £3.3 million we already provide every year to schools, colleges and community groups across Wales. And it's also why we're working to ensure that there are free products in women's refuges across Wales. We've been committed to addressing period poverty for many years, and, since 2018, we've provided over £9 million of funding to ensure there are products available in every school and college in Wales and across communities for those on low incomes. We established the period dignity round-table, bringing together expert stakeholders, activists and young people to work together, and the round-table has offered advice and counsel throughout our work on period dignity, and I'd like to take this opportunity to thank its members for their support.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr, Dirprwy Lywydd. Mae mislif yn naturiol. Nid dewis mohono. Mae pob un ohonom ni naill ai'n ei gael, neu wedi ei gael, neu'n adnabod pobl sy'n ei gael. Nid rhywbeth budr mohono ac nid yw'n achos cywilydd. Ni ddylai neb fod o dan anfantais oherwydd eu bod yn cael mislif. Fe ddylai cynhyrchion mislif fod ar gael i bawb, yn ôl yr angen, i'w defnyddio mewn man preifat sy'n ddiogel a gweddus. Ond, yn anffodus, nid yw hynny'n digwydd pob amser. Cafwyd y ddadl ddiwethaf ar y mater hwn yn 2018, pan amlygodd ymchwil gan Plan International effaith tlodi mislif ar ferched yn y DU. Bedair blynedd yn ddiweddarach, mae pobl yng Nghymru yn wynebu argyfwng costau byw digynsail, a ysgogwyd gan godi biliau ynni i'r entrychion. Datgelodd ciplun Sefydliad Bevan o dlodi ym mis Rhagfyr nad oes gan fwy na thraean o aelwydydd Cymru ddigon o arian i brynu unrhyw beth y tu hwnt i hanfodion bob dydd. Fe fyddaf i'n siarad â rhanddeiliaid ynglŷn â'r mater hwn yn aml. Rwyf i wedi clywed yn uniongyrchol gan fenywod yng Nghymru, wrth ddewis rhwng talu am fwyd, rhent, biliau neu gynhyrchion mislif, mai cynhyrchion mislif yw'r eitem gyntaf i'w gadael oddi ar y rhestr. A gadewch i mi ddweud hyn eto: fe geir pobl yng Nghymru heddiw sy'n cael eu gorfodi i fynd heb ofal mislif sylfaenol ar gyfer gallu bwydo eu plant. Nid yw hynny'n dderbyniol i Lywodraeth Cymru, ac ni chaiff hynny ddigwydd. Dyna pam mae Llywodraeth Cymru, yn gynharach y mis hwn, wedi ymrwymo £110,000 yn ychwanegol i awdurdodau lleol yng Nghymru i sicrhau bod lleoliadau cymunedol fel banciau bwyd a llyfrgelloedd yn cael stoc gyflawn o gynhyrchion rhad ac am ddim i gynorthwyo'r rhai sydd â'r angen mwyaf. Rydym ni hefyd yn dyrannu dros £400,000 i ehangu cyrhaeddiad y grant yn 2022-23, ac mae hyn dros ben y £3.3 miliwn yr ydym ni'n ei ddarparu eisoes bob blwyddyn i ysgolion, colegau a grwpiau cymunedol ledled Cymru. A dyna pam hefyd rydym ni'n gweithio i sicrhau bod cynhyrchion rhad ac am ddim ar gael mewn llochesau menywod ledled Cymru. Rydym ni wedi ymrwymo i fynd i'r afael â thlodi mislif ers blynyddoedd lawer, ac, ers 2018, rydym ni wedi darparu dros £9 miliwn o gyllid i sicrhau bod cynhyrchion ar gael ym mhob ysgol a choleg yng Nghymru ac ar draws cymunedau ar gyfer y rhai sydd ar incwm isel. Fe sefydlwyd y ford gron urddas yn ystod mislif, gan ddod â rhanddeiliaid arbenigol, gweithredwyr a phobl ifanc at ei gilydd i weithio gyda'i gilydd, ac mae'r ford gron wedi cynnig cyngor a chyfarwyddyd drwy gydol ein gwaith ni ynglŷn ag urddas yn ystod mislif, ac fe hoffwn i fanteisio ar y cyfle hwn i ddiolch i'w haelodau am eu cefnogaeth.