English: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I move the amendment tabled in the name of the Member for Clwyd West, Darren Millar. It goes without saying that the past few years have been very difficult - that's an understatement - for families and communities across Wales and beyond, and the cost-of-living crisis is another huge burden facing almost every family that we represent, and I won't be playing party politics within this debate; it's too important. We need action. However, this is an issue that is not unique to us in Wales. Across the world, countries are grappling with these issues. I met recently with a family from Bavaria, one from France and one from Italy, all facing very similar situations in their own countries, and so this isn't unique to us. And of course, as our amendment describes, the UK Government has introduced a substantial package of measures to date, worth around £37 billion, to help support communities the length and breadth of the country: cost-of-living payments to families, as well as the increase in the national living wage. I very much welcome the recent energy price guarantee, which we know will cap those average prices to £2,500, where we were frightened that they were going to be moving to £3,500. We know that £2,500 is still a lot more than they would have paid last year and there is more to be done. And I also welcome this morning's announcement that businesses will have their energy bills covered to 50 per cent of their energy costs for six months, and reviewed in three months to see if that can continue. And I know that many people have called for additional windfall tax to help pay for these schemes, but right now we really need companies investing in new green energy supplies to boost our energy security and to prevent such issues from happening again. More could be done, however, to ensure profits are reinvested back into communities. I also look forward to hearing about the additional measures that the new UK Government is expected to take later this week to help people keep more of their money in their pockets. But, Deputy Llywydd, as I have repeatedly said in this Chamber, more support will be needed over the coming weeks and months, and, collectively, the Welsh and UK Governments, as well as us in the Senedd, need to be working with all partners to introduce support to help people meet any upcoming challenges, and the Welsh Government does need to use all of the financial levers available to it to ensure that people have all of the support they need. Some of the suggestions raised in the original motion are things that I agree could be looked at during this difficult time: for example, how to limit the cost of public transport, providing support to those in substantial council tax arrears through no fault of their own, and providing help to students and young people from lower income backgrounds. As Sioned said, NUS Wales have pointed out students facing a postcode lottery in terms of accessing council tax rebate, as it has depended on how individual local authorities distributed the support. But I would also like to see the Welsh Government deliver additional support such as expanding the eligibility of existing schemes to encompass families who normally do not require help, such as those who do not receive benefits. It needs to be made easier for people to receive the help that they need, such as a single point of access and automatic passporting onto schemes for disadvantaged households, whilst the Welsh Government could also look to better support local councils to help families through this crisis, such as working with them to increase the capacity of local support services, as well as easing the ever-increasing burden on council tax. Finally, there needs to be a more targeted approach, such as help for people facing long-term sickness and those receiving end-of-life care. Some of you who visited the Macmillan event yesterday will have heard how the average person suffering with cancer has an ongoing monthly additional cost of around £800 a month. Surely, then, there needs to be additional support provided to those individuals, such as extending existing discretionary support or perhaps putting things in like free bus passes for those who are affected. Deputy Llywydd, I know there are different opinions on how best to tackle this crisis, and let's be under no illusion that there is no silver bullet to end this, but my hope is, by working constructively together, we can help reduce the strain on people and businesses and, eventually, overcome this terrible crisis. Thank you.
Welsh: Diolch, Ddirprwy Lywydd. Rwy'n cynnig y gwelliant a gyflwynwyd yn enw'r Aelod dros Orllewin Clwyd, Darren Millar. Afraid dweud bod y blynyddoedd diwethaf wedi bod yn anodd iawn - a dweud y lleiaf - i deuluoedd a chymunedau ledled Cymru a thu hwnt, ac mae'r argyfwng costau byw yn faich enfawr arall sy'n wynebu bron bob teulu a gynrychiolir gennym, ac nid wyf am chwarae gwleidyddiaeth plaid yn y ddadl hon; mae'n rhy bwysig. Mae angen gweithredu. Ond nid ni yng Nghymru'n unig sy'n wynebu hyn. Ar draws y byd, mae gwledydd yn ymrafael â'r materion hyn. Yn ddiweddar cyfarfûm â theulu o Bafaria, un o Ffrainc ac un o'r Eidal, pob un yn wynebu sefyllfaoedd tebyg iawn yn eu gwledydd eu hunain, ac felly nid yw'n unigryw i ni. Ac wrth gwrs, fel mae ein gwelliant yn disgrifio, mae Llywodraeth y DU wedi cyflwyno pecyn sylweddol o fesurau hyd yma, gwerth tua £37 biliwn, i helpu i gefnogi cymunedau ar hyd a lled y wlad: taliadau costau byw i deuluoedd, yn ogystal â'r cynnydd yn y cyflog byw cenedlaethol. Rwy'n croesawu'r gwarant pris ynni diweddar yn fawr, a gwyddom y bydd yn capio prisiau cyfartalog ar £2,500, lle'r oeddem yn ofni eu bod am godi i £3,500. Gwyddom fod £2,500 yn dal i fod yn llawer mwy nag y byddent wedi'i dalu y llynedd a bod mwy i'w wneud. Ac rwyf hefyd yn croesawu'r cyhoeddiad y bore yma y bydd 50 y cant o gostau ynni busnesau'n cael eu talu am chwe mis, a'i adolygu ymhen tri mis i weld a all hynny barhau. Ac rwy'n gwybod bod llawer o bobl wedi galw am dreth ffawdelw ychwanegol i helpu i dalu am y cynlluniau hyn, ond ar hyn o bryd mae gwir angen i gwmnïau fuddsoddi mewn cyflenwadau ynni gwyrdd newydd i hybu diogeledd ynni ac i atal pethau o'r fath rhag digwydd eto. Gellid gwneud mwy, fodd bynnag, i sicrhau bod elw'n cael ei ail-fuddsoddi yn y cymunedau. Rwyf hefyd yn edrych ymlaen at glywed am y mesurau ychwanegol y mae disgwyl i Lywodraeth newydd y DU eu gweithredu yn ddiweddarach yr wythnos hon i helpu pobl i gadw mwy o'u harian yn eu pocedi. Ond Ddirprwy Lywydd, fel y dywedais dro ar ôl tro yn y Siambr hon, mae angen mwy o gefnogaeth dros yr wythnosau a'r misoedd nesaf, ac ar y cyd, mae angen i Lywodraethau Cymru a'r DU, yn ogystal â ni yn y Senedd, weithio gyda'r holl bartneriaid i gyflwyno cymorth i helpu pobl i ymateb i unrhyw heriau sydd ar y gorwel, ac mae angen i Lywodraeth Cymru ddefnyddio'r holl ddulliau ariannol sydd ar gael iddi i sicrhau bod pobl yn cael yr holl gymorth sydd ei angen arnynt. Mae rhai o'r awgrymiadau a nodwyd yn y cynnig gwreiddiol yn bethau y cytunaf y gellid edrych arnynt yn ystod y cyfnod anodd hwn: er enghraifft, sut i gyfyngu ar gost trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus, rhoi cymorth i'r rhai sydd ag ôl-ddyledion treth gyngor sylweddol heb unrhyw fai arnynt hwy, a rhoi cymorth i fyfyrwyr a phobl ifanc o gefndiroedd incwm is. Fel y dywedodd Sioned, mae Undeb Cenedlaethol Myfyrwyr Cymru wedi tynnu sylw at fyfyrwyr sy'n wynebu loteri côd post o ran cael ad-daliad treth gyngor, am ei fod yn dibynnu ar sut yr aeth awdurdodau lleol unigol ati i ddosbarthu'r cymorth. Ond hefyd hoffwn weld Llywodraeth Cymru yn rhoi cefnogaeth ychwanegol fel ehangu cymhwysedd cynlluniau sydd eisoes yn bodoli i gynnwys teuluoedd nad oes angen cymorth arnynt fel arfer, er enghraifft, teuluoedd nad ydynt yn derbyn budd-daliadau. Mae angen ei gwneud yn haws i bobl gael y cymorth sydd ei angen arnynt, megis un pwynt mynediad a phasbort awtomatig i gynlluniau ar gyfer cartrefi difreintiedig, tra gallai Llywodraeth Cymru hefyd geisio cefnogi cynghorau lleol yn well i helpu teuluoedd drwy'r argyfwng hwn, megis gweithio gyda hwy i gynyddu capasiti'r gwasanaethau cymorth lleol, yn ogystal â lleddfu'r baich cynyddol ar y dreth gyngor. Yn olaf, mae angen dull wedi'i dargedu'n well, megis help i bobl sy'n wynebu salwch hirdymor a'r rhai sy'n derbyn gofal diwedd oes. Bydd rhai ohonoch a ymwelodd â digwyddiad Macmillan ddoe wedi clywed sut y mae gan yr unigolyn cyffredin sy'n dioddef o ganser gost ychwanegol fisol barhaus o tua £800 y mis. O'r herwydd, mae angen darparu cymorth ychwanegol i'r unigolion hynny, megis ymestyn y cymorth dewisol presennol neu gyflwyno pethau fel pasys bws am ddim efallai i'r rhai yr effeithir arnynt. Ddirprwy Lywydd, rwy'n gwybod bod safbwyntiau gwahanol yn bodoli ar y ffordd orau o fynd i'r afael â'r argyfwng hwn, a gadewch inni beidio â thwyllo ein hunain fod yna ateb syml a all roi diwedd ar hyn, ond drwy weithio'n adeiladol gyda'n gilydd, rwy'n gobeithio y gallwn helpu i leihau'r straen ar bobl a busnesau, a goresgyn yr argyfwng ofnadwy hwn yn y pen draw. Diolch.