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English: Diolch. I'm clearly going to have a lot more questions for you after next Wednesday's economic statement - that's quite clear. Minister, finally from me today, and with my other hat on as Public Accounts Committee Chair, you'd expect me to ask you about the auditor general report that grants worth £53 million to boost the rural economy were made by the Welsh Government without officials ensuring sufficient checks to ensure value for money. Now, this is obviously something that Public Accounts Committee will be looking at in its own time, but I do think the initial indications that the Welsh Government couldn't show that they'd considered whether there was a successful outcome to the spending of the £25 million of grants in particular is concerning. What confidence can the public have and how can you preliminarily reassure the public that the programmes that I've mentioned and which we've discussed today, such as the economic resilience fund, projects to get the economy back on track, will themselves involve effective evaluation and monitoring of public money, so that at the moment, when money is tight, we can see the best outcome from every Welsh pound that is spent and the taxpayer will see value for money in terms of developing that newer, greener economy, meeting those challenges ahead that are so important for moving the Welsh economy forward?
Welsh: Diolch. Mae'n amlwg y bydd gennyf i lawer mwy o gwestiynau i chi ar ôl y datganiad economaidd ddydd Mercher nesaf - mae hynny'n amlwg iawn. Gweinidog, yn olaf gennyf i heddiw, a chyda fy het arall am fy mhen sef un Cadeirydd y Pwyllgor Cyfrifon Cyhoeddus, fe fyddech chi'n disgwyl imi ofyn am adroddiad yr Archwilydd Cyffredinol, sef bod grantiau gwerth £53 miliwn ar gyfer hybu'r economi wledig wedi eu rhoi gan Lywodraeth Cymru heb fod swyddogion wneud sicrhau gwiriadau digonol i sicrhau gwerth am arian. Nawr, mae hyn yn amlwg yn rhywbeth y bydd y Pwyllgor Cyfrifon Cyhoeddus yn ei ystyried yn ei amser ei hun, ond rwy'n credu bod yr arwyddion cychwynnol na allai Llywodraeth Cymru ddangos ei bod wedi ystyried a gafwyd canlyniad llwyddiannus i wariant £25 miliwn o grantiau yn peri pryder neilltuol. Sut y gall y cyhoedd fod yn hyderus a sut y gallwch chi sicrhau'r cyhoedd unwaith eto fod y rhaglenni y crybwyllais i ac yr ydym ni wedi eu trafod heddiw, fel y gronfa cydnerthedd economaidd, prosiectau i roi'r economi ar y trywydd iawn eto, yn golygu gwerthuso a monitro arian cyhoeddus yn effeithiol? A sut, fel ar hyn o bryd, pan fo arian yn brin, y gallwn ni weld y canlyniad gorau o bob punt a gaiff ei gwario yng Nghymru ac y bydd y trethdalwr yn gweld gwerth am arian o ran datblygu'r economi newydd hon sy'n fwy gwyrdd, ac sy'n ymateb i'r heriau hynny sydd mor bwysig i ysgogi economi Cymru?
English: Will the finance Minister make a statement on her latest assessment of the amount of tax revenue that we will lose by having a longer and stricter lockdown in Wales than the UK Government has been applying in England, and could she clarify what level of transitional protection we have over revenues to the Welsh Treasury from land transaction tax and the Welsh rates of income tax, and also advise whether there is any risk that we could be caught by the 'no detriment' rule in terms of UK revenues from income tax raised in Wales if they are significantly affected by decisions her Government are taking to maintain lockdown?
Welsh: A wnaiff y Gweinidog cyllid ddatganiad ar ei hasesiad diweddaraf o'r swm o refeniw treth y byddwn ni'n ei golli oherwydd ymestyn a chaethiwo'r cyfnod clo i raddau mwy helaeth yng Nghymru nag a wnaeth Llywodraeth y DU yn Lloegr, ac a wnaiff hi egluro pa gyfradd o warchodaeth drosiannol sydd gennym dros refeniw i Drysorlys Cymru o'r dreth trafodiadau tir a chyfraddau Cymru o dreth incwm? Ac a wnaiff hi roi cyngor hefyd ynghylch a oes yna unrhyw risg y gallem gael ein dal gan y rheol 'dim niwed' o ran refeniw'r DU o dreth incwm a godir yng Nghymru os bydd penderfyniadau ei Llywodraeth hi i gadw at y cyfnod clo yn effeithio'n sylweddol ar hyn?
English: I thank Mark Reckless for those questions. I think it is possible to say two things. The first is that Welsh taxes will be affected by the coronavirus outbreak, but it is impossible to say at this point to what extent that will be and to what extent it will be different to that across the border in England. I think it's worth reflecting that we're not as out of step with what's happening in England as might be suggested. We are only a couple of weeks different in some respects to what's happening across the border, and already we see some areas of England going into local lockdowns. So, there'll be all kinds of different considerations that will play out in the period ahead and which will impact on taxes. But, overall, as Mark Reckless knows, we are protected from UK-wide economic shocks through the block grant adjustments, so I don't think that the impact on land transaction tax, for example, or landfill disposals tax will be of a significant order.
Welsh: Rwy'n diolch i Mark Reckless am y cwestiynau yna. Rwy'n credu y gellir dweud dau beth. Y cyntaf yw y bydd trethi Cymru yn cael eu heffeithio gan y coronafeirws, ond mae'n amhosibl dweud ar hyn o bryd i ba raddau y bydd hynny ac i ba raddau y bydd hyn yn wahanol i'r hyn sy'n digwydd dros y ffin yn Lloegr. Rwy'n credu ei bod yn werth inni ystyried y ffaith nad yw'r hyn a wnawn ni mor wahanol ag yr awgrymir i'r hyn sy'n digwydd yn Lloegr. Dim ond ychydig wythnosau o amrywiaeth sydd mewn rhai agweddau i'r hyn sy'n digwydd dros y ffin, ac rydym yn gweld rhai rhannau o Loegr yn cael cyfnodau clo sy'n lleol. Felly, fe fydd yna bob math o wahanol ystyriaethau ar waith yn y cyfnod sydd o'n blaenau ni a fydd yn effeithio ar drethiant. Ond, yn gyffredinol, fel y gŵyr Mark Reckless, rydym yn cael ein diogelu rhag ergydion economaidd ledled y DU drwy addasiadau i'r grant bloc, ac felly nid wyf i o'r farn y bydd yr effaith ar dreth trafodiadau tir, er enghraifft, neu'r dreth gwarediadau tirlenwi yn sylweddol.
English: We all support the furlough, job retention scheme, at least as it has operated to date. Can I ask the finance Minister to clarify the Welsh Government's position on any potential continuance? The scheme was brought in initially for a few months to ensure people didn't lose jobs, remained in contact with their employer in that contractual relationship, so that the economy could quickly restart, hopefully with a v-shaped recovery. The First Minister earlier, though, I think in the context of Airbus in Broughton - . I see that Ryanair is being told that it shouldn't be flying out of Cardiff today, although I think because it uses only Boeing aircraft, perhaps that not's an issue. But, if the air industry is going to take many years to recover and demand is going to be greatly lower not for months, but for years, is it not inevitable that output of aircraft is going to fall sharply and remain lower for a long period? And in those circumstances, do we need to be looking at another purpose for the furlough scheme, and if there is any extension, are you suggesting that that should be to keep people in most affected industries furloughed for a period of years? Or do you recognise that for people in industries unfortunately affected very badly for a long period, or for at least some of those people, it may be better to retrain and take opportunities and look to develop their careers elsewhere if the impact is going to be so severe and so long term?
Welsh: Rydym ni i gyd yn gefnogol i'r cynllun ffyrlo a chadw swyddi, o leiaf fel y mae wedi gweithredu hyd yma. A gaf i ofyn i'r Gweinidog Cyllid egluro safbwynt Llywodraeth Cymru ar unrhyw barhad posibl? Fe gafodd y cynllun ei gyflwyno am ychydig o fisoedd i ddechrau ar gyfer sicrhau nad oedd pobl yn colli eu swyddi, a'u bod yn parhau mewn cysylltiad â'u cyflogwr yn y berthynas gontractiol honno, fel y gallai'r economi ailgychwyn yn gyflym, gyda'r gobaith o adferiad siâp v. Roedd y Prif Weinidog yn gynharach, serch hynny, yng nghyd-destun Airbus ym Mrychdyn, rwy'n credu - . Rwy'n gweld y cafodd Ryanair ei hysbysu na ddylai hedfan o Gaerdydd heddiw, er fy mod i'n credu, gan eu bod yn defnyddio awyrennau Boeing yn unig, efallai nad yw hynny'n broblem. Ond, os yw'r diwydiant awyr yn mynd i gymryd blynyddoedd lawer i adfer a bod y galw yn mynd i fod yn llawer is nid am fisoedd, ond am flynyddoedd, onid yw'n anochel y bydd cynhyrchiant awyrennau yn gostwng yn sydyn ac yn aros yn is am gyfnod hir? Ac yn yr amgylchiadau hynny, a oes angen inni edrych ar ddiben arall ar gyfer y cynllun ffyrlo, ac os oes unrhyw estyniad, a ydych chi'n awgrymu y dylai hynny fod ar gyfer cadw pobl yn y diwydiannau yr effeithir arnyn nhw fwyaf ar ffyrlo am gyfnod o flynyddoedd? Neu a ydych chi'n cydnabod, ar gyfer y bobl sydd mewn diwydiannau yr effeithir arnyn nhw'n ddybryd am gyfnod hir, neu i rai o'r bobl hynny, o leiaf, y gallai fod yn well iddynt ailhyfforddi a manteisio ar gyfleoedd a cheisio datblygu gyrfaoedd mewn gweithleoedd eraill os yw'r effaith yn mynd i fod mor ddifrifol ac mor hirdymor?
English: I think what we want to avoid is a cliff edge for people. So, you'll have seen the statement that Ken Skates has put out in terms of aviation and the aerospace industry here in Wales and how important it is, and you'll have heard what I said to Nick Ramsay in terms of how important it is that Welsh Government and the UK Government work together. So, in terms of the job retention scheme, I do think that there is a case for industries that were particularly hard hit to receive support for longer, and actually aviation was one of those sectors, which, alongside tourism, Ken Skates and I both mentioned in our letter to the Chancellor. Two things need to happen at the same time: people need to be kept with the support that they need, but also new jobs need to be created and new opportunities need to be found for people, because, even under normal circumstances, in an average week we lose 2,000 jobs here in Wales but another 2,000 are created. So, we need to ensure that that pipeline of new jobs comes into line, and I'm really aware that, particularly in Airbus, for example, the individuals there are very highly skilled, and I think that we need to ensure that the kind of employment that we're able to offer in the future continues to be in high-skilled and well-paid roles.
Welsh: Credaf mai'r hyn yr ydym ni'n awyddus i'w osgoi yw pobl ar ymyl y dibyn. Felly, mae'n siŵr eich bod wedi gweld y datganiad a gyflwynodd Ken Skates o ran awyrennau a'r diwydiant awyrofod yma yng Nghymru a pha mor bwysig yw hynny, ac wedi clywed yr hyn a ddywedais i wrth Nick Ramsay ynglŷn â pha mor bwysig ydyw fod Llywodraeth Cymru a Llywodraeth y DU weithio gyda'i gilydd. Felly, o ran y cynllun cadw swyddi, rwy'n credu fod yna achos i ddiwydiannau a gafodd eu taro'n arbennig o galed allu cael cymorth am gyfnod hwy, ac mewn gwirionedd roedd hedfan yn un o'r sectorau hynny, ac fe soniodd Ken Skates a minnau am hyn, ynghyd â thwristiaeth, yn ein llythyr ni at y Canghellor. Mae angen i ddau beth ddigwydd ar yr un pryd: mae angen cynnal pobl gyda'r cymorth sydd ei angen arnyn nhw, ond mae angen creu swyddi newydd hefyd ac mae angen dod o hyd i gyfleoedd newydd i bobl oherwydd, hyd yn oed mewn amgylchiadau arferol, mewn wythnos arferol, rydym yn colli 2,000 o swyddi yma yng Nghymru ond fe fydd 2,000 arall yn cael eu creu. Felly, mae angen sicrhau bod y llif o swyddi newydd yn dod yn gyson, ac rwy'n ymwybodol iawn, yn enwedig gydag Airbus, er enghraifft, fod yr unigolion yn y fan honno â sgiliau uchel iawn. Ac rwy'n credu bod angen sicrhau bod y math o gyflogaeth yr ydym ni'n gallu ei gynnig yn y dyfodol yn parhau i fod mewn swyddi sgiliau uchel sy'n talu'n dda.
English: Research tells us that the pandemic will affect many people's mental and emotional well-being. That's why we have announced a number of specific measures targeted at supporting mental health, including £5 million for mental health in schools and £3.5 million to enable health boards to respond to increased demand.
Welsh: Mae ymchwil yn dweud wrthym y bydd y pandemig yn effeithio ar les meddyliol ac emosiynol llawer o bobl. Dyna pam rydym wedi cyhoeddi nifer o fesurau penodol a gaiff eu hanelu at gefnogi iechyd meddwl, gan gynnwys £5 miliwn ar gyfer iechyd meddwl mewn ysgolion a £3.5 miliwn i alluogi byrddau iechyd i ymateb i gynnydd yn y galw.
English: Thank you, Minister. I welcome any funding for the mental health implications of the pandemic, but I do believe it is vital that those are additional allocations, and I was very concerned to see that £7 million had been removed from the mental health service improvement fund in the supplementary budget. Now, I'm sure all Members recognise that we have a very long way to go in Wales in delivering parity between mental and physical health. There have been two landmark reports in this Assembly: the Children, Young People and Education Committee's 'Mind over matter' report on children's mental health, and the health committee's 'Everybody's Business' report on suicide prevention. The loss of life to suicide remains a major public health emergency. What assurances can you offer, Minister, that you will continue to prioritise not just the response to the pandemic, but the very important service transformation that we want to see in adult and children's mental health in Wales? Thank you.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr, Gweinidog. Rwy'n croesawu unrhyw gyllid ar gyfer goblygiadau'r pandemig o ran iechyd meddwl. Ond credaf ei bod yn hanfodol i'r rhain fod yn ddyraniadau ychwanegol, ac roeddwn i'n bryderus iawn o weld bod £7 miliwn wedi cael ei dynnu o'r gronfa gwella gwasanaethau iechyd meddwl yn y gyllideb atodol. Nawr, rwy'n siŵr bod pob aelod yn cydnabod bod ffordd bell iawn i'w throedio yng Nghymru o ran sicrhau cydraddoldeb rhwng iechyd meddwl a chorfforol. Fe gyflwynwyd dau adroddiad pwysig yn y Senedd hon, sef adroddiad y Pwyllgor Plant, Pobl ifanc ac Addysg, 'Cadernid Meddwl' ynghylch iechyd meddwl plant, ac adroddiad 'Busnes Pawb' y Pwyllgor Iechyd ar atal hunanladdiad. Mae marwolaethau oherwydd hunanladdiad yn parhau i fod yn argyfwng iechyd cyhoeddus mawr. Pa sicrwydd a wnewch chi ei roi, Gweinidog, y byddwch chi'n parhau i flaenoriaethu nid yn unig yr ymateb i'r pandemig, ond y trawsnewid pwysig iawn o ran gwasanaethau yr ydym yn eiddgar i'w weld ym maes iechyd meddwl ar gyfer oedolion a phlant yng Nghymru? Diolch.
English: I'm grateful to Lynne Neagle for raising this, and I completely agree with everything she said about the importance of service transformation happening as well as our initial and immediate response to the COVID-19 crisis. I just want to reassure that the £7 million that was removed from that particular line in the budget was done on the understanding that that was work that couldn't happen because of the COVID-19 crisis, or that was slowed down, and that was what was able to free up that funding in the first place. But, clearly, the provision of mental health services is going to be more important than ever given the pressures on people as a result of the crisis. So, I give you my reassurance and my word that I will continue to value mental health very highly in my discussions with colleagues.
Welsh: Rwy'n ddiolchgar i Lynne Neagle am godi hyn, ac rwy'n cytuno'n llwyr â phopeth a ddywedodd am bwysigrwydd sicrhau bod trawsnewid yn digwydd i'r gwasanaethau yn ogystal â'n hymateb cychwynnol ac uniongyrchol ni i argyfwng COVID-19. Rwy'n dymuno rhoi sicrwydd bod y £7 miliwn a dynnwyd o'r llinell benodol honno o arian yn y gyllideb wedi digwydd ar y ddealltwriaeth na allai'r gwaith hwnnw ddigwydd oherwydd argyfwng COVID-19, neu ei fod wedi ei arafu, a dyna a wnaeth rhyddhau'r cyllid hwnnw yn bosibl yn y lle cyntaf. Ond, yn amlwg, mae darparu gwasanaethau iechyd meddwl yn mynd i fod yn bwysicach nag erioed o ystyried y pwysau sydd ar bobl o ganlyniad i'r argyfwng. Felly, rwyf eisiau eich sicrhau chi ac fe roddaf fy ngair i chi y byddaf i'n parhau i roi gwerth mawr iawn ar iechyd meddwl yn fy nhrafodaethau i â chydweithwyr.
English: Minister, Mind Cymru has recently published a report into how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted our mental health, which shows that many people do not feel entitled to seek help and have difficulty accessing it when they do. Now, the report showed that one in three adults and more than one in four young people didn't access support during lockdown because they didn't think that they deserved that support. Can you therefore tell us how much funding the Welsh Government has specifically made available during the pandemic to communicate to people across Wales about the importance of mental health, and to encourage them to seek support if they are struggling? And, what discussions have you had with the Minister for Health and Social Services regarding this matter in order to make sure that people who are in need of financial support receive the support that they actually need?
Welsh: Gweinidog, mae Mind Cymru wedi cyhoeddi adroddiad yn ddiweddar ar y modd y mae'r pandemig coronafeirws wedi effeithio ar ein hiechyd meddwl ni, sy'n dangos nad yw llawer o bobl yn teimlo bod ganddynt yr hawl i geisio cymorth a'u bod yn ei chael hi'n anodd cael gafael ar gymorth pan fyddan nhw'n ceisio hynny. Nawr, fe ddangosodd yr adroddiad nad oedd un o bob tri o oedolion a mwy nag un o bob pedwar o bobl ifanc yn cael cymorth yn ystod y cyfnod cloi gan nad oedden nhw'n credu eu bod nhw'n teilyngu'r gefnogaeth honno. Felly, a wnewch chi ddweud wrthym faint o arian a roddodd Llywodraeth Cymru yn benodol yn ystod y pandemig i gyfathrebu â phobl ledled Cymru am bwysigrwydd iechyd meddwl, a'u hannog nhw i geisio cymorth os ydyn nhw mewn trafferthion? A pha drafodaethau a gawsoch chi gyda'r Gweinidog Iechyd a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol ynglŷn â'r mater hwn i wneud yn siŵr bod pobl y mae angen cymorth ariannol arnyn nhw yn cael y cymorth angenrheidiol mewn gwirionedd?
English: I think that it's really important to recognise that there will be people experiencing mental ill health as a result of the coronavirus crisis who have potentially never experienced mental ill health before and don't necessarily know the services and support that are available to them, and potentially might not feel comfortable about talking about their mental ill health in the first place. So, the work that's already been going on with a wide variety, I have to say, of organisations continues and is really important. I know that the health Minister has been keen to explore within his budget how much more he can provide in terms of support for particular schemes. But, you asked about particularly focused highlighting of what support is available and how much has been provided to that. So, an additional £50,000 was provided for the mental health of unpaid carers, as an example, and that coincided with national carers week to ensure that carers were aware of the particular support that was available to them and targeted at them. Other investment has been around increasing mental health in-patient capacity, recognising the challenges that there are during this period, and, of course, extending the mental health support scheme for doctors, which is now extended to 60,000 healthcare workers across Wales. They will have had that promoted to them to ensure that they are aware that that service is now available to them, given the pressures that people are facing in the healthcare sector particularly.
Welsh: Rwy'n credu ei bod yn bwysig iawn cydnabod y bydd yna bobl sy'n dioddef salwch meddwl o ganlyniad i'r argyfwng coronafeirws nad ydyn nhw erioed wedi dioddef salwch meddwl o'r blaen ac nad ydyn nhw'n gwybod o reidrwydd am y gwasanaethau na'r cymorth sydd ar gael iddyn nhw, ac nad ydyn nhw o bosibl yn teimlo'n ddigon cyffyrddus i siarad am eu salwch meddwl yn y lle cyntaf. Felly, mae'r gwaith sydd eisoes wedi bod yn mynd rhagddo gydag amrywiaeth eang o sefydliadau, mae'n rhaid imi ddweud, yn parhau ac mae hwnnw'n bwysig iawn. Fe wn i fod y Gweinidog Iechyd wedi bod yn awyddus i archwilio o fewn ei gyllideb faint yn fwy y gall ef ei roi o ran cymorth ar gyfer cynlluniau penodol. Ond, roeddech chi'n holi am bwysigrwydd tynnu sylw arbennig at y math o gymorth sydd ar gael a faint o arian a roddwyd ar gyfer hynny. Felly, rhoddwyd £50,000 ychwanegol ar gyfer iechyd meddwl gofalwyr di-dâl, fel enghraifft, ac roedd hynny'n cyd-daro ag wythnos genedlaethol y gofalwyr i sicrhau bod gofalwyr yn ymwybodol o'r cymorth penodol a oedd ar gael iddynt ac a oedd wedi ei dargedu iddynt. Mae buddsoddiad arall wedi ymwneud â chynyddu maint cyfleusterau i gleifion mewnol ym maes iechyd meddwl, gan gydnabod yr heriau a geir yn ystod y cyfnod hwn, ac wrth gwrs cafwyd ehangu yn y cynllun cymorth iechyd meddwl i feddygon, sydd wedi ei ymestyn erbyn hyn i 60,000 o weithwyr gofal iechyd ledled Cymru. Maent wedi cael eu hysbysu am hyn i sicrhau eu bod yn ymwybodol bod y gwasanaeth hwn ar gael iddyn nhw nawr, o gofio'r pwysau y mae pobl yn eu hwynebu yn y sector gofal iechyd yn benodol.
English: In the first supplementary budget passed by the Senedd last week, we allocated more than an extra £400 million to the NHS, including £57 million to support the Welsh Government's test, trace and protect strategy.
Welsh: Yn y gyllideb atodol gyntaf a basiwyd gan y Senedd yr wythnos diwethaf, dyrannwyd mwy na £400 miliwn ychwanegol i'r GIG, gan gynnwys £57 miliwn i gefnogi strategaeth Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer profi, olrhain a diogelu.
English: Thank you very much for that response. I am more concerned in terms of this question of the funding that I would like to see being allocated for local government specifically. We are very fortunate in Ynys Môn that the county was part of the early development work on the tracing system, and part of the national pilot at the end of May. But, these are voluntary teams within the county doing the tracing work; they are staff from other departments that have been brought into the team. Clearly, that isn't sustainable; it won't be sustainable as the council seeks to return to business as usual. So, can I ask for an early statement on the funding that can be allocated clearly to local authorities, which will be additional, so that they can professionalise this and employ people specifically to do this work? Because, let's be honest, we will need these professional tracing teams in councils across Wales for many months to come.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn i chi am yr ymateb yna. Dwi'n fwy pryderus efo'r cwestiwn yma o ran yr arian y buaswn i'n licio gweld yn cael ei glustnodi ar gyfer llywodraeth leol yn benodol. Dŷn ni'n lwcus iawn yn Ynys Môn: mi oedd y sir yn rhan o'r gwaith datblygu cynnar ar y gwaith olrhain, ac yn rhan o'r peilot cenedlaethol ddiwedd mis Mai. Ond, timau gwirfoddol sydd yna o fewn y cyngor yn gwneud y gwaith olrhain - gweithwyr sydd wedi cael eu tynnu o adrannau eraill i mewn i'r tîm olrhain. Yn amlwg, dydy hynny ddim yn gynaliadwy; bydd o ddim yn gynaliadwy wrth i'r cyngor fod eisiau dychwelyd i waith arferol. Felly, a gaf i ofyn am ddatganiad buan ynglŷn ag arian all gael ei glustnodi, a'i wneud yn glir i awdurdodau lleol, a fydd yn ychwanegol er mwyn iddyn nhw allu proffesiynoli hyn a chyflogi pobl yn benodol i wneud y gwaith yma? Achos, gwell inni fod yn onest, mi fyddwn ni angen y timau olrhain proffesiynol yma mewn cynghorau ledled Cymru am fisoedd lawer i ddod.