English: Thank you. Well, as we mentioned, the coleg is an expert independent planning body, and a national body, and we have been established for a purpose - originally to meet the demand for a body of this kind in the HE sector, and more recently, our responsibilities were expanded for the post-16 sector too. Our engagement with public policy goes beyond the remit of the commission, as Ioan has already said. So, the short answer to the question is 'no', we don't believe that that is what should happen. In terms of the funding arrangements, we put forward a very strong case to the previous Minister for keeping the coleg 's funding arrangements as they are, which is that we're funded directly by the Government. There are a number of reasons for that. The Minister referred to some of those when he gave evidence to you, and we've referred to some of them as well in terms of the fact that our remit is wider than the remit of the commission in terms of creating a bilingual workforce, training teachers, the health professions, and so on. So, it wouldn't be appropriate for us to come under the commission's remit. But we do have experience of being funded by an arm's-length body, in the early years of the coleg 's existence, and then since 2016 we've been directly funded by the Government. I think it's fair to say that with the more recent experience of being funded by the Government that it's been a more stable situation in terms of the coleg 's budget, and that has meant that we've been able to plan ahead in a strategic way, and in a proactive way, over a number of years, rather than being reactive. So, I think that the current situation is the one that we favour. Going back to the 'Cymraeg 2050' strategy, it's the Government that's responsible and accountable for that. The commission, of course, has a role to support the Government to reach those goals, but it is important that the coleg continues to report to the Government directly because of those responsibilities. We're not clear why short to medium term has been set out in terms of funding the coleg. The objectives of 'Cymraeg 2050' are very long term, and the coleg 's work in that context is also long term. So, it isn't clear for us at the moment why that has been noted. We know that the Government has a very positive agenda, as does the co-operation agreement with Plaid Cymru, in terms of the Welsh language Bill that is in the pipeline for this term, and the Minister has spoken on several occasions about the consideration that is being given to placing the coleg on a statutory basis in terms of that Bill, and thereby strengthening the status of the coleg. We would want to see this Bill going in the same direction as the Welsh language Bill on these particular issues, in terms of the status and independence of the coleg.
Welsh: Diolch. Fel roeddem ni'n sôn, mae'r coleg yn gorff cynllunio arbenigol annibynnol a chenedlaethol, ac rydyn ni wedi cael ein sefydlu at bwrpas - yn wreiddiol i ateb y galw am gorff o'r fath yn y sector addysg uwch, ac wedyn yn fwy diweddar, ehangwyd ein cyfrifoldebau ni ar gyfer y sector ôl-16. Mae ein hymwneud ni gyda pholisi cyhoeddus yn mynd tu hwnt i gylch gwaith y comisiwn, fel mae Ioan hefyd wedi sôn. Felly, yr ateb byr i'r cwestiwn yna ydy 'na', dydyn ni ddim yn credu mai dyna ddylai digwydd. O ran y trefniadau cyllido, gwnaethon ni gyflwyno achos cryf iawn i'r Gweinidog blaenorol dros gadw trefniadau cyllido'r coleg fel y maen nhw, sef ein bod ni'n cael ein cyllido yn uniongyrchol gan y Llywodraeth. Mae nifer o resymau dros hyn. Gwnaeth y Gweinidog gyfeirio at rai ohonyn nhw pan oedd e'n rhoi tystiolaeth i chi, ac rydyn ni wedi cyfeirio atyn nhw yn barod o ran y ffaith bod ein remit ni yn ehangach na remit y comisiwn o ran creu gweithlu dwyieithog, hyfforddi athrawon, y proffesiynau iechyd, ac yn y blaen. Felly, fyddai fe ddim yn briodol i ni ddod o dan y remit hynny. Ond mae gennym ni brofiad o gael ein cyllido gan gorff hyd braich, ym mlynyddoedd cynnar bodolaeth y coleg, ac yna ers 2016 rydyn ni wedi cael ein cyllido yn uniongyrchol gan y Llywodraeth. Dwi'n credu ei bod yn deg i ddweud bod y profiad mwy diweddar o gael ein cyllido gan y Llywodraeth wedi bod yn fwy sefydlog o ran cyllideb y coleg, ac mae hynny wedi golygu ein bod ni wedi gallu cynllunio mewn modd strategol ac mewn modd rhagweithiol dros gyfres o flynyddoedd, yn hytrach na bod yn ymatebol. Felly, yn sicr y sefyllfa bresennol rydyn ni'n ei ffafrio. Yn mynd nôl at strategaeth 'Cymraeg 2050', y Llywodraeth sydd yn gyfrifol ac yn atebol am honno. Mae gan y comisiwn, yn amlwg, rôl i gefnogi'r Llywodraeth i gyrraedd yr amcanion hynny, ond mae'n bwysig bod y coleg yn parhau i adrodd i'r Llywodraeth yn uniongyrchol oherwydd y cyfrifoldebau hynny. Dydyn ni ddim yn glir pam bod short to medium term wedi cael ei osod o ran cyllido'r coleg. Mae amcanion 'Cymraeg 2050' yn rhai hirdymor, ac mae gwaith y coleg yn y cyd-destun hwnnw yn un hirdymor hefyd. Felly, dyw e ddim yn glir i ni ar hyn o bryd pam bod hynny wedi'i nodi. Rydyn ni'n gwybod bod agenda gadarnhaol iawn gan y Llywodraeth yma, ac yn y cytundeb cydweithio â Phlaid Cymru, o ran y Bil addysg Gymraeg a fydd yn dod maes o law yn ystod y tymor hwn, ac mae'r Gweinidog wedi sôn ar sawl achlysur am yr ystyriaeth sy'n cael ei rhoi i roi'r coleg ar sail statudol fel rhan o'r Bil yna, ac felly cryfhau statws y coleg. Byddem ni am weld bod y Bil yma yn mynd i'r un cyfeiriad â'r Bil addysg Gymraeg ar y materion hynny o ran statws ac annibyniaeth y coleg.