English: Yes, thank you very much. The A-level provision is a very complex question in Wales, clearly. Dafydd Evans's evidence this morning referred to how successful Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor has been for several years, and everyone acknowledges that. In other parts of Wales, however, sixth form provision through the medium of Welsh is the only provision that is offered in a number of areas - vast parts of south Wales, for example. Whilst we acknowledge that there are successful models of collaboration taking place, it is important that those models are based on local consultation; being sensitive to the nature of schools and the fact that sixth forms are part of the wider school community and local communities; and ensuring, where possible, that the provision is accessible to students, particularly in an area such as Powys, I'm sure. So, what we would say here is that there is a concern amongst some in the schools sector that the powers that the commission has with regard to the potential to reorganise sixth forms are ones that could have unintended consequences, if you will, if they were implemented without sensitivity or without context; that's the point. Sixth form provision is outwith the direct responsibility of the coleg, with a few exceptions, such as projects such as the Welsh language as a subject, but I'm aware, from talking to some colleagues in the sector, that that is an issue. At the same time, I emphasise that colleges do make an important contribution and that their vocational provision is vital, and the increase and progress there is to be welcomed too. So, that's the context for those comments that we made.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr. Mae'r ddarpariaeth Safon Uwch yn gwestiwn cymhleth yng Nghymru, yn amlwg. Mi oedd tystiolaeth Dafydd Evans bore yma yn cyfeirio at ba mor llwyddiannus yw Coleg Meirion-Dwyfor, ac wedi bod ers blynyddoedd, ac mae pawb yn cydnabod hynny. Mewn rhannau eraill o Gymru, fodd bynnag, y ddarpariaeth chweched dosbarth cyfrwng Cymraeg yw'r unig ddarpariaeth sy'n cael ei chynnig mewn nifer o ardaloedd - rhannau helaeth o dde Cymru, er enghraifft. Tra'n cydnabod bod yna fodelau llwyddiannus o gydweithio yn digwydd, mae'n bwysig bod y modelau hynny'n seiliedig ar ymgynghori lleol; eu bod yn sensitif i natur ysgolion a'r ffaith bod chweched dosbarth yn rhan o gymuned ehangach ysgol a chymuned leol; a sicrhau, lle bynnag bo'n bosibl, fod y ddarpariaeth yn hygyrch i fyfyrwyr, yn enwedig mewn ardal fel Powys, er enghraifft, mae'n siŵr. Felly, yr hyn y byddwn i'n ei ddweud fan hyn yw bod yna bryder ymysg rhai yn y sector ysgolion bod y pwerau sydd gan y comisiwn mewn perthynas â'r potensial i ad-drefnu chweched dosbarth yn rhai a allai gael unintended consequences, os mynnwch chi, pe bydden nhw'n cael eu gweithredu heb gyd-destun a heb sensitifrwydd. Felly, dyna yw'r pwynt. Mae'r ddarpariaeth chweched dosbarth y tu fas i gyfrifoldeb uniongyrchol y coleg ar hyn o bryd, gydag ambell i eithriad fel prosiectau o ran y Gymraeg fel pwnc, ond dwi'n ymwybodol, wrth siarad â rhai cydweithwyr yn y sector - . Ar yr un pryd, rwy'n pwysleisio bod colegau yn gwneud cyfraniad pwysig a bod darpariaeth alwedigaethol yn rhywbeth allweddol, a bod y cynnydd sy'n digwydd i'w groesawu'n fawr, felly dyna gyd-destun y sylwadau hynny.