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English: I thank Mike Hedges for that question. I want to assure him that local government plays an important part in our planning and that it is very ably represented on the European advisory group by the leader of Swansea council, Councillor Rob Stewart, who regularly reports at that group about issues of concern to local authorities and action that is being taken. I was very pleased earlier this month to be able to confirm £150,000 worth of support for the WLGA from our £50 million European Union transition fund, and that's there to help local authorities in the vital work that they do in preparing for Brexit.
Welsh: Diolch i Mike Hedges am ei gwestiwn. Hoffwn ei sicrhau bod llywodraeth leol yn chwarae rhan bwysig yn ein proses gynllunio a'i bod yn cael ei chynrychioli'n dda iawn yn y grŵp cynghori ar Ewrop gan arweinydd cyngor Abertawe, y Cynghorydd Rob Stewart, sy'n rhoi adroddiadau rheolaidd yn y grŵp hwnnw ynglŷn â materion sy'n peri pryder i awdurdodau lleol a'r camau sy'n cael eu cymryd. Yn gynharach y mis hwn, roeddwn yn falch iawn o allu cadarnhau gwerth £150,000 o gymorth i Gymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru o'n cronfa bontio Undeb Ewropeaidd £50 miliwn, ac mae'r gronfa honno yno i gynorthwyo awdurdodau lleol gyda'r gwaith hanfodol a wnânt wrth baratoi ar gyfer Brexit.
English: I thank the Member for that. Local authorities are able to charge for services where there is statutory provision to allow it. Authorities must carefully consider the use of charging to deliver quality services while remaining fair and providing value for money for local citizens.
Welsh: Diolch i'r Aelod am hynny. Gall awdurdodau lleol godi tâl am wasanaethau lle y ceir darpariaeth statudol i ganiatáu hynny. Mae'n rhaid i awdurdodau roi ystyriaeth ofalus i godi tâl er mwyn darparu gwasanaethau o safon gan barhau i fod yn deg a darparu gwerth am arian i ddinasyddion lleol.
English: Thank you very much for the reply, Cabinet Secretary. A reduction in public funding has given a greater focus on charging for services by local authorities. In November 2016, a report by the Auditor General for Wales concluded that the local authorities are not pursuing all options to generate income because of weaknesses in their policies and in how they use data and information to support decision making. What discussions has the Cabinet Secretary had with ministerial colleagues and others about implementing the auditor general's recommendations to relieve some of the pressure on local authorities' budgets caused by cuts in the Welsh Assembly's funding?
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn am eich ateb, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet. Mae'r gostyngiad mewn cyllid cyhoeddus wedi rhoi mwy o ffocws ar awdurdodau lleol yn codi tâl am wasanaethau. Ym mis Tachwedd 2016, daeth adroddiad gan Archwilydd Cyffredinol Cymru i'r casgliad nad yw'r awdurdodau lleol yn mynd ar drywydd pob opsiwn i gynhyrchu incwm oherwydd gwendidau yn eu polisïau a'r ffordd y maent yn defnyddio data a gwybodaeth i gefnogi eu penderfyniadau. Pa drafodaethau y mae Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet wedi'u cael gyda chyd-Weinidogion ac eraill ynghylch gweithredu argymhellion yr archwilydd cyffredinol i liniaru rhywfaint o'r pwysau ar gyllidebau awdurdodau lleol a achosir gan y toriadau yng nghyllid Cynulliad Cymru?
English: I thank the Member for that. I'm familiar with the report to which he refers and a number of the recommendations that the auditor general made to assist local authorities in this area. He will be aware that the auditor general also said that it was important for local authorities to balance the need to raise additional revenue through charges with the impact that that might have on some sections of the community and, in effect, price them out of being able to use important local authority services such as leisure centres. So, it's a difficult balancing act that local authorities have to carry out in this area. Officials of the Welsh Government have been discussing the report and the way that it's being put to use by local authorities, and they continue to do that difficult thing - looking to raise revenue - to make good the cuts that his Government has imposed on us, while, at the same time, making sure that they do it in a way that does not disproportionately impact on certain sections of the community.
Welsh: Diolch i'r Aelod am hynny. Rwy'n gyfarwydd â'r adroddiad y cyfeiria ato a nifer o'r argymhellion a wnaed gan yr archwilydd cyffredinol i gynorthwyo awdurdodau lleol yn y maes hwn. Fe fydd yn ymwybodol fod yr archwilydd cyffredinol wedi dweud hefyd ei bod yn bwysig i awdurdodau lleol gydbwyso'r angen i godi refeniw ychwanegol drwy godi tâl gyda'r effaith y gallai hynny ei chael ar rai rhannau o'r gymuned, ac mewn gwirionedd, eu prisio allan o allu defnyddio gwasanaethau awdurdodau lleol pwysig megis canolfannau hamdden. Felly, mae'n rhaid i awdurdodau lleol wneud y gwaith anodd o gadw'r ddysgl yn wastad yn y maes hwn. Mae swyddogion Llywodraeth Cymru wedi bod yn trafod yr adroddiad a'r ffordd y caiff ei ddefnyddio gan awdurdodau lleol, ac maent yn parhau i wneud y peth anodd hwnnw - ceisio codi refeniw - er mwyn gwneud iawn am y toriadau y mae ei Lywodraeth wedi'u gorfodi arnom, gan sicrhau, ar yr un pryd, eu bod yn gwneud hynny mewn ffordd nad yw'n cael effaith anghymesur ar rai rhannau o'r gymuned.
English: Thank you for the question. The Welsh Government is exploring a number of options for strengthening the non-domestic rates system in Wales. These include proposals for tackling avoidance, considering the frequency of revaluations, and reviewing the appeals system. We are also looking at the scope for more fundamental reforms in the longer term.
Welsh: Diolch am y cwestiwn. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn ymchwilio i wahanol opsiynau ar gyfer cryfhau'r system ardrethi annomestig yng Nghymru. Mae'r rhain yn cynnwys cynigion ar gyfer taclo'r rheini sy'n osgoi talu trethi, ystyried pa mor aml y mae'r trethi yn cael eu hailbrisio, ac adolygu'r system apelio. Rydym ni hefyd yn chwilio am gyfle ar gyfer diwygio mwy sylfaenol yn y tymor hir.
English: Some months ago, I had an opportunity to question you on the Government's attempt to tackle the increasing pattern of the owners of second homes registering their properties as holiday lets in order to avoid paying council tax. As they are small businesses, they qualify for business rate relief in accordance with the Government's business rate relief scheme. You said at that time that you would work with local authorities and the valuation office in order to gather data and to monitor this. Could we have an update on this to see what that data has demonstrated to date? Given that there is a substantial increase in the number of second homes in Gwynedd, for example, unless these processes are sufficiently robust, then we have to be proactive in order to ensure that the ratepayer doesn't lose out.
Welsh: Rai misoedd yn ôl, mi ges i gyfle i'ch holi chi ynglŷn ag ymdrechion y Llywodraeth i fynd i'r afael â'r patrwm cynyddol o berchnogion ail gartrefi yn cofrestru eu heiddo fel tai gwyliau er mwyn osgoi talu treth gyngor. A chan eu bod nhw'n fusnesau bach, maen nhw'n gymwys am ryddhad busnes yn unol â chynllun rhyddhad ardrethi busnes y Llywodraeth. Mi ddywedoch chi bryd hynny y buasech chi'n gweithio efo'r awdurdodau lleol a'r swyddfa brisio er mwyn casglu data a monitro hyn. A oes modd inni gael diweddariad am hyn ac i weld beth mae'r data yn ei ddangos hyd yma? Oherwydd o ystyried bod yna gynnydd sylweddol yn y nifer o ail gartrefi yng Ngwynedd, er enghraifft, os nad ydy'r prosesau yma'n ddigon cryf, mae'n rhaid inni fod yn rhagweithiol er mwyn sicrhau na fydd y trethdalwr yn colli allan.
English: I thank Siân Gwenllian for that question. I do recall the question that we had on the floor of the Assembly previously.
Welsh: Diolch i Siân Gwenllian am y cwestiwn yna. Rwy'n cofio'r cwestiwn a gawsom ni ar lawr y Cynulliad y tro diwethaf.
English: After that, as the Member will know, I undertook to amend our tax policy work plan for this year, and it now includes a specific commitment to monitor the implementation of that legislation, to ensure that it is operating as intended and that it does not create opportunities for avoidance. So, that work is part of the tax plan; it is being undertaken. I plan to report in October, alongside the draft budget, on the work that has been carried out this year under the tax plan, and I will be reporting on the data that we've collected as part of that exercise.
Welsh: Wedi hynny, fel y gŵyr yr Aelod, ymrwymais i ddiwygio ein cynllun gwaith ar bolisi treth ar gyfer eleni, ac mae bellach yn cynnwys ymrwymiad penodol i fonitro gweithrediad y ddeddfwriaeth honno, er mwyn sicrhau ei bod yn gweithredu fel y bwriadwyd ac nad yw'n creu cyfleoedd i osgoi trethi. Felly, mae'r gwaith hwnnw'n rhan o'r cynllun treth; mae'n mynd rhagddo. Rwy'n bwriadu adrodd yn ôl ym mis Hydref, ochr yn ochr â'r gyllideb ddrafft, ar y gwaith a wnaed eleni o dan y cynllun treth, a byddaf yn adrodd ar y data rydym wedi'i gasglu fel rhan o'r ymarfer hwnnw.
English: The next item, therefore, is the questions to the Leader of the House and Chief Whip, and the first question is from Rhun ap Iorwerth.
Welsh: Yr eitem nesaf, felly, yw cwestiynau i Arweinydd y Tŷ a'r Prif Chwip, ac mae'r cwestiwn cyntaf gan Rhun ap Iorwerth.
English: Diolch. We are determined to do all we can to make Wales hostile to slavery. In April, we had the first prosecution in the UK for county lines using modern slavery legislation. This saw two men jailed for trafficking a vulnerable woman from London to Swansea to sell heroin.
Welsh: Diolch. Rydym yn benderfynol o wneud popeth a allwn i sicrhau bod Cymru yn elyniaethus tuag at gaethwasiaeth. Ym mis Ebrill, cawsom yr erlyniad cyntaf yn y DU am 'linellau sirol' gan ddefnyddio deddfwriaeth caethwasiaeth fodern. Arweiniodd hyn at garcharu dau ddyn am fasnachu menyw agored i niwed o Lundain i Abertawe i werthu heroin.
English: Thank you very much for that response. Modern slavery, of course, is an immoral crime, which is affecting some of the most vulnerable people in our communities and those who are most open to exploitation. I've had contact with a number of organisations in north Wales - Haven of Light is one of them - working to raise awareness and to support victims. I've had discussions with the local council, and had discussions with North Wales Police. I know that they have been very prominent in developing one of only four modern slavery units, and others are following their lead. Now, in the national modern slavery partnership meeting in Birmingham last week, I understand that there was great emphasis on working across statutory agencies, non-governmental organisations and business. So, my question is, simply: what steps are the Welsh Government taking to encourage that sort of collaboration across various sectors, which can make a difference in this area?
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr am yr ateb yna. Mae caethwasiaeth fodern, wrth gwrs, yn drosedd anfoesol sy'n cael ei chyflawni yn erbyn rhai o'r bobl fwyaf bregus a'r rhai sydd fwyaf agored i niwed drwy gael eu hecsbloetio. Rydw i wedi cael cyswllt efo nifer o fudiadau yn y gogledd - mae Haven of Light yn un ohonyn nhw - sy'n gweithio ar godi ymwybyddiaeth a chefnogi dioddefwyr. Rydw i wedi trafod efo'r cyngor lleol, ac wedi cael cyswllt efo Heddlu Gogledd Cymru. Rydw i'n gwybod eu bod nhw'n flaengar iawn yn datblygu un o ddim ond pedair uned caethwasiaeth fodern sydd yna, ac mae eraill yn dilyn eu harweiniad nhw. Rŵan, yng nghynhadledd y bartneriaeth caethwasiaeth fodern genedlaethol yn Birmingham yr wythnos diwethaf, mi oedd yna bwyslais mawr, rydw i'n deall, ar bwysigrwydd gweithio ar draws asiantaethau statudol, cyrff anllywodraethol a busnes. Fy nghwestiwn i, yn syml iawn, ydy: pa gamau y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn eu cymryd i annog y math yna o gydweithio ar draws gwahanol sectorau, sy'n gallu gwneud gwahaniaeth yn y maes yma?
English: The Member is absolutely right there. It's a hidden, complex and completely intolerable crime, against which we must work very hard. We are, of course, the first, and remain the only country in the UK, to have appointed an anti-slavery co-ordinator, and established the Wales anti-slavery leadership group to provide that strategic leadership and guidance on how we tackle slavery. That is the point of that. We absolutely accept the Member's premise that without working across the statutory agencies, we have much-reduced chances of actually finding and protecting the vulnerable people and prosecuting the people who put them into that position. And so it's absolutely about working with partners, but delivering consistent standards of anti-slavery training to almost 8,000 people across Wales. That is the exact purpose of that, in order to make sure that we have a consistent approach across all of our agencies that are engaged together in combating this terrible crime.
Welsh: Mae'r Aelod yn llygad ei le. Mae'n drosedd gudd a chymhleth na ddylid ei goddef ar unrhyw gyfrif, ac mae'n rhaid inni weithio'n galed iawn yn ei herbyn. Ni, wrth gwrs, yw'r wlad gyntaf, a'r unig wlad yn y DU o hyd i benodi cydgysylltydd atal caethwasiaeth, a sefydlwyd grŵp arwain atal caethwasiaeth Cymru i ddarparu'r arweiniad strategol hwnnw a'r canllawiau ar sut i fynd i'r afael â chaethwasiaeth. Dyna yw ei bwynt. Rydym yn derbyn haeriad yr Aelod fod llawer llai o obaith gennym, heb weithio ar draws yr asiantaethau statudol, o ddod o hyd i bobl agored i niwed a'u hamddiffyn ac o erlyn y bobl sy'n eu rhoi yn y sefyllfa honno. Ac felly, yn sicr, mae a wnelo hyn â gweithio gyda phartneriaid, ond hefyd â darparu hyfforddiant atal caethwasiaeth o safon gyson i bron 8,000 o bobl ledled Cymru. Dyna'n union yw diben hynny, er mwyn sicrhau bod gennym ymagwedd gyson ar draws ein holl asiantaethau sy'n mynd ati gyda'i gilydd i drechu'r drosedd ofnadwy hon.
English: There is evidence of forced labour in hand car washes, and it's believed to be growing from 10,000 to 20,000 businesses in the UK, and many of those are unregulated. We know that the UK Government has launched a hand car wash inquiry last April, and the main goal is to look at, principally, environmental impacts and the regulations that govern hand car washes, but it is also going to look at how the UK Government is meeting its obligation to reduce human exploitation under the UN sustainable development goals. Leader of the house, will the Welsh Government consider launching a similar inquiry that focuses on the regulation of such industries, and their link to human trafficking and exploitation?
Welsh: Ceir tystiolaeth o lafur dan orfod mewn sefydliadau golchi ceir â llaw, a chredir bod hynny'n tyfu o 10,000 i 20,000 o fusnesau yn y DU, gyda llawer ohonynt heb eu rheoleiddio. Gwyddom fod Llywodraeth y DU wedi lansio ymchwiliad i sefydliadau golchi ceir â llaw fis Ebrill diwethaf, a'r prif nod yw archwilio effeithiau amgylcheddol a'r rheoliadau sy'n llywodraethu sefydliadau golchi ceir â llaw, ond bydd hefyd yn edrych ar sut y mae Llywodraeth y DU yn cyflawni ei rhwymedigaeth i leihau camfanteisio ar bobl o dan nodau datblygu cynaliadwy'r Cenhedloedd Unedig. Arweinydd y tŷ, a wnaiff Llywodraeth Cymru ystyried lansio ymchwiliad tebyg sy'n canolbwyntio ar reoleiddio diwydiannau o'r fath, a'u cysylltiad â masnachu pobl a chamfanteisio?
English: It's a very interesting inquiry. We are co-operating with the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority in their input into that inquiry, and of course we will be looking with great interest to see what the outcome of the inquiry report is, and to see what lessons we can learn in Wales. We have a very open mind about what might lead on from that, once they've completed the report.
Welsh: Mae'n ymchwiliad diddorol iawn. Rydym yn cydweithredu â'r Awdurdod Gangfeistri a Cham-drin Llafur gyda'u cyfraniad i'r ymchwiliad hwnnw, ac wrth gwrs, bydd gennym gryn ddiddordeb yng nghanlyniad adroddiad yr ymchwiliad, a gweld pa wersi y gallwn eu dysgu yng Nghymru. Mae gennym feddwl agored iawn o ran yr hyn a allai ddeillio o hynny, ar ôl iddynt gwblhau'r adroddiad.
English: Obviously, I acknowledge the Welsh Government's interest in this and, actually, the hard work of Joyce Watson on this matter for some considerable period of time, but I'd be quite interested in hearing a little bit more about specific activity between the two Governments, if you like, since Theresa May introduced this Act in 2015. As Rhun mentioned, many agencies are involved in identifying and helping other people identify what modern slavery is, but have you had any evidence yet that suggests that the co-ordinator is helping police forces here in Wales to tackle this crime in a consistent way - that's my main question - but whether that's then cascaded down, to use those dreaded words, to some of the agencies we were talking about earlier?
Welsh: Yn amlwg, rwy'n cydnabod diddordeb Llywodraeth Cymru yn hyn o beth, yn ogystal â gwaith caled Joyce Watson ar y mater ers cryn dipyn o amser, ond hoffwn glywed ychydig mwy am weithgaredd penodol rhwng y ddwy Lywodraeth, os mynnwch, ers i Theresa May gyflwyno'r Ddeddf hon yn 2015. Fel y dywedodd Rhun, mae llawer o asiantaethau'n ymwneud â'r gwaith o nodi a helpu pobl eraill i nodi beth yw caethwasiaeth fodern, ond a ydych wedi cael unrhyw dystiolaeth hyd yma sy'n awgrymu bod y cydgysylltydd yn cynorthwyo'r heddlu yma yng Nghymru i fynd i'r afael â'r drosedd hon mewn ffordd gyson - dyna fy mhrif gwestiwn - ond hefyd, a yw hynny wedyn yn rhaeadru i lawr, i ddefnyddio'r geiriau ofnadwy hynny, i rai o'r asiantaethau y buom yn sôn amdanynt yn gynharach?
English: Yes. We've been conducting, as I said in answer to Rhun ap Iorwerth and Joyce Watson - we have input into a large number of agencies all over the place, via the anti-slavery co-ordinator. And we've been doing the awareness raising and training to increase awareness, if you like. And one of the reasons that we think that that's working is that referrals are increasing - so, they've increased from 34 in 2012 to 193 in 2017. We've had 53 referrals in the first few months of this year, for example, and we believe that that activity is directly related to the increased working together, and the awareness raising, and the consistent approach that we've been advocating, if you like. So, it's essential: for example, we're working with partners to tackle the county lines criminals. I'm sure you'll all have seen reports in various press and media about that. The National Crime Agency and police are working with us to tackle online sex-for-sale - it's very hard to say - websites. So, absolutely, we work absolutely across the board, and this is not a crime that's confined within any kind of boundary - it's absolutely essential to work in as wide a way as possible, with all of the agencies who might become involved in this terrible crime.
Welsh: Ie. Rydym wedi bod yn cynnal, fel y dywedais mewn ateb i Rhun ap Iorwerth a Joyce Watson - mae gennym fewnbwn i nifer fawr o asiantaethau ym mhob man, drwy'r cydgysylltydd atal caethwasiaeth. Ac rydym wedi bod yn codi ymwybyddiaeth ac yn cynnal hyfforddiant i godi ymwybyddiaeth, os mynnwch. Ac un o'r rhesymau pam y credwn fod hynny'n gweithio yw bod nifer yr atgyfeiriadau'n cynyddu - felly, maent wedi cynyddu o 34 yn 2012 i 193 yn 2017. Rydym wedi cael 53 o atgyfeiriadau yn ystod yr ychydig fisoedd cyntaf o'r flwyddyn hon, er enghraifft, ac rydym yn credu bod y gweithgarwch hwnnw'n uniongyrchol gysylltiedig â'r ffaith ein bod yn cydweithio mwy, a'r ffaith ein bod yn codi ymwybyddiaeth, a'r dull cyson rydym wedi bod yn ei hyrwyddo, os hoffech chi. Felly, mae'n hanfodol: er enghraifft, rydym yn gweithio gyda phartneriaid i fynd i'r afael â'r troseddwyr 'llinellau sirol'. Rwy'n siŵr y byddwch i gyd wedi gweld adroddiadau yn y wasg a'r cyfryngau amrywiol am hynny. Mae'r Asiantaeth Troseddu Cenedlaethol a'r heddlu yn gweithio gyda ni i fynd i'r afael â gwefannau sy'n gwerthu rhyw ar-lein. Felly, yn bendant, rydym yn gweithio ar bob agwedd, ac nid yw hon yn drosedd sydd wedi'i chyfyngu o fewn unrhyw fath o ffin - mae'n gwbl hanfodol ein bod yn gweithio yn y ffordd fwyaf eang sy'n bosibl, gyda'r holl asiantaethau a allai ddod yn rhan o'r drosedd ofnadwy hon.
English: The Welsh Government is committed to fostering understanding and good relations between the various parts of our communities, which obviously include asylum seekers. We do this through many ways, including our funding for the Asylum Rights programme and our nation of sanctuary plan.
Welsh: Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi ymrwymo i feithrin dealltwriaeth a chysylltiadau da rhwng gwahanol rannau o'n cymunedau, sy'n amlwg yn cynnwys ceiswyr lloches. Gwnawn hyn mewn nifer o ffyrdd, gan gynnwys ein cyllid ar gyfer y rhaglen Hawl i Loches a'n cynllun cenedl noddfa.
English: Thank you very much. A couple of weeks ago, I visited Llanishen High School, in my constituency of Cardiff North, to present a certificate as the first school of sanctuary in Cardiff, presenting it to students who are tackling the stigma faced by asylum seekers, both inside the school and outside in the community. What support and encouragement can the Cabinet Secretary offer to other schools who want to become schools of sanctuary? Because it seems such an important way of raising awareness and tackling, sadly, the stigma that there is out there about asylum seekers.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn. Ychydig wythnosau'n ôl, ymwelais ag Ysgol Uwchradd Llanisien yn fy etholaeth, sef Gogledd Caerdydd, i gyflwyno tystysgrif iddi fel yr ysgol noddfa gyntaf yng Nghaerdydd, gan ei chyflwyno i fyfyrwyr sy'n mynd i'r afael â'r stigma a wynebir gan geiswyr lloches, o fewn yr ysgol a thu allan yn y gymuned. Pa gymorth ac anogaeth y gall Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet eu cynnig i ysgolion eraill sydd eisiau dod yn ysgolion noddfa? Oherwydd mae'n ymddangos yn ffordd mor bwysig o godi ymwybyddiaeth a mynd i'r afael â'r stigma sy'n bodoli, yn anffodus, mewn perthynas â cheiswyr lloches.