English: May I echo Janet's earlier words and say how good it is to see the Minister back, and that she and her family have been in our thoughts during this recent difficult period? But thank you to the Minister for today's statement. Of course, setting housing quality standards is laudable, and we have seen improvements in standards for many of our homes. But the fact remains that a high percentage of homes in the public sector continue to be of a low standard. The Minister said at the beginning of her statement that 99 per cent reached the original quality standards set, but almost 55,000 of the public housing stock in Wales are in what is called 'compliant subject to acceptable fails'. This is almost a quarter of the public housing stock. Well, acceptable fails means a number of different things. Very often it means that one can't afford to bring it up to the necessary standard. So, does the Minister believe that this figure is acceptable? Recent statistics have also shown that we know, of course, that around 15 per cent of the housing stock is in the private rented sector and around the same number, 16 per cent, is social housing. Of the social housing, 93 per cent of those are homes that are clear of dangers, but in the private sector, it's only 75 per cent - three quarters - that are clear of dangers. We also know that the performance is a lot worse in terms of energy performance and emissions in the private sector. So, what's the Minister going to do in order to narrow that gap between the private and public sectors, in order to ensure that all houses in Wales meet these necessary standards? While steps have been taken to ensure that the public housing stock in Wales is energy efficient, as we've heard, the truth is that they're not even reaching the necessary levels now. Retrofitting continues to be a huge challenge, and although I welcome the fact that you have prioritised decarbonisation, the truth is that the costs in tackling retrofit and decarbonisation are huge. You can't expect the public housing sector to increase rents in order to pay those retrofitting costs, and, in the current climate, where construction costs are increasing so vastly, it's going to be very difficult for the sector to decide whether they build new homes or retrofit. So, where will the sector get the additional necessary funding in order to ensure that they meet these heating standards? Then, in looking at the new consultation that you're bringing forward, we do have to bear in mind that Wales in 2023 is very different to Wales in 2002. And one of the new necessary things in this age is broadband. So, I would ask whether, during your consultation, you will consider asking a question as to how important it is to have access to broadband and ensure that broadband is available in all homes as part of these housing standards. Also, society is now coming to appreciate that everyone has a right to a home that is fit for purpose, and everyone has their different needs - some, of course, have health problems, some have conditions such as motor neurone disease, others will be visually impaired, others will have mobility problems, and so on and so forth. So, what work are you doing as a Government to identify the needs of people who have these various different needs and to ensure that this is part of the consideration as we move forward to Welsh housing quality standard 2? Finally, you will also appreciate that quality of life in a house is not only reliant on bricks and mortar; it's reliant on the services available too. So, in this consultation on Welsh housing quality standard 2, will you also consider the need to look at access to services in terms of public transport and how easy it is for people to live in those communities where the homes and houses are to be built? Thank you.
Welsh: A gaf innau ategu geiriau Janet ynghynt, a dweud pa mor dda ydy o i weld y Gweinidog nôl, a'n bod ni wedi bod yn meddwl amdani a'i theulu yn ystod y cyfnod anodd diweddar? Ond diolch i'r Gweinidog am y cyhoeddiad heddiw. Wrth gwrs, mae gosod safonau ar ansawdd tai yn beth da iawn, ac mi rydyn ni wedi gweld gwella yn safon nifer o'n tai ni. Ond erys y ffaith bod canran fawr iawn o'r tai yn y sector cyhoeddus yn parhau i fod yn israddol. Mi ddaru'r Gweinidog ddweud ar ddechrau ei datganiad bod 99 y cant yn cyrraedd y safonau gwreiddiol ddaru gael eu gosod, ond mae bron i 55,000 o dai cyhoeddus yng Nghymru yn yr hyn y maen nhw'n ei alw'n ' compliant subject to acceptable fails '. Mae hyn yn bron i chwarter o'r stoc tai cyhoeddus. Rŵan, mae acceptable fails yn golygu nifer o wahanol bethau. Yn amlach na pheidio, mae'n golygu nad ydy rhywun yn medru fforddio i'w gael o i'r lefelau angenrheidiol. Felly, ydy'r Gweinidog yn meddwl bod hyn yn nifer derbyniol? Mae ystadegau diweddar hefyd yn dangos ein bod ni'n gwybod, wrth gwrs, fod tua 15 y cant o'r stoc dai yn rhent preifat, a thua'r un nifer, neu ychydig yn fwy, 16 y cant, o'r stoc dai yn rhent cymdeithasol. Ond o'r rhai rhent cymdeithasol, mae 93 y cant ohonyn nhw yn dai sydd yn glir o beryglon - does yna ddim peryglon ynddyn nhw. Ond yn y stoc breifat, dim ond 75 y cant - tri chwarter ohonyn nhw - sy'n glir o beryglon. Hefyd, mi rydym ni'n gwybod bod perfformiad llawer iawn is o ran rhyddhau ynni a pherfformiad ynni yn y sector preifat. Felly, beth mae'r Gweinidog am ei wneud er mwyn cau'r bwlch yma rhwng y sector preifat a'r sector cyhoeddus, er mwyn gwneud yn siŵr bod pob tŷ yng Nghymru yn cyrraedd y safonau gofynnol yma? Tra bod camau wedi cael eu cymryd i sicrhau bod tai cyhoeddus yng Nghymru yn ynni effeithiol, fel rydyn ni wedi sôn, y gwir ydy nad ydyn nhw hyd yn oed yn cyrraedd y lefel angenrheidiol ar hyn o bryd. Mae ôl-ffitio yn parhau i fod yn her anferthol. Ac er fy mod yn croesawu eich bod chi wedi blaenoriaethu datgarboneiddio, y gwir ydy bod y costau i fynd i'r afael ag ôl-ffitio a datgarboneiddio yn anferthol. Fedrwch chi ddim disgwyl i'r sector tai cyhoeddus godi rhent er mwyn talu'r costau ôl-ffitio yna. Ac yn yr hinsawdd bresennol, efo costau adeiladu yn cynyddu mor aruthrol, mae hi'n mynd i fod yn anodd iawn i'r sector benderfynu a ydyn nhw'n mynd i adeiladu tai newydd ynteu ôl-ffitio. Felly, lle mae'r sector am gael y pres ychwanegol angenrheidiol yna er mwyn sicrhau eu bod nhw'n cyrraedd y safonau gwresogi yna? Yna, wrth edrych ar yr ymgynghoriad newydd rydych chi'n ei gyflwyno, mae'n rhaid i ni gofio bod Cymru 2023 yn wahanol iawn i Gymru 2002. Ac un o'r hanfodion newydd, wrth gwrs, yn yr oes yma ydy band eang. Gaf i ofyn wedyn a fyddwch chi, yn ystod eich ymgynghoriad, yn fodlon ystyried gofyn y cwestiwn ynghylch pa mor bwysig ydy cael mynediad i fand eang a sicrhau bod band eang ar gael ym mhob tŷ fel rhan o'r safonau hynny? Yn ogystal, mae cymdeithas, o'r diwedd, yn dod i werthfawrogi bod gan bawb yr hawl i dŷ sydd yn addas i bwrpas, a phawb â'u hanghenion gwahanol nhw - rhai, wrth gwrs, efo clefydau, rhai efo rhywbeth fel motor neurone disease, rhai'n methu â gweld yn glir, efo nam ar eu llygaid, rhai'n methu â symud, ac yn y blaen, ac yn y blaen. Pa waith ydych chi felly, fel Llywodraeth, yn ei wneud er mwyn adnabod anghenion pobl sydd efo'r gwahanol anghenion yma, a sicrhau bod hyn yn rhan o'r ystyriaeth wrth ein bod ni'n symud ymlaen i safon tai Cymru 2? Ac yn olaf yr un pryd byddwch chi hefyd yn gwerthfawrogi bod safon byw mewn tŷ nid yn unig yn ddibynnol ar frics a morter; mae'n ddibynnol ar y gwasanaethau sydd ar gael hefyd. Felly, yn yr ymgynghoriad yma ar gyfer safon tai Cymru 2, a fyddwch chi hefyd yn fodlon ystyried yr angen i edrych ar gael mynediad at wasanaethau o ran trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus a pha mor hawdd ydy hi i bobl fyw yn y cymunedau hynny lle mae'r tai am gael eu hadeiladu? Diolch yn fawr iawn.