English: Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I'm sure the Minister can guess what I'm about to draw his attention to. I raised with you last week my concerns with the speed at which Bridgend are going in relation to Welsh-medium education. Looking at the Welsh in education strategic plan published by Bridgend County Borough Council, they state that the Welsh Government has set the target of increasing Welsh-medium learners in the borough from 8 per cent to 14 to 18 per cent over the course of 10 years. I would have liked to have seen a higher target. I'm sure he was probably expecting me to say that, but I do think there are some valid concerns amongst campaigners on how serious BCBC will be in reaching its targets. You only need to look at the situation now: significant investments in expanding English-medium schools, one school receiving £900,000; my old primary school moving to a new site, but its current site being turned into another English-medium school. Unless areas like Bridgend push harder and faster, then the Government will struggle to hit its targets. I'd be interested to learn from the Minister what incentives are there for local authorities to improve the situation, but, more importantly, what will happen if local authorities don't reach their targets, because, since the very first targets were set, very little has happened in areas like Bridgend. And you're probably wondering why I'm asking this question in English - it's to make the point that the language is for everybody. My family chose to send me to a Welsh school; I've come from a non-Welsh-speaking family. I want all parents to have that choice, if they so want, to do that. But that can only happen if they're able to access Welsh-medium education in the first instance.
Welsh: Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. Rwy'n siŵr y gall y Gweinidog ddyfalu beth yr wyf ar fin tynnu ei sylw ato. Codais gyda chi yr wythnos diwethaf fy mhryderon ynghylch cyflymder Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr o fynd ati o ran addysg cyfrwng Cymraeg. O edrych ar gynllun strategol y Gymraeg mewn addysg a gyhoeddwyd gan Gyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr, maen nhw'n dweud bod Llywodraeth Cymru wedi gosod y targed o gynyddu nifer y dysgwyr cyfrwng Cymraeg yn y fwrdeistref o 8 y cant i 14 i 18 y cant dros gyfnod o 10 mlynedd. Byddwn i wedi hoffi gweld targed uwch. Rwy'n siŵr ei fod, mae'n debyg, yn disgwyl i mi ddweud hynny, ond rwyf yn credu bod rhai pryderon dilys ymhlith ymgyrchwyr ynghylch pa mor ddifrifol y bydd Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr o ran cyrraedd ei dargedau. Nid oes ond angen i chi edrych ar y sefyllfa yn awr: buddsoddiadau sylweddol mewn ehangu ysgolion cyfrwng Saesneg, un ysgol yn cael £900,000; mae fy hen ysgol gynradd i yn symud i safle newydd, ond mae ei safle presennol yn cael ei droi'n ysgol cyfrwng Saesneg arall. Heb fod ardaloedd fel Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr yn gwthio'n galetach ac yn gyflymach, yna bydd y Llywodraeth yn ei chael yn anodd cyrraedd ei thargedau. Byddai'n dda gen i glywed gan y Gweinidog pa gymhellion sydd ar gael i awdurdodau lleol wella'r sefyllfa, ond, yn bwysicach na hynny, beth fydd yn digwydd os na fydd awdurdodau lleol yn cyrraedd eu targedau, oherwydd, ers gosod y targedau cyntaf un, ychydig iawn sydd wedi digwydd mewn ardaloedd fel Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr. Ac mae'n debyg eich bod yn meddwl tybed pam rwy'n gofyn y cwestiwn hwn yn Saesneg - mae i wneud y pwynt bod yr iaith ar gyfer pawb. Dewisodd fy nheulu fy anfon i ysgol Gymraeg; rwyf wedi dod o deulu di-Gymraeg. Rwyf i eisiau i bob rhiant gael y dewis hwnnw, os byddan nhw'n dymuno, i wneud hynny. Ond dim ond os ydyn nhw'n gallu cael mynediad i addysg Gymraeg yn y lle cyntaf y gall hynny ddigwydd.