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English: Thank you very much, Chair, and good morning. My initial questions are with regard to the impact of the coronavirus on the physical health of children and young people - how the virus itself impacts on their health and what the role of children and young people is in the transmission of the virus. Do we know more by now? Perhaps that's a question to the two in this particular field.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr, Cadeirydd, a bore da. Mae fy nghwestiynau cyntaf i ynglŷn ag effaith y coronafeirws ar iechyd corfforol plant a phobl ifanc - sut mae'r feirws ei hun yn effeithio ar eu hiechyd nhw, a hefyd beth ydy rôl plant a phobl ifanc yn trosglwyddo'r feirws? Ydym ni'n gwybod mwy erbyn hyn - efallai cwestiwn i'r ddau sydd yn y maes penodol yma, felly?
English: Thank you, Chair. Annie started to answer the question that I was going to ask about how we should develop biodiversity targets that are meaningful and what evidence we need. We're aware, perhaps, that we don't have the data that we need in Wales in some of these areas. We need to ensure that we have the accurate data and that we can monitor progress effectively. So, I don't know whether there's anything you want to add on those points first.
Welsh: Diolch, Gadeirydd. Mae Annie wedi dechrau ateb y cwestiwn rôn i'n mynd i'w ofyn, a dweud y gwir, ynglŷn â sut mae rhywun yn mynd ati i ddatblygu targedau sy'n dargedau ystyrlon, a pha dystiolaeth sydd ei hangen. Rŷn ni'n ymwybodol, efallai, ein bod ni ddim wastad â'r data sydd ei angen yng Nghymru yn rhai o'r meysydd yma. Mae angen sicrhau bod gyda ni'r data cywir ac ein bod ni'n gallu monitro cynnydd yn effeithiol. So, efallai, dwi ddim yn gwybod os oes rhywbeth rŷch chi eisiau ei ychwanegu ar y pwyntiau yna yn gyntaf.
English: Welcome to the Culture, Welsh Language and Communications Committee. We'll move to item 1, introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations. Good morning to Members. I've not received any apologies. Thank you for that. Does anyone have any declarations of interest today? No. Nothing.
Welsh: Croeso i'r Pwyllgor Diwylliant, y Gymraeg a Chyfathrebu y bore yma. Dŷn ni'n symud yn syth ymlaen at eitem 1, sef cyflwyniad, ymddiheuriadau, dirprwyon a datganiad buddiannau. Bore da i'r Aelodau sydd wedi dod atom heddiw. Dwi ddim wedi cael unrhyw ymddiheuriadau. Diolch am hynny. Oes gan unrhyw un rywbeth i'w ddatgan yma heddiw? Na. Dim byd.
English: We'll move immediately to item 2, the annual scrutiny of the BBC. We welcome Tim Davie, director general of the BBC, Rhodri Talfan Davies, director of BBC Cymru Wales, and also Elan Closs Stephens, member for Wales on the BBC board. If you could introduce yourselves for the record, we'd appreciate that. Thank you.
Welsh: Mi wnawn ni symud ymlaen yn syth at eitem 2, felly, gwaith craffu blynyddol ar y BBC. Dŷn ni'n croesawu Tim Davie, cyfarwyddwr cyffredinol y BBC, Rhodri Talfan Davies, cyfarwyddwr BBC Cymru, a hefyd Elan Closs Stephens, sef aelod dros Gymru ar fwrdd y BBC. Os yw hi'n bosibl ichi gyflwyno eich hun ar gyfer y record, byddem ni'n gwerthfawrogi hynny yn fawr. Diolch yn fawr iawn.
English: Thank you very much for those kind words, Elan Closs Stephens. We appreciate that. Of course, we are very pleased that we've been able to put this matter on top of the political agenda. Perhaps we are at times robust with our scrutiny, but you would expect no less from us, I'm sure. But thank you for joining us, because it would be easy for you to say that you couldn't attend, and it's easy to avoid scrutiny, but you have contributed positively and brought a number of questions and solutions to the table yourselves, and have made changes yourselves too over the years. So, thank you very much. Just for the record, Tim Davie and Rhodri Talfan Davies, if you could just give us your names - but that will be just for the record. Thank you.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn am y geiriau caredig, Elan Closs Stephens. Dŷn ni yn gwerthfawrogi y geiriau hynny. Wrth gwrs, dŷn ni yn falch ein bod ni wedi gallu rhoi y mater yma ar flaen yr agenda gwleidyddol. Yn sicr, weithiau dŷn ni efallai yn gadarn gyda'r sgrwtini, ond yn sicr dŷch chi ddim yn disgwyl dim llai gennym ni, mae'n siŵr. Ond diolch ichi hefyd am ddod atom ni, achos mae e'n hawdd dweud na fedrwch chi ddod i sesiynau, ac mae'n hawdd peidio â chyfrannu, ond dŷch chi wedi bod yn dda am gyfrannu ac wedi dod i'r bwrdd gyda nifer o gwestiynau ac atebion eich hun, ac wedi newid pethau dros y blynyddoedd hefyd o fewn eich mudiad eich hun. Felly, diolch yn fawr iawn. Jest ar gyfer y record, Tim Davie a Rhodri Talfan Davies, os medrwch chi ddweud eich enwau - ond jest ar gyfer y record fydd hynny. Diolch.
English: I'm Rhodri Talfan Davies, here as director for Wales, but as Elan mentioned, I have now wider duties for the nations.
Welsh: Rhodri Talfan Davies ydw i, yma fel cyfarwyddwr Cymru, ond, fel roedd Elan yn sôn, gyda dyletswyddau ehangach o ran y cenhedloedd bellach.
English: Helen Mary Jones with questions on spend in Wales.
Welsh: Helen Mary Jones ar wariant yng Nghymru.
English: Thank you, Chair. It always comes down to the money, essentially, and funding is very important. I have a first question that's quite specific in the Welsh context, and it's a question, perhaps, to Rhodri. I think we were all pleased to see the success of Radio Cymru over the past few years. As a listener myself, and as someone who is regularly interviewed, I've seen improvements in the news output, particularly in the mornings and at lunchtime. Do you have any plans to invest further in Radio Cymru? I'm thinking particularly of Radio Cymru 2, in returning to the conversation that Bethan had with Tim Davey on a younger audience. So, do you have any plans for further investment in Radio Cymru, particularly Radio Cymru 2?
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr, Gadeirydd. Fel rŷn ni'n ei ddweud yn Gymraeg, diwedd y gân wastad yw'r geiniog, yntê, ac mae arian yn bwysig. Mae gyda fi gwestiwn cyntaf sydd yn eithaf penodol yng nghyd-destun Cymru, efallai, i Rhodri. Dwi'n credu ein bod ni i gyd wedi bod yn falch o weld llwyddiant Radio Cymru yn ystod y cwpl o flynyddoedd diwethaf. Dwi wedi gweld, er enghraifft, fel rhywun sydd yn gwrando a rhywun sydd yn cael ei chyfweld, bod y gwasanaeth newyddion wedi gwella yn sylweddol, yn enwedig yn y bore ac amser cinio. Oes cynlluniau gyda chi i fuddsoddi ymhellach? Dwi'n meddwl yn benodol yn Radio Cymru 2, wrth fynd nôl at y sgwrs roedd Bethan yn ei chael gyda Tim Davie ynglŷn â'r cynulleidfa ifanc. So, oes yna gynlluniau ar gyfer buddsoddiad pellach yn Radio Cymru, yn enwedig yn Radio Cymru 2?
English: Thank you. That's -
Welsh: Diolch. Mae hynny'n -
English: And just one further thing, if I may. Clearly, during COVID, we have no radio statistics, because of the RAJAR system; we haven't had any stats for almost a year. So, we also need to get a bit more data in terms of listenership during this period to understand the direction of travel.
Welsh: A jest un peth arall. Yn amlwg, yn ystod COVID, does yna ddim ystadegau radio, oherwydd y system RAJAR; dydyn ni heb gael unrhyw ystadegau radio am bron i flwyddyn. Ac felly mae eisiau inni hefyd gael bach mwy o ddata gwrando yn y cyfnod yma i ddeall y cyfeiriad.
English: Just to respond very specifically on that too, Bethan, if we consider what we commission in BBC Cymru Wales year on year, I would expect the expenditure on projects that are only local or national to Wales to reduce, and for projects that are jointly commissioned with network to increase. And then that will have a direct impact on the tariffs for those productions. So, I do hear that criticism, and I've heard it directly from a number within the sector, and, as I say, I hope this focus on joint commissioning to a certain extent will resolve the problem in coming years.
Welsh: Bethan, jest i fod yn benodol iawn ar hwnna hefyd, o ran, os dŷn ni'n ystyried beth dŷn ni'n comisiynu yn BBC Cymru o flwyddyn i flwyddyn, byddwn i'n disgwyl i'r gwariant ar brojectau sydd ddim ond yn lleol neu yn genedlaethol i Gymru i leihau, ac i brojectau sy'n cael eu cyd-gomisiynu gyda'r rhwydwaith i gynyddu. A felly mi fydd hynny'n cael effaith uniongyrchol ar y tariffs dŷn ni'n priodoli ar gyfer y cynyrchiadau yna. So, dwi'n clywed y feirniadaeth, a dwi wedi ei glywed e'n uniongyrchol o nifer o aelodau o'r sector, ac, fel dwi'n dweud, dwi'n gobeithio y bydd y ffocws yma ar gyd-gomisiynu i raddau helaeth yn datrys y broblem yn y blynyddoedd i ddod.
English: Okay. I have another quick question, if I may, as this is the final session, and it's for Rhodri Talfan Davies. You're now director of nations, and you've explained to Helen Mary Jones that perhaps spend per head in Wales is higher, but that it looks different if you compare with other figures. Now that you're looking across the nations and the regions of England, do you think that you would come to another conclusion about Wales, and, for example, would another channel be something that you would consider for Wales, or, because of the situation of S4C, do you think that the status quo is acceptable? That's to say, you made a statement about Wales and there was great fanfare, and then, the day after that, there was a new channel announced for Scotland, and there was a greater focus on that, of course, because there was a new channel being created there. So, do you think, through your new role, you can carry out a more thorough assessment of the impact of an additional channel in Scotland?
Welsh: Ocê. Mae gen i gwestiwn clou arall hefyd, sori, gan mai hwn yw'r sesiwn olaf, i Rhodri Talfan Davies. Dŷch chi'n gyfarwyddwr y cenhedloedd nawr, a dŷch chi wedi esbonio i Helen Mary Jones ynglŷn ag efallai fod spend per head yng Nghymru yn uwch ond ei fod e'n edrych yn wahanol os dŷch chi'n edrych ar y ffigurau eraill. Nawr eich bod chi'n edrych ar y cenhedloedd i gyd, a'r ardaloedd yn Lloegr, ydych chi'n meddwl y byddwch chi'n dod i gasgliad arall ynglŷn â Chymru, ac, er enghraifft, byddai sianel arall yn rhywbeth byddech chi'n edrych arno i Gymru, neu, oherwydd sefyllfa S4C, dŷch chi'n credu bod y sefyllfa sydd ohoni yn dderbyniol? Hynny yw, gwnaethoch chi'r datganiad am Gymru, gan wneud sioe o'r peth, ac wedyn, y diwrnod ar ôl hynny, roedd sianel newydd i'r Alban, ac felly roedd ffocws mwy ar hynny, oherwydd y ffaith bod sianel newydd yno. Ydych chi'n credu, trwy eich rôl newydd, efallai medrwch chi asesu'n fwy trylwyr beth mae impact sianel ychwanegol wedi ei wneud yn yr Alban?
English: Well, I start this journey in my new post with the view that no single solution will be appropriate to all nations, and I've always thought that; there are different tensions and different requirements. And of course, it's hugely important to respect every nation, but the solution or the response isn't going to be identical across the board. I'm still of the view, as I was three years ago, that a linear English-language channel for Wales would not meet the demand in Wales. I think, in terms of the work that we do listening to our audiences, they want to see Wales reflected on the main channels. They want to see more of Wales on BBC One, and more of Wales on BBC Two. And it's striking, in the figures in this last annual report, that, in terms of audience perception of the BBC reflecting their lives, then that's up 15 per cent year on year. Is that a coincidence? Well, it was a year where we had Hidden, Keeping Faith, The Left Behind, In My Skin. In terms of productions representing contemporary Wales on the BBC, then it was a high point for the BBC. So, no, I don't think strategically that a channel for Wales would meet the challenges that we have here. I think that there is more impact here in Wales in terms of having joint network production - that's where the audience is.
Welsh: Wel, rwy'n cychwyn y daith yma o ran y swydd newydd o'r farn na fydd yr un ateb yn briodol ym mhob cenedl, a dwi wastad wedi meddwl hynny; mae yna densiynau, mae yna anghenion gwahanol. Wrth gwrs, mae'n bwysig iawn i barchu pob cenedl; dydy'r ateb ddim yn mynd i fod yn union yr un fath ym mhob man. Dwi dal o'r farn lle roeddwn i dair mlynedd yn ôl, na fyddai sianel Saesneg i Gymru, sianel linear i Gymru, yn ateb y galw yng Nghymru. Dwi'n meddwl, o ran y gwaith gwrando dŷn ni'n gwneud gyda cynulleidfaoedd, eu bod nhw am weld Cymru yn cael ei adlewyrchu ar y brif sianeli. Maen nhw eisiau gweld mwy o Gymru ar BBC One, a mwy o Gymru ar BBC Two. Ac mae'n drawiadol yn y ffigurau yn yr adroddiad blynyddol diwethaf yma, o ran teimlad y gynulleidfa fod y BBC yn adlewyrchu eu bywydau nhw, fod hwnnw i fyny 15 y cant blwyddyn ar flwyddyn. A ydy hwnna'n gyd-ddigwyddiad? Wel, roedd hi'n flwyddyn lle oedd yna Hidden, roedd Keeping Faith, roedd The Left Behind, roedd In My Skin. O ran cynyrchiadau a oedd yn adlewyrch Cymru gyfoes ar y BBC, roedd e'n uchafbwynt i'r BBC. Felly, na, dydw i ddim yn meddwl yn strategol y byddai sianel i Gymru yn ateb i'r her sydd gennym ni yma. Dwi'n meddwl bod mwy o impact yma yng Nghymru a mwy o gyd-gynrychiadau'r rhwydwaith - dyna le mae'r gynulleidfa.
English: Thank you very much. I did want to ask that question, just to see what your view was. John Griffiths.
Welsh: Grêt. Diolch yn fawr am hynny. Roeddwn i eisiau gofyn hwnna eto i weld beth oedd y barn. John Griffiths.
English: Good morning, Chair, and good morning Tim, Rhodri and Elan.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr, Cadeirydd, a bore da, Tim, Rhodri ac Elan.
English: Thank you, Chair, and good morning, everyone.
Welsh: Diolch, Gadeirydd, a bore da, bawb.
English: If I could turn to Rhodri, then, and ask a question on support for the production sector during the pandemic, in reading the BBC Wales management review, there is talk about developing a radio development fund. There is talk of an interim fund for BBC Wales in order to drive development. And, there's also a BBC fund that is described as a small indie fund. Now, the Welsh term sounds as though it should be something for chapels. I'm not sure how the translators will deal with that in English. So, the 'small indie fund' is the term to be used. Now, given that we know of these funds, what kind of impact do you think that they have had on the production sector in Wales?
Welsh: A gaf i ofyn cwestiwn, felly, i Rhodri ynglŷn â chefnogaeth i'r sector cynhyrchu yn ystod y pandemig ei hun? Wrth ddarllen adolygiad o reolaeth BBC Cymru, er enghraifft, mae yna sôn am gronfa ddatblygu radio. Mae yna sôn am gronfa dros dro y mae BBC Cymru wedi'i chreu er mwyn gyrru datblygiad yn y pen draw. Mae yna hefyd gronfa gan y BBC ynglŷn â - wel, small indie fund yn Saesneg - 'annibynwyr bychain', yn y Gymraeg. Nawr, mae hynny'n swnio fel rhywbeth i gapeli. Dwi ddim cweit yn gwybod sut y bydd y cyfieithydd yn cyfieithu hynny i mewn i'r Saesneg mewn ffordd sy'n synhwyrol. Felly, small indie fund yw'r term y dylwn ei ddefnyddio. Wrth wybod am y cronfeydd hyn, pa fath o effaith rŷch chi'n credu y maen nhw wedi'i chael yn gyfan gwbl ar y sector cynhyrchu yng Nghymru?
English: Thank you. Unfortunately, we did have some additional questions on the archive and on the BBC's new building in Central Square, but we have no time for those. But we will write to you, if that's okay? But I would like to thank Tim Davie, Rhodri Talfan Davies and Elan Closs Stephens for joining us today. Thank you for providing comprehensive responses to our questions and we appreciate your commitment to the committee, and we hope to have a similar committee in place after the next election. It's certainly important to us, as members of this committee, that this work continues, and that the focus on broadcast remains, be it devolved or not. It's important that we scrutinise what you and others - not just the BBC - do in this sector. But thank you for joining us this morning.
Welsh: Diolch. Yn anffodus, roedd gennym ni gwestiynau ychwanegol ynglŷn â'r archif, ac ynglŷn ag adeilad newydd y BBC, yn sicr, ond dŷn ni ddim yn mynd i gael amser ar gyfer rheini. Felly, mae'n sicr byddwn ni'n ysgrifennu atoch, os yw hwnna'n iawn? Ond, diolch i Tim Davie, Rhodri Talfan Davies ac i Elan Closs Stephens am ddod atom heddiw. Diolch am roi atebion cynhwysfawr i ni, a dŷn ni'n gwerthfawrogi eich ymroddiad i'r pwyllgor, a gobeithio bydd pwyllgor tebyg yn bodoli ar ôl yr etholiad nesaf. Mae'n sicr yn bwysig i ni, fel aelodau o'r pwyllgor yma, bod hynny yn parhau, a bod ffocws ar ddarlledu, boed os yw darlledu wedi'i ddatganoli neu beidio. Mae'n bwysig ein bod ni'n scrwtineiddio'r hyd rydych chi ac eraill - dim jest y BBC, ond eraill - yn ei wneud yn y sector yma. Diolch yn fawr iawn i chi am ddod atom.
English: Okay. We'll move on to item 3, papers to note. We have correspondence from the Welsh Government concerning the national development framework, and then correspondence with the Minister for Education on the Welsh Government draft budget, then correspondence with the Minister for Mental Health, Well-being and Welsh Language. Are we happy to note those papers? Thank you very much.
Welsh: Felly, dŷn ni'n symud ymlaen at eitem 3, papurau i'w nodi - gohebiaeth gan Lywodraeth Cymru ynghylch y fframwaith datblygu cenedlaethol, wedyn gohebiaeth â'r Gweinidog Addysg ar gyllideb ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru, ac wedyn gohebiaeth â'r Gweinidog Iechyd Meddwl, Llesiant a'r Gymraeg. Ydy pobl yn hapus i nodi'r papurau yma? Diolch yn fawr iawn.
English: Item 4 is a motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. Is everyone content? Thank you.
Welsh: Felly eitem 4, cynnig o dan Reol Sefydlog 17.42 i wahardd y cyhoedd o weddill y cyfarfod. Ydy pawb yn hapus â hynny? Diolch yn fawr iawn.
English: Welcome to this Plenary session. Before we begin, I need to set out a few points. A meeting held by video-conference, in accordance with the Standing Orders of the Welsh Parliament, constitutes Senedd proceedings for the purposes of the Government of Wales Act 2006. Some of the provisions of Standing Order 34 will apply for today's Plenary meeting, and these are noted on your agenda. I would also remind Members that Standing Orders relating to order in Plenary meetings apply to this meeting.
Welsh: Croeso, bawb, i'r Cyfarfod Llawn. Cyn i ni ddechrau, dwi angen nodi ychydig o bwyntiau. Mae Cyfarfod Llawn a gynhelir drwy gynhadledd fideo, yn unol â Rheolau Sefydlog Senedd Cymru, yn gyfystyr â thrafodion y Senedd at ddibenion Deddf Llywodraeth Cymru 2006. Bydd rhai o ddarpariaethau Rheol Sefydlog 34 yn gymwys ar gyfer y cyfarfod yma, ac mae'r rheini wedi'u nodi ar eich agenda chi. A dwi eisiau atgoffa'r Aelodau hefyd fod y Rheolau Sefydlog sy'n ymwneud â threfn yn y Cyfarfod Llawn yn berthnasol i'r cyfarfod yma.
English: The first item is questions to the First Minister, and the first question is from Janet Finch-Saunders.
Welsh: Cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog sydd gyntaf ar yr agenda heddiw, ac mae'r cwestiwn cyntaf gan Janet Finch-Saunders.
English: Llywydd, to assist business recovery from COVID-19, the Welsh Government has provided the most generous package of support anywhere in the United Kingdom. On Wednesday last, the finance Minister announced that our 100 per cent business rate relief scheme, which supports over 70,000 businesses, will continue for the whole of the next financial year.
Welsh: Llywydd, i gynorthwyo busnesau i adfer yn sgil COVID-19, mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi darparu'r pecyn cymorth mwyaf hael o'i gymharu ag unrhyw le yn y Deyrnas Unedig. Ddydd Mercher diwethaf, cyhoeddodd y Gweinidog cyllid y bydd ein cynllun rhyddhad ardrethi busnes 100 y cant, sy'n cynorthwyo dros 70,000 o fusnesau, yn parhau drwy'r holl flwyddyn ariannol nesaf.
English: Thank you. Our strong Prime Minister has provided much certainty and support for our businesses. Only last week, our UK Government extended the coronavirus job retention scheme size and the VAT reduced rate of 5 per cent to the tourism and hospitality sectors. I am sure you will be enthusiastic to join with me and acknowledge that our UK Government's action has saved jobs and businesses in Wales, protecting nearly 400,000 livelihoods, supporting more than 100,000 self-employed people and backing over 50,000 businesses with loans. In fact, our Prime Minister has gone a step further than you, because whilst he's provided a road map out of lockdown for England, you continue to fail to deliver for Wales. Despite the concerns I raised with you in committee on 11 February about the need for clarity as to when hospitality might be opening, we have been left to focus on your tier system, which has completely collapsed, because it is noted that to be in level 3, there should be a confirmed case rate of more than 150 cases per 100,000. Last week, Wales recorded a rolling seven-day average of 57, and is already down now to 44. Do you agree with me that it is really, really awful what you are doing to businesses in Wales by refusing to provide a clear road map out of lockdown and not adhering to your own tier system? Thank you.
Welsh: Diolch. Mae ein Prif Weinidog yn y DU cryf wedi rhoi llawer o sicrwydd a chymorth i'n busnesau. Dim ond yr wythnos diwethaf, estynnodd ein Llywodraeth ni yn y DU faint y cynllun cadw swyddi drwy gyfnod y coronafeirws a'r gyfradd TAW ostyngedig o 5 y cant i'r sectorau twristiaeth a lletygarwch. Rwy'n siŵr y byddwch chi'n frwdfrydig i ymuno â mi a chydnabod bod camau Llywodraeth y DU wedi achub swyddi a busnesau yng Nghymru, gan ddiogelu bron i 400,000 o fywoliaethau, cynorthwyo mwy na 100,000 o bobl hunangyflogedig a chefnogi dros 50,000 o fusnesau drwy fenthyciadau. A dweud y gwir, mae ein Prif Weinidog y DU wedi mynd gam ymhellach na chi, oherwydd er ei fod wedi darparu map ffordd allan o'r cyfyngiadau symud i Loegr, rydych chi'n dal i fethu â chyflawni dros Gymru. Er gwaethaf y pryderon a godais gyda chi yn y pwyllgor ar 11 Chwefror ynglŷn â'r angen am eglurder ynghylch pryd y gallai lletygarwch fod yn agor, fe'n gadawyd i ganolbwyntio ar eich system haenau, sydd wedi chwalu'n llwyr, oherwydd ei bod yn nodi y dylai fod cyfradd achosion a gadarnhawyd o fwy na 150 o achosion fesul 100,000 i fod yn lefel 3. Yr wythnos diwethaf, cofnododd Cymru gyfartaledd saith diwrnod treigl o 57, ac mae eisoes wedi gostwng i 44 erbyn hyn. A ydych chi'n cytuno â mi ei bod hi'n wirioneddol ofnadwy yr hyn yr ydych chi'n ei wneud i fusnesau yng Nghymru drwy wrthod darparu map ffordd eglur allan o'r cyfyngiadau symud a pheidio â glynu wrth eich system haenau eich hun? Diolch.