English: Thank you, Deputy Minister, for your statement this evening, now. I think some of my comments probably come off the back of and are similar to what the Member for Cardiff Central was referencing there in terms of the national approach to some of this. Of course, your statement is off the back of the consultation on the White Paper, and in the summary of responses that was published, I just want to reference a couple of sentences that jumped out at me. First of all, this one that says that, 'Mostly it was thought that a national framework would be beneficial' - and there's a caveat there, then - 'if it was defined clearly, reduced complexity and enabled local decision-making.' And later on in the paragraph, it goes on to say, 'The importance of local circumstances was highlighted and the ability of organisations to define and secure provision in a way that meets their own priorities.' So, there's a big focus within the consultation response on the ability of local decisions to be maintained and made, and, as we know, we have these things that have local democracy, a very close level, called local authorities, which are often best placed to make those decisions at a very local level. We have, of course, seen through the pandemic where local authorities have that local knowledge in terms of intelligence and support for their residents and the difference that they can make. So, there are clearly some concerns within these proposals about things moving from the local level to the regional and then up to the national level, and the opposite of devolution, which many of us would like to see. So, I'd ask what is it you're going to do to ensure that local authorities with that intelligence and expertise - ? What is it you are going to do to engage with them and continue their provision meeting their residents at a very local level? Thank you.
Welsh: Diolch, Dirprwy Weinidog, am eich datganiad heno, yn awr. Rwy'n credu bod rhai o fy sylwadau, mae'n debyg, yn dilyn o'r hyn, ac yn debyg i'r hyn yr oedd yr Aelod dros Gaerdydd Canolog yn cyfeirio ato yn y fan yna, o ran y dull cenedlaethol o ymdrin â rhai o hyn. Wrth gwrs, mae eich datganiad yn dilyn o'r ymgynghoriad ar y Papur Gwyn, ac yn y crynodeb o'r ymatebion a gafodd ei gyhoeddi, hoffwn i gyfeirio at un neu ddwy o frawddegau a wnaeth fy nharo i. Yn gyntaf, mae hwn sy'n dweud, 'Ar y cyfan, y farn oedd y byddai fframwaith cenedlaethol yn fuddiol' - ac mae yna rybudd, wedyn - 'petai'n cael ei ddiffinio'n glir, yn lleihau cymhlethdod ac yn galluogi i benderfyniadau gael eu gwneud yn lleol.' Ac yn ddiweddarach yn y paragraff, mae'n mynd ymlaen i ddweud, 'Tynnwyd sylw at bwysigrwydd amgylchiadau lleol a gallu sefydliadau i ddiffinio a sicrhau darpariaeth mewn ffordd sy'n cwrdd â'u blaenoriaethau eu hunain.' Felly, mae pwyslais mawr yn yr ymateb i'r ymgynghoriad ar allu cynnal a gwneud penderfyniadau lleol, ac, fel y gwyddom ni, mae gennym ni'r pethau hyn sydd â democratiaeth leol, lefel agos iawn, o'r enw awdurdodau lleol, sydd yn aml yn y sefyllfa orau i wneud y penderfyniadau hynny ar lefel leol iawn. Rydym ni, wrth gwrs, wedi gweld trwy'r pandemig ble mae gan awdurdodau lleol yr wybodaeth leol honno o ran gwybodaeth a chefnogaeth i'w trigolion a'r gwahaniaeth y gallan nhw ei wneud. Felly, mae'n amlwg bod rhai pryderon yn y cynigion hyn ynglŷn â symud pethau i ffwrdd o'r lefel leol i'r rhanbarthol ac yna i'r lefel genedlaethol, a'r gwrthwyneb i'r datganoli yr hoffai llawer ohonom ni ei weld. Felly, rwyf i'n gofyn beth yr ydych chi'n mynd i'w wneud i sicrhau bod awdurdodau lleol sydd â'r wybodaeth a'r arbenigedd hynny - ? Beth ydych chi'n mynd i'w wneud i ymgysylltu â nhw a pharhau â'u darpariaeth i gwrdd â'u trigolion ar lefel leol iawn? Diolch.