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English: I do agree with you that you've got to have the right person in the right place doing the right job, and I also agree with you that the new chair of Betsi Cadwaladr has made some extraordinary changes and does appear to have the energy, the drive, the initiative and the experience to be able to lead that organisation forward. But the reality of the situation is that the ex-chief executive was basically in the job a couple of years too long, and so that health board has stagnated over these past few years. I appreciate you've got an interim - or the board have got an interim - chief executive in. However, what I really want to understand is how long will the hunt for a new chief executive take. And can you assure the Senedd that there are no barriers in place to ensure that that health board actually has the finances to recruit the best-quality individual with the best level of experience to lead it out of the doldrums that it has sat in for the past five years? Because not only will that chief executive need to have huge experience in running large public service organisations, but will also have to have a spine of steel in order to cut like a knife through butter to get rid of some of the other levels of management that perhaps are not experienced enough, and not capable of bringing that health board forward.
Welsh: Rwy'n cytuno â chi fod yn rhaid i chi gael y person iawn yn y lle iawn yn gwneud y gwaith iawn, a chytunaf â chi hefyd fod cadeirydd newydd Betsi Cadwaladr wedi gwneud newidiadau rhyfeddol ac ymddengys eu bod yn meddu ar yr egni, yr ysfa, y fenter a'r profiad i allu arwain y sefydliad hwnnw. Ond y gwir amdani yw bod y cyn-brif weithredwr yn y swydd am ychydig flynyddoedd yn rhy hir yn y bôn, ac felly mae'r bwrdd iechyd wedi aros yn ei unfan dros y blynyddoedd diwethaf. Rwy'n derbyn bod gennych brif weithredwr dros dro, neu fod gan y bwrdd brif weithredwr dros dro. Fodd bynnag, yr hyn rwy'n awyddus iawn i'w ddeall yw pa mor hir y bydd chwilio am brif weithredwr newydd yn ei gymryd. Ac a allwch chi sicrhau'r Senedd nad oes unrhyw rwystrau rhag gallu sicrhau bod gan y bwrdd iechyd hwnnw gyllid i recriwtio'r unigolyn o'r ansawdd gorau gyda'r profiad gorau i'w arwain allan o'r sefyllfa ddigalon y mae wedi bod ynddi dros y pum mlynedd diwethaf? Oherwydd nid yn unig y bydd angen i'r prif weithredwr hwnnw gael profiad helaeth o redeg sefydliadau gwasanaeth cyhoeddus mawr, ond bydd yn rhaid iddo hefyd gael asgwrn cefn o ddur er mwyn torri fel cyllell drwy fenyn i gael gwared ar rai o'r lefelau rheoli eraill nad ydynt yn ddigon profiadol o bosibl, ac nad ydynt yn gallu sicrhau cynnydd y bwrdd iechyd hwnnw.
English: We've just heard that the recently departed chief executive was in post for a little too long; you could probably say that about the three chief executives who've served during the period that the board has been in special measures and under the direct control of Welsh Government. Now, I know that you're reticent to direct the board to do anything, but, as Minister, I'm sure you can convey a few key messages to the new chief executive officer. And one of those, I would suggest, should be that the board needs to get to grips with the number of management consultants that it's engaging with - up to 40, I believe, in recent times, costing over £6 million to the taxpayer. No wonder they're heading for another hefty deficit this year. So, will you convey to the new chief executive that the time has come for them to get a grip on this relentless engagement with consultancy managers. They have managers who are employed and, if they were doing their jobs, then we wouldn't need these additional people at a huge cost. So, please tell them it's unacceptable and it has to change.
Welsh: Rydym newydd glywed bod y prif weithredwr sydd wedi gadael yn ddiweddar wedi bod yn ei swydd am ychydig yn rhy hir; mae'n debyg y gallech ddweud hynny am y tri phrif weithredwr sydd wedi gwasanaethu yn ystod y cyfnod y bu'r bwrdd yn destun mesurau arbennig ac o dan reolaeth uniongyrchol Llywodraeth Cymru. Nawr, rwy'n gwybod eich bod yn gyndyn i gyfarwyddo'r bwrdd i wneud unrhyw beth, ond fel Gweinidog, rwy'n siŵr y gallwch gyfleu ychydig o negeseuon allweddol i'r prif swyddog gweithredol newydd. Ac un o'r rheini, carwn awgrymu, yw bod angen i'r bwrdd fynd i'r afael â nifer yr ymgynghorwyr rheoli y mae'n ymwneud â hwy - hyd at 40, rwy'n credu, yn y cyfnod diweddar, gan gostio dros £6 miliwn i'r trethdalwr. Nid oes ryfedd eu bod yn mynd i wynebu diffyg sylweddol arall eleni. Felly, a wnewch chi gyfleu i'r prif weithredwr newydd fod yr amser wedi dod iddynt roi diwedd ar yr ymgysylltiad diddiwedd hwn ag ymgynghorwyr rheoli. Mae ganddynt reolwyr sy'n gyflogedig a phe baent hwy'n gwneud eu gwaith, ni fyddai angen y bobl ychwanegol hyn ar gost aruthrol. Felly, dywedwch wrthynt fod hyn yn annerbyniol a bod rhaid iddo newid.
English: I think what has to change is delivery, and it's the delivery against an understanding of what their challenges are and their opportunities for improvement, and, actually, some of the work that we have commissioned around the health board, about the real understanding of where they could and should improve their finance function, what that means for the service, but also about having a clinical plan for the future to understand how they want to deliberately shape services in north Wales to provide better care. And that's the fundamental challenge the health board needs to grip, and of course they'll need the right people in post to do that, but, if they do have a deficit and if they can't recruit the right person at the time, they may need to make use of consultancy in exactly the same way that people, wherever they are in public services, or, indeed, in some parts of the private sector, from time to time need to use consultancy. But the level of that has to be appropriate. It has to help the health board on its way to the improvement journey that Members across the Chamber recognise it still needs to take.
Welsh: Rwy'n credu mai'r hyn sydd angen ei newid yw'r cyflawniad, a chyflawniad yn erbyn dealltwriaeth o beth yw eu heriau a'u cyfleoedd ar gyfer gwella, ac mewn gwirionedd, rhywfaint o'r gwaith rydym wedi'i gomisiynu mewn perthynas â'r bwrdd iechyd, am y gwir ddealltwriaeth o ble y gallent a ble y dylent wella eu swyddogaeth gyllid, beth y mae hynny'n ei olygu i'r gwasanaeth, ond hefyd o ran cael cynllun clinigol ar gyfer y dyfodol i ddeall sut y maent am siapio gwasanaethau'n fwriadol yng ngogledd Cymru i ddarparu gwell gofal. A dyna'r her sylfaenol y mae angen i'r bwrdd iechyd ei goresgyn, ac wrth gwrs bydd angen y bobl iawn yn eu swyddi i wneud hynny, ond os oes ganddynt ddiffyg ac os na allant recriwtio'r person cywir ar y pryd, efallai y bydd angen iddynt ddefnyddio gwasanaethau ymgynghori yn yr un modd yn union ag y mae angen i bobl, lle bynnag y bônt mewn gwasanaethau cyhoeddus, neu'n wir, mewn rhai rhannau o'r sector preifat, ddefnyddio gwasanaethau ymgynghori o bryd i'w gilydd. Ond mae'n rhaid i'r lefel fod yn briodol. Mae'n rhaid i hynny helpu'r bwrdd iechyd ar ei ffordd i wella'r daith y mae Aelodau ar draws y Siambr yn cydnabod bod angen iddo ei gwneud o hyd.
English: In support of the UK action plan, which builds on existing pandemic flu preparedness work, a planning and response group involving both senior officials and key external stakeholders has been convened. This will provide strategic co-ordination and support within Government and across the health service. This, of course, includes ensuring NHS accident and emergency preparedness right across Wales.
Welsh: I gefnogi cynllun gweithredu'r DU, sy'n adeiladu ar y gwaith parodrwydd presennol ar y pandemig ffliw, mae grŵp cynllunio ac ymateb sy'n cynnwys uwch swyddogion a rhanddeiliaid allanol allweddol wedi cael ei gynnull. Bydd yn darparu cydlyniad a chymorth strategol o fewn y Llywodraeth ac ar draws y gwasanaeth iechyd. Mae hyn, wrth gwrs, yn cynnwys sicrhau parodrwydd gwasanaeth damweiniau ac achosion brys y GIG ledled Cymru.
English: Thank you for that response. You heard from Rhun ap Iorwerth a little earlier today about the lack of capacity within A&Es across Wales for dealing with pneumonia-like symptoms that may arise from coronavirus - perhaps another consideration for those who are pondering the future of the Royal Glamorgan at the moment, which also serves my constituents. Apart from the logistics of moving people with these symptoms safely through a hospital that's full of sick and elderly, frail people, there's also the effect on financial planning that the local health boards will be looking at. There have been promises from the UK Government for moneys to mitigate the challenges that are facing the whole of the UK. Are you in a position to tell us yet about how that actually might make its way to Wales? Are we looking at Barnettisation or cost per head or consequential losses? Have you got any steer on that for us at the moment? Thank you.
Welsh: Diolch am yr ateb hwnnw. Clywsoch gan Rhun ap Iorwerth ychydig yn gynharach heddiw am y diffyg capasiti o fewn adrannau damweiniau ac achosion brys ledled Cymru ar gyfer ymdrin â symptomau tebyg i niwmonia a allai godi o coronafeirws - ystyriaeth arall efallai i'r rhai sy'n pendroni ynglŷn â dyfodol Ysbyty Brenhinol Morgannwg ar hyn o bryd, sydd hefyd yn gwasanaethu fy etholwyr i. Ar wahân i logisteg symud pobl gyda'r symptomau hyn yn ddiogel trwy ysbyty sy'n llawn o bobl sâl ac oedrannus, pobl eiddil, ceir hefyd yr effaith ar gynllunio ariannol y bydd y byrddau iechyd lleol yn edrych arni. Cafwyd addewidion gan Lywodraeth y DU o arian i liniaru'r heriau sy'n wynebu'r DU gyfan. A ydych mewn sefyllfa i ddweud wrthym eto sut y gallai hwnnw wneud ei ffordd i Gymru? A ydym yn edrych ar Farneteiddio neu gost y pen neu golledion canlyniadol? A ydych wedi cael unrhyw wybodaeth am hynny i ni ar hyn o bryd? Diolch.
English: Through the Welsh infected blood support scheme, the Welsh Government provides a comprehensive package of ex gratia payments as well as extensive wraparound support, which includes psychological support, benefit advice and support and signposting to other public services we can provide across Wales.
Welsh: Drwy gynllun cymorth gwaed heintiedig Cymru, mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn darparu pecyn cynhwysfawr o daliadau ex gratia yn ogystal â chymorth cofleidiol helaeth, sy'n cynnwys cymorth seicolegol, cyngor ar fudd-daliadau a chefnogaeth a chyfeirio at wasanaethau cyhoeddus eraill y gallwn eu darparu ledled Cymru.
English: Well, I thank Hefin David for that very important question. I was pleased to meet members of the cross-party group earlier on today at the beginning of their meeting, and I know how strongly they feel about this issue. There are four separate schemes in the four countries of the UK, and it is hard to compare them, because they are so different. However, I know it is absolutely right that, on average, beneficiaries in Wales receive, on average, £12,000 less than their English counterparts, although Wales does supply psychological support, which has been praised by Sir Brian Langstaff, the chair of the inquiry. But the Government believes that there should be parity between the four schemes. It has been difficult to make progress through all the changes of Ministers in Westminster. We recognise that the issue about the widows is very important, and that is something that members of the haemophilia cross-party group have consistently lobbied about - the fact that it's only in Scotland that the widows are recognised. So, I think that is a very important issue that we must look at. We are planning a meeting of the four Ministers for the four devolved bodies. We want to move to a position of parity. I absolutely accept what Hefin David says, that it isn't right that victims here in Wales should receive less than in other countries. So, that is something we are addressing as soon there is a Minister who is designated in the Government in Westminster and as soon as we're able to have a meeting.
Welsh: Wel, diolch i Hefin David am y cwestiwn pwysig hwnnw. Roeddwn yn falch o gyfarfod ag aelodau'r grŵp trawsbleidiol yn gynharach heddiw ar ddechrau eu cyfarfod, a gwn pa mor gryf yw eu teimladau am y mater hwn. Mae pedwar cynllun gwahanol ym mhedair gwlad y DU, ac mae'n anodd eu cymharu am eu bod mor wahanol. Fodd bynnag, gwn ei bod yn berffaith wir fod buddiolwyr yng Nghymru yn cael £12,000 yn llai, ar gyfartaledd, na'u cymheiriaid yn Lloegr, er bod Cymru'n darparu cefnogaeth seicolegol, a ganmolwyd gan Syr Brian Langstaff, cadeirydd yr ymchwiliad. Ond mae'r Llywodraeth yn credu y dylid cael cydraddoldeb rhwng y pedwar cynllun. Bu'n anodd gwneud cynnydd drwy holl newidiadau Gweinidogion yn San Steffan. Rydym yn cydnabod bod y mater sy'n ymwneud â gweddwon yn bwysig iawn, ac mae hynny'n rhywbeth y mae aelodau'r grŵp trawsbleidiol ar hemoffilia wedi cael eu lobïo yn ei gylch yn gyson - y ffaith mai yn yr Alban yn unig y caiff gweddwon eu cydnabod. Felly, rwy'n credu bod hwnnw'n fater pwysig iawn y mae'n rhaid inni edrych arno. Rydym yn cynllunio cyfarfod rhwng pedwar Gweinidog y pedwar corff datganoledig. Rydym am symud i sefyllfa o gydraddoldeb. Rwy'n derbyn yn llwyr yr hyn a ddywed Hefin David, nad yw'n iawn fod dioddefwyr yma yng Nghymru yn cael llai nag mewn gwledydd eraill. Felly, mae hynny'n rhywbeth rydym yn rhoi sylw iddo cyn gynted ag y bydd Gweinidog wedi'i ddynodi yn y Llywodraeth yn San Steffan a chyn gynted ag y gallwn gael cyfarfod.
English: Finally, question 8, Paul Davies.
Welsh: Ac yn olaf, cwestiwn 8, Paul Davies.
English: Our priority is to ensure the people of Wales, including those in west Wales, receive health services that deliver the best possible outcomes for patients. Achieving the vision that we set out in 'A Healthier Wales' will help to deliver that priority.
Welsh: Ein blaenoriaeth yw sicrhau bod pobl Cymru, gan gynnwys y rheini yng ngorllewin Cymru, yn cael gwasanaethau iechyd sy'n sicrhau'r canlyniadau gorau posibl i gleifion. Bydd gwireddu'r weledigaeth a nodwn yn 'Cymru Iachach' yn helpu i sicrhau'r flaenoriaeth honno.
English: Minister, to improve services in the Hywel Dda University Health Board area, it's essential that vital services are as accessible as possible to local people, and that includes services being based at Withybush hospital. Can you therefore tell us what discussions you've had with Hywel Dda University Health Board about the provision of services at Withybush hospital, as well as any discussions you've had regarding the creation of a new hospital in west Wales, as the people I represent want to see essential services like the A&E department being maintained at Withybush hospital?
Welsh: Weinidog, er mwyn gwella gwasanaethau yn ardal Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda, mae'n hanfodol fod gwasanaethau hanfodol mor hygyrch â phosibl i bobl leol, ac mae hynny'n cynnwys lleoli gwasanaethau yn Ysbyty Llwynhelyg. Felly, a allwch ddweud wrthym pa drafodaethau a gawsoch gyda Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda ynglŷn â darparu gwasanaethau yn Ysbyty Llwynhelyg, yn ogystal ag unrhyw drafodaethau a gawsoch ynghylch creu ysbyty newydd yng ngorllewin Cymru, gan fod y bobl rwy'n eu cynrychioli eisiau gweld gwasanaethau hanfodol fel yr adran damweiniau ac achosion brys yn cael eu cadw yn Ysbyty Llwynhelyg?
English: I wish to draw Members' attention to the Catalan delegation joining us in the public gallery, led by the President of the Catalan Parliament, Roger Torrent. My thoughts at this time are also with the previous President of the Catalan Parliament, Carme Forcadell, who remains to this day in prison. I'm sure Members here will want to join me in wishing President Torrent a very warm welcome to Wales and to our Senedd. Croeso. [ Applause. ]
Welsh: Hoffwn dynnu sylw'r Aelodau at y ddirprwyaeth o Gatalonia sy'n ymuno â ni yn yr oriel gyhoeddus, dan arweiniad Llywydd Senedd Catalonia, Roger Torrent. Rwyf hefyd yn meddwl am Lywydd blaenorol Senedd Catalonia, Carme Forcadell, sy'n parhau i fod yn y carchar hyd heddiw. Rwy'n siŵr y bydd yr Aelodau yma am ymuno â mi i groesawu'r Llywydd Torrent yn gynnes iawn i Gymru ac i'n Senedd. Croeso. [ Cymeradwyaeth. ]
English: The next questions are to the Minister for Finance, and the first question is from Mandy Jones.
Welsh: Cwestiynau nesaf i'r Gweinidog Cyllid, ac mae'r cwestiwn cyntaf gan Mandy Jones.
English: Welsh rates of income tax of 10p per band were introduced last year and apply to income tax payers resident in Wales. On 3 March, the Assembly voted by 43 to one in support of Wales's rates remaining unchanged in 2020-21.
Welsh: Cyflwynwyd cyfraddau treth incwm o 10c y band yng Nghymru y llynedd ac maent yn berthnasol i dalwyr treth incwm sy'n preswylio yng Nghymru. Ar 3 Mawrth, pleidleisiodd y Cynulliad, o 43 i un, o blaid sicrhau bod cyfraddau Cymru yn aros yr un fath yn 2020-21.
English: Thank you for that answer. Minister, your Government has made a commitment to not increase income tax rates during this Assembly term. What assessment have you made of the impact of increased rates of income tax on the Welsh economy and Welsh families, should a rise be instigated in the next Assembly?
Welsh: Diolch am yr ateb hwnnw. Weinidog, mae eich Llywodraeth wedi gwneud ymrwymiad i beidio â chynyddu cyfraddau treth incwm yn ystod tymor y Cynulliad hwn. Pa asesiad rydych wedi'i wneud o effaith cyfraddau uwch o dreth incwm ar economi Cymru a theuluoedd Cymru, pe bai cynnydd yn cael ei gyflwyno yn y Cynulliad nesaf?
English: The static costing of a potential rate change is relatively straightforward. For illustrative purposes, a 1p increase or reduction across all three bands in 2020-21, or in a future Assembly, would increase or reduce revenues by approximately £220 million, with the vast majority of revenues, of course, being generated through the basic rate. So, that would be the effect of a 1p change. I think it is for all of us as Assembly Members, as we seek to develop our manifestos for the next election, to consider how and if we would use our Welsh rates of income tax, and also then to demonstrate to the people of Wales what the impact would be on their lives. So, for example: were there to be a reduction of 1p and a reduction of £220 million to the Welsh Government budget, it would be incumbent to demonstrate where those cuts would fall; and, equally, were there to be an increase of 1p and an increase of £220 million for the Welsh Government budget, it would be important to set out where that additional spend would be made.
Welsh: Mae'r gost statig o newid posibl i'r gyfradd yn gymharol syml. At ddibenion enghreifftiol, byddai cynnydd neu ostyngiad o 1c ar draws y tri band yn 2020-21, neu mewn Cynulliad yn y dyfodol, yn cynyddu neu'n lleihau refeniw oddeutu £220 miliwn, gyda'r mwyafrif helaeth o refeniw, wrth gwrs, yn cael ei gynhyrchu drwy'r gyfradd sylfaenol. Felly, dyna fyddai effaith newid o 1c. Rwy'n credu mai ein lle ni fel Aelodau'r Cynulliad, wrth inni geisio datblygu ein maniffestos ar gyfer yr etholiad nesaf, yw ystyried os a sut y byddem yn defnyddio ein cyfraddau treth incwm yng Nghymru, ac yna dangos i bobl Cymru beth fyddai'r effaith ar eu bywydau. Felly, er enghraifft: pe bai gostyngiad o 1c a gostyngiad o £220 miliwn i gyllideb Llywodraeth Cymru, byddai'n ddyletswydd arnom i ddangos ym mha feysydd y byddai'r toriadau hynny'n cael eu gwneud; ac yn yr un modd, pe bai cynnydd o 1c a chynnydd o £220 miliwn yng nghyllideb Llywodraeth Cymru, byddai'n bwysig nodi lle byddai'r gwariant ychwanegol hwnnw'n digwydd.
English: Minister, you've just given a perhaps understandably clinical analysis - certainly at the start of your answer there - as to the effect on revenues of income tax changes. What you've said is, of course, totally technically correct, but increasing or reducing taxes does, of course, have other effects, which UK Government has been dealing with for a long time: behavioural changes, for instance. Increasing taxation may well bring more money into the coffers and allow you greater money to spend on public services; but at the same time, reducing taxation, as well as lowering the amount of revenue, may also of course stimulate, and almost certainly would stimulate, entrepreneurialism and encourage people to work harder, knowing that they're going to keep some of their money. So, all that has to be factored in. I noticed, in the Chancellor's budget today, he mentioned that there was going to be a new Treasury office, or new Treasury officials, coming to Wales. I wonder if you could tell us what you know about that announcement at this early stage. And also whether, when it comes to making changes to income tax, you think there's potential for yourself and for the Welsh Revenue Authority to work closely with that new Treasury office, as a base of experience, so that when you do come to make these changes in income tax in the future, up or down, it's done with the best possible evidence, and we know full well what the effects are going to be on the Welsh economy.
Welsh: Weinidog, rydych newydd roi dadansoddiad clinigol, sy'n ddealladwy efallai - ar ddechrau eich ateb yn y fan honno - o effaith newidiadau i'r dreth incwm ar refeniw. Mae'r hyn rydych wedi'i ddweud, wrth gwrs, yn gwbl gywir yn dechnegol, ond mae cynyddu neu leihau trethi yn cael effeithiau eraill, wrth gwrs, effeithiau y mae Llywodraeth y DU wedi bod yn ymdrin â hwy ers amser maith: newidiadau mewn ymddygiad, er enghraifft. Mae'n bosibl iawn y bydd cynyddu trethiant yn dod â mwy o arian i'r coffrau ac yn caniatáu mwy o arian i chi ei wario ar wasanaethau cyhoeddus; ond ar yr un pryd, gallai lleihau trethiant, yn ogystal â gostwng swm y refeniw, ysgogi wrth gwrs, a byddai bron yn sicr o ysgogi, mentergarwch ac yn annog pobl i weithio'n galetach, gan wybod y byddant yn cadw rhywfaint o'u harian. Felly, mae'n rhaid ystyried y ffactorau hynny i gyd. Yng nghyllideb y Canghellor heddiw, nodais ei fod wedi sôn y byddai swyddfa Trysorlys newydd, neu swyddogion Trysorlys newydd, yn dod i Gymru. Tybed a allech ddweud wrthym beth rydych yn ei wybod am y cyhoeddiad hwnnw ar y cam cynnar hwn. A hefyd, o ran gwneud newidiadau i dreth incwm, a ydych yn credu y gallwch chi ac Awdurdod Cyllid Cymru gydweithio'n agos â'r swyddfa Trysorlys newydd honno, fel sylfaen o brofiad, er mwyn sicrhau, pan fyddwch yn gwneud y newidiadau hyn i dreth incwm yn y dyfodol, ei chodi neu ei gostwng, eu bod yn cael eu gwneud yn ôl y dystiolaeth orau bosibl, a'n bod yn gwybod yn iawn beth fydd yr effeithiau ar economi Cymru.
English: I have regular discussions with the Minister for Housing and Local Government, covering a range of matters within her portfolio, including those relating to empty houses. This includes investment in our property loans programme, targeted regeneration investment through our empty property thematic fund, and our town centre loan fund.
Welsh: Byddaf yn cael trafodaethau rheolaidd gyda'r Gweinidog Tai a Llywodraeth Leol am amrywiaeth o faterion o fewn ei phortffolio, gan gynnwys y rheini sy'n ymwneud â thai gwag. Mae hyn yn cynnwys buddsoddi yn ein rhaglen benthyciadau eiddo, buddsoddi mewn adfywio wedi'i dargedu drwy ein cronfa thematig ar gyfer eiddo gwag, a'n cronfa benthyciadau canol trefi.