English: I'd just like to congratulate Jane this afternoon for being selected to bring forward this legislative proposal. I, myself, a couple of weeks ago, was in a similar situation where it was me, so I can really appreciate the hard work that goes into it behind the scenes. So, well done on that front. I actually support a lot of what you're trying to achieve, really, because any moves to improve the regulation, monitoring and commissioning of children's care is to be welcomed - that's a fact. But it's also a sad fact that we have seen a 26 per cent increase in the numbers of looked-after children in Wales over the term of the last Senedd. Whilst we must do all we can to prevent children entering the care system in the first place, we do have to ensure that those who need to enter residential care are placed within their home county, or at the very least their home country. It's a tragedy that over 365 children were placed outside Wales last year. However, this is the stark reality. Services for looked-after children are woefully underfunded, and funding shortfalls will be much worse as we emerge out of the pandemic. The WLGA have stated that local authorities are concerned about the demands that will be placed upon services as we emerge from the lockdown. There is also a backlog of court cases, which impacts upon services for looked-after children. Even if I agreed with your main point that profit-making providers should be removed from the sector, Wales could not afford it. I do, however, disagree with Jane. The private sector provides nearly eight in 10, or 80 per cent, of places in residential children's care; without the private sector, we would have hundreds of children without any care at all. Our entire health and care system relies upon a good public and private partnership. So, without profit-making entities, we would have no GPs, no pharmacies or vaccines and no care homes. Without profits, we have no investment in services. As long as we have high-quality care, free at the point of delivery, it doesn't matter whether it's provided by a private company or local authority. I, therefore, cannot support the legislation proposal as it's currently formulated this afternoon. Thank you very much.
Welsh: Hoffwn longyfarch Jane y prynhawn yma am gael ei dewis i gyflwyno'r cynnig deddfwriaethol hwn. Ychydig wythnosau'n ôl, roeddwn i mewn sefyllfa debyg, felly rwy'n deall yn iawn y gwaith caled sy'n mynd i mewn iddo y tu ôl i'r llenni. Felly, da iawn yn hynny o beth. Rwy'n cefnogi llawer o'r hyn rydych yn ceisio'i gyflawni mewn gwirionedd, oherwydd mae unrhyw gamau i wella rheoleiddio, monitro a chomisiynu gofal plant i'w croesawu - mae hynny'n ffaith. Ond mae hefyd yn ffaith drist ein bod wedi gweld cynnydd o 26 y cant yn nifer y plant sy'n derbyn gofal yng Nghymru yn ystod tymor y Senedd ddiwethaf. Er bod yn rhaid inni wneud popeth yn ein gallu i atal plant rhag mynd i mewn i'r system ofal yn y lle cyntaf, mae'n rhaid inni sicrhau bod y rhai sydd angen mynd i ofal preswyl yn cael eu lleoli yn y sir y maent yn ei hystyried yn gartref, neu o leiaf y wlad y maent yn ei hystyried yn gartref. Mae'n drasiedi fod dros 365 o blant wedi'u gosod mewn lleoliadau y tu allan i Gymru y llynedd. Fodd bynnag, dyma'r realiti enbyd. Caiff gwasanaethau i blant sy'n derbyn gofal eu tangyllido'n druenus, a bydd y prinder arian yn llawer gwaeth wrth inni gefnu ar y pandemig. Mae CLlLC wedi datgan bod awdurdodau lleol yn pryderu am y galwadau ar wasanaethau wrth inni gefnu ar y cyfyngiadau symud. Ceir ôl-groniad o achosion llys hefyd, sy'n effeithio ar wasanaethau i blant sy'n derbyn gofal. Hyd yn oed pe byddwn yn cytuno â'ch prif bwynt y dylid tynnu darparwyr sy'n gwneud elw allan o'r sector, ni allai Cymru fforddio gwneud hynny. Fodd bynnag, rwy'n anghytuno â Jane. Mae'r sector preifat yn darparu bron i wyth o bob 10, neu 80 y cant, o leoedd gofal preswyl i blant; heb y sector preifat, byddai gennym gannoedd o blant na fyddent yn derbyn unrhyw ofal o gwbl. Mae ein system iechyd a gofal gyfan yn dibynnu ar bartneriaeth gyhoeddus a phreifat dda. Felly, heb endidau sy'n gwneud elw, ni fyddai gennym feddygon teulu, dim fferyllfeydd na brechlynnau na chartrefi gofal. Heb elw, nid oes gennym fuddsoddiad mewn gwasanaethau. Cyn belled â bod gennym ofal o ansawdd uchel, am ddim yn y man lle caiff ei ddarparu, nid oes ots a yw'n cael ei ddarparu gan gwmni preifat neu awdurdod lleol. Felly, ni allaf gefnogi'r cynnig deddfwriaethol fel y mae wedi'i lunio ar hyn o bryd y prynhawn yma. Diolch yn fawr iawn.