English: Thank you very much, Dirprwy Lywydd, and may I thank everyone who's contributed to today's debate? And it's clear in hearing the enthusiastic words from all parts of the Siambr that we all have opportunities here in the Siambr to collaborate beyond the collaboration agreement that we have as a Government with Plaid Cymru, but with all parts of the Siambr to ensure the prosperity of the Welsh language, and to ensure that we do everything that we can as a Government, and also the other bodies that we work with as partners, to ensure that we do our very best to reach the target of a million Welsh speakers by 2050, and, of course, that other important aim of doubling the use of the Welsh language over the same period. And I'm sure that Members will have heard the emphasis that I placed in my opening speech on the use of the Welsh language as a policy lens for me as Minister for the Welsh language. Sam Kurtz and Cefin Campbell raised the important question: 'Are you sure that you are doing everything that needs to be done at the moment? Are you still making enough progress towards a million Welsh speakers and that important aim in terms of Welsh Government policy?' Well, the first opportunity for us to evaluate that in terms of data will arise next year with the census, and we'll all need to look at the important results of that. Several surveys in the meantime have shown progress, but it's on the basis of those numbers that we expect to be evaluated. So, there'll be an opportunity for all of us to look jointly at this on the progress next year, and there'll be an opportunity at that point to look again at the work programme that I announced during the summer. And that programme describes the steps that we intend to take as a Government, after I came into the role in May, over the next five years, to ensure that we are on track to reach that target of a million Welsh speakers. In terms of whether that work programme is sufficient, there is no analysis in the commissioner's report of the work programme itself. I would welcome and appreciate an assessment of that contribution. Many of the points that the commissioner raises in the report are answered in that work programme, so I would welcome a further analysis of what we have already announced during the summer term. In terms of the wider points that Sam Kurtz made in terms of whether we're doing everything we can, I just want to emphasise that the focus on the use of the language is a very important one, I think, because it drives every other intervention that we can make as a Government, in terms of funding, in terms of collaborating with partners. Everything that we do, in terms of regulation, encouragement and promotion is an important part of the entire picture, but we need to ensure that that leads to greater daily use in our communities, in our workplaces, and within our families. I think that that focus is a very important one over the coming period, to ensure that we do make progress. Sam Kurtz mentioned a perception amongst the public that the standards and other regulations are increasing access to Welsh language services, and that of course is to be welcomed. The opportunity now is to move beyond that perception to being able to have a more robust conclusion based on data and analysis of that. There are no new data in the report that we're discussing today, and I would like to understand better the numbers of people who are using services. The point that Cefin Campbell made is very important in that regard, namely the confidence and ability to do that, but we need to have a better understanding than we currently have of the numbers of people who are using these services. The report itself says, of course, that that is fewer than the number of people who can speak Welsh, and I am pleased that we were able to collaborate with the commissioner to understand that picture more clearly, and the important point that Cefin Campbell made in his contribution in terms of understanding the barriers that mean that people don't request those services through the medium of Welsh, or that organisations can't provide them in the way that we would want. That understanding of the barriers is crucial, I believe, to the process of ensuring that the standards do what we want them to do. Cefin Campbell asked a specific point on the barriers in terms of the process of setting standards. I think that was the thrust of the question. The process of establishing and imposing the standards, as it has evolved, hasn't tended towards a simple process. That is, there are steps that the commissioner has to take, further steps that we need to take as a Government, and the bodies that expect to be subject to these standards are then in a growing process and a continuous process of contribution and consultation. So, I don't think that's the best way of doing this. We've had a discussion and we continue to have discussions with the commissioner - a constructive discussion - about how we can ensure that that process is simpler, so that we can set standards that do their job more simply and easier in future, and, of course, that's part of the agreement that the Welsh Government has with Plaid Cymru, as well as the questions that Cefin Campbell asked with regard to standards for transport, water companies, health regulators and housing associations. I look forward to discussing that further with him. But may I thank the commissioner for his work? May I thank all of the organisations and campaigners who make such an important contribution to the prosperity of the Welsh language and that help us towards our shared aim of a million Welsh speakers by 2050 and doubling the use of the language every day?
Welsh: Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd, ac a gaf i ddiolch i bawb sydd wedi cyfrannu at y ddadl heddiw? Ac mae'n amlwg wrth glywed geiriau brwdfrydig o bob rhan o'r Siambr fod cyfleoedd gyda ni i gyd yma yn y Siambr i gydweithio tu hwnt i'r cytundeb cydweithredol sydd rhyngom ni fel Llywodraeth a Phlaid Cymru, ond gyda phob rhan o'r Siambr i sicrhau ffyniant yr iaith, a sicrhau ein bod ni'n gwneud popeth y gallwn ni fel Llywodraeth, a hefyd y cyrff eraill rŷm ni'n gweithio gyda nhw fel partneriaid, i sicrhau ein bod ni'n gwneud ein gorau glas i gyrraedd y nod o filiwn o siaradwyr erbyn 2050, ac, wrth gwrs, y nod bwysig arall honno o ddyblu defnydd o'r Gymraeg dros yr un cyfnod. Ac rwy'n sicr bod Aelodau wedi clywed y pwyslais rwyf wedi dodi yn yr araith agoriadol ar ddefnydd fel lens polisi i fi fel Gweinidog y Gymraeg. Fe wnaeth Sam Kurtz a Cefin Campbell ill dau godi'r cwestiwn pwysig iawn: 'Ydych chi'n sicr eich bod chi'n gwneud popeth sydd ei angen ar hyn o bryd? Ydych chi'n dal yn gwneud digon o gynnydd tuag at filiwn o siaradwyr a'r nod pwysig hwnnw o ran polisi Llywodraeth Cymru?' Wel, bydd y cyfle cyntaf i ni werthuso hynny o ran data yn cyrraedd y flwyddyn nesaf gyda'r cyfrifiad, a bydd angen i ni gyd edrych ar y canlyniadau pwysig hynny. Mae amryw o arolygon yn y cyfamser wedi dangos cynnydd, ond ar sail y rhifau hynny rŷm ni'n disgwyl cael ein mesur. Felly, bydd cyfle i ni gyd edrych ar y cyd ar hyn o ran y cynnydd sydd wedi bod y flwyddyn nesaf, a bydd cyfle i ni bryd hynny i edrych eto ar y rhaglen waith wnes i ei chyhoeddi yn ystod tymor yr haf. Ac mae'r rhaglen waith honno yn disgrifio'r camau rŷm ni'n bwriadu cymryd fel Llywodraeth, ar ôl i fi ddod mewn i'r rôl ym mis Mai, dros y pum mlynedd nesaf, i sicrhau ein bod ni ar y trac i gyrraedd y nod o filiwn o siaradwyr Cymraeg. O ran a ydy'r rhaglen waith honno yn ddigonol, does dim dadansoddiad yn adroddiad y comisiynydd o'r rhaglen waith. Fe fyddwn i yn gwerthfawrogi ac yn croesawu asesiad o'r cyfraniad hwnnw. Mae amryw o'r pwyntiau mae'r comisiynydd yn eu codi yn yr adroddiad yn cael eu hateb yn y rhaglen waith honno, felly byddwn i yn croesawu dadansoddiad pellach o'r hyn rŷm ni eisoes wedi ei gyhoeddi yn ystod tymor yr haf. O ran y pwyntiau ehangach a wnaeth Sam Kurtz, 'A ydym ni'n gwneud popeth gallwn ni?' Rwyf jest eisiau pwysleisio bod y ffocws ar ddefnydd, rwy'n credu, yn un pwysig iawn oherwydd mae'n gyrru pob ymyrraeth arall gallwn ni ei gwneud fel Llywodraeth, o ran ariannu, o ran cydweithio â phartneriaid. Mae popeth rŷm ni'n ei wneud, o ran rheoleiddio, o ran annog a hybu, yn rhan bwysig o'r darlun cyflawn, ond mae'n rhaid sicrhau bod hynny yn arwain at fwy o ddefnydd dyddiol yn ein cymunedau ni, yn ein gweithleoedd ni, ac o fewn ein teuluoedd ni. Rwy'n credu bod y ffocws hynny yn un pwysig dros y cyfnod nesaf er mwyn sicrhau cynnydd. Fe wnaeth Sam Kurtz sôn am ganfyddiad y cyhoedd bod y safonau a chyfreithiau eraill yn cynyddu mynediad at wasanaethau Cymraeg, ac mae hynny, wrth gwrs, yn beth i'w groesawu. Y cyfle nawr yw i symud tu hwnt i ganfyddiad a gallu cael casgliad, efallai, sicrach ar sail data a dadansoddiad o hynny. Does dim data newydd yn yr adroddiad rŷm ni'n ei drafod heddiw, a hoffwn i hefyd ddeall yn well y rhifau o bobl sydd yn defnyddio gwasanaethau. Mae'r pwynt a wnaeth Cefin Campbell yn bwysig iawn yn hyn o beth, hynny yw, yr hyder a'r gallu i wneud hynny, ond mae'n rhaid i ni gael gwell dealltwriaeth na sydd gyda ni o'r rhifau o bobl sy'n defnyddio'r gwasanaethau yma. Mae'r adroddiad ei hun yn dweud bod hynny'n llai na'r rhifau o bobl sydd yn medru'r Gymraeg, ac rwy'n falch ein bod ni'n gallu cydweithio â'r comisiynydd ar ddeall y darlun hwnnw yn gyflawnach, a'r pwynt pwysig a wnaeth Cefin Campbell yn ei gyfraniad e o ddeall y rhwystrau sydd yn golygu nad yw pobl yn mynnu'r gwasanaethau yn y Gymraeg, neu fod sefydliadau ddim yn gallu eu darparu nhw fel y byddem ni'n disgwyl yn y Gymraeg. Mae dealltwriaeth o'r pethau sydd yn rhwystro hynny yn gwbl greiddiol, rwy'n credu, i'r broses o sicrhau bod y safonau yn gwneud y gwaith rŷm ni eisiau iddyn nhw ei wneud. Fe wnaeth Cefin Campbell ofyn pwynt penodol ar y rhwystrau o ran y broses o osod safonau. Rwy'n credu mai dyna oedd pwynt y cwestiwn. Mae'r broses o'u gosod nhw, fel mae e wedi esblygu, ddim yn tueddu tuag at broses syml. Hynny yw, mae camau mae'r comisiynydd yn eu gwneud, mae camau pellach mae'n rhaid inni eu gwneud fel Llywodraeth, ac mae'r cyrff sydd yn disgwyl bod yn ddarostyngedig i'r safonau wedyn mewn proses gynyddol a pharhaol o ymgynghori a chyfrannu. Felly, dwi ddim yn credu mai dyna'r ffordd orau o wneud hyn. Rŷm ni wedi cael trafodaeth ac yn dal i gael trafodaeth gyda'r comisiynydd - trafodaeth adeiladol - am sut allwn ni sicrhau bod y broses honno yn symlach, fel ein bod ni'n gallu gosod safonau sy'n gwneud eu pwrpas yn haws yn y dyfodol, ac, wrth gwrs, mae hynny yn rhan o'r cytundeb sydd rhwng Llywodraeth Cymru a Phlaid Cymru, ynghyd â'r cwestiynau wnaeth Cefin Campbell sôn am safonau ar drafnidiaeth, ar gwmnïau dŵr, ar reoleiddwyr iechyd a chymdeithasau tai. Rwy'n disgwyl ymlaen at y cyfle i drafod hynny ymhellach ag e. Ond gaf i ddiolch i'r comisiynydd am ei waith? Gaf i ddiolch i'r holl sefydliadau a mudiadau ac ymgyrchwyr eraill sy'n gwneud cyfraniad mor bwysig i ffyniant y Gymraeg ac yn ein helpu ni i gyd ar y nod rŷm ni i gyd yn ei rannu o filiwn o siaradwyr Cymraeg erbyn 2050 a dyblu defnydd pob dydd?