English: Thank you very much, Presiding Officer. I was mildly surprised, but nevertheless delighted, to receive the text of the motion that has been tabled by UKIP for debate this afternoon because it provides me with an opportunity to promote the Welsh Government's innovative approach to higher education and student finance in Wales, and to highlight the shortcomings of the UK Government's approach to student support in England. It also demonstrates how UKIP would like to turn Wales into a nation that only provides opportunities for those with the most resources, and when Michelle Brown opened this debate by saying it was not about access or equity, of course it's not: it never is about access or equity for UKIP. In fact, I doubt whether they know the meanings of the words. I am therefore proud, Presiding Officer, to start with a summary of the reforms that the Welsh Government is introducing this September. This was in direct response to an independent review of student support and higher education, chaired by Professor Sir Ian Diamond, and has been welcomed by universities, the National Union of Students, and many stakeholders across the nation. The new system will deliver the following: a fair and progressive system of support that ensures that students have access to support equivalent to the national living wage whilst they study - under this system, those most in need will receive the greatest help from this Government; universal entitlement to a grant of £1,000 a year for every student, as well as access to a partial write-off of maintenance loans of up to £1,500 when students start to repay their loan; a sustainable funding model for higher education and student finance; and a sensible, sustainable solution to increase funding provision for STEM subjects. Of course, it also offers parity of support for part-time and full-time undergraduates and postgraduate students - the first of its type in the UK; indeed, the first of its type in Europe - and increased funding to the higher education sector, so that it can implement Welsh Government priorities such as expanding expensive subjects, expanding part-time provision, investing in quality-related research, knowledge transfer and widening access to higher education. The Welsh Government has also recently issued consultations on the support arrangements for medical and healthcare students, and I am slightly alarmed that the Members of UKIP seem to be blissfully unaware of the current NHS bursary scheme that supports not only our nurses, but a wide range of healthcare professionals. And maybe UKIP would like to look at the Government's current consultation on the future of these arrangements. [ Interruption.] Darren.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn, Lywydd. Roeddwn yn synnu rhywfaint, ond wrth fy modd serch hynny, yn cael testun y cynnig a gyflwynwyd gan UKIP ar gyfer y ddadl y prynhawn yma oherwydd mae'n rhoi cyfle i mi hyrwyddo ymagwedd arloesol Llywodraeth Cymru tuag at addysg uwch a chyllid myfyrwyr yng Nghymru, ac i dynnu sylw at ddiffygion ymagwedd Llywodraeth y DU tuag at gymorth i fyfyrwyr yn Lloegr. Mae hefyd yn dangos sut y byddai UKIP yn hoffi troi Cymru'n genedl sydd ond yn darparu cyfleoedd ar gyfer y rhai sydd â'r mwyaf o adnoddau, a phan agorodd Michelle Brown y ddadl hon drwy ddweud nad oedd yn ymwneud â mynediad neu degwch, wrth gwrs nad ydyw: nid yw byth yn ymwneud â mynediad neu degwch i UKIP. Yn wir, rwy'n amau a ydynt yn gwybod ystyr y geiriau. Rwy'n falch felly, Lywydd, o ddechrau gyda chrynodeb o'r diwygiadau y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn eu cyflwyno ym mis Medi eleni. Roedd hyn mewn ymateb uniongyrchol i adolygiad annibynnol o gymorth i fyfyrwyr ac addysg uwch, dan gadeiryddiaeth yr Athro Syr Ian Diamond, a groesawyd gan brifysgolion, Undeb Cenedlaethol y Myfyrwyr, a llawer o randdeiliaid ar draws y genedl. Bydd y system newydd yn darparu'r canlynol: system deg a blaengar o gymorth sy'n sicrhau bod myfyrwyr yn cael mynediad at gymorth sy'n cyfateb i'r cyflog byw cenedlaethol tra byddant yn astudio - o dan y system hon, bydd y rhai sydd â'r angen mwyaf yn cael y cymorth mwyaf gan y Llywodraeth hon; hawl gyffredinol i grant o £1,000 y flwyddyn ar gyfer pob myfyriwr, yn ogystal â hawl i ddiddymiad rhannol o hyd at £1,500 oddi ar fenthyciadau cynhaliaeth pan fydd myfyrwyr yn dechrau ad-dalu eu benthyciad; model ariannu cynaliadwy ar gyfer addysg uwch a chyllid myfyrwyr; ac ateb synhwyrol a chynaliadwy i gynyddu'r cyllid a ddarperir ar gyfer pynciau STEM. Wrth gwrs, mae hefyd yn cynnig cymorth cyfartal i israddedigion a myfyrwyr ôl-raddedig rhan-amser ac amser llawn - y cyntaf o'i fath yn y DU; yn wir, y cyntaf o'i fath yn Ewrop - a mwy o arian i'r sector addysg uwch, fel y gall weithredu blaenoriaethau Llywodraeth Cymru megis ehangu pynciau drud, ehangu darpariaeth ran-amser, buddsoddi mewn ymchwil sy'n gysylltiedig ag ansawdd, ehangu trosglwyddo gwybodaeth ac ehangu mynediad at addysg uwch. Yn ddiweddar hefyd, cyhoeddodd Llywodraeth Cymru ymgynghoriadau ar y trefniadau cymorth i fyfyrwyr meddygol a gofal iechyd, ac rwyf wedi dychryn braidd fod Aelodau UKIP i'w gweld yn gwbl anymwybodol o'r cynllun bwrsariaeth GIG presennol sy'n cefnogi nid yn unig ein nyrsys, ond amrywiaeth eang o weithwyr gofal iechyd proffesiynol. Ac efallai yr hoffai UKIP edrych ar ymgynghoriad presennol y Llywodraeth ar ddyfodol y trefniadau hyn. [ Torri ar draws.] Darren.