English: May I first of all say how much I welcome this consultation and congratulate the Minister for bringing it out as one of, almost, his first actions on taking up the post? The Minister mentioned that I had been involved in this for a long time as an MP. We also have Simon Thomas, who was also involved in it as an MP, and I was remembering when we went to Stockholm as a group, where Jane Hutt came as well, as well as Christine Chapman, and maybe others - I can't remember now. I think, in politics, you learn that you have to have a long game. I suppose that is my conclusion over most issues I've ever been involved with. But, still, I really welcome this. I wanted to just ask a few brief questions, because I'm aware we'll have all the detailed discussion when we're in committee. But, obviously, the Scottish Government is going through the same process almost at the same time as us, so I wondered whether you'd had any communication with the Scottish Government and whether you've learned from what they've been able to do so far. The other question was: in terms of a timetable, I know this is a 12-week consultation - what is the timetable for the legislation after that? I think you have said that we will look further at the change of attitude that has happened amongst parents, which I think is there in the consultation document. Have you had any opportunity to look at how children view this issue? Because I think that is quite an important thing to look at. I think there have been some studies done that show children's views, but I think that is something that we should certainly do as part of this consultation, especially in view of the fact that children do have less protection than adults under the law as it stands at the present time. The final question, then, is to ask you, as - you know, you clearly see this as part of a package of children's rights, and I know the UNCRC has urged the Welsh Government and the UK Government to do this on many occasions, so I'm sure you would see this as the opportunity for being fully compliant with the UNCRC, which, of course, we are fully signed up to.
Welsh: A gaf i yn gyntaf oll ddweud cymaint yr wyf yn croesawu'r ymgynghoriad hwn a llongyfarch y Gweinidog am ei gyflwyno fel un o, bron, ei weithredoedd cyntaf ar ôl cymryd y swydd? Dywedodd y Gweinidog fy mod i wedi ymwneud â hyn ers amser maith fel AS. Mae gennym hefyd Simon Thomas, a fu hefyd yn ymwneud â hyn fel AS, ac roeddwn yn cofio pan aethom i Stockholm fel grŵp, a daeth Jane Hutt hefyd, yn ogystal â Christine Chapman, ac eraill efallai - ni allaf gofio nawr. Rwy'n meddwl, mewn gwleidyddiaeth, eich bod yn dysgu bod angen strategaeth hir arnoch chi. Mae'n debyg mai dyna yw fy nghasgliad ynglŷn â'r rhan fwyaf o faterion yr wyf erioed wedi ymwneud â nhw. Ond, eto, rwyf wir yn croesawu hyn. Dim ond rhai cwestiynau byr sydd gennyf i'w gofyn, oherwydd rwy'n gwybod y cawn yr holl drafodaeth fanwl pan fyddwn mewn pwyllgor. Ond, yn amlwg, mae Llywodraeth yr Alban yn mynd drwy'r un broses bron ar yr un pryd â ni, felly tybed a ydych chi wedi cyfathrebu o gwbl â Llywodraeth yr Alban ac a ydych chi wedi dysgu o'r hyn y maen nhw wedi llwyddo i'w wneud hyd yn hyn. Y cwestiwn arall oedd: o ran amserlen, rwy'n gwybod mai ymgynghoriad 12 wythnos yw hwn - beth yw'r amserlen ar gyfer y ddeddfwriaeth ar ôl hynny? Rwy'n meddwl eich bod wedi dweud y byddwn yn edrych eto ar y newid agwedd sydd wedi digwydd ymysg rhieni; rwy'n meddwl bod hynny yno yn y ddogfen ymgynghori. A ydych chi wedi cael unrhyw gyfle i edrych ar sut y mae plant yn gweld y mater hwn? Oherwydd rwy'n meddwl bod hwnnw'n beth eithaf pwysig i edrych arno. Rwy'n meddwl bod rhai astudiaethau wedi cael eu gwneud i ddangos barn plant, ond rwy'n meddwl bod hynny'n rhywbeth y dylem yn sicr ei wneud fel rhan o'r ymgynghoriad hwn, yn enwedig o ystyried y ffaith nad yw plant yn cael eu hamddiffyn cystal ag oedolion o dan y gyfraith fel y mae ar hyn o bryd. Y cwestiwn olaf, wedyn, yw gofyn i chi, gan - wyddoch chi, rydych chi'n amlwg yn gweld hyn fel rhan o becyn o hawliau plant, ac rwy'n gwybod bod CCUHP wedi annog Llywodraeth Cymru a Llywodraeth y DU i wneud hyn ar sawl achlysur, felly rwy'n siŵr y byddech chi'n gweld hyn fel y cyfle i gydymffurfio'n llawn â CCUHP, sydd, wrth gwrs, yn rhywbeth yr ydym wedi ymrwymo'n llawn iddo.