English: I would like to put on record also my thanks, on behalf of the constituents also of Aberconwy - our thanks and our appreciation for the vital contribution of our air ambulance service. Now, the Welsh Air Ambulance Charitable Trust, and every single team member, provide an essential life-saving emergency medical service for the critically ill and injured across Wales. Only in the last 12 months, there've been several occasions where the air ambulance has landed on a local playing field, on a busy main road here, and various other places that I didn't even realise a helicopter was capable of landing, but such was the need for their help and that rescue. That their team is capable of reaching a critically ill patient anywhere in Wales within 20 minutes of receiving a call is testament to their selfless dedication. With the advanced standard of care that the crews deliver at the scene of an incident, and the rapid transfer of patients to specialised medical care across Wales, including throughout the night, it can perhaps be all too easy to forget that this is a charitable organisation reliant on the support of the public, and it's my understanding that this is how they've always wanted it to be. They've wanted to be that independent rescue service. However, every year they need to raise £8 million to keep the helicopters in the air and rapid response vehicles on the ground. Now, I had the privilege of seeing first hand and discussing the fantastic work of the air ambulance team when I visited their north Wales operating base recently - well, a few weeks ago, before Christmas - with my colleague Sam Rowlands. We both were very impressed with the setup at Dinas Dinlle, and it was extremely efficient and very effective. However, I completely agree with everything that Russell George has said. In the depths of a winter crisis in our NHS, with strikes still continuing unresolved, this does now seem to me to be the worst possible time to even think about closing down air ambulance operating bases. Unanswered questions still remain on the impact this would have on any constituents affected, certainly my constituents and residents across the whole of north Wales. We also need to know the amount of time it takes for the air ambulance to fly from, say, Dinas Dinlle and Rhuddlan to different points in Aberconwy, so that we can actually compare what the effects will be. As I said, I will always be very grateful for the service the air ambulance provides, but we really do need more data - and your Government could provide this, Minister, or the organisation - so that we can carefully establish what impact the proposals are going to have on those constituencies and the patients who will be affected by any closures. As many others have said, closing Welshpool and Caernarfon could not only put patients at risk, but it could have knock-on consequences for other areas. Wales is already facing increased ambulance waiting times. In north Wales, appallingly, last September alone we had 35 red calls for life-threatening emergencies that took over an hour to be reached - with two of those taking half an hour to be reached and two of those taking over an hour. We've already seen the impact of these chronic pressures in my constituency and the north Wales region, with critical care incidents being declared by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board due to the overwhelming volume of patients needing care. Aberconwy, of course, is a constituency with a large rural and older population, and we have many areas that have poor roads and phone reception, and they can be more difficult for regular ambulances to reach in time. So, this alone underlines the crucial importance of having a wide-ranging air ambulance service, with good geographic coverage across all areas of Wales. The problems in our ambulance service are already acute enough without risking adding to the pressures. The centralisation plan, in my opinion, leaves too many unanswered questions for me and, indeed, for my constituents, and, again, I endorse the 20,000 who have already signed a petition against these closures. I guarantee that those numbers will increase dramatically. We risk worsening demands on our ambulance services at the worst possible time. I would therefore ask all colleagues in the Senedd to support our motion - no other amendments, just support our motion - and let's ensure that we show our support to our air ambulance service. Diolch.
Welsh: Hoffwn gofnodi fy niolch hefyd, ar ran etholwyr Aberconwy - ein diolch a'n gwerthfawrogiad o gyfraniad hanfodol ein gwasanaeth ambiwlans awyr. Nawr, mae Ymddiriedolaeth Elusennol Ambiwlans Awyr Cymru, a phob aelod o'r tîm, yn darparu gwasanaeth meddygol brys hanfodol sy'n achub bywydau pobl ddifrifol wael neu sydd wedi'u hanafu'n ddifrifol ledled Cymru. Yn y 12 mis diwethaf yn unig, cafwyd sawl achlysur lle mae'r ambiwlans awyr wedi glanio ar gae chwarae lleol, ar brif ffordd brysur yma, ac amryw o lefydd eraill nad oeddwn hyd yn oed yn sylweddoli y gallai hofrennydd lanio ynddynt, ond roedd cymaint o angen eu cymorth a'u hachubiaeth. Mae'r ffaith y gall eu tîm gyrraedd claf sy'n ddifrifol wael yn unrhyw le yng Nghymru o fewn 20 munud i gael galwad yn dyst i'w hymroddiad anhunanol. Gyda'r safon uwch o ofal y mae'r criwiau'n ei ddarparu ar safle digwyddiad, a throsglwyddo cleifion yn gyflym i ofal meddygol arbenigol ar draws Cymru, gan gynnwys dros nos, efallai y gall fod yn llawer rhy hawdd inni anghofio mai sefydliad elusennol yw hwn sy'n dibynnu ar gefnogaeth y cyhoedd, a fy nealltwriaeth i yw mai dyma sut y maent wedi bod eisiau iddo fod erioed. Maent wedi bod yn awyddus i fod yn wasanaeth achub annibynnol. Ond bob blwyddyn mae angen iddynt godi £8 miliwn i gadw'r hofrenyddion yn yr awyr a cherbydau ymateb cyflym ar y ddaear. Nawr, cefais y fraint o weld o lygad y ffynnon a thrafod gwaith gwych y tîm ambiwlans awyr pan ymwelais â'u canolfan weithredu yng ngogledd Cymru yn ddiweddar - wel, ychydig wythnosau yn ôl, cyn y Nadolig - gyda fy nghyd-Aelod Sam Rowlands. Fe wnaeth y gweithgarwch yn Ninas Dinlle argraff fawr ar y ddau ohonom, ac roedd yn hynod effeithlon ac yn effeithiol iawn. Fodd bynnag, rwy'n cytuno'n llwyr â phopeth y mae Russell George wedi ei ddweud. Yn nyfnderoedd argyfwng y gaeaf yn ein GIG, gyda streiciau'n dal i fod heb eu datrys, mae'n ymddangos i mi mai nawr yw'r amser gwaethaf posibl i hyd yn oed feddwl am gau canolfannau gweithredu ambiwlans awyr. Mae cwestiynau'n dal i fod heb eu hateb ynglŷn â'r effaith y byddai hyn yn ei chael ar etholwyr, ac ar drigolion a fy etholwyr i ar draws gogledd Cymru gyfan. Hefyd mae angen inni wybod faint o amser y mae'n ei gymryd i'r ambiwlans awyr hedfan o Ddinas Dinlle a Rhuddlan i wahanol bwyntiau yn Aberconwy, fel y gallwn gymharu beth fydd yr effeithiau. Fel y dywedais, byddaf bob amser yn ddiolchgar iawn am y gwasanaeth y mae'r ambiwlans awyr yn ei ddarparu, ond mae gwir angen mwy o ddata - a gallai eich Llywodraeth ei ddarparu, Weinidog, neu'r sefydliad - fel y gallwn sefydlu'n ofalus pa effaith y mae'r cynigion yn mynd i'w chael ar yr etholaethau hynny a'r cleifion yr effeithir arnynt gan unrhyw gynigion i gau canolfannau. Fel y mae nifer o bobl eraill wedi dweud, gallai cau canolfannau'r Trallwng a Chaernarfon nid yn unig beryglu cleifion, ond fe allai arwain at effeithiau canlyniadol i ardaloedd eraill. Mae Cymru eisoes yn dioddef amseroedd aros hwy am ambiwlansys. Yng ngogledd Cymru, yn warthus, fis Medi diwethaf yn unig cafwyd 35 o alwadau coch ar gyfer argyfyngau sy'n peryglu bywyd a gymerodd dros awr i'w cyrraedd - a gymerodd hanner awr i'w cyrraedd, gyda dwy o'r rheini'n cymryd dros awr. Rydym eisoes wedi gweld effaith y pwysau cronig hyn yn fy etholaeth i a rhanbarth gogledd Cymru, gyda digwyddiadau gofal critigol yn cael eu datgan gan Fwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Betsi Cadwaladr oherwydd y nifer helaeth o gleifion sydd angen gofal. Mae Aberconwy, wrth gwrs, yn etholaeth sydd â phoblogaeth fawr wledig a hŷn, ac mae gennym lawer o ardaloedd sydd â ffyrdd a signal ffôn gwael, a gallant fod yn anos i ambiwlansys arferol eu cyrraedd mewn pryd. Felly, mae hyn ar ei ben ei hun yn tanlinellu pwysigrwydd hanfodol cael gwasanaeth ambiwlans awyr eang, gyda darpariaeth ddaearyddol dda ar draws pob ardal yng Nghymru. Mae'r problemau yn ein gwasanaeth ambiwlans eisoes yn ddigon difrifol heb fentro ychwanegu at y pwysau. Mae'r cynllun canoli, yn fy marn i, yn gadael gormod o gwestiynau heb eu hateb i mi ac i fy etholwyr, ac unwaith eto, rwy'n cymeradwyo'r 20,000 sydd eisoes wedi arwyddo deiseb yn erbyn cau'r canolfannau. Nid oes gennyf amheuaeth y bydd y niferoedd hynny'n cynyddu'n ddramatig. Rydym mewn perygl o waethygu galwadau ar ein gwasanaethau ambiwlans ar yr adeg waethaf bosibl. Felly, rwy'n gofyn i bob cyd-Aelod o'r Senedd gefnogi ein cynnig - dim gwelliannau eraill, dim ond cefnogi ein cynnig - a gadewch inni sicrhau ein bod yn dangos ein cefnogaeth i'n gwasanaeth ambiwlans awyr. Diolch.