English: Can I thank the Minister for the way in which she has sought to reassure parents, and indeed educators, about the approach that she wants to take in this new curriculum, particularly to sex and relationships education, and indeed to religious education? I speak as a person of faith with an interest in faith and who partners with faith groups of all different types on all sorts of different matters, and I know that a lot of what you've said will chime very much with them. But there is, of course, one challenge, if you like, which has been laid at the Welsh Government's door by those people who fundamentally believe that it is a parent's responsibility to educate their child. And, as you will know and be aware, it's a parent's right, if they want to, to withdraw their child from state education altogether and to home educate their children, because of that fundamental position of a parent having the primary responsibility for education. So, I do think that the concerns that have been expressed about the withdrawal of parental rights to be able to take a child out of a classroom for certain elements of education that people feel uncomfortable about, that parents might feel uncomfortable about, is an important right that has been something that I think has been appreciated by parents for many, many years, and your previous commitments to maintaining that right were very much appreciated. I've heard your assurances, I understand your assurances, and I know that they will be accepted by a great many parents across the country. I believe very much that the sensitive way that you're trying to map out the future of these very important subjects is to be applauded, in my view. But I do think that the opportunity to withdraw a child from any part of the curriculum should still be there for parents, and I would urge you to just reconsider your position on that and how you might be able to enable parents to withdraw their children from elements of the lesson where there's a clear intention to teach about certain subjects. I'm sure that there are ways that these things can be done and work-arounds that can be put into place, and I just ask that - . You've been very much in listening mode during the creation of this curriculum, and I ask that you would continue to be in listening mode, particularly around parental concerns, about the erosion of that right to withdraw children in the future.
Welsh: A gaf i ddiolch i'r Gweinidog am y ffordd y mae hi wedi ceisio rhoi sicrwydd i rieni, ac addysgwyr yn wir, am y dull y mae hi'n awyddus i'w ddilyn yn y cwricwlwm newydd hwn, yn enwedig o ran addysg rhyw a chydberthnasedd, ac yn wir addysg grefyddol? Rwy'n siarad fel crediniwr sydd â diddordeb mewn ffydd ac sy'n bartner i grwpiau ffydd o bob math ar bob math o wahanol faterion, a gwn y bydd y rhain yn cyd-weld yn llwyr â llawer o'r hyn a ddywedasoch. Ond, wrth gwrs, mae yna un her, os mynnwch chi, sydd wedi ei rhoi i Lywodraeth Cymru gan y bobl hynny sy'n credu'n sylfaenol mai cyfrifoldeb rhiant yw addysgu ei blentyn. Ac, fel y byddwch chi'n gwybod ac yn ymwybodol ohono, mae gan y rhiant yr hawl, os dymuna hynny, i dynnu ei blentyn allan o system addysg y wladwriaeth yn gyfan gwbl ac addysgu ei blant yn y cartref, oherwydd y sefyllfa sylfaenol honno, sef mai gan y rhiant mae'r prif gyfrifoldeb am yr addysg. Felly, rwy'n credu bod y pryderon a fynegwyd am ddirymu hawliau rhieni i allu cymryd plentyn allan o'r ystafell ddosbarth ar gyfer rhai elfennau o addysg y mae pobl yn teimlo'n anghyfforddus yn eu cylch, y gallai rhieni deimlo'n anghyfforddus yn eu cylch, yn hawl bwysig sydd, yn fy marn i, wedi cael ei gwerthfawrogi gan rieni ers blynyddoedd lawer, ac roedd eich ymrwymiadau blaenorol chi i gynnal yr hawl honno yn cael eu gwerthfawrogi yn fawr iawn. Rwyf i wedi clywed eich sicrwydd chi, rwy'n deall eich sicrwydd chi, ac fe wn i y bydd yn cael ei dderbyn gan lawer iawn o rieni ledled y wlad. Rwy'n credu'n gryf bod y ffordd sensitif yr ydych yn ceisio mapio dyfodol y pynciau pwysig hyn i'w chanmol. Ond credaf y dylai'r cyfle i dynnu plentyn allan o unrhyw ran o'r cwricwlwm barhau i fod ar gael i rieni, ac fe fyddwn i'n eich annog chi i ailystyried eich safbwynt ar hynny a sut y gallech chi alluogi rhieni i dynnu eu plant o elfennau o'r wers lle mae yna fwriad clir i addysgu am bynciau penodol. Rwy'n siŵr fod yna ffyrdd y gellir gwneud y pethau hyn a ffyrdd o weithio o'u hamgylch, ac rwy'n gofyn hynny'n unig - . Rydych wedi bod yn gwrando'n astud wrth greu'r cwricwlwm hwn, ac rwy'n gofyn i chi barhau i wrando, yn enwedig ar bryderon rhieni, o ran dileu'r hawl hon i dynnu plant yn ôl yn y dyfodol.