English: Can I thank the Cabinet Secretary for her opening statement today in this important debate? I share with her the ambition that we should have an additional learning needs system that meets the needs of children and young people across Wales, and that deals with some of the deficiencies in the current special educational needs system, which are all too apparent from much of the casework that we receive as Assembly Members. I think it goes without saying that I think there were still some other improvements that could have been made to the Bill, and that's why I tabled amendments at Stage 3, particularly around the national health service and its redress system not fitting completely and discretely within the new ALN system that will emerge as a result of this Bill. But that said, I think that this Bill is something that we as Welsh Conservatives want to commend. It is something that we want to see implemented as soon as possible so that we can have that system, which some people are already benefiting from because of the pilots that were initiated by the previous portfolio holder. And I want to pay tribute to the previous portfolio holder for the way that he engaged with the committee during Stages 1 and 2, and also for the way that he gave us access to some of his officials as well from time to time, and the discussions that they had with me and my office in helping to develop our thinking as well in terms of the way that the Bill was taken forward. I was very pleased indeed to see the Welsh Government accept recommendations and amendments around ensuring that the UN conventions on the rights of the child and disabled persons were embedded into the face of this legislation, and I'm looking forward to seeing this new system up and running as soon as possible. You made references to the scrutiny process and how that has helped to improve this Bill. Can I say that I was really pleased with the response of the Welsh Government to the concerns that I raised in the committee at Stage 2 in relation to young people who are detained for mental health reasons, and making sure that we still will have adequate provision for those young people should they have additional learning needs? And I was very grateful for the engagement and the assurances that you've given us through the amendments that have now been made that their needs will not be overlooked. And just finally, I am a little bit disappointed, obviously, that at such a late stage the reference to the UK Government's order has only just been picked up. I do think that it brings into question, really, just how departments here are checking what's going on at Westminster and the implications that that might have here for us in the National Assembly, and indeed for the things that the Welsh Government are doing. I can hear people rumbling in the Chamber at those comments, but I think from our discussion on Friday, Cabinet Secretary, you appreciate that this is a point that needs to be made and, indeed, you share some of those concerns. So, I think it is important that where things are taking place at Westminster that may have implications for our legislation, that we pick those up as soon as possible. This one can be rescued - that's why we're supporting Stage 4 today, and we very much hope that this Bill will make a difference to the lives of people across the whole of Wales.
Welsh: A gaf i ddiolch i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet am ei datganiad agoriadol heddiw yn y ddadl bwysig hon? Rwy'n rhannu ei huchelgais y dylai fod gennym system anghenion dysgu ychwanegol sy'n diwallu anghenion plant a phobl ifanc ledled Cymru, ac sy'n ymdrin â rhai o ddiffygion y system anghenion addysgol arbennig presennol, sydd i'w gweld yn amlwg iawn yn llawer o'r gwaith achos a gawn fel Aelodau Cynulliad. Nid oes yn rhaid imi ddweud fy mod yn credu bod gwelliannau eraill y gellid bod wedi'u gwneud i'r Bil, a dyna pam y cyflwynais i welliannau yng Nghyfnod 3, yn enwedig ynghylch y gwasanaeth iechyd gwladol a'r ffaith nad yw ei system unioni yn cyd-fynd yn llwyr ac yn gynnil â'r system ADY newydd a fydd yn ymddangos o ganlyniad i'r Bil hwn. Ond wedi dweud hynny, rwy'n credu bod y Bil hwn yn rhywbeth yr ydym ni fel Ceidwadwyr Cymreig yn dymuno ei ganmol. Mae'n rhywbeth yr ydym ni'n dymuno ei weld yn cael ei weithredu cyn gynted â phosibl er mwyn i ni fod â'r system honno y mae rhai pobl eisoes yn elwa arni oherwydd y cynlluniau treialu a gychwynnwyd gan ddeiliad blaenorol y portffolio. A hoffwn i dalu teyrnged i ddeiliad blaenorol y portffolio am y modd yr ymgysylltodd ef â'r pwyllgor yn ystod Cyfnodau 1 a 2, a hefyd am y modd y gwnaeth yn siŵr bod rhai o'i swyddogion ar gael ar ein cyfer hefyd o bryd i'w gilydd, a'r trafodaethau a gawsant gyda mi a'm swyddfa i helpu i ddatblygu ein syniadau ni hefyd, o ran y modd o fwrw ymlaen â'r Bil. Roeddwn i'n falch iawn o weld Llywodraeth Cymru yn derbyn argymhellion a gwelliannau yn ymwneud â sicrhau bod confensiynau'r Cenhedloedd Unedig ar hawliau'r plentyn a phersonau anabl yn cael eu hymgorffori ar wyneb y ddeddfwriaeth hon, ac rwy'n edrych ymlaen at weld y system newydd hon yn gweithredu mor fuan â phosibl. Gwnaethoch chi gyfeirio at y broses graffu a sut y mae honno wedi helpu i wella'r Bil hwn. A gaf i ddweud fy mod i'n falch iawn ag ymateb Llywodraeth Cymru i'r pryderon a godais yn y pwyllgor yng Nghyfnod 2 ynghylch pobl ifanc sy'n cael eu rhoi dan gadwad am resymau iechyd meddwl, a gwneud yn siŵr bod gennym y ddarpariaeth ddigonol ar eu cyfer pe bai gan y bobl ifanc hyn anghenion dysgu ychwanegol hefyd? Ac roeddwn i'n ddiolchgar iawn am yr ymgysylltu a'r sicrwydd yr ydych chi wedi'i roi inni, drwy'r gwelliannau sydd bellach wedi eu gwneud, na fydd eu hanghenion yn cael eu hesgeuluso. Ac yn olaf, rwyf i ychydig yn siomedig, yn amlwg, y bu'r cyfeiriad at orchymyn Llywodraeth y DU mor hir yn cael ei nodi, ac ond newydd ei godi ar gam mor hwyr. Rwy'n credu bod hyn yn bwrw amheuaeth, mewn gwirionedd, ar sut y mae adrannau yn y fan yma yn gwirio beth sy'n digwydd yn San Steffan a goblygiadau posibl hynny i ni yn y fan hyn yn y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol, ac yn wir sut y mae'n effeithio ar y pethau y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn eu gwneud. Gallaf glywed pobl yn rhygnu yn y Siambr ar y sylwadau hynny, ond rwy'n credu o'n trafodaeth ddydd Gwener, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, eich bod yn sylweddoli bod hwn yn bwynt y mae angen ei wneud, ac yn wir, eich bod yn rhannu rhai o'r pryderon hynny. Rwy'n credu felly ei bod yn bwysig, pan fo pethau yn digwydd yn San Steffan a allai fod â goblygiadau ar gyfer ein deddfwriaeth ni, ein bod yn codi'r rheini cyn gynted â phosibl. Gallwn ni achub yr un hwn - dyna pam yr ydym ni'n cefnogi Cyfnod 4 heddiw, ac rydym ni'n mawr obeithio y bydd y Bil hwn yn gwneud gwahaniaeth i fywydau pobl ledled Cymru gyfan.