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English: Well, one of the well-being goals is Wales with a vibrant culture where the Welsh language prospers, so virtually everything we do in the department works to that end. What we want to see, of course, is that everyone in Wales feels that the Welsh language belongs to them. So, that's a hugely important part of that system. So, the aim of securing a million speakers and, importantly, doubling the use of the Welsh language is interrelated with that, so every intervention that we make, in some way, contributes to that target.
Welsh: Wel, un o'r nodau llesiant yw Cymru gyda diwylliant bywiog lle mae'r Gymraeg yn ffynnu, felly mae bron popeth rŷn ni'n ei wneud yn yr adran yn mynd i'r perwyl hynny. Beth rŷn ni eisiau ei weld, wrth gwrs, yw bod pawb yng Nghymru yn teimlo bod y Gymraeg yn perthyn iddyn nhw. Felly, mae hynny'n rhan sydd wir yn bwysig o'r gyfundrefn honno. Mae'r nod o sicrhau miliwn o siaradwyr ac, yn bwysig, dyblu defnydd hefyd ynghlwm wrth hynny, felly mae pob un o'r ymyraethau rŷn ni'n eu gwneud, mewn rhyw ffordd, yn cyfrannu tuag at y nod hwnnw.
English: Thank you. And if there are any specific examples you'd like to highlight, either now or in writing following the session, we'd be delighted.
Welsh: Diolch. Ac os oes yna unrhyw enghreifftiau penodol iawn dŷch chi eisiau tynnu sylw atyn nhw, naill ai nawr neu yn ysgrifenedig ar ôl y sesiwn, buaswn i'n falch iawn o allu eu cael nhw.
English: Virtually everything we'll discuss today works towards that goal.
Welsh: Mae bron popeth byddwn ni'n ei drafod heddiw yn mynd tua'r nod hwnnw.
English: The impact has been substantial. The work we do as a Government happens in partnership with a number of organisations and institutions across Wales, and virtually everyone, if not everyone, has been impacted by COVID. Last year, specifically, my predecessor, Eluned Morgan, commissioned a sub-group of the partnership council to look at the impact on Welsh language community groups, so that's the impact of COVID there. Of course, the landscape and the way we engage with each other has been transformed by COVID, and there's been a great deal of innovation by our partners in this area in order to provide services and support to our communities in a way that's meaningful in that new context. But what is needed most certainly, and that report has been published as has my response to it over the summer months -
Welsh: Mae'r impact wedi bod yn sylweddol. Mae'r gwaith rŷn ni'n ei wneud fel Llywodraeth, wrth gwrs, yn digwydd gydag ystod o bartneriaeth gydag amryw o fudiadau a sefydliadau ar draws Cymru ac, wrth gwrs, mae bron pob un, os nad pob un, wedi cael impact yn sgil COVID. Y llynedd yn benodol fe wnaeth fy rhagflaenydd, Eluned Morgan, gomisiynu un o is-grwpiau'r cyngor partneriaeth i edrych ar yr impact ar grwpiau cymunedol Cymraeg, er enghraifft - impact COVID ar y rheini. Wrth gwrs, mae'r dirwedd, y ffordd rŷn ni'n ymwneud gyda'n gilydd, wedi'i thrawsnewid gan COVID, ac mae lot o arloesi, wrth gwrs, wedi digwydd gan ein partneriaid ni yn y maes i allu darparu gwasanaethau a chefnogaeth i'n cymunedau ni mewn ffordd sy'n bwrpasol yn y cyd-destun newydd hwnnw. Ond beth sydd ei angen yn sicr, ac mae'r adroddiad hwnnw wedi'i gyhoeddi ac mae fy ymateb i iddo fe hefyd wedi'i gyhoeddi yn ystod yr haf -
English: Apologies, I'm not sure what happened there. Now, I will do two things. First of all to ensure that we continue to support organisations in adapting to COVID and also look at an alternative model of operation for the future. So, in terms of community organisations, we will move to a model of community empowerment where organisations have a role in providing capacity within the community so that others can use the Welsh language more often. So, that's part of our response as a Government. There's a broader response also to that report that was published in the summer. What we've also seen in the COVID context is how people engage with learning Welsh - that's slightly changed too. So, the Welsh learning figures increased substantially as the provision moved online over the past year, and we've been running campaigns to support parents in supporting their children's linguistic journey, which has been a challenge, of course, in many contexts over recent times. But I also want to ensure in that area that the innovation that we've seen with some of our most important partners is maintained in different ways. We've seen the Eisteddfod Amgen, Tafwyl has gone online, so there are a number of developments there where they could retain that for the future perhaps in some way or another.
Welsh: Ymddiheuriadau. Dwi ddim yn gwybod pam ddigwyddodd hynny. Mae'n amlwg angen gwneud dau beth, a dweud y gwir: sicrhau ein bod ni'n dal i gefnogi'r mudiadau i allu addasu yn sgil COVID, a hefyd, dwi'n credu, edrych ar fodel ychydig yn amgen i weithredu yn y dyfodol, ac yn y maes sefydliadau cymunedol symud i fodel o ymbweru cymunedol - rhywbeth fel community empowerment - lle mae gan y mudiadau rôl yn darparu capasiti yn y gymuned i bobl eraill allu defnyddio'r Gymraeg yn fwy aml. Felly, mae hynny'n rhan o'n hymateb ni fel Llywodraeth. Mae, wrth gwrs, ymateb ehangach yn yr adroddiad hwnnw a gyhoeddwyd yn yr haf. Beth rŷn ni wedi hefyd gweld yng nghyd-destun COVID yw bod dull pobl o ymgymryd ac ymwneud gyda sut maen nhw'n dysgu Cymraeg wedi newid i raddau. Felly, cynyddodd ffigurau dysgu Cymraeg yn eithaf sylweddol wrth i'r ddarpariaeth symud ar-lein dros y flwyddyn ddiwethaf, a hefyd rŷn ni wedi bod, er enghraifft, yn rhedeg ymgyrchoedd i gefnogi rhieni i allu cynnal siwrnai ieithyddol eu plant nhw. Mae hynny wedi bod yn sialens, wrth gwrs, mewn amryw o gyd-destunau dros y cyfnod diwethaf. Ond rydw i hefyd yn moyn sicrhau yn y maes hwnnw bod yr arloesi rŷn ni wedi ei weld gyda rhai o'n partneriaid mwyaf yn cael ei gynnal mewn ffurf gwahanol. Rŷn ni wedi gweld yr Eisteddfod Amgen, rŷn ni wedi gweld Tafwyl yn symud ar-lein, felly mae amryw o bethau fanna hefyd. Dwi'n credu bod rôl o ryw fath i'r pethau hynny yn y dyfodol hefyd, bydden i'n meddwl.
English: I think the digital offer is very substantial. This year, for example, we are spending over £3 million in providing resources, and an additional £1 million on bilingual resources, so a percentage of that will be digital. We intend to work with the national network in education, and that prepares our education system for the new curriculum. Part of the work of that network is to disseminate information on commissioning content and, of course, digital content will be an important part of that. In addition to that, we have broad provision on Hwb - some 240 purpose-made programmes for learners there. So, I think that there are many things in place at the moment that are significant. But just to echo what I said a few moments ago, if you look at the work of the National Centre for Learning Welsh over the past year, as they moved their work online, the response to that has been very positive indeed in terms of extending the range of people who can access the Welsh language and Welsh-language classes. So, that has been a very important development, I would say. They're also working with Duolingo and Say Something in Welsh, so these are quite innovative steps in ensuring access for adults to Welsh-language lessons.
Welsh: Rwy'n credu bod cynnig digidol sylweddol iawn gyda ni. Yn y flwyddyn hon, er enghraifft, rŷn ni'n gwario dros £3 miliwn ar ddarparu adnoddau a rhyw £1 miliwn ychwanegol ar adnoddau dwyieithog, a bydd canran o'r rheini'n ddigidol, wrth gwrs. Rŷn ni'n bwriadu gweithio gyda'r rhwydwaith genedlaethol ym maes addysg, ac mae hynny'n paratoi'n system addysg ni ar gyfer y cwricwlwm newydd. Rhan o waith y rhwydwaith honno yw rhannu gwybodaeth ar gomisiynu cynnwys ac, wrth gwrs, bydd cynnwys digidol yn rhan o hynny. Ynghyd â hynny, mae gyda ni ddarpariaeth eang iawn ar Hwb - rhyw 240, rwy'n credu, o raglenni pwrpasol ar gyfer dysgwyr fanna. Felly, rwy'n credu bod ystod o bethau eisoes yn eu lle sydd yn sylweddol iawn. Ond eto, jest i ategu beth y gwnes i ei ddweud eiliad yn ôl, edrychwch ar waith y Ganolfan Dysgu Cymraeg Genedlaethol, er enghraifft, dros y flwyddyn ddiwethaf, symud eu gwaith ar-lein, mae'r ymateb i hwnnw wedi bod yn gadarnhaol iawn o ran ymestyn y cwmpas o bobl sy'n gallu dod i'r Gymraeg, cael cyfleoedd ehangach i ddysgu'r Gymraeg. Felly, mae hwnnw wedi bod yn ddiwygiad pwysig iawn, byddwn i'n ei ddweud. Maen nhw hefyd yn gwneud gwaith gyda Say Something in Welsh a Duolingo, er enghraifft, felly pethau eithaf arloesol, rwy'n credu, ar gyfer sicrhau mynediad i oedolion i wersi Cymraeg, hefyd.
English: No, just for clarification, we have a National Centre for Learning Welsh, which is working with Duolingo and Say Something in Welsh in providing a very broad of range provision, but there is a very broad range available. It's the work of that centre that's moved online over the past year to a great extent, and that's where I was emphasising that the innovation and the expansion in provision has taken place. We could share figures with you; they have been published by the centre, and they are figures on the numbers of people who have been learning, and those figures have increased substantially over the past 12 months.
Welsh: Na, jest rhag ofn bod camddeall, mae gyda ni ganolfan ddysgu addysg i oedolion sydd yn gweithio gyda Say Something in Welsh a Duolingo, ond yn darparu ystod eang iawn o ddarpariaeth addysg i oedolion, a gwaith yn ganolfan sydd wedi symud ar-lein dros y flwyddyn ddiwethaf i raddau helaeth iawn, a dyna lle rôn i'n pwysleisio mae'r arloesi a'r ehangu darpariaeth wedi digwydd. Gallwn ni rannu ffigurau gyda chi; maen nhw wedi cael eu cyhoeddi gan y ganolfan ddysgu - ffigurau ynglŷn â'r rhifau o bobl sydd wedi bod yn ymgymryd. Mae'r rhifau wedi cynyddu'n sylweddol iawn dros y flwyddyn ddiwethaf.
English: That would be excellent, if you could share those numbers with us.
Welsh: Buasai hynny'n grêt, os ydych chi'n gallu.
English: Well, your question goes to the very heart of my priorities, if I could put it in that way: that every intervention that we make as a Government, and ask our partners to make on our behalf, increases the use of the Welsh language. So, the Welsh language is a living language, a community language, and it's important that we not only support that, but expand the real daily usage of the language. So, I want to ensure that everything that we do as a Government is assessed against that yard stick. I am currently commissioning a piece of work on the Welsh language promotion grants in order to ensure that we look at what else we can do in that area to drive use of the Welsh language. So, there will be further statements as a result of that, but what's truly important here is to look at the outcomes of those interventions. I'm accountable to the Senedd as Minister, not just on the expenditure that I make, but also the impact that that has: do these interventions have the results that we expect? So, that's my main priority. If you look at things like the siarter iaith and the ARFer project, working with behavioural science to increase the use of the Welsh language in workplaces, for example, then those things really are having an impact, but I want to have a broader lens across all interventions to ensure that they do drive usage ultimately.
Welsh: Wel, beth rwyf eisiau - . Mae eich cwestiwn chi'n mynd i graidd fy mhrif flaenoriaeth i, os gallaf i ei ddodi yn y ffordd honno, sef bod pob ymyrraeth rŷn ni'n ei wneud fel Llywodraeth, a gofyn i'n partneriaid ei wneud hefyd, yn cynyddu defnydd y Gymraeg. Felly, chi'n gwybod, mae'r Gymraeg yn iaith fyw, mae'n iaith gymunedol, mae'n bwysig ein bod ni nid jest yn cynnal hynny, ond yn ehangu'r defnydd go iawn bob dydd. Felly, rwyf eisiau sicrhau bod pob peth rŷn ni'n ei wneud fel Llywodraeth yn cael ei asesu gyda'r llinyn mesur hwnnw. Rwyf wrthi'n comisiynu darn o waith ar gynllun grantiau hyrwyddo'r Gymraeg i sicrhau ein bod ni'n edrych ar beth mwy y gallwn ni ei wneud yn y maes hwnnw i yrru defnydd o'r Gymraeg. Felly, bydd datganiadau pellach yn dod yn sgil hynny, ond y peth sydd wir yn bwysig yw edrych ar ganlyniadau yr ymyraethau. Rwy'n atebol i'r Senedd fel Llywodraeth ac fel Gweinidog, nid jest am yr hyn rŷn ni'n ei wario ar bethau, ond yr impact mae hynny'n ei gael: a ydy'r ymyraethau yma'n cael y canlyniadau rŷn ni'n eu disgwyl? Felly, dyna fy mhrif flaenoriaeth i. Os edrychwch chi ar bethau fel siarter iaith a'r prosiect ARFer, sydd yn gweithio gyda'r gwyddorau ymddygiadol i hybu defnydd y Gymraeg mewn gweithleoedd, fel enghraifft, mae'r pethau yna wir yn cael impact, ond rwyf eisiau gyrru lens ehangach dros bob ymyrraeth rŷn ni'n ei wneud i sicrhau eu bod nhw'n gyrru defnydd yn y pen draw.
English: If I could just cut in there, Tom. In terms of the language-use survey, there's been no increase in the last survey. Is that a cause of concern to you?
Welsh: Sori, jest i dorri ar draws am funud, Tom. O ran yr arolwg defnydd iaith, does dim cynnydd wedi bod ers yr arolwg diwethaf. Ydy hwnna'n peri gofid i chi?
English: Well, the results generally are positive in that survey. If you look at the annual survey, the figures of Welsh speakers have increased substantially. As you know, as a Government, we rely on census statistics in terms of the statistics we're accountable for, because they are more meaningful in that sense. But even in the language-use survey, there is a positive pattern emerging, as there is in the annual survey.
Welsh: Wel, mae'r canlyniadau yn gyffredinol yn gadarnhaol yn yr arolwg hynny. Os edrychwch chi ar yr arolwg blynyddol, mae'r ffigurau siaradwyr Cymraeg wedi cynyddu'n sylweddol iawn. Fel rŷch chi'n gwybod, fel Llywodraeth, rŷn ni'n dibynnu ar ystadegau'r cyfrifiad fel rheini rŷn ni'n atebol iddyn nhw, achos maen nhw efallai'n fwy pwrpasol at y nod hwnnw. Ond hyd yn oed yn yr arolwg defnydd iaith, mae patrwm positif, ac yn yr arolwg blynyddol hefyd.
English: Thank you. Sorry, Tom, back to you, if you have any further questions.
Welsh: Diolch. Sori, Tom, nôl atoch chi, os oes gennych chi unrhyw beth arall i'w ofyn.
English: Well, I think there are a number of challenges. The first thing to say is that there is a great deal of good practice out there, so there are things that we can learn from workplaces that are already doing very good work in this area. If you look at standards, for example, much of the success of standards has been in workforce planning and ensuring that there is a workforce available to provide services to the public through the medium of Welsh. So, good things have happened there, which I think can be an exemplar for us. I also want to better understand the language journey of institutions captured within standards. What are the challenges that they face in providing services through the medium of Welsh and what are the challenges for the workforce? I've been discussing this with the commissioner recently to see if he would be happy to do a piece of work in that area so that we understand where the good practice is and understand in more detail where the frustrations may be and then look at what we as a Government can do to support businesses and organisations on that journey. But we already have interventions such as Helo Blod and Helo Blod Lleol, which support businesses. You asked about the private sector, well, we're supporting businesses in providing services through the medium of Welsh, so there are things already in place.
Welsh: Wel, rwy'n credu bod amryw o sialensau. Y peth cyntaf i'w ddweud yw bod lot o arfer dda, so mae pethau y gallwn ni eu dysgu oddi wrth weithleoedd sydd yn gwneud gwaith da iawn yn y maes hwn. Cymerwch y safonau, er enghraifft. So, mae lot o lwyddiannau'r safonau wedi bod ym maes cynllunio'r gweithlu, hynny yw, sicrhau bod gweithlu ar gael sy'n darparu gwasanaethau i'r cyhoedd yn y Gymraeg. Felly, mae stwff da wedi digwydd fanna, rwy'n credu, sydd yn gallu dangos enghraifft i ni. Rwyf hefyd yn moyn deall yn well, efallai, beth yw'r daith iaith mae sefydliadau yn y cyd-destun hwn sy'n ddarostyngedig i'r safonau - beth yw'r sialensau? Beth yw'r sialensau maen nhw'n eu hwynebu i ddarparu gwasanaethau yn y Gymraeg a'r sialensau gweithlu? Rwyf i wedi bod yn trafod hyn gyda'r comisiynydd yn ddiweddar i weld os bydd y comisiynydd yn barod i wneud darn o waith yn y maes hwnnw fel ein bod ni'n deall lle mae'r arfer da, deall mewn mwy o fanylder lle mae'r rhwystredigaethau a beth wedyn gallwn ni fel Llywodraeth ei wneud i gefnogi busnesau, i gefnogi mudiadau ar y siwrne hwnnw. Ond mae gyda ni eisoes ymyraethau penodol iawn fel Helo Blod, Helo Blod Lleol, sydd yn cefnogi busnesau - roeddech chi'n gofyn am y sector breifat - i ddarparu gwasanaethau ac ati yn y Gymraeg, felly mae pethau eisoes ar waith.
English: Thank you for that, Minister. Tom, if you're happy, before we move on to Alun Davies, I think Heledd Fychan had a supplementary question.
Welsh: Diolch am hwnna, Weinidog. Tom, os dŷch chi'n hapus, cyn inni symud ymlaen at Alun Davies, rwy'n meddwl yr oedd gan Heledd Fychan gwestiwn atodol.
English: Yes, just in terms of the impact of the pandemic, clearly, there was an emphasis in your response on digital. Now, one of the questions I have is on the impact of the pandemic on those who don't have access to digital and whether you have any concerns in terms of the impact on the Welsh language in those areas and is there any research ongoing in order to understand the impact of the pandemic. Clearly, we're in the midst of the pandemic, it's not over yet, but could we understand the impact of that on areas where digital perhaps hasn't been an option?
Welsh: Diolch, dim ond o ran effaith y pandemig. Yn amlwg, mi oedd yna bwyslais yn eich ymateb o ran y digidol a'r arlwy digidol. Un o'r cwestiynau sydd gen i ydy o ran effaith y pandemig ar y rheini heb fynediad i'r digidol ac os oes yna bryder gennych chi o ran yr effaith ar y Gymraeg yn yr ardaloedd hynny ac oes yna waith ymchwil yn mynd rhagddo i ddeall effaith y pandemig? Ac yn amlwg, rydyn ni'n dal yng nghanol y pandemig, dydy o ddim drosodd eto, ond i ddeall yr effaith hwnnw ar ardaloedd, efallai, lle dydy'r digidol ddim wedi bod yn opsiwn iddyn nhw.
English: Well, of course, the things that we've described are examples of the innovation that's had to happen in digital over the past 12 months. But the review I mentioned earlier on the impact on community groups, of course, that's a crucially important part of that. People have been accessing support and services face to face with the work of the mentrau iaith, for example. So, that analysis has already been undertaken and that's what I mentioned earlier in terms of how we're learning some of the lessons of the past year and moving to a slightly different model. But also, and I'm sure we'll come on to discuss this, what was entirely clear in the COVID context from the outset was the impact on communities and people working from home, working patterns were changing. There are a number of opportunities for us in terms of the Welsh language, but there are also challenges, and we as a Government have been responding to that over the summer, as you know.
Welsh: Wel, wrth gwrs, mae'r pethau roeddwn i'n eu disgrifio nawr yn enghreifftiau efallai o'r arloesi sydd wedi gorfod digwydd yn y maes digidol yn y flwyddyn ddiwethaf, ond mae'r adolygiad roeddwn i'n sôn amdano fe'n gynharach ar yr impact ar sefydliadau cymunedol - wrth gwrs, mae hynny'n rhan hollbwysig o hyn. Mae pobl wedi bod yn derbyn gwasanaethau a chefnogaeth wyneb yn wyneb gyda gwaith y mentrau iaith ac ati, felly mae'r dadansoddiad hwnnw eisoes wedi ei wneud a dyna oeddwn i'n sôn amdano fe yn gynharach am sut ŷn ni'n dysgu rhai o'r gwersi yn y flwyddyn ddiwethaf a symud i fodel efallai ychydig yn wahanol. Ond hefyd, rwy'n siŵr y gwnawn ni ddod ymlaen i siarad am hyn, beth oedd yn gwbl glir yng nghyd-destun COVID o'r cychwyn cyntaf oedd yr impact ar gymunedau, o bobl yn gweithio o adref, patrymau gwaith yn newid er enghraifft. Mae amryw o gyfleoedd, gyda llaw, i ni o ran y Gymraeg yn y datblygiad hwnnw, ond yn amlwg sialensau hefyd, ac rŷn ni wedi bod yn ymateb fel Llywodraeth i hynny dros yr haf, fel ŷch chi'n gwybod.
English: Thank you for that. We'll move on to Alun Davies.
Welsh: Diolch am hynny. Symud ymlaen at Alun Davies.
English: Thank you, Chair and thank you, Minister. I welcomed your appointment. It's difficult, as a former Minister, when you see those succeeding you, but I have been impressed with the way in which you've been speaking following your appointment and prior to your appointment too. And I want to ask you, if I may, Jeremy, about your view of the strategy. I've read the work programme that you published in July, and it's a lengthy programme. I'm assuming you haven't had a great deal of time to consider that before its publication, and I assume that you will return to it over the next year, but when I launched the strategy and this aim of a million Welsh speakers, there were two things that I launched. First of all, the target itself, and secondly, the strategy. Now, since I've left post, the Government has retained the target, but dropped the strategy that I launched, and I'm very disappointed with that, and I'm disappointed with the way the policy has developed over the previous few years. What is your view of the strategy that I launched and what weaknesses do you see in the strategy?
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr, a diolch i chi, Gweinidog. Roeddwn i'n croesawu eich penodiad. Mae'n anodd ambell waith fel cyn-Weinidog, wrth gwrs, dŷch chi'n gweld pwy bynnag sy'n eich dilyn chi a dwi wedi bod yn impressed gyda'r ffordd mi wyt ti wedi bod yn siarad ar ôl dy benodiad a chyn hynny hefyd. Dwi eisiau gofyn i ti, os caf i Jeremy, am dy farn am y strategaeth. Dwi wedi darllen y rhaglen waith mi wnest ti ei chyhoeddi ym mis Gorffennaf, mae'n rhaglen digon swmpus, so rwy'n cymryd dŷch chi heb gael lot o amser i ystyried hynny cyn iddi hi gael ei chyhoeddi ac rwy'n cymryd mi fyddi di yn dychwelyd ati hi yn ystod y flwyddyn yma. Ond pan wnes i lansio'r strategaeth a'r nod o greu miliwn o siaradwyr, roedd yna ddau beth wnes i eu lansio. Yn gyntaf, y targed, ac yn ail, y strategaeth. Ers i fi adael y swydd, mae'r Llywodraeth wedi cadw at y targed ond wedi gollwng y strategaeth wnes i ei lansio, a dwi'n siomedig iawn gyda hynny a dwi'n siomedig gyda'r ffordd mae'r polisi wedi datblygu yn ystod y rhai blynyddoedd diwethaf. Beth oedd dy farn di o'r strategaeth wnes i lansio a beth ydy'r gwendidau roeddet ti'n eu gweld yn y strategaeth?
English: Well, what I want to ensure is that we remain accountable for delivering that target. That's the main aim that I have as Minister, and we have an opportunity here in that the education and Welsh language portfolios have come together.
Welsh: Wel, yr hyn rwyf i eisiau sicrhau yw ein bod ni'n dal yn atebol am sicrhau ein bod ni'n cyrraedd y targed. Dyna'r prif nod sydd gyda fi fel Gweinidog, ac mae cyfle gyda ni yn hyn o beth, rwy'n credu, bod portffolios yr iaith Gymraeg ac addysg wedi dod at ei gilydd.
English: I agree with that.
Welsh: Rwy'n cytuno â hynny.