English: Thank you for your statement, Minister. Genomics has enabled groundbreaking advances in research and medicinal applications, and I believe holds an enormous hope for us all in the future. We all know of the crisis facing humans, because of the overuse of antibiotics and the ever-mutating bacteria that produce the superbugs that seem to survive all. Finding alternatives for the treatment of illnesses that are caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria is dependent on the study of bacteriophage genomics. Being able to maximise on our drugs' efficiency and toxicity will be key in optimising drug therapy. So, the Welsh Conservatives welcome this focus on the area of precision medicine, and the consultation and subsequent strategy have set parameters within which we can explore how we can develop Wales's abilities to play a crucial role in the development of precision medicines. Now, studying the report, Cabinet Secretary, I do have four questions that I would just like to ask for further expansion on. Priority 2 mentions IT infrastructure requirements. Now, there's obviously a need for high-quality, reliable communications infrastructure to be in place to allow these facilities to grow across Wales, and not just in urban centres, particularly if they're going to be allied to universities and to various hospital research centres. So, what guarantees can the Cabinet Secretary give us that all corners of Wales will be linked up to a fast communication network so that we can really, really maximise on this? In my own constituency, I have a number of highly innovative companies that deliver targeted, precision medicinal implements around the world and that have built businesses that are doing incredibly well, but they have had to face the communications challenge again and again and again to enable their businesses and their research facilities, and the collaboration that they have with partners across the world to really grow. So, that would be my absolute first question. Secondly, the strategy acknowledges that large data sets are an essential tool and that there are challenges with respect to the anonymisation of data. It also talks of the need to access patient samples and of the integration with SAIL. What processes, Cabinet Secretary, are in place to protect data, to protect the patient and patient confidentiality? Cyber attacks are a growing threat, and I think we must be mindful of security. I think it's very important, as well, that we make sure that patients are completely secure in knowing that if they put forward any part of their treatment or their results for analysis in these data sets, it won't be held against them or their successors, especially in terms of insurance claims, with insurance companies always wanting to know what people's genetic histories are, and that whole growing industry that's beginning to evolve. So, I'd like to really understand the security elements of it. Cabinet Secretary, what support have you put in place for getting people trained in this field within Wales? Perhaps you could outline what steps are being taken with the health boards, with the research institutions and with the universities to get more of our young people interested in this growing and vitally important area. Finally, in the report, it mentions that 'A business case will be developed by the end of 2017' regarding the siting of a genomics laboratory. I just wondered what progress has been made on this. This is a really exciting area of research. I absolutely welcome the statement, and I would encourage you, and I would want to support you, in putting as much effort and money as we can into this area, because I truly believe this is one way of not only protecting ourselves in the future, but of addressing the vast health inequalities we have, not just in our country, but throughout the world.
Welsh: Diolch i chi am eich datganiad, Gweinidog. Mae genomeg wedi galluogi datblygiadau arloesol o ran ymchwil a'r ffordd y caiff meddygyniaeth ei defnyddio, ac rwy'n credu ei fod yn destun gobaith mawr i ni oll yn y dyfodol. Rydym ni i gyd yn ymwybodol o'r argyfwng sy'n wynebu pobl, oherwydd y gorddefnydd o wrthfiotigau a'r bacteria sy'n addasu'n dragwyddol i gynhyrchu arch-fygau yr ymddengys eu bod yn goroesi popeth. Mae dod o hyd i ddewisiadau eraill ar gyfer trin afiechydon a achosir gan facteria sy'n gwrthsefyll gwrthfiotigau yn dibynnu ar yr astudiaeth o enomeg bacterioffag. Bydd gallu sicrhau bod effeithlonrwydd a chryfder ein cyffuriau mor fawr â phosibl yn allweddol o ran gwneud y gorau o therapi cyffuriau. Felly, mae'r Ceidwadwyr Cymreig yn croesawu'r sylw pwyslais hwn ar faes meddygaeth fanwl, ac mae'r ymgynghoriad a'r strategaeth ddilynol wedi gosod ffiniau y gallwn archwilio sut y gallwn ddatblygu galluoedd Cymru i chwarae rhan hanfodol yn y gwaith o ddatblygu meddygyniaethau manwl yn unol â nhw. Nawr, wrth astudio'r adroddiad, Ysgrifennydd Cabinet, mae gen i bedwar cwestiwn yr hoffwn eu gofyn i gael mwy o ymhelaethiad. Mae Blaenoriaeth 2 yn crybwyll gofynion seilwaith TG. Nawr, mae'n amlwg bod angen seilwaith cyfathrebu dibynadwy o ansawdd uchel i alluogi'r cyfleusterau hyn i ehangu ledled Cymru, ac nid yn unig mewn canolfannau trefol, yn enwedig os ydyn nhw'n mynd i fod yn gysylltiedig â phrifysgolion ac â gwahanol ganolfannau ymchwil mewn ysbytai. Felly, pa sicrwydd all Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet ei roi i ni y bydd pob cwr o Gymru yn cael ei gysylltu â rhwydwaith cyfathrebu cyflym fel y gallwn ni wir wneud y gorau o hyn? Yn fy etholaeth fy hun, mae gen i nifer o gwmnïau hynod arloesol sy'n darparu offer meddyginiaethol manwl i bedwar ban byd ac sydd wedi adeiladu busnesau sy'n gwneud yn eithriadol o dda, ond bu'n rhaid iddyn nhw wynebu'r her gyfathrebu dro ar ôl tro ar ôl tro i alluogi eu busnesau a'u cyfleusterau ymchwil, a'r cydweithrediad sydd ganddyn nhw gyda phartneriaid ledled y byd dyfu'n wirioneddol. Felly, dyna fyddai fy nghwestiwn pendant cyntaf. Yn ail, mae'r strategaeth yn cydnabod bod setiau data mawr yn erfyn hanfodol a bod heriau o ran gwneud data'n ddienw. Mae hefyd yn sôn am yr angen i gael mynediad at samplau cleifion ac am yr integreiddio gyda SAIL. Pa brosesau, Ysgrifennydd Cabinet, sydd ar waith i ddiogelu data, i amddiffyn y claf a chyfrinachedd cleifion? Mae ymosodiadau seiber yn fygythiad cynyddol, ac rwy'n meddwl bod yn rhaid i ni fod yn ymwybodol o ddiogelwch. Rwy'n credu ei bod hi'n bwysig iawn, hefyd, i ni sicrhau bod cleifion yn gwbl sicr o ran gwybod os byddant yn cyflwyno unrhyw ran o'u triniaeth neu eu canlyniadau i gael eu dadansoddi yn y setiau data hyn, na fydd hynny'n cael ei ddefnyddio yn eu herbyn nhw na'u holynwyr, yn enwedig o ran hawliadau yswiriant, gan fod cwmnïau yswiriant bob amser eisiau gwybod beth yw hanesion genetig pobl, a'r holl ddiwydiant hwnnw sy'n tyfu ac yn dechrau esblygu. Felly, hoffwn i ddeall yr elfennau diogelwch yn iawn. Ysgrifennydd Cabinet, pa gymorth ydych chi wedi ei roi ar waith i hyfforddi pobl yn y maes hwn yng Nghymru? Efallai y gallech chi amlinellu pa gamau sy'n cael eu cymryd gyda'r byrddau iechyd, gyda'r sefydliadau ymchwil a chyda'r prifysgolion i ennyn diddordeb mwy o'n pobl ifanc yn y maes hynod bwysig hwn sy'n tyfu'n gyson. Yn olaf, yn yr adroddiad, mae'n sôn y 'Bydd achos busnes yn cael ei ddatblygu erbyn diwedd 2017' o ran lleoliad labordy genomeg. Roeddwn i'n meddwl tybed pa gynnydd sydd wedi ei wneud yn hyn o beth. Mae hwn yn faes ymchwil hynod gyffrous. Rwy'n croesawu'r datganiad yn llwyr, a byddwn yn eich annog chi, a byddwn eisiau eich cefnogi chi, i neilltuo cymaint o ymdrech ac arian ag y gallwn i'r maes hwn, gan fy mod i'n gwbl grediniol bod hon yn un ffordd nid un unig o ddiogelu ein hunain yn y dyfodol , ond o fynd i'r afael â'r anghydraddoldebau iechyd enfawr sydd gennym ni, nid yn unig yn ein gwlad ni, ond ledled y byd.