English: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I'm very grateful for the opportunity to take part in this debate, and I think that the health committee has done some sterling work in terms of taking forward this particular inquiry. Every time somebody commits suicide, they take a little bit of the life of everyone else around them as well, and, you know, we in this Chamber have known individuals who have taken their own lives, and we know of the tragedy that can unfold for those who love them as a result of that. Three hundred and sixty deaths in 2017 is 360 too many, and we all must do everything that we can to ensure that those numbers start coming down. As the Chair of the committee quite rightly pointed out, the statistics are absolutely going in the wrong direction, and that should be a cause of alarm for each and every one of us. And I don't think that it's any coincidence that, at the same time as those statistics going in the wrong direction, we've also seen a lengthening of waiting times for people getting access to talking therapies, and problems with mental health services in different parts of Wales as well. I was very struck by the comments about the farming industry. I can remember inviting Tir Dewi to come in to give evidence to the cross-party group on faith about their work, because I know that they are an organisation that is inspired, effectively, by the Christian faith of those volunteers who engage with it. I was alarmed at some of the individual stories that they shared at that cross-party group just about the challenges - the unique challenges, really - that many in the farming community face. And I think it is absolutely right that the committee has highlighted this in this important inquiry report and the need to have some focus on the farming industry going forward. I'm also pleased to see the references to building design in the report. I can remember visiting a mental health unit at Glan Clwyd Hospital around two and a half years ago with the current mental health director, not long after he started in his post, and I was absolutely appalled to see that there were many ligature points, even in that mental health ward where people are sectioned because, sometimes, they're at such a point of crisis that they're thinking about taking their own lives. And I was astonished that these were things that had not been addressed in that building design, despite the fact that that was a health board that was in special measures for mental health purposes. So, clearly, there's an awful lot of work to do within our own public health service estate in addition to, of course, retrofitting buildings and dealing with any new building applications that come through, and making sure that the planning system adequately considers these sorts of things as we go forward. I think it's quite right that the report also highlighted the need to address the ongoing stigma that there is in relation to those with mental health not feeling as though they are able to talk about the things that they are encountering. I think that the statistics that Mind Cymru and Hafal have highlighted, which say that 40 per cent of employees are reluctant to discuss their mental health with their employer, are pretty stark. But, what's really awful is that fewer than four in 10 employees would consider hiring someone if they knew that they had a mental health problem. That is shameful. We've got to address this sort of prejudice in our society and amongst the workforce. I think that, yes, quite rightly, the Welsh Government, the National Assembly for Wales and other public services have got to show some leadership on this. But, somehow, we've also got to reach out to employers across Wales and make sure that they are also engaging positively with the workforce. I think that we can look at public sector contracts with private suppliers, whether they be supplying parts of the workforce or goods and services, to see what they are doing, frankly, to ensure the positive mental health and well-being of the workforces that they employ. So, I want to commend this report to the Senedd. I was very pleased to see the recommendations - pleased to see many of the positive things that the Government had said in response to those recommendations. But, I think that we do need to continue to have a focus on this issue on a cross-party basis, so that we can reduce this problem, reduce this prevalence of suicide, with so many needless lives actually lost.
Welsh: Diolch, Ddirprwy Lywydd. Rwy'n ddiolchgar iawn am y cyfle i gymryd rhan yn y ddadl hon, a chredaf fod y pwyllgor iechyd wedi gwneud gwaith rhagorol yn datblygu'r ymchwiliad penodol hwn. Bob tro y mae rhywun yn cyflawni hunanladdiad, maent yn mynd ag ychydig bach o fywyd pawb arall o'u cwmpas hefyd a wyddoch chi, rydym ni yn y Siambr hon wedi adnabod unigolion sydd wedi cyflawni hunanladdiad, a gwyddom am y drasiedi a all ddigwydd i'r rhai sy'n eu caru o ganlyniad i hynny. Mae 360 o farwolaethau yn 2017 yn 360 yn ormod, a rhaid i bawb ohonom wneud popeth a allwn i sicrhau bod y niferoedd hynny'n dechrau disgyn. Fel y nododd Cadeirydd y pwyllgor yn gwbl gywir, mae'r ystadegau'n mynd i'r cyfeiriad cwbl anghywir, a dylai hynny fod yn achos dychryn i bob un ohonom. Ac nid wyf yn meddwl mai cyd-ddigwyddiad yw'r ffaith ein bod hefyd, ar yr un pryd ag y mae'r ystadegau hynny'n mynd i'r cyfeiriad anghywir, wedi gweld amseroedd aros i bobl gael mynediad at therapïau siarad yn ymestyn, a phroblemau gyda gwasanaethau iechyd meddwl mewn gwahanol rannau o Gymru yn ogystal. Gwnaed argraff fawr arnaf gan y sylwadau am y diwydiant ffermio. Gallaf gofio gwahodd Tir Dewi i ddod i roi tystiolaeth i'r grŵp trawsbleidiol ar ffydd am eu gwaith, oherwydd gwn eu bod yn sefydliad sy'n cael ei ysbrydoli, i bob pwrpas, gan ffydd Gristnogol y gwirfoddolwyr sy'n ymwneud ag ef. Cefais fy nychryn gan rai o'r straeon unigol a rannwyd ganddynt yn y grŵp trawsbleidiol hwnnw am yr heriau - yr heriau unigryw, mewn gwirionedd - y mae llawer yn y gymuned ffermio yn eu hwynebu. Ac mae'n hollol iawn fod y pwyllgor wedi amlygu hyn yn adroddiad yr ymchwiliad pwysig hwn a'r angen i gael rhywfaint o ffocws ar y diwydiant ffermio yn y dyfodol. Rwyf hefyd yn falch o weld y cyfeiriadau at ddylunio adeiladau yn yr adroddiad. Cofiaf ymweld ag uned iechyd meddwl yn Ysbyty Glan Clwyd tua dwy flynedd a hanner yn ôl gyda'r cyfarwyddwr iechyd meddwl presennol, heb fod yn hir ar ôl iddo ddechrau yn ei swydd, ac roedd yn gwbl warthus gweld bod llawer o fannau lle roedd modd i rywun grogi'i hun, hyd yn oed ar y ward iechyd meddwl honno lle cedwir pobl yn anwirfoddol am eu bod wedi cyrraedd sefyllfa mor argyfyngus fel eu bod yn meddwl am gyflawni hunanladdiad. Ac roeddwn yn synnu bod y rhain yn bethau nad oeddent wedi cael sylw yn y gwaith o ddylunio'r adeilad hwnnw, er bod hwnnw'n fwrdd iechyd a oedd yn destun mesurau arbennig am resymau'n ymwneud ag iechyd meddwl. Felly, yn amlwg, mae llawer iawn o waith i'w wneud o fewn ystâd ein gwasanaeth iechyd cyhoeddus ein hunain yn ogystal ag ôl-osod adeiladau wrth gwrs ac ymdrin ag unrhyw geisiadau adeiladu newydd a ddaw i law, a gwneud yn siŵr fod y system gynllunio yn rhoi ystyriaeth ddigonol i'r mathau hyn o bethau wrth inni symud ymlaen. Credaf ei bod yn hollol iawn fod yr adroddiad hefyd wedi amlygu'r angen i roi sylw i'r stigma parhaus mewn perthynas â phobl sydd â phroblemau iechyd meddwl fel nad ydynt yn teimlo eu bod yn gallu siarad am y pethau a wynebant. Credaf fod yr ystadegau y mae Hafal a Mind Cymru wedi'u nodi, sy'n dweud bod 40 y cant o weithwyr yn amharod i drafod eu hiechyd meddwl gyda'u cyflogwyr, yn eithaf brawychus. Ond yr hyn sy'n wirioneddol ofnadwy yw na fyddai mwy na chwech o bob 10 cyflogwr yn ystyried cyflogi rhywun pe baent yn gwybod bod ganddynt broblem iechyd meddwl. Mae hynny'n gywilyddus. Rhaid inni fynd i'r afael â'r math hwn o ragfarn yn ein cymdeithas ac ymhlith y gweithlu. Credaf ei bod yn gwbl briodol fod yn rhaid i Lywodraeth Cymru, Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru a gwasanaethau cyhoeddus eraill ddangos arweiniad ar hyn. Ond rywsut, rhaid i ni estyn allan at gyflogwyr ledled Cymru a gwneud yn siŵr eu bod hwy hefyd yn ymgysylltu'n bositif â'r gweithlu. Credaf y gallwn edrych ar gontractau sector cyhoeddus gyda chyflenwyr preifat, pa un a ydynt yn darparu rhannau o'r gweithlu neu nwyddau a gwasanaethau, i weld beth y maent yn ei wneud i sicrhau iechyd meddwl a lles meddyliol cadarnhaol y gweithluoedd y maent yn eu cyflogi. Felly, hoffwn gymeradwyo'r adroddiad hwn i'r Senedd. Roeddwn yn falch iawn o weld yr argymhellion - yn falch o weld llawer o'r pethau cadarnhaol yr oedd y Llywodraeth wedi'u dweud mewn ymateb i'r argymhellion hynny. Ond credaf fod angen inni barhau i ganolbwyntio ar y mater hwn ar sail drawsbleidiol, fel y gallwn leihau'r broblem hon, lleihau nifer yr achosion o hunanladdiad, gyda chymaint o fywydau'n cael eu colli'n ddiangen.