English: Well, there has been a great deal of change in terms of the way in which supply teachers are procured in Wales. So, the new National Procurement Service framework for supply teachers became operational in September of this year for the start of the academic year, and there are 27 agencies on that framework, so schools are now offered a choice of provider. Framework agencies must comply with the terms of the framework agreement, including promoting the minimum pay point, and the NPS is monitoring compliance with the framework, and they will address any issues of non-compliance with any agencies. So, if Mike Hedges has some examples of agencies that are exploiting supply workers, we'd be very keen to have that evidence, and we certainly will work to ensure that that exploitation comes to an end. The framework is designed, really, to ensure that workers' rights are protected, so there'll be the minimum pay rate for qualified supply teachers, abolition of the Swedish derogation and fixed and transparent agency charge rates. So, I think that we've made some really important steps, but if there are agencies that aren't working to the spirit and to the letter of what we've set out, then I need to have that information. In terms of the free swimming initiative, Mike Hedges will be aware that it was only 6 per cent of the over-60s who were taking up the opportunity for the free swimming initiative, and the independent report suggested that the scheme did need to be amended, to ensure that young people, particularly from poorer backgrounds, were able to take up the opportunity for free swimming. So, the situation now is that, based on the understanding of the needs of their own communities, local authorities are being asked to focus on supporting young people, and older citizens from more disadvantaged areas, and provide new plans to meet those objectives. And those plans, I can say, are currently being introduced, and we are in a transition period, where users are being encouraged to feed back their views and experiences to the provider via their local swimming pools. Again, I'd be really pleased if Mike Hedges and other Members are able to feed back some of their feedback to Welsh Government in terms of what their constituents are telling them, because that feedback will be used to help local authorities and delivery agents provide a more tailored service in the future. Support will be provided by Sport Wales and Swim Wales, who will, in turn, report back to the Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism every six months, for a period of 18 months.
Welsh: Wel, mae llawer o newid wedi bod o ran y ffordd y mae athrawon cyflenwi yn cael eu caffael yng Nghymru. Daeth fframwaith y Gwasanaeth Caffael Cenedlaethol newydd ar gyfer athrawon cyflenwi yn weithredol ym mis Medi eleni ar gyfer dechrau'r flwyddyn academaidd. Mae 27 o asiantaethau ar y fframwaith hwnnw, felly mae ysgolion bellach yn cael cynnig dewis o ddarparwr. Mae'n rhaid i asiantaethau fframwaith gydymffurfio â thelerau'r cytundeb fframwaith, gan gynnwys hyrwyddo'r pwynt isafswm cyflog, ac mae'r GCC yn monitro cydymffurfiaeth â'r fframwaith, a byddan nhw'n mynd i'r afael ag unrhyw faterion o ddiffyg cydymffurfio gydag unrhyw asiantaethau. Felly, os oes gan Mike Hedges rai enghreifftiau o asiantaethau sy'n ecsbloetio gweithwyr cyflenwi, byddem yn awyddus iawn i gael y dystiolaeth honno, ac yn sicr, byddwn ni'n gweithio i sicrhau bod yr ecsbloetio hwnnw'n dod i ben. Cynlluniwyd y fframwaith, mewn gwirionedd, i sicrhau bod hawliau gweithwyr yn cael eu diogelu, felly bydd isafswm cyfradd tâl ar gyfer athrawon cyflenwi cymwys, diddymir rhanddirymiad Sweden, a bydd cyfraddau ffi asiantaeth yn sefydlog a thryloyw. Felly, rwy'n credu ein bod ni wedi cymryd rhai camau pwysig iawn, ond os oes asiantaethau yn mynd yn groes i ysbryd a llythyren yr hyn yr ydym ni wedi'i osod allan, yna mae angen imi gael yr wybodaeth honno. O ran y fenter nofio am ddim, bydd Mike Hedges yn ymwybodol mai dim ond 6 y cant o bobl dros 60 oed oedd yn manteisio ar y cyfle i gael y fenter nofio am ddim, ac awgrymodd yr adroddiad annibynnol fod angen diwygio'r cynllun, er mwyn sicrhau y gall pobl ifanc, yn enwedig o gefndiroedd tlotach, fanteisio ar y cyfle i nofio am ddim. Felly, y sefyllfa nawr, ar sail y ddealltwriaeth o anghenion eu cymunedau eu hunain, yw bod gofyn i awdurdodau lleol ganolbwyntio ar gefnogi pobl ifanc, a dinasyddion hŷn o ardaloedd mwy difreintiedig, a darparu cynlluniau newydd i gyflawni'r amcanion hynny. Gallaf ddweud bod y cynlluniau hynny'n cael eu cyflwyno ar hyn o bryd, ac rydym yn y cyfnod pontio, lle mae defnyddwyr yn cael eu hannog i gynnig eu barn a'u profiadau i'r darparwr drwy eu pyllau nofio lleol. Unwaith eto, byddwn i'n falch iawn pe bai Mike Hedges ac aelodau eraill yn gallu rhoi adborth yn ôl i Lywodraeth Cymru ar yr hyn y mae eu hetholwyr yn ei ddweud wrthyn nhw, oherwydd bydd yr adborth hwnnw'n cael ei ddefnyddio i helpu awdurdodau lleol ac asiantau i ddarparu gwasanaeth sydd wedi'i deilwra'n well yn y dyfodol. Bydd y cymorth yn cael ei ddarparu gan Chwaraeon Cymru a Nofio Cymru, a fydd, yn eu tro, yn adrodd yn ôl i'r Dirprwy Weinidog Diwylliant, Chwaraeon a Thwristiaeth bob chwe mis, am gyfnod o 18 mis.