English: I think many people have made the point quite clearly about the importance of the Family Fund, so I want to put the debate in the wider context of disability and the fact that cuts to other benefits have, of course, frequently affected disabled people in a disproportionate manner. We've heard about some of the higher profile Government cuts in this area, but there have been over 100 changes to social security in recent years, and some of them have flown under the radar for many. We must consider the cumulative impact of all of these changes on this particular decision here today, because losing £5 a week may not sound much to the wealthy backers of some of the other parties here today, but, when this happens hundreds of times, we must consider the overall impact of these often punitive changes on people. When I read the briefing from Carers Wales and Contact a Family - . As Sian Gwenllian has already said, this was £500 of a grant. In the wider perspective of things, this is not a very big grant for people to access. It's actually quite staggering to see, from the e-mails that I've had, what can be done with that money and why they see that as so valuable. So, to try and be constructive, what I'd like to understand is, if there's going to be debate around what's coming after Communities First - and I know that there's going to be extension of some funds - whether there can be a discussion as to whether this is part of that particular process. Because, of course, when we're discussing new poverty programmes, we have to discuss that in the context of what's being cut now or changed now so that we can prepare for that in the future, and we wouldn't want to see, and I'm sure nobody in this Chamber would want to see, certain families being disproportionately affected. I think that's why I was concerned to see, again, the briefing that there would be no adverse effect on people from the decision to move funding to the sustainable social services third sector grant scheme. So, I need to understand what that scheme will say. Will there be ring-fencing within that scheme so that families can understand how they can track that scheme and how they can see where the money's going? Because I think that's a key concern. Because, at the moment, they can see the budget for what it is and they can analyse it for what it is, and I think that's a concern for many, ongoing. Yes, as many have said already today, we have had e-mails regarding this issue - I think that is reflective of the importance of the issue. We wouldn't just receive e-mails if they weren't important. I think this shouldn't be downplayed, therefore - 4,000 families with disabled children are losing out again. We expect it from the UK Government, don't we? We expect it from them, with regard to the changes that they're making through welfare reform and the way that they are targeting those most vulnerable. I would be very sorry to see it, if the Welsh Government followed in this way, because, of course, that shouldn't be something for a party of the left to be doing. I have to make sure that we support them and raise their concerns, because it might invite a debate over the fact that there may be additional barriers to people voting and taking part in politics from minorities in general. We are here to reflect everybody's voice, and if disabled people face additional barriers to taking part in that debate, feel that their voice isn't being heard properly about changes to budgets, then I think that's something that's very worrying indeed. So, I hope from today's debate that we can see a positive outcome and that they can be assured that the money that they need and deserve will find its way to them.
Welsh: Rwy'n meddwl bod llawer o bobl wedi gwneud y pwynt yn ddigon clir am bwysigrwydd Cronfa'r Teulu, felly rwyf am roi'r ddadl yng nghyd-destun ehangach anabledd a'r ffaith fod toriadau i fudd-daliadau eraill, wrth gwrs, wedi effeithio ar bobl anabl mewn modd anghymesur yn aml. Rydym wedi clywed am rai o doriadau proffil uchel y Llywodraeth yn y maes hwn, ond cafwyd dros 100 o newidiadau i nawdd cymdeithasol yn y blynyddoedd diwethaf, ac mae rhai ohonynt wedi hedfan o dan y radar i lawer. Mae'n rhaid i ni ystyried effaith gronnol yr holl newidiadau hyn ar y penderfyniad penodol yma heddiw, oherwydd efallai na fydd colli £5 yr wythnos yn swnio'n llawer i gefnogwyr cyfoethog rhai o'r pleidiau eraill yma heddiw, ond pan fydd hyn yn digwydd gannoedd o weithiau, mae'n rhaid i ni ystyried effaith gyffredinol y newidiadau hyn, sy'n aml yn gosbol, ar bobl. Pan ddarllenais y briff gan Gofalwyr Cymru a Cyswllt Teulu - . Fel y mae Sian Gwenllian eisoes wedi dweud, roedd yn £500 o grant. Ym mhersbectif ehangach pethau, nid yw'n grant mawr iawn i bobl gael mynediad ato. Mae'n eithaf syfrdanol mewn gwirionedd i weld, o'r negeseuon e-bost a gefais, beth y gellir ei wneud â'r arian hwnnw a pham eu bod yn ei ystyried mor werthfawr. Felly, os oes trafodaeth yn mynd i fod ynglŷn â beth sy'n dod ar ôl Cymunedau yn Gyntaf - a gwn fod rhai cronfeydd yn mynd i gael eu hymestyn - er mwyn ceisio bod yn adeiladol, yr hyn yr hoffwn ei ddeall yw pa un a ellid trafod hyn fel rhan o'r broses honno. Oherwydd, wrth gwrs, pan fyddwn yn trafod rhaglenni tlodi newydd, mae'n rhaid i ni drafod hynny yng nghyd-destun yr hyn sy'n cael ei dorri neu ei newid yn awr er mwyn i ni allu paratoi ar gyfer hynny yn y dyfodol, ac ni fyddem eisiau gweld, ac rwy'n siwr na fyddai neb yn y Siambr hon eisiau gweld, effaith anghymesur ar rai teuluoedd. Rwy'n meddwl mai dyna pam yr oeddwn yn pryderu wrth weld, unwaith eto, y cyfarwyddyd na fyddai unrhyw effaith andwyol ar bobl yn deillio o'r penderfyniad i symud cyllid i'r cynllun grantiau i'r trydydd sector ar gyfer gwasanaethau cymdeithasol cynaliadwy. Felly, mae angen i mi ddeall beth fydd y cynllun hwnnw'n ei ddweud. A fydd arian wedi'i glustnodi yn y cynllun hwnnw fel y gall teuluoedd ddeall sut y gallant dracio'r cynllun hwnnw a sut y gallant weld i ble mae'r arian yn mynd? Oherwydd rwy'n credu bod hwnnw'n destun pryder allweddol. Oherwydd, ar hyn o bryd, gallant weld y gyllideb am yr hyn ydyw a gallant ei dadansoddi am yr hyn ydyw, ac rwy'n credu bod hynny'n peri pryder i lawer ar gyfer y dyfodol. Fel y mae llawer wedi dweud eisoes heddiw, rydym wedi cael negeseuon e-bost ynglŷn â'r mater hwn - credaf fod hynny'n adlewyrchu pwysigrwydd y mater. Ni fyddem yn derbyn negeseuon e-bost pe na bai'n bwysig. Rwy'n credu na ddylid bychanu hyn, felly - mae 4,000 o deuluoedd sydd â phlant anabl ar eu colled eto. Rydym yn ei ddisgwyl gan Lywodraeth y DU, onid ydym? Rydym yn ei ddisgwyl ganddynt hwy, o ran y newidiadau y maent yn eu gwneud drwy ddiwygio lles a'r ffordd y maent yn targedu'r rhai mwyaf agored i niwed. Byddwn yn flin iawn pe bai Llywodraeth Cymru yn dilyn yn y modd hwn, oherwydd, wrth gwrs, ni ddylai hynny fod yn rhywbeth y mae plaid ar y chwith yn ei wneud. Mae'n rhaid i mi wneud yn siŵr ein bod yn eu cefnogi ac yn lleisio eu pryderon, oherwydd gallai wahodd dadl ynglŷn â'r ffaith y gallai fod rhwystrau ychwanegol i bobl rhag pleidleisio a chymryd rhan mewn gwleidyddiaeth ymhlith lleiafrifoedd yn gyffredinol. Rydym yma i adlewyrchu llais pawb, ac os yw pobl anabl yn wynebu rhwystrau ychwanegol i gymryd rhan yn y ddadl honno, yn teimlo nad yw eu llais yn cael ei glywed yn iawn mewn perthynas â'r newidiadau i gyllidebau, yna rwy'n credu bod hynny'n rhywbeth sy'n peri pryder mawr yn wir. Felly, rwy'n gobeithio o ddadl heddiw y gallwn weld canlyniad cadarnhaol ac y gallant fod yn sicr fod yr arian y maent ei angen ac yn ei haeddu yn dod o hyd i'w ffordd atynt.