English: Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. I move the motion on behalf of the committee. It is my pleasure to open the debate today on behalf of our committee to discuss our report on participation in sport in disadvantaged areas. I would like to thank everyone who took part in this inquiry and who shared their experiences with us as a committee, and I'd like to thank the other members of the committee and our clerking and research teams for their work on the inquiry. Our report, and our debate this afternoon, is about the opportunities that people have to be active when they live either in disadvantaged areas, or live disadvantaged lives. Sport should be played on a level playing field, as we say in English. But unfortunately, it's not like that. The subject of our inquiry was one that a number of our stakeholders asked us as a committee to look into, and it is clearly an important topic for the Government. After all, the Government told us in giving evidence on the draft budget in January this year that 'Sport can be the most effective preventative health tool in the country.' Please note: it 'can' be. There is potential here, but, as we discovered as a committee when we took evidence, this potential is hindered in too many areas by poverty and a lack of opportunity. And the situation is getting worse. Dirprwy Lywydd, the pandemic has exacerbated a situation that was already very poor. The latest data from Sport Wales, from August this year, shows that 41 per cent of people say that the cost-of-living crisis has also now had a negative impact on their ability to be active. And the Sport Wales survey from February this year showed that 40 per cent of adults feel that the pandemic has led to negative changes in their exercise plans. Men, older adults, those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds and people with long-standing conditions or illnesses are the most likely ones to feel that way. People from more prosperous backgrounds tended to feel the opposite. There is a stubborn deprivation gap in terms of the participation of school-age children in sport, too. Again, according to figures from Sport Wales, in 2022, 32 per cent of children from the most disadvantaged areas were taking part in sports outwith the curriculum three or more times a week. The figure for pupils in the least deprived areas was 47 percent. We have an opportunity to change things. And in light of the scale of the problem, it is disappointing that the Government has rejected our two main recommendations, although we do welcome the areas where the Government has said that it would consider making changes. Our main recommendation talks about the need to change the system from the top down for sport and physical activity. Our report calls for a new, collaborative, national approach from the Welsh Government. This would be an opportunity to set measurable targets and a defined timetable, over a period of five years. The problems that we have identified are too deep rooted to resolve without that kind of astonishing change, and our recommendation would mean that every person, every agency and every department in the Government would work towards this same common goal. This wouldn't mean starting again; it would mean the Government setting a definite ambition for taking part in sport, bringing good practices together. All of our other recommendations flow from this main recommendation. The main other ones that I want to address are the physical activity development grant, which has been accepted in principle by the Government, and the recommendation relating to funding, which has been rejected. The grant, according to our recommendation, would learn from the Active Me - Kia Tū pilot scheme in New Zealand, seeking to improve access for those in disadvantaged areas to opportunities relating to sport and physical activity. And as the Deputy Minister has just returned from New Zealand, where she learned about this work, we would welcome an update from her on our recommendation. Our recommendation is different to the pupil development grant, as it would fund also support to get professional advice to develop plans, sports kit or subscription fees, access to a sports facility, and also travel expenses. Finally, Dirprwy Lywydd, I will turn to our recommendation on funding. I will give some context to explain this. The Welsh Government has acknowledged that sport can be the most effective preventative health tool. NHS waiting lists grew 50 per cent between March 2020 and April this year, so a tool of this kind would be welcome. But the funding for Sport Wales has plateaued. The final revenue budget for 2021-22 will increase from £22.4 million to £22.7 million in the final budget for 2022-23; that is, an increase of 1 per cent. And it's estimated that it will increase by 6 per cent by 2024-25, which is much lower than current inflation rates. And capital funding for the same period is down from £8.6 million to £8 million. Before we hear from other Members in this important debate, I would like to say that exceptionally good things are happening across Wales. A number of stakeholders applauded the work of Sport Wales - the projects across Wales that are doing such great work and making such a difference in people's lives. Our argument is that, with the right resources, things could be even better. Over recent weeks, we've all enjoyed watching Wales in the world cup. But without timely investment from the Welsh Government, we risk losing the infrastructure to develop the next generation of players - the Bales, the Ramseys of the future. And this applies, of course, to all sports and every activity. We want Wales to stay on top of the world. This would be an investment in the nation's health in so many ways, and I look forward to hearing the views of other Members. Thank you.
Welsh: Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. Rwy'n symud y cynnig ar ran y pwyllgor. Mae'n bleser gen i agor y ddadl heddiw ar ran ein pwyllgor i drafod ein hadroddiad ar gymryd rhan mewn chwaraeon mewn ardaloedd difreintiedig. Hoffwn ddiolch i bawb a oedd wedi cymryd rhan yn yr ymchwiliad hwn ac a rannodd eu profiadau gyda ni fel pwyllgor, i Aelodau eraill y pwyllgor, ac i'n tîm clercio ac ymchwil am eu gwaith ar yr ymchwiliad. Mae ein hadroddiad, a'n dadl ni brynhawn yma, am y cyfleuoedd sydd gan bobl i fod yn actif pan fyddan nhw'n byw mewn naill ai ardaloedd difreintiedig neu'n byw bywydau difreintiedig. Dylsai chwaraeon fod yn faes cyfartal. Fel rŷn ni'n dweud yn Saesneg, it should be a level playing field. Ond yn anffodus, nid fel yna mae hi. Roedd testun ein hymchwiliad yn bwnc bu nifer o randdeiliaid yn gofyn inni fel pwyllgor edrych mewn iddo. Ac mae'n amlwg yn bwnc o bwys i'r Llywodraeth. Wedi'r cwbl, dywedodd y Llywodraeth inni mewn tystiolaeth ar y gyllideb ddrafft ym mis Ionawr y 'Gall chwaraeon fod yn offeryn iechyd ataliol mwyaf effeithiol y wlad.' Sylwch: 'gall'. Mae potensial yma, ond, fel wnaethon ni fel pwyllgor ddarganfod, mae'r potensial hwn yn cael ei rwystro mewn gormod o ardaloedd gan dlodi a diffyg cyfleon, ac mae'r sefyllfa yn mynd yn waeth. Dirprwy Lywydd, mae'r pandemig wedi gwaethygu sefyllfa oedd yn barod yn wael. Mae data diweddaraf Chwaraeon Cymru, o fis Awst eleni, yn dangos bod 41 y cant o bobl yn dweud bod yr argyfwng costau byw hefyd nawr wedi cael effaith negyddol ar eu gallu i fod yn actif. A dangosodd arolwg Chwaraeon Cymru o fis Chwefror fod 40 y cant o oedolion yn teimlo bod y pandemig wedi arwain at newidiadau negyddol i'w trefniadau ymarfer corff. Dynion, oedolion hŷn, y rhai o gefndiroedd economaidd-gymdeithasol is, a'r pobl sydd â chyflwr neu salwch hirsefydlog yw'r rhai mwyaf tebygol o deimlo fel hyn. Roedd pobl o gefndiroedd mwy llewyrchus yn tueddu teimlo'r gwrthwyneb. Mae bwlch amddifadedd ystyfnig mewn cyfranogiad plant oedran ysgol mewn chwaraeon, hefyd. Eto, yn ôl ffigyrau Chwaraeon Cymru, yn 2022, cymerodd 32 y cant o blant o ardaloedd mwyaf difreintiedig ran mewn chwaraeon tu allan i'r cwricwlwm dair gwaith neu fwy'r wythnos. Y ffigwr ar gyfer disgyblion yn yr ardaloedd lleiaf difreintiedig oedd 47 y cant. Cyfle sydd gennym ni nawr i newid pethau. Ac o ystyried maent y broblem, mae e'n siom bod y Llywodraeth wedi gwrthod ein dau brif argymhelliad ni, ond rydym ni yn croesawu'r llefydd lle mae'r Llywodraeth wedi dweud y byddan nhw'n ystyried gwneud newidiadau. Mae ein prif argymhelliad yn siarad am yr angen i newid y drefn o'r brig ar gyfer chwaraeon a gweithgaredd corfforol. Mae ein hadroddiad yn galw am ddull cydweithredol cenedlaethol newydd gan Lywodraeth Cymru. Cyfle byddai hyn i osod targedau mesuradwy ac amserlen diffiniedig dros gyfnod o bum mlynedd. Mae'r problemau rŷn ni wedi'u darganfod yn rhai sy'n rhy styfnig i'w newid heb newid syfrdanol o'r fath, a byddai ein argymhelliad yn golygu pawb, pob asiantaeth, pob adran o'r Llywodraeth, yn gweithio tuag at yr un nod cyffredin hwn. Buasai hi ddim yn golygu dechrau o'r dechrau; byddai'n golygu bod y Llywodraeth yn gosod uchelgais pendant a dod ag arferion da at ei gilydd. Ac mae pob argymhelliad arall yn llifo o'r prif un yma. Y prif rhai eraill buaswn i'n sôn amdanynt ydy'r grant datblygu gweithgaredd corfforol, oedd wedi'i dderbyn mewn egwyddor gan y Llywodraeth, a'r argymhelliad am gyllido, oedd wedi'i wrthod. Byddai'r grant, yn ôl ein hargymhelliad, yn dysgu o'r cynllun peilot Active Me - Kia Tū yn Seland Newydd, er mwyn gwella mynediad i'r rhai mewn ardaloedd difreitiedig at gyfleoedd chwaraeon a gweithgarwch corfforol. Gan fod y Dirprwy Weinidog newydd ddychwelyd o Seland Newydd, lle ddysgodd am y gwaith yma, byddem yn croesawu mwy o ddiweddariad ganddi ar yr argymhelliad yna. Mae ein hargymhelliad yn wahanol i'r grant datblygu disgyblion, gan y byddai'n cyllido hefyd cefnogaeth i gael cyngor proffesiynol i ddatblygu cynlluniau, cit chwaraeon neu ffioedd tanysgrifiadau, mynediad i gyfleusterau, ac hefyd costau teithio. Gwnaf siarad yn olaf, Dirprwy Lywydd, am ein argymhelliad ar gyllido. Mi wnaf roi ychydig o gyd-destun i esbonio hyn. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi cydnabod y gall chwaraeon fod yr arf iechyd ataliol mwyaf effeithiol. Mae rhestrau aros y gwasanaeth iechyd gwladol wedi tyfu 50 y cant rhwng Mawrth 2020 ac Ebrill eleni, felly byddai arf o'r fath i'w groesawu. Ond mae'r cyllid ar gyfer Chwaraeon Cymru wedi'i gwastadu; hynny ydy, it's plateaued. Bydd cyllideb refeniw terfynol 2021-22 yn cynyddu o £22.4 miliwn i £22.7 miliwn yng nghyllideb derfynol 2022-23; hynny ydy, cynnydd o 1 y cant. Amcanir y bydd yn cynyddu 6 y cant erbyn 2024-25, sydd yn llawer is na chyfraddau chwyddiant cyfredol. Mae arian cyfalaf ar gyfer yr un cyfnod i lawr o £8.6 miliwn i £8 miliwn. Cyn i ni glywed gan Aelodau eraill yn y ddadl bwysig hon, buaswn i eisiau dweud bod pethau eithriadol o dda yn digwydd dros Gymru. Cymeradwyodd nifer o randdeiliaid waith Chwaraeon Cymru - y prosiectau dros Gymru sydd yn gwneud cymaint o waith anhygoel o dda a phwysig ym mywydau pobl. Ein dadl ni ydy, gyda'r adnoddau cywir, gallai hyn fod hyd yn oed yn well. Dros yr wythnosau diweddar, rŷm ni gyd wedi mwynhau gwylio Cymru yng nghwpan y byd. Heb fuddsoddiad amserol gan Lywodraeth Cymru, mae perygl i ni golli'r seilwaith i ddatblygu'r genhedlaeth nesaf o chwaraewyr - y Bales, y Ramseys ar gyfer y dyfodol. Mae hyn yn berthnasol, wrth gwrs, ar gyfer pob camp, pob gweithgaredd. Rŷm ni eisiau i Gymru aros ar ben y byd o hyd. Buddsoddi yn iechyd y genedl fyddai hyn, mewn cymaint o ffyrdd, ac rwy'n edrych ymlaen at glywed barn Aelodau eraill. Diolch.