English: Thank you very much, Deputy Presiding Officer, and thank you very much for calling me to speak on this very important consultation, which I hope will move us to being truly a nation of sanctuary for refugees and asylum seekers, but I don't think we should ever underestimate the amount of daily racism and prejudice that asylum seekers and refugees do face. I support very strongly that this plan is being made in conjunction with refugees and asylum seekers; I think that's absolutely crucial. And I think it's a very important message that the leader of the house gave, that it's all our responsibility to make people feel welcome. Great examples of that have been mentioned. I know that Narberth and Llantwit Major have been mentioned today, and I know that Hay, Brecon and Talgarth's City of Sanctuary group has been doing events all over Powys in village halls, giving refugees a day out in the countryside to make them feel welcome, and that's been very successful. But it is, as the leader of the house said, not a one-way system because we do gain so much from people who have come here to our country. I wondered if the leader of the house could update us about whether there has ever been any progress about asylum seekers being able to work, because one of the biggest issues that I've faced with asylum seekers is sometimes their inability to take up a job because of the policy from the Westminster Government. Many people have said to me, 'All I want to do is work', and they haven't been able to do that. The Welsh Government-funded initiative that Jane Hutt put forward about doctors getting their qualifications is absolutely great. I was very pleased that the leader of the house said that this could perhaps be considered for all other qualifications. So, I don't know whether there are any actual plans to do that. If there are, perhaps you could tell us the details. Then the other issue that I feel very concerned about is asylum-seeking young people who want to go to university, because these asylum claims drag on for years sometimes. I've had lots of examples of young asylum seekers, or children who are asylum seekers, who have not been able to take up places in university because they haven't been able to get funding. So, I don't know if there's any progress on that, or anything that the Government can do. I'd just like to end by mentioning a great initiative in Llanishen High School in my constituency, which has just been awarded School of Sanctuary status. Sian Owens, a member of staff there, has spearheaded a fantastic awareness-raising programme where the young people have gone and spoken to different groups, have learnt about what happens in detention centres, and have received training from HOPE not hate. It really seems a fantastic initiative, and I'm sure she'll want to join me in congratulating them on what they've done.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn ichi, Dirprwy Lywydd, a diolch ichi am alw arnaf i siarad ar yr ymgynghoriad pwysig iawn hwn, yr wyf yn gobeithio y bydd yn ein helpu i fod yn genedl sy'n noddfa wirioneddol i ffoaduriaid a cheiswyr lloches, ond nid wyf i o'r farn y dylem ni fyth ddiystyru faint o hiliaeth a rhagfarn y mae ceiswyr lloches a ffoaduriaid yn ei wynebu yn feunyddiol. Rwy'n gefnogol iawn o'r faith fod y cynllun hwn yn cael ei lunio ar y cyd â'r ffoaduriaid a'r ceiswyr lloches; credaf fod hynny'n gwbl hanfodol. A chredaf fod y neges a roddodd arweinydd y tŷ yn un bwysig iawn, mai ein cyfrifoldeb ni i gyd yw gwneud i'r bobl deimlo croeso. Mae enghreifftiau gwych o hynny wedi'u crybwyll. Rwy'n gwybod fod Arberth a Llanilltud Fawr wedi'u crybwyll heddiw, ac rwy'n gwybod nod Grŵp Dinas Noddfa Gelli, Aberhonddu a Thalgarth wedi bod yn cynnal digwyddiadau ym mhob cwr o Bowys mewn neuaddau pentref, gan roi diwrnod i'r brenin yng nghefn gwlad i ffoaduriaid i roi ymdeimlad o groeso iddynt, ac mae hynny wedi bod yn llwyddiannus iawn. Ond, fel y dywedodd arweinydd y Tŷ, nid system unffordd mohoni oherwydd rydym ni yn wir ar ein hennill yn sgil pobl sydd wedi dod yma i'n gwlad. Roeddwn yn meddwl tybed a allai arweinydd y tŷ roi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf inni ynglŷn ag a fu unrhyw gynnydd yng ngallu ceiswyr lloches i weithio, oherwydd un o'r problemau mwyaf yr wyf i wedi'u hwynebu â cheiswyr lloches yw eu hanallu i gael swydd oherwydd polisi Llywodraeth San Steffan. Mae llawer o bobl wedi dweud wrthyf, 'Fy unig ddymuniad yw gweithio', ac nid ydyn nhw wedi gallu gwneud hynny. Mae'r fenter a ariennir gan Lywodraeth Cymru a gyflwynodd Jane Hutt ynglŷn â meddygon yn cael eu cymwysterau yn gwbl wych. Roeddwn yn falch iawn fod arweinydd y tŷ wedi dweud y gellid ystyried hyn efallai ar gyfer yr holl gymwysterau eraill. Felly, nid wyf yn gwybod a oes unrhyw gynlluniau yn bod i wneud hynny. Os oes yna, efallai y gallech chi roi'r manylion inni. Ac yna'r mater arall yr wyf yn teimlo'n bryderus iawn amdano yw pobl ifanc sy'n ceisio lloches yn dymuno mynd i brifysgol, oherwydd mae'r ceisiadau hyn am loches yn rhygnu ymlaen am flynyddoedd weithiau. Rwyf wedi gweld llawer o enghreifftiau o geiswyr lloches ifanc neu blant sy'n geiswyr lloches, nad ydyn nhw wedi gallu manteisio ar leoedd mewn prifysgolion oherwydd nad ydyn nhw wedi gallu cael arian. Felly, nid wyf yn gwybod a oes unrhyw gynnydd ynglŷn â hynny, neu unrhyw beth y gall y Llywodraeth ei wneud. Hoffwn orffen drwy sôn am fenter wych yn Ysgol Uwchradd Llanisien yn fy etholaeth i, sydd newydd dderbyn statws Ysgol Noddfa. Mae Siân Owens, aelod o staff yno, wedi arwain rhaglen ymwybyddiaeth wych ble'r aeth pobl ifanc i siarad â gwahanol grwpiau, a dysgu am yr hyn sy'n digwydd mewn canolfannau cadw, a derbyn hyfforddiant gan HOPE not hate. Mae'n ymddangos yn fenter wirioneddol wych, ac rwy'n siŵr y bydd hi yn awyddus i ategu fy llongyfarchiadau iddyn nhw ar yr hyn y maen nhw wedi'i wneud.