English: Can I thank the Minister for the advance copy of the statement that he shared with me this afternoon? I'm very grateful for the statement. I think it does present a very different sort of language and tone than some of the statements we've had in the past in this Chamber regarding arrangements post Brexit, and I very much welcome it. I think that it's very clear that you've considered the future legislative arrangements that might arise in some detail and you're clearly cracking on with any work that may be required as we go forward. I note that you have decided not to proceed with a portmanteau Bill at present, and I think that that is very wise. I don't think that there's a great deal of appetite for that sort of approach in this Chamber, and I think you recognise that, too, in your statement, which I very much welcome. It doesn't mean, of course, that we would want to accept all of the legislative changes that may happen in this period between now and 31 December. Now, I recognise the fact, for example, that there will be some pieces of legislation that will go through the European Parliament but may not actually have an impact until beyond 31 December, for example. I wonder how you're differentiating between the legislative changes that you may need to keep pace with because they will be implemented during the transition period, versus those that you may not need necessarily to implement because they will be beyond that 31 December timetable. As you've quite rightly said, there are already significant powers at the disposal of Welsh Ministers to be able to implement and make some technical changes to arrangements through tertiary legislation and, indeed, there will be some secondary legislation powers as well that you may be able to use in order to modify the existing regulations that apply here in Wales. I think it would be useful, perhaps, if there could be some sort of bringing together of those powers into a single document that we can be able to determine where those powers might lie in terms of the levers that you can pull without having to resort to primary legislation in order to make some changes. So perhaps there's some compendium of information that the Welsh Government might usefully be able to bring to the Chamber in order to assist the National Assembly as well, I think, in terms of the scrutiny function that we have as Assembly Members. I'm very pleased that you recognise the importance of common frameworks across the United Kingdom and that you're seeking to work constructively with the UK Government in order to achieve those. I recognise that, sometimes, there will be healthy debate about how those common frameworks and arrangements might work and that we clearly do need to pin down the systems that will govern those arrangements in the future in order to ensure that the voice of devolved legislatures and the voice of devolved Governments can be strongly influential and appropriately influential in the way that those frameworks are developed. Clearly, you've made a number of statements in the past about how the union should operate, going forward, and I recognise that there need to be changes, too. I think I've put on record in the past my recognition that a future arrangement should be a federal arrangement, and I'm more than happy to have a dialogue with people in any political party in this Chamber in order to try to seek those sorts of arrangements, going forward. But I do think that we need to have some clarity, really, on those powers that you already have, so if you could bring that to us, that would be very helpful indeed. Perhaps you can also tell us what discussions you've been having with the UK Government to date on those common frameworks. I know that there'll be future discussions taking place, too, but perhaps you can just bring us up to speed in terms of the work that might be going on between your officials and UK Government officials in that respect. Another concern that I have is about the capacity of Welsh Government, given the significant legislative demands that are already upon this Parliament between now and the next elections to the Welsh Parliament in May next year. What is the capacity of the Welsh Government to be able to bring further significant pieces of legislation forward that might be required, if there are significant pieces of work that might need to be done?
Welsh: A gaf i ddiolch i'r Gweinidog am gopi ymlaen llaw o'r datganiad a rannodd gyda mi y prynhawn yma? Rwy'n ddiolchgar iawn am y datganiad. Rwy'n credu ei fod yn cyflwyno math gwahanol iawn o iaith a thôn na rhai o'r datganiadau a gawsom yn y gorffennol yn y Siambr hon ynglŷn â threfniadau ar ôl Brexit, ac rwy'n croesawu hynny'n fawr. Rwy'n credu ei bod yn gwbl eglur eich bod wedi ystyried yn fanwl y trefniadau deddfwriaethol yn y dyfodol a allai godi ac rydych yn amlwg yn bwrw ymlaen ag unrhyw waith y gallai fod ei angen wrth i ni symud ymlaen. Nodaf eich bod wedi penderfynu peidio â bwrw ymlaen â Bil cyfuno ar hyn o bryd, ac rwy'n credu bod hynny'n ddoeth iawn. Nid wyf yn credu bod llawer o archwaeth am y math hwnnw o ddull yn y Siambr hon, ac rwy'n credu eich bod chi'n cydnabod hynny, hefyd, yn eich datganiad, ac rwy'n croesawu hynny'n fawr iawn. Nid yw'n golygu, wrth gwrs, y byddem ni'n dymuno derbyn yr holl newidiadau deddfwriaethol a allai ddigwydd yn y cyfnod hwn rhwng nawr a 31 Rhagfyr. Nawr, rwy'n cydnabod y ffaith, er enghraifft, y bydd rhai darnau o ddeddfwriaeth a fydd yn mynd drwy Senedd Ewrop ond na fydd, o bosibl, yn cael effaith tan ar ôl 31 Rhagfyr, er enghraifft. Tybed sut ydych chi'n gwahaniaethu rhwng y newidiadau deddfwriaethol y gallai fod angen i chi gadw i fyny â nhw oherwydd eu bod yn cael eu rhoi ar waith yn ystod y cyfnod pontio, o'u cymharu â'r rhai na fydd efallai angen i chi eu rhoi ar waith o reidrwydd gan y byddan nhw y tu hwnt i'r amserlen 31 Rhagfyr honno. Fel yr ydych chi wedi ei ddweud yn gwbl gywir, mae pwerau sylweddol eisoes ar gael i Weinidogion Cymru i allu gweithredu a gwneud rhai newidiadau technegol i'r trefniadau drwy ddeddfwriaeth drydyddol ac, yn wir, bydd rhai pwerau is-ddeddfwriaeth hefyd, y gallwch chi o bosibl eu defnyddio i addasu'r rheoliadau presennol sy'n berthnasol yma yng Nghymru. Rwy'n credu y byddai'n ddefnyddiol, efallai, pe gellid cael rhyw fath o gyfuno'r pwerau hynny mewn un ddogfen fel y gallwn benderfynu ym mha le y gallai'r pwerau hynny fod o ran yr ysgogiadau hynny y gallwch chi eu defnyddio heb orfod troi at ddeddfwriaeth sylfaenol er mwyn gwneud rhai newidiadau. Felly efallai fod yna ryw grynodeb o wybodaeth y byddai'n ddefnyddiol i Lywodraeth Cymru ei gyflwyno i'r Siambr er mwyn cynorthwyo'r Cynulliad Cenedlaethol hefyd, rwy'n credu, o ran y swyddogaeth graffu sydd gennym fel Aelodau Cynulliad. Rwy'n falch iawn eich bod yn cydnabod pwysigrwydd fframweithiau cyffredin ledled y Deyrnas Unedig a'ch bod yn ceisio gweithio'n adeiladol gyda Llywodraeth y DU er mwyn eu cyflawni. Rwy'n cydnabod y bydd dadl iach, weithiau, ynghylch sut y gallai'r fframweithiau a'r trefniadau cyffredin hynny weithio a'i bod yn amlwg bod angen i ni bennu'r systemau a fydd yn llywodraethu'r trefniadau hynny yn y dyfodol er mwyn sicrhau bod llais y deddfwrfeydd datganoledig a llais Llywodraethau datganoledig yn gallu dylanwadu'n gryf a dylanwadu'n briodol yn y ffordd y datblygir y fframweithiau hynny. Yn amlwg, rydych chi wedi gwneud nifer o ddatganiadau yn y gorffennol ynglŷn â sut y dylai'r undeb weithredu, wrth symud ymlaen, ac rwy'n cydnabod bod angen gwneud newidiadau hefyd. Rwy'n credu fy mod wedi rhoi ar gofnod yn y gorffennol fy mod i'n cydnabod y dylai trefniant yn y dyfodol fod yn drefniant ffederal, ac rwy'n fwy na pharod i gael deialog gyda phobl mewn unrhyw blaid wleidyddol yn y Siambr hon er mwyn ceisio sefydlu trefniadau o'r fath, wrth symud ymlaen. Ond rwy'n credu bod angen i ni gael rhywfaint o eglurder, mewn gwirionedd, ar y pwerau hynny sydd gennych eisoes, felly os gallech chi ddod â hynny i ni, byddai hynny'n ddefnyddiol iawn yn wir. Efallai y gallwch chi ddweud wrthym ni hefyd pa drafodaethau yr ydych chi wedi bod yn eu cael gyda Llywodraeth y DU hyd yma ynglŷn â'r fframweithiau cyffredin hynny. Rwy'n gwybod y bydd trafodaethau'n cael eu cynnal yn y dyfodol hefyd, ond efallai y gallwch chi ein diweddaru ni o ran y gwaith a allai fod yn cael ei wneud rhwng eich swyddogion chi a swyddogion Llywodraeth y DU yn hynny o beth. Pryder arall sydd gennyf yw hwnnw yn ymwneud â chapasiti Llywodraeth Cymru, o ystyried y galwadau deddfwriaethol sylweddol sydd eisoes ar y Senedd hon rhwng nawr a'r etholiadau nesaf i Senedd Cymru ym mis Mai y flwyddyn nesaf. Beth yw capasiti Llywodraeth Cymru i gyflwyno rhagor o ddarnau sylweddol o ddeddfwriaeth y gallai fod yn ofynnol, os oes darnau sylweddol o waith y gallai fod angen eu gwneud?