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English: In the hope, of course, that there will be a gear change in terms of how quickly these issues are solved, because, as you say, there are problems and there are pressures that we need to deal with, as well as the structural questions that are more long term. You referred earlier on to some of the groups and the sectors that will be impacted negatively by the decision of the Westminster Government to increase national insurance contributions, and perhaps I'd like to hear some of your ideas now about how you as a Government will try to rectify those negative impacts on those who will be affected disproportionately. And, of course, as is done in Scotland, it's time for us to build the case for devolving powers over national insurance to this Senedd, rather than leaving it up to Westminster to introduce the changes in a way that will have a negative impact on people in Wales. Now, the First Minister agreed with Adam Price here in this Chamber yesterday that devolving national insurance would provide a useful tool for the Welsh Government. And if I remember rightly, he said that he would have argued that that would have been more useful than the devolution of income tax. Can I ask what your opinion is, as Minister for finance, about the need to be robust on devolving national insurance, and also what case are you making to promote that with the Westminster Government?
Welsh: Gan obeithio hefyd y bydd yna newid gêr o safbwynt pa mor gyflym mae rhai o'r materion yma yn cael eu datrys, oherwydd, fel rydych yn ei ddweud, mae yna broblemau ac mae yna bwysau immediate sydd angen delio â nhw, yn ogystal â'r cwestiynau strwythurol mwy hirdymor. Fe gyfeirioch chi yn gynharach at rai o'r grwpiau a'r sectorau fydd yn cael eu heffeithio'n negyddol gan benderfyniad Llywodraeth San Steffan i gynyddu cyfraniadau yswiriant gwladol, ac efallai leiciwn i glywed rhai o'ch syniadau chi nawr ynglŷn â sut fyddwch chi fel Llywodraeth yn trio unioni'r effeithiau negyddol yna ar y rheini fydd yn cael eu heffeithio yn anghymesur. A hefyd, wrth gwrs, fel sy'n cael ei wneud yn yr Alban, mae'n amser inni yng Nghymru adeiladu'r achos dros ddatganoli pwerau dros yswiriant gwladol i'r Senedd yma, yn hytrach na gadael i San Steffan gyflwyno'r newidiadau mewn ffordd fydd yn niweidiol i nifer o bobl yma yng Nghymru. Nawr, fe gytunodd y Prif Weinidog gydag Adam Price fan hyn yn y Siambr ddoe y byddai datganoli yswiriant gwladol yn cynnig offeryn defnyddiol i Lywodraeth Cymru. Ac os dwi'n cofio'n iawn, mi ddwedodd ei fod e wedi dadlau y byddai hynny wedi bod yn fwy defnyddiol na datganoli treth incwm. Felly, gaf i ofyn beth yw'ch barn chi, fel Gweinidog cyllid, ynglŷn â'r angen nawr i fod yn gryf ar ddatganoli yswiriant gwladol, a hefyd pa achos ŷch chi'n ei wneud i hyrwyddo hynny gyda Llywodraeth San Steffan?
English: Well, you'll be very aware of the work which was undertaken by the committee in the last Senedd which recommended the devolution of various aspects of the administration of the welfare and benefits system here in Wales. This is absolutely something that we can be looking at. I think we need to understand better the nature of the workforce here in Wales to understand the impacts of any changes on national insurance contributions in terms of the profile, if you like, of the workers that we have here. But, obviously, it's something that we can look at alongside the work which we're already undertaking in terms of the response to that report, which recommended that we look into the devolution of various aspects of welfare and benefits.
Welsh: Wel, fe fyddwch yn ymwybodol iawn o'r gwaith a wnaed gan y pwyllgor yn y Senedd ddiwethaf a oedd yn argymell datganoli gwahanol agweddau ar y broses o weinyddu lles a'r system fudd-daliadau yma yng Nghymru. Mae hyn yn sicr yn rhywbeth y gallwn fod yn edrych arno. Credaf fod angen inni ddeall natur y gweithlu yma yng Nghymru yn well er mwyn deall effeithiau unrhyw newidiadau ar gyfraniadau yswiriant gwladol o ran proffil y gweithwyr sydd gennym yma, os mynnwch. Ond yn amlwg, mae'n rhywbeth y gallwn edrych arno ochr yn ochr â'r gwaith rydym eisoes yn ei wneud yn sgil yr ymateb i'r adroddiad hwnnw, a oedd yn argymell ein bod yn archwilio datganoli gwahanol agweddau ar les a budd-daliadau.
English: Funding for health and social care has always been a priority in Wales, highlighted by the additional £550 million provided in August to support recovery. We acknowledge the additional funding resulting from UK Government decisions, however the outcome of the comprehensive spending review will be the basis for our budgetary allocations.
Welsh: Mae cyllid i faes iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol bob amser wedi bod yn flaenoriaeth yng Nghymru, ac amlygir hynny gan y £550 miliwn ychwanegol a ddarparwyd ym mis Awst i gefnogi'r adferiad. Rydym yn cydnabod y cyllid ychwanegol sy'n deillio o benderfyniadau Llywodraeth y DU, ond canlyniad yr adolygiad cynhwysfawr o wariant fydd y sail ar gyfer ein dyraniadau cyllidebol.
English: I thank the Minister for that response and, as we've heard already today in this Senedd Chamber, what we're seeing in effect is a classic pickpocket trick - somebody is smiling in your face whilst taking the money out of the back pocket of local authorities; out of employers, some of whom will be employing care staff; and out of low-paid staff themselves in care and in the NHS. So, it is a terrible trick to play on people, but they're smiling while they do it. But could I ask: do we have any idea about the timescale for the reporting of the inter-ministerial group which has now been reformed? We've done so much work in Wales already, well ahead of any consideration they've given to this matter in England. We have our ideas in place. In fact, we've already put some of them in place, such as reducing the cost on care charges and the amount you can keep on your own residential property. But there's a lot to be done, including raising the wages of those who deliver care. When are we likely to see the outcome of the deliberations of the inter-ministerial group?
Welsh: Diolch i'r Gweinidog am ei hymateb, ac fel rydym wedi'i glywed eisoes heddiw yn Siambr y Senedd, yr hyn a welwn i bob pwrpas yw hen dric lleidr pocedi - mae rhywun yn gwenu yn eich wyneb wrth fynd ag arian o boced gefn awdurdodau lleol; oddi ar gyflogwyr, y bydd rhai ohonynt yn cyflogi staff gofal; ac oddi ar staff ar gyflogau isel ym maes gofal ac yn y GIG. Felly, mae'n hen dric sâl i'w chwarae ar bobl, ond maent yn gwenu wrth wneud hynny. Ond a gaf fi ofyn: a oes gennym unrhyw syniad o'r amserlen ar gyfer cael adroddiad gan y grŵp rhyngweinidogol sydd bellach wedi'i ailffurfio? Rydym eisoes wedi gwneud cymaint o waith yng Nghymru, ymhell cyn iddynt roi unrhyw ystyriaeth i'r mater yn Lloegr. Mae gennym ein syniadau yn eu lle. Mewn gwirionedd, rydym eisoes wedi rhoi rhai ohonynt ar waith, megis lleihau cost taliadau gofal a faint y gallwch ei gadw ar eich eiddo preswyl eich hun. Ond mae llawer i'w wneud o hyd, gan gynnwys codi cyflogau'r rheini sy'n darparu gofal. Pryd rydym yn debygol o weld canlyniad trafodaethau'r grŵp rhyngweinidogol?
English: Huw Irranca-Davies, obviously, is right that we are many steps ahead of the UK Government in terms of the thinking that we've done on this issue and, of course, Huw was the original chair of that inter-ministerial group which pulled together interests from across Government to ensure that we were considering this in a very holistic way, not just, as I said previously, looking at how we raise and distribute the finance. And again he's right that we have taken steps which put people in Wales, actually, at an advantage as compared to people in England, because here we have the weekly maximum on the amount that a person can be charged for all of the care and support that they are assessed as requiring at home and in the community. The money that people can keep before paying for care is also much higher here than it is in England. So, we're many steps ahead already, but the challenge ahead, I think, as I know Huw Irranca-Davies appreciates, is huge in terms of our ageing population and so on. So, we'll bring that group together very quickly. We did meet just before the end of the Senedd term, so this isn't a piece of work which has been on the shelf for a while. Actually, we kept it going right to the end of the Senedd, so it's just a case of reconvening and picking up where we left off.
Welsh: Yn amlwg, mae Huw Irranca-Davies yn llygad ei le yn dweud ein bod sawl cam ar y blaen i Lywodraeth y DU o ran faint rydym wedi meddwl am y mater hwn, ac wrth gwrs, Huw oedd cadeirydd gwreiddiol y grŵp rhyngweinidogol hwnnw a ddaeth â buddiannau o bob rhan o'r Llywodraeth ynghyd i sicrhau ein bod yn ystyried hyn mewn ffordd gyfannol iawn, yn hytrach na dim ond edrych, fel y dywedais ynghynt, ar sut rydym yn codi a dosbarthu'r cyllid. Ac unwaith eto, mae'n llygad ei le yn dweud ein bod wedi rhoi camau ar waith sy'n rhoi mantais i bobl yng Nghymru o gymharu â phobl yn Lloegr, oherwydd yma, mae gennym yr uchafswm wythnosol ar y swm y gellir ei godi ar unigolyn am yr holl ofal a chymorth yr asesir bod ei angen arnynt gartref ac yn y gymuned. Mae'r swm y gall pobl ei gadw cyn talu am ofal hefyd yn llawer uwch yma na'r hyn ydyw yn Lloegr. Felly, rydym sawl cam ar y blaen yn barod, ond credaf fod yr her yn y dyfodol, fel y gwn fod Huw Irranca-Davies yn deall, yn enfawr mewn perthynas â'n poblogaeth sy'n heneiddio ac ati. Felly, byddwn yn dod â'r grŵp hwnnw at ei gilydd yn fuan iawn. Cawsom gyfarfod cyn diwedd tymor y Senedd, felly nid yw'n waith sydd wedi bod ar y silff ers tro. A dweud y gwir, gwnaethom barhau ag ef hyd at ddiwedd y Senedd, felly mae'n fater syml o ailymgynnull ac ailgychwyn y gwaith.
English: Good afternoon, Minister. Thanks to the actions of the UK Government, Wales will get more than its fair share of the additional national insurance contributions. The additional levy on NI and dividends have been ring-fenced for health and social care spending. How will the Welsh Government ensure that the £0.7 billion that Wales will receive as a result of the UK Government's funding reforms will make it to front-line services? Do you believe that the funding raised via the social care levy should by hypothecated and not form part of the revenue support grant given to local authorities? You've been calling for extra funds, and now you've got them, it's high time that you damn well get on with it and set out your plans for social care, because you've not done thus far.
Welsh: Prynhawn da, Weinidog. Diolch i weithredoedd Llywodraeth y DU, bydd Cymru'n cael mwy na'i chyfran deg o'r cyfraniadau yswiriant gwladol ychwanegol. Mae'r ardoll ychwanegol ar yswiriant gwladol a difidendau wedi'i chlustnodi ar gyfer gwariant ar iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol. Sut y bydd Llywodraeth Cymru yn sicrhau y bydd y £0.7 biliwn y bydd Cymru yn ei dderbyn o ganlyniad i ddiwygiadau cyllido Llywodraeth y DU yn cyrraedd gwasanaethau rheng flaen? A ydych yn credu y dylai'r cyllid a godir drwy'r ardoll gofal cymdeithasol gael ei neilltuo ac na ddylai fod yn rhan o'r grant cynnal refeniw a roddir i awdurdodau lleol? Rydych wedi bod yn galw am arian ychwanegol, a nawr eich bod wedi'i gael, mae'n hen bryd i chi ei siapio hi a nodi eich cynlluniau ar gyfer gofal cymdeithasol, gan nad ydych wedi gwneud hynny hyd yma.
English: We don't use language of that nature, really.
Welsh: Nid ydym yn defnyddio iaith o'r natur honno.
English: We do. We do. We do.
Welsh: Ydym. Ydym. Ydym.
English: No, you don't. Okay. Answer the substantive points of the question, please, Minister.
Welsh: Nac ydych. Iawn. Atebwch bwyntiau perthnasol y cwestiwn, os gwelwch yn dda, Weinidog.
English: I will, and I'll inform the Member that Wales actually doesn't get more than its fair share; on a good day we get our fair share. I'm very interested that the Member seems to be opposed to the funding that Wales gets as a result of our unique social and economic position, and the negotiations that the First Minister previously did, to ensure that Wales had its fair share in terms of Barnett consequentials. But if you think Wales is getting its fair share when we get nothing when Northern Ireland gets a £1 billion bung, then I really don't understand whether you're fighting for the UK Government here or whether you're fighting for your constituents.
Welsh: Iawn, a hoffwn roi gwybod i'r Aelod nad yw Cymru'n cael mwy na'i chyfran deg; ar ddiwrnod da, rydym yn cael ein cyfran deg. Mae'n ddiddorol iawn fod yr Aelod, yn ôl pob golwg, yn gwrthwynebu'r cyllid y mae Cymru'n ei gael o ganlyniad i'n sefyllfa gymdeithasol ac economaidd unigryw, a'r trafodaethau a gafodd Prif Weinidog Cymru yn flaenorol i sicrhau bod Cymru'n cael ei chyfran deg o symiau canlyniadol Barnett. Ond os ydych chi'n credu bod Cymru'n cael ei chyfran deg pan nad ydym yn cael ceiniog a Gogledd Iwerddon yn cael cil-dwrn o £1 biliwn, nid wyf yn deall a ydych yn dadlau dros Lywodraeth y DU yma neu'n dadlau dros eich etholwyr.
English: We are undertaking a full and comprehensive spending review for capital investment programmes across Wales. This will consider all costs associated with the planning of strategic and economic development and will feed into our new Wales infrastructure and investment strategy that I will publish alongside the budget in December.
Welsh: Rydym yn cynnal adolygiad llawn a chynhwysfawr o wariant ar gyfer rhaglenni buddsoddi cyfalaf ledled Cymru. Bydd yn ystyried yr holl gostau sy'n gysylltiedig â chynllunio datblygiad strategol ac economaidd ac yn bwydo i'n strategaeth seilwaith a buddsoddi newydd i Gymru y byddaf yn ei chyhoeddi gyda'r gyllideb ym mis Rhagfyr.
English: I'm grateful to you for that response, Minister. I think on this side of the Chamber we certainly don't think that Wales gets anything like its fair share of resources and funding from the current United Kingdom Government. But in terms of how we spend our resources, one of the lessons I think we will learn over the coming weeks, months and years, looking back over the pandemic, is the way that the Welsh Government has been able to lead a holistic response from the whole of the public sector. And I think one of the lessons that I've certainly seen across - not just in my constituency, but here, looking at the Welsh Government response across the whole country, has been that that whole holistic public sector response has been enormously powerful. The track and trace system here compared with the catastrophic disaster across the border in England is possibly the best, but not the only example. So, therefore, Minister, how will you look at the management of different footprints in local government, in the health service, with policing as well as Welsh Government services? Because the lesson I've learnt, which I didn't expect to learn over the last year, is that perhaps Gwent worked far better than we anticipated.
Welsh: Diolch am eich ateb, Weinidog. Ar yr ochr hon i'r Siambr, yn sicr nid ydym yn credu bod Cymru yn cael yn agos at ei chyfran deg o adnoddau a chyllid gan Lywodraeth bresennol y Deyrnas Unedig. Ond o ran sut rydym yn gwario ein hadnoddau, un o'r gwersi y credaf y byddwn yn eu dysgu dros yr wythnosau, y misoedd a'r blynyddoedd nesaf, wrth edrych yn ôl ar y pandemig, yw'r ffordd y mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi gallu arwain ymateb cyfannol gan y sector cyhoeddus cyfan. A chredaf mai un o'r gwersi rwy'n sicr wedi'u gweld ar draws - nid yn unig yn fy etholaeth i, ond yma, wrth edrych ar ymateb Llywodraeth Cymru ledled y wlad gyfan, yw bod yr holl ymateb cyfannol gan y sector cyhoeddus wedi bod yn hynod bwerus. Efallai mai'r system olrhain cysylltiadau yma o'i chymharu â'r smonach drychinebus dros y ffin yn Lloegr yw'r enghraifft orau, er nad yr unig un. Felly, Weinidog, sut y byddwch yn edrych ar y gwaith o reoli gwahanol drefniadaethau mewn llywodraeth leol, yn y gwasanaeth iechyd, gyda phlismona yn ogystal â gwasanaethau Llywodraeth Cymru? Oherwydd y wers rwyf wedi'i dysgu, nad oeddwn yn disgwyl ei dysgu dros y flwyddyn ddiwethaf, yw bod Gwent, o bosibl, wedi gweithio'n llawer gwell nag a ragwelwyd gennym.
English: Thank you very much for raising that point and for recognising the incredible work of the Welsh public sector in terms of responding to the pandemic. You'll be familiar with the report that was published a little while back now that looked at the various footprints, in particular the regional partnership boards and the other public services boards and so forth, which are there to serve the people of Wales and to bring people together to work in a collaborative and partnership-based way. That report set out a number of recommendations that we are looking at, but we're very clear that any changes to those footprints have to be from the ground up. I'm very pleased to hear that you feel that Gwent pulled together in a particularly good way, and I think part of that is about the good relationships that are built up between those people who genuinely care about their constituents and their communities and their local authorities, and care about doing a good job for them.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr am godi'r pwynt hwnnw ac am gydnabod gwaith anhygoel sector cyhoeddus Cymru wrth ymateb i'r pandemig. Fe fyddwch yn gyfarwydd â'r adroddiad a gyhoeddwyd beth amser yn ôl bellach a edrychai ar y trefniadaethau amrywiol, yn enwedig y byrddau partneriaeth rhanbarthol a'r byrddau gwasanaethau cyhoeddus eraill ac ati, sydd yno i wasanaethu pobl Cymru ac i ddod â phobl ynghyd i weithio mewn ffordd gydweithredol sy'n seiliedig ar bartneriaeth. Nododd yr adroddiad hwnnw nifer o argymhellion rydym yn eu hystyried, ond rydym yn gwbl sicr fod yn rhaid i unrhyw newidiadau i'r trefniadaethau hynny ddod o'r gwaelod i fyny. Rwy'n falch iawn o glywed eich bod yn teimlo bod Gwent wedi dod at ei gilydd mewn ffordd arbennig o dda, a chredaf fod rhan o hynny'n ymwneud â'r berthynas dda sy'n cael ei meithrin rhwng y bobl sy'n malio o ddifrif am eu hetholwyr a'u cymunedau a'u hawdurdodau lleol, ac yn malio ynglŷn â gwneud gwaith da ar eu rhan.
English: Good afternoon, Minister. Minister, Monmouthshire County Council has a series of ambitious plans, including the Monmouthshire 2040 document, 'supporting MCC economies of the future' report, as well as its critical role played in the Cardiff capital region city deal, for economically developing the Monmouth constituency. But what's holding Monmouthshire back, and many other councils across Wales, is the lack of certainty regarding funding. And, as you know, local authorities have repeatedly called for multi-year settlements, which enable them to plan more strategically and to develop their economic planning long term. Now that we know, or it's likely, the UK Government spending review on 27 October will announce a multi-year review, will you be able to make a statement now about - can we extend that same multi-year budgeting or settlement to local government across Wales? That statement now, on the back of what could come from UK Government on the twenty-seventh, would be really welcome, as we've just heard from local government leaders only a few minutes ago.
Welsh: Prynhawn da, Weinidog. Weinidog, mae gan Gyngor Sir Fynwy gyfres o gynlluniau uchelgeisiol, gan gynnwys dogfen sir Fynwy 2040, adroddiad 'cefnogi economïau Cyngor Sir Fynwy yn y dyfodol', yn ogystal â'i rôl hanfodol ym margen ddinesig prifddinas-ranbarth Caerdydd, ar gyfer datblygu etholaeth Mynwy yn economaidd. Ond yr hyn sy'n llesteirio sir Fynwy, a llawer o gynghorau eraill ledled Cymru, yw diffyg sicrwydd ynghylch cyllid. Ac fel y gwyddoch, mae awdurdodau lleol wedi galw dro ar ôl tro am setliadau aml-flwyddyn, sy'n eu galluogi i gynllunio'n fwy strategol ac i ddatblygu eu cynlluniau economaidd yn hirdymor. Nawr ein bod yn gwybod, neu ei bod hi'n debygol y bydd adolygiad o wariant Llywodraeth y DU ar 27 Hydref yn cyhoeddi adolygiad aml-flwyddyn, a allwch wneud datganiad yn awr - a gawn ni gynnig yr un proses gyllidebu neu setliad aml-flwyddyn i lywodraeth leol ledled Cymru? Byddai croeso mawr i'r datganiad hwnnw yn awr, yn sgil yr hyn y gallai Llywodraeth y DU ei gyhoeddi ar y seithfed ar hugain, fel rydym newydd glywed gan arweinwyr llywodraeth leol ychydig funudau yn ôl.
English: Yes, we've been calling for multi-year settlements too, alongside local government in Wales, for many years. I think it was 2017 when we were last able to publish a budget for more than one financial year. We understand that the next one will be for three years, and absolutely it would be the intention to pass the certainty that we get on to public services here in Wales, in order to allow them to have that opportunity to plan ahead with greater confidence.
Welsh: Ydym, rydym wedi bod yn galw am setliadau aml-flwyddyn hefyd, ochr yn ochr â llywodraeth leol yng Nghymru, ers blynyddoedd lawer. Credaf mai 2017 oedd y tro diwethaf inni lwyddo i gyhoeddi cyllideb am fwy nag un flwyddyn ariannol. Rydym yn deall y bydd yr un nesaf am dair blynedd, ac yn sicr, y bwriad fyddai trosglwyddo'r sicrwydd a gawn drwy hynny i wasanaethau cyhoeddus yma yng Nghymru, er mwyn caniatáu iddynt gael cyfle i gynllunio ymlaen llaw gyda mwy o hyder.
English: Whilst we are willing to engage constructively with the UK Government on this issue, we still haven't received a formal proposal from the UK Government to establish a free port in Wales. Hence, in the absence of detail, we're unable to assess fully the tax implications of the policy.
Welsh: Er ein bod yn barod i ymgysylltu'n adeiladol â Llywodraeth y DU ar y mater hwn, nid ydym wedi derbyn cynnig ffurfiol o hyd gan Lywodraeth y DU i sefydlu porthladd rhydd yng Nghymru. Felly, heb unrhyw fanylion, ni allwn asesu goblygiadau treth y polisi yn llawn.
English: I thank you for that answer, Minister, but I'm not at all surprised by it. I have put on record my doubts about free ports. I'm not convinced of the economic argument, and I have concerns relating to the environment, and also to any labour standards that go alongside that. But what I am sure of, however, is that Wales must not be short changed, our key strategic ports like Milford Haven must not be disadvantaged, and policies must not be imposed on us by the UK Government. So, has there been any progress on these issues since July, which is when you last outlined the details coming out - or lack of details coming out - from UK Ministers?
Welsh: Diolch am eich ateb, Weinidog, ond nid yw'n peri syndod i mi o gwbl. Rwyf wedi nodi'n gyhoeddus fy amheuon ynghylch porthladdoedd rhydd. Nid wyf wedi fy argyhoeddi ynglŷn â'r ddadl economaidd, ac mae gennyf bryderon yn ymwneud â'r amgylchedd, yn ogystal ag unrhyw safonau llafur sy'n dod law yn llaw â hynny. Ond yr hyn rwy'n sicr ohono, fodd bynnag, yw na ddylai Cymru fod ar ei cholled, mae'n rhaid sicrhau nad yw ein porthladdoedd strategol allweddol fel Aberdaugleddau dan anfantais, ac ni ddylai Llywodraeth y DU orfodi polisïau arnom. Felly, a wnaed unrhyw gynnydd ar y materion hyn ers mis Gorffennaf, sef y tro diwethaf i chi amlinellu'r manylion - neu'r diffyg manylion - a roddwyd gan Weinidogion y DU?