English: I'm delighted to contribute to this debate on the legislative proposal on inclusive play, brought to the Chamber by Vikki Howells. This does provide us with the opportunity to take stock of progress since the groundbreaking play sufficiency legislation in the Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010. Many Members - not here at this moment in this Chamber - contributed to that at the time. It's noteworthy that the word 'groundbreaking' was the word used by Play Wales, the national charity that I know that you've closely engaged with, Vikki. A national charity for children's play, they've led the way in the world with their rights-based approach to children's play. I spent time in my early community work career developing and working on a bunch of playgrounds in Cardiff and in Pill in Newport. I was proud to incorporate that evidence of my experience into the world's first play policy in October 2002, when I was health and social services Minister. In straightforward language and terms, the play policy set out the Welsh Government's recognition of the vital importance of play and a commitment that society should seek every opportunity to support it. And believe it or not, play was not a policy priority at that time. But we were working as a Government, as you do now, to implement the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. In 2006, 'The Assembly Government's Play Policy Implementation Plan' - a very long title - committed to ensure full implementation of article 31 of the convention that recognised the importance of play for the child. The play implementation plan did refer to the Disability Discrimination Act and also it cited case studies, such as Interplay in Swansea and Neath Port Talbot, and I quote: 'Interplay began in 1987 as a summer play project and has since grown to become a year round provider of inclusive play and leisure for 5-19 year olds in the counties of Swansea and Neath Port Talbot. 'The majority of users have some degree of learning disabilities; many have physical impairments, sensory impairments and challenging behaviour. Interplay does not run play schemes, but instead provides additional support staff to enable children aged 5-11 with various needs to be integrated into play schemes organised by local authorities, local voluntary groups and leisure centres.' Any policy to enhance inclusive play needs to draw as well on the natural environment: for example, street-based play, 20-mph zones, and it must engage with children themselves to identify their rights in play. And that was the glory of the development of adventure playgrounds, such as - and I know she's not here at the moment, but with Lesley Griffiths, many times I've visited The Venture playgrounds, as some of you might have done in Wrexham, which are still very pioneering. I think Play Wales has provided a very useful briefing on the current state of policy thinking and provision, including reference to the Equality Act 2010 and the definition of inclusive play, but I believe that Vikki Howells has widened that definition to ensure we include the needs of disabled children and young people. I think this debate enables us to put play back on the agenda, enhancing well-being and children's rights, remembering, of course, that the foundation phase indeed opened up play-directed learning that has resulted in greater confidence in our young people. Obviously we look forward to the Minister's response, but let's use our groundbreaking policy and legislation to restate the importance of play in Wales and consider what more we can do on the legislative front, as Vikki Howells has proposed today.
Welsh: Pleser o'r mwyaf yw cyfrannu at y ddadl ar y cynnig deddfwriaethol ar chwarae cynhwysol, a gyflwynwyd gerbron y Siambr gan Vikki Howells. Mae'n rhoi cyfle inni bwyso a mesur cynnydd ers y ddeddfwriaeth arloesol ar ddigonolrwydd cyfleoedd chwarae ym Mesur Plant a Theuluoedd (Cymru) 2010. Cyfrannodd llawer o Aelodau - nad ydynt yma yn y Siambr ar hyn o bryd - at hynny. Mae'n werth nodi bod y gair 'arloesol' wedi'i ddefnyddio gan Chwarae Cymru, yr elusen genedlaethol y gwn eich bod wedi cydweithio'n agos â hi, Vikki. Elusen genedlaethol ar gyfer chwarae plant yw hi, ac maent wedi arwain y ffordd yn y byd gyda'u hymagwedd yn seiliedig ar hawliau tuag at chwarae plant. Treuliais amser yn fy ngyrfa gynnar mewn gwaith cymunedol yn datblygu a gweithio ar lwyth o feysydd chwarae yng Nghaerdydd ac yn y Pil yng Nghasnewydd. Roeddwn yn falch o gynnwys y dystiolaeth honno o fy mhrofiad ym mholisi chwarae cyntaf y byd ym mis Hydref 2002, pan oeddwn yn Weinidog iechyd a gwasanaethau cymdeithasol. Mewn iaith a thermau syml, nodai'r polisi chwarae gydnabyddiaeth Llywodraeth Cymru o bwysigrwydd hanfodol chwarae ac ymrwymiad y dylai cymdeithas fynd ar drywydd pob cyfle i'w gefnogi. A chredwch neu beidio, nid oedd chwarae yn flaenoriaeth polisi ar y pryd. Ond roeddem yn gweithio fel Llywodraeth, fel rydych yn ei wneud yn awr, ar weithredu Confensiwn y Cenhedloedd Unedig ar Hawliau'r Plentyn. Yn 2006, ymrwymodd 'Cynllun Cyflawni Polisi Chwarae Llywodraeth Cymru' - teitl hir iawn - i sicrhau bod erthygl 31 o'r Confensiwn i gydnabod pwysigrwydd chwarae i'r plentyn yn cael ei weithredu'n llawn. Roedd y cynllun cyflawni ar gyfer chwarae yn cyfeirio at y Ddeddf Gwahaniaethu ar Sail Anabledd a hefyd, cyfeiriai at astudiaethau achos, megis Interplay yn Abertawe a Chastell-nedd Port Talbot, a dyfynnaf: Dechreuodd Interplay yn 1987 fel prosiect chwarae dros yr haf ac mae wedi tyfu ers hynny i ddod yn ddarparwr gydol y flwyddyn o chwarae a hamdden cynhwysol ar gyfer plant 5-19 oed yn siroedd Abertawe a Chastell-nedd Port Talbot. Mae gan y rhan fwyaf o ddefnyddwyr rywfaint o anableddau dysgu; mae gan lawer ohonynt namau corfforol, nam ar y synhwyrau ac ymddygiad heriol. Nid yw Interplay yn rhedeg cynlluniau chwarae, ond yn hytrach mae'n darparu staff cymorth ychwanegol i alluogi plant 5-11 oed gydag anghenion amrywiol i gael eu hintegreiddio i gynlluniau chwarae a drefnir gan awdurdodau lleol, grwpiau gwirfoddol lleol a chanolfannau hamdden. Mae angen i unrhyw bolisi i wella chwarae cynhwysol wneud defnydd o'r amgylchedd naturiol yn ogystal: er enghraifft, chwarae stryd, parthau 20 milltir yr awr, ac mae'n rhaid iddo ddenu plant eu hunain i nodi eu hawliau chwarae. A dyna oedd gogoniant datblygu meysydd chwarae antur, megis - a gwn nad yw yma ar hyn o bryd, ond rwyf wedi ymweld sawl gwaith gyda Lesley Griffiths â meysydd chwarae Y Fenter, fel y bydd rhai ohonoch wedi ei wneud yn Wrecsam o bosibl, cynllun sy'n dal i fod yn arloesol iawn. Credaf fod Chwarae Cymru wedi darparu gwybodaeth ddefnyddiol iawn ar gyflwr presennol syniadau polisi a'r ddarpariaeth, gan gynnwys cyfeiriad at Ddeddf Cydraddoldeb 2010 ac yn y diffiniad o chwarae cynhwysol, ond credaf fod Vikki Howells wedi ymestyn y diffiniad hwnnw i sicrhau ein bod yn cynnwys anghenion plant a phobl ifanc anabl. Rwy'n meddwl bod y ddadl hon yn ein galluogi i roi chwarae yn ôl ar yr agenda, gan wella lles a hawliau plant, a chofio, wrth gwrs, fod y cyfnod sylfaen yn wir wedi agor dysgu drwy chwarae sydd wedi arwain at fwy o hyder yn ein pobl ifanc. Yn amlwg edrychwn ymlaen at ymateb y Gweinidog, ond gadewch inni ddefnyddio ein polisi a'n deddfwriaeth arloesol i ailddatgan pwysigrwydd chwarae yng Nghymru ac ystyried beth arall y gallwn ei wneud o safbwynt deddfwriaeth, fel y mae Vikki Howells wedi ei gynnig heddiw.