English: The committee's report was laid before the Senedd yesterday and makes 12 recommendations. First of all, the committee is extremely concerned about the impact that inflationary pressures will have on the affordability of the Welsh Government's budgetary proposals. Given that these exceptional pressures will persist and could worsen, we ask the Minister to provide an assessment of the impact that this is having on the Welsh Government's plans. We also ask the Minister to consider bringing forward the second supplementary budget this financial year so that funding can be provided to priority areas as quickly as possible, if urgent action is required. Turning to specific areas, before I talk about the Welsh Government's response to the war in Ukraine, may I take this opportunity to pay tribute to those affected by the war and the incredible efforts made by local authorities, individuals and services across Wales to ensure that those fleeing the war in Ukraine are given refuge and a safe place to stay? However, the committee was disappointed that funding received by the Welsh Government from the UK Government to support Ukrainian refugees does not extend beyond the current financial year. We therefore urge the Minister to raise this issue with the UK Government at the earliest opportunity, so that funding for those key services continue to be provided. As the support provided reaches into different areas within the budget, the committee also felt that it was becoming increasingly difficult to understand how much money was being spent in particular areas. That is why we are asking the Minister to provide a breakdown of the funding dedicated to supporting Ukrainian refugees in future budgets. On this issue, the committee was alarmed by the lack of meaningful consultation between the Welsh and UK Governments regarding the contributions made from devolved budgets towards the £1 billion provided in military aid to Ukraine. We agree with the Minister that devolved budgets should not be spent on non-devolved areas. This is a fundamental principle, and these actions represent a dangerous precedent. We therefore ask the Minister to raise these concerns with counterparts elsewhere in the UK to ensure that devolved budgets are protected from being used to fund non-devolved areas. Dirprwy Lywydd, I would now like to turn quickly to other policy areas. The committee welcomes the levels of funding provided to the NHS to support its recovery from the pandemic, and particularly to deal with waiting times and the planned care backlog. However, the committee wants further clarity on how the money will be spent. We are also concerned to hear that a number of health boards were unable to utilise the additional funding allocated. Although the committee accepts the significant impact that the omicron variant has had on health service planning, it is concerning that a large chunk of these allocations were not spent. The committee is also highly concerned with the growing strain on NHS staff who are, according to a recent report by Audit Wales, tired, stretched thinly and under pressure. We believe that greater efforts need to be made by the Welsh Government to develop a longer term workforce plan so that these pressures can be mitigated and staff burn-out avoided. On free school meals, I'm pleased that the Minister is bringing forward this policy so that it is available to pupils from September onwards. That said, the committee is aware that individual schools will be in very different situations in terms of whether they have the infrastructure to implement this initiative and to make it a success. We therefore ask the Minister to provide clarity on the dedicated funding that is provided to local authorities to support this policy. As Chair, I want to work with other committees on matters where there is common interest, and that is why, on these specific issues, I have written to the Chairs of both the Health and Social Care Committee and the Children, Young People and Education Committee so that scrutiny in these key areas can continue.
Welsh: Cyflwynwyd adroddiad y pwyllgor gerbron y Senedd ddoe ac mae'n gwneud 12 o argymhellion. Yn gyntaf oll, mae'r pwyllgor yn pryderu'n fawr am yr effaith y bydd pwysau chwyddiant yn ei chael ar fforddiadwyedd cynigion cyllidebol Llywodraeth Cymru. O gofio y bydd y pwysau eithriadol hwn yn parhau ac y gallai waethygu, gofynnwn i'r Gweinidog ddarparu asesiad o effaith hyn ar gynlluniau Llywodraeth Cymru. Gofynnwn hefyd i'r Gweinidog ystyried cyflwyno'r ail gyllideb atodol y flwyddyn ariannol hon fel y gellir darparu cyllid i feysydd blaenoriaeth cyn gynted â phosibl, os oes angen gweithredu ar frys. Gan droi at ardaloedd penodol, cyn imi sôn am ymateb Llywodraeth Cymru i'r rhyfel yn Wcráin, a gaf i achub ar y cyfle hwn i dalu teyrnged i'r rhai yr effeithiwyd arnynt gan y rhyfel a'r ymdrechion anhygoel a wnaed gan awdurdodau lleol, unigolion a gwasanaethau ledled Cymru i sicrhau bod y rhai sy'n ffoi rhag y rhyfel yn Wcráin yn cael lloches a lle diogel i aros? Fodd bynnag, roedd y pwyllgor yn siomedig nad yw'r cyllid a gafodd Llywodraeth Cymru gan Lywodraeth y DU i gefnogi ffoaduriaid o Wcráin yn ymestyn y tu hwnt i'r flwyddyn ariannol bresennol. Felly, rydym yn annog y Gweinidog i godi'r mater hwn gyda Llywodraeth y DU cyn gynted â phosibl, fel bod cyllid ar gyfer y gwasanaethau allweddol hynny'n parhau i gael ei ddarparu. Wrth i'r cymorth a ddarperir gyrraedd gwahanol feysydd o fewn y gyllideb, teimlai'r pwyllgor hefyd ei bod yn dod yn fwyfwy anodd deall faint o arian oedd yn cael ei wario mewn meysydd penodol. Dyna pam yr ydym yn gofyn i'r Gweinidog ddarparu dadansoddiad o'r cyllid sydd wedi'i neilltuo i gefnogi ffoaduriaid Wcrainaidd mewn cyllidebau yn y dyfodol. Ar y mater hwn, cafodd y pwyllgor ei ddychryn gan y diffyg ymgynghori ystyrlon rhwng Llywodraeth Cymru a Llywodraeth y DU ynghylch y cyfraniadau a wnaed o gyllidebau datganoledig tuag at yr £1 biliwn a ddarparwyd mewn cymorth milwrol i Wcráin. Cytunwn â'r Gweinidog na ddylid gwario cyllidebau datganoledig ar feysydd nad ydynt wedi'u datganoli. Mae hon yn egwyddor sylfaenol, ac mae'r camau hyn yn gynsail beryglus. Felly, gofynnwn i'r Gweinidog godi'r pryderon hyn gyda chydweithwyr mewn rhannau eraill o'r DU i sicrhau y diogelir cyllidebau datganoledig rhag cael eu defnyddio i ariannu meysydd nad ydynt wedi'u datganoli. Dirprwy Lywydd, hoffwn droi'n gyflym yn awr at feysydd polisi eraill. Mae'r pwyllgor yn croesawu graddau'r cyllid a roddwyd i'r GIG i gefnogi ei adferiad ar ôl y pandemig, ac yn arbennig i ymdrin ag amseroedd aros a'r rhestr hir o ofal cynlluniedig sydd wedi ymffurfio. Fodd bynnag, mae ar y pwyllgor eisiau mwy o eglurder ynghylch sut y caiff yr arian ei wario. Rydym hefyd yn bryderus o glywed nad oedd nifer o fyrddau iechyd yn gallu defnyddio'r arian ychwanegol a ddyrannwyd. Er bod y pwyllgor yn derbyn yr effaith sylweddol amrywiolyn omicron ar gynllunio'r gwasanaeth iechyd, mae'n destun pryder na wariwyd cyfran fawr o'r dyraniadau hyn. Mae'r pwyllgor hefyd yn pryderu'n fawr am y straen cynyddol ar staff y GIG sydd, yn ôl adroddiad diweddar gan Archwilio Cymru, wedi blino, yn gwneud gormod ac o dan bwysau. Credwn fod angen i Lywodraeth Cymru wneud mwy o ymdrech i ddatblygu cynllun gweithlu tymor hirach fel y gellir lliniaru'r pwysau hyn ac osgoi sefyllfa lle gallai staff ddiffygio. O ran prydau ysgol am ddim, rwy'n falch bod y Gweinidog yn cyflwyno'r polisi hwn fel ei fod ar gael i ddisgyblion o fis Medi ymlaen. Wedi dweud hynny, mae'r pwyllgor yn ymwybodol y bydd ysgolion unigol mewn sefyllfaoedd gwahanol iawn o ran a oes ganddynt y seilwaith i weithredu'r fenter hon a'i gwneud yn llwyddiant. Felly, gofynnwn i'r Gweinidog egluro'r cyllid penodol a ddarperir i awdurdodau lleol i gefnogi'r polisi hwn. Fel Cadeirydd, mae arnaf eisiau gweithio gyda phwyllgorau eraill ar faterion lle mae diddordeb cyffredin, a dyna pam, ar y materion penodol hyn, yr wyf wedi ysgrifennu at Gadeiryddion y Pwyllgor Iechyd a Gofal Cymdeithasol a'r Pwyllgor Plant, Pobl Ifanc ac Addysg fel y gellir parhau i graffu yn y meysydd allweddol hyn.