English: First of all, can I welcome both the statement and also the accompanying 160-odd pages? I haven't done any word counts in there, but we are looking forward, as a committee, to getting our teeth into this as well. I welcome the focus that both you and the Minister for Social Justice are bringing to this now; it's really welcome indeed. Just to touch on a couple of issues. During the consideration of justice matters within our broad remit, we've heard evidence relevant to the further devolution of powers on justice in Wales and, indeed, policing. I note the comments made by yourself but also the previous speakers from Plaid Cymru and the Conservative benches who, in different ways, made both the case for devolution of justice. But in November last year, Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, the former chair of the Commission on Justice in Wales, brought to our attention several areas where the administration of justice in Wales could be improved. The importance, for example, of having an institutional infrastructure for justice in Wales and developing various all-Wales bodies, particularly all-Wales criminal justice and all-Wales family justice boards, as both crime and family issues are so very important in Wales. So, if the Minister could helpfully expand on that. Another key point he made was that this closer co-ordination between justice and other parts of Government, which the Counsel General has touched on in his statement today, in particular in health and education. He indicated that it would be easier to achieve that co-ordination if justice had been devolved to Wales, but in the absence of this, Minister, what more can be done - that practical collaboration you were talking about on youth justice and women's justice, and also things like the drug and alcohol court as well? One of the final remarks Lord Thomas made during our session was in relation to civil justice. He noted that there isn't a proper civil court centre in Wales. He felt that the Cardiff Civil Justice Centre is substandard, and he hoped that the Welsh Government and the Ministry of Justice can work to give us what we properly need in this respect and what the capital city actually deserves as well. Counsel General, we're looking at broader justice issues. We had a recent evidence session with the Law Council of Wales. We're engaging with legal practitioners on the challenges they face. We will publish a summary of our engagement very soon, which might be helpful to you, and, of course, we've engaged with you as well, and the First Minister, on the justice-related spending. So, just to turn to a couple of things here. Are you confident that you have the capacity to deliver some of these outcomes here in Wales, in particular if legislation is necessary as well in relation to the single-tier tribunal system, for example? How will you evaluate your outcomes for your justice work against spending? It's something we've touched upon in correspondence. And finally, how are you going to report back here to progress on these matters as well? But we really welcome the focus that you've given to these issues - long overdue and thoroughly welcome.
Welsh: Yn gyntaf oll, a gaf i groesawu'r datganiad a hefyd y 160 a mwy o dudalennau cysylltiedig? Dydw i heb gyfrif unrhyw eiriau yna, ond rydym ni'n edrych ymlaen, fel pwyllgor, at gael ein dannedd i mewn i hyn hefyd. Rydw i'n croesawu'r pwyslais yr ydych chi a'r Gweinidog Cyfiawnder Cymdeithasol yn ei roi i hyn nawr; mae'n cael ei groesawu'n fawr yn wir. Dim ond i gyffwrdd ag un neu ddau o faterion. Wrth ystyried materion cyfiawnder o fewn ein cylch gwaith eang, rydym ni wedi clywed tystiolaeth sy'n berthnasol i ddatganoli pwerau ar gyfiawnder ymhellach yng Nghymru ac, yn wir, plismona. Rwy'n nodi'r sylwadau rydych chi wedi'u gwneud ond hefyd y siaradwyr blaenorol o Blaid Cymru a meinciau'r Ceidwadwyr a wnaeth, mewn ffyrdd gwahanol, yr achos dros ddatganoli cyfiawnder. Ond ym mis Tachwedd y llynedd, fe wnaeth yr Arglwydd Thomas o Gwmgiedd, cyn-gadeirydd y Comisiwn Cyfiawnder yng Nghymru ddwyn nifer o feysydd i'n sylw lle gallai gweinyddu cyfiawnder yng Nghymru gael ei wella. Pwysigrwydd, er enghraifft, cael seilwaith sefydliadol ar gyfer cyfiawnder yng Nghymru a datblygu gwahanol gyrff i Gymru gyfan, yn enwedig byrddau cyfiawnder troseddol Cymru gyfan a byrddau cyfiawnder teuluol Cymru gyfan, gan fod materion troseddu a theuluol mor bwysig yng Nghymru. Felly, os gallai'r Gweinidog ymhelaethu ar hynny. Pwynt allweddol arall a wnaeth oedd bod y cydlynu agosach hwn rhwng cyfiawnder a rhannau eraill o'r Llywodraeth, y mae'r Cwnsler Cyffredinol wedi cyfeirio ato yn ei ddatganiad heddiw, yn enwedig ym maes iechyd ac addysg. Dywedodd y byddai'n haws sicrhau'r cydlynu hwnnw pe bai cyfiawnder wedi'i ddatganoli i Gymru, ond yn absenoldeb hyn, Gweinidog, beth arall y gellir ei wneud - y cydweithio ymarferol hwnnw yr oeddech chi'n sôn amdano ar gyfiawnder ieuenctid a chyfiawnder menywod, a hefyd pethau fel y llys cyffuriau ac alcohol hefyd? Un o'r sylwadau olaf a wnaeth yr Arglwydd Thomas yn ystod ein sesiwn oedd cyfiawnder sifil. Nododd nad oes canolfan llys sifil briodol yng Nghymru. Teimlai fod Canolfan Cyfiawnder Sifil Caerdydd yn is na'r safon, a gobeithiai y gall Llywodraeth Cymru a'r Weinyddiaeth Gyfiawnder weithio i roi'r hyn rydym ni ei angen yn briodol yn hyn o beth a'r hyn mae'r brifddinas yn ei haeddu mewn gwirionedd hefyd. Cwnsler Cyffredinol, rydym ni'n edrych ar faterion cyfiawnder ehangach. Cawsom sesiwn dystiolaeth ddiweddar gyda Chyngor y Gyfraith Cymru. Rydym ni'n ymgysylltu ag ymarferwyr cyfreithiol ar yr heriau sy'n eu hwynebu. Byddwn ni'n cyhoeddi crynodeb o'n hymgysylltiad yn fuan iawn, a allai fod o gymorth i chi, ac, wrth gwrs, rydym ni wedi ymgysylltu â chi hefyd, a'r Prif Weinidog, ar y gwariant sy'n gysylltiedig â chyfiawnder. Felly, i droi at ychydig o bethau yma. Ydych chi'n hyderus bod gennych chi'r gallu i gyflawni rhai o'r canlyniadau hyn yma yng Nghymru, yn enwedig os oes angen deddfwriaeth hefyd mewn perthynas â'r system tribiwnlysoedd un haen, er enghraifft? Sut fyddwch chi'n gwerthuso eich canlyniadau ar gyfer eich gwaith cyfiawnder yn erbyn gwariant? Mae'n rhywbeth yr ydym ni wedi cyfeirio ato mewn gohebiaeth. Ac yn olaf, sut rydych chi'n mynd i adrodd yn ôl yma i symud ymlaen ar y materion hyn hefyd? Ond rydym ni'n croesawu'n fawr y pwyslais yr ydych chi wedi'i roi i'r materion hyn - yn hir-ddisgwyliedig ac i'w groesawu'n fawr.