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English: Cabinet Secretary, you went around the whole of Wales saying that the Government, as currently constructed, certainly will not be giving permissions for any - well, you said superprisons, but I assume you're talking about any form of prisons. [ Interruption.] That isn't the case? So, can you clarify exactly what permissions or what engagement you will have over what would be built in Wales? Because, as I understood your previous answer to the Member for Plaid Cymru, you indicated that you would not give permission for prisons across Wales. And you yourself talked of other regions in Wales other than Baglan. So, can you be crystal clear as to what the Welsh Government will and will not support when it comes to proposals around the new prisons estate?
Welsh: Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, aethoch o amgylch Cymru gyfan yn dweud i sicrwydd na fydd y Llywodraeth, fel y mae wedi'i llunio ar hyn o bryd, yn rhoi caniatâd ar gyfer unrhyw - wel, carchardai mawr oedd yr hyn a ddywedoch chi, ond rwy'n cymryd eich bod yn siarad am unrhyw fath o garchar. [ Torri ar draws.] Onid yw hynny'n wir? Felly, a allwch egluro'n union pa ganiatâd neu ba ymgysylltiad a fydd gennych dros yr hyn a fyddai'n cael ei adeiladu yng Nghymru? Oherwydd, fel y deallais eich ateb blaenorol i Aelod Plaid Cymru, fe ddywedoch na fyddech yn rhoi caniatâd i unrhyw garchardai mewn unrhyw ran o Gymru. Ac fe sonioch chi eich hun am ranbarthau eraill yng Nghymru ac eithrio Baglan. Felly, a wnewch chi fod yn hollol glir ynglŷn â'r hyn y bydd Llywodraeth Cymru yn ei gefnogi a'r hyn na fydd yn ei gefnogi mewn perthynas â chynigion yn ymwneud â'r ystâd garchardai newydd?
English: I'm tempted to go on this again, but, no, I won't; I'll just annoy people here. [ Laughter.] It's now two years since the establishment of the Valleys taskforce to tackle poverty in the Valleys. Can you give us an example, a clear example, as to what one thing, as part of these discussions, has changed Government policy since this Valleys taskforce has come into being?
Welsh: Rwy'n cael fy nhemtio i fynd ar drywydd hyn eto, ond, na, ni wnaf hynny; ni fyddaf ond yn cythruddo pobl yma. [ Chwerthin.] Mae dwy flynedd wedi bod bellach ers sefydlu tasglu'r Cymoedd i fynd i'r afael â thlodi yn y Cymoedd. A allwch roi enghraifft i ni, enghraifft glir, o ran pa un peth, yn rhan o'r trafodaethau hyn, sydd wedi newid polisi'r Llywodraeth ers sefydlu tasglu'r Cymoedd?
English: I've made a series of announcements over the last year. I will be making a further announcement before the summer recess on the work that's been completed as part of the delivery plan we published in November last year. The Member asks for a single example. I would point to the seven strategic hub developments that we've announced across and throughout the Valleys region.
Welsh: Rwyf wedi gwneud cyfres o gyhoeddiadau dros y flwyddyn ddiwethaf. Byddaf yn gwneud cyhoeddiad arall cyn toriad yr haf ar y gwaith sydd wedi'i gwblhau yn rhan o'r cynllun cyflawni a gyhoeddwyd gennym ym mis Tachwedd y llynedd. Mae'r Aelod yn gofyn am un enghraifft. Hoffwn dynnu sylw at ddatblygiad y saith hyb strategol rydym wedi'u cyhoeddi ledled rhanbarth y Cymoedd.
English: Thank you for that answer, but isn't the reality of the situation that this is another Welsh Government scheme to kick the can down the road so you don't have to deal with the consequences of your inaction on poverty and inequality? You have a smaller budget and no control over welfare, and this Government seems to have no willpower whatsoever to even try and get various devolution of welfare, despite a Labour-controlled Chair of the equalities committee saying that we should have some powers over the administration of welfare. A serious Government, with a real appetite for solving inequality and poverty, would jump at the chance to have some influence over welfare, but not this Welsh Government it seems. Isn't the truth that the Valleys taskforce has become another method for you to look at the issues and talk about the issues as opposed to delivering on these particular matters?
Welsh: Diolch i chi am yr ateb hwnnw, ond onid realiti'r sefyllfa yw bod hwn yn gynllun arall gan Lywodraeth Cymru i gicio'r can i lawr y ffordd fel nad oes rhaid i chi ymdrin â chanlyniadau eich diffyg gweithredu ar dlodi ac anghydraddoldeb? Mae gennych gyllideb lai ac nid oes gennych unrhyw reolaeth dros les, ac ymddengys nad oes gan y Llywodraeth hon unrhyw ewyllys o gwbl i hyd yn oed geisio cael elfennau amrywiol o les wedi'u datganoli, er bod Cadeirydd Llafur y pwyllgor cydraddoldeb yn dweud y dylai fod gennym rai pwerau dros weinyddu lles. Byddai Llywodraeth ddifrifol, gydag awydd go iawn i ddatrys problemau anghydraddoldeb a thlodi, yn llamu at y cyfle i gael rhywfaint o ddylanwad dros les, ond nid y Llywodraeth hon mae'n debyg. Onid yw'n wir fod tasglu'r Cymoedd wedi datblygu i fod yn ffordd arall i chi edrych ar y materion a siarad am y materion yn hytrach na chyflawni ar y materion penodol hyn?
English: I think many of us who represent Valleys seats would hope that Plaid Cymru would engage in this process rather than simply search for sound bites and press releases. Let me say this: in terms of the investment - [ Interruption.] In terms of the investment - [ Interruption.] In terms of the investment that we are making throughout the communities of the Valleys of south Wales, we have set out - . We have set out an ambitious programme for investment in the people and the communities of the Valleys of south Wales. We published a delivery plan, which has clear targets and objectives in it and timescales. We will be held to account by the people for the delivery of those ambitions. And let me say this finally to the Member for South Wales West: the plan that we published in November wasn't a plan that was written in Cardiff Bay or Cathays Park. It wasn't written by civil servants or even by Ministers. It was written by the people of the Valleys, in communities that we met, we discussed, we debated with week after week, month after month, throughout the time that we have been delivering in this way. And what we've done is to deliver a plan that isn't for the Valleys, but from the Valleys.
Welsh: Credaf y byddai llawer ohonom sy'n cynrychioli seddi yn y Cymoedd yn gobeithio y byddai Plaid Cymru yn cymryd rhan yn y broses hon yn hytrach na chwilio am ddatganiadau bachog a datganiadau i'r wasg yn unig. Gadewch i mi ddweud hyn: o ran y buddsoddiad - [ Torri ar draws.] O ran y buddsoddiad - [ Torri ar draws.] O ran y buddsoddiad rydym yn ei wneud drwy holl gymunedau Cymoedd de Cymru, rydym wedi llunio - . Rydym wedi llunio rhaglen uchelgeisiol ar gyfer buddsoddi ym mhobl ac yng nghymunedau Cymoedd de Cymru. Rydym wedi cyhoeddi cynllun cyflawni, sy'n cynnwys targedau ac amcanion clir ynghyd ag amserlenni. Byddwn yn cael ein dwyn i gyfrif gan y bobl mewn perthynas â chyflawni'r uchelgeisiau hynny. Ac yn olaf, gadewch i mi ddweud hyn wrth yr Aelod dros Orllewin De Cymru: nid oedd y cynllun a gyhoeddwyd gennym ym mis Tachwedd yn gynllun a ysgrifennwyd ym Mae Caerdydd neu ym Mharc Cathays. Ni chafodd ei ysgrifennu gan weision sifil na chan Weinidogion hyd yn oed. Cafodd ei ysgrifennu gan bobl y Cymoedd, mewn cymunedau y buom yn cyfarfod, yn trafod ac yn dadlau â hwy, wythnos ar ôl wythnos, fis ar ôl mis, drwy gydol yr amser y buom yn cyflawni yn y modd hwn. A'r hyn rydym wedi'i wneud yw cyflwyno cynllun, nad yw ar gyfer y Cymoedd, ond sydd o'r Cymoedd.
English: I would very gently suggest that the Member, rather than read pre-prepared questions, listens to my answers, and engages on that basis. My suggestion to - [ Interruption.] My suggestion to the Member for South Wales West would be to read the delivery plan, read the commitments we've made, read the ambitions we've described, read the objectives we've set for ourselves, and then question us on whether we achieve those ambitions or not. You asked for a strategy - we published one last November; my suggestion to the Member is that she reads it.
Welsh: Buaswn yn awgrymu'n dyner iawn fod yr Aelod, yn hytrach na darllen cwestiynau a baratowyd ymlaen llaw, yn gwrando ar fy atebion, ac yn ymgysylltu ar y sail honno. Fy awgrym i - [ Torri ar draws.] Fy awgrym i'r Aelod dros Orllewin De Cymru fyddai iddi ddarllen y cynllun cyflawni, darllen yr ymrwymiadau rydym wedi'u gwneud, darllen yr uchelgeisiau rydym wedi'u disgrifio, darllen yr amcanion rydym wedi'u gosod i'n hunain, ac yna gofyn i ni a ydym yn cyflawni'r uchelgeisiau hynny ai peidio. Fe ofynnoch chi am strategaeth - cyhoeddwyd un gennym fis Tachwedd diwethaf; fy awgrym i'r Aelod yw y dylai ei darllen.
English: Diolch, Llywydd. Well, it's essential that the Welsh Government should be supporting voluntary sector providers delivering key front-line early intervention and prevention services, which I know you agree support thousands of lives and save millions for statutory services. But, equally, it's essential that, when the Welsh Government provide financial funding, due diligence is in place regarding financial and HR controls. Given your responsibility for the voluntary sector in Wales, and the fact that Mind Cymru received almost £1.6 million of Welsh Government funding over the last three years, what action have you taken since BBC Wales published last month claims from former workers at Mind Cymru of bullying, systemic bullying, often involving staff being isolated and undermined - a vicious circle of a drop in confidence had detrimental effects on performance, leading to further criticism; subtle bullying - it felt as if an employer was playing mind games; being made to feel isolated and worthless after reporting feeling stressed to an employer; and many more people from local Mind offices contacting BBC Wales since, reporting and echoing concerns about the culture that they claim was damaging and unsupportive?
Welsh: Diolch, Lywydd. Wel, mae'n hanfodol y dylai Llywodraeth Cymru gefnogi darparwyr y sector gwirfoddol sy'n darparu gwasanaethau ymyrraeth ac atal cynnar rheng flaen allweddol, ac rwy'n gwybod eich bod yn cytuno eu bod yn cynnal miloedd o fywydau ac yn arbed miliynau i'r gwasanaethau statudol. Ond yn yr un modd, pan fydd Llywodraeth Cymru yn darparu cyllid ariannol, mae'n hanfodol fod diwydrwydd dyladwy ar waith mewn perthynas â rheolaethau ariannol ac adnoddau dynol. O ystyried eich cyfrifoldeb dros y sector gwirfoddol yng Nghymru, a'r ffaith bod Mind Cymru wedi derbyn bron i £1.6 miliwn o arian Llywodraeth Cymru dros y tair blynedd diwethaf, pa gamau rydych wedi'u cymryd ers i BBC Wales gyhoeddi honiadau fis diwethaf gan gyn-weithwyr Mind Cymru o fwlio, bwlio systemig, a oedd yn aml yn cynnwys staff yn cael eu hynysu a'u tanseilio - roedd cylch dieflig o golli hyder wedi cael effeithiau niweidiol ar berfformiad, gan arwain at feirniadaeth bellach; bwlio cyfrwys - roedd yn teimlo fel pe bai cyflogwr yn chwarae gemau meddyliol; cael eu gwneud i deimlo'n ynysig ac yn ddiwerth ar ôl adrodd wrth gyflogwr eu bod yn teimlo dan straen; ac mae llawer mwy o bobl o swyddfeydd Mind lleol wedi cysylltu â BBC Wales ers hynny, i adrodd ac adleisio pryderon am y diwylliant y maent yn honni ei fod yn niweidiol ac yn anghefnogol?
English: I did see those reports, and, like the Member for North Wales, I was very disturbed by what I read and what I saw. The issues are, of course, a matter for Mind Cymru to resolve, rather than for this Government. And if they're unable to resolve those matters, then clearly it would be a matter for the Charity Commission to take those matters up. The Welsh Government is not a regulator of charities in Wales.
Welsh: Gwelais yr adroddiadau hynny, ac fel yr Aelod dros Ogledd Cymru, roedd yr hyn a ddarllenais ac a welais yn peri pryder mawr i mi. Wrth gwrs, materion i Mind Cymru eu datrys ydynt, yn hytrach na'r Llywodraeth hon. Ac os nad ydynt yn gallu datrys y materion hynny, yna yn amlwg byddai'n ddyletswydd ar y Comisiwn Elusennau i fynd i'r afael â'r materion hynny. Nid yw Llywodraeth Cymru yn rheoleiddio elusennau yng Nghymru.
English: The Member's raised a number of different issues. Clearly, the delivery of those services is a matter for my colleague the Cabinet Secretary for health who is in his place and will have heard the questions and will have taken note of those matters. I will repeat to the Member that, although he raises some very serious issues and I don't wish in any way for him to believe that we don't take these matters very seriously, these are matters that are properly the responsibility of, in the first instance, the charity itself and then the regulator of that charity, the Charity Commission. If he has concerns about specific issues where public funding in Wales is being misspent or has been mis-allocated in any way, then clearly he should raise those matters with the Welsh Government and provide the supporting evidence for that. I'm sure, were he to do so, then the relevant Minister would be very interested in seeing that information.
Welsh: Mae'r Aelod wedi codi nifer o faterion gwahanol. Yn amlwg, mater ar gyfer fy nghyd-Aelod, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros iechyd, yw'r modd y darparir y gwasanaethau hynny, ac mae yn ei le a bydd wedi clywed y cwestiynau ac wedi nodi'r materion hynny. Rwyf am ailadrodd wrth yr Aelod, er ei fod yn codi materion difrifol iawn ac er nad wyf eisiau iddo feddwl nad ydym o ddifrif ynglŷn â'r materion hyn, mae'n briodol mai'r elusen ei hun, yn y lle cyntaf, ac yna rheoleiddiwr yr elusen, y Comisiwn Elusennau, sy'n gyfrifol am y materion hyn. Os oes ganddo bryderon ynglŷn â materion penodol lle mae arian cyhoeddus yng Nghymru yn cael ei gamwario neu ei ddyrannu'n anghywir mewn unrhyw ffordd, yna yn amlwg dylai godi'r materion hynny gyda Llywodraeth Cymru a darparu'r dystiolaeth ategol i gefnogi hynny. Rwy'n siŵr, pe bai'n gwneud hynny, y byddai gan y Gweinidog perthnasol ddiddordeb mawr mewn gweld yr wybodaeth honno.
English: I'm grateful to the Member for raising these matters in the way that he has done. Can I say this to him? The way that Mind organises its business is a matter for that organisation, not a matter for this Government. Each funding stream will have a series of grant conditions attached to it, and I have no information available to me that Mind is not meeting the obligations that it has undertaken on behalf of Welsh Government. I will say, Presiding Officer, if the Member does have any issues that are causing him significant concern - he clearly does have - then it may be useful for him to put that in writing so that we can understand what those issues are and we can understand what action may potentially be taken in order to address those matters.
Welsh: Rwy'n ddiolchgar i'r Aelod am godi'r materion hyn yn y ffordd y mae wedi'i wneud. A gaf fi ddweud hyn wrtho? Mater i Mind yw sut y mae'r sefydliad hwnnw'n trefnu ei fusnes, nid mater i'r Llywodraeth hon. Bydd gan bob ffrwd gyllido gyfres o amodau grant ynghlwm wrthi, ac nid oes gennyf unrhyw dystiolaeth wrth law sy'n profi nad yw Mind yn bodloni'r rhwymedigaethau y mae wedi ymrwymo iddynt ar ran Llywodraeth Cymru. Fe ddywedaf hyn, Lywydd, os oes gan yr Aelod unrhyw faterion sy'n peri pryder sylweddol iddo - mae'n amlwg bod ganddo - yna gallai fod yn werth iddo ysgrifennu ataf fel y gallwn ddeall beth yw'r materion hynny, ac fel y gallwn ddeall pa gamau posibl y gellid eu cymryd i fynd i'r afael â'r materion hynny.
English: Diolch, Llywydd. Good afternoon, Minister. You made a statement last week on low-cost housing in Wales - low-cost home ownership, I should say, it was specifically - and we had an interesting discussion, I felt, after that and several issues were raised. One of them was the possibility that rents in the social housing sector in Wales are in some cases going up quicker than those in the private rented sector. So, I wondered if you saw that as a particular problem at the moment.
Welsh: Diolch, Lywydd. Prynhawn da, Weinidog. Gwnaethoch ddatganiad yr wythnos diwethaf ar dai cost isel yng Nghymru - perchentyaeth cost isel, dylwn ddweud, yn benodol - ac fe gawsom drafodaeth ddiddorol, roeddwn yn teimlo, yn dilyn hynny ac fe gafodd nifer o faterion eu codi. Un ohonynt oedd y posibilrwydd fod rhenti yn y sector tai cymdeithasol yng Nghymru, mewn rhai achosion, yn codi'n gyflymach na'r rheini yn y sector rhentu preifat. Felly, roeddwn yn meddwl tybed a ydych yn ystyried honno'n broblem arbennig ar hyn o bryd.
English: I thank you very much for that question, and I can confirm that rent within the social housing sector is one of those specific issues that we've asked the review of social housing to look into. As far as setting rent levels for next year is concerned, Welsh Government has asked Heriot-Watt University to undertake a piece of research in order to advise us, and I specifically asked the university to consider affordability amongst the work they're doing there and to hold round-tables of tenants in both north Wales and south Wales in order to get an understanding from social housing tenants as to the issues that they're facing with regard to affordability of rent.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn i chi am y cwestiwn hwnnw, a gallaf gadarnhau bod rhenti yn y sector tai cymdeithasol yn un o'r materion penodol rydym wedi gofyn i'r adolygiad o dai cymdeithasol edrych arnynt. O ran pennu lefelau rhent ar gyfer y flwyddyn nesaf, mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi gofyn i Brifysgol Heriot-Watt wneud gwaith ymchwil er mwyn ein cynghori, a gofynnais yn benodol i'r brifysgol ystyried fforddiadwyedd yn rhan o'r gwaith y maent yn ei wneud yno a chynnal cyfarfodydd bwrdd crwn gyda thenantiaid yng ngogledd a de Cymru er mwyn deall pa faterion sy'n wynebu tenantiaid tai cymdeithasol mewn perthynas â fforddiadwyedd rhenti.
English: Thanks for that answer. I think that's a good initiative, and particularly the consultation with the tenants, so I look forward to the outcome of that. Another issue that we did touch on last week - you actually raised an example of good practice that was going on with a particular housing association, Melin Homes in Newport, and you particularly cited the use of apprenticeships. Now, there have been concerns raised by the construction sector that not enough young people are being trained to go into house building and that does sometimes impede the progress of house building in Wales, as in the UK as a whole. Now, do you see that your department has a role in replicating the good practice of Melin Homes, particularly in terms of their use of apprenticeships across Wales?
Welsh: Diolch am yr ateb hwnnw. Credaf fod honno'n fenter dda, ac yn arbennig yr ymgynghoriad â thenantiaid, felly edrychaf ymlaen at ganlyniad hynny. Mater arall a grybwyllwyd yr wythnos diwethaf - mewn gwirionedd, fe roesoch enghraifft o arfer da a oedd yn digwydd gyda chymdeithas dai benodol, Cartrefi Melin yng Nghasnewydd, a nodwyd y defnydd o brentisiaethau gennych yn arbennig. Nawr, mae'r sector adeiladu wedi codi pryderon nad oes digon o bobl ifanc yn cael eu hyfforddi i fod yn adeiladwyr tai a bod hynny weithiau yn atal cynnydd adeiladu tai yng Nghymru, fel yn y DU yn ei chyfanrwydd. Nawr, a ydych yn gweld bod gan eich adran rôl i'w chwarae yn ailadrodd arfer da Cartrefi Melin, yn enwedig o ran eu defnydd o brentisiaethau ledled Cymru?
English: I thank you for that question. We're very keen to replicate the success of Melin Homes and to provide RSLs with the opportunity in order to undertake the kind of work that Melin Homes has been doing. This is one of the reasons why passing our registered social landlords Bill yesterday in the Assembly was so important, because it does allow RSLs to continue their work, which isn't just about building homes, actually; it is about creating jobs and opportunities within communities as well. I was interested in the Federation of Small Businesses's recent research, which they circulated to Assembly Members, which demonstrated the kind of wages that young people can be earning if they do enter the construction sector and work within that sector, starting off as an apprentice potentially, and, actually, those kind of wages were really attractive, and I think that it would be quite an eye-opener for young people to consider the kinds of careers within construction. I'm also keen to see what we can do to support more young women to consider a career in construction, and this is something that the Welsh Government has been working on as part of its STEM subject work.
Welsh: Diolch i chi am y cwestiwn hwnnw. Rydym yn awyddus iawn i ailadrodd llwyddiant Cartrefi Melin ac i roi'r cyfle i landlordiaid cymdeithasol cofrestredig ymgymryd â'r math o waith y mae Cartrefi Melin wedi bod yn ei wneud. Dyma un o'r rhesymau pam roedd pasio ein Bil landlordiaid cymdeithasol cofrestredig yn y Cynulliad ddoe mor bwysig, oherwydd mae'n caniatáu i landlordiaid cymdeithasol cofrestredig barhau â'u gwaith, sy'n ymwneud â mwy nag adeiladu cartrefi, mewn gwirionedd; mae'n ymwneud â chreu swyddi a chyfleoedd o fewn cymunedau yn ogystal. Roedd gennyf ddiddordeb yng ngwaith ymchwil diweddar y Ffederasiwn Busnesau Bach, a gafodd ei ddosbarthu i Aelodau'r Cynulliad, ac a ddangosai'r math o gyflogau y gall pobl ifanc eu hennill os ydynt yn gweithio o fewn y sector adeiladu, gan ddechrau fel prentis o bosibl, ac mewn gwirionedd, roedd cyflogau o'r fath yn ddeniadol iawn, a chredaf y byddai'n dipyn o agoriad llygad i bobl ifanc ystyried y mathau o yrfaoedd sydd i'w cael yn y diwydiant adeiladu. Rwyf hefyd yn awyddus i weld beth y gallwn ei wneud i gynorthwyo mwy o fenywod ifanc i ystyried gyrfa yn y diwydiant adeiladu, ac mae hwn yn rhywbeth y mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi bod yn gweithio arno fel rhan o'i gwaith ar bynciau STEM.
English: Yes, I think it's correct that a lot of people can actually earn more money, potentially, by going into things like construction rather than, perhaps, going down the route of university education, because there is a limited financial advantage of having a degree today when so many people actually possess university degrees. So, given what you've just said - and I tend to agree with the general thrust of what you said - how far are you liaising with the education Minister, and also perhaps Eluned Morgan, the skills Minister, in co-ordinating an approach so that perhaps more youngsters are encouraged to go into things like construction going forward?
Welsh: Ie, credaf ei bod yn gywir y gall llawer o bobl ennill mwy o arian o bosibl drwy gael gyrfa mewn meysydd fel adeiladu yn hytrach na dilyn llwybr addysg brifysgol, efallai, oherwydd mae'r fantais ariannol o gael gradd yn gyfyngedig y dyddiau hyn gan fod cynifer o bobl yn meddu ar radd prifysgol mewn gwirionedd. Felly, o ystyried yr hyn rydych newydd ei ddweud - ac rwy'n tueddu i gytuno â byrdwn cyffredinol yr hyn a ddywedoch chi - i ba raddau rydych yn cysylltu gyda'r Gweinidog addysg, ac Eluned Morgan hefyd, o bosibl, y Gweinidog sgiliau, i gydgysylltu dull o weithredu fel bod mwy o bobl ifanc yn cael eu hannog i gael gyrfa mewn meysydd fel adeiladu yn y dyfodol?