English: I'm pleased to take part in this debate, and I want to commend the Chair and the committee clerks for all the work that they have done in helping to produce what I think has been a very robust report, with a list of very clear recommendations directed at the Government. I was very pleased to see the Minister's response to the report. I think it is fair to say that we had a few tussles with the Minister during the course of the inquiry, and we were a little surprised by some of the actions that were taken while we were still receiving evidence as part of the inquiry. Notwithstanding that, there has been a positive outcome from the inquiry, and I'm very pleased that we've managed to establish that. Like the Chair, I, too, was impressed at the engagement that we received from the voluntary sector, in particular, and the way in which they provided some access to the direct views of young people. I am very much hoping that the establishment of a youth parliament in Wales will help to facilitate the views of young people, not just to our committee but to other committees in the future. I think we ought to put on record our thanks to the campaign for the youth parliament, which, of course, has again been here in the Assembly today. We know that statutory youth services have been pressure, under some financial pressure, but what has impressed me, I think, during the course of the inquiry, is to see the different ways that local authorities have been helping to meet their statutory obligations. It's quite clear that some local authorities have focused very much on local authority directly provided youth services, whilst others have used their limited resources, and their shrinking resources, to invest in the capacity of the voluntary sector in order to aid them in the provision of youth work. Clearly, some local authorities have done a good job in helping to grow the capacity of the voluntary sector, whilst others appear to have pretty much ignored the voluntary sector to a large extent, and I think that that's been quite disappointing. I think this issue of trying to map the services that are available was a critical issue that we identified. It was very clear from all of the evidence that we received that there was no detailed understanding of the services that were available around the country, particularly from the many voluntary organisations such as the Scouts, faith groups and even sports organisations, which may be delivering aspects of statutory youth work that we're not always able to see. I think that the key recommendation in the report is that one that seeks to ensure that local authorities have a very clear understanding on the ground in their local areas as to the youth services that are available for young people to engage in. The other big concern I think that I had in receiving the evidence was that it was very clear that, because of the diminished budgets, there's an increased focus on small groups of young people with particular problems, and that that was causing the other young people to suffer, because there was no universal offer available to them in their localities. I'm very pleased that the Minister has given a very clear commitment to wanting to ensure that there is a universal offer available and that all young people can access youth services that they might be able to benefit from. I know that we had a debate within the committee on this, but I don't think that the level of spending on youth services necessarily reflects the quality of the youth service and the availability of the youth services within each local authority. So, whilst there were arguments around whether there should be hypothecation of the RSG in relation to youth services to local councils, I'm not sure - I think that was a bit of a red herring, to be honest, because I know that, in the two local authorities that my constituency straddles, we've got excellent provision, but quite low levels of spending compared to the amount allocated in the RSG. That's because of the way those two local authorities worked in partnership with the voluntary sector and with the third sector to provide high-quality youth services. So, in summary, Deputy Presiding Officer, I'm very pleased with the outcome of the report. I think it gets the Government onto the right page in terms of its approach to youth services, and hopefully we'll see a universal offer across Wales and we'll have a better understanding in future years of the services that are available from those other partners that are providing them across the country.
Welsh: Rwy'n falch o gymryd rhan yn y ddadl hon, ac rwyf am ganmol y Cadeirydd a chlercod y pwyllgor am yr holl waith a wnaethant yn helpu i gynhyrchu'r hyn y credaf ei fod yn adroddiad cadarn iawn, gyda rhestr glir iawn o argymhellion ar gyfer y Llywodraeth. Roeddwn yn falch iawn o weld ymateb y Gweinidog i'r adroddiad. Credaf ei bod yn deg dweud i ni gael peth gwrthdaro gyda'r Gweinidog yn ystod yr ymchwiliad hwn, a syndod i ni braidd oedd rhai o'r camau a gymerwyd tra oeddem yn dal i dderbyn tystiolaeth fel rhan o'r ymchwiliad. Er hynny, cafwyd canlyniad cadarnhaol o'r ymchwiliad, ac rwy'n falch iawn ein bod wedi llwyddo i sefydlu hynny. Fel y Cadeirydd, roeddwn innau hefyd yn llawn edmygedd at yr ymgysylltiad a gawsom â'r sector gwirfoddol, yn arbennig, a'r modd y gwnaethant ddarparu mynediad at safbwyntiau uniongyrchol pobl ifanc. Rwy'n gobeithio'n fawr y bydd sefydlu senedd ieuenctid yng Nghymru yn helpu i gyfleu barn pobl ifanc, nid yn unig i'n pwyllgor, ond i bwyllgorau eraill yn y dyfodol. Rwy'n meddwl y dylem gofnodi ein diolch i'r ymgyrch dros y senedd ieuenctid, sydd, wrth gwrs, wedi bod yma yn y Cynulliad heddiw eto. Fe wyddom fod gwasanaethau ieuenctid statudol wedi bod dan bwysau, dan rywfaint o bwysau ariannol, ond yr hyn sydd wedi creu argraff arnaf, rwy'n meddwl, yn ystod yr ymchwiliad, yw gweld y gwahanol ffyrdd y mae awdurdodau lleol wedi bod yn helpu i gyflawni eu rhwymedigaethau statudol. Mae'n eithaf clir fod rhai awdurdodau lleol wedi canolbwyntio i raddau helaeth ar wasanaethau ieuenctid wedi'u darparu'n uniongyrchol gan awdurdodau lleol, ac eraill wedi defnyddio eu hadnoddau cyfyngedig a'u hadnoddau sy'n crebachu, i fuddsoddi yng nghapasiti'r sector gwirfoddol i'w cynorthwyo i ddarparu gwaith ieuenctid. Yn amlwg, mae rhai awdurdodau lleol wedi gwneud gwaith da yn helpu i dyfu capasiti'r sector gwirfoddol, ond ymddengys bod eraill fwy neu lai wedi anwybyddu'r sector gwirfoddol i raddau helaeth, a chredaf fod hynny wedi bod yn eithaf siomedig. Rwy'n credu bod ceisio mapio'r gwasanaethau sydd ar gael yn fater hollbwysig a nodwyd gennym. Roedd yn amlwg iawn o'r holl dystiolaeth a gawsom nad oedd yna ddealltwriaeth fanwl o'r gwasanaethau a oedd ar gael ledled y wlad, yn enwedig gan y mudiadau gwirfoddol niferus megis y Sgowtiaid, grwpiau ffydd a hyd yn oed sefydliadau chwaraeon, a all fod yn cyflawni agweddau ar waith ieuenctid statudol nad ydym bob amser yn gallu eu gweld. Credaf mai'r argymhelliad allweddol yn yr adroddiad yw'r un sy'n ceisio sicrhau bod awdurdodau lleol yn deall yn glir iawn ar lawr gwlad yn eu hardaloedd lleol pa wasanaethau ieuenctid sydd ar gael i bobl ifanc gymryd rhan ynddynt. Rwy'n meddwl mai'r pryder mawr arall a oedd gennyf wrth dderbyn y dystiolaeth oedd ei bod yn glir iawn, oherwydd y cyllidebau llai, fod mwy o ffocws ar grwpiau bach o bobl ifanc sydd â phroblemau penodol, a bod hynny'n achosi i'r bobl ifanc eraill ddioddef, gan nad oedd cynnig cyffredinol ar gael iddynt yn eu hardaloedd lleol. Rwy'n falch iawn fod y Gweinidog wedi rhoi ymrwymiad clir iawn i fod eisiau sicrhau bod cynnig cyffredinol ar gael a bod pob person ifanc yn gallu gwneud defnydd o wasanaethau ieuenctid y gallent elwa ohonynt. Gwn ein bod wedi cael dadl yn y pwyllgor ar hyn, ond nid wyf yn credu bod lefel y gwariant ar wasanaethau ieuenctid o reidrwydd yn adlewyrchu ansawdd y gwasanaeth ieuenctid ac argaeledd gwasanaethau ieuenctid ym mhob awdurdod lleol. Felly, er bod yna ddadleuon ynglŷn ag a ddylid clustnodi'r grant cynnal refeniw mewn perthynas â gwasanaethau ieuenctid i gynghorau lleol, nid wyf yn siŵr - credaf fod honno'n dipyn o sgwarnog, i fod yn onest, oherwydd yn y ddau awdurdod lleol y mae fy etholaeth yn eu cynnwys, gwn fod gennym ddarpariaeth ragorol, ond lefelau eithaf isel o wario o gymharu â'r swm a ddyrannwyd yn y grant cynnal refeniw. Mae hynny oherwydd y ffordd y gweithiodd y ddau awdurdod lleol mewn partneriaeth â'r sector gwirfoddol a chyda'r trydydd sector i ddarparu gwasanaethau ieuenctid o safon uchel. Felly, yn gryno, Ddirprwy Lywydd, rwy'n hapus iawn gyda chanlyniad yr adroddiad. Rwy'n credu ei fod yn rhoi'r Llywodraeth ar y dudalen gywir o ran ei hagwedd at wasanaethau ieuenctid, a gobeithio y byddwn yn gweld cynnig cyffredinol ar draws Cymru ac y bydd gennym well dealltwriaeth yn y blynyddoedd i ddod o ba wasanaethau sydd ar gael gan y partneriaid eraill sy'n eu darparu ar draws y wlad.