English: I'd like to start my contribution to this debate with a quote from the EHRC Wales committee chair, Martyn Jones: 'Behind the statistics are real people with lived experiences of discrimination and inequality. We need to shine a light on the positive contribution made by all groups in society on a daily basis. We must change the narrative from one of burden and negativity to one that empowers individuals to be who they want to be, regardless of their age, sex or socioeconomic background. Everyone has the right to be treated with dignity and respect.' We in Plaid Cymru would agree. We want Wales to be a fair and just society where everyone is treated equally and enjoys the same rights, regardless of their gender, ethnicity, religion or sexual orientation. The real lived experiences of discrimination and inequality must be recognised when drawing up policies across all Government departments. That's why I welcome the commitment by the Welsh Government to bring the socioeconomic duty into force in March 2021, and I hope this will lead to a cross-Government approach to reducing inequality and poverty through a national outcomes model. This good progress stands in contrast to the Tories in Westminster, who seem intent on undermining human rights, and that is a strong argument in favour of seeking the responsibility for equalities legislation to be devolved to Wales. Although most of the work highlighted in this report was carried out before the coronavirus pandemic, we cannot ignore the current context from an equalities perspective. COVID has disproportionately affected older people and disabled people, with impacts including mortality, isolation from family and friends, as well as significant effects on physical and mental health. Reduced care availability and the introduction of isolation measures have resulted in nearly 200,000 more people in Wales undertaking unpaid caring responsibilities since the start of the pandemic. Around a quarter of the adult population of Wales - 700,000 people - now care for a family member or friend. I want to see the Deputy Minister commit to placing equalities at the heart of the Welsh Government's pandemic recovery planning, policy development, and implementation, including assessing equality impact and publishing these assessments. Communities and affected groups should be encouraged and enabled to participate in the decision-making process. We have an opportunity to equalise post COVID. Let's do what we can to see that through.
Welsh: Hoffwn i ddechrau fy nghyfraniad i'r ddadl hon gyda dyfyniad gan gadeirydd pwyllgor Comisiwn Cydraddoldeb a Hawliau Dynol Cymru, Martyn Jones: 'Y tu ôl i'r ystadegau mae pobl go iawn sydd â phrofiadau byw o wahaniaethu ac anghydraddoldeb. Mae angen i ni daflu goleuni ar y cyfraniad cadarnhaol a wneir gan bob grŵp mewn cymdeithas o ddydd i ddydd. Rhaid inni newid y naratif o un o faich a negyddoldeb i un sy'n grymuso unigolion i fod yr hyn y maent am fod waeth beth fo'u hoedran, eu rhyw neu eu cefndir economaidd-gymdeithasol. Mae gan bawb yr hawl i gael eu trin ag urddas a pharch.' Byddem ni ym Mhlaid Cymru yn cytuno. Rydym ni eisiau i Gymru fod yn gymdeithas deg a chyfiawn lle mae pawb yn cael eu trin yn gyfartal ac yn mwynhau'r un hawliau, waeth beth fo'u rhywedd, ethnigrwydd, crefydd neu gyfeiriadedd rhywiol. Mae'n rhaid cydnabod profiadau byw go iawn o wahaniaethu ac anghydraddoldeb wrth lunio polisïau ar draws holl adrannau'r Llywodraeth. Dyna pam rwy'n croesawu ymrwymiad Llywodraeth Cymru i ddod â'r ddyletswydd economaidd-gymdeithasol i rym ym mis Mawrth 2021, ac rwy'n gobeithio y bydd hyn yn arwain at ddull traws-Lywodraeth o leihau anghydraddoldeb a thlodi drwy fodel canlyniadau cenedlaethol. Mae'r cynnydd da hwn yn wahanol i'r Torïaid yn San Steffan, sy'n ymddangos yn benderfynol o danseilio hawliau dynol, ac mae honno'n ddadl gref o blaid ceisio'r cyfrifoldeb dros ddatganoli deddfwriaeth cydraddoldeb i Gymru. Er i'r rhan fwyaf o'r gwaith sydd wedi'i amlygu yn yr adroddiad hwn gael ei wneud cyn pandemig y coronafeirws, ni allwn ni anwybyddu'r cyd-destun presennol o safbwynt cydraddoldeb. Mae COVID wedi effeithio'n anghymesur ar bobl hŷn a phobl anabl, ac mae'r effeithiau yn cynnwys marwolaethau, bod wedi'u hynysu o deulu a ffrindiau, yn ogystal ag effeithiau sylweddol ar iechyd corfforol a meddyliol. Mae llai o ofal ar gael ac mae cyflwyno mesurau ynysu wedi arwain at bron i 200,000 yn fwy o bobl yng Nghymru yn ymgymryd â chyfrifoldebau gofalu di-dâl ers dechrau'r pandemig. Mae tua chwarter poblogaeth oedolion Cymru - 700,000 o bobl - yn gofalu am aelod o'r teulu neu ffrind ar hyn o bryd. Rwyf i eisiau gweld y Dirprwy Weinidog yn ymrwymo i roi cydraddoldeb wrth wraidd gwaith cynllunio adfer o'r pandemig Llywodraeth Cymru, datblygu polisi a gweithredu, gan gynnwys asesu'r effaith ar gydraddoldeb a chyhoeddi'r asesiadau hyn. Dylai cymunedau a grwpiau sydd wedi'u heffeithio gael eu hannog a'u galluogi i gymryd rhan yn y broses o wneud penderfyniadau. Mae gennym ni gyfle i gydraddoli ar ôl COVID. Gadewch i ni wneud yr hyn a allwn ni i gyflawni hynny.