English: Can I thank the Government for bringing forward this motion today to repeal the Law Derived from the European Union (Wales) Act? As the Government and all Members of this Chamber will be acutely aware, we opposed this Act when it was put before the National Assembly as an emergency Bill, using emergency procedures - a significant piece of legislation that we had just 14 days to scrutinise. We said at that time that is was an unnecessary Bill because we were confident that an agreement could be reached between the Welsh and UK Governments that respected the devolution settlement and that accommodated the concerns, the quite rightful concerns, that some people had in this Chamber, and that the Welsh Government quite rightly had with the originally drafted EU withdrawal Bill, as it was at that time. And, of course, that inter-governmental agreement was secured within weeks of the emergency legislation having passed through this National Assembly. We welcomed, of course, the ongoing engagement that there has been as a result of that inter-governmental agreement in respect of the Brexit process and ensuring that the legislation, which has been adopted by the UK during its membership of the EU, will continue to be in place going forward. Now, I have to say that I think that it is disappointing that there's been quite a significant delay, actually, in fulfilling the commitment that the Welsh Government made to the UK Government as part of that inter-governmental agreement. You said that you would repeal this Bill and I think everybody was expecting that it would happen much more quickly than the many months that it has taken before you tabled this motion today. But I think you're quite right, Cabinet Secretary, to say that this Bill offers no leverage in the future to the Welsh Government or the National Assembly for Wales, in terms of squeezing anything more out of the UK Government in terms of respect for the constitutional settlement. We've seen many legislative consent motions, some of which are going through the committee stages, which were discussed at the Business Committee this morning - the Fisheries Bill, the Healthcare (International Arrangements) Bill, and I'm sure that there will be many others. Where there is an issue that needs to be considered by this Assembly, quite rightly an LCM will be brought forward. We always felt that the LCM process was the backstop, if you like, for securing the powers of this Assembly and making sure that there was proper respect for devolution. I think that not only the inter-governmental agreement has made sure that that is the case, but, of course, the very practice of the UK Government Ministers since that agreement has come into play has demonstrated very much that there is a great deal of respect from the UK Government in terms of the settlement. So, I do hope that other parties will be as responsible as the Welsh Government has been in respecting the decision that was made to agree with the UK Government a clear protocol for ensuring that there was a proper workable solution to protecting those rights and taking forward those laws, which had already been adopted in terms of UK legislation, and to make sure that the Welsh voice is heard as part of that process. I was very pleased to hear you refer to the progress that has been made in terms of the UK-wide frameworks, and perhaps in responding to today's debate you can just elaborate a little bit further on those. I know that, as far as colleagues in the UK Government are concerned, they've been very pleased with the engagement that there has been from the Welsh Government, and indeed the Scottish Government, in the development of those frameworks, and the Northern Ireland team - if I can call them that, because obviously there isn't an Executive at present - and I do think that it's incumbent upon all of us to work together to make sure that those frameworks are in the best interests of the whole of the United Kingdom, as well as making sure that Wales is afforded a significant voice at the table when those frameworks are developed. So, we will be supporting this motion today.
Welsh: A gaf i ddiolch i'r Llywodraeth am gyflwyno'r cynnig hwn heddiw i ddiddymu Deddf Cyfraith sy'n Deillio o'r Undeb Ewropeaidd (Cymru)? Fel y bydd y Llywodraeth a phob Aelod o'r Siambr hon yn ymwybodol, fe wnaethom ni wrthwynebu'r Ddeddf hon pan gafodd ei chyflwyno gerbron y Cynulliad Cenedlaethol fel Bil brys, gan ddefnyddio gweithdrefnau argyfwng - darn sylweddol o ddeddfwriaeth na chawsom ond 14 diwrnod i graffu arno. Fe wnaethom ddweud ar y pryd ei fod yn Fil diangen oherwydd ein bod yn ffyddiog y gellid dod i gytundeb rhwng Llywodraeth Cymru a Llywodraeth y DU a oedd yn parchu'r setliad datganoli ac a oedd yn darparu ar gyfer y pryderon, pryderon cwbl briodol, a oedd gan rai pobl yn y Siambr hon, ac a oedd gan Lywodraeth Cymru yn gwbl briodol ynghylch y Bil Ymadael â'r UE a ddrafftiwyd yn wreiddiol, fel yr oedd ar y pryd. Ac, wrth gwrs, cafwyd y cytundeb rhynglywodraethol hwnnw o fewn wythnosau i basio'r ddeddfwriaeth frys drwy'r Cynulliad Cenedlaethol hwn. Fe wnaethom ni groesawu, wrth gwrs, yr ymgysylltu parhaus a gafwyd o ganlyniad i'r cytundeb rhynglywodraethol hwnnw ynghylch proses Brexit a sicrhau y bydd y ddeddfwriaeth, sydd wedi'i mabwysiadu gan y DU yn ystod ei haelodaeth o'r UE, yn parhau i fod ar waith yn y dyfodol. Nawr, mae'n rhaid imi ddweud fy mod yn credu ei bod yn siomedig y bu oedi tra sylweddol, mewn gwirionedd, wrth gyflawni'r ymrwymiad y gwnaeth Llywodraeth Cymru i Lywodraeth y DU yn rhan o'r cytundeb rhynglywodraethol hwnnw. Fe wnaethoch chi ddweud y byddech chi'n diddymu'r Bil hwn ac rwy'n credu bod pawb yn disgwyl y byddai hynny'n digwydd yn llawer cyflymach na'r misoedd lawer y mae hi wedi'i gymryd cyn i chi gyflwyno'r cynnig hwn heddiw. Ond rwy'n credu eich bod yn llygad eich lle, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, i ddweud nad yw'r Bil hwn yn cynnig unrhyw drosoledd i Lywodraeth Cymru na Chynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru yn y dyfodol, o ran gwasgu unrhyw beth arall allan o Lywodraeth y DU o ran parch tuag at y setliad cyfansoddiadol. Rydym ni wedi gweld llawer o gynigion cydsyniad deddfwriaethol, rhai ohonyn nhw sy'n mynd drwy'r camau pwyllgor, a drafodwyd yn y Pwyllgor Busnes y bore yma - y Bil Pysgodfeydd, y Bil Gofal Iechyd (trefniadau rhyngwladol), ac rwy'n siŵr y bydd llawer o rai eraill. Pan fo mater y mae angen ei ystyried gan y Cynulliad hwn, yn gwbl briodol bydd Memorandwm Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol yn cael ei gyflwyno. Roeddem ni bob amser o'r farn mai'r broses Memorandwm Cydsyniad Deddfwriaethol oedd yr 'ôl-stop', os mynnwch chi, ar gyfer sicrhau pwerau i'r Cynulliad hwn a gwneud yn siŵr bod yna barch priodol ar gyfer datganoli. Rwy'n credu bod y cytundeb rhynglywodraethol wedi gwneud yn siŵr bod hynny'n digwydd, ond, hefyd, wrth gwrs, mae arfer Gweinidogion Llywodraeth y DU ers i'r cytundeb hwnnw ddod i rym wedi dangos yn sicr bod llawer o barch gan Lywodraeth y DU o ran y setliad. Felly, rwyf yn gobeithio y bydd pleidiau eraill mor gyfrifol ag y bu Llywodraeth Cymru o ran parchu'r penderfyniad a wnaethpwyd i gytuno gyda Llywodraeth y DU ar brotocol clir ar gyfer sicrhau bod ateb ymarferol priodol i amddiffyn yr hawliau hynny a bwrw ymlaen â'r cyfreithiau hynny, a oedd eisoes wedi eu mabwysiadu o ran deddfwriaeth y DU, a gwneud yn siŵr bod llais Cymru yn cael ei glywed yn rhan o'r broses honno. Roeddwn i'n falch iawn o'ch clywed chi'n cyfeirio at y cynnydd sydd wedi'i wneud o ran fframweithiau ledled y DU, ac efallai wrth ymateb i'r ddadl heddiw y gallech chi ymhelaethu ychydig mwy ar y rheini. Rwy'n gwybod, cyn belled ag y mae cydweithwyr yn Llywodraeth y DU yn y cwestiwn, eu bod nhw'n falch iawn â'r ymgysylltu sydd wedi bod gan Lywodraeth Cymru, ac yn wir Llywodraeth yr Alban, wrth ddatblygu'r fframweithiau hynny, a thîm Gogledd Iwerddon - os y gallaf ei alw'n hynny, oherwydd yn amlwg, nid oes Gweithrediaeth ar hyn o bryd - a chredaf ei bod hi'n ddyletswydd ar bob un ohonom ni i weithio gyda'i gilydd i wneud yn siŵr bod y fframweithiau hynny er budd gorau'r Deyrnas Unedig gyfan, yn ogystal â gwneud yn siŵr bod Cymru yn cael llais sylweddol wrth y Bwrdd pan fydd y fframweithiau hynny yn cael eu datblygu. Felly, byddwn ni'n cefnogi'r cynnig hwn heddiw.