English: I think that that is the major risk - losing momentum and creating confusion. If I were a cynic - and I'm not, of course - [ Laughter. ] - I would say that Government very often changes structures when they're not very certain what else to do. Structure change is something that is easy to do - it takes time, there are new appointments, there's an ongoing process and, in fact, you could ask yourself very often following a restructure - . How many of you have been in organisations that have serial restructuring? Each one is expensive and you lose staff with expert knowledge, and for what? Unless you can demonstrate that there is a clear and definite output or result, then don't do it - that would be my advice. If you can prove that something doesn't work, then of course change it. But, I think that your question about the loss of momentum is an exceptionally important one for you, as a committee, to decide upon. I tend to agree with the commissioner on this. She says, somewhere in her evidence presented to you: 'The shortcomings of the system can be addressed either without changing legislation at all, or through minor amendments.' Another thing about the White Paper that came out in August 2017, and the publication of that within 16 months of the introduction of the standards - what evidence did they have of whether the system worked or not at that point? Just one year of legislation can't prove one thing or another, so you have to question why the Government did that at that point. That's a matter for the Government to respond to, of course, but I think that there are great dangers in changing structures and changing from a commissioner to a commission. One thing that they want to promote is a one-stop shop. Well, the commissioner is a one-stop shop, isn't she? She deals with the complaints at the moment. If you're unhappy, you can just go straight to the commissioner: 'I know her, I know of her, I've heard her name'; 'No, we're going to have a commission; no, the commission won't be dealing with complaints; you'll be complaining to the people that you're complaining about'. Well, I'm very sorry, but I'm very doubtful, but perhaps that's in my nature. [ Laughter.]
Welsh: Rydw i'n meddwl mai dyna ydy'r risg fawr - colli momentwm a chreu dryswch. Petaswn i'n sinig - ac nid ydw i, wrth gwrs - [ Chwerthin. ] - mi fyddwn i'n dweud bod Llywodraeth yn aml iawn yn gweithredu ac yn newid strwythurau pan nad ydyn nhw'n siŵr iawn beth i'w wneud. Mae newid strwythur yn beth hawdd i'w wneud - mae'n cymryd amser, mae yna benodiadau newydd, mae yna broses yn mynd yn ei flaen ac, mewn gwirionedd, rŷch chi'n gofyn yn aml iawn ar ôl ailstrwythuro - . Faint ohonoch chi sydd wedi bod mewn cyrff sydd wedi ailstrwythuro un waith ar ôl y llall, ar ôl y llall? Mae pob un yn broses hir, mae'n gostus, mae'n flêr, rydych chi'n colli staff efo arbenigedd, ac i beth? Os na allwch chi ddangos bod yna ganlyniad pendant a chlir, ac amcan clir, buaswn i'n dweud, 'Peidiwch â'i wneud o' - dyna fyddai fy nghyngor i. Os ydych chi'n gallu profi nad yw rhywbeth ddim yn gweithio, yna wrth gwrs newidiwch o. Felly, rwy'n meddwl bod eich cwestiwn chi ynglŷn â cholli momentwm yn un pwysig iawn i chi, fel pwyllgor, ddod i benderfyniad ynglŷn â fo. Rwy'n dueddol o gytuno efo'r comisiynydd yn hyn o beth. Mae hi'n dweud yn rhywle, yn ei chyflwyniad: 'Bod modd delio â diffygion y gyfundrefn naill ai heb newid deddfwriaeth o gwbl, neu gyda mân ddiwygiadau.' Y peth arall ynglŷn â'r Papur Gwyn ddaeth o'r Llywodraeth yn Awst 2017 - mi gafodd ei gyhoeddi o fewn 16 mis ar ôl i'r safonau gael eu cyflwyno, felly mae'n rhaid iddo fod wedi cael ei sgwennu cyn hynny. Wel, pa dystiolaeth oedd ganddyn nhw o gwbl fod y gyfundrefn yn gweithio neu ddim yn gweithio? Nid yw blwyddyn o ddeddfwriaeth ddim yn gallu profi'r naill beth neu'r llall, felly mae'n rhaid ichi amau pam bod y Llywodraeth wedi gwneud hynny o gwbl. Mater i'r Llywodraeth ydy esbonio hynny, wrth gwrs, ond rwy'n credu bod yna beryglon mawr mewn ymhel â newid strwythur a newid comisiynydd am gomisiwn. Un o'r pethau y maen nhw'n dweud eu bod nhw eisiau ei hyrwyddo ydy cael siop un stop. Wel, mae'r comisiynydd yn siop un stop, onid ydy hi? Hi sy'n delio, ar hyn ô bryd, efo cwynion. Felly, os ydych chi'n anhapus efo rhywbeth: 'Rwy'n gwybod ble i fynd; y comisiynydd - rwy'n ei nabod hi, rwy'n gwybod amdani, rwyf wedi clywed ei henw hi', ac anfon o i mewn. 'O, rŷm ni'n mynd i gael comisiwn sy'n mynd i - '; 'Na, nid yw'r comisiwn yn mynd i ddelio efo cwynion; rych chi'n cwyno i'r bobl y mae'ch cwyn chi yn eu herbyn nhw'. Wel, mae'n ddrwg iawn gen i, ond rwy'n amheus iawn, iawn. Ond mi fuaswn i, hwyrach. [ Chwerthin.]