English: Thank you very much, Chair, and may I first of all explain that I have decided to focus on two issues that need to be significantly strengthened in this Bill. If I may, Chair, I do want to spend a little time first of all this morning outlining my views. My contribution to the debate on other parts of the Bill will be very brief. Unfortunately, there is only Plaid Cymru Member on this committee, and it was wise therefore to focus on two specific aspects of the Bill. So, my amendments relate to the history of Wales and the Welsh language. Without the amendments that I will be moving today, it will not be possible to provide consistency and assurance that all children in Wales will have the experience of learning about the rich and varied history of our nation, and without the amendments around the teaching of Welsh in our schools, which would provide far greater clarity, without those it will not be possible to provide consistency and assurance that all children will have an equal opportunity to acquire the language of our nation. The committee in its report has noted that the Government needs to strike the right balance between local flexibility and consistency on a national level. Passing the Plaid Cymru amendments would ensure that in two specific areas - it would ensure consistency on a national level. We agree entirely with the Minister's decision to put relationships and sexuality education on the face of the Bill in order to create systemic, far-reaching changes that permeate throughout society. We believe that specific status should also be given to certain areas on the face of the Bill, and passing my amendments would secure the same status to two other areas.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn, Cadeirydd, a gair i gychwyn i egluro mod i wedi penderfynu canolbwyntio ar ddau fater sydd angen eu cryfhau yn sylweddol yn y Bil hwn. Os caf i, Cadeirydd, dwi am dreulio ychydig o amser y peth cyntaf bore yma yn amlinellu fy safbwynt. Mae fy nghyfraniadau i'r drafodaeth ar rannau eraill o'r Bil yn fyr iawn. Yn anffodus, dim ond un aelod o Blaid Cymru sydd ar y pwyllgor yma, ac roedd yn ddoeth felly canolbwyntio ar ddwy agwedd benodol. Felly, mae fy ngwelliannau i'n ymwneud â hanes Cymru a'r iaith Gymraeg. Heb y gwelliannau yr wyf i yn eu cynnig heddiw, ni fydd modd rhoi cysondeb a sicrwydd y bydd bob plentyn yng Nghymru yn cael y profiad o ddysgu am hanes cyfoethog ac amrywiol ein gwlad ni, a heb y gwelliannau o gwmpas dysgu'r Gymraeg yn ein hysgolion, a fyddai'n sicrhau llawer mwy o fanylder, heb hynny fydd dim modd rhoi cysondeb a sicrwydd y bydd bob plentyn yn cael cyfle cyfartal i gaffael iaith ein gwlad. Mae'r pwyllgor yn ei adroddiad wedi nodi bod angen i'r Llywodraeth daro'r cydbwysedd cywir rhwng hyblygrwydd lleol a chysondeb cenedlaethol. Mi fyddai pasio gwelliannau Plaid Cymru yn sicrhau hynny mewn dau faes, yn sicrhau cysondeb cenedlaethol. Rydyn ni'n cytuno'n frwd efo penderfyniad y Gweinidog i roi addysg cydberthynas a rhywioldeb ar wyneb y Bil er mwyn helpu creu newid systemig, pellgyrhaeddol sy'n treiddio trwy gymdeithas. Rydyn ni'n teimlo bod rhaid rhoi statws penodol i rai meysydd ar wyneb y Bil, ac mi fyddai pasio fy ngwelliannau i yn sicrhau'r un statws a'r un sylw i ddau faes arall.