English: Thank you to Laura Anne Jones for that. Smoking is, of course, extremely damaging to health, and stopping smoking is the single most important step someone can take to improve their health. We recognise that, for some people, e-cigarettes and other nicotine products are being used to help them to stop smoking, and current evidence suggests they are substantially less harmful than smoking tobacco. We know that around seven in 10 smokers want to quit, and our free NHS service, Help Me Quit, is available to support smokers and, since 2017, has helped over 75,000 smokers. We know that getting NHS support increases smokers' chances of success by up to 300 per cent compared to going it alone. As with other unlicensed nicotine-containing products, Help Me Quit service providers cannot provide access to e-cigarettes until such a time that there are licensed options available for us to consider. In July, we published our new tobacco strategy, 'A smoke-free Wales', where we set out our ambition for Wales to become smoke free by 2030. We have historically had a cautious approach to e-cigarette products in Wales given the evidence on their long-term effects is still developing and their potential appeal to children and young people. We are very clear that e-cigarettes should never be used by children, young people and non-smokers. As part of our tobacco delivery plan, we intend to look closely at our policy position on e-cigarettes in Wales, including their role in tobacco-smoking cessation. Reports of the increase in use of e-cigarettes by children is very concerning. We will also be looking at what more could be done to prevent their use by children and young people.
Welsh: Diolch i Laura Anne Jones. Mae ysmygu, wrth gwrs, yn hynod niweidiol i iechyd, a rhoi'r gorau i ysmygu yw'r un cam pwysicaf y gall rhywun ei gymryd i wella eu hiechyd. Rydym yn cydnabod, i rai pobl, fod e-sigaréts a chynhyrchion nicotin eraill yn cael eu defnyddio i'w helpu i roi'r gorau i ysmygu, ac mae tystiolaeth gyfredol yn awgrymu eu bod yn llawer llai niweidiol nag ysmygu tybaco. Gwyddom fod oddeutu saith o bob 10 ysmygwr yn dymuno rhoi'r gorau iddi, ac mae ein gwasanaeth GIG rhad ac am ddim, Helpa Fi i Stopio, ar gael i gefnogi ysmygwyr, ac ers 2017, mae wedi helpu dros 75,000 o ysmygwyr. Gwyddom fod cael cymorth gan y GIG yn cynyddu gobaith ysmygwyr o lwyddo hyd at 300 y cant o gymharu â cheisio rhoi'r gorau iddi ar eu pen eu hunain. Fel gyda chynhyrchion didrwydded eraill sy'n cynnwys nicotin, ni all darparwyr gwasanaeth Helpa Fi i Stopio ddarparu mynediad at e-sigaréts hyd nes bod opsiynau trwyddedig ar gael i ni eu hystyried. Ym mis Gorffennaf, cyhoeddwyd ein strategaeth tybaco newydd, 'Cymru Ddi-fwg', lle gwnaethom nodi ein huchelgais i Gymru ddod yn ddi-fwg erbyn 2030. Yn hanesyddol, rydym wedi mabwysiadu ymagwedd ofalus tuag at gynhyrchion e-sigaréts yng Nghymru o gofio bod y dystiolaeth ar eu heffeithiau hirdymor yn dal i ddatblygu, ynghyd â'u hapêl bosibl i blant a phobl ifanc. Rydym yn glir iawn na ddylai plant, pobl ifanc a phobl nad ydynt yn ysmygu ddefnyddio e-sigaréts ar unrhyw gyfrif. Fel rhan o'n cynllun cyflawni ar dybaco, rydym yn bwriadu edrych yn fanwl ar ein safbwynt polisi ar e-sigaréts yng Nghymru, gan gynnwys eu rôl ar gyfer rhoi'r gorau i ysmygu tybaco. Mae adroddiadau am y cynnydd yn y defnydd o e-sigaréts gan blant yn peri cryn bryder. Byddwn hefyd yn edrych ar beth arall y gellir ei wneud i atal plant a phobl ifanc rhag eu defnyddio.