English: Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd, and I'm speaking in my capacity as Chair of the Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee, although, if I have time at the end, I have just one other point to add, taking that hat off. Our committee laid our report on the draft budget yesterday afternoon, and I thank committee members and our clerk team for their rapid and diligent scrutiny. Our scrutiny of the Welsh Government's draft budget proposals focused mainly on spending on justice. However, we also closely considered whether the Welsh Government has the capacity to legislate within the current constitutional context, and we're very grateful to the Counsel General for attending our meeting on 16 January to consider these areas in detail. In relative terms, compared with the Welsh Government's other responsibilities, spending on justice within the draft budget is relatively limited, and it reflects the Welsh Government's relatively limited powers. However, its impact is wide ranging and so we keep a close eye on the Government's proposed spending in this area. We noted small decreases to the allocations within the draft budget that support the Welsh Government's justice transformation programme, and also to the Welsh tribunals. We were grateful to receive assurances from the Counsel General that these decreases did not signal that these areas were falling in priority. In particular, in the case of the Welsh tribunals, we heard that the Welsh Government would be monitoring the impact of any increases in cases or face-to-face hearings on the resources that the tribunals require, and so we recommended that the Counsel General should provide us with timely updates on its monitoring of that. We also heard about the important work that's under way to reform the Welsh tribunals, following recommendations made by the Law Commission. We would like to see more detail about the extent of this work, and so we recommended that the Counsel General should provide us with detail on the likely resources that will be needed to develop these proposals. It is very important for us, as well as the Senedd, to be able to measure the outcomes of the Welsh Government's spending. We heard, during our session with the Counsel General, that the Welsh Government's first annual report on its delivering justice in Wales programme should contain detail on the Welsh Government's expenditure on justice and evaluations of the outcomes of that expenditure. As the content of the annual report will likely touch on both our remit and that of the Equality and Social Justice Committee, we will explore opportunities for joint scrutiny of the annual report. Now, Members will be aware of the concerns we have as a committee on the increase in the number of UK parliamentary Bills subject to legislative consent memoranda. The Counsel General told us in quite clear terms that the Welsh Government has indeed sufficient resources to deliver its legislative programme. However, in the context of this increasing volume of LCMs, it's unclear to us as a committee if the Welsh Government does have sufficient resources to deliver all the legislation that it may decide at any time to be necessary. As a result, we are concerned that the Welsh Government may indeed be using the UK Government's legislative programme to implement some of its policy objectives because it may require less of its own resources to be deployed, which has the added effect of legislation in devolved areas being subject to less-detailed scrutiny by the Senedd. Now, I note that the Local Government and Housing Committee has also raised concerns after hearing evidence that the biggest challenge in delivering the Welsh Government's legislative programme is, in quotes, the 'skilled resource that is needed'. We're also particularly concerned about the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill. The impact of this Bill on the Welsh Government's resources if it is enacted as currently drafted is likely to be considerable. The Counsel General told us that the Welsh Government is continuing to identify which areas will need attention under the Bill's requirements. We do believe that it is imperative that the full picture of that assessment is shared with us and with the Senedd. If the retained EU law Bill becomes law, the Welsh Government should do exactly that. We've recommended in our report that the Counsel General should report within a month of the Bill's passage, and monthly thereafter. Finally, we considered the Welsh Government's future spending on its programme to improve the accessibility of Welsh law. We were told that the costs to deliver this programme are met from across a number of portfolios, and that indicative additional staffing costs of that work were set out in the explanatory memorandum to the Legislation (Wales) Bill. Since it is now over three years since the Bill became an Act, we have asked the Counsel General for an analysis of whether those costs are proving to be accurate. In the final 20 seconds I have, if I can take my hat off, I began with justice, and I want to end with social justice and echo the words that have come from a few colleagues, our concern about the support for bus transport in Wales. This is a matter of social justice. I am worried that the squeeze on this budget - and there is an undoubted squeeze on this budget - is going to mean that, when Liz Truss blew up the economy, she may have blown up parts of our policy agenda, including radical reforms on the buses - [ Interruption.] No, I'm not speaking as Chair. I made that clear, quite clear, quite crystal clear. As a backbencher.
Welsh: Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd, ac rwy'n siarad yn rhinwedd fy swydd fel Cadeirydd y Pwyllgor Deddfwriaeth, Cyfiawnder a'r Cyfansoddiad, ond, os oes gen i amser ar y diwedd, mae gen i un pwynt arall i'w ychwanegu, gan dynnu'r het honno. Gosododd ein pwyllgor ein hadroddiad ar y gyllideb ddrafft brynhawn ddoe, a diolch i aelodau'r pwyllgor a'n tîm clercio am eu craffu cyflym a diwyd. Roedd ein gwaith craffu ar gynigion drafft Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer y gyllideb yn canolbwyntio'n bennaf ar wariant ar gyfiawnder. Fodd bynnag, fe wnaethom hefyd ystyried yn fanwl a oes gan Lywodraeth Cymru'r gallu i ddeddfu o fewn y cyd-destun cyfansoddiadol presennol, ac rydym yn ddiolchgar iawn i'r Cwnsler Cyffredinol am fynychu ein cyfarfod ar 16 Ionawr i ystyried y meysydd hyn yn fanwl. Mewn termau cymharol, o'i gymharu â chyfrifoldebau eraill Llywodraeth Cymru, mae gwariant ar gyfiawnder o fewn y gyllideb ddrafft yn gymharol gyfyngedig, ac mae'n adlewyrchu pwerau cymharol gyfyngedig Llywodraeth Cymru. Fodd bynnag, mae ei effaith yn eang ac felly rydym yn cadw llygad barcud ar wariant arfaethedig y Llywodraeth yn y maes hwn. Nodwyd gostyngiadau bach i'r dyraniadau o fewn y gyllideb ddrafft sy'n cefnogi rhaglen trawsnewid cyfiawnder Llywodraeth Cymru, a hefyd i dribiwnlysoedd Cymru. Roeddem yn ddiolchgar i gael sicrwydd gan y Cwnsler Cyffredinol nad oedd y gostyngiadau hyn yn arwydd bod y meysydd hyn yn gostwng o ran eu blaenoriaeth. Yn benodol, yn achos tribiwnlysoedd Cymru, clywsom y byddai Llywodraeth Cymru'n monitro effaith unrhyw gynnydd mewn achosion neu wrandawiadau wyneb yn wyneb ar yr adnoddau sydd eu hangen ar y tribiwnlysoedd, ac felly argymhellwyd y dylai'r Cwnsler Cyffredinol roi diweddariadau amserol i ni ynghylch ei waith yn monitro hynny. Clywsom hefyd am y gwaith pwysig sydd ar y gweill i ddiwygio tribiwnlysoedd Cymru, yn dilyn argymhellion a wnaed gan Gomisiwn y Gyfraith. Hoffem weld mwy o fanylion am raddfa'r gwaith hwn, ac felly fe wnaethom argymell y dylai'r Cwnsler Cyffredinol roi manylion i ni am yr adnoddau tebygol fydd eu hangen i ddatblygu'r cynigion hyn. Mae'n bwysig iawn i ni, yn ogystal â Senedd Cymru, allu mesur canlyniadau gwariant Llywodraeth Cymru. Clywsom, yn ystod ein sesiwn gyda'r Cwnsler Cyffredinol, y dylai adroddiad blynyddol cyntaf Llywodraeth Cymru ar ei rhaglen sicrhau cyfiawnder i Gymru gynnwys manylion am wariant Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfiawnder a gwerthusiadau o ganlyniadau'r gwariant hwnnw. Gan y bydd cynnwys yr adroddiad blynyddol yn debygol o gyffwrdd â'n cylch gwaith ni a'r Pwyllgor Cydraddoldeb a Chyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, byddwn yn archwilio cyfleoedd i graffu ar y cyd ar yr adroddiad blynyddol. Nawr, bydd yr Aelodau'n ymwybodol o'r pryderon sydd gennym fel pwyllgor am y cynnydd yn nifer Biliau seneddol y DU sy'n destun memoranda cydsyniad deddfwriaethol. Dywedodd y Cwnsler Cyffredinol wrthym yn hollol glir bod, yn wir, digon o adnoddau gan Lywodraeth Cymru i gyflawni ei rhaglen ddeddfwriaethol. Fodd bynnag, yng nghyd-destun y nifer cynyddol hwn o femoranda cydsyniad deddfwriaethol, nid yw'n glir i ni fel pwyllgor a oes gan Lywodraeth Cymru ddigon o adnoddau i gyflawni'r holl ddeddfwriaeth y gall benderfynu ar unrhyw adeg eu bod yn angenrheidiol. O ganlyniad, rydym yn pryderu y gallai Llywodraeth Cymru, yn wir, fod yn defnyddio rhaglen ddeddfwriaethol Llywodraeth y DU i weithredu rhai o'i hamcanion polisi oherwydd efallai y bydd angen defnyddio llai o'i hadnoddau ei hun, sy'n cael yr effaith ychwanegol ar ddeddfwriaeth mewn meysydd datganoledig sy'n destun craffu llai manwl gan y Senedd. Nawr, rwy'n nodi bod y Pwyllgor Llywodraeth Leol a Thai hefyd wedi codi pryderon ar ôl clywed tystiolaeth mai'r her fwyaf wrth ddarparu rhaglen ddeddfwriaethol Llywodraeth Cymru, mewn dyfyniadau, yw'r 'adnodd medrus sydd ei angen'. Rydym hefyd yn poeni'n benodol am Fil Cyfraith yr UE a Ddargedwir (Dirymu a Diwygio). Mae effaith y Bil hwn ar adnoddau Llywodraeth Cymru os caiff ei ddeddfu fel y mae wedi'i ddrafftio ar hyn o bryd yn debygol o fod yn sylweddol. Dywedodd y Cwnsler Cyffredinol wrthym fod Llywodraeth Cymru yn parhau i ganfod pa feysydd fydd angen sylw o dan ofynion y Bil. Rydym o'r farn ei bod yn hanfodol bod y darlun llawn o'r asesiad hwnnw'n cael ei rannu â ni ac â'r Senedd. Os yw Bil Cyfraith yr UE a Ddargedwir yn dod yn gyfraith, dylai Llywodraeth Cymru wneud hynny'n union. Rydym wedi argymell yn ein hadroddiad y dylai'r Cwnsler Cyffredinol adrodd o fewn mis i basio'r Bil, ac yn fisol wedi hynny. Yn olaf, fe wnaethon ni ystyried gwariant Llywodraeth Cymru yn y dyfodol ar ei rhaglen i wella hygyrchedd cyfraith Cymru. Dywedwyd wrthym y cwrddir â'r costau i gyflawni'r rhaglen hon o bob rhan o bortffolios, a bod costau staffio ychwanegol dangosol o'r gwaith hwnnw wedi'u nodi yn y memorandwm esboniadol i Fil Deddfwriaeth (Cymru). Gan ei bod hi bellach dros dair blynedd ers i'r Bil ddod yn Ddeddf, rydym wedi gofyn i'r Cwnsler Cyffredinol am ddadansoddiad o ba un a yw'r costau hynny'n profi i fod yn gywir. Yn yr 20 eiliad olaf sydd gen i, os caf dynnu fy het, fe ddechreuais gyda chyfiawnder, ac rwyf eisiau gorffen gyda chyfiawnder cymdeithasol ac adleisio'r geiriau a gafwyd gan ambell gyd-Aelod, ein pryder am y gefnogaeth i gludiant bysiau yng Nghymru. Mae hyn yn fater o gyfiawnder cymdeithasol. Rwy'n poeni bod y wasgfa ar y gyllideb hon - ac mae gwasgfa ddiamheuol ar y gyllideb hon - yn mynd i olygu, pan ffrwydrodd Liz Truss yr economi, efallai ei bod wedi ffrwydro rhannau o'n hagenda polisi, gan gynnwys diwygiadau radical ar y bysiau - [ Torri ar draws. ] Na, dydw i ddim yn siarad fel Cadeirydd. Fe wnes i hynny'n glir, yn hollol glir, yn gwbl glir. Fel meinciwr cefn.