English: First of all, can I thank the committee for this hugely important report? I'm not a member of the committee myself, but I can see from the amount of work that's gone into producing it and from the significant evidence taken, it's going to be a great help to Welsh Government and I think that Welsh Government's response to it is largely to be welcomed as well. It's fair to say, I think, that Welsh Government is providing a very clear focus on well-being in our communities and I can think of no more significant contribution to personal well-being than a safe, warm, affordable home - it's the foundation to so many other aspects of life. From my limited experience, based on volunteering with the night shelter in Merthyr Tydfil and talking to both the residents and the more experienced volunteers, it's very clear that the causes and the reasons for homelessness and rough-sleeping, as identified in the inquiry, are varied and complex. Indeed, in many cases, as is highlighted in the report and by other speakers, the housing situation of an individual may reflect a myriad of other chaotic problems within their life. That's why I wanted to refer specifically to recommendation 17 in the Welsh Government's response. It is absolutely right that there should be a shared responsibility between health and housing Ministers to tackle rough-sleeping, and the Government's acceptance of this recommendation is therefore welcome, albeit with the caveat and clarification that's been sought by the committee Chair, John Griffiths. However, as the Government's response states, all Cabinet Secretaries and Ministers have a shared responsibility to help deliver more progress in reducing rough-sleeping. So, I'd like to hear more from the Minister about the whole-Government approach to the issue. For example, is the Cabinet Secretary for the economy pushing the private sector in Wales to up the contribution that they can make through their corporate social responsibilities? Is the Minister for culture pushing people in the arts sector to engage more with the homelessness sector to use the capacity of the arts and music to reach out to people? In education, is Government alert to those children who are placed at great risk by the lack of a safe, stable home? And similar questions could be put forward to all Government departments, so I await with interest the response to that. Dirprwy Lywydd, I also wanted to speak on the recommendation 28 and the reference to the Supporting People programme. We know that pathfinders are currently testing the possibility of flexible funding, but, even at this point, like others, I believe, I want to put down a marker. I remain to be convinced that providing some local authorities with extra flexibilities will not carry with it significant risks to what we're trying to achieve, and that is a concern I know is shared by those in the housing sector. For example, in some places, we are already seeing risks to school budgets after the Welsh Government removed ring fencing from education money. In my view, we need to look and learn from those experiences. If the current Supporting People programme can deliver with an even clearer move to improving outcomes then it would be unwise to put that at risk. With ring fencing, we know that all the money allocated will go to that purpose. Some local authorities may even add to it. However, removing the ring fencing - it is clear to me that some councils will respond to their priorities in a different way, and that could undermine all the good work that we're doing in this area. So, can I once again thank the committee for its report and hope that it will go a significant way towards assisting the Government to deal with an issue that has become a source of shame in Britain today? And let's hope that, in Wales, we can show that we can do things differently, that we can devote time, energy, resources and commitment to dealing with this distressing and unnecessary blight on the lives of so many vulnerable people in our society today.
Welsh: Yn gyntaf oll, a gaf fi ddiolch i'r pwyllgor am yr adroddiad hynod bwysig hwn? Nid wyf yn aelod o'r pwyllgor fy hun, ond gallaf weld o swm y gwaith sydd wedi mynd tuag at ei gynhyrchu a'r dystiolaeth sylweddol a gasglwyd, ei fod yn mynd i fod yn gymorth mawr i Lywodraeth Cymru a chredaf fod ymateb Llywodraeth Cymru iddo i'w groesawu i raddau helaeth hefyd. Mae'n deg dweud, rwy'n credu, fod Llywodraeth Cymru yn darparu ffocws clir iawn ar les yn ein cymunedau ac ni allaf feddwl am gyfraniad mwy sylweddol at les personol na chartref diogel, cynnes, fforddiadwy - mae'n sylfaen i gymaint o agweddau eraill ar fywyd. O fy mhrofiad cyfyngedig, yn seiliedig ar wirfoddoli gyda'r lloches nos ym Merthyr Tudful a siarad â'r trigolion a'r gwirfoddolwyr mwy profiadol, mae'n glir iawn fod achosion a rhesymau dros ddigartrefedd a chysgu ar y stryd, fel y nodwyd yn yr ymchwiliad, yn amrywiol ac yn gymhleth. Yn wir, mewn llawer o achosion, fel y dangoswyd yn yr adroddiad a chan siaradwyr eraill, gall sefyllfa tai unigolyn adlewyrchu llu o broblemau dryslyd eraill yn eu bywydau. Dyna pam yr oeddwn am gyfeirio'n benodol at argymhelliad 17 yn ymateb Llywodraeth Cymru. Mae'n hollol iawn y dylai fod cyfrifoldeb a rennir rhwng y Gweinidog iechyd a'r Gweinidog tai i fynd i'r afael â chysgu ar y stryd, ac felly croesewir y ffaith bod y Llywodraeth wedi derbyn yr argymhelliad hwn, er gwaethaf y cafeat a'r eglurhad y gofynnwyd amdano gan Gadeirydd y pwyllgor, John Griffiths. Fodd bynnag, fel y noda ymateb y Llywodraeth, mae gan yr holl Ysgrifenyddion y Cabinet a Gweinidogion gyfrifoldeb a rennir i helpu i sicrhau mwy o gynnydd yn y gwaith o leihau cysgu ar y stryd. Felly, hoffwn glywed mwy gan y Gweinidog am y dull Llywodraeth gyfan o ystyried y mater. Er enghraifft, a yw Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr economi yn gwthio'r sector preifat yng Nghymru i gyfrannu mwy drwy eu cyfrifoldebau cymdeithasol corfforaethol? A yw'r Gweinidog diwylliant yn gwthio pobl yn sector y celfyddydau i ymwneud mwy â'r sector digartrefedd er mwyn defnyddio gallu'r celfyddydau a cherddoriaeth i estyn allan at bobl? Mewn addysg, a yw'r Llywodraeth yn effro i'r plant sy'n cael eu gosod mewn perygl mawr o ganlyniad i ddiffyg cartref diogel a sefydlog? A gellid gofyn cwestiynau tebyg i holl adrannau'r Llywodraeth, felly rwy'n edrych ymlaen at glywed yr ymateb i hynny. Ddirprwy Lywydd, roeddwn eisiau siarad am argymhelliad 28 hefyd a'r cyfeiriad at y rhaglen Cefnogi Pobl. Rydym yn gwybod bod cynlluniau braenaru ar hyn o bryd yn profi'r posibilrwydd o ariannu hyblyg, ond hyd yn oed ar y pwynt hwn, fel eraill rwy'n credu, hoffwn osod marciwr. Rwy'n parhau i fod heb fy argyhoeddi na fydd darparu hyblygrwydd ychwanegol i rai awdurdodau lleol yn cynnwys risgiau sylweddol i'r hyn yr ydym yn ceisio ei gyflawni, ac mae hwnnw'n destun pryder y gwn fod eraill yn y sector tai yn ei rannu. Er enghraifft, mewn rhai mannau, rydym eisoes yn gweld risgiau i gyllidebau ysgolion ar ôl i Lywodraeth Cymru roi'r gorau i glustnodi arian ar gyfer addysg. Yn fy marn i, mae angen inni edrych ar a dysgu oddi wrth y profiadau hynny. Os gall y rhaglen Cefnogi Pobl bresennol gyflawni gan symud hyd yn oed yn fwy eglur tuag at wella canlyniadau, byddai'n annoeth rhoi hynny mewn perygl. Gyda chlustnodi arian, gwyddom y bydd yr holl arian a ddyrannwyd yn mynd at y diben hwnnw. Efallai y bydd rhai awdurdodau lleol yn ychwanegu ato hyd yn oed. Fodd bynnag, mae cael gwared ar glustnodi arian - mae'n glir i mi y bydd rhai cynghorau yn ymateb i'w blaenoriaethau mewn ffordd wahanol, a gallai hynny danseilio'r holl waith da yr ydym yn ei wneud yn y maes hwn. Felly, unwaith eto a gaf fi ddiolch i'r pwyllgor am ei adroddiad a gobeithio y bydd yn mynd gryn dipyn o ffordd tuag at gynorthwyo'r Llywodraeth i ymdrin â mater sydd wedi dod yn ffynhonnell cywilydd ym Mhrydain heddiw? A gadewch i ni obeithio, yng Nghymru, y gallwn ddangos y gallwn wneud pethau'n wahanol, y gallwn neilltuo amser, egni, adnoddau ac ymrwymiad i ymdrin â'r malltod gofidus a diangen hwn ar fywydau cymaint o bobl sy'n agored i niwed yn ein cymdeithas heddiw.