English: The inclusion of medical conditions in the definition of additional learning needs certainly is a positive outcome, and an all-Wales template and clear timescales for preparing independent development plans, provision for preschool children and young people in further education and the provision of independent advice and advocacy as well are all positives. That's not to say that everything in the ALN garden is rosy. We were disappointed that the Government hasn't given the education tribunal full powers over health, which is clearly one area of disagreement. The narrative for the Bill and the wider reforms was to create a simpler, easier to navigate, child-centred system. Retaining two systems of redress - one for education, one for health - for a sector where very often there is crossover between the two, I think, undermines that somewhat and I think that is a missed opportunity, as is not including work-based learning in the provisions of the Bill. We talk very often about parity of esteem, and we are told by stakeholders that children and young people with additional learning needs are more likely to go into a vocational education. For us to omit work-based learning, I think, is another missed opportunity. The additional learning needs code, of course, will be consulted on in the autumn, and that will be crucial in terms of the Bill's implementation. Many promises have been made regarding the content of the code and it'll be down to all of us now to make sure that we hold the Government to those promises. Transport, as well, is an important factor that didn't find its way onto the face of the Bill, but will certainly be a key part of the code. It's something we've rehearsed in committee regularly and it needs to be addressed substantially in the code. Now, the passage of the legislation hasn't been without challenge, clearly. Twice this year the Welsh Government had to recalculate how much the legislation would cost to implement, which led to some delays in the process, and, as we've already heard in the last few days, issues relating to tribunal appointments have come to the fore. So, I can only say that, clearly, lessons will need to be learnt from those experiences. But, looking ahead, I'd say it's crucial now that adequate resources are provided to cover the costs of implementation and that the workforce is fully prepared for what will be a fundamental change and, I have to say, on the whole, a change for the better for children and young people with additional learning needs. With your permission, Presiding Officer, I would like to make one final point. One party in this Assembly told us when they came here that they were coming here to shake things up. That same party has been largely invisible over the last 12 months of scrutinising and amending this legislation. Throughout committee stage, not a single amendment. Of the hundreds of amendments put forward, not a single solitary amendment from UKIP. At Plenary stage, no amendments. Not a single word uttered in support or otherwise of any aspect of this legislation. That leads me to conclude that either they have no opinion on this, which is difficult to believe for a party that is usually quite opinionated on most issues, or they haven't engaged in this process at all, which does a disservice to those children and young people who most need this legislation, it's a disservice to your electors, and it's a disservice to this institution. It's left me, and many of the stakeholders who've raised this issue with me, feeling frustrated, let down and very, very angry.
Welsh: Mae cynnwys cyflyrau meddygol yn y diffiniad o anghenion dysgu ychwanegol yn sicr yn ganlyniad cadarnhaol, ac mae templed Cymru gyfan ac amserlenni clir ar gyfer paratoi cynlluniau datblygu annibynnol, darpariaeth ar gyfer plant cyn oed ysgol a phobl ifanc mewn addysg bellach, a darparu eiriolaeth a chyngor annibynnol i gyd yn elfennau cadarnhaol. Nid yw hynny'n golygu bod popeth yn y maes ADY yn fêl i gyd. Roeddem ni'n siomedig nad yw'r Llywodraeth wedi rhoi pwerau llawn dros iechyd i'r tribiwnlys addysg, sy'n amlwg yn un maes yr ydym ni'n anghytuno arno. Y bwriad ar gyfer y Bil a'r diwygiadau ehangach oedd creu system symlach, haws ei llywio, sy'n canolbwyntio ar y plentyn. Mae cadw dwy system o unioni - un ar gyfer addysg, un ar gyfer iechyd - ar gyfer sector lle ceir gorgyffwrdd rhwng y ddau yn aml, rwy'n credu, yn tanseilio hynny rhywfaint ac rwy'n credu bod hwnnw'n gyfle a gollwyd, fel y mae peidio â chynnwys dysgu seiliedig ar waith yn narpariaethau'r Bil. Rydym ni'n sôn yn aml am barch cydradd, a dywedir wrthym gan randdeiliaid bod plant a phobl ifanc ag anghenion dysgu ychwanegol yn fwy tebygol o fynd i addysg alwedigaethol. Rwy'n credu bod hepgor dysgu seiliedig ar waith yn gyfle arall a gollwyd. Byddwn yn ymgynghori ar y cod anghenion dysgu ychwanegol, wrth gwrs, yn yr hydref, a bydd hynny'n hollbwysig o ran gweithredu'r Bil. Mae llawer o addewidion wedi'u gwneud ynglŷn â chynnwys y cod a gwaith pob un ohonom ni nawr fydd gwneud yn siŵr ein bod yn dwyn y Llywodraeth i gyfrif am yr addewidion hynny. Mae trafnidiaeth, hefyd, yn ffactor pwysig na chafodd le ar wyneb y Bil, ond bydd yn sicr yn rhan allweddol o'r cod. Mae'n rhywbeth yr ydym ni wedi'i drafod yn helaeth yn y Pwyllgor yn rheolaidd ac mae angen rhoi llawer o sylw iddo yn y Cod. Nawr, nid yw hynt y ddeddfwriaeth wedi bod yn ddi-her, yn amlwg. Ddwywaith y flwyddyn hon bu'n rhaid i Lywodraeth Cymru ail-gyfrifo faint y byddai'r ddeddfwriaeth yn gostio i'w gweithredu, ac arweiniodd hynny at rywfaint o oedi yn y broses, ac, fel yr ydym ni eisoes wedi clywed yn y dyddiau diwethaf, mae materion sy'n ymwneud â phenodiadau Tribiwnlys wedi dod i'r amlwg. Felly, gallaf ond dweud, yn amlwg, y bydd angen dysgu gwersi o'r profiadau hynny. Ond, wrth edrych i'r dyfodol, byddwn i'n dweud ei bod hi'n hanfodol bellach bod digon o adnoddau yn cael eu darparu i dalu'r costau gweithredu a bod y gweithlu yn gwbl barod ar gyfer yr hyn a fydd yn newid sylfaenol, ac mae'n rhaid imi ddweud, ar y cyfan, newid er gwell i blant a phobl ifanc ag anghenion dysgu ychwanegol. Gyda'ch caniatâd chi, Llywydd, hoffwn wneud un pwynt olaf. Dywedodd un blaid yn y Cynulliad hwn wrthym ni pan ddaethant yma eu bod yn dod yma i chwyldroi pethau. Mae'r blaid honno wedi bod yn anweledig i raddau helaeth dros y 12 mis diwethaf o graffu a diwygio'r ddeddfwriaeth hon. Trwy gydol y cyfnod pwyllgor, ni chafwyd yr un gwelliant. O'r cannoedd o welliannau a gyflwynwyd, ni chafwyd yr un gwelliant gan UKIP. Ar adeg y cyfarfod llawn, dim un gwelliant. Ni ddywedwyd yr un gair o blaid na fel arall ar unrhyw agwedd ar y ddeddfwriaeth hon. Mae hynny'n fy arwain i ddod i'r casgliad naill ai nad oes ganddyn nhw unrhyw farn ar hyn, sy'n anodd ei gredu am blaid sydd fel arfer yn eithaf cryf ei barn ar y rhan fwyaf o faterion, neu nad ydyn nhw wedi cymryd rhan yn y broses hon o gwbl, sy'n gwneud anghymwynas â'r plant a'r bobl ifanc hynny sydd fwyaf angen y ddeddfwriaeth hon, mae'n anghymwynas â'ch etholwyr, ac mae'n anghymwynas â'r sefydliad hwn. Mae hyn wedi fy ngwneud i, a llawer o'r rhanddeiliaid sydd wedi codi'r mater hwn gyda mi, i deimlo'n rhwystredig, wedi ein siomi ac yn flin iawn, iawn.