English: - on the report, 'Mark Allen's Law: Water Safety and Drowing Prevention'. Leeanne Bartley, who is here in the gallery today with her husband, David, created this petition following the tragic death of her son. Mark was only 18 years old when he died in June of 2018 after jumping into a freezing reservoir on a hot day. The family believe that he could have been saved if a throw line was available near the water that day. The petition, Deputy Presiding Officer, calls for, 'Mark Allen's law: we want throw line stations around all open water sites in Wales,' and it has already raised awareness among the public, having collected a total of 11,027 signatures. It forms part of a wider campaign undertaken by Mark's mum to raise awareness of the risks, educate the public and campaign for action to promote water safety and prevent drowning. As part of this campaign, a similar petition was submitted to the UK Government calling for legislation to require throw lines to be installed around open bodies of water, which was supported by over 100,000 people. It was debated in the UK Parliament last January, with no commitment for change by the UK Government. We're proud that we are taking this issue further in Wales. As Chair of the Petitions Committee, I feel very privileged to be able to listen to and support individuals like Leeanne to highlight challenges and make a positive difference. During the committee inquiry, we looked in depth at the issues arising from this petition, and we heard evidence from Water Safety Wales, water utility companies, the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents and Natural Resources Wales to gain a fuller picture of the context, the challenges and the action needed to increase water safety and prevent drowning. But, most importantly, we heard from the petitioner directly and from other families who have lost loved ones to drowning. We heard about the devastating impact that such a tragedy has on their lives, but also of their steely determination to raise awareness and prevent future loss of life through drowning. We are ever so grateful for their time, their honesty and their willingness to share their trauma so that others might benefit. Our report made six recommendations to the Welsh Government, five of which have been accepted and one accepted in principle. If I could speak to recommendation 1 first, we welcome that water safety and drowning prevention will now be within the Minister for Climate Change's portfolio to ensure the leadership and co-ordination that had been lacking as it is an area that straddles various portfolios. Turning to recommendation 2, I was particularly pleased to hear from Water Safety Wales that the Minister and her officials have been engaging with them and are currently considering funding provision to provide dedicated support for the organisation. This would enable a significant step forward to deliver the drowning prevention strategy in Wales and I look forward to hearing more about this from the Minister. If we look at recommendation 3, I do welcome the positive response to bringing parties together and building on the good work undertaken. However, there is still more to do. A water safety and education programme must be embedded in our education system with a clear action plan for delivery to ensure that each and every one of our children learns about how to stay safe near or in the water. I call on the Minister to ensure that this will not be optional, but a compulsory part of education in Wales. In addition, I do support the calls from water safety campaigners for all children to receive swimming lessons, which may of course save their life. We've heard evidence recently from Swim Wales in the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee to support its inquiry into the participation - [ Inaudible.] - school can swim, and I believe that Jenny Rathbone brought this to our attention last week. Llywydd, recommendation 4, which was accepted in principle, called on the Welsh Government to take steps to ensure that there is clarity about the minimum -
Welsh: - ar yr adroddiad, 'Cyfraith Mark Allen: Diogelwch Dŵr ac Atal Boddi'. Fe greodd Leeanne Bartley, sydd yma yn yr oriel heddiw gyda'i gŵr, David, y ddeiseb hon yn dilyn marwolaeth drasig ei mab. Dim ond 18 oed oedd Mark pan fu farw ym mis Mehefin 2018 ar ôl neidio i gronfa ddŵr rewllyd ar ddiwrnod poeth. Mae'r teulu'n credu y gallai fod wedi cael ei achub pe bai cortyn taflu ar gael ger y dŵr y diwrnod hwnnw. Ddirprwy Lywydd, mae'r ddeiseb yn galw am, '[G]yfraith Mark Allen: rydym ni am weld gorsafoedd cortyn taflu o amgylch pob safle dŵr agored yng Nghymru,' ac mae eisoes wedi codi ymwybyddiaeth ymhlith y cyhoedd, ar ôl casglu cyfanswm o 11,027 o lofnodion. Mae'n rhan o ymgyrch ehangach a gyflawnwyd gan fam Mark i godi ymwybyddiaeth o'r risgiau, i addysgu'r cyhoedd ac i ymgyrchu dros weithredu i hybu diogelwch dŵr ac atal boddi. Yn rhan o'r ymgyrch hon, cyflwynwyd deiseb debyg i Lywodraeth y DU yn galw am ddeddfwriaeth i'w gwneud yn ofynnol i gortynnau taflu gael eu gosod o amgylch crynofeydd dŵr agored, deiseb a gefnogwyd gan dros 100,000 o bobl. Fe'i trafodwyd yn Senedd y DU fis Ionawr y llynedd, heb unrhyw ymrwymiad gan Lywodraeth y DU i newid. Rydym yn falch ein bod yn mynd â'r mater hwn ymhellach yng Nghymru. Fel Cadeirydd y Pwyllgor Deisebau, rwy'n teimlo'n freintiedig iawn fy mod yn gallu gwrando ar unigolion fel Leeanne a'u cynorthwyo i amlygu heriau a gwneud gwahaniaeth cadarnhaol. Yn ystod ymchwiliad y pwyllgor, buom yn edrych yn fanwl ar y materion a oedd yn deillio o'r ddeiseb hon, a chlywsom dystiolaeth gan Diogelwch Dŵr Cymru, cwmnïau cyfleustodau dŵr, y Gymdeithas Frenhinol er Atal Damweiniau a Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru i gael darlun llawnach o'r cyd-destun, yr heriau a'r camau sydd eu hangen i gynyddu diogelwch dŵr ac atal boddi. Ond yn bwysicaf oll, clywsom gan y deisebydd yn uniongyrchol a chan deuluoedd eraill sydd wedi colli anwyliaid drwy foddi. Clywsom am yr effaith ddinistriol y mae trychineb o'r fath yn ei chael ar eu bywydau, ond hefyd am eu penderfyniad cadarn i godi ymwybyddiaeth ac atal colli bywydau drwy foddi yn y dyfodol. Rydym mor hynod ddiolchgar iddynt am eu hamser, eu gonestrwydd a'u parodrwydd i rannu eu trawma fel y gall eraill elwa. Fe wnaeth ein hadroddiad chwe argymhelliad i Lywodraeth Cymru, a chafodd pump ohonynt eu derbyn gydag un wedi'i dderbyn mewn egwyddor. Os caf siarad am argymhelliad 1 yn gyntaf, rydym yn croesawu'r ffaith y bydd diogelwch dŵr ac atal boddi ym mhortffolio'r Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd nawr er mwyn sicrhau'r arweinyddiaeth a'r cydgysylltiad a fu ar goll am ei fod yn faes sy'n pontio portffolios amrywiol. Gan droi at argymhelliad 2, roeddwn yn arbennig o falch o glywed gan Diogelwch Dŵr Cymru fod y Gweinidog a'i swyddogion wedi bod yn ymgysylltu â hwy ac ar hyn o bryd yn ystyried darparu cyllid i roi cymorth penodol i'r sefydliad. Byddai hyn yn ei gwneud hi'n bosibl cymryd cam sylweddol ymlaen i gyflwyno strategaeth atal boddi yng Nghymru ac rwy'n edrych ymlaen at glywed mwy am hyn gan y Gweinidog. Os edrychwn ar argymhelliad 3, rwy'n croesawu'r ymateb cadarnhaol i ddod â phartïon at ei gilydd ac adeiladu ar y gwaith da a wnaed. Fodd bynnag, mae mwy i'w wneud o hyd. Rhaid gwreiddio rhaglen addysg diogelwch dŵr yn ein system addysg gyda chynllun gweithredu clir ar gyfer cyflwyno er mwyn sicrhau bod pob un o'n plant yn dysgu sut i gadw'n ddiogel yn agos at ddŵr neu yn y dŵr. Galwaf ar y Gweinidog i sicrhau na fydd hyn yn ddewisol, ond yn hytrach, ei fod yn rhan orfodol o addysg yng Nghymru. Yn ogystal, rwy'n cefnogi'r galwadau gan ymgyrchwyr diogelwch dŵr i bob plentyn gael gwersi nofio, a allai achub eu bywyd wrth gwrs. Rydym wedi clywed tystiolaeth yn ddiweddar gan Nofio Cymru yn y Pwyllgor Diwylliant, Cyfathrebu, y Gymraeg, Chwaraeon a Chysylltiadau Rhyngwladol i gefnogi ei ymchwiliad i'r cyfranogiad y gall - [ Anghlywadwy.] - ysgol nofio, ac rwy'n credu bod Jenny Rathbone wedi dod â hyn i'n sylw yr wythnos diwethaf. Lywydd, roedd argymhelliad 4, a dderbyniwyd mewn egwyddor, yn galw ar Lywodraeth Cymru i gymryd camau i sicrhau bod eglurder ynglŷn â'r isafswm -