English: Diolch, Deputy Presiding Officer. Can I thank the Cabinet Secretary for his statement this afternoon? Can I also thank and put on record my thanks to Huw Irranca-Davies and his predecessor Rebecca Evans for being very open to providing briefings for relevant Members and keeping us updated, following the inspection of Powys children's services? Also, I appreciate the Cabinet Secretary's offer, as well, to meet for a briefing. I appreciate that. It's also encouraging, I think, that Powys County Council themselves have provided the opportunity for briefings for Assembly Members with regard to the recent issues. I am pleased to learn that the actions seem to already be taking place by the local authority to implement the recommendations, and that the leadership of the council seem to be positively taking forward the recommendations in a transparent and positive way. You stated, Cabinet Secretary, or you started your statement, by referring to the Care Inspectorate Wales report published today, which highlights areas of significant concern for Powys to address with regard to adult services. I was pleased, looking at that, that it does highlight the fact that the morale of staff has been boosted now. That wasn't the case some time ago, so I think that's positive. Can I ask you: how are you going to measure the improvements that the local authority are required to make? Ultimately, improved outcomes will determine, of course, whether adult services are sufficient enough to no longer need such a high level of intervention from Welsh Government. So, could you outline some specific targets for improvements and clarify what work is currently being undertaken with Powys to develop these? The report published today also repeatedly highlights the fact that the workforce delivering adult services has a high sickness and absence rate, high turnover and inconsistent levels of supervision. So, I wonder what role the Welsh Government will play in establishing a workforce strategy that is able to build strength in the workforce and deliver a timely, informed and effective service. You have congratulated Mohammed Mehmet on his appointment as the interim chief executive. It's my understanding he's the acting chief executive, rather than the interim - if you could clarify that. But I have picked up myself very positive feedback on his appointment. You referred, yourself, to his track record in your statement. Are you confident that the new chief exec or the acting chief exec is the correct appointment? It perhaps would be useful to know, as well, what the recruitment process is - what Welsh Government's role is in that recruitment process. Finally, do you recognise that, in order to build capacity and to ensure that these improvements are lasting, that stability to the political landscape is important? Therefore, do you agree with me that the proposals in the Green Paper on the local government reform to preserve Powys as a single local authority on the same footprint as the health board contributes to the stability and gives that best possible chance for lasting improvements to be made?
Welsh: Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. A gaf i ddiolch i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet am ei ddatganiad y prynhawn yma? A gaf i hefyd ddiolch a rhoi ar gofnod fy niolch i Huw Irranca-Davies a'i ragflaenydd Rebecca Evans am fod yn agored iawn i roi briff i Aelodau perthnasol a rhoi'r newyddion diweddaraf i ni am y sefyllfa, yn dilyn yr arolygiad o wasanaethau plant Powys? Hefyd, rwy'n gwerthfawrogi cynnig Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, i gyfarfod am sesiwn briffio. Rwy'n gwerthfawrogi hynny. Mae hefyd yn galonogol, yn fy marn i, bod Cyngor Sir Powys eu hunain wedi rhoi cyfle i Aelodau'r Cynulliad gael eu briffio am y materion diweddar. Rwy'n falch o glywed bod yr awdurdod lleol yn cymryd camau gweithredu eisoes i weithredu'r argymhellion, ac ymddengys bod arweinwyr y cyngor yn bwrw ymlaen yn gadarnhaol â'r argymhellion, a hynny mewn ffordd dryloyw ac adeiladol. Fe wnaethoch chi nodi, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, neu fe wnaethoch chi ddechrau eich datganiad drwy gyfeirio at adroddiad Arolygiaeth Gofal Cymru a gyhoeddwyd heddiw, sy'n tynnu sylw at feysydd sy'n peri pryder sylweddol y mae angen i Bowys fynd i'r afael â nhw o ran gwasanaethau oedolion. Roeddwn yn falch, wrth edrych ar hynny, ei fod yn tynnu sylw at y ffaith bod morâl y staff wedi cael hwb erbyn hyn. Nid oedd hi felly beth amser yn ôl, felly mae hynny'n gadarnhaol yn fy marn i. A gaf i ofyn i chi: sut byddwch chi'n mesur y gwelliannau y mae'n ofynnol i'r awdurdod lleol eu gwneud? Yn y pen draw, bydd gwell canlyniadau yn pennu, wrth gwrs, a yw gwasanaethau oedolion yn ddigon da fel nad oes angen lefel mor uchel o ymyrraeth gan Lywodraeth Cymru mwyach. Felly, a wnewch chi amlinellu rhai targedau penodol ar gyfer gwelliannau ac egluro pa waith sy'n cael ei wneud gyda Phowys ar hyn o bryd i ddatblygu'r rhain? Hefyd, mae'r adroddiad a gyhoeddwyd heddiw yn tynnu sylw sawl gwaith at y ffaith bod gan y gweithlu sy'n darparu gwasanaethau oedolion gyfradd uchel o salwch ac absenoldeb, trosiant uchel a lefelau anghyson o oruchwyliaeth. Felly, tybed pa swyddogaeth fydd gan Lywodraeth Cymru wrth sefydlu strategaeth gweithlu sy'n gallu meithrin cryfder y gweithlu a darparu gwasanaeth amserol, gwybodus ac effeithiol. Rydych chi wedi llongyfarch Mohammed Mehmet ar ei benodiad yn brif weithredwr dros dro. Fy nealltwriaeth i o'r sefyllfa yw ei fod yn brif weithredwr gweithredol, yn hytrach na phrif weithredwr dros dro - a wnewch chi egluro hynny? Ond rwyf innau wedi clywed sylwadau cadarnhaol iawn mewn ymateb i'w benodiad. Fe wnaethoch chi sôn am ei hanes da yn eich datganiad. A ydych chi'n hyderus bod penodiad y prif weithredwr newydd neu'r prif weithredwr gweithredol yn gywir? Efallai byddai'n ddefnyddiol gwybod, hefyd, am y broses recriwtio - beth yw swyddogaeth Llywodraeth Cymru yn y broses recriwtio honno. Yn olaf, a ydych chi'n cydnabod, er mwyn meithrin gallu a sicrhau bod y gwelliannau hyn yn parhau, bod sefydlogrwydd o ran y dirwedd wleidyddol yn bwysig? Felly, a ydych chi'n cytuno â mi fod y cynigion yn y Papur Gwyrdd ar ddiwygio llywodraeth leol i gadw Powys yn un awdurdod lleol â'r un ôl-troed â'r bwrdd iechyd yn cyfrannu at y sefydlogrwydd hwnnw ac yn rhoi'r cyfle gorau un o sicrhau bod gwelliannau parhaus yn cael eu gwneud?