English: Thank you very much. This is a comprehensive report, without doubt, and there is great and detailed work that's been done by Members and committee staff. It is disappointing, despite that, that we by now have missed the opportunity in this Senedd to act on the evidence of another very detailed piece of work that was done at the start of the fifth Senedd under the chairship of Laura McAllister, and adding to the evidence of the need to strengthen the Senedd and to create a democracy that is representative of all of the voices in Wales - that's what this report does, in truth, rather than moving us forward quickly. I believe that the business case is obvious and clear for us all by now and that the time has come for action. As you know, Plaid Cymru wanted us to act at once during this Senedd, in response to the report by Laura McAllister, and we did give an opportunity, through a motion on the floor of the Senedd, in July last year to that end. And at that time, Labour did, for the first time, agree in principle that we did need to increase the number of Members, but they weren't prepared to commit to putting that in place at that time, and the current Government will have to answer as to why we had to spend another five years with this deficient system. I'll be listening carefully in order to hear whether the Government will support unambiguously the legislation that we will need in the next Senedd. Since its establishment, the Welsh Parliament has been very progressive as a legislature where equality was written into the DNA from the outset, but, evidently, much more work needs to be done. And for that, the responsibility is placed on our modern Senedd's shoulders to lead the way once again, to ensure that the Senedd does represent Wales in all its diversity. If we're willing to adopt the name 'Senedd', then, as a modern and diverse nation, we have to be a Senedd for everyone in Wales and a Senedd for the whole of Wales. All of the responsibility can't fall on political parties alone. It's evident that we need an element of positive action to realise this ambition. There are small steps being taken, and there are some steps that are praiseworthy being recommended in the report: a system of collecting data on the diversity of the candidate list of each political party, and a fund to support people with disabilities, for example, to support the election of some of those groups that are underrepresented in public office. But we need to go further than that. Job sharing - you've heard me discussing this previously. I don't think that we need another working party to look at this. The focus, right from the outset of the next Senedd, should be implementing this in legislation. The evidence already exists. And I would be very eager to see the inclusion of statutory quotas to ensure appropriate representation for women and people of colour in the new legislation. We don't have to wait until the next Senedd to start acting on this. There is a window and an opportunity, even in the remaining legislative timetable of this Senedd, to take steps towards making the democracy of Wales more inclusive and more equal at a local government level. Delyth Jewell has introduced amendments to the legislation that's being discussed at present in terms of local government, and passing those amendments would mean introducing STV in every council without exception, as well as other measures to protect the maternity rights of councillors and to ensure that it's not possible to have a cabinet of men only. I greatly hope that those small steps will have the Government's support and that we can move even now during this Senedd at least part of the way towards being a genuinely inclusive and equal Senedd.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr. Mae hwn yn adroddiad cynhwysfawr, heb os, ac mae yna waith manwl wedi cael ei wneud gan Aelodau a staff y pwyllgor yma. Mae o'n siomedig, er hynny, ein bod ni erbyn hyn wedi colli'r cyfle yn y Senedd hon i weithredu ar dystiolaeth gweithgor manwl iawn arall a gafwyd tua dechrau'r bumed Senedd, sef yr un dan gadeiryddiaeth Laura McAllister. Ychwanegu at y dystiolaeth o'r angen am gryfhau'r Senedd yma a chreu democratiaeth sy'n gynrychioladol o'r holl leisiau yng Nghymru - dyna mai'r adroddiad yn ei wneud mewn gwirionedd, yn hytrach na'n symud ni ymlaen yn gyflym. Dwi'n credu bod yr achos busnes yn amlwg ac yn glir i ni gyd erbyn hyn a bod yr amser wedi dod ar gyfer gweithredu. Fel rydych chi'n gwybod, mi oedd Plaid Cymru eisiau inni weithredu ar unwaith yn ystod y Senedd hon, mewn ymateb i adroddiad Laura McAllister, ac fe wnaethon ni roi'r cyfle, drwy gyfrwng cynnig ar lawr y Senedd ym mis Gorffennaf y llynedd, i'r perwyl hwnnw. Ar y pryd, fe wnaeth Llafur, am y tro cyntaf, gytuno mewn egwyddor fod angen cynyddu nifer yr Aelodau, ond doedden nhw ddim yn barod i ymrwymo i roi hynny ar waith ar y pryd. A'r Llywodraeth bresennol fydd yn rhaid ateb ynghylch pam y bu rhaid inni dreulio pum mlynedd ychwanegol gyda system fethedig. Mi fyddaf yn gwrando'n astud er mwyn clywed y bydd y Llywodraeth yn cefnogi yn ddiamwys y ddeddfwriaeth sydd ei hangen yn y Senedd nesaf. Ers ei sefydlu, mae Senedd Cymru wedi bod yn flaengar fel deddfwrfa lle'r oedd cydraddoldeb wedi'i ysgrifennu mewn i'r DNA o'r cychwyn cyntaf, ond, yn amlwg, mae yna lawer iawn mwy o waith i'w wneud, ac am hynny, mae'r cyfrifoldeb ar ein Senedd fodern ni i arwain y ffordd unwaith yn rhagor i sicrhau bod y Senedd yn cynrychioli Cymru yn ei holl amrywiaeth. Os ydym ni'n barod i arddel yr enw 'Senedd', mae'n rhaid i ninnau fel ein cenedl fodern ac amrywiol fod yn Senedd i bawb yng Nghymru ac yn Senedd i Gymru gyfan. All yr holl gyfrifoldeb yma ddim syrthio ar bleidiau gwleidyddol yn unig. Mae'n amlwg bod angen elfen o weithredu cadarnhaol i wireddu'r nod. Mae yna rai camau bychain ond rhai digon clodwiw yn cael eu hargymell yn yr adroddiad: system o gasglu data ar amrywiaeth rhestr ymgeiswyr pob plaid wleidyddol, cronfa i gefnogi pobl ag anableddau, er enghraifft, i gefnogi ethol rhai o'r grwpiau hyn sydd wedi eu tangynrychioli i swydd gyhoeddus. Ond mae angen mynd ymhellach. Rhannu swyddi - rydych chi wedi fy nghlywed i'n trafod hyn o'r blaen. Dwi ddim yn meddwl bod ishio gweithgor arall i edrych ar hyn. Dylai'r ffocws o'r cychwyn yn y Senedd nesaf fod ar weithredu hyn i mewn i gyfraith. Mae'r dystiolaeth eisoes yn bodoli. Ac mi fyddwn i'n awyddus i weld cynnwys cwotâu statudol i sicrhau cynrychiolaeth briodol i ferched a phobl o liw yn y ddeddfwriaeth newydd. Does dim rhaid inni aros tan y Senedd nesaf cyn cychwyn gweithredu. Mae ffenest a chyfle hyd yn oed yn yr amserlen ddeddfwriaethol sy'n weddill o'r Senedd hon inni gymryd camau tuag at wneud democratiaeth Cymru yn fwy cynhwysol ac yn fwy cydradd, a hynny ar lefel llywodraeth leol. Mae Delyth Jewell wedi cyflwyno gwelliannau i'r ddeddfwriaeth sy'n cael ei thrafod ar hyn o bryd ynglŷn â llywodraeth leol, ac mi fyddai pasio'r gwelliannau yn golygu cyflwyno STV i bob cyngor yn ddieithriad ynghyd â mesurau eraill i warchod hawliau mamolaeth cynghorwyr a sicrhau nad oes posib cael cabinet o ddynion yn unig. Dwi'n mawr obeithio y bydd y camau bychain hynny yn cael cefnogaeth y Llywodraeth ac y byddwn ni'n gallu symud hyd yn oed rŵan yn y Senedd yma ychydig bach o'r ffordd tuag at fod yn Senedd wir gynhwysol, wir gydradd.