English: Thank you very much, Deputy Presiding Officer, and, in tabling this Bill, I'm very pleased that Alun Davies has confirmed that I did that in the honourable tradition of Keir Hardie's and Donald Dewar's home rule tradition. I hadn't realised when I tabled the Bill a few months ago that I was doing so in that tradition. But it is important constitutional legislation for us here in Wales, and thank you for acknowledging that and reminding us of our history in that regard. I acknowledge and recognise that both Chairs and their reports had asked for more information, of course, and earlier this afternoon I have committed to giving as much as I can of additional information to be of use to the further scrutiny processes that will face us on the journey of this Bill. I'm very pleased to hear that the Counsel General has confirmed too that he will be in a position on a number of aspects to be giving additional information to meet the needs of the two relevant committees, and the Counsel General in his contribution has confirmed that the remit for the strategic group that will be leading on the work of changing the franchise will be announced and further details will be given to the Assembly before we go on to Stages 2 and 3. The Counsel General in his contribution also confirmed the Government's opinion that it isn't the local government Bill that is the appropriate Bill to introduce the accountability of the Electoral Commission in legislation, but it's this particular Bill that is most appropriate for doing that, and I agree with that. The point, of course, in terms of devolution of the work of the Electoral Commission and making them accountable in terms of funding and general accountability to this Assembly, is that the same work is ongoing in the Scottish Parliament at the moment and there's legislation currently before the Parliament in Scotland to introduce this accountability by 2021 as well. I think it would be good for us to run this process concurrently, and certainly the Electoral Commission is eager for that to happen in Wales and in Scotland at the same time. Thank you to David Melding for his contribution to the debate and being so enthusiastic and robust in favour of lowering the voting age to those aged 16 and 17. That was also shared by Dai Lloyd. Some in the Chamber were slightly less enthusiastic on these particular points, but do remember that this Assembly in a previous vote had supported the principle of votes at 16 and 17 years of age, and I am confident that that majority continues in terms of introducing votes at 16 and 17. On changing the name of the Assembly, there was a divergence of opinions. Some had changed their opinion from one debate to the next, and acknowledged that in their contributions. I am pleased - . With regard to one specific point on legislative competence on the change of name, I'm pleased that the Counsel General has placed on record his opinion that it's unlikely on this point that there could be an Order in Council to provide clarity on the issue of competence, so that is therefore unlikely to be a way of explaining competency in a different manner than we have at present. It's clear from what has been put forward in contributions this afternoon that there's a divergence of opinion in terms of changing the name. It's not an issue for me to table any amendments on that change, particularly because the Constitutional and Legislative Affairs Committee hasn't put forward any recommendations of its own on that issue, but I'm sure that there will be amendments in that regard as we move towards Stages 2 and 3. To conclude, therefore, this afternoon, I want to thank my fellow Commissioners for their commitment to collaborating -
Welsh: Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd, ac, wrth gyflwyno'r Bil yma, dwi'n falch bod Alun Davies wedi cadarnhau fy mod i wedi gwneud hynny yn nhraddodiad anrhydeddus home rule Keir Hardie a Donald Dewar. Falch iawn roeddwn i wedi sylweddoli pan oeddwn i'n cyflwyno'r Mesur ychydig fisoedd yn ôl taw yn y traddodiad hwnnw roedd hyn yn cael ei gyflwyno. Ond mae'n ddeddfwriaeth gyfansoddiadol bwysig i ni yma yng Nghymru. Diolch am gydnabod hynny a'n hatgoffa ni o'n hanes ar hynny. Nawr, dwi'n cydnabod hefyd fod y ddau Gadeirydd a'u hadroddiadau nhw wedi gofyn am fwy o wybodaeth, wrth gwrs, a dwi, ynghynt y prynhawn yma, wedi ymrwymo i roi rhywfaint - cymaint ag y gallaf i - o wybodaeth ychwanegol i fod o fudd i'r prosesau sgrwtini pellach sydd yn mynd i'n hwynebu ni ar daith y Mesur yma. Dwi'n falch hefyd o glywed bod y Cwnsler Cyffredinol wedi cadarnhau hefyd y bydd e mewn sefyllfa ar gyfer nifer o agweddau i fod yn rhoi mwy o wybodaeth i gwrdd â gofynion y ddau bwyllgor, a hefyd bod y Cwnsler Cyffredinol hefyd yn ei gyfraniad wedi cadarnhau y bydd y cylch gorchwyl ar gyfer y grŵp strategol a fydd yn arwain ar y gwaith o newid yr etholfraint - fod hwnnw yn cael ei gyhoeddi a bydd mwy o wybodaeth eto ar hynny yn cael ei roi i'r Cynulliad cyn ystyried Cyfnodau 2 a 3. Hefyd, fe wnaeth y Cwnsler Cyffredinol, yn ei gyfraniad, gadarnhau ym marn y Llywodraeth taw nid y Mesur llywodraeth leol yw'r Mesur priodol i gyflwyno atebolrwydd y Comisiwn Etholiadol mewn deddfwriaeth ac felly taw'r Bil etholiadau yma yw'r cyfrwng mwyaf priodol i wneud hynny, a dwi'n cytuno ar hynny. Mae'r pwynt hefyd, wrth gwrs, o ran datganoli gwaith y Comisiwn Etholiadol a'u gwneud nhw'n atebol o ran cyllid ac atebolrwydd cyffredinol i'r Cynulliad yma, fod yr un gwaith yn mynd yn ei flaen yn Senedd yr Alban ar hyn o bryd a bod yna ddeddfwriaeth o flaen Senedd yr Alban i gyflwyno'r atebolrwydd yma erbyn 2021 hefyd. Dwi'n credu y byddai'n dda o beth, felly, ein bod ni'n cydredeg y gwaith yma, ac yn sicr mae'r Comisiwn Etholiadol yn awyddus i hynny ddigwydd yng Nghymru ac yn yr Alban ar yr un pryd. Diolch i David Melding am ei gyfraniad i'r ddadl a bod mor gryf ac mor frwdfrydig o blaid cyflwyno pleidleisiau i 16 ac 17; brwdfrydedd gafodd ei ddilyn gan Dai Lloyd hefyd - ambell i un yn y Siambr ychydig yn llai brwdfrydig ar y pwyntiau yma, ond cofiwch, wrth gwrs, fod y Cynulliad yma mewn pleidlais flaenorol wedi cefnogi'r egwyddor o gyflwyno pleidleisiau i 16 ac 17. Dwi'n mawr hyderu bod y mwyafrif yna yn bodoli, yn parhau, o blaid cyflwyno pleidleisiau i 16 ac 17. Ar newid enw'r Cynulliad, fe oedd yna amrywiaeth barn - ambell i un yn newid eu barn o un ddadl i'r nesaf ac yn cydnabod hynny. Dwi'n falch - . Ar un pwynt manwl ynglŷn â'r cymhwysedd deddfwriaethol ar newid yr enw, dwi'n falch bod y Cwnsler Cyffredinol wedi rhoi ar y record ei farn e ei bod hi'n annhebygol ar y pwynt yma y medrid cael Gorchymyn - Order in Council - er mwyn rhoi eglurder ar y mater cymhwysedd ac felly dyw hynny ddim yn debygol o fod yn gyfrwng i egluro'r cymhwysedd yn wahanol i'r hyn sydd o eglurdeb ar hyn o bryd. Mae'n amlwg, felly, o'r hyn sydd wedi cael ei gyflwyno mewn cyfraniadau'r prynhawn yma, fod yna amrywiaeth barn ar newid yr enw. Nid mater i fi, bellach, yw cyflwyno unrhyw welliannau ar y newid hwnnw, gan, yn enwedig, fod y pwyllgor cyfansoddiadol a deddfwriaethol heb gyflwyno unrhyw argymhellion penodol ar hynny, ond mae'n siŵr y daw yna welliannau ar hynny o beth wrth inni symud at Gyfnodau 2 a 3. I orffen, felly, dwi eisiau'r prynhawn yma diolch i'm cyd-Gomisiynwyr am eu hymrwymiad i gydweithio -