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English: It's an inexcusable failure, Minister, that you've not carried out the 5,000 tests a day in Wales that you promised. The World Health Organization advises that the countries that are best coping with this pandemic are mass testing, they're tracing and quarantining. There must be, at the very least, weekly testing for all key workers, whether they work in the public or the private sector, and until we have that, we can't relax the lockdown. I'd ask if you would accept that point. You've said you're working towards mass testing, but you didn't say in response to questions from my colleague Rhun ap Iorwerth whether you accept that point - that, unless we have mass testing in place, we cannot relax the restrictions. I've had concerning reports from care homes as well, where PPE is in supply, but the manager has locked it down because it's being rationed. The policy is for it to be used when residents or others are showing symptoms, but we all know that, by the time symptoms are showing, the virus may well have already been transmitted. So, will you urgently issue guidance to enhance the protective measures that care homes and other closed settings should follow? I know PPE is a precious resource, but it's not acceptable to expect these low-waged workers and those that they look after to be put at risk in the way that they are under the current policy, in my view.
Welsh: Mae'n fethiant anfaddeuol, Weinidog, nad ydych wedi cynnal y 5,000 o brofion y dydd a addawyd gennych yng Nghymru. Mae Sefydliad Iechyd y Byd yn cynghori fod y gwledydd sy'n ymdopi orau â'r pandemig hwn yn cynnal profion torfol, yn olrhain ac yn gosod cwarantin. Rhaid cynnal profion wythnosol fan lleiaf ar yr holl weithwyr allweddol, p'un a ydynt yn gweithio yn y sector cyhoeddus neu'r sector preifat, a hyd nes y cawn hynny, ni allwn lacio'r cyfyngiadau. Rwyf am ofyn a fyddech yn derbyn y pwynt hwnnw. Rydych chi wedi dweud eich bod yn gweithio tuag at gynnal profion torfol, ond ni ddywedoch chi mewn ymateb i gwestiynau gan fy nghyd-Aelod Rhun ap Iorwerth p'un a ydych yn derbyn y pwynt hwnnw - na allwn lacio'r cyfyngiadau os na chynhaliwn brofion ar raddfa fawr. Rwyf wedi clywed adroddiadau sy'n peri pryder o gartrefi gofal hefyd, lle mae cyflenwad o gyfarpar diogelu personol ar gael, ond mae'r rheolwr yn ei gadw dan glo oherwydd ei fod yn cael ei ddogni. Y polisi yw ei ddefnyddio pan fydd preswylwyr neu eraill yn dangos symptomau, ond gwyddom i gyd ei bod yn ddigon posibl fod y feirws eisoes wedi'i drosglwyddo erbyn i'r symptomau ymddangos. Felly, a wnewch chi gyhoeddi canllawiau ar frys i wella'r mesurau diogelu y dylai cartrefi gofal a lleoliadau caeedig eraill eu dilyn? Rwy'n gwybod bod cyfarpar diogelu personol yn adnodd gwerthfawr, ond nid yw'n dderbyniol disgwyl i weithwyr ar gyflogau isel a'r rhai y maent yn gofalu amdanynt gael eu rhoi mewn perygl fel sy'n digwydd o dan y polisi presennol, yn fy marn i.
English: I think the reality, Minister, is that far too many people simply do not have PPE at the front line. Again, what I'm hearing this afternoon is almost a denial of the reality of the situation. So, my question is a very simple one: what did you do to ensure that PPE was ordered in January and February, and how much PPE was ordered for the Welsh NHS during that period?
Welsh: Credaf mai'r realiti, Weinidog, yw bod llawer gormod o bobl ar y rheng flaen heb gyfarpar diogelu personol. Unwaith eto, mae'r hyn rwy'n ei glywed y prynhawn yma bron â bod yn gwadu realiti'r sefyllfa. Felly, mae fy nghwestiwn yn un syml iawn: beth a wnaethoch i sicrhau bod cyfarpar diogelu personol yn cael ei archebu ym mis Ionawr a mis Chwefror, a faint o gyfarpar diogelu personol a gafodd ei archebu ar gyfer GIG Cymru yn ystod y cyfnod hwnnw?
English: As Mr McEvoy will understand, I don't have those particular figures at my fingertips, but I can absolutely confirm there's been no complacency and no denial on the scale of the challenge that we face, and if he'd just listened to the statement and the questions that I've answered in public on a range of occasions, we've distributed millions of additional items across health and social care. The 16.2 million items that have already been distributed from our pandemic stocks represent a huge additional influx of PPE across our system, and the work is tireless from our staff and people in the sector outside of the Government. And I want to pay tribute to them for the extraordinary efforts they are making to make sure that our front-line staff are properly equipped with PPE in what is an unprecedented global situation.
Welsh: Fel y bydd Mr McEvoy yn deall, nid oes gennyf y ffigurau penodol hynny wrth law, ond gallaf gadarnhau'n bendant na fu unrhyw laesu dwylo na gwadu maint yr her sy'n ein hwynebu, a phe bai ond wedi gwrando ar y datganiad a'r cwestiynau rwyf wedi'u hateb yn gyhoeddus ar amryw o achlysuron, rydym wedi dosbarthu miliynau o eitemau ychwanegol ar draws iechyd a gofal cymdeithasol. Mae'r 16.2 miliwn o eitemau sydd eisoes wedi'u dosbarthu o'n stociau pandemig yn fewnlif ychwanegol enfawr o gyfarpar diogelu personol ar draws ein system, ac mae'r gwaith yn ddiflino gan ein staff a phobl yn y sector y tu allan i'r Llywodraeth. Ac rwyf am dalu teyrnged iddynt am yr ymdrechion eithriadol y maent yn eu gwneud i sicrhau bod ein staff rheng flaen yn cael eu harfogi'n briodol â chyfarpar diogelu personol mewn sefyllfa fyd-eang na welwyd erioed mo'i thebyg o'r blaen.
English: Thank you, Minister, for all the work you and your officials are doing at this time. Following the Welsh Government investment, the Grange University Hospital was due to partially open at the end of April. Although the extra 350 beds will be ready and available as planned, over the last few days it has been very welcome to know that the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board are unlikely to need to use the extra capacity. The health board have said that they will keep the situation under constant review in case evidence changes, and we must not be complacent. The health board, their dedicated staff and the community have been at the sharp end since early March, and I know that the additional staff recruited will be deployed to support the existing services. Can the Minister assure me that the experiences learned by Aneurin Bevan health board will be shared with others, and also what more can be done to urge members of the public that if they are having a heart attack or stroke, for example, to call 999 as critical beds are available?
Welsh: Diolch, Weinidog, am yr holl waith rydych chi a'ch swyddogion yn ei wneud ar yr adeg hon. Yn dilyn buddsoddiad Llywodraeth Cymru, roedd Ysbyty Athrofaol Grange i fod i agor yn rhannol ddiwedd mis Ebrill. Er y bydd y 350 o welyau ychwanegol yn barod ac ar gael yn ôl y bwriad, yn ystod y diwrnodau diwethaf mae wedi bod yn braf iawn cael gwybod ei bod yn annhebygol y bydd angen i Fwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Aneurin Bevan ddefnyddio'r capasiti ychwanegol. Mae'r bwrdd iechyd wedi dweud y byddant yn adolygu'r sefyllfa'n gyson rhag ofn y bydd y dystiolaeth yn newid, a rhaid inni beidio â llaesu dwylo. Mae'r bwrdd iechyd, eu staff ymroddedig a'r gymuned wedi bod ar y pen blaen ers dechrau mis Mawrth, a gwn y bydd y staff ychwanegol a gaiff eu recriwtio'n cael eu defnyddio i gefnogi'r gwasanaethau presennol. A all y Gweinidog fy sicrhau y caiff y profiadau a ddysgwyd gan fwrdd iechyd Aneurin Bevan eu rhannu ag eraill, a hefyd beth arall y gellir ei wneud i annog aelodau o'r cyhoedd, os ydynt yn cael trawiad ar y galon neu strôc, er enghraifft, i ffonio 999 gan fod gwelyau critigol ar gael?
English: The next item, therefore, is the statement by the Minister for Economy, Transport and North Wales on the response to coronavirus. And before I call the Minister, can I confirm that the Deputy Presiding Officer will take the Chair for this statement? So, I call on the Minister to make his statement - Vaughan Gething. No, not Vaughan Gething, Ken Skates. [ Interruption.]
Welsh: Yr eitem nesaf, felly, yw'r datganiad gan Weinidog yr Economi, Trafnidiaeth a Gogledd Cymru ar yr ymateb i goronafeirws. A chyn galw ar y Gweinidog, gaf i gadarnhau y bydd y Dirprwy Lywydd yn cymryd y Gadair ar gyfer y datganiad yma? Felly, dwi'n galw ar y Gweinidog i wneud ei ddatganiad - Vaughan Gething. Nage, nid Vaughan Gething, Ken Skates. [ Torri ar draws.]
English: Can we ask Members, particularly the health and social services Minister - ? Thank you. Sorry, Llywydd.
Welsh: A gawn ni ofyn i Aelodau, yn enwedig y Gweinidog iechyd a gwasanaethau cymdeithasol - ? Diolch. Mae'n ddrwg gennyf, Lywydd.
English: That's okay. I call on the Minister for economy to make his statement - Ken Skates. Can I just pause there? Can we have confirmation that the microphone for the Minister is now switched on, and that he can be heard? [ Interruption.] We'll take a technical break for one minute, while we resume the Minister's microphone - Ken Skates's microphone.
Welsh: Mae'n iawn. Rwy'n galw ar Weinidog yr economi i wneud ei ddatganiad - Ken Skates. A gaf fi oedi am eiliad? A gawn ni gadarnhad fod y meicroffon ar gyfer y Gweinidog ymlaen yn awr, a bod modd ei glywed? [ Torri ar draws.] Fe gymerwn seibiant technegol am funud, tra byddwn yn ailddechrau meicroffon y Gweinidog - meicroffon Ken Skates.
English: You need to unmute -
Welsh: Mae angen i chi agor y meic -
English: I'm being contacted by sole traders - driving instructors, photographers, plumbers - whose work has just ended. They've made enquiries and they've been told there is no support for them within the current system. Is that correct, and if it's not correct, can you ask whoever's giving that information out to tell them what support there is for them, because these are people who have just lost the whole of their income? The second point I'd like to raise is about having a strategy for each economic sector. If I look at retail, for example, there are some companies who have never had it so good - online retailers and food retailers who don't have to have any special offers because they've just got a queue forming outside. They've never had it so good, it's like Christmas every week, whereas you've got other retailers who are doing no retail whatsoever. We're seeing one major retailer failing each week, and I expect there to be far more than that of local retailers, who just will not be able to reopen. Is there anything that can be done to support some of these smaller retailers? We know their rates have gone - they've still got their rent and they've still got the other overheads. There's all of these payments they've got to make in order to just keep their building.
Welsh: Mae unig fasnachwyr yn cysylltu â mi - hyfforddwyr gyrru, ffotograffwyr, plymwyr - i ddweud bod eu gwaith newydd ddod i ben. Maent wedi gwneud ymholiadau ac maent wedi cael gwybod nad oes cefnogaeth iddynt o fewn y system bresennol. A yw hynny'n gywir, ac os nad yw'n gywir, a wnewch chi ofyn i bwy bynnag sy'n rhoi'r wybodaeth honno i ddweud wrthynt pa gymorth sydd ar gael iddynt, oherwydd mae'r rhain yn bobl sydd newydd golli eu holl incwm? Mae'r ail bwynt yr hoffwn ei godi yn ymwneud â chael strategaeth ar gyfer pob sector economaidd. Os edrychaf ar fanwerthu, er enghraifft, mae rhai cwmnïau nad ydynt erioed wedi ei chael hi cystal - manwerthwyr ar-lein a manwerthwyr bwyd nad oes raid iddynt gael unrhyw gynigion arbennig oherwydd mae ganddynt giw yn ffurfio y tu allan. Nid ydynt erioed wedi ei chael hi cystal, mae fel Nadolig bob wythnos, tra bo gennych fanwerthwyr eraill sy'n methu gwerthu o gwbl. Rydym yn gweld un manwerthwr mawr yn methu bob wythnos, ac rwy'n disgwyl y bydd llawer mwy na hynny o fanwerthwyr lleol na fyddant yn gallu ailagor. A oes unrhyw beth y gellir ei wneud i gefnogi rhai o'r manwerthwyr llai hyn? Gwyddom fod eu hardrethi wedi mynd - mae'n dal i fod angen iddynt dalu rhent ac mae ganddynt y gorbenion eraill o hyd. Mae'n rhaid iddynt wneud yr holl daliadau hyn ddim ond er mwyn cadw eu hadeilad.
English: Thank you. David Rowlands. Can somebody unmute Mr Rowlands's microphone? There we go.
Welsh: Diolch. David Rowlands. A all rhywun agor meicroffon Mr Rowlands? Dyna ni.
English: Okay, I've done it myself. Fine. Thank you very much, Minister, for your statement this afternoon, but also can I thank you for the regular weekly updates we get as spokespersons, which are very comprehensive and, in fact, leave very little wriggle room for questions, if I could say that? Can I also say that I think that many of the agencies you're using for the interventions, particularly local authorities, and the Development Bank of Wales in particular - can we all thank them for the tremendous work they are doing? It's without doubt that they are stepping up to the plate. I would like to reiterate quite a few things that Helen Mary Jones and Russell George said with regard to the ability of certain sectors to access funds. It's very difficult to know exactly where the gaps are, and we appreciate that, and also the fact that we have to remember that this is public money and there must be safeguards with regard to the scrutiny of people applying for those funds. So, we realise that there may be delays in those funds coming through. One of the areas that I want to specifically ask about is the construction industry, where there seems to be a very mixed bag of what's going on in the construction industry. For instance, what is happening on the A465 at this moment? Is there still progress going on there or are the works closed down? What's coming back to you from the construction industry with regard to what's happening with the COVID-19 crisis?
Welsh: O'r gorau, rwyf wedi'i wneud fy hun. Iawn. Diolch yn fawr iawn, Weinidog, am eich datganiad y prynhawn yma, ond a gaf fi hefyd ddiolch i chi am y diweddariadau wythnosol rheolaidd a gawn fel llefarwyr, sy'n gynhwysfawr iawn ac sydd, mewn gwirionedd, yn gadael fawr iawn o le i ofyn cwestiynau, os caf ddweud hynny? A gaf fi ddweud hefyd fy mod yn credu bod llawer o'r asiantaethau rydych chi'n eu defnyddio ar gyfer yr ymyriadau, yn enwedig awdurdodau lleol, a Banc Datblygu Cymru yn benodol - a gawn ni i gyd ddiolch iddynt am y gwaith aruthrol y maent yn ei wneud? Heb os nac oni bai, maent yn camu i'r adwy. Hoffwn ailadrodd cryn dipyn o bethau a ddywedodd Helen Mary Jones a Russell George ynglŷn â gallu sectorau penodol i gael gafael ar arian. Mae'n anodd iawn gwybod ble yn union mae'r bylchau, ac rydym yn sylweddol0i hynny, a hefyd y ffaith bod yn rhaid inni gofio mai arian cyhoeddus yw hwn a bod yn rhaid cael mesurau diogelu ar gyfer craffu ar bobl sy'n gwneud cais am y cyllid hwnnw. Felly, rydym yn sylweddoli y gall fod oedi cyn i'r cronfeydd hynny ddod drwodd. Un o'r meysydd rwyf am ofyn yn benodol yn ei gylch yw'r diwydiant adeiladu, lle mae'n ymddangos bod yna gymysgedd mawr o bethau'n digwydd. Er enghraifft, beth sy'n digwydd ar yr A465 ar hyn o bryd? A oes cynnydd yn digwydd o hyd neu a yw'r gwaith wedi'i atal? Beth rydych chi'n ei glywed gan y diwydiant adeiladu o ran beth sy'n digwydd gydag argyfwng COVID-19?
English: Thank you very much. Can I just put the usual statement out that we've had a major speaker from each of the parties, so can the rest of you just ask your questions? We've got a number of people who want to ask their questions of the Minister for economy, so it's really down to you as to how many I can call. Nick Ramsay.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn. A gaf fi roi'r datganiad arferol ein bod wedi cael prif siaradwr gan bob un o'r pleidiau, felly a all y gweddill ohonoch ofyn eich cwestiynau'n unig? Mae gennym nifer o bobl sydd eisiau gofyn eu cwestiynau i Weinidog yr economi, felly mater i chi yw sawl un y gallaf eu galw. Nick Ramsay.
English: Thank you. Can I again appeal to Members? We're out of time on this statement. I will extend it to get a few more backbenchers in on this.
Welsh: Diolch. A gaf fi apelio eto ar yr Aelodau? Mae ein hamser wedi dod i ben ar y datganiad hwn. Fe wnaf ei ymestyn i gynnwys ychydig mwy o Aelodau'r meinciau cefn ar hyn.
English: Thank you. I'm glad you recognise - . So, can we just say short questions, shorter answers, and perhaps I'll get a few more of you in? David Rees.
Welsh: Diolch. Rwy'n falch eich bod yn cydnabod - . Felly, a gawn ni ddweud cwestiynau byr yn unig, atebion byrrach, ac efallai y gallaf gynnwys ychydig rhagor ohonoch? David Rees.
English: I've written to you, Minister, about a number of businesses that have fallen through the gaps that everybody has been talking about in the provision to prevent unemployment and the collapse of businesses as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. One of these businesses doesn't qualify for financial support because it's not VAT registered and run from home. Now, the business owner has tried to get finance from a bank in the form of a business interruption loan to keep the business running, but the minimum amount that they say they can lend is £25,000, and that's too much. Many other self-employed people have been in touch to say that they can't receive the financial support that's available as well, and income for most of these people now has dried up and they're surviving on savings if they've got them. These are all cases that have checked against the eligibility criteria, so how can you assist the groups of businesses and individuals that have missed out on this support? Universal income would be one solution to that, but is there something special that you can do for this particular group of people? How can you prevent these many good businesses from going to the wall?
Welsh: Rwyf wedi ysgrifennu atoch, Weinidog, ynglŷn â nifer o fusnesau sydd wedi disgyn drwy'r bylchau y mae pawb wedi bod yn siarad amdanynt yn y ddarpariaeth i atal diweithdra a methiant busnesau o ganlyniad i bandemig COVID-19. Nid yw un o'r busnesau hyn yn gymwys i dderbyn cymorth ariannol am nad yw wedi'i gofrestru ar gyfer TAW a'i fod yn cael ei redeg o gartref. Nawr, mae perchennog y busnes wedi ceisio cael cyllid gan fanc ar ffurf benthyciad tarfu ar fusnes i gadw'r busnes i fynd, ond yr isafswm y maent yn dweud y gallant ei fenthyg yw £25,000, ac mae hynny'n ormod. Mae llawer o bobl hunangyflogedig eraill wedi bod mewn cysylltiad i ddweud na allant gael y cymorth ariannol sydd ar gael hefyd, ac mae incwm y rhan fwyaf o'r bobl hyn bellach wedi sychu ac maent yn goroesi ar gynilion os oes rhai ganddynt. Mae'r rhain i gyd yn achosion sydd wedi'u gwirio yn erbyn y meini prawf cymhwyster, felly sut y gallwch gynorthwyo'r grwpiau o fusnesau ac unigolion sydd wedi colli'r cymorth hwn? Byddai incwm cyffredinol yn un ateb i hynny, ond a oes rhywbeth penodol y gallwch ei wneud ar gyfer y grŵp penodol hwn o bobl? Sut y gallwch atal y nifer o fusnesau da hyn rhag mynd i'r wal?
English: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. Minister, thank you very much for your statement. My point is, my very good friend in the last two weeks passed away from coronavirus, and his son died this morning, and the second son is already in the ICU in the Royal Gwent Hospital. My question to you is that I am still very surprised that no Assembly Member has mentioned the bereaved families in Wales. What is the availability of financial support for those loved ones, who are not only their loved ones but also the breadwinners of the family? What is the financial assistance that is available to those families in these days? And, secondly, I'm also involved and in touch with so many businesses who applied to the Welsh development bank for borrowing, and there is a standard letter coming to those businesses who have already been involved in business for so many years. They've submitted the accounts and everything, and a standard letter is coming to them that they don't meet the criteria. There are no contact details for these people to go back and ask them for the criteria. There are quite a few other questions, Minister, but I think, because we're short of time, I think, on these two areas, I would like you to explain to me how you can help them.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr, Ddirprwy Lywydd. Weinidog, diolch yn fawr iawn am eich datganiad. Fy mhwynt yw hwn: collais gyfaill da iawn yn y pythefnos diwethaf i'r coronafeirws, a bu farw ei fab y bore yma, ac mae'r ail fab eisoes yn yr uned gofal dwys yn Ysbyty Brenhinol Gwent. Fy nghwestiwn i chi yw fy mod yn dal i synnu'n fawr nad oes yr un Aelod Cynulliad wedi sôn am y teuluoedd mewn profedigaeth yng Nghymru. Beth yw'r cymorth ariannol sydd ar gael i'r anwyliaid hynny, sydd nid yn unig yn bobl annwyl iddynt ond hefyd yn ennill bywoliaeth i'w teuluoedd? Beth yw'r cymorth ariannol sydd ar gael i'r teuluoedd hynny yn y dyddiau hyn? Ac yn ail, rwyf hefyd yn ymwneud ac mewn cysylltiad â chymaint o fusnesau a wnaeth gais i fanc datblygu Cymru am fenthyciadau, ac mae llythyr safonol yn dod i'r busnesau hynny sydd eisoes wedi bod yn ymwneud â busnes ers cymaint o flynyddoedd. Maent wedi cyflwyno'r cyfrifon a phopeth, ac mae llythyr safonol yn dod iddynt i ddweud nad ydynt yn bodloni'r meini prawf. Nid oes manylion cyswllt i'r bobl hyn allu mynd yn ôl a gofyn iddynt am y meini prawf. Mae cryn dipyn o gwestiynau eraill, Weinidog, ond rwy'n credu, oherwydd ein bod yn brin o amser, hoffwn i chi esbonio i mi sut y gallwch eu helpu yn y ddau faes hwn.