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English: Thank you. I think you raise a very important point. I'm aware that the Deputy Minister for social care is aware of the concern around this, and obviously the cost of fuel is something, as you say, where the levers are with the UK Government. I'm sure the Minister will continue to have discussions with local authorities, but also with UK Government counterparts.
Welsh: Diolch. Rwy'n credu eich bod chi'n codi pwynt pwysig iawn. Rwy'n ymwybodol bod y Dirprwy Weinidog gofal cymdeithasol yn ymwybodol o'r pryder ynghylch hyn, ac mae'n amlwg bod cost tanwydd yn rhywbeth, fel y dywedwch, lle mae'r ysgogiadau gan Lywodraeth y DU. Rwy'n siŵr y bydd y Gweinidog yn parhau i gael trafodaethau gydag awdurdodau lleol, ond hefyd gyda chymheiriaid Llywodraeth y DU.
English: I wonder if we can have a written statement on what contribution the Welsh Government could make to a just global transition. Bangladesh has been absolutely devastated in the last few weeks by really appalling floods in Sylhet, where at least 100 people have been killed and, according to the United Nations, 7 million people have been displaced. Most of the Bangladeshi diaspora in Cardiff come from Sylhet, and I know that some have lost family members who've been drowned. There's been very little coverage of this in the press, either drowned out by the tragedy in Ukraine or by the psychodrama going on in Downing Street. There's a wonderful photograph, which tells several thousand words, which I've just tweeted. It describes, 'We are not on the same boat #ClimateInequality' and 'We'll be dead by COP27'. This is just a huge reminder of the injustice of the poor, who are suffering the inequalities of the impact of the climate emergency created by the rich countries of the world. It is our obligation, surely, to assist the countries of the south, who are affected most by the climate crisis. We have a fantastic Wales for Africa programme. Could we have a statement from the Minister for Social Justice about how we could consider widening our international work to take account of the appalling injustices being created by the climate emergency in the poorest parts of the world?
Welsh: Tybed a gawn ni ddatganiad ysgrifenedig ar ba gyfraniad y gallai Llywodraeth Cymru ei wneud i bontio byd-eang teg. Mae Bangladesh wedi cael ei ddistrywio'n llwyr yn ystod yr wythnosau diwethaf gan lifogydd ofnadwy iawn yn Sylhet, lle mae o leiaf 100 o bobl wedi'u lladd ac, yn ôl y Cenhedloedd Unedig, mae 7 miliwn o bobl wedi'u dadleoli. Daw'r rhan fwyaf o'r diaspora Bangladeshaidd yng Nghaerdydd o Sylhet, a gwn i fod rhai wedi colli aelodau o'r teulu sydd wedi boddi. Ychydig iawn o sylw y mae'r wasg wedi'i roi i hyn, naill ai ei fod wedi'i foddi gan y drasiedi yn Wcráin neu gan y seicodrama sy'n mynd ymlaen yn Downing Street. Mae ffotograff gwych, sy'n siarad cyfrolau, yr wyf i newydd ei drydar. Mae'n disgrifio, 'Nid ydym ni ar yr un cwch #AnghydraddoldebNewidHinsawdd' a 'Byddwn wedi marw erbyn COP27'. Mae hyn yn ein hatgoffa ni'n fawr o anghyfiawnder y tlawd, sy'n dioddef yr anghydraddoldebau o ran effaith yr argyfwng hinsawdd wedi'i greu gan wledydd cyfoethog y byd. Ein rhwymedigaeth ni, yn sicr, yw cynorthwyo gwledydd y de, y mae'r argyfwng hinsawdd yn effeithio fwyaf arnyn nhw. Mae gennym ni raglen wych Cymru o Blaid Affrica. A gawn ni ddatganiad gan y Gweinidog Cyfiawnder Cymdeithasol ynghylch sut y gallem ni ystyried ehangu ein gwaith rhyngwladol ni i ystyried yr anghyfiawnderau ofnadwy sy'n cael eu creu gan yr argyfwng hinsawdd yn rhannau tlotaf y byd?
English: Thank you. I know the Minister for Education and Welsh Language has had specific discussions around T-levels with the UK Government, but I think it's fair to say the UK Government haven't been particularly helpful in this area. You mentioned the logistics sector. You can translate that into many other different sectors who are really struggling with the number of skills shortages, and, I have to say, leaving the European Union has not helped in any way.
Welsh: Diolch. Gwn i fod y Gyweinidog y Gymraeg ac Addysg wedi cael trafodaethau penodol ynghylch lefelau T gyda Llywodraeth y DU, ond rwy'n credu ei bod yn deg dweud nad yw Llywodraeth y DU wedi bod yn rhyw lawer o help yn y maes hwn. Gwnaethoch chi sôn am y sector logisteg. Gallwch chi drosi hynny i nifer o sectorau gwahanol eraill sy'n cael trafferth wirioneddol gyda maint y prinder sgiliau, ac, mae'n rhaid i mi ddweud, nid yw gadael yr Undeb Ewropeaidd wedi helpu mewn unrhyw ffordd.
English: Trefnydd, I've been contacted this morning by a family living in Pontypridd who are hosting a newly arrived family from Ukraine. Whilst all is going well, they have been told that it will be a number of weeks before their guests will receive any of the financial support they are entitled to beyond the initial £200. Whilst the host family have offered to buy what they need, the guests are naturally keen to be financially independent as quickly as possible and have approached the local foodbank for support now that their initial money has run out. Would it, therefore, be possible for the Minister for Social Justice to update Members via a written statement on any discussions that are taking place with the UK Government in relation to the delays in processing applications for financial support and how the Welsh Government is working with foodbanks to ensure that they are in a position to support any Ukrainian families turning to them for support? Thank you.
Welsh: Trefnydd, mae teulu sy'n byw ym Mhontypridd sy'n croesawu teulu sydd newydd gyrraedd o Wcráin i'w cartref wedi cysylltu â mi y bore yma. Er bod popeth yn mynd yn dda, maen nhw wedi clywed y bydd nifer o wythnosau cyn y bydd eu gwesteion yn cael unrhyw faint o'r cymorth ariannol y mae ganddyn nhw hawl iddo y tu hwnt i'r £200 cychwynnol. Er bod y teulu lletyol wedi cynnig prynu'r hyn sydd ei angen arnyn nhw, mae'r gwesteion yn naturiol yn awyddus i fod yn annibynnol yn ariannol cyn gynted â phosibl ac maen nhw wedi cysylltu â'r banc bwyd lleol am gymorth gan fod eu harian cychwynnol nawr wedi dod i ben. A fyddai'n bosibl, felly, i'r Gweinidog Cyfiawnder Cymdeithasol roi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i'r Aelodau drwy ddatganiad ysgrifenedig ynghylch unrhyw drafodaethau sy'n digwydd gyda Llywodraeth y DU o ran yr oedi wrth brosesu ceisiadau am gymorth ariannol a sut y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn gweithio gyda banciau bwyd i sicrhau eu bod mewn sefyllfa i gefnogi unrhyw deuluoedd o Wcráin sy'n troi atyn nhw am gymorth? Diolch.
English: Thank you. You raise a very important point on refugees who are now here in Wales from Ukraine. I know the Minister just this morning was in a meeting around this issue. I will certainly ask her, if over the summer recess there is anything to update Members on, for her to do a written statement. Just on your specific question around foodbanks, I know my own foodbank in Wrexham just last Friday helped several families who were here from Ukraine, and the Minister herself visited Wrexham foodbank about a month ago specifically to see what could be done to support them. I think I'm right in saying that there is some guidance that has been given to foodbanks, but I will check that out, and, as I say, I will ask the Minister to update us if necessary.
Welsh: Diolch. Rydych chi'n codi pwynt pwysig iawn am ffoaduriaid sydd nawr yma yng Nghymru o Wcráin. Gwn i y bu'r Gweinidog mewn cyfarfod ar y mater hwn y bore yma. Byddaf i'n sicr yn gofyn iddi, os oes unrhyw wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i roi i'r Aelodau amdano dros doriad yr haf, ei bod hi'n gwneud datganiad ysgrifenedig. O ran eich cwestiwn penodol ynghylch banciau bwyd, gwn i fod fy manc bwyd fy hun yn Wrecsam ddydd Gwener diwethaf wedi helpu nifer o deuluoedd a oedd yma o'r Wcráin, ac ymwelodd y Gweinidog ei hun â banc bwyd Wrecsam tua mis yn ôl yn benodol i weld beth y byddai modd ei wneud i'w cefnogi. Rwy'n credu fy mod i'n iawn wrth ddweud bod rhywfaint o arweiniad wedi'i roi i fanciau bwyd, ond byddaf i'n cadarnhau hynny, ac, fel yr wyf i'n ei ddweud, gofynnaf i'r Gweinidog roi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i ni os bydd angen.
English: The Conservative spokesperson, Sam Rowlands.
Welsh: Llefarydd y Ceidwadwyr, Sam Rowlands.
English: I thank the Minister for her statement. We know we need more regular revaluations. Every 20 years is not acceptable. We know two other things: a local income tax is preferred by the rich because it will save them money via tax reduction schemes. But we also know that, under the current system, those with the least ability to pay spend a greater portion of their wealth on council tax. Someone living in a property worth £100,000 pays around five times as much council tax relative to the property value as someone living in a property worth £1 million. A £420,000 house only pays twice as much as a £120,000 house. To me, this is unfair, because payment is not proportional to the value of the property and value of property is a good indicator of personal wealth. My recommendation is that an additional band is added at the bottom and at least two higher bands are added at the top, followed by adjustments on the multipliers being used to ensure fairness. Questions are: should single people on band G and above have a single person's discount? Who benefits from the student discount, students or landlords? And finally, should the bands be split in two, therefore making it much closer to the value of the property?
Welsh: Diolch i'r Gweinidog am ei datganiad. Fe wyddom ni fod angen ailbrisiadau sy'n fwy rheolaidd arnom ni. Nid yw pob 20 mlynedd yn dderbyniol. Fe wyddom ni ddau beth arall: mae treth incwm leol yn cael ei ffafrio gan y cyfoethogion oherwydd mae honno'n arbed arian iddyn nhw drwy gynlluniau gostyngiadau treth. Ond fe wyddom ni hefyd, o dan y system bresennol, fod y rhai sydd â'r lleiaf o fodd i dalu yn gwario cyfran fwy o'u cyfoeth nhw ar y dreth gyngor. Mae rhywun sy'n byw mewn eiddo sy'n werth £100,000 yn talu tua phum gwaith cymaint o dreth gyngor o'i gymharu â gwerth yr eiddo ag y mae rhywun sy'n byw mewn eiddo sy'n werth £1 miliwn. Nid yw tŷ gwerth £420,000 ond yn talu ddwywaith cymaint â thŷ gwerth £120,000. I mi, mae hynny'n annheg, oherwydd nid yw'r taliad yn gymesur â gwerth yr eiddo ac mae gwerth eiddo yn ddangosydd da o gyfoeth personol. Fy argymhelliad i yw bod band ychwanegol yn cael ei ychwanegu at y gwaelod a bod o leiaf ddau fand uwch yn cael eu hychwanegu ar y pen uchaf, ac addasiadau wedyn ar y lluosyddion sy'n cael eu defnyddio i sicrhau cyfiawnder. Dyma'r cwestiynau: a ddylai pobl sengl ar fand G ac uwch gael gostyngiad un person? Pwy sy'n elwa ar y gostyngiad i fyfyrwyr, myfyrwyr ynteu landlordiaid? Ac yn olaf, a ddylid hollti'r bandiau yn eu hanner, gan adlewyrchu gwerth y tŷ yn llawer gwell?
English: The benefits of a land value tax are quite clear - it could replace a regressive council tax system, which has no relation to household income, with a system that creates a far greater equality in the distribution of wealth, lowering housing costs for many households across Wales. A land value tax would also help to end land speculation, encourage more efficient allocation of land and provide a sustainable and enhanced source of local government finance. I understand one of the main impediments to the introduction of an LVT is the lack of cadastral mapping. A cadastral database would not only be beneficial for the purpose of taxation, but also in regards to planning and agriculture. So, I was wondering if any progress has been made by the Welsh Government in establishing a cadastral database for Wales? Thank you.
Welsh: Mae manteision treth ar werth tir yn eglur iawn - fe allai ddisodli system dreth gyngor atchweliadol, nad oes unrhyw gyswllt rhyngddi hi ag incwm aelwydydd, gyda system sy'n creu llawer mwy o gydraddoldeb wrth ddosbarthu cyfoeth, gan ostwng costau tai i lawer o aelwydydd ledled Cymru. Byddai treth ar werth tir yn helpu i roi terfyn ar hapfuddsoddiadau tir hefyd, yn annog dyrannu tir yn fwy effeithlon ac yn cynnig ffynhonnell gynaliadwy a gwell o gyllid llywodraeth leol. Rwy'n deall mai un o'r prif rwystrau rhag cyflwyno treth ar werth tir yw prinder mapiau cadastrol. Byddai cronfa ddata gadastrol fel hon nid yn unig yn fuddiol at ddibenion trethiant, ond o ran cynllunio ac amaethyddiaeth hefyd. Felly, roeddwn i'n meddwl tybed a wnaeth Llywodraeth Cymru unrhyw gynnydd o ran sefydlu cronfa ddata gadastrol i Gymru? Diolch i chi.
English: Item 4 is next, and that's a statement by the Minister for Economy: a young person's guarantee, ensuring a better future for our young people. And I call on the Minister, Vaughan Gething.
Welsh: Eitem 4 sydd nesaf, datganiad gan Weinidog yr Economi: y warant i bobl ifanc, sicrhau dyfodol gwell i'n pobl ifanc. Galwaf ar y Gweinidog, Vaughan Gething.
English: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. We launched our ambitious young person's guarantee in November last year, with the aim of supporting 16 to 24-year-olds to access work, education, training or business start-up support. We made this commitment so that no-one would be left behind, and have committed £1.4 billion a year to support young people across Wales. And the need for the young person's guarantee is as strong as ever. Against a backdrop of extreme economic volatility, the chances of a recession have increased, and there is still a need to help avoid a lost, disengaged generation as a result of the pandemic. That's why we are providing support for over 300,000 young people within the first two years of this Government term.
Welsh: Diolch i chi, Dirprwy Lywydd. Fe wnaethom ni lansio ein gwarant uchelgeisiol i bobl ifanc ym mis Tachwedd y llynedd, gyda'r nod o gefnogi pobl ifanc 16 i 24 oed i gael gwaith, addysg, hyfforddiant neu gymorth dechrau busnes. Fe wnaethom ni'r ymrwymiad hwn fel na fyddai neb yn cael ei adael ar ôl, ac rydym ni wedi ymrwymo £1.4 biliwn y flwyddyn i gefnogi pobl ifanc ledled Cymru. Yn wyneb y fath gyfnewidioldeb economaidd aruthrol, mae'r perygl o ddirwasgiad wedi cynyddu, ac mae'r angen yn parhau i helpu i osgoi cenhedlaeth yn mynd ar goll, wedi ymddieithrio o ganlyniad i'r pandemig. Dyna pam yr ydym ni'n estyn cymorth i dros 300,000 o bobl ifanc yn ystod dwy flynedd gyntaf tymor y Llywodraeth hon.
English: Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer, and thank you, Minister, for the statement. Certainly, it's good to see progress being made in this area.
Welsh: Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd, a diolch i'r Gweinidog am ei ddatganiad. Yn sicr, mae'n dda i weld bod cynnydd yn y maes hwn.
English: I can't give you a figure for your last question, Jenny, about the number of people who have started a course for a retrofit programme, but this is an active not just topic of debate but practical delivery from myself and the climate change Minister. The optimised retrofit programme should mean that we improve the quality of housing stock, make it more sustainable and actually end up giving people a helping hand to a career that will be more useful as we carry on in the future and, frankly, more and more expected. You know, the housing stock of the future is largely built. We'll continue to build new houses, but actually, what we need to do is improve the stock of the housing that we've got. That is something that will be deliberately taken account of in the net-zero skills plan that I'm due to bring back in the autumn, and there'll be plenty of challenge, both within Government as well as outside, about what that's going to look like. Because, as I say, there's a real economic imperative as well as a whole range of things that go right across the programme for government, so you can expect more than one Minister to take an interest. I'm confident that I'll continue to face questions from you, in and outside the Chamber, about the practical progress we're making, and I recognise the importance of the issues.
Welsh: Ni allaf roi ffigur i chi ar gyfer eich cwestiwn olaf, Jenny, am nifer y bobl sydd wedi dechrau cwrs ar gyfer rhaglen ôl-osod, ond mae hon yn ddarpariaeth weithredol, ymarferol gennyf i a'r Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd, nid pwnc trafod yn unig. Dylai'r rhaglen ôl-osod er mwyn optimeiddio olygu ein bod yn gwella ansawdd y stoc tai, yn ei gwneud yn fwy cynaliadwy ac mewn gwirionedd yn rhoi help llaw i bobl tuag at yrfa a fydd yn fwy defnyddiol wrth i ni barhau i'r dyfodol ac, a dweud y gwir, yn fwy a mwy disgwyliedig. Fe wyddoch chi fod stoc tai'r dyfodol wedi'i hadeiladu i raddau helaeth. Byddwn yn parhau i adeiladu tai newydd, ond mewn gwirionedd, yr hyn y mae angen i ni ei wneud yw gwella'r stoc o dai sydd gennym. Mae hynny'n rhywbeth a gaiff ei ystyried yn fwriadol yn y cynllun sgiliau sero net yr wyf i fod i'w gyflwyno yn yr hydref, a bydd digon o heriau, o fewn y Llywodraeth yn ogystal â'r tu allan, ynghylch sut y bydd hynny'n edrych. Oherwydd, fel y dywedais i, mae rheidrwydd economaidd gwirioneddol yn ogystal ag ystod eang o bethau sy'n mynd ar draws y rhaglen lywodraethu, fel y gallwch ddisgwyl i fwy nag un Gweinidog ddangos diddordeb. Rwy'n ffyddiog y byddaf yn parhau i wynebu cwestiynau gennych chi, yn y Siambr a'r tu allan iddi, am y cynnydd ymarferol yr ydym yn ei wneud, ac rwy'n cydnabod pwysigrwydd y materion.
English: The next item is a statement by the Minister for Education and Welsh Language on 10-year Welsh in education strategic plans. I call on the Minister for Education and Welsh Language, Jeremy Miles.
Welsh: Yr eitem nesaf yw'r datganiad gan Weinidog y Gymraeg ac Addysg ar gynlluniau strategol 10 mlynedd Cymraeg mewn addysg. Galwaf ar Weinidog y Gymraeg ac Addysg, Jeremy Miles.
English: Thank you, Dirprwy Lywydd. It's my pleasure to be here today to update Members on the Welsh in education strategic plans, namely the plans of our local authorities to grow Welsh-medium education over the next 10 years. As a result of new guidance and regulations for the WESPs, local authorities have prepared new, more ambitious plans that provide opportunities to more learners, including those with additional learning needs, to access Welsh-medium education and learning opportunities. We've worked together with local authorities to review and revise draft plans, and I'm pleased to tell you that the process of approving the strategic plans has begun. While there is still work to do, working with local authorities, we are expecting to be on track to approve the plans by the end of July. I look forward to seeing all plans being operational from September, and am very confident that every local authority will be in a position to embark on their next 10-year WESP cycle together.
Welsh: Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. Mae'n bleser gen i fod yma heddiw i ddiweddaru Aelodau ar y cynlluniau strategol Cymraeg mewn addysg, sef cynlluniau ein hawdurdodau lleol i dyfu addysg cyfrwng Cymraeg dros y degawd nesaf. O ganlyniad i ganllawiau a rheoliadau newydd ar gyfer y cynlluniau strategol, mae awdurdodau lleol wedi paratoi cynlluniau newydd, mwy uchelgeisiol sy'n darparu cyfleoedd i fwy o ddysgwyr, gan gynnwys y rhai ag anghenion dysgu ychwanegol, i fanteisio ar gyfleoedd addysg a dysgu cyfrwng Cymraeg. Rŷn ni wedi cydweithio ag awdurdodau lleol i adolygu a diwygio cynlluniau drafft, ac rwy'n falch o ddweud wrthych fod y broses o gymeradwyo'r cynlluniau strategol wedi dechrau. Er bod y gwaith yn parhau gydag awdurdodau lleol, dwi'n disgwyl bod mewn sefyllfa i gymeradwyo'r cynlluniau erbyn diwedd mis Gorffennaf. Dwi'n edrych ymlaen at weld pob cynllun yn weithredol o fis Medi, ac yn hyderus iawn y bydd pob sir mewn sefyllfa i gychwyn ar eu cylch CSCA 10 mlynedd nesaf ar y cyd.
English: Thank you, Minister, for your statement today. I'm proud of the record of achievement that my local authority has for delivering Welsh-medium education in Cynon Valley and the ways in which they've taken advantage of Welsh Government funding to increase provision, with, for example, a £12.5 million expansion of Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun currently under way, and the new £4 million purpose-built meithrin set to open next week at Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Aberdâr. All of this is essential if we're serious about meeting our challenging goal of a million Welsh speakers by 2050. Last week, I visited a newly formed Ti a Fi group at Cilfynydd, which is also set to open its own meithrin in a few weeks' time. The key issue raised with me there was the challenge of finding qualified Welsh-speaking childcare staff, which I know from our previous interactions Welsh Government are looking to address. As part of this, the specific issue of a lack of continuity between the qualifications required to become a Welsh-speaking childcare worker and the qualifications required to become a Welsh-speaking teaching assistant was raised with me, with both being entirely separate courses with no easy way to move from one to the other. While accepting the fact that there needs to be progression between these courses, will the Minister commit to expanding this interface to see whether more can be done to streamline the process and make it easier for qualified Welsh-speaking childcare assistants to become teaching assistants and vice versa?
Welsh: Diolch, Gweinidog, am eich datganiad heddiw. Rwy'n falch o'r record o gyflawniad sydd gan fy awdurdod lleol am ddarparu addysg cyfrwng Cymraeg yng Nghwm Cynon a'r ffyrdd y maen nhw wedi manteisio ar gyllid Llywodraeth Cymru i gynyddu'r ddarpariaeth, gydag, er enghraifft, y gwaith gwerth £12.5 miliwn o ehangu Ysgol Gyfun Rhydywaun sydd ar y gweill ar hyn o bryd, a'r cylch meithrin pwrpasol newydd gwerth £4 miliwn a fydd yn agor yr wythnos nesaf yn Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Aberdâr. Mae hyn i gyd yn hanfodol os ydym ni o ddifrif ynghylch cyrraedd ein nod heriol o filiwn o siaradwyr Cymraeg erbyn 2050. Yr wythnos diwethaf, ymwelais â grŵp Ti a Fi sydd newydd ei ffurfio yng Nghilfynydd, a fydd hefyd yn agor ei gylch meithrin ei hun ymhen ychydig wythnosau. Y mater allweddol a godwyd gyda mi oedd yr her o ddod o hyd i staff gofal plant cymwys sy'n siarad Cymraeg, a gwn o'n trafodaethau blaenorol bod Llywodraeth Cymru yn bwriadu mynd i'r afael â hi. Fel rhan o hyn, codwyd y mater penodol o ddiffyg parhad rhwng y cymwysterau sydd eu hangen i fod yn weithiwr gofal plant sy'n siarad Cymraeg a'r cymwysterau sydd eu hangen i fod yn gynorthwyydd addysgu Cymraeg eu hiaith gyda mi, y ddau yn gyrsiau cwbl ar wahân heb unrhyw ffordd hawdd o symud o'r naill i'r llall. Wrth dderbyn bod angen dilyniant rhwng y cyrsiau hyn, a wnaiff y Gweinidog ymrwymo i ehangu'r rhyngwyneb hwn i weld a ellir gwneud mwy i symleiddio'r broses a'i gwneud yn haws i gynorthwywyr gofal plant cymwys sy'n siarad Cymraeg ddod yn gynorthwywyr addysgu ac i'r gwrthwyneb?