English: It is right to say that COVID has changed society overnight, but it was only having an impact during the final fortnight of this reporting period, so COVID cannot excuse or hide the lack of progress that is so apparent in the Government's record. And one example that jumped out at me was the sweeping statement in the report that the head of the 2050 project had now been appointed and was in post, following delays as a result of COVID-19. But COVID wasn't to blame for that delay. The announcement of this single new post in the civil service was the major announcement made by the Minister in the Eisteddfod in Llanrwst in August 2019, which was to focus attention on the strategy. I saw that things were sluggish and I wrote to the Permanent Secretary in January 2020, asking for an update. It's very disappointing to see this lack of progress. It was characteristic, perhaps. Far too much time was lost with the appointment and therefore with the strategy itself. Long-term strategies are important, but their implementation on an annual basis is even more important, and the main test of this, where you can identify lack of progress, is when Ministers are content just to make announcements rather than to identify real achievements. One of those was the launch of Helo Blod, a translation service for small businesses and the third sector - which sounds great, and is praiseworthy as far as it goes, but is entirely inadequate if we are serious about reaching a million Welsh speakers. Only major steps in the workplace, in law and in the education system will secure that aim. Education has a crucial role in creating that million Welsh speakers, but the report states that there are fewer Welsh-medium primary teachers in this period than there were even in 2015-16 - fewer teachers. That is quite staggering. Eleven secondary Welsh medium teachers were trained - 11 - which is 367 teachers short of the target. The situation is critical, and in looking forward, COVID threatens what we already have. But what do we hear? Helo Blod, goodbye introduction of a standards program. Helo Blod, but goodbye to the Urdd. Helo Blod, but goodbye to viable Welsh speaking communities where second homes are entirely out of control. I'm sure you can hear the sarcasm and frustration in my voice, and I make no apology for that. There is room to acknowledge a few glimmers of hope. Thank you to the Public Accounts Committee and the culture committee of the Senedd. The Permanent Secretary's feet were held to the fire, and there was a commitment and an action plan to make the Welsh language an administrative language within Welsh Government over a period of time. Judge Fraser's adjudication in the administrative court was made recently, which provides everyone with the right to continue in Welsh-medium education. Another glimmer of hope is the detailed work done by the Welsh Language Commissioner, which demonstrates where legislation on the curriculum provides us with a real opportunity to make progress on the linguistic continuum, if we bring a statutory code in order to move this situation onwards. And I do very much hope that the Minister will take that opportunity in responding to the debate, to give her support to the excellent work done by the commissioner in terms of the curriculum Bill. But what's important about these glimmers of hope that I've mentioned is it's not the Government that's been responsible for bringing them forward. These things have happened despite the Government, not because of the Government. We need to make progress. 'We need to look towards the future not the past' according to the Minister, and it will come as no surprise that I am more than happy to look to the future, a new future for the work of regenerating the Welsh language, and myself and Plaid Cymru have very clear ideas on the new direction, the new leadership and the new energy required for these efforts. A Plaid Cymru Government would promote the status of the Welsh language unit as a powerful cross-governmental directorate. We would introduce a Welsh langauge education Act to make it truly a language for all. We would save our national institutions that do so much for the language and provide a sustainable future for all of the communities of Wales. Thank you.
Welsh: Mae'n gywir i ddweud bod COVID wedi newid ein cymdeithas dros nos, ond dim ond erbyn pythefnos olaf cyfnod adrodd yr adroddiad, felly fedrith COVID ddim esgusodi na chuddio'r diffyg cynnydd amlwg sydd i'w weld yn record y Llywodraeth. Ac un enghraifft wnaeth neidio allan ataf fi'n syth oedd datganiad ysgubol yn yr adroddiad, wrth gyfeirio at prosiect 2050, fod pennaeth prosiect 2050 bellach wedi'i benodi ac yn ei swydd, yn dilyn oedi yn sgil COVID-19. Ond nid COVID oedd y bai am yr oedi. Cyhoeddi'r un swydd newydd yma yn y gwasanaeth sifil oedd cyhoeddiad mawr y Gweinidog yn ôl yn Eisteddfod Llanrwst yn Awst 2019, a oedd i fod i hoelio sylw ar weithredu'r strategaeth. Roeddwn i'n gweld pethau'n mynd yn araf deg, ac ysgrifennais i at yr Ysgrifennydd Parhaol ym mis Ionawr 2020 yn gofyn am ddiweddariad. Siomedig iawn, iawn oedd yr arafwch hwn - nodweddiadol, efallai - a collwyd llawer gormod o amser efo'r penodiad ac felly efo'r strategaeth. Mae strategaethau hirdymor yn bwysig, ond mae'r prawf o'u gweithrediad o flwyddyn i flwyddyn yn bwysicach fyth, a'r prawf pennaf bod dim lot o gynnydd yn digwydd ydy pan fo Gweinidog yn bodloni ar wneud cyhoeddiadau yn hytrach na gallu tystio cyflawniad go iawn. Un fenter o'r fath a gyhoeddwyd oedd Helo Blod, gwasanaeth cymorth a chyfieithu i fusnesau bach a'r trydydd sector - cyhoeddiad sy'n swnio'n dda a menter digon clodwiw mor belled ag y mae hi'n mynd, ond cwbl, cwbl annigonol os ydyn ni o ddifri am gyrraedd miliwn o siaradwyr Cymraeg. Dim ond camau breision yn y gweithlu, y gyfraith a'r gyfundrefn addysg fydd yn sicrhau hynny. Mae gan addysg rôl hollol allweddol wrth greu'r miliwn, ond mae'r adroddiad yn dweud bod llai o athrawon cynradd Cymraeg yn y cyfnod dan sylw nag oedd hyd yn oed yn 2015-16 - llai. Mae hynny'n anhygoel. Hyfforddwyd 11 o athrawon uwchradd cyfrwng Cymraeg - 11 - sydd 367 o athrawon yn brin o'r targed. Mae hi'n argyfyngus, ac wrth edrych ymlaen, mae COVID yn bygwth yr hyn sydd gennym ni yn barod. Ond beth rydym ni'n ei gael? Helo Blod, ta-ta rhaglen cyflwyno safonau. Helo Blod, ond ta-ta i'r Urdd. Helo Blod, ond ta-ta cymunedau hyfyw Cymraeg lle mae ail gartrefi allan o reolaeth. Dwi'n siwr eich bod chi'n clywed y coegni a'r rhwystredigaeth yn fy llais i, a dydw i ddim yn mynd i ymddiheuro am hynny. Mae yna le i gydnabod ambell lygedyn o obaith. Diolch i bwyllgorau cyfrifon cyhoeddus a diwylliant y Senedd, fe lwyddwyd i ddal traed yr Ysgrifennydd Parhaol i'r tân, ac fe gafwyd ymrwymiad a chynllun gweithredu i wneud y Gymraeg yn iaith weinyddol gweithlu'r Llywodraeth dros amser. Cafwyd dyfarniad y Barnwr Fraser yn y llys gweinyddol yn ddiweddar, sy'n cadarnhau, i bob pwrpas, hawl pawb i barhau ar lwybr addysg Cymraeg. A llygedyn arall o obaith ydy gwaith manwl Comisiynydd y Gymraeg, sy'n dangos lle mae deddfwriaeth ar y cwricwlwm yn rhoi cyfle gwirioneddol i wneud cynnydd go iawn ar y continwwm ieithyddol, os ddown ni â chod statudol i symud y sefyllfa ymlaen. A dwi'n gobeithio y bydd y Gweinidog yn fodlon manteisio ar y cyfle, wrth ymateb i'r ddadl, i roi ei chefnogaeth i waith ardderchog y comisiynydd o ran Bil y cwricwlwm. Ond beth sy'n bwysig am y llygedyn o obaith yma, y tri pheth yma dwi wedi sôn amdanyn nhw, ydy nid y Llywodraeth sydd wedi bod yn gyfrifol am ddod â nhw ymlaen. Mae'r pethau yma wedi digwydd er gwaethaf y Llywodraeth, nid o'i herwydd o. Mae angen symud ymlaen. 'Ymlaen tua'r dyfodol y mae edrych, nid am yn ôl' meddai'r Gweinidog, a fydd hi ddim yn syndod ichi fy mod i'n hapus iawn i edrych ymlaen at ddyfodol newydd i'r gwaith o adfywio'r Gymraeg, ac mae gen i a Phlaid Cymru syniadau clir iawn am y cyfeiriad newydd, yr arweiniad newydd a'r egni newydd sydd eu hangen ar gyfer yr ymdrechion hynny. Mi fyddai Llywodraeth Plaid Cymru yn dyrchafu statws uned y Gymraeg yn gyfarwyddiaeth drawslywodraethol bwerus. Mi fyddem ni'n cyflwyno Deddf addysg Gymraeg i'w gwneud yn wirioneddol iaith i bawb. Mi fyddem ni'n achub ein sefydliadau cenedlaethol sy'n gwneud cymaint dros yr iaith ac yn creu dyfodol cynaliadwy i holl gymunedau Cymru. Diolch.