English: May I echo the thanks that have been given to everyone who have participated, from the stakeholders to Government representatives and committee members, and the officials of the Children, Young People and Education Committee, as this Bill has proceeded through the Senedd? There is no doubt that there has been a consensus from the outset on the need to reform additional learning needs. We've already heard the view that the current legislation is dated and has led to a system that is overly complex and created too much conflict, and that the picture is inconsistent across Wales. 'Postcode lottery' is a term used in many contexts, but it's certainly true in this case from the point of view of the provision available across Wales. New, more fit-for-purpose legislation was part of the Plaid Cymru manifesto, of course, in the Assembly election. It was also part of the agreement between my party and the Government, and I am pleased that we've reached this point today and that we are in a position to complete the process, in terms of this Parliament, anyway, to make this Bill an Act. I also want to recognise that the Cabinet Secretary and the predecessor Minister had certainly listened to the issues raised by stakeholders, by the committee, by myself and by others, and had responded positively to many of those issues. That's not to say that the Bill is exactly as I would want it to be, but certainly it is different and much improved compared to the Bill that was originally tabled. We succeeded in significantly strengthening, as we have already heard, the duties in terms of the UN conventions on the rights of children and disabled people. That was a strong recommendation made by the committee and something that Plaid Cymru had endorsed from the outset. As we've heard, local authorities, boards of governors of schools, and so on, will also have to consider the specific needs of Welsh speakers who have additional learning needs. I am also pleased that we've succeeded in ensuring that long-term workforce planning provision is in place in the Bill in order to ensure that there is an adequate workforce available to meet the needs of children with additional learning needs, in whatever language, in years to come.
Welsh: A gaf i ategu'r diolchiadau sydd wedi cael eu talu i bawb sydd wedi chwarae eu rhan, o'r budd-ddeiliaid i gynrychiolwyr y Llywodraeth ac aelodau'r pwyllgor, a swyddogion y Pwyllgor Plant, Pobl Ifanc ac Addysg hefyd, wrth i'r Bil yma fynd ar ei daith drwy'r Senedd? Nid oes yna amheuaeth fod yna gonsensws wedi bod o'r cychwyn am yr angen i ddiwygio y maes anghenion dysgu ychwanegol. Rydym wedi clywed yn barod am y teimlad fod y ddeddfwriaeth bresennol wedi dyddio a'i bod wedi arwain at system orgymhleth a oedd yn creu gormod o wrthdaro ac anghydweld, ac hefyd fod y darlun yn anghyson ar draws Cymru. Mae 'loteri cod post' yn derm sy'n cael ei ddefnyddio mewn sawl cyd-destun, ond mae'n sicr yn wir yn yr achos yma o safbwynt y darlun o ddarpariaeth sydd ar gael ar draws Cymru. Mi oedd deddfwriaeth newydd, mwy addas ei phwrpas yn rhan o faniffesto Plaid Cymru, wrth gwrs, yn etholiad y Cynulliad. Mi oedd hefyd yn rhan o'r cytundeb rhwng fy mhlaid i a'r Llywodraeth, ac rwy'n falch ein bod ni wedi cyrraedd fan hyn heddiw a'n bod ni mewn sefyllfa i gwblhau'r broses, o safbwynt y Senedd, beth bynnag, a throi y Bil yn Ddeddf. Rwyf hefyd eisiau cydnabod bod yr Ysgrifennydd Cabinet a'r Gweinidog blaenorol yn sicr wedi gwrando ar y materion a godwyd gan y budd-ddeiliad, gan y pwyllgor, gen i ac eraill, ac wedi ymateb yn bositif ar lawer iawn o'r rheini yn ogystal. Nid yw hynny i ddweud bod y Bil yn union fel y byddwn i yn dymuno iddo fe fod, ond yn sicr mae e yn wahanol a thipyn yn well na'r un a osodwyd ar y cychwyn. Fe lwyddom ni i gryfhau yn sylweddol, fel rydym wedi clywed, dyletswyddau o safbwynt confensiynau'r cenhedloedd unedig ar hawliau'r plentyn a phobl anabl. Roedd hynny'n argymhelliad cryf gan y pwyllgor ac yn rhywbeth roedd Plaid Cymru yn ei arddel o'r cychwyn. Hefyd, fel rydym wedi clywed, mi fydd awdurdodau lleol, byrddau llywodraethu ysgolion, ac yn y blaen, hefyd angen ystyried anghenion penodol siaradwyr Cymraeg sydd ag anghenion dysgu ychwanegol. Rwy'n falch hefyd ein bod ni wedi llwyddo i sicrhau bod darpariaeth cynllunio gweithlu hirdymor yn ei lle yn y Bil er mwyn sicrhau bod yna weithlu digonol ar gael i gwrdd ag anghenion plant ag anghenion dysgu ychwanegol, ym mha bynnag iaith, mewn blynyddoedd i ddod.