English: Thank you, Llywydd. One of the highlights of my time as Chair of the Senedd's Children, Young People and Education Committee has been the opportunity to watch the Youth Parliament develop. To work with its Members on the scrutiny we undertake as a committee and as a Senedd has been a genuine privilege, and I'm in no doubt that the establishment of the Youth Parliament has enriched the debate on important topics during the fifth Senedd. Today, we've heard directly from the youth parliamentarians about everything they've achieved since their election. Describing it as impressive is an understatement. As we've heard, the Welsh Youth Parliament has sought to influence key areas of policy, including curriculum reform, emotional and mental health, and littering and plastic waste. These are not small or easy issues. My committee has grappled with two of these topics, so I can certainly say that from experience. We have been enormously grateful for the input and insight shared by the Youth Parliament's inquiries and reports in these areas. Similarly remarkable, though, has been its ability to provide reactive and timely contributions to developing issues. The Youth Parliament provided important views to our scrutiny of the reasonable punishment Bill, for example, and we know that you've been an important voice in the ongoing discussions about how we manage and recover from the pandemic. As a committee, we have repeatedly emphasised the importance of hearing directly from children and young people about their experiences. Ensuring that a children's rights approach is adopted for all aspects of policy, legislation and funding has been a key priority for us. As Maisy Evans said, the Welsh Youth Parliament is children's rights in action. The impact of COVID-19 has emphasised more strongly than ever the need to ensure that our children and young people have a voice and that that voice reaches all areas of public life and decision making. I'd like to draw my remarks to a close with three final points. Firstly, I'd like to take this opportunity to say an enormous thank you to our 60 Welsh youth parliamentarians. You have set an example that will be hard to follow, but one I'm confident will inspire others to engage and participate in future. Secondly, I'd like to encourage any children and young people who are listening to consider putting themselves forward as the next generation of Welsh Youth Parliament Members. As you've heard today, you can really make a difference. Finally, I'd like to place on record my thanks to the team of staff both within the Senedd and within partner organisations who've worked so hard to establish and support the work of these remarkable young people. This last year has tested everyone in all ways, but the resilience shown by our children and young people in Wales, including the Members of our first Welsh Youth Parliament, is a source of inspiration and pride to all of us. Diolch o galon ichi i gyd.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr, Lywydd. Un o uchafbwyntiau fy nghyfnod fel Cadeirydd Pwyllgor Plant, Pobl Ifanc ac Addysg y Senedd oedd y cyfle i wylio'r Senedd Ieuenctid yn datblygu. Mae gweithio gyda'i Haelodau ar y gwaith craffu a wnawn fel pwyllgor ac fel Senedd wedi bod yn fraint wirioneddol, ac nid oes gennyf unrhyw amheuaeth nad yw sefydlu'r Senedd Ieuenctid wedi cyfoethogi'r ddadl ar bynciau pwysig yn ystod y bumed Senedd. Heddiw, rydym wedi clywed yn uniongyrchol gan y seneddwyr ieuenctid am bopeth y maent wedi'i gyflawni ers cael eu hethol. Nid yw'n ddigon ei alw'n drawiadol. Fel y clywsom, mae Senedd Ieuenctid Cymru wedi ceisio dylanwadu ar feysydd polisi allweddol, gan gynnwys diwygio'r cwricwlwm, iechyd emosiynol ac iechyd meddwl, a thaflu sbwriel a gwastraff plastig. Nid yw'r rhain yn faterion bach na hawdd. Mae fy mhwyllgor wedi mynd i'r afael â dau o'r pynciau hyn, felly yn sicr, gallaf ddweud hynny o brofiad. Rydym wedi bod yn hynod ddiolchgar am fewnbwn a mewnwelediad ymholiadau ac adroddiadau'r Senedd Ieuenctid yn y meysydd hyn. Yr un mor rhyfeddol, serch hynny, fu ei gallu i ddarparu cyfraniadau ymatebol ac amserol i faterion sy'n datblygu. Er enghraifft, cyfrannodd y Senedd Ieuenctid safbwyntiau pwysig i'n gwaith craffu ar y Bil cosb resymol, a gwyddom eich bod wedi bod yn llais pwysig yn y trafodaethau parhaus ynglŷn â sut rydym yn rheoli ac yn adfer wedi'r pandemig. Dro ar ôl tro, rydym fel pwyllgor wedi pwysleisio pwysigrwydd clywed yn uniongyrchol gan blant a phobl ifanc am eu profiadau. Blaenoriaeth allweddol i ni oedd sicrhau bod dull o weithredu yn seiliedig ar hawliau plant yn cael ei fabwysiadu ar gyfer pob agwedd ar bolisi, deddfwriaeth a chyllid. Fel y dywedodd Maisy Evans, mae Senedd Ieuenctid Cymru yn adlewyrchiad o hawliau plant ar waith. Mae effaith COVID-19 wedi pwysleisio'n gryfach nag erioed yr angen i sicrhau bod gan ein plant a'n pobl ifanc lais a bod y llais hwnnw'n cyrraedd pob agwedd ar fywyd cyhoeddus a gwneud penderfyniadau. Hoffwn gloi fy sylwadau gyda thri phwynt terfynol. Yn gyntaf, hoffwn achub ar y cyfle hwn i ddiolch o galon i'n 60 seneddwr ieuenctid yng Nghymru. Rydych wedi gosod esiampl a fydd yn anodd ei dilyn, ond rwy'n hyderus y bydd yn ysbrydoli eraill i ymgysylltu a chymryd rhan yn y dyfodol. Yn ail, hoffwn annog unrhyw blant a phobl ifanc sy'n gwrando i ystyried ymgeisio i fod yn rhan o'r genhedlaeth nesaf o Aelodau Senedd Ieuenctid Cymru. Fel y clywsoch heddiw, gallwch wneud gwahaniaeth gwirioneddol. Yn olaf, hoffwn gofnodi fy niolch i dîm y staff yn y Senedd ac yn y sefydliadau partner sydd wedi gweithio mor galed i sefydlu a chefnogi gwaith y bobl ifanc hynod hyn. Mae'r flwyddyn ddiwethaf hon wedi bod yn her i bawb ym mhob ffordd, ond mae'r gwytnwch a ddangoswyd gan ein plant a'n pobl ifanc yng Nghymru, gan gynnwys Aelodau ein Senedd Ieuenctid gyntaf yng Nghymru, yn ysbrydoliaeth ac yn destun balchder i bob un ohonom. Diolch o galon ichi i gyd.