English: I would like to thank my colleague Peter Fox for bringing forward such an important proposal, which I feel should be welcomed across the political divide. It's an excellent proposal for a Bill, and I commend my colleague Peter Fox for bringing forward this. As a Senedd, we have the opportunity to legislate in this important area and strengthen the security of the food supply, improve choice for Welsh consumers and support our rural communities and farmers and local businesses across Wales. Supporting agriculture is, obviously, at the heart of this Bill, and, as a farmer's daughter, that delights me. At an all-Wales level, we need the security of knowing that food production is sustainable and localised to reduce food miles and cut wastage. With a full national debate on climate change raging right now in the light of COP26, there is greater awareness of these issues amongst the public, and there's a responsibility on Government to ensure that consumers are well informed to enable them to make choices about what food they buy. We need stronger regulations on food labelling so that the public can make a clear choice about where they choose to spend their money. An increasing number of people want to proactively purchase food that has been grown, harvested and packaged locally, with as few miles as possible, so it is important we ensure they have access to this information to make an informed choice. Monmouthshire, my home county, Peter's county, is increasingly the food hotspot in Wales now, with so many quality local suppliers, and we need to capitalise on that, but we need to do more to strengthen local procurement and ensure that small and medium-sized producers have equal access to competitive markets. Food is a key driver to our tourism economy, tourism being the bread and butter of our economy here in Wales, and we should be doing more to support that. There's a lot of excellent best practice at the grass roots as you said, Minister, but they should be helped from above, they should be helped from the Senedd, to really guide them and then to roll out that best practice across Wales. That is why it's so important that we use this Bill to place a duty on Ministers to produce a food strategy. As shadow Minister for education, I am, of course, interested in school meals, and it's always so disappointing, what we're seeing on the school menus. It's important that we capitalise on the wonderful local produce that is around us to feed our children in schools, and I do believe that the quality of what we have around us and the lack of food miles is something that children want to see, but also it's important for their nutrition, to tackle obesity and just the wider role that food - good food, good local food - can play. I'm very proud to be Welsh and I want to see Wales's future secured as a sustainable country that celebrates and eats local produce. I think there's a real opportunity with this Bill to celebrate what we have here. We have much to be proud of and to enjoy in our country, and this Bill would benefit so many different sectors for so many different people. For me, it's an absolutely no-brainer to support this fantastic proposal that Peter's brought forward for us today. Da iawn, Peter.
Welsh: Hoffwn ddiolch i fy nghyd-Aelod, Peter Fox, am gyflwyno cynnig mor bwysig, y teimlaf y dylid ei groesawu ar draws y rhaniad gwleidyddol. Mae'n gynnig ardderchog ar gyfer Bil, ac rwy'n cymeradwyo fy nghyd-Aelod, Peter Fox, am ei gyflwyno. Fel Senedd, mae gennym gyfle i ddeddfu yn y maes pwysig hwn a chryfhau diogelwch y cyflenwad bwyd, gwella'r dewis i ddefnyddwyr Cymru a chefnogi ein cymunedau gwledig a'n ffermwyr a busnesau lleol ledled Cymru. Mae'n amlwg fod cefnogi amaethyddiaeth yn ganolog i'r Bil hwn, ac fel merch fferm, mae hynny'n fy mhlesio. Ar lefel Cymru gyfan, rydym angen y sicrwydd o wybod bod cynhyrchiant bwyd yn gynaliadwy ac yn lleol i leihau milltiroedd bwyd a chyfyngu ar wastraff. Gyda dadl genedlaethol lawn ar newid hinsawdd ar y gweill ar hyn o bryd yng ngoleuni'r COP26, ceir mwy o ymwybyddiaeth o'r materion hyn ymhlith y cyhoedd, ac mae cyfrifoldeb ar y Llywodraeth i sicrhau bod defnyddwyr yn cael gwybodaeth dda i'w galluogi i wneud dewisiadau ynglŷn â pha fwyd y maent yn ei brynu. Rydym angen rheoliadau cryfach ar labelu bwyd fel y gall y cyhoedd wneud dewis clir ynglŷn â lle maent yn dewis gwario eu harian. Mae nifer cynyddol o bobl am fynd ati'n rhagweithiol i brynu bwyd sydd wedi'i dyfu, ei gynaeafu a'i becynnu'n lleol, gyda chyn lleied o filltiroedd â phosibl, felly mae'n bwysig ein bod yn sicrhau eu bod yn cael y wybodaeth hon i wneud dewis gwybodus. Yn gynyddol, mae sir Fynwy, fy sir enedigol, sir Peter, yn lleoliad bwyd pwysig yng Nghymru ar hyn o bryd, gyda chymaint o gyflenwyr lleol o safon, ac mae angen inni fanteisio ar hynny, ond mae angen inni wneud mwy i gryfhau prosesau caffael lleol a sicrhau bod gan gynhyrchwyr bach a chanolig eu maint fynediad cyfartal at farchnadoedd cystadleuol. Mae bwyd yn sbardun allweddol i'n heconomi dwristiaeth, a thwristiaeth yw bara menyn ein heconomi yma yng Nghymru, a dylem wneud mwy i gefnogi hynny. Ceir llawer o arferion rhagorol ar lawr gwlad fel y dywedoch chi, Weinidog, ond dylid eu helpu oddi fry, dylai'r Senedd eu helpu, i'w harwain yn dda a chyflwyno'r arferion gorau hynny ledled Cymru. Dyna pam ei bod mor bwysig ein bod yn defnyddio'r Bil hwn i osod dyletswydd ar Weinidogion i lunio strategaeth fwyd. Fel Gweinidog yr wrthblaid dros addysg, mae gennyf ddiddordeb mewn prydau ysgol wrth gwrs, ac mae'r hyn a welwn ar fwydlenni ysgolion bob amser mor siomedig. Mae'n bwysig ein bod yn manteisio i'r eithaf ar y cynnyrch lleol gwych sydd o'n cwmpas i fwydo ein plant yn yr ysgolion, a chredaf fod ansawdd yr hyn sydd gennym o'n cwmpas a'r milltiroedd bwyd isel yn rhywbeth y mae plant am ei weld, ond hefyd mae'n bwysig i roi maeth iddynt, i fynd i'r afael â gordewdra a'r rôl ehangach y gall bwyd - bwyd da, bwyd lleol da - ei chwarae. Rwy'n falch iawn o fod yn Gymraes ac rwyf am weld dyfodol Cymru'n cael ei sicrhau fel gwlad gynaliadwy sy'n dathlu ac yn bwyta cynnyrch lleol. Credaf fod cyfle gwirioneddol gyda'r Bil hwn i ddathlu'r hyn sydd gennym yma. Mae gennym lawer i ymfalchïo ynddo ac i'w fwynhau yn ein gwlad, a byddai'r Bil hwn o fudd i gynifer o sectorau gwahanol ac i gynifer o wahanol bobl. I mi, mae'n gwbl amlwg y dylem gefnogi'r cynnig gwych hwn y mae Peter wedi'i gyflwyno i ni heddiw. Da iawn, Peter.