English: I'd like to ask the Trefnydd first of all for a longer term plan to ask if the health Minister will bring forward in the autumn an oral statement to this Chamber about the progress of the independent oversight process in Cwm Taf maternity services. I'm very grateful, I'm sure, to him, and I'm sure all Members would agree with me, for a comprehensive written update that we've received today, but I'm sure that I won't be the only Member who would welcome the opportunity, when the autumn comes and the work is further progressed, to be able to question the Minister as a result of the statement on the progress that has been achieved. I would also like to request that the Trefnydd asks the Minister for Health and Social Services to bring forward a statement about the transparency and accountability in the public appointments process. This is in the light of a statement made by the Deputy Minister on 6 June where she set out clearly the appointment process for the chair of the Social Care Wales board, and that was done in a written statement to this Assembly, and with detailed background of the members who had been appointed. Now, this is in contrast to the appointment of the new chair to Hywel Dda University Health Board, where a statement was made to the press with no detailed statement to this Chamber setting out the qualifications of the person who had been appointed. Now, it is interesting that the same individual was involved in both those appointments, and I think it would be helpful for this Chamber, Llywydd, for us to understand when we can expect to have detailed reporting to this Chamber of those public appointment processes, or whether we can be expected to learn about what, certainly for my constituency in west Wales, is an extremely major appointment simply from a press release, with no details available about that person's qualifications and experience. I will not name, Llywydd, the individual involved, but the Minister for health and, I'm sure, the Trefnydd will know of whom we speak. Concerns have been raised with me about that person's track record in previous places, and it would be useful for us to be able to see on what basis she has been appointed to the Hywel Dda board, just as we were able to see on what basis the members for the Social Care Wales board were appointed.
Welsh: Hoffwn ofyn i'r Trefnydd yn gyntaf am gynllun tymor hirach i ofyn a fydd y Gweinidog iechyd yn cyflwyno datganiad llafar i'r Siambr hon yn yr hydref am gynnydd y broses oruchwylio annibynnol yng ngwasanaethau mamolaeth Cwm Taf. Rwy'n ddiolchgar iawn iddo ac rwy'n siŵr y byddai'r holl Aelodau'n cytuno â mi, am y diweddariad ysgrifenedig cynhwysfawr a gawsom heddiw, ond rwy'n siŵr nad fi fydd yr unig Aelod a fyddai'n croesawu'r cyfle i allu holi'r Gweinidog o ganlyniad i'r datganiad ar y cynnydd sydd wedi'i gyflawni pan ddaw'r hydref pryd bydd y gwaith wedi datblygu ymhellach. Hoffwn wneud cais hefyd bod y Trefnydd yn gofyn i'r Gweinidog Iechyd a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol gyflwyno datganiad am dryloywder ac atebolrwydd yn y broses penodiadau cyhoeddus. Mae hyn yng ngoleuni datganiad a wnaeth y Dirprwy Weinidog ar 6 Mehefin lle y nododd yn glir y broses benodi ar gyfer cadeirydd bwrdd Gofal Cymdeithasol Cymru, a gwnaed hynny mewn datganiad ysgrifenedig i'r Cynulliad hwn gyda chefndir manwl yr aelodau oedd wedi cael eu penodi. Nawr, mae hyn mewn cyferbyniad â phenodi cadeirydd newydd i Fwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda, lle gwnaed datganiad i'r wasg ond ni chafwyd datganiad manwl i'r Siambr hon yn nodi cymwysterau'r person a oedd wedi'i benodi. Nawr, mae'n ddiddorol bod yr un unigolyn yn gysylltiedig â'r ddau benodiad hynny, a chredaf y byddai'n ddefnyddiol i'r Siambr hon, Llywydd, inni ddeall pryd y gallwn ddisgwyl adroddiad manwl i'r Siambr hon am brosesau'r penodiadau cyhoeddus hynny. Neu a oes disgwyl inni ddysgu am yr hyn sydd yn benodiad mawr iawn, yn sicr ar gyfer fy etholaeth i yn y gorllewin, o ddatganiad i'r wasg, a hynny heb fod manylion ar gael am gymwysterau a phrofiad yr unigolyn hwnnw. Nid wyf am enwi'r unigolyn dan sylw, Llywydd, ond rwy'n siŵr y bydd y Gweinidog iechyd a'r Trefnydd hefyd yn gwybod am bwy yr ydym yn siarad. Codwyd pryderon gyda mi ynghylch hanes blaenorol yr unigolyn hwnnw mewn lleoedd blaenorol, a byddai'n fuddiol inni allu gweld ar ba sail y mae wedi'i phenodi i fwrdd Hywel Dda, yn union fel y gwelsom ar ba sail y mae'r aelodau ar gyfer bwrdd Gofal Cymdeithasol Cymru wedi eu penodi.