English: If I can return to a couple of issues, then, relating to general practice, and the first I want to raise with him is the issue of accuracy of data. Now, the Minister will of course be aware that StatsWales has not provided the full-time equivalent numbers of GPs. They can tell us how many GPs there are, but they can't tell us how many full-time equivalent GPs there are. They haven't been able to do this for about five years because they're investigating the quality of the data. Now, obviously, Dirprwy Lywydd, the Minister is unable to make accurate assessments about what needs to be done if he doesn't have the accurate data available to him. So, I ask the Minister this afternoon why is this investigation taking over five years? And it's surely the case that if we don't know the number of full-time equivalents, we don't know the number of posts that we may need to fill. It is certainly the case that there are more and more people wanting to work, particularly women, wanting to work part-time in general practice, and that's very welcome, but it's normal in a workplace to calculate your number of full-time equivalent posts and then to break those down to reflect the flexible working that you can offer. So, I'd like to hear some more from the Minister about how confident he is of the accuracy of the statistics that he's put before us this afternoon, whether he acknowledges that there is an issue around the accuracy of those statistics and how that might be addressed. Now, the Minister's statement notes that we've overfilled a number of training places for GPs in some circumstances, and that is obviously positive, and it proves there is the demand out there for people to undertake the role, to study for the role. But you'll be aware, for example, that around the time of the 2016 election, the BMA said that we needed about 200 GP training places annually. I'm finding it hard, and I hope, Dirprwy Lywydd, the Minister will forgive me for this, but I'm finding it hard to get excited about the filling of 136, when what we actually need is 200 - though, of course, we then have this issue of the accuracy of the data. Does the Minister acknowledge that there is a gap there? I welcome what he has said about that 136 not being set in stone and there may be opportunities to expand, and that's really positive, but does the Minister acknowledge that there is that gap there, and what plans does he have to fill it? Because it rather feels to me as if he's asking me to be excited about the filling of the minibus when what the journey really needs is a coach. I'd next like to turn to the issues that Darren Millar has already raised with regard to the global sum. I think Darren Millar was right when he said that perhaps we should hear the voices of GPs, and with the indulgence of the Deputy Presiding Officer, I want to quote very briefly from some correspondence I've received on this issue. And this reflects the number of e-mails that I've received this weekend - I'm sure I'm not the only one. This senior GP says to me, 'The state-backed indemnity scheme has come into force, which is a positive step' - that supports the Minister's position. He goes on to say, 'However, currently it is proposed that this will be followed by 3.2 decrease in our global sum funding. As things stand, this means that the only group benefiting from the state-backed indemnity who will be contributing to the cost is GP partners.' He goes on to state that this isn't the case in other countries, and he goes on to say - and I'm summarising because I can see the Dirprwy Lywydd looking at me sternly, which is always a scary experience - he goes on to say that there's uncertainty regarding the contract, not just the indemnity scheme: 'This uncertainty is extremely detrimental to Welsh primary care services at a time when many practices and GPs are struggling to maintain the service. Many, including my own practice, are having to carefully consider plans to recruit additional staff.' He goes on to describe the effect that that's having on him as an individual. Now, I have heard, absolutely, what the Minister has said and, indeed, what the First Minister said earlier to Paul Davies. I appreciate that with any trade union negotiation, the timing of that is not always in the hands of the employer, but I wonder if the Minister can tell us this afternoon, to give us an indicative timescale, about how soon the issues around the contract will be resolved, and whether or not he intends to maintain the position, whereby the funding for the indemnity is coming out of funding that would otherwise be there to provide services. If he needs to do that, Deputy Presiding Officer, then that is understandable at a time of austerity, but let's have some honesty and clarity about this. Can he provide that GP, and others who have written to me, and others in this Chamber, with some reassurances that this uncertainty with regard to the contract is not going to go on too long?
Welsh: Os caf fi ddychwelyd at gwpl o faterion, felly, sy'n ymwneud â meddygfeydd teulu, a'r mater cyntaf yr hoffwn ei godi gydag ef yw cywirdeb data. Nawr, wrth gwrs bydd y Gweinidog yn ymwybodol nad yw StatsCymru wedi darparu niferoedd cyfwerth ag amser llawn o feddygon teulu. Fe allant ddweud wrthym faint o feddygon teulu sydd i'w cael, ond ni allant ddweud wrthym faint o feddygon teulu cyfwerth ag amser llawn sydd i'w cael. Dydyn nhw ddim wedi gallu gwneud hyn ers tua phum mlynedd oherwydd eu bod nhw'n ymchwilio i ansawdd y data. Nawr, yn amlwg, Dirprwy Lywydd, ni all y Gweinidog wneud asesiadau cywir ynghylch beth sydd angen ei wneud os nad yw'r data cywir ar gael iddo. Felly, rwy'n gofyn i'r Gweinidog y prynhawn yma pam y mae'r ymchwiliad hwn yn cymryd dros bum mlynedd? Ac yn sicr, os nad ydym ni'n gwybod y nifer cyfwerth ag amser llawn, nid ydym ni'n gwybod nifer y swyddi y gallai fod angen inni eu llenwi. Mae'n sicr yn wir fod mwy a mwy o bobl sydd eisiau gweithio, yn enwedig menywod, a hoffai weithio'n rhan-amser ym maes practis cyffredinol, ac mae hynny'n galonogol iawn, ond mae'n arferol mewn gweithle i gyfrifo nifer eich swyddi cyfwerth ag amser llawn ac yna ddadansoddi'r rheini i adlewyrchu'r gweithio hyblyg y gallwch chi ei gynnig. Felly, hoffwn glywed ychydig mwy gan y Gweinidog ynghylch pa mor ffyddiog yw ynghylch cywirdeb yr ystadegau y mae wedi'u cyflwyno ger ein bron y prynhawn yma, a yw'n cydnabod bod problem o ran cywirdeb yr ystadegau hynny a sut y gellid unioni hynny. Nawr, mae datganiad y Gweinidog yn nodi ein bod ni wedi gorlenwi nifer o leoedd hyfforddi meddygon teulu o dan rai amgylchiadau, ac mae hynny'n amlwg yn gadarnhaol, ac mae'n profi bod galw i bobl i ymgymryd â'r swydd, i astudio ar gyfer y swydd. Ond byddwch yn gwybod, er enghraifft, o amgylch adeg yr etholiad yn 2016, bod y BMA wedi dweud bod arnom angen tua 200 o leoedd hyfforddi meddygon teulu bob blwyddyn. Rwy'n ei chael yn anodd, ac rwy'n gobeithio, Dirprwy Lywydd, y gwnaiff y Gweinidog faddau imi am hyn, ond rwy'n ei chael yn anodd bod yn gyffrous ynghylch llenwi 136, pan fo angen 200 mewn gwirionedd - er, wrth gwrs, mae gennym ni'r mater o gywirdeb y data. A yw'r Gweinidog yn cydnabod bod bwlch yna? Rwy'n croesawu'r hyn a ddywedodd nad yw'r 136 yn nifer pendant ac efallai y bydd cyfleoedd i ehangu, ac mae hynny'n gadarnhaol iawn, ond a yw'r Gweinidog yn cydnabod bod y bwlch hwnnw yno, a pha gynlluniau sydd ganddo i'w lenwi? Mae'n teimlo i mi braidd fel pe bai'n gofyn imi fod yn llawn cyffro ynghylch llenwi bws mini pan fo angen bws maint llawn ar y daith mewn gwirionedd. Nesaf, hoffwn droi at y materion y mae Darren Millar eisoes wedi'u codi o ran y swm byd-eang. Rwy'n credu bod Darren Millar yn iawn pan ddywedodd efallai y dylem ni wrando ar leisiau meddygon teulu, a gydag amynedd y Dirprwy Lywydd, hoffwn ddyfynnu rhywfaint o ohebiaeth a gefais am y mater hwn yn fyr iawn. Ac mae hyn yn adlewyrchu nifer y negeseuon e-bost a gefais i'r penwythnos yma - rwy'n siŵr nad fi yw'r unig un. Mae'r uwch feddyg teulu hwn yn dweud wrthyf: 'Mae'r cynllun indemniad a gefnogir gan y wladwriaeth wedi dod i rym, sy'n gam cadarnhaol.' Mae hynny'n ategu safbwynt y Gweinidog. Mae'n mynd ymlaen i ddweud: 'Fodd bynnag, y cynnig ar hyn o bryd yw dilyn hyn â gostyngiad o 3.2 yn ein cyllid swm byd-eang. Fel y mae hi, mae hyn yn golygu mai'r unig grŵp a fydd yn elwa ar yr indemniad a gefnogir gan y wladwriaeth ac a fydd yn cyfrannu at y gost yw partneriaid meddygon teulu.' Mae'n mynd ymlaen i ddweud nad yw hyn yn digwydd mewn gwledydd eraill, ac mae'n mynd ymlaen i ddweud - ac rwy'n crynhoi oherwydd gallaf weld y Dirprwy Lywydd yn gwgu arnaf, sydd bob amser yn brofiad brawychus - mae'n mynd ymlaen i ddweud bod ansicrwydd ynghylch y contract, nid dim ond y cynllun indemniad: 'Mae'r ansicrwydd hwn yn eithriadol o niweidiol i wasanaethau gofal sylfaenol Cymru ar adeg pan fo llawer o feddygfeydd a meddygon teulu'n cael trafferth i gynnal y gwasanaeth. Mae llawer, gan gynnwys fy meddygfa i, yn gorfod ystyried cynlluniau i recriwtio staff ychwanegol.' Mae'n mynd ymlaen i ddisgrifio sut y mae hynny'n effeithio arno ef fel unigolyn. Nawr, rwyf wedi clywed, yn glir, yr hyn a ddywedodd y Gweinidog ac, yn wir, yr hyn a ddywedodd y Prif Weinidog yn gynharach wrth Paul Davies. Rwy'n deall, gydag unrhyw negodi undeb llafur, nad yw amseriad hynny bob amser yn nwylo'r cyflogwr, ond tybed a wnaiff y Gweinidog ddweud wrthym y prynhawn yma, i roi amserlen ddangosol inni, ynglŷn â pha mor fuan y caiff y materion ynghylch y contract eu datrys, a pha un a yw'n bwriadu cynnal y sefyllfa neu beidio pan fo arian ar gyfer yr indemniad yn dod allan o arian a fyddai fel arall yno i ddarparu gwasanaethau. Os oes angen iddo wneud hynny, Dirprwy Lywydd, mae hynny'n ddealladwy ar adeg o gyni, ond gadewch inni gael ychydig o onestrwydd ac eglurder ynghylch hyn. A wnaiff dawelu meddwl y meddyg teulu hwnnw, ac eraill sydd wedi ysgrifennu ataf, ac eraill yn y Siambr hon, drwy gadarnhau nad yw'r ansicrwydd hwn o ran y contract yn mynd i barhau'n rhy hir?