English: I am delighted to congratulate my old friend upon his assumption of office as a Minister. I've followed his progress through the several parliamentary institutions of which he's been a member over many decades, and I'm pleased that he still has the capacity to surprise us even at this late stage. And, in passing, I can say that I'm pleased that this country seems to be enjoying a kind of geriatric efflorescence. The Liberals are now led by a 74-year-old, I'm the same age as Jeremy Corbyn - 69 - and others of our vintage are still pulling their weight in politics, and I'm delighted that Dafydd Elis-Thomas is now a member of the Government. Cadw performs two functions, of course. It's the state heritage agency on one hand, but it also has another role, which is capable of being commercial, as an operator of heritage visitor attractions. In the evidence that the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales gave to the culture committee, they said that Cadw needs to be free to be more entrepreneurial and commercial, which means that current constraints on recruitment, procurement, budgeting and succession planning all need to be addressed. And I wonder if the Minister can perhaps expand a little on what he said in reply to David Melding about enabling Cadw to take advantage of commercial opportunities but, nevertheless, inside Government, because this is what the recent inquiry has been about. I appreciate that the report says that the argument is finely balanced, but, clearly, Cadw does need to be able to spread its wings and I wonder how they might be able to do this.
Welsh: Rwyf yn falch o longyfarch fy hen ffrind ar dderbyn swydd fel Gweinidog. Rwyf wedi dilyn ei ddatblygiad drwy'r nifer o sefydliadau Seneddol y mae wedi bod yn Aelod ohonyn nhw dros ddegawdau lawer, ac rwyf yn falch fod ganddo o hyd y gallu i'n synnu, hyd yn oed mor hwyr â hyn. A, gyda llaw, gallaf ddweud fy mod i'n falch bod y wlad hon yn ymddangos fel y petai'n mwynhau math o flodeuad geriatrig. Mae'r Rhyddfrydwyr bellach o dan arweiniad unigolyn 74 mlwydd oed, ac rwyf i yr un oedran â Jeremy Corbyn - 69 oed - ac mae eraill sydd o'r un oed yn dal i wneud eu rhan mewn gwleidyddiaeth, ac rwy'n falch iawn bod Dafydd Elis-Thomas yn awr yn aelod o'r Llywodraeth. Mae Cadw yn cyflawni dwy swyddogaeth, wrth gwrs. Hi yw'r asiantaeth dreftadaeth wladol ar un llaw, ond mae ganddi hefyd swyddogaeth arall, fyddai'n gallu bod yn un masnachol, fel corff sy'n cynnal atyniadau treftadaeth i ymwelwyr. Yn y dystiolaeth a roddodd Comisiwn Brenhinol Henebion Cymru i'r pwyllgor diwylliant, fe ddywedason nhw bod angen i Cadw fod yn rhydd i fod yn fwy entrepreneuraidd a masnachol, sy'n golygu bod yn rhaid rhoi sylw i'r cyfyngiadau presennol ar recriwtio, caffael, cyllidebu a chynllunio ar gyfer olyniaeth. Ac rwy'n meddwl tybed a all y Gweinidog efallai ymhelaethu ychydig ar yr hyn a ddywedodd wrth ateb David Melding ynglŷn â galluogi Cadw i fanteisio ar y cyfleoedd masnachol, ond, serch hynny, o fewn y Llywodraeth, oherwydd dyna fu pwrpas yr ymchwiliad diweddar. Rwy'n sylweddoli bod yr adroddiad yn dweud bod y ddadl yn gryf iawn ar y ddwy ochr, ond, yn amlwg, mae'n rhaid galluogi Cadw i ddatblygu ac rwy'n meddwl tybed sut y gallan nhw lwyddo i wneud hynny.