English: I would like to welcome your statement today, Minister, and, indeed, the publication of the strategy. As you are aware, rough-sleeping, and, indeed, the wider issue of homelessness, is a key concern for the equalities committee, which I chair, and I know that next week we will have the opportunity to ask you some more questions and put forward some more viewpoints with regard to these matters. But, as far as today's concerned, Minister, I would like to make a few observations and ask a few questions at this stage. Over the last few weeks, the committee has met with those with lived experience of rough-sleeping and homelessness and, indeed, key stakeholders concerned with these matters, and it was very powerful to hear from them their personal stories and that lived experience. They had lots of practical suggestions, actually, as to how things might be moved forward and I'm very pleased to say that many of those do chime with what you've outlined today. I'm sure that the composition of your working group and their input has been absolutely key, as far as that is concerned, with their on-the-ground experience. Two matters that we heard of particularly from our engagement over the last few weeks were intentionality and local connection and the barriers that they can erect to people and their ability or otherwise to access the support that they need in the place that they need it and at the time that they need it. So, I'd be interested to hear from you as to what action Welsh Government may take to address those particular matters, and, as you've said, it's clear that there needs to be a balance between immediate actions and, obviously, we're faced with a winter looming near on the horizon now and a longer-term, more preventative approach. So, I'd be interested to hear from you, really, how we get that balance between the long-term, more systemic changes that are needed to support services and the very pressing challenges of the winter that's almost with us. As well as that, Minister, I'd be grateful if you could address the sustainability issues, really, as part of that, because, obviously, we need sustainable change that can give some comfort to all of us, and particularly those who are homeless or rough-sleeping or at risk of those, that we will get to grips with this problem in a sustainable way that can prevent these problems reoccurring.
Welsh: Hoffwn i groesawu eich datganiad chi heddiw, Gweinidog ac, yn wir, gyhoeddi'r strategaeth. Fel y gwyddoch, mae cysgu ar y stryd ac, yn wir, fater digartrefedd yn fwy eang, yn ofid canolog i'r Pwyllgor Cydraddoldeb, yr wyf i'n ei gadeirio, ac rwy'n gwybod y cawn ni gyfle'r wythnos nesaf i ofyn mwy o gwestiynau i chi a chyflwyno rhagor o safbwyntiau wrth ystyried y materion hyn. Ond, fel y mae hi arnom ni heddiw, Gweinidog, hoffwn i wneud ychydig o sylwadau a gofyn ambell i gwestiwn ar y cam hwn. Dros yr ychydig wythnosau diwethaf, mae'r Pwyllgor wedi cwrdd â rhai sydd wedi cael profiad gwirioneddol o gysgu ar y stryd a digartrefedd ac, yn wir, â rhanddeiliaid allweddol sy'n gysylltiedig â'r materion hyn. Roedd clywed eu hanesion personol nhw ac am y profiad o fyw fel hynny'n drawiadol iawn. Fe wnaed llawer o awgrymiadau ymarferol, mewn gwirionedd, o ran sut y gellid tywys pethau yn eu blaenau ac rwy'n falch iawn o ddweud bod llawer o'r rhain yn cytuno â'r hyn yr ydych chi wedi ei amlinellu heddiw. Rwy'n siŵr bod cyfansoddiad eich gweithgor chi a'u mewnbwn nhw wedi bod yn gwbl allweddol yn hynny, gyda'u profiad nhw ar lawr gwlad. Dau fater y clywsom ni amdanyn nhw'n benodol yn ystod yr ychydig wythnosau diwethaf oedd digartrefedd bwriadol a chysylltiad lleol a'r rhwystrau y gallan nhw eu gosod ar ffordd pobl a'u gallu nhw neu fel arall i gael gafael ar y cymorth sydd ei angen arnyn nhw yn y lle mae arnyn nhw ei angen ac ar yr adeg y mae arnyn nhw ei angen. Felly, byddai o ddiddordeb cael clywed gennych pa gamau y gall Llywodraeth Cymru eu cymryd i fynd i'r afael â'r materion penodol hynny. Ac, fel y dywedasoch, mae'n amlwg bod angen cydbwysedd rhwng camau gweithredu uniongyrchol, ac yn amlwg gyda'r gaeaf o'n blaenau nawr, a dull tymor hwy, mwy ataliol. Felly, byddai'n dda cael clywed gennych chi, mewn gwirionedd, sut y gallwn ni sicrhau'r cydbwysedd hwnnw rhwng y newidiadau hirdymor, mwy systemig sydd eu hangen i gefnogi gwasanaethau a'r heriau mawr sy'n ein hwynebu gyda'r gaeaf sydd wrth y drws. Yn ogystal â hynny, Gweinidog, byddwn i'n ddiolchgar pe gallech roi sylw i faterion cynaliadwyedd, yn wir, fel rhan o hynny, oherwydd, yn amlwg, mae angen newid cynaliadwy arnom a all roi rhywfaint o gysur i bob un ohonom ni, yn enwedig y rhai sy'n ddigartref neu'n cysgu ar y stryd neu mewn perygl o hynny, y byddwn ni yn mynd i'r afael â'r broblem hon mewn ffordd gynaliadwy a all atal y problemau hyn rhag digwydd unwaith eto.