English: I thank the Conservative Party for bringing this very important debate to Plenary, and can I echo the comments made by both Joyce Watson and Angela Burns with regard to front-line staff and the work that they've done throughout this coronavirus epidemic? We are not talking about an inquiry into their behaviour; we're talking about an inquiry into the behaviour of the Governments of the UK. It is important to show the public that we're willing - to use that hackneyed phrase beloved by politicians - to learn lessons. We support this motion and hope the Senedd shows the maturity to accept that an inquiry is needed, not as a finger-pointing exercise, but a true attempt at finding what was done well - and there were many things which were - but to accept that there were many other things which could have been done better not just by the Welsh Government, but also by the UK Government. It is vitally important that we do not make the same mistakes the next time round, and science tells us there will be other such crises. Throughout this crisis, it has often been quoted that these are unprecedented times. Well, this is not actually true - there have been warnings as recent as 2016. The World Health Organization warned that a SARS-related coronavirus would be the likely cause of a future epidemic. They urged Governments to plan for diagnostic tests and to develop vaccines. Yet nothing was done. We in the UK failed to put in place plans to ensure that all agencies of the NHS were equipped with the necessary protection it would need. It is unfortunate that politics seems to have raised its ugly head in some aspects of the handling of this crisis. The apparent desire in the devolved Governments to assert their own authority seemed at times to be a ploy to exploit shortcomings of the UK Government, rather than acting uniformly across the nations. Sometimes it seemed there was a Welsh Government attempt to rebuild Offa's Dyke from the Welsh side rather than to act as a Government supposedly committed to the union. The warnings are there: these pandemics will happen again, and possibly sooner rather than later, which makes it fundamentally important that there is a root-and-branch examination of why we were so poorly prepared despite the warnings. Much of the responsibility for this must lie with the UK Government, but there are many areas where we in Wales also failed. It must be obvious to all that the country, indeed any country, will not be able to instigate a total lockdown in the form we have, indeed are witnessing, on a regular basis. The economic costs are far too high. The youth of this country will be paying for this pandemic in higher taxes for years, maybe decades, to come. These pandemics will have to be countered in some other way. It is a fact that it's only through science that we shall be able to avoid the catastrophic consequences of pandemics on such a global scale. Given that here in Wales we have some of the best facilities for research in these areas in the world, we need the Welsh Government to commit to funding these institutions and to put as much pressure on the UK Government to provide funds on a UK-wide basis so that we in Wales can remain in the forefront of such research. Llywydd, science, not lockdowns, is the only answer to viral pandemics.
Welsh: Rwy'n diolch i'r Blaid Geidwadol am ddod â'r ddadl bwysig iawn hon i'r cyfarfod llawn, ac a gaf i adleisio'r sylwadau a wnaeth Joyce Watson ac Angela Burns ynglŷn â staff rheng flaen a'r gwaith y maen nhw wedi ei wneud drwy gydol yr epidemig coronafeirws hwn? Nid ydym yn sôn am ymchwiliad i'w hymddygiad nhw; rydym yn sôn am ymchwiliad i ymddygiad llywodraethau'r DU. Mae'n bwysig inni ddangos i'r cyhoedd ein bod ni'n barod - a defnyddio'r ystrydeb honno y mae'r gwleidyddion yn hoff ohoni - i ddysgu gwersi. Rydym ni'n cefnogi'r cynnig hwn ac yn gobeithio y bydd y Senedd yn dangos aeddfedrwydd i gydnabod yr angen am ymchwiliad, nid ar gyfer pwyntio bys, ond i geisio dod o hyd i'r hyn a wnaed yn effeithiol - ac roedd yna lawer o bethau - ond i dderbyn bod llawer o bethau eraill y gellid bod wedi eu gwneud yn well nid yn unig gan Lywodraeth Cymru , ond gan Lywodraeth y Deyrnas Unedig hefyd. Mae'n hanfodol bwysig nad ydym ni'n gwneud yr un camgymeriadau y tro nesaf, ac mae gwyddoniaeth yn dweud wrthym y bydd argyfyngau o'r fath eto. Drwy gydol yr argyfwng hwn, dywedwyd lawer gwaith mae amseroedd digynsail yw'r rhain. Wel, nid yw hyn yn wir mewn gwirionedd - fe gafwyd rhybuddion mor ddiweddar â 2016. Rhybuddiodd Sefydliad Iechyd y Byd mai coronafeirws sy'n gysylltiedig â SARS a fyddai achos tebygol epidemig yn y dyfodol. Roedden nhw'n annog llywodraethau i gynllunio i gael profion diagnostig a datblygu brechlynnau. Ac eto ni wnaed dim am hynny. Fe wnaethom ni yn y DU fethu â rhoi cynlluniau ar waith i sicrhau bod holl asiantaethau'r GIG wedi cael eu harfogi â'r diogelwch angenrheidiol y byddai ei angen arnynt. Mae'n anffodus bod gwleidyddiaeth ar ei gwaethaf wedi ymddangos mewn rhai agweddau ar y ffordd yr ymdriniwyd â'r argyfwng hwn. Roedd yr awydd ymddangosiadol yn y Llywodraethau datganoledig i fynnu eu hawdurdod eu hunain, ar brydiau, yn ymddangos fel ystryw i elwa ar ddiffygion Llywodraeth y DU, yn hytrach na gweithredu gydag unffurfiaeth ledled y gwledydd. Weithiau, roedd yn ymddangos bod Llywodraeth Cymru yn ceisio ailgodi Clawdd Offa o ochr Cymru yn hytrach na gweithredu fel Llywodraeth ymrwymedig i'r Deyrnas Unedig. Mae'r rhybuddion yno: fe fydd pandemigau fel hyn yn digwydd eto, ac o bosibl yn gynt yn hytrach nag yn hwyrach, sy'n golygu ei bod yn sylfaenol bwysig y bydd yna archwiliad o'r bôn i'r brig ynghylch pam roeddem ni mor gyndyn i baratoi er gwaethaf y rhybuddion. Llywodraeth y DU sy'n gyfrifol am hynny i raddau helaeth, ond mae yna lawer o feysydd lle'r ydym ni yng Nghymru hefyd wedi bod yn wan. Mae'n rhaid ei bod hi'n amlwg i bawb na all y wlad, unrhyw wlad mewn gwirionedd, roi cyfyngiadau symud llwyr yn y modd sydd gennym ni nawr, fel yr ydym ni'n tystio iddo, ar sail reolaidd. Mae'r costau economaidd yn rhy uchel o lawer. Bydd ieuenctid y wlad hon yn talu am y pandemig hwn mewn trethi uwch am flynyddoedd i ddod, am ddegawdau efallai. Bydd yn rhaid gwrthweithio'r pandemigau hyn mewn rhyw ffordd arall. Mae'n ffaith mai dim ond trwy wyddoniaeth y byddwn ni'n gallu osgoi canlyniadau trychinebus pandemigau ar raddfa mor fyd-eang. O gofio bod gennym ni yma yng Nghymru rai o'r cyfleusterau gorau yn y byd ar gyfer ymchwil yn y meysydd hyn, mae angen i Lywodraeth Cymru ymrwymo i ariannu'r sefydliadau hynny a rhoi pwysau ar Lywodraeth y DU i ddarparu cyllid ledled y DU fel y gallwn ni yng Nghymru aros ar flaen y gad ym maes ymchwil o'r fath. Llywydd, gwyddoniaeth, ac nid cyfyngiadau symud, yw'r unig ateb i bandemigau feirysol.