English: Llyr, can I thank you for your comments this afternoon and your willingness to share ideas about how we can take this area of policy forward? With regard to the pilot, I don't want to put a limit on the aspirations of any Welsh student. Your colleague sitting next to you will have benefitted hugely, I'm sure, from his time spent at Harvard, and I think giving opportunities for more Welsh people to study in institutions across the world to create that outward-looking nation that I believe that we are - I want to be able to facilitate that where I can. So, we will be working up a pilot scheme to allow this package of support not only to be portable across the whole of the UK, but to look to see what we can do to fund students who may want to go to Harvard, or the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or the California Institute of Technology or the Sorbonne - all of the great institutions that exist around the world. It is part of Wales being an outward-looking nation, and I think that's really important. With regard to FE, the Government's response today confirms that there will be additional funding allocated to improve the strategic collaboration between FE and HE, and that includes our shared priorities that are reflected in the budget for next year - funds to develop investment in higher-level apprenticeships, for instance, which I believe are important, and also money to increase FE colleges' capacity to deliver at level 4 and level 5. I have, in my remit letter to the HEFCW, stated how much importance I place on being able to ensure that there is use of resources across both sectors to encourage that level of collaboration. And, Presiding Officer, if you would forgive me an indulge me for just a second, I would like to take this opportunity, because I don't believe it has been done in the Chamber today, to congratulate Welsh colleges, students and employers for their outstanding performance at the WorldSkills UK Show this weekend. We - I shouldn't say 'wiped the floor', that's not very parliamentary - but we were outstanding. Welsh students were absolutely outstanding in their achievements. And I wish them very well as they go on to the next stage in the world competition. That demonstrates that we have the potential here in Wales to be outstanding in these particular areas. With regard to incentives, I'd like to make clear the response confirms that Welsh Government will continue to introduce legislation that will mean that every student who takes out a maintenance loan from Welsh Ministers will be eligible for up to £1,500, to be written off the balance of their loans, once they start repayment. So, again, that is a benefit to Welsh students that is not available to students anywhere else. So, that's an incentive, and an extra benefit for Welsh students. As you and I both know, it's slightly more tricky to develop a scheme of how we could incentivise students, but I'm grateful for your engagement in this, and the information that you have supplied to me, which officials are currently considering. But we are working across Government in looking at how we can introduce this. So, for instance, my Cabinet colleague for health has talked about incentives for doctors, to be able to recruit additional doctors, and we continue to have conversations, about how we can do this in terms of nurses. So, those conversations are happening in Government at the moment and I will continue to work with you to look to see what more we could do in that regard. You asked about fee levels, which, of course, are difficult and controversial. I will continue to review the maximum fee level of tuition fees in Wales, taking account of the financial stability of our institutions, how we maintain that competitiveness, which, as you say, is absolutely crucial, in an international context, and the impact upon students themselves. You asked what other factors I am considering - those are the three factors that will continue to guide my thoughts in this particular area. With regard to tariff, I understand the point the Member is making. This is one of the reasons why we need to move to a different system of how we support the sector in the round, because we cannot afford for Welsh universities to fall behind - we need them to be the very best that they can be, and that is a job for us in Government, but it is also a job for the sector themselves. And I look forward to seeing their HE strategy that is currently being developed by HEFCW at the moment.
Welsh: Llyr, a gaf i ddiolch i chi am eich sylwadau y prynhawn yma ac am eich parodrwydd i rannu syniadau ynghylch sut y gallwn fwrw ymlaen â'r maes polisi hwn? O ran y cynllun peilot, dydw i ddim eisiau rhoi terfyn ar ddyheadau unrhyw fyfyriwr o Gymru. Bydd eich cydweithiwr sy'n eistedd nesaf i chi wedi elwa'n aruthrol, rwy'n siŵr, o'i amser yn Harvard, ac rwy'n credu bod rhoi cyfleoedd i fwy o bobl yng Nghymru astudio mewn sefydliadau ar draws y byd er mwyn creu cenedl sy'n edrych tuag allan, ac rwy'n credu mai dyna ydym ni - rwyf eisiau hwyluso hynny os gallaf. Felly, byddwn ni'n gweithio ar gynllun peilot i ganiatáu i'r pecyn hwn o gymorth gael ei ddefnyddio ledled y DU gyfan, ond byddwn ni hefyd yn edrych i weld beth y gallwn ni ei wneud i ariannu myfyrwyr sydd eisiau mynd i Harvard, neu Sefydliad Technoleg Massachusetts, neu Sefydliad Technoleg Califfornia neu'r Sorbonne - yr holl sefydliadau rhagorol sy'n bodoli ar draws y byd. Mae'n rhan o Gymru yn bod yn genedl sy'n edrych tuag allan, ac rwy'n credu bod hynny'n bwysig iawn. O ran addysg bellach, mae ymateb y Llywodraeth heddiw yn cadarnhau y bydd cyllid ychwanegol yn cael ei ddyrannu i wella'r cydweithio strategol rhwng addysg bellach ac addysg uwch, ac mae hynny'n cynnwys ein blaenoriaethau a rennir sy'n cael eu hadlewyrchu yn y gyllideb ar gyfer y flwyddyn nesaf - cyllid i ddatblygu buddsoddiad mewn prentisiaethau lefel uwch, er enghraifft, yr wyf yn credu eu bod yn bwysig, a hefyd arian i gynyddu gallu colegau addysg bellach i gyflawni ar lefel 4 a lefel 5. Rwyf, yn fy llythyr cylch gorchwyl i CCAUC, wedi dweud pa mor bwysig yw hi i mi i allu sicrhau bod adnoddau'n cael eu defnyddio ar draws y ddau sector i annog y lefel honno o gydweithredu. A, Lywydd, os wnewch chi faddau i mi a fy ngoddef am eiliad yn unig, hoffwn gymryd y cyfle hwn, oherwydd nid wyf yn credu bod hynny wedi digwydd yn y Siambr heddiw, i longyfarch colegau, myfyrwyr a chyflogwyr yng Nghymru am eu perfformiad rhagorol yn y sioe WorldSkills UK dros y penwythnos. Gwnaethom ni - ni ddylwn i ddweud 'rhoi crasfa iddyn nhw', nid yw hynny'n seneddol iawn - ond roeddem ni yn rhagorol. Roedd myfyrwyr Cymru yn gwbl ragorol yn eu cyflawniadau. Ac rwy'n dymuno'n dda iawn iddynt wrth iddynt fynd ymlaen i'r cam nesaf yng nghystadleuaeth y byd. Mae hynny'n dangos bod gennym y potensial yma yng Nghymru i fod yn rhagorol yn y meysydd penodol hyn. O ran cymhellion, hoffwn i ei gwneud yn glir bod yr ymateb yn cadarnhau y bydd Llywodraeth Cymru yn parhau i gyflwyno deddfwriaeth a fydd yn golygu y bydd pob myfyriwr sy'n cymryd benthyciad cynhaliaeth gan Weinidogion Cymru yn gymwys i gael hyd at £1,500, wedi'i ddileu oddi ar falans eu benthyciadau, pan fyddant yn dechrau eu had-dalu. Felly, unwaith eto, mae hwnnw yn fuddiant i fyfyrwyr o Gymru nad yw ar gael i fyfyrwyr yn unman arall. Felly, mae hwnnw'n gymhelliant, ac yn fuddiant ychwanegol i fyfyrwyr Cymru. Fe wyddoch chi gystal â minnau, mae ychydig yn fwy anodd i ddatblygu cynllun ar gyfer sut y gallem gymell myfyrwyr, ond rwy'n ddiolchgar am eich ymgysylltiad â hyn, a'r wybodaeth yr ydych wedi ei rhoi i mi, y mae fy swyddogion yn ei hystyried ar hyn o bryd. Ond rydym yn gweithio ar draws y Llywodraeth i edrych ar sut y gallwn gyflwyno hyn. Felly, er enghraifft, mae fy nghydweithiwr Cabinet dros iechyd wedi sôn am gymhellion i feddygon, i allu recriwtio meddygon ychwanegol, ac rydym yn parhau i gael sgyrsiau am sut y gallwn wneud hyn o ran nyrsys. Felly, mae'r sgyrsiau hynny yn digwydd yn y Llywodraeth ar hyn o bryd a byddaf yn parhau i weithio gyda chi i ystyried beth arall y gallem ei wneud yn hynny o beth. Gwnaethoch ofyn am lefelau ffioedd, sydd, wrth gwrs, yn anodd ac yn ddadleuol. Byddaf yn parhau i adolygu uchafswm lefel y ffi ar gyfer ffioedd dysgu yng Nghymru, gan ystyried sefydlogrwydd ariannol ein sefydliadau, sut yr ydym yn cynnal y cystadleurwydd hwnnw, sydd, fel yr ydych yn dweud, yn gwbl hanfodol mewn cyd-destun rhyngwladol, a'r effaith ar y myfyrwyr eu hunain. Gwnaethoch ofyn pa ffactorau eraill yr wyf yn eu hystyried - dyna'r tri ffactor a fydd yn parhau i fy llywio wrth i mi ystyried y maes penodol hwn. O ran tariff, rwy'n deall y pwynt y mae'r Aelod yn ei wneud. Dyna un o'r rhesymau pam y mae angen i ni symud i system wahanol o sut yr ydym yn cefnogi'r sector yn ei gyfanrwydd, oherwydd ni allwn fforddio i brifysgolion Cymru syrthio ar ei hôl hi - mae arnom angen iddynt fod y gorau y gallant fod, ac mae hynny'n waith i ni yn y Llywodraeth, ond mae hefyd yn waith i'r sector ei hun. Ac edrychaf ymlaen at weld ei strategaeth addysg bellach sy'n cael ei ddatblygu gan CCAUC ar hyn o bryd.