English: And now we are facing a cost-of-living crisis that is both desperate and disastrous - an economic and social crisis that stems from, and is compounded by the aggregate impact of many of these elements, as well as some new elements such as the price of energy and the war on our continent, threatening some of the most fundamental human rights of our people to food and heat. What struck me was that, despite the general presumption that human rights are enduring and firmly entrenched in the fabric of our society, it is obvious that we need to work harder to protect them year upon year. And the pressure on the Equality and Human Rights Commission is therefore intensifying and its work is increasing. Turning to the commission's latest report in Wales, I commend its work and its particular focus on education and young people, the use of restraint in schools, which is still a concern for so many parents of children with additional learning needs, the need for transport to be more inclusive and appropriate for disabled and older people, fair work, as we heard from the Minister, and access to justice. Discrimination and inequality in the areas that I have listed and that the commission has investigated arise frequently in my casework, as with a number of other Members, I'm sure. So, the commission's work in shedding light on these issues in order to secure policy solutions is extremely valuable. The monitoring and data collection work of the commission is an essential aspect of scrutinising the Welsh Government and holding them to account. And as a member of the Equality and Social Justice Committee, the lack of appropriate data has repeatedly arisen in our inquiries, and so I welcome the fact that the Government has finally recognised the need for a dedicated equalities data unit to address the gaps in the data, to assist in the work of policy formulation and monitoring more effectively. And I would like to hear from the Government, therefore, what progress is being made in terms of that unit, which would undoubtedly assist the commission in their investigations. Is it fully operational? We've heard that it's been established - is it fully operational? And will that vital information be available to specialist research organisations? Not only have the Equality and Human Rights Commission's responsibilities increased, but it's also facing a Westminster Government that is hostile to its work, which aims to undermine and, indeed, replace human rights and the frameworks underpinning them. I have mentioned in a recent debate on reforming the Human Rights Act 1998 that there is an urgent and clear need to seek to devolve the equality and human rights responsibilities to Wales at long last. And there is clearly a broad and firm consensus on approaches to protect equality and human rights, which does not seem achievable under the authority of Westminster. Instead, human rights are being challenged by a Government that wants to dismantle the Human Rights Act, because it believes that public benefit is eroded by broadening human rights - the opposite is, of course, true. And the commission's report and its vital work in protecting equality in Wales sets that out quite clearly. It is inevitable that not acting with urgency to create a measure for Wales will actually not allow us to protect those most vulnerable in our society. So, I would like to know what progress has been made in that regard. The time for revision is over. It's time for action and Plaid Cymru agrees with you on that. Thank you.
Welsh: A nawr rŷn ni'n wynebu argyfwng costau byw cwbl enbyd a thrychinebus, wrth gwrs - argyfwng economaidd a chymdeithasol sy'n deillio o, ac yn cael ei ddyfnhau yn raddol gan effaith gyfansawdd nifer o'r elfennau hyn, yn ogystal â rhai elfennau newydd fel pris ynni a rhyfel ar ein cyfandir, gan fygwth rhai o hawliau dynol mwyaf sylfaenol ein pobl i fwyd a gwres. Yr hyn a wnaeth fy nharo oedd, er gwaethaf y rhagdybiaeth gyffredinol fod hawliau dynol yn arhosol ac wedi eu hymwreiddio yn gadarn i wead ein cymdeithas, mae'n amlwg bod angen inni weithio'n galetach i'w diogelu o flwyddyn i flwyddyn. Ac mae'r pwysau ar y Comisiwn Cydraddoldeb a Hawliau Dynol, felly, yn dwysáu a'u gwaith yn cynyddu. I droi at adroddiad diweddaraf y comisiwn yng Nghymru, rwy'n cymeradwyo eu gwaith a'u ffocws penodol ar addysg a phobl ifanc, y defnydd o ataliaeth mewn ysgolion, sy'n dal i fod yn gymaint o bryder i gymaint o rieni â phlant ag anghenion dysgu ychwanegol, yr angen i drafnidiaeth fod yn fwy cynhwysol a chymwys ar gyfer pobl anabl a phobl hŷn, gwaith teg, fel y clywsom ni gan y Gweinidog, a mynediad at gyfiawnder. Mae camwahaniaethu ac anghydraddoldeb yn y meysydd rwyf wedi eu rhestru y bu'r comisiwn yn ymchwilio iddynt yn codi'n aml yn fy ngwaith achos, fel nifer o Aelodau eraill, dwi'n siŵr. Felly, mae gwaith y comisiwn i daflu goleuni ar y materion yma er mwyn sicrhau datrysiadau polisi yn hynod werthfawr. Mae gwaith monitro a chasglu data y comisiwn yn agwedd hanfodol ar graffu ar Lywodraeth Cymru a'u dwyn i gyfrif. Ac fel aelod o'r Pwyllgor Cydraddoldeb a Chyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, mae diffyg data priodol wedi codi dro ar ôl tro yn ein hymchwiliadau ac felly rwy'n croesawu'r ffaith bod y Llywodraeth wedi gweld yr angen o'r diwedd am uned ddata cydraddoldebau penodol i fynd i'r afael â'r bylchau yn y data, i gynorthwyo yn y gwaith o fonitro a chreu polisïau mwy effeithiol. A hoffwn i glywed, felly, gan y Llywodraeth beth yw'r cynnydd o ran yr uned yma a fyddai'n ddiau yn cynorthwyo y comisiwn yn eu hymchwiliadau. A yw'n llwyr weithredol? Rŷn ni'n clywed ei bod wedi cael ei sefydlu - a yw'n llwyr weithredol eto? Ac a fydd y wybodaeth hanfodol yma ar gael i sefydliadau ymchwil arbenigol? Nid yn unig y mae cyfrifoldebau'r Comisiwn Cydraddoldeb a Hawliau Dynol yn cynyddu, ond maent hefyd yn wynebu Llywodraeth yn San Steffan sy'n elyniaethus i'w gwaith, sy'n anelu at danseilio ac yn wir ddisodli hawliau dynol a'r fframweithiau sy'n sylfaen iddynt. Rwyf wedi sôn mewn dadl ddiweddar ar ddiwygio'r Ddeddf Hawliau Dynol 1998 fod yna angen dybryd a chlir i geisio datganoli cyfrifoldebau cydraddoldeb a hawliau dynol i Gymru o'r diwedd. Mae'n amlwg bod consensws eang a chadarn ynghylch dulliau o ddiogelu cydraddoldeb a hawliau dynol, nad yw'n ymddangos yn bosibl ei gyflawni dan awdurdod San Steffan. Yn hytrach, mae hawliau dynol yn cael eu herio gan Lywodraeth sydd am ddatgymalu'r Ddeddf Hawliau Dynol, gan eu bod yn credu bod budd y cyhoedd wedi'i beryglu drwy ehangu hawliau - y gwrthwyneb, wrth gwrs, sy'n wir. Ac mae adroddiad y comisiwn a'u gwaith hanfodol wrth warchod cydraddoldeb yng Nghymru yn amlinellu hynny yn gwbl eglur. Mae'n anochel y byddai peidio â gweithredu ar fyrder i greu mesur hawliau Cymreig yn golygu caniatáu dileu amddiffyniadau'r rhai mwyaf bregus a diamddiffyn yn ein cymdeithas. Felly, hoffwn wybod beth yw'r cynnydd o ran hynny. Mae'r amser i archwilio drosodd. Mae'n amser i weithredu ac mae Plaid Cymru yn cytuno gyda hynny. Diolch.