English: That's very kind, thank you. I'm conscious, because this is live litigation, I'm trying to avoid expressing an opinion and rather focusing on the actual history behind this. So, the Pensions Act 2014 then increased state pension age to 67 between 2026 and 2028, and introduced regular reviews of the state pension age, the first of which was the 2017 Cridland review, to ensure that the system remains fair, sustainable and affordable for taxpayers on an ongoing basis. We can't ignore the issue of life expectancy. Back in 1926, when the state pension age was first set, there were nine people of working age for every pensioner. The ratio is now 3:1 and is set to fall closer to 2:1 by the latter half of the twenty-first century. Life expectancy at 65 has increased by more than 10 years since the 1920s, when the state pension age was first set. The first five of those years were added between 1920 and 1990. The next five were added in just 20 years, from 1990 to 2010. The number of people receiving a state pension is expected to grow by one third over the next 25 years and, by 2034, there will be more than twice as many people over 100 as there are now. Life expectancy at age 65 in the UK is now projected to increase to 26.7 years for men and 28.7 years for women between 2014 and 2064. Speaking in Westminster last November, the Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Guy Opperman, said, 'The Government have gone to significant lengths to communicate the changes to ensure that those affected were fully aware of their rightsincluding communication campaigns, information online, and individual letters posted to approximately 1.2 million women who were directly affected by the 1995 Act changes. A further 5 million letters were sent later to those affected by the 2011 Act changes between January 2012 and November 2013.' He concluded, 'Between April 2000 and the end of September 2018, the Department for Work and Pensions provided more than 24 million personalised state pension statements, and we continue to encourage individuals to request a personalised state pension statement. ' I move amendment 2. Last December, the work and pensions Secretary stated that revising the 2011 changes would cost over £30 billion by 2026, that returning to age 60 for women would cost £77 billion by 2021, and that creating a new inequality between men and women would be dubious as a matter of law. The High Court subsequently granted permission for judicial review of the impact of these matters on women born in the 1950s. The case is listed to be heard on 5 and 6 June. It's clearly inappropriate for the DWP to investigate a matter that is being considered by the High Court and they have therefore suspended action on related complaints until a final decision has been taken by the courts. The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has also suspended consideration of related cases on the same basis. As Guy Opperman said in January, 'I stand here defending the actions not just of this Government but of the coalition Government, the Labour Government of 1997-2010 and the preceding Government, all of whose actions are effectively the subject matter of the judicial review.' As the DWP has also said, it does not comment on live litigation - a protocol that this Assembly has previously adopted, but which this motion appears to breach. I move amendment 1 accordingly.
Welsh: Mae hynny'n garedig iawn, diolch. Oherwydd bod hwn yn fater sy'n destun ymgyfreitha ar hyn o bryd, rwy'n ymwybodol iawn fy mod yn ceisio osgoi mynegi barn ac yn canolbwyntio yn hytrach ar yr hanes go iawn wrth wraidd hyn. Felly, cododd Deddf Pensiynau 2014 oedran pensiwn y wladwriaeth i 67 rhwng 2026 a 2028, a chyflwynodd adolygiadau rheolaidd o oedran pensiwn y wladwriaeth, a'r cyntaf ohonynt oedd adolygiad Cridland 2017, i sicrhau bod y system yn parhau i fod yn deg, yn gynaliadwy ac yn fforddiadwy i drethdalwyr ar sail barhaus. Ni allwn anwybyddu mater disgwyliad oes. Yn ôl yn 1926, pan osodwyd oedran pensiwn y wladwriaeth am y tro cyntaf, roedd naw o bobl o oedran gweithio am bob un pensiynwr. Mae'r gymhareb bellach yn 3:1 ac mae'n mynd i ddisgyn yn agosach i 2:1 erbyn ail hanner yr unfed ganrif ar hugain. Mae disgwyliad oes yn 65 oed wedi codi mwy na 10 mlynedd ers y 1920au, pan osodwyd oedran pensiwn y wladwriaeth am y tro cyntaf. Ychwanegwyd y pum mlynedd gyntaf o'r blynyddoedd hynny rhwng 1920 a 1990. Ychwanegwyd y pum mlynedd nesaf mewn 20 mlynedd yn unig, rhwng 1990 a 2010. Disgwylir i nifer y bobl sy'n derbyn pensiwn y wladwriaeth dyfu traean dros y 25 mlynedd nesaf ac erbyn 2034, bydd mwy na dwywaith cymaint o bobl dros 100 ag a geir yn awr. Rhagwelir bellach y bydd disgwyliad oes yn 65 oed yn y DU yn codi i 26.7 o flynyddoedd ar gyfer dynion a 28.7 o flynyddoedd i fenywod rhwng 2014 a 2064. Wrth siarad yn San Steffan fis Tachwedd diwethaf, dywedodd yr Is-Ysgrifennydd Gwladol dros Waith a Phensiynau, Guy Opperman, fod y Llywodraeth wedi mynd i drafferth sylweddol i gyfleu'r newidiadau er mwyn sicrhau bod y rhai yr effeithir arnynt yn llwyr ymwybodol o'u hawliau gan gynnwys ymgyrchoedd cyfathrebu, gwybodaeth ar-lein, a llythyrau unigol a bostiwyd at oddeutu 1.2 miliwn o fenywod yr effeithiwyd arnynt yn uniongyrchol gan newidiadau Deddf 1995. Anfonwyd 5 miliwn o lythyrau pellach yn ddiweddarach at y rhai yr effeithiwyd arnynt gan newidiadau Deddf 2011 rhwng mis Ionawr 2012 a mis Tachwedd 2013. Daeth i'r casgliad, fod yr Adran Gwaith a Phensiynau, rhwng mis Ebrill 2000 a diwedd mis Medi 2018, wedi darparu mwy na 24 miliwn o ddatganiadau pensiwn gwladol personol, ac rydym yn parhau i annog unigolion i wneud cais am ddatganiad pensiwn gwladol personol. Rwy'n cynnig gwelliant 2. Fis Rhagfyr diwethaf, dywedodd yr Ysgrifennydd gwaith a phensiynau y byddai adolygu newidiadau 2011 yn costio dros £30 biliwn erbyn 2026, y byddai dychwelyd at 60 oed i fenywod yn costio £77 biliwn erbyn 2021, ac y byddai creu anghydraddoldeb newydd rhwng dynion a menywod yn amheus fel mater o gyfraith. Yn sgil hynny, rhoddodd yr Uchel Lys ganiatâd ar gyfer adolygiad barnwrol o effaith y materion hyn ar fenywod a anwyd yn y 1950au. Trefnwyd i'r achos gael ei glywed ar 5 a 6 Mehefin. Mae'n amlwg yn amhriodol i'r Adran Gwaith a Phensiynau ymchwilio i fater sy'n cael ei ystyried gan yr Uchel Lys ac felly maent wedi atal gweithredu ar gwynion cysylltiedig hyd nes y bydd penderfyniad terfynol wedi'i wneud gan y llysoedd. Mae'r Ombwdsmon Seneddol a Gwasanaeth Iechyd hefyd wedi atal ystyriaeth o achosion cysylltiedig ar yr un sail. Fel y dywedodd Guy Opperman ym mis Ionawr, Rwy'n sefyll yma'n amddiffyn gweithredoedd nid yn unig y Llywodraeth hon ond y Llywodraeth glymblaid, Llywodraeth Lafur 1997-2010 a'r Llywodraeth cyn honno, y mae eu camau gweithredu i gyd i bob pwrpas yn faterion at sylw'r adolygiad barnwrol. Fel y dywedodd yr Adran Gwaith a Phensiynau hefyd, nid yw'n gwneud sylwadau ar ymgyfreitha byw - protocol a fabwysiadwyd gan y Cynulliad hwn o'r blaen, ond mae'r cynnig hwn i'w weld yn mynd yn groes iddo. Rwy'n cynnig gwelliant 1 yn unol â hynny.