English: Trefnydd, can I request a statement from the Minister for Health and Social Services on mental health services in north Wales, please? It's been over four and a half years since the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board was placed into special measures, for, amongst other things, significant challenges in its governance, and mental health services. We are repeatedly told in this Chamber that things are improving, that steady progress is being made, and yet, just last week, a report came to light that suggests a quite different picture of services in north Wales, particularly in terms of psychological therapies. There was a report that identified, frankly, serious failings, including unacceptably long waiting lists, a lack of strategic and integrated workforce development, an under-resourced service, which isn't fit for purpose, a sense of despondency amongst staff. Now, frankly, I was very surprised that this report seems to have been published earlier last year - around August/September time - and yet there appears to be no discussion about this report, no report back to Assembly Members about this report, and the board itself doesn't appear to have discussed it in any of its board papers. So, I do think that, given the serious findings in that report, we need an urgent update from the Minister for Health and Social Services on the current situation. Can I also call for a statement on the regulation of independent schools? The education Minister will be aware of the significant interest that there has been publicly as a result of the media reports into some safeguarding issues at Ruthin School in my constituency. And I do think that we need to look at the regulations around independent schools in order to strengthen the safeguarding arrangements, but, more than that, also to actually have a look at the Education Workforce Council's role, and whether it may be appropriate to have a discrete registration category, particularly for senior leaders in our independent schools, in order to ensure that they are appropriate? Obviously, there's a lot of outrage at some of the reports, which have been read, in terms of what's been going on in that school in north Wales, and certainly in my constituency, and I think it would be useful to have a written or oral statement on that as soon as possible. And just finally, in terms of tourism zones, you'll be aware that the UK Government announced in June of last year that there will be a number of tourism zones across the country, which will be designated - [ Interruption.] - and, no, it's not just England, actually, this is a UK-wide project. I was very disappointed that there's been no updates to this Chamber on any prospects, in terms of Wales actually being designated a zone, or even north Wales designated as a zone. It's quite clear from the UK Government that this is on offer for the whole of the United Kingdom, not just England, as has been asserted by the Minister responsible for tourism on your benches. I would therefore be very grateful if we could have an urgent statement on this matter in order that we can take advantage of this opportunity to get investment into Wales to maximise our tourism industry.
Welsh: Trefnydd, a gaf i ofyn am ddatganiad gan y Gweinidog Iechyd a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol ar wasanaethau iechyd meddwl yn y Gogledd, os gwelwch yn dda? Mae wedi bod dros bedair blynedd a hanner ers i Fwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Betsi Cadwaladr gael ei roi mewn mesurau arbennig, am, ymhlith pethau eraill, heriau sylweddol o ran llywodraethu, a gwasanaethau iechyd meddwl. Dywedir wrthym dro ar ôl tro yn y Siambr hon fod pethau'n gwella, bod cynnydd cyson yn cael ei gyflawni, ac eto, yr wythnos diwethaf, daeth adroddiad i'r amlwg sy'n awgrymu darlun hollol wahanol o wasanaethau yn y Gogledd, yn enwedig o ran therapïau seicolegol. Roedd adroddiad a oedd yn nodi, a dweud y gwir, fethiannau difrifol, gan gynnwys rhestrau aros annerbyniol o hir, diffyg datblygu gweithlu yn strategol ac integredig, gwasanaeth heb ddigon o adnoddau, nad yw'n addas i'r diben, ymdeimlad o ddigalondid ymhlith y staff. Nawr, a dweud y gwir, roeddwn i'n synnu'n fawr fod yr adroddiad hwn, mae'n debyg, wedi'i gyhoeddi'n gynharach y llynedd - tua mis Awst/Medi - ac eto nid yw'n ymddangos bod unrhyw drafodaeth ynghylch yr adroddiad hwn, dim adroddiad i Aelodau'r Cynulliad am yr adroddiad hwn, ac nid yw'n ymddangos bod y bwrdd ei hun wedi'i drafod yn unrhyw un o'i bapurau bwrdd Felly, rwy'n credu, o ystyried y canfyddiadau difrifol yn yr adroddiad hwnnw, fod angen diweddariad brys gan y Gweinidog Iechyd a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol ar y sefyllfa bresennol. A gaf i hefyd alw am ddatganiad ar reoleiddio ysgolion annibynnol? Bydd y Gweinidog addysg yn ymwybodol o'r diddordeb sylweddol sydd wedi bod yn gyhoeddus o ganlyniad i'r adroddiadau yn y cyfryngau ar rai materion diogelu yn Ysgol Rhuthun yn fy etholaeth i. Ac rwy'n credu bod angen inni ystyried y rheoliadau ynghylch ysgolion annibynnol er mwyn cryfhau'r trefniadau diogelu, ond, yn fwy na hynny, i ystyried hefyd swyddogaeth Cyngor y Gweithlu Addysg, ac a allai fod yn briodol cael categori cofrestru ar wahân, yn enwedig ar gyfer uwch arweinwyr yn ein hysgolion annibynnol, er mwyn sicrhau eu bod yn briodol? Yn amlwg, mae llawer o ddicter ynglŷn â rhai o'r adroddiadau, sydd wedi'u darllen, o ran yr hyn sydd wedi bod yn digwydd yn yr ysgol honno yn y Gogledd, ac yn sicr yn fy etholaeth i, a chredaf y byddai'n ddefnyddiol bod datganiad ysgrifenedig neu lafar ar hynny cyn gynted â phosibl. Ac yn olaf, o ran parthau twristiaeth, byddwch chi'n ymwybodol i Lywodraeth y DU gyhoeddi ym mis Mehefin y llynedd y bydd nifer o barthau twristiaeth ledled y wlad, a fydd yn cael eu dynodi - [ Torri ar draws.] - a, nage, nid Lloegr yn unig, mewn gwirionedd, mae'n brosiect ledled y DU. Roeddwn i'n siomedig iawn na fu unrhyw ddiweddariadau i'r Siambr hon am unrhyw obaith, o ran Cymru mewn gwirionedd yn cael ei dynodi'n barth, neu hyd yn oed Ogledd Cymru'n cael ei dynodi'n barth. Mae'n eithaf clir gan Lywodraeth y DU fod hyn ar gael ar gyfer y Deyrnas Unedig gyfan, ac nid Lloegr yn unig, fel y mae'r Gweinidog sy'n gyfrifol am dwristiaeth ar eich meinciau chi wedi'i haeru. Byddwn i'n ddiolchgar felly pe bai modd inni gael datganiad brys ar y mater hwn er mwyn i ni allu manteisio ar y cyfle hwn i gael buddsoddiad i Gymru a'r budd mwyaf i'n diwydiant twristiaeth.