English: Thank you, Minister, for your opening remarks there, and thank you to Mick Antoniw as well - I think those points were well made. Once again, I'm assuming, Minister, that you're bringing forward these regulations to ensure that staff in schools don't fall foul of the law, and, bearing in mind that you've already said that this doesn't negate the need for school staff to do their very best in order to deliver the curriculum, I suppose my essential question would be: why do you think that they would fail to do that? We've previously agreed, haven't we, retrospectively, to the disapplication of the curriculum for a specific period of time, because of the impossibility of delivering it at short notice, with schools closing completely, apart from the hubs, and that very sudden exposure to blended learning, which was underdeveloped in many cases and which led undeniably to an inconsistent experience for pupils. This time, though, we're being asked for a period of time, which I hope you will clarify, to allow staff to use their best endeavours to deliver the basic curriculum and national curriculum in particular rather than continue under a duty to provide it. That sounds to me - . You just said to us, I think, that the duty actually still prevails; perhaps you'd clarify that. Obviously we all understand how difficult it's been these last six months, and I completely associate myself with your opening remarks in thanking pupils' families and staff, but we have had repeated assurances from you that the online offer, primarily Hwb, is a quality offer; that you and schools and colleges and local authorities have all got thousands of pieces of IT kit, as well as licences, out to our young people who need them; and that schools are now better placed to provide blended learning than they were six months ago. So, of course, schools will use their best endeavours to fulfil those duties, they always have, so what exactly is it that you see preventing them from fulfilling those duties now? I accept it's not easy; I think I said that. I think my biggest concern though is this: yes, we've got schools that are going to face many lockdowns of up to a fortnight, but what is preventing schools delivering that curriculum through blended learning over such a short period of time, or catching up when pupils are back? Can you tell me, Minister, whether you'll be asking the First Minister to report on the need for these regulations every three weeks and sharing the evidence on which that assessment is made? Because so many of our other Welsh Government COVID decisions are predicated on keeping our schools open and, if they're open, they should be delivering the curriculum, even to those classes who may be sent home. So, if you could clarify some of those answers for me, I'd be very grateful.
Welsh: Diolch, Gweinidog, am eich sylwadau agoriadol, a diolch i Mick Antoniw hefyd - rwy'n credu bod y pwyntiau hynny wedi'u gwneud yn dda. Unwaith eto, rwy'n tybio, Gweinidog, eich bod yn cyflwyno'r rheoliadau hyn i sicrhau nad yw staff mewn ysgolion yn torri'r gyfraith, ac, o gofio eich bod eisoes wedi dweud nad yw hyn yn negyddu'r angen i staff ysgol wneud eu gorau glas er mwyn cyflwyno'r cwricwlwm, mae'n debyg mai fy nghwestiwn hanfodol yw: pam ydych chi'n meddwl y bydden nhw yn methu â gwneud hynny? Rydym ni wedi cytuno o'r blaen, onid ydym ni, yn ôl-weithredol, ar ddatgymhwyso'r cwricwlwm am gyfnod penodol, oherwydd y diffyg gallu i'w gyflwyno ar fyr rybudd, gydag ysgolion yn cau'n llwyr, ar wahân i'r canolfannau, a'r amlygiad sydyn iawn hwnnw i ddysgu cyfunol, nad oedd wedi'i ddatblygu'n ddigonol mewn llawer o achosion ac a arweiniodd yn anochel at brofiad anghyson i ddisgyblion. Y tro hwn, serch hynny, gofynnir i ni am gyfnod o amser, ac rwy'n gobeithio y byddwch yn egluro hynny, i ganiatáu i staff wneud eu gorau glas i gyflwyno'r cwricwlwm sylfaenol a'r cwricwlwm cenedlaethol yn arbennig yn hytrach na pharhau o dan ddyletswydd i'w ddarparu. Mae hynny'n swnio i mi - . Rydych chi newydd ddweud wrthym ni, rwy'n credu, fod y ddyletswydd yn dal i fodoli; efallai y gallwch chi egluro hynny. Yn amlwg, rydym ni i gyd yn deall pa mor anodd y mae'r chwe mis diwethaf wedi bod, ac rwy'n cytuno'n llwyr â'ch sylwadau agoriadol wrth ddiolch i staff a theuluoedd disgyblion, ond rydym ni wedi cael sicrwydd dro ar ôl tro gennych fod y cynnig ar-lein, Hwb yn bennaf, yn gynnig o ansawdd; eich bod chi ac ysgolion a cholegau ac awdurdodau lleol i gyd wedi cael miloedd o ddarnau o offer TG, yn ogystal â thrwyddedau, allan i'n pobl ifanc sydd eu hangen; a bod ysgolion bellach mewn gwell sefyllfa i ddarparu dysgu cyfunol nag yr oedden nhw chwe mis yn ôl. Felly, wrth gwrs, bydd ysgolion yn gwneud eu gorau glas i gyflawni'r dyletswyddau hynny, sydd ganddyn nhw bob amser, felly beth yn union a welwch sy'n eu hatal rhag cyflawni'r dyletswyddau hynny yn awr? Rwy'n derbyn nad yw'n hawdd; rwy'n credu fy mod wedi dweud hynny. Rwy'n credu mai fy mhryder mwyaf yw hyn: oes, mae gennym ysgolion sy'n mynd i wynebu llawer o gyfyngiadau am hyd at bythefnos, ond beth sy'n atal ysgolion rhag cyflwyno'r cwricwlwm hwnnw drwy ddysgu cyfunol dros gyfnod mor fyr, neu ddal i fyny pan fydd disgyblion yn ôl? A wnewch chi ddweud wrthyf, Gweinidog, a fyddwch chi'n gofyn i'r Prif Weinidog adrodd am yr angen am y rheoliadau hyn bob tair wythnos a rhannu'r dystiolaeth y ddefnyddir i wneud yr asesiad hwnnw? Oherwydd mae cynifer o'n penderfyniadau COVID eraill fel Llywodraeth Cymru yn seiliedig ar gadw ein hysgolion ar agor ac, os ydyn nhw ar agor, dylen nhw fod yn cyflwyno'r cwricwlwm, hyd yn oed i'r dosbarthiadau hynny y caiff eu hanfon gartref. Felly, os wnewch chi egluro rhai o'r atebion hynny i mi, byddwn i'n ddiolchgar iawn.