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English: Good morning, everyone. Welcome, Members, to this meeting of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee. In accordance with Standing Order 34.19, I have determined that the public are excluded from attending the committee's meeting in order to protect public health. The meeting will be broadcast live on Senedd.tv. Are there any declarations of interest from Members, please? I see there are none.
Welsh: Bore da. Dyma estyn croeso i'r Aelodau i'r cyfarfod hwn o'r Pwyllgor Diwylliant, Cyfathrebu, y Gymraeg, Chwaraeon, a Chysylltiadau Rhyngwladol. Yn unol â Rheol Sefydlog 34.19, rwyf wedi penderfynu gwahardd y cyhoedd o gyfarfod y pwyllgor er mwyn diogelu iechyd y cyhoedd. Bydd y cyfarfod hwn yn cael ei ddarlledu yn fyw ar Senedd.tv. A oes gan unrhyw Aelodau fuddiannau i'w datgan, plîs? Na, dwi ddim yn gweld. Ocê.
English: We'll move straight on to item 2 this morning, which is our one day inquiry on international relations: diaspora and international. May I extend a very warm welcome to our witnesses this morning? May I ask you to introduce yourselves for the record, please? We'll come to Susie first.
Welsh: Fe wnawn ni symud ymlaen yn syth felly at eitem 2, sef ymchwiliad undydd i gysylltiadau rhyngwladol: Cymry ar wasgar a rhyngwladol. A gaf i estyn croeso i'n tystion bore yma? A gaf i ofyn ichi, plîs, i gyflwyno eich hunain ar gyfer y record? Fe wnawn ni ddod at Susie yn gyntaf.
English: Fantastic. Well, it's lovely to have the three of you with us this morning. I'll go straight into questions, if that's okay. This is a very wide-ranging topic, and an important one. Where do you believe that the committee could have the most impact in this field over the next five years, please? I'll go to - . If you do want to raise your hand, if you want to contribute, please do so. Who wants to go first? You're all desperate - .
Welsh: Ffantastig. Wel, mae'n lyfli cael y tair ohonoch chi gyda ni bore yma. Fe wnaf i symud yn syth mewn at y cwestiwn cyntaf felly. Mae hwn yn faes eang iawn, yn amlwg yn faes pwysig. Ble rydych chi'n meddwl gall y pwyllgor gael yr effaith fwyaf yn y maes yma dros y pum mlynedd nesaf, os gwelwch yn dda? Fe wnaf fynd at - . Os ydych eisiau gwneud hyn pan ydych chi eisiau siarad, gallaf weld. Pwy bynnag sydd eisiau mynd yn gyntaf - . Dŷch chi i gyd yn - .
English: Thank you very much and good morning.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn a bore da.
English: Thank you very much, Heledd. We'll move on to Tom Giffard.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn, Heledd. Fe wnawn ni symud ymlaen at Tom Giffard.
English: Thank you. We'll move on to Carolyn Thomas.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr. Fe wnawn ni symud ymlaen at Carolyn Thomas.
English: Thank you very much. We'll move on finally to Alun Davies.
Welsh: Diolch, Carolyn. Mi wnawn ni symud yn olaf at Alun Davies.
English: Thank you very much to all of you for your evidence this morning. It's been very interesting for us. A transcript of what has been said will be sent to you to check for accuracy and, as we've already discussed, we'll be in touch to request further information from you. If you would be so kind as to send that information to us, we would be very grateful for it. Thank you very much once again for your evidence. Members, we will now take a short break to welcome the next set of witnesses to the meeting. So, we'll have a break between 10.15 a.m. and 10.25 a.m. We'll wait to hear from the sound operators that we're private.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn i chi am eich tystiolaeth y bore yma. Mae wedi bod yn hynod ddiddorol i ni. Bydd transcript o'r hyn dŷch chi wedi'i ddweud yn cael ei anfon atoch chi i'w wirio, a dwi'n siŵr, fel dŷn ni wedi trafod yn barod, byddwn ni mewn cysylltiad i ofyn am fwy o wybodaeth gennych chi, ond os byddech chi mor garedig ag anfon y wybodaeth yna atom ni hefyd, byddem ni'n ddiolchgar iawn. Diolch yn fawr iawn eto am eich tystiolaeth. Aelodau, byddwn ni nawr yn cymryd egwyl fer i dderbyn y tystion nesaf. Felly, byddwn ni mewn egwyl o 10.15 a.m. tan 10.25 a.m. Fe wnawn ni aros i glywed gan y gweithredwyr sain ein bod ni yn breifat.
English: Welcome back to our one-day inquiry on international relations, and we're now going to be discussing Europe and international. May I extend a warm welcome to our witnesses for this second session this morning? May I ask you to introduce yourselves for the record? I'll go to Jenny first.
Welsh: Croeso nôl i'n hymchwiliad undydd i gysylltiadau rhyngwladol, a dŷn ni nawr yn mynd i drafod Ewrop a rhyngwladol. A gaf i estyn croeso i'n tystion ar gyfer yr ail sesiwn y bore yma? Fe wnaf i ofyn ichi, plis, i gyflwyno eich hunain ar gyfer y cofnod. Fe wnaf i fynd at Jenny yn gyntaf.
English: Thank you. And Berwyn.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr. A Berwyn.
English: Good morning. I'm the head of office, Welsh Higher Education Brussels, here in Brussels.
Welsh: Bore da. Pennaeth swyddfa, Addysg Uwch Cymru Brwsel, yma ym Mrwsel.
English: Well, a very warm welcome to all of you this morning. I'll move straight to the first question, if that's okay. This is a very wide-ranging topic. How do you feel that we as a committee could have the greatest impact in this field over the next five years, please - whoever wants to go first? Charles.
Welsh: Wel, mae croeso oddi wrthym ni i gyd i chi y bore yma. Fe wnaf i symud yn syth i'r cwestiwn cyntaf. Mae hyn yn faes eang iawn. Ym mha ffyrdd ydych chi'n meddwl y byddwn ni fel pwyllgor yn gallu cael y dylanwad neu'r effaith fwyaf yn y maes yma dros y pum mlynedd nesaf, os gwelwch yn dda - pwy bynnag sydd eisiau mynd yn gyntaf? Charles.
English: Thank you, Charles. We'll move to Berwyn.
Welsh: Diolch, Charles. Symudwn at Berwyn.
English: Thank you very much. We'll move on to Alun Davies.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn ichi. Mi wnawn ni symud ymlaen at Alun Davies.
English: Who wants to go first with that? Berwyn.
Welsh: Pwy sydd eisiau mynd yn gyntaf gyda hynny? Berwyn.
English: So, we're here in Tŷ Cymru and it's a great help to be in the same office as the European office of the Welsh Government, because it means, pre-pandemic, that we could speak on a daily basis, face to face with officials in the Government. And being in the community here in Brussels, we're seen as part of the Welsh delegation whether we're working in a specific sector like higher education or for the Government. So, in terms of networks, we are members of a couple of networks together, and there are other examples where we are separate members of different networks. So, it works quite well, I would say, perhaps on a more informal basis out here than if we were to be based back in Wales. But we do share information on a regular basis amongst ourselves. We do things on a joint basis, for example, in a month, as part of the St David's Day celebrations, we'll be holding a seminar on mobility in terms of the process of promoting the new Taith programme that was launched today. And so, on that level, in Brussels, it works very well in terms of communication and sharing of information amongst ourselves.
Welsh: Felly, rydyn ni yn fan hyn yn Nhŷ Cymru ac mae'n help mawr i fod yn yr un swyddfa, mewn ffordd, â swyddfa Ewrop Llywodraeth Cymru, sy'n golygu, cyn y pandemig, roedd yn bosib inni siarad yn ddyddiol, yn bersonol gyda'r swyddogion yn y Llywodraeth. Trwy fod yn y gymuned fan hyn ym Mrwsel, rydyn ni'n cael ein gweld fel Cymry os ydyn ni'n gweithio ar gyfer sector arbennig fel addysg uwch neu ar gyfer y Llywodraeth. Felly, o ran rhwydweithiau, rydyn ni mewn cwpl o rwydweithiau lle rydyn ni'n gyd-aelodau ac wedyn mae yna enghreifftiau lle rydyn ni'n aelodau ar wahân o rwydweithiau eraill. Felly, mae e'n gweithio'n reit dda, buaswn i'n dweud, efallai ar yr ochr fwy anffurfiol allan fan hyn na fuasem ni os oeddem ni'n ôl yng Nghymru. Ond rydyn ni yn rhannu gwybodaeth yn rheolaidd ymysg ein gilydd. Rydyn ni'n gwneud pethau ar y cyd hefyd, er enghraifft, mewn mis, fel rhan o ddathliadau Dydd Gŵyl Dewi, byddwn ni'n gwneud seminar ar symudoledd fel rhan o'r broses o hyrwyddo rhaglen newydd Taith sydd newydd gael ei lansio heddiw. Felly, ar y lefel hynny, fan hyn ym Mrwsel, rydyn ni'n gweithio'n reit dda o ran medru cyfathrebu a rhannu gwybodaeth ymysg ein gilydd.
English: Sorry. Is that working well? Because, as you know, I've worked spent a great deal of time in Tŷ Cymru in Brussels. It's one thing to have a conversation over a cup of tea during a break, but what I want to see is the impact of that. What do the Welsh taxpayers receive as a result of those conversations?
Welsh: Sori. Ydy hynny yn gweithio? Achos, chi'n gwybod, dwi wedi, fel dŷch chi'n gwybod, treulio lot o amser o fy mywyd i yn Nhŷ Cymru ym Mrwsel. Mae'n un peth cael sgyrsiau dros baned yn ystod tea breaks, ond beth dwi eisiau gweld yw impact hynny. Beth mae trethdalwyr Cymru'n ei gael am y trafodaethau yma?
English: Well, for example, the Welsh Government is a member of the Vanguard Initiative, which is one network - a major network - here in Brussels. And that emanated to an extent from the work that we did with Bangor University and the work done by Adam Charlton there, now part of the Vanguard Initiative. So, in a way, it is working in the sense that we then can take the reins in more practical activities based on the Welsh Government's membership of networks such as the Vanguard Initiative. So, I know that they have been submitting bids to Horizon 2020 as part of that particular partnership.
Welsh: Wel, er enghraifft, mae'r Llywodraeth yn aelod o'r Vanguard Initiative, sef un rhwydwaith mawr fan hyn. Ac mae hwnna wedi deillio i raddau allan o waith roedden ni wedi'i wneud gyda Phrifysgol Bangor a gwaith Adam Charlton fanna, sydd nawr yn rhan o'r Vanguard Initiative. Felly, mewn ffordd, mae o'n gweithio yn yr ystyr rydyn ni wedyn yn medru cymryd yr awenau mewn gweithgareddau mwy ymarferol yn seiliedig ar aelodaeth Llywodraeth Cymru o rwydweithiau fel y Vanguard Initiative. Felly, dwi'n gwybod eu bod nhw wedi bod yn rhoi ceisiadau i mewn i Horizon 2020 fel rhan o'r bartneriaeth yna.
English: Well, as well as us being located here in Brussels - we are co-located with the Welsh Government's office here in Brussels - we have opened out to work with other offices, particularly the office in Dublin, and we've been working with them in particular on earmarking where the partnerships are between Welsh universities and Irish universities. That is a major priority for us in terms of our wider relationship with Europe, namely the relationship with Ireland as a member state of the European Union, and we are looking to develop that further. I know that there are workshops coming up over the next few months looking at the relationship between Wales and Ireland. We've been involved in the past with events related to the INTERREG Ireland-Wales programme and I think it's very important for us to look at how we can follow that up now that we can't be a part of the INTERREG programme. But we've also been working with - . Jenny spoke about Wales in Germany, and we've been discussing with the office in Berlin regarding the partnership there. We're currently discussing with them, in terms of the German connection, the relationship with Baden-Württemberg, which is going to be one of the priority regions for us, in terms of a relationship between Wales and Baden-Württemberg. We're looking at the research and education relationships that already exist in terms of Horizon 2020 and how we can develop those partnerships further. And we'll be looking, hopefully, to work with the office in Paris when Wales in France will be prioritised next year.
Welsh: Wel, ie. Yn ogystal, wrth gwrs, â ni'n bod fan hyn ym Mrwsel - wedi sefydlu fan hyn gyda swyddfa'r Llywodraeth fan hyn ym Mrwsel - dŷn ni wedi agor allan i weithio gyda rhai o'r swyddfeydd eraill, yn arbennig y swyddfa yn Nulyn, a wedi bod yn gweithio gyda nhw yn arbennig ar glustnodi lle mae'r partneriaethau rhwng prifysgolion Cymru a phrifysgolion Iwerddon. Mae hwnna yn flaenoriaeth mawr inni o ran ein perthynas mwy eang gydag Ewrop, y perthynas gydag Iwerddon fel gwladwriaeth sy'n aelod o'r Undeb Ewropeaidd, a dŷn ni'n edrych eto i ddatblygu mwy ar hynny. Dwi'n gwybod bod yna weithdai yn dod lan yn y misoedd nesaf yn edrych ar y perthynas rhwng Cymru ac Iwerddon. Dŷn ni wedi bod yn gwneud fan hyn yn y gorffennol rhai digwyddiadau yn seiliedig ar raglen INTERREG Cymru-Iwerddon, ac roedd o'n bwysig inni edrych ar beth gallwn ni ei wneud i ddilyn i fyny efo hynny nawr dydyn ni ddim yn gallu bod yn rhan o raglen INTERREG. Ond hefyd dŷn ni wedi bod yn gweithio gyda - . Roedd Jenny wedi sôn ynglŷn â Wales in Germany, a buon ni'n trafod gyda'r swyddfa yn Berlin ynglŷn â'r partneriaeth fanna. Dŷn ni'n trafod gyda nhw nawr, yng nghyswllt yr Almaen, y perthynas gyda Baden-Württemberg, sydd am fod yn un o'r rhanbarthau blaenorol inni - rhwng Cymru a Baden-Württemberg - a dŷn ni'n edrych ar y cysylltiadau ymchwil ac addysg sy'n bodoli eisoes yn y rhaglenni fel Horizon 2020, sut allwn ni ddatblygu'r partneriaethau hynny hefyd. Byddwn ni'n edrych, gobeithio, wedyn i weithio gyda'r swyddfa ym Mharis pan fydd Cymru-Ffrainc, y flwyddyn yna, yn dod yn y flwyddyn nesaf.
English: Does anybody else want to come in on this?
Welsh: Unrhyw un arall eisiau dod i mewn ar hyn?
English: Charles had put his hand up. Oh, Heledd wants to come in.
Welsh: Roedd Charles wedi rhoi ei law i fyny. O, sori, Heledd, mae'n flin gen i.
English: I believe Berwyn wanted to come in on this point.
Welsh: Rwy'n meddwl oedd Berwyn eisiau dod i mewn ar y pwynt yma.
English: Yes, just in terms of the relationship with the Welsh Government in this context, the development of Global Wales and Europe being part of one branch of Global Wales, in terms of higher education, India and Vietnam will be part of that as well. I hope that that will enable us to have a more strategic framework in the way that we develop our relationship with the regions of Europe.
Welsh: Jest o ran y perthynas gyda Llywodraeth Cymru yn yr ystyr yma hefyd, mae'r datblygiad yn Global Wales a'r trefniant bod Ewrop nawr am fod yn un gangen o Global Wales, ynghyd ag, o ran addysg uwch, yr Unol Daleithiau, India a Fietnam - . So, bydd hynny, gobeithio, yn ein galluogi ni i gael rhyw fframwaith mwy strategol yn y ffordd rydyn ni'n datblygu'n perthynas gyda rhanbarthau yn Ewrop.
English: Thank you, Berwyn. I know that Charles wanted to come in. Charles.
Welsh: Diolch, Berwyn. Rwy'n gwybod roedd Charles eisiau - . Ie, iawn. Charles.
English: Thank you, Charles. Did anybody want to add something on this? Are you content? Heledd, are you content for us to move on?
Welsh: Diolch, Charles. Oedd unrhyw un eisiau ychwanegu unrhyw beth ar hyn? Ŷch chi i gyd yn hapus? Heledd, wyt ti'n hapus inni symud ymlaen?
English: Yes, I'm happy for us to move on. Thank you.
Welsh: Ydw, dwi'n hapus inni symud ymlaen. Diolch.
English: Okay. Thank you very much. We have three minutes remaining, was there anything else?
Welsh: Ocê. Diolch yn fawr. Mae gennym ni dair munud ar ôl, oedd yna unrhyw beth arall?
English: Thank you very much to all of you for the evidence this morning. A number of the issues that you've raised - I'm sure we'll be eager to look into in further detail. So, I'm sure we'll be in touch with you again to request additional information in due course. A transcript of what has been said this morning will be sent to you to check for factual accuracy. But I'm sure that we as a committee will be eager to continue work you. This session this morning has been a beginning of a conversation, not an end in any way. So, we look forward to working with you over the coming months and years. But for now, we will bid you farewell. Members, we will break for a short break until 11.20 a.m. Thank you very much again for your evidence this morning.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn i chi am y dystiolaeth y bore yma. Mae nifer o'r pynciau rydych chi wedi codi - rwy'n siŵr y byddwn ni'n awyddus i edrych mewn iddyn nhw yn fwy. Rwy'n siŵr y byddwn ni mewn cysylltiad â chi eto i ofyn am fwy o wybodaeth hefyd mewn amser. Bydd transcript o'r hyn rydych chi wedi'i ddweud yn cael i anfon atoch chi i'w wirio. Ond, fel rwy'n dweud, rwy'n siŵr y byddwn ni fel pwyllgor yn awyddus i gario ymlaen i weithio gyda chi. Mae'r sesiwn y bore yma wedi bod yn ddechreuad ar drafodaeth, dim o unrhyw ffordd yn ddiwedd ar hynny. Felly, diolch yn fawr iawn i chi, ac edrychwn ymlaen at weithio gyda chi i gyd dros y misoedd a'r blynyddoedd sydd i ddod. Ond am nawr, fe wnawn ni ddweud hwyl fawr. Aelodau, byddwn ni'n torri am egwyl fer tan 11.20 a.m. Diolch yn fawr i chi eto am eich tystiolaeth y bore yma.
English: Welcome back to our one-day inquiry on international relations. We'll now move to our final item of the morning, which is focused on sports, culture and the arts in the international context. A very warm welcome to the witnesses. We have two out of three witnesses with us at the moment. We're trying to assist Siân Lewis as she attempts to join the meeting, but she is having technical issues at the moment. She will hopefully be with us as soon as possible. I'll ask Noel, first of all, to introduce himself for the record.
Welsh: Croeso nôl i'n sesiwn undydd ar gysylltiadau rhyngwladol. Byddwn ni nawr yn symud at ein sesiwn olaf y bore yma, sef chwaraeon, diwylliant a'r celfyddydau yng nghyd-destun gwaith rhyngwladol. Croeso i'r tystion. Mae gyda ni ddau o'r tri thyst gyda ni ar hyn o bryd; dŷn ni'n aros i geisio cael gafael ar Siân Lewis o'r Urdd. Mae hi yn brysur yn ceisio ymuno gyda ni, ond mae problemau technegol ar hyn o bryd. Ond os yw Siân yn gallu bod gyda ni, bydd hi gyda ni cyn gynted ag sy'n bosibl. Mi wnaf ofyn i Noel yn gyntaf i gyflwyno'i hunan, plis, ar gyfer y cofnod.
English: And, Eluned, if I can ask you to introduce yourself as well, please.
Welsh: Ac, Eluned, os gallaf ofyn i chi gyflwyno'ch hunan, plis.
English: Thank you very much. And, again, for anyone who is watching, Siân Lewis from Urdd Gobaith Cymru is trying to join us as we speak. I'll move straight to the first question if that's okay. How do you believe that the committee could best make an impact on the international arena in the next five years, please? Whoever wants to go first.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn. Ac, eto, ar gyfer unrhyw un sydd yn gwylio, dŷn ni'n aros - mae Siân Lewis o Urdd Gobaith Cymru yn ceisio ymuno â ni hefyd. Mi wnaf i symud yn syth at y cwestiwn cyntaf. Beth dŷch chi'n meddwl ydy'r ffyrdd gorau y byddem ni fel pwyllgor yn gallu cael yr effaith fwyaf yn y maes rhyngwladol yn ein gwaith dros y pum mlynedd nesaf, os gwelwch yn dda? Pwy bynnag sydd eisiau mynd gyntaf.
English: I'll come in first, if that's okay, because my microphone is open.
Welsh: Fe wnaf i ddod i mewn gyntaf, os ydy hynny'n iawn, gan fod fy meic i'n agored.
English: Thank you very much, Eluned, and whilst you were speaking, by the way, Siân Lewis was able to join us. It's wonderful to see you this morning, Siân. The question that I asked - and Eluned is the only one who's contributed so far; we haven't heard from Noel either - was: in terms of the international arena, how can we as a committee best have an impact, an influence, in our work over the the next five years? Was there anything you wanted to add to that? Then I'll come to Noel, but Siân first of all.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn, Eluned, a tra'r oeddech chi'n siarad, gyda llaw, roedd Siân Lewis wedi gallu ymuno â ni. Mae'n ffantastig i gael chi gyda ni y bore yma, Siân. Y cwestiwn roeddwn i'n gofyn - a dim ond Eluned sydd wedi siarad hyd yn hyn; dŷn ni ddim wedi clywed gan Noel chwaith - oedd: yn y maes rhyngwladol, beth yw'r ffyrdd gorau y byddem ni fel pwyllgor yn gallu ceisio cael dylanwad yn ein gwaith ni dros y pum mlynedd nesaf? Oedd unrhyw beth roeddech chi eisiau ei ychwanegu at hynna? Wedyn gwnaf i ddod at Noel, ond Siân yn gyntaf.
English: I'm having problems hearing you at the moment. Can you start with Noel and then come back to me, sorry, Delyth?
Welsh: Dwi'n cael ychydig o broblemau yn dy glywed di ar hyn o bryd. Wyt ti eisiau cychwyn efo Noel, wedyn dof i nôl, sori, Delyth?
English: No. It is very, very quiet. I'm finding it difficult to follow the conversation, in terms of what Noel and Eluned have been saying. I'll try my best to follow - apologies for this. Could you just repeat the question, Delyth? I could barely hear what the answers were.
Welsh: Nac ydw. Mae e rili yn dawel iawn, so dwi'n cael problem pigo lan ar y sgwrs, a dweud y gwir, i bigo lan beth oedd Noel a beth oedd Eluned yn dweud. Fe wnaf i drio fy ngorau i ddilyn - ymddiheuriadau am hyn. Wyt ti eisiau jest ailadrodd y cwestiwn eto, Delyth, achos doeddwn i braidd yn gallu clywed beth oedd yr atebion?
English: Yes, of course. In the international arena, how best would the committee be able to influence these issues?
Welsh: Ie, siŵr. So, yn y maes rhyngwladol, beth ydy'r ffyrdd gorau, ydych chi'n meddwl, y byddem ni fel pwyllgor yn gallu cael dylanwad?
English: Thank you very much. Good morning, everyone. I know that this will be different in terms of the three bodies that you represent, but if we look specifically at the international element of your engagement with the Welsh Government, how effective has that engagement been and could it be improved?
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn. Bore da, bawb. Dwi'n gwybod y bydd hyn yn wahanol o ran y tri ohonoch chi, ond os ydyn ni'n edrych yn benodol ar elfen ryngwladol eich ymgysylltu chi â Llywodraeth Cymru, pa mor effeithiol ydy hynna, ac oes yna ffyrdd y gellid ei wella?
English: Whoever wants to go first, if you want to raise your hand if you want to contribute. Siân.
Welsh: Pwy bynnag sydd eisiau mynd yn gyntaf, os ydych chi eisiau codi eich llaw - . Siân.