English: I just want to pay my tribute as well to the work of Huw Vaughan Thomas for the eight years that he served as auditor general. Six of those he spent with me as the Chair of the Public Accounts Committee, and I have to say that he was always extremely professional. He maintained absolutely his independence, and of course he pulled no punches in the reports that he published. Many of those reports would regularly hit the headlines, as they have done since. I think it's testament to his work that the committee was able to undertake a number of reforms as well in the last Assembly, as a result of the sound advice and the wisdom that was given to us by the auditor general in terms of adapting our own working practices. I can recall many a meeting in different parts of the UK when the committee went to meet with audit committees up in Scotland, in the Republic of Ireland and in Northern Ireland, and it's fair to say that the respect that was there amongst his counterparts in those legislatures was extremely high in terms of the regard in which Huw was held. And, of course, it is important to point out that for much of the decades of public service that Huw has given to the nation of the UK and this nation of Wales, the biggest proportion of that has been here in our country. On behalf of the people of north Wales and my own constituents, I want to put on record Huw's contribution as chief executive of Denbighshire for a number of years - a local authority that had its challenges during his tenure there, but, again, one that was under good leadership during his time in office. I think it's also just important to put on record that Huw has not just made a huge impact in terms of his contribution to the public sector, but also to the charitable sector over the years. He's held many roles on a number of charities that also, of course, benefit the public, not least his work as chair of the National Registers of Communication Professionals Working with Deaf and Deafblind People and of course the national trustee status that he held with RNID in Wales, and of course roles on the Prince's Trust and other organisations too. I think it's important to reflect that when you give work out, giving it to a busy person is very often the way to make sure that things are done. And I know that Huw's time was not his own very often, and that he will cherish, no doubt, the extra time that he will now have to be able to focus on his own personal interests. But I wish him every success in his retirement. I think his CBE was richly deserved in the birthday honours list, and I look forward very much to seeing what role Huw will play in the future of Wales as we go forward. Just one final comment. We've referred to the strains on Assembly Members at times and our capacity to work. I couldn't help but notice that the Llywydd made a statement on the future of the Assembly earlier on today. It's worth reflecting on the fact that, of course, Huw Vaughan Thomas did serve on the Richard commission way back when, which made some clear recommendations about the capacity of this National Assembly, and his sage advice on the Richard commission, I believe, still stands today. If there's something else that I think it's important for us to reflect on, it's the advice that he gave as a member of that Richard commission on the capacity of this Assembly, and in particular the numbers of Assembly Members.
Welsh: Hoffwn innau dalu fy nheyrnged hefyd i waith Huw Vaughan Thomas am yr wyth mlynedd y bu'n gwasanaethu fel archwilydd cyffredinol. Treuliodd chwech o'r rheini gyda minnau'n Gadeirydd y Pwyllgor Cyfrifon Cyhoeddus, a rhaid imi ddweud ei fod bob amser yn hynod o broffesiynol. Cadwodd ei annibyniaeth yn llwyr, ac wrth gwrs nid oedd yn ildio rhag ei dweud hi yn yr adroddiadau a gyhoeddwyd ganddo. Byddai llawer o'r adroddiadau hynny'n cyrraedd y penawdau'n rheolaidd, fel sydd wedi digwydd ers hynny. Credaf mai arwydd o'i waith oedd bod y pwyllgor wedi gallu cyflawni nifer o ddiwygiadau yn ystod y Cynulliad diwethaf hefyd, o ganlyniad i'r cyngor cadarn a'r doethineb a roddwyd i ni gan yr archwilydd cyffredinol ar addasu ein harferion gwaith ein hunain. Cofiaf sawl cyfarfod mewn gwahanol rannau o'r DU pan aeth y pwyllgor i gyfarfod â phwyllgorau archwilio yn yr Alban, Gweriniaeth Iwerddon a Gogledd Iwerddon, ac mae'n deg dweud bod y parch a oedd yno ymhlith ei gymheiriaid yn y deddfwrfeydd hynny yn eithriadol o fawr o ran yr enw da a oedd gan Huw. Ac wrth gwrs, mae'n bwysig nodi, o'r degawdau lawer o wasanaeth cyhoeddus y mae Huw wedi ei roi i'r DU a Chymru, mae'r gyfran fwyaf ohonynt wedi bod yma yn ein gwlad. Ar ran pobl gogledd Cymru a fy etholwyr fy hun, rwyf am gofnodi cyfraniad Huw Lewis fel prif weithredwr sir Ddinbych am nifer o flynyddoedd - awdurdod lleol a wynebodd ei heriau yn ystod ei amser yno, ond unwaith eto, cafodd ei arwain yn dda yn ystod ei gyfnod yn y swydd. Credaf hefyd ei bod hi'n bwysig inni gofnodi bod Huw nid yn unig wedi cael effaith enfawr o ran ei gyfraniad i'r sector cyhoeddus, ond hefyd i'r sector elusennol dros y blynyddoedd. Mae wedi cael llawer o rolau gyda nifer o elusennau sydd hefyd, wrth gwrs, o fudd i'r cyhoedd, nid yn lleiaf ei waith fel Cadeirydd y Cofrestri Cenedlaethol Gweithwyr Cyfathrebu Proffesiynol yn gweithio gyda Phobl Fyddar a Byddar a Dall ac wrth gwrs, y statws ymddiriedolwr cenedlaethol a oedd ganddo gyda'r Sefydliad Cenedlaethol Brenhinol Pobl Fyddar a Thrwm eu Clyw yng Nghymru, a rolau gydag Ymddiriedolaeth y Tywysog a sefydliadau eraill hefyd wrth gwrs. Mae'n bwysig ystyried pan fyddwch yn rhoi gwaith allan, fod ei roi i berson prysur yn aml yn ffordd o wneud yn siŵr fod pethau'n cael eu gwneud. A gwn nad oedd amser Huw yn eiddo iddo ef ei hun yn aml iawn, ac yn ddi-os, bydd yn trysori'r amser ychwanegol a fydd ganddo yn awr i ganolbwyntio ar ei ddiddordebau personol. Ond rwy'n dymuno pob llwyddiant iddo yn ei ymddeoliad. Rwy'n credu bod ei CBE yn gwbl haeddiannol yn y rhestr anrhydeddau pen-blwydd, ac edrychaf ymlaen yn fawr at weld pa rôl y bydd Huw yn ei chwarae yn y dyfodol yng Nghymru. Un sylw olaf. Rydym yn cyfeirio at y straen ar Aelodau Cynulliad ar adegau, a'n capasiti i weithio. Ni allwn helpu ond sylwi bod y Llywydd wedi gwneud datganiad ar ddyfodol y Cynulliad yn gynharach heddiw. Mae'n werth myfyrio ar y ffaith bod Huw Vaughan Thomas, wrth gwrs, wedi gwasanaethu ar gomisiwn Richard dro'n ôl pan wnaed argymhellion clir ynglŷn â chapasiti'r Cynulliad Cenedlaethol hwn, ac rwy'n credu bod ei gyngor doeth ar gomisiwn Richard yn dal i sefyll heddiw. Yn anad dim arall y credaf ei bod hi'n bwysig inni ei ystyried, y cyngor a roddodd fel aelod o gomisiwn Richard ar gapasiti'r Cynulliad yw hwnnw, ac yn enwedig niferoedd Aelodau Cynulliad.