English: Just to be clear about the principle behind this, the process of agreeing inter-governmental agreements is a process that, inevitably, isn't under our individual control as a Government. That's obvious. So, wherever it's possible for these agreements to be made available, they should be made available, but that process isn't always within our control, as I was saying. The negotiation timetables for these can be very tight, so the process of scrutinising these things as they are being discussed doesn't always allow us to have the kind of scrutiny that you, and possibly legislatures in general, would see as being vital. It's of course an important element for us to consider. The First Minister has written in the past few days to the committee to say that within the circumstances, these very difficult circumstances, there is a commitment from the Government to give the Senedd notice of these kinds of agreements, and to share what we can, and as much as we can, so that that information is available for scrutiny. But you spoke about the Agriculture Bill; well, that agreement has been published on our website, and I believe that the Minister has responded to questions on the agreement. She is preparing responses to inquiries by this committee and the agriculture committee on this issue. So I think there has been opportunity to scrutinise that. In terms of the Fisheries Bill, there has been a postponement in that process as a result of COVID, unfortunately, but a commitment has been made that there will be an agreement and that the agreement will describe, for example, the use of clause 23 in the Bill with regard to engaging with the Welsh Government before decisions are made.
Welsh: Jest i fod yn glir am yr egwyddor sydd wrth wraidd hyn, mae'r broses o gytuno cytundebau rhynglywodraethol yn broses sydd, yn gwbl anorfod, ddim o dan ein rheolaeth unigol ni fel Llywodraeth. Mae hynny, wrth gwrs, yn amlwg. Felly, ble bynnag mae'n bosibl i'r cytundebau yma fod ar gael, dylen nhw fod ar gael, ond dyw'r broses honno ddim wastad o fewn ein rheolaeth ni, fel rwy'n dweud. Mae'r amserlenni negodi ar gyfer rhain yn gallu bod yn rhai brys iawn, ac felly dyw'r broses o graffu ar y pethau yma wrth eu bod nhw'n cael eu trafod ddim wastad yn caniatáu'r math o graffu buasech chi, ac efallai deddfwrfeydd yn gyffredinol, yn gweld yn elfen hanfodol. Wrth gwrs, mae'n elfen bwysig i ni gymryd mewn i ystyriaeth. Mae'r Prif Weinidog wedi ysgrifennu o fewn y dyddiau diwethaf i'r pwyllgor i ddweud, o fewn yr amgylchiadau anodd hynny, fod ymroddiad ar ran y Llywodraeth i roi rhybudd i'r Senedd am yr angen ar gyfer cytundebau o'r math yma, ac i rannu'r hyn ŷn ni'n gallu gwneud, y mwyaf y gallwn ni, o ran gwybodaeth, fel bod y wybodaeth honno ar gael i'w chraffu. Ond roeddech chi'n sôn am y Bil Amaeth; mae'r cytundeb hwnnw wedi cael ei gyhoeddi ar ein gwefan ni, ac rwy'n credu bod y Gweinidog wedi ateb cwestiynau ar y cytundeb. Mae hi wrthi baratoi ymatebion i ymchwiliadau gan y pwyllgor hwn a'r pwyllgor amaeth ar hyn. Felly, rwy'n credu bod cyfle wedi bod i graffu ar hwnnw. O ran y Mesur Pysgodfeydd, mae gohirio wedi bod yn y broses honno yn sgil COVID, yn anffodus, ond mae ymroddiad wedi cael ei roi bod cytundeb, a bod y cytundeb yn disgrifio, er enghraifft, defnydd cymal 23 yn y Bil ynglŷn ag ymgynghori â Llywodraeth Cymru cyn gwneud penderfyniadau.