English: I thank the Minister for the statement. Last Saturday morning, I was at an event in Resolven to mark the support of the community for Ukraine. The event was on the local primary school yard at Ynysfach school, and people of all ages had turned out to stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine. Money was raised for the support fund of the local branch of the Women's Institute who had baked lovely cakes, and a number of residents asked me about the sponsorship scheme, and a number of them stated their wish to be part of that scheme. Whilst we see the devastation in Ukraine increasing on a daily basis, the war intensifying and the human cost as a result of the illegal and inhumane assault by Putin, the willingness and efforts of the people of Wales to try to extend a welcome to those who have fled for their lives does offer us hope in a very dark time. The Welsh Government plans to ensure more certainty, more security and more support for refugees from Ukraine through the supersponsorship scheme are entirely in contrast with the lack of organisation and the inefficiency that is characteristic of the UK Government's response. The number of visas that have been awarded to refugees from Ukraine under the scheme is still very disappointingly low. It's appalling that, almost a month after we discussed the visa situation in the Siambr with you last time, Minister, we're still facing the same barriers, the same frustration, in trying to extend a welcome and a home to people who have lost everything, who have had to leave their property, their communities, their nation and, very often, those they love. We've read press reports over the past few days from staff working on the support line of the UK Government for visas, saying that the scheme is designed to fail, that staff haven't received adequate training and that any suggestion to improve the system is ignored. You mentioned the promise by the UK Government that the visa process would be accelerated in your last written statement, but press reports on a daily basis tell us about people waiting for weeks to hear about their cases, and hundreds have been lost entirely. So, what is the most recent information that the Welsh Government has received about the visa process? Is the Westminster Government going to keep to its word and improve that process? Also, can you confirm that funding is being provided by the UK Government to support every aspect of the visa scheme? Is every family that sponsors a family directly receiving payments in the same way as those who sponsor refugees through the Homes for Ukraine scheme? Is the Welsh Government scheme to be a supersponsor receiving financial support, and adequate support by the UK Government? And, if so, what impact is the lack of funding having on the visa schemes? I've asked you in the Siambr previously about how Welsh Government could support our universities to create and co-ordinate a scheme for students and academics who are fleeing Ukraine. I wrote to you a few weeks ago about the case of a student who wanted to come to Swansea University to continue her studies, but she received a response that she had to make an application like everyone else from a foreign country, and there was no specific support or special consideration given to her situation. Could you give us an update on any plans to change this, bearing in mind the benefit for these individuals and for our organisations and institutions as a nation of having them be a part of our academic community? Thank you.
Welsh: Rwy'n diolch i'r Gweinidog am y datganiad. Fore Sadwrn diwethaf, rôn i mewn digwyddiad yn Resolfen i nodi cefnogaeth pobl y gymuned i Wcráin. Roedd y digwyddiad ar iard yr ysgol gynradd leol yn ysgol Ynysfach, â phobl o bob oed wedi troi mas i gydsefyll gyda phobl Wcráin. Casglwyd arian at yr apêl gymorth gan y gangen leol o Sefydliad y Merched oedd wedi coginio teisennau hyfryd, ac roedd nifer o'r trigolion wedi fy holi am y cynllun noddi, a nifer yn datgan eu hawydd i fod yn rhan ohono. Tra ein bod ni'n gweld y dinistr yn Wcráin yn dwysau yn ddyddiol, y rhyfela yn ffyrnigo a'r gost ddynol yn sgil ymosodiad anghyfreithiol ac annynol Putin yn codi'n uwch ac yn uwch, mae parodrwydd ac ymdrechion pobl Cymru i geisio estyn croeso a chymorth i'r rhai sydd wedi ffoi am eu bywydau yn cynnig gobaith mewn cyfnod tywyll iawn. Mae cynlluniau Llywodraeth Cymru i sicrhau mwy o drefn, mwy o sicrwydd a mwy o gefnogaeth i ffoaduriaid o Wcráin drwy'r cynllun uwch-noddwr yn cyferbynnu'n llwyr â'r anhrefn aneffeithiol ac aneffeithlon sy'n nodweddi ymateb Llywodraeth San Steffan. Mae'r niferoedd o fisas sydd wedi cael eu dyfarnu i ffoaduriaid o Wcráin o dan y cynllun yn dal i fod yn hynod ac yn siomedig o isel. Mae'n gwbl warthus, bron union i fis yn ddiweddarach ers inni drafod y sefyllfa fisas yn y Siambr gyda chi ddiwethaf, Weinidog, ein bod ni'n dal i wynebu'r un rhwystrau, yr un rhwystredigaeth, wrth geisio estyn cymorth a chartref a chroeso i bobl sydd wedi colli popeth, sydd wedi gorfod gadael eu heiddo, eu bro, eu cenedl ac, yn aml iawn, eu ceraint. Rydym wedi darllen adroddiadau yn y wasg dros y dyddiau diwethaf gan staff sy'n gweithio ar linell cymorth fisas Llywodraeth San Steffan, yn dweud bod y cynllun wedi'i ddylunio i fethu, bod staff heb dderbyn hyfforddiant digonol, a bod unrhyw awgrym i wella'r system yn cael ei anwybyddu. Fe soniwyd am addewid gan Lywodraeth San Steffan y byddai'r broses fisas yn cael ei chyflymu yn eich datganiad ysgrifenedig diwethaf, ond mae straeon yn y wasg yn ddyddiol am bobl yn aros am wythnosau i glywed am hynt eu cais, a rhai cannoedd wedi cael eu colli'n gyfan gwbl. Felly, beth yw'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf y mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi'i chael am y broses fisas? A yw Llywodraeth San Steffan am gadw at ei gair a gwella'r broses? Hefyd, a oes modd i chi gadarnhau bod cyllid yn cael ei ddarparu gan Lywodraeth San Steffan i gefnogi pob agwedd ar y cynllun fisas? Ydy pob teulu sy'n noddi teuluoedd yn uniongyrchol yn derbyn taliadau yn yr un modd â'r rhai sy'n noddi ffoaduriaid drwy'r cynllun Cartrefi i Wcráin? A yw cynllun Llywodraeth Cymru i fod yn uwch-noddwr yn derbyn cefnogaeth ariannol ddigonol gan Lywodraeth y Deyrnas Gyfunol? Ac, os felly, pa effaith y mae diffyg cyllid yn ei chael ar y cynlluniau fisas? Dwi wedi eich holi chi yn y Siambr hefyd ynglŷn â sut y gallai Llywodraeth Cymru gefnogi ein prifysgolion i fedru creu a chydlynu cynllun i fyfyrwyr ac academyddion sy'n ffoi o Wcráin. Fe ysgrifennais atoch rai wythnosau yn ôl am achos myfyriwr oedd am ddod i Brifysgol Abertawe i barhau a'i hastudiaethau, ond iddi gael ateb ei bod yn gorfod gwneud cais fel unrhyw un arall o wlad dramor, ac nad oedd unrhyw gymorth na chefnogaeth benodol nac ystyriaeth arbennig o'i sefyllfa hi ar gael. Oes modd i chi ein diweddaru ar unrhyw gynlluniau i newid hyn, o ystyried y budd dynol i'r unigolion hyn ac i'n sefydliadau ni fel cenedl o'u cael yn rhan o'n cymuned academaidd? Diolch.