English: Thank you for your statement, Minister. We welcome the independent review also. The lack of quality affordable housing is resulting in families living in overcrowded homes or in bed-and-breakfast accommodation, and individuals in hostels or on the street. I've seen first hand people placed in prison for vagrancy telling me they were not looking forward to being released because they had a bed and hot meals. Families, as we know, can wait several years for suitable accommodation, which is why achieving the Welsh Government's target of 20,000 new affordable homes by the end of this Assembly term is so important. Unfortunately, less than half the necessary affordable homes have been built. In 2017-18, we saw a 9 per cent decrease on the previous year. Hopefully, the recommendations of the independent review will help address the shortfalls and help put an end to homelessness in Wales. Minister, I am pleased that your Government have accepted the majority of the review's recommendations. Supply simply hasn't met demand, and I welcome the review's recommendations relating to local housing market assessments. Minister, can you expand upon your reasoning for changing the recommendation for a review every two years to one in every three years? Surely, you agree that having accurate, up to date information in this area is vital. I am grateful that you accept that there needs to be a greater granularity to the LHMA process. Minister, what role do you foresee local health boards and social service departments playing in capturing requirements for housing for those with disabilities, those needing some level of care and those looking to downsize and enter into a sheltered housing arrangement? There are many instances of older people stuck in three and four-bedroomed homes, homes that would suit a young family, and yet they cannot downsize as they haven't built anywhere near enough properties suitable for elderly people. Modular homes are easily assembled. Finally, Minister, while I welcome the emphasis being placed upon reducing the carbon footprint of new homes, we must ensure that any new building guidelines take account of our changing climate. You mention low-carbon heating systems, but what about low-carbon cooling? How will your Government ensure that new and existing buildings are not so heavily insulated that they overheat in the summer months, with the increasing likelihood of soaring temperatures? I welcome this first step in addressing our housing crisis and look forward to further measures to increase the supply of affordable homes in Wales - affordable homes that we so badly need. And I look forward to working with you to achieve this goal of providing enough affordable housing for the people of Wales. Diolch yn fawr.
Welsh: Diolch ichi am eich datganiad, Gweinidog. Croesawn yr adolygiad annibynnol hefyd. Mae prinder tai fforddiadwy o safon yn arwain at deuluoedd yn byw mewn cartrefi gorlawn neu mewn llety gwely a brecwast, ac unigolion mewn hosteli neu ar y stryd. Rwyf wedi gweld pobl yn cael eu carcharu am grwydradaeth yn dweud wrthyf nad oedden nhw'n edrych ymlaen at gael eu rhyddhau oherwydd eu bod yn cael gwely a phrydau poeth. Gall teuluoedd, fel y gwyddom, aros sawl blwyddyn am lety addas, a dyna pam y mae cyflawni targed Llywodraeth Cymru o 20,000 o gartrefi fforddiadwy newydd erbyn diwedd tymor y Cynulliad hwn mor bwysig. Yn anffodus, mae llai na hanner y tai fforddiadwy angenrheidiol wedi'u hadeiladu. Yn 2017-18, gwelwyd gostyngiad o 9 y cant o'i gymharu â'r flwyddyn flaenorol. Gobeithio y bydd argymhellion yr adolygiad annibynnol yn helpu i fynd i'r afael â'r diffygion ac yn helpu i roi terfyn ar ddigartrefedd yng Nghymru. Gweinidog, rwy'n falch bod eich Llywodraeth wedi derbyn y rhan fwyaf o argymhellion yr adolygiad. Nid yw'r cyflenwad wedi bodloni'r galw, a chroesawaf argymhellion yr adolygiad sy'n ymwneud ag asesiadau o'r farchnad dai leol. Gweinidog, a wnewch chi ymhelaethu ar eich rhesymau dros newid yr argymhelliad i gynnal adolygiad bob dwy flynedd i un bob tair blynedd? Siawns nad ydych chi'n cytuno ei bod hi'n hollbwysig cael gwybodaeth gywir a chyfredol yn y maes hwn. Rwy'n ddiolchgar eich bod yn derbyn bod angen mwy o fanylder o ran y broses asesiadau o'r farchnad dai lleol. Gweinidog, pa ran ydych chi'n rhagweld fydd gan fyrddau iechyd lleol ac adrannau gwasanaethau cymdeithasol wrth gasglu gwybodaeth am ofynion tai ar gyfer y rhai sydd ag anableddau, y rhai y mae angen rhyw lefel o ofal arnyn nhw a'r rhai sy'n bwriadu symud i gartref llai o faint ac efallai dod yn rhan o drefniant tai gwarchod? Mae llawer o achosion lle mae pobl hŷn wedi'u dal mewn tai tair a phedair ystafell wely, cartrefi a fyddai'n addas i deulu ifanc, ac eto ni allan nhw symud i gartref llai o faint gan nad adeiladwyd hanner digon o eiddo sy'n addas i bobl hŷn. Mae'n hawdd adeiladu cartrefi modiwlaidd. Yn olaf, Gweinidog, er fy mod yn croesawu'r pwyslais sy'n cael ei roi ar leihau ôl troed carbon cartrefi newydd, mae'n rhaid i ni sicrhau bod unrhyw ganllawiau newydd ar adeiladu yn ystyried ein hinsawdd newidiol. Rydych yn sôn am systemau gwresogi carbon isel, ond beth am oeri carbon isel? Sut bydd eich Llywodraeth yn sicrhau nad yw adeiladau newydd a phresennol yn cael eu hinswleiddio mor drwm fel eu bod yn gorboethi yn ystod misoedd yr haf, gyda'r tebygolrwydd cynyddol o dymereddau uchel? Croesawaf y cam cyntaf hwn i fynd i'r afael â'n hargyfwng tai ac edrychaf ymlaen at fesurau pellach i gynyddu'r cyflenwad o dai fforddiadwy yng Nghymru - tai fforddiadwy y mae arnom eu hangen yn ddifrifol. Ac edrychaf ymlaen at weithio gyda chi i gyflawni'r nod hwn o ddarparu digon o dai fforddiadwy i bobl Cymru. Diolch yn fawr.