English: It has been this part of the Bill that has given me the greatest concern. If the Bill had not removed the rights of parents to be able to remove their children from relationships and sexuality education lessons, I feel it would have had less opposition. I thought long and hard about tabling amendments to enable parents to remove their children from RSE lessons, but I was informed that such an exemption would be unworkable. So, I opted instead to vote against the Bill in its entirety. I'm told that the way RSE and, indeed, RVE will be taught will not be in separate lessons but across the entire curriculum. What this means in practice is that it would be difficult to exempt children from RVE lessons as it could result in children missing out on entire days of lessons. I was also advised that proposing such an opt-out could be open to legal challenge under human rights legislation, as it infringed the rights of children and young people who have the capacity to decide for themselves. I passionately believe that relationships and sexuality lessons, particularly for the youngest children, should be a matter for parents and not for the state to decide. We have seen parents soundly reject the removal of parental opt-outs, not just once but twice. So, you have to wonder whether the fact that it is now nigh on impossible to remove children from relationships and sexuality lessons is by design. I don't see any choice but to reject the Bill in its entirety. However, I want to support some of the amendments in this group. I support the addition of menstrual well-being to the curriculum. Some children suffer with potentially debilitating symptoms of endometriosis for the majority of their school life, and learning about menstrual well-being in school will mean that young children will not have to suffer in silence. I will support Darren Millar's amendment seeking to restore some form of parental opt-out and his attempt to ensure that the RSE code looks at the nature of long-term relationships, including marriage, and their importance for family life and the bringing up of their children. So, whilst I accept that my rejection of the Government's decisions on RSE will carry little weight, I hope that others who share my concerns will also support amendments 20 to 22, 40 and 41. At least with these amendments, we can limit the impact. Diolch yn fawr.
Welsh: Y rhan hon o'r Bil sydd wedi rhoi'r pryder mwyaf i mi. Pe na byddai'r Bil wedi dileu hawliau rhieni i gael tynnu eu plant allan o wersi addysg cydberthynas a rhywioldeb, rwy'n credu y byddai wedi cael llai o wrthwynebiad. Meddyliais yn ofalus ac yn hir am gyflwyno gwelliannau i alluogi rhieni i dynnu eu plant allan o wersi addysg cydberthynas a rhywioldeb, ond dywedwyd wrthyf y byddai eithriad o'i fath yn anymarferol. Felly, dewisais, yn lle hynny, bleidleisio yn erbyn y Bil yn ei gyfanrwydd. Dywedir wrthyf mai'r ffordd y bydd addysg cydberthynas a rhywioldeb ac, yn wir, crefydd, gwerthoedd a moeseg, yn cael eu haddysgu yw ar draws y cwricwlwm cyfan, nid mewn gwersi ar wahân. Yr hyn y mae hyn yn ei olygu'n ymarferol yw y byddai'n anodd eithrio plant o wersi crefydd, gwerthoedd a moeseg gan y gallai arwain at blant yn colli allan ar ddiwrnodau cyfan o wersi. Cefais gyngor hefyd y gallai cynnig ymeithrio o'r fath fod yn agored i her gyfreithiol o dan ddeddfwriaeth hawliau dynol, gan ei fod yn amharu ar hawliau plant a phobl ifanc sydd â'r gallu i benderfynu drostyn nhw eu hunain. Rwy'n credu'n angerddol y dylai gwersi cydberthynas a rhywioldeb, yn enwedig i'r plant ieuengaf, fod yn fater i rieni benderfynu arno ac nid y wladwriaeth. Rydym ni wedi gweld rhieni'n gwrthod y syniad o ddileu gallu rhieni i ymeithrio, nid unwaith ond dwywaith. Felly, mae'n rhaid i chi feddwl tybed a yw'r ffaith ei bod yn amhosibl tynnu plant o wersi cydberthynas a rhywioldeb bellach yn bwrpasol. Nid wyf i'n gweld unrhyw ddewis ond gwrthod y Bil yn ei gyfanrwydd. Fodd bynnag, hoffwn i gefnogi rhai o'r gwelliannau yn y grŵp hwn. Rwy'n cefnogi ychwanegu lles mislif at y cwricwlwm. Mae rhai plant yn dioddef symptomau gwanychol posibl o endometrosis am y rhan fwyaf o'u bywyd ysgol, a bydd dysgu am les mislif yn yr ysgol yn golygu na fydd yn rhaid i blant ifanc ddioddef yn dawel. Byddaf i'n cefnogi gwelliant Darren Millar sy'n ceisio adfer rhyw fath o ymeithrio gan rieni a'i ymgais i sicrhau bod y cod addysg cydberthynas a rhywioldeb yn ystyried natur perthnasoedd hirdymor, gan gynnwys priodas, a'u pwysigrwydd ar gyfer bywyd teuluol a magu eu plant. Felly, er fy mod i'n derbyn na fydd gwrthod penderfyniadau'r Llywodraeth ar addysg cydberthynas a rhywioldeb gen i yn dwyn fawr o bwys, rwy'n gobeithio y bydd eraill sy'n rhannu fy mhryderon hefyd yn cefnogi gwelliannau 20 i 22, 40 a 41. O leiaf gyda'r gwelliannau hyn, gallwn gyfyngu ar yr effaith. Diolch yn fawr.