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English: Thank you to Delyth for raising these really important issues, and it is the case that, at Finance Committee last Friday I was able to set out our current in-year financial position and some of the allocations I expect to make. So, Delyth mentioned the potential allocations for further support for business, a council tax reduction scheme, and other support potentially for and through the councils, and also the discretionary assistance fund, which has been instrumental in supporting people who have been really, really hard hit by the pandemic. So, I will be making a series of allocations between now and the third supplementary budget, which is in February. I'm having some discussions in some of the areas that have been raised, for example the issue of meeting the needs of children who are still digitally excluded. We have provided significant funding thus far and enabled lots of children to have MiFi devices and other kit that they require to get online to access their classes, but we are really aware that there's more to be done in that area. So, that's one of the areas where I'm having particular discussions with the education Minister with a view to seeing what more we can do in that area. But, as I say, between now and the third supplementary budget, I intend to make some really significant allocations.
Welsh: Diolch i Delyth am godi'r materion pwysig iawn hyn, ac yn wir, yn y Pwyllgor Cyllid ddydd Gwener diwethaf, nodais ein sefyllfa ariannol gyfredol yn ystod y flwyddyn a rhai o'r dyraniadau rwy'n disgwyl eu gwneud. Felly, soniodd Delyth am y dyraniadau posibl ar gyfer cymorth pellach i fusnesau, cynllun gostyngiadau'r dreth gyngor, a chymorth arall a allai fod ar gael ar gyfer y cynghorau a thrwyddynt, yn ogystal â'r gronfa cymorth dewisol sydd wedi bod yn allweddol er mwyn cefnogi pobl sydd wedi cael eu taro'n wirioneddol galed gan y pandemig. Felly, byddaf yn gwneud cyfres o ddyraniadau rhwng nawr a'r drydedd gyllideb atodol ym mis Chwefror. Rwy'n cael trafodaethau yn rhai o'r meysydd a godwyd, er enghraifft, mater diwallu anghenion plant sy'n dal i fod wedi'u hallgáu'n ddigidol. Rydym wedi darparu cryn dipyn o gyllid hyd yma ac wedi galluogi llawer o blant i gael dyfeisiau MiFi ac offer arall sydd ei angen arnynt i fynd ar-lein i allu cymryd rhan yn eu dosbarthiadau, ond rydym yn ymwybodol iawn fod mwy i'w wneud yn y maes hwnnw. Felly, dyna un o'r meysydd rwy'n cael trafodaethau penodol yn eu cylch gyda'r Gweinidog addysg gyda'r bwriad o weld beth arall y gallwn ei wneud yn y maes hwnnw. Ond fel rwy'n dweud, rhwng nawr a'r drydedd gyllideb atodol, rwy'n bwriadu gwneud rhai dyraniadau sylweddol iawn.
English: Information, reassurance and continued funding will be absolutely key to keeping our Welsh businesses alive this year and in years to come. It is clear, Minister, that Welsh businesses will require Government support, financial support for some time after this pandemic has ended, but can you reassure them that providing that financial support that they really do need, and will need, will be at the forefront of your decision making when formulating future budgets? And what have you done in order to reach out to those businesses that have fallen through the gaps in terms of being able to get funding this time around, because we do not want to lose those vital businesses? Thank you.
Welsh: Bydd gwybodaeth, sicrwydd a chyllid parhaus yn gwbl allweddol er mwyn cadw ein busnesau yng Nghymru yn fyw eleni ac yn y blynyddoedd i ddod. Mae'n amlwg, Weinidog, y bydd angen cymorth y Llywodraeth ar fusnesau Cymru, cymorth ariannol am beth amser ar ôl i'r pandemig hwn ddod i ben, ond a allwch roi sicrwydd iddynt y bydd darparu'r cymorth ariannol hwnnw y mae ei wir angen arnynt, ac y bydd ei wir angen arnynt, yn cael blaenoriaeth wrth ichi wneud penderfyniadau ynghylch llunio cyllidebau yn y dyfodol? A beth rydych wedi'i wneud i roi cymorth i'r busnesau sydd wedi cwympo drwy'r bylchau o ran gallu cael cyllid y tro hwn, gan nad ydym am golli'r busnesau hollbwysig hynny? Diolch.
English: Minister, in south-east Wales we have on average suffered a higher level of coronavirus than the average across Wales, and I just wondered to what degree you consider that the extra costs of dealing with that on a regional level, where incidence has been higher, are met by the allocations in the budget.
Welsh: Weinidog, yn ne-ddwyrain Cymru rydym ar gyfartaledd wedi dioddef lefel uwch o'r coronafeirws na'r cyfartaledd ledled Cymru, a tybed i ba raddau rydych yn ystyried bod costau ychwanegol mynd i'r afael â hynny ar lefel ranbarthol, lle mae nifer yr achosion wedi bod yn uwch, yn cael eu cynnwys yn y dyraniadau yn y gyllideb.
English: Well, the local authority hardship fund has enabled local authorities to provide their own applications for funding. So, the funding that goes to the individual local authorities in Wales through that is on the basis of local need and local cost, rather than a per-head factor, for example. So, I think that has been a way in which we've been able to respond to those differential impacts that we've seen across Wales thus far. And, of course, the pandemic does take different shapes. It was only a few weeks ago that we were looking from the south very enviously up at north Wales in terms of the figures for the pandemic there. So, I think that we always need to be aware that things might change very quickly and be able to have the agile support, which I do think we have, available for local authorities and for others.
Welsh: Wel, mae'r gronfa galedi i awdurdodau lleol wedi galluogi awdurdodau lleol i ddarparu eu ceisiadau eu hunain am gyllid. Felly, mae'r cyllid sy'n mynd i'r awdurdodau lleol unigol yng Nghymru drwy'r gronfa honno yn cael ei ddarparu ar sail angen lleol a chost leol, yn hytrach na ffactor y pen, er enghraifft. Felly, credaf fod honno wedi bod yn ffordd o allu ymateb i'r effeithiau gwahaniaethol rydym wedi'u gweld ledled Cymru hyd yma. Ac wrth gwrs, mae'r pandemig yn effeithio'n wahanol ar wahanol fannau. Ychydig wythnosau yn ôl yn unig, roeddem yn edrych o'r de yn eiddigeddus iawn ar ogledd Cymru o ran y ffigurau ar gyfer y pandemig yno. Felly, credaf fod angen inni fod yn ymwybodol bob amser y gallai pethau newid yn sydyn iawn, a gallu sicrhau bod gennym gymorth hyblyg, fel y credaf sydd gennym ar gael i awdurdodau lleol ac i eraill.
English: Questions now from the party leaders. The Conservatives' spokesperson, Nick Ramsay.
Welsh: Cwestiynau nawr gan lefarwyr y pleidiau. Llefarydd y Ceidwadwyr, Nick Ramsay.
English: Diolch, Llywydd. During the pandemic the issue of value for money has become centre stage and making sure, Minister, that we get the best from every Welsh pound spent. Over the last couple of days, it's emerged that the Welsh Government is repaying €3.4 million of rural funding to the European Commission, following last year's Audit Wales report on the rural development programme. Now, I know that the EU's disallowance has been reduced from a little over €33 million to €3.412 million, but can you update us on the current position with this repayment and what lessons the Welsh Government has learned?
Welsh: Diolch, Lywydd. Yn ystod y pandemig, mae mater gwerth am arian wedi dod yn fater amlwg iawn, yn ogystal â sicrhau, Weinidog, ein bod yn cael y gorau o bob punt Gymreig a werir. Dros yr ychydig ddyddiau diwethaf, mae wedi dod i'r amlwg fod Llywodraeth Cymru yn ad-dalu €3.4 miliwn o gyllid gwledig i'r Comisiwn Ewropeaidd, yn dilyn adroddiad Archwilio Cymru y llynedd ar y rhaglen datblygu gwledig. Nawr, gwn fod cosb ariannol yr UE wedi'i lleihau o ychydig dros €33 miliwn i €3.412 miliwn, ond a allwch roi diweddariad i ni ar y sefyllfa bresennol gyda'r ad-daliad hwn, a pha wersi y mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi'u dysgu?
English: I thank Nick Ramsay for raising the issue of disallowance here in the Senedd this afternoon. This is a matter that has been principally dealt with by my colleague the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, being the budget holder for that particular programme. So, if it's acceptable to Nick Ramsay, I will certainly ask my colleague to provide that latest update, because, as I say, it's managed within the particular budget line. FootnoteLink
Welsh: Diolch i Nick Ramsay am godi mater y gosb ariannol yma yn y Senedd y prynhawn yma. Mae hwn yn fater yr ymdriniwyd ag ef yn bennaf gan fy nghyd-Aelod, Gweinidog yr Amgylchedd, Ynni a Materion Gwledig, gan mai hi yw deiliad y gyllideb ar gyfer y rhaglen benodol honno. Felly, os yw'n dderbyniol i Nick Ramsay, byddaf yn sicr o ofyn i fy nghyd-Aelod ddarparu'r diweddariad hwnnw, oherwydd, fel y dywedaf, caiff ei reoli o fewn llinell y gyllideb benodol honno. FootnoteLink
English: I get the feeling I'm getting told to move on from that subject, so I appreciate it's within her line. If I can broaden that out into value for money across the whole budget itself, Minister, as I said in yesterday's budget debate, we often talk about building back better, and you've spoken about building back better and building back greener and the First Minister has. Now, that's a perfectly reasonable aim to have, but it's easier to say than it is to do. Looking through the budget, there are certain environmental aspects to it, such as, I think, the £5 million - I think I'm right in saying - towards the national forest; you may correct me on the exact figure for that. Projects like that clearly have a bearing on carbon budgeting and providing carbon sinks, but can you tell us how else you're ensuring that the budget does provide proper carbon budgeting or does at least signpost to it happening in future, so that as well as using all the soundbites about building back greener and better, we're actually going to see a future Wales where we do have environmental considerations at the very centre of everything we do?
Welsh: Rwy'n cael y teimlad fy mod yn cael fy ngorchymyn i symud ymlaen o'r pwnc hwnnw, felly rwy'n derbyn ei fod yn rhan o'i llinell hi. Os caf ehangu hynny i sôn am werth am arian yn y gyllideb yn gyffredinol, Weinidog, fel y dywedais yn y ddadl ar y gyllideb ddoe, rydym yn aml yn sôn am adeiladu nôl yn well, ac rydych chi wedi sôn am adeiladu nôl yn well ac adeiladu nôl yn fwy gwyrdd, ac mae'r Prif Weinidog wedi sôn am hynny hefyd. Nawr, mae hwnnw'n nod cwbl resymol i'w gael, ond mae'n haws dweud na gwneud. Wrth edrych drwy'r gyllideb, mae'n cynnwys rhai agweddau amgylcheddol, fel y £5 miliwn - credaf fy mod yn iawn i ddweud - tuag at y goedwig genedlaethol; efallai y byddwch yn fy nghywiro ar yr union ffigur ar gyfer hynny. Mae'n amlwg fod prosiectau o'r fath yn cael effaith ar gyllidebu carbon a darparu dalfeydd carbon, ond a allwch ddweud wrthym sut arall rydych chi'n sicrhau bod y gyllideb yn darparu cyllidebu carbon cywir, neu o leiaf yn cyfeirio at hynny'n digwydd yn y dyfodol, fel ein bod, yn ogystal â defnyddio'r holl ddatganiadau bachog am adeiladu nôl yn fwy gwyrdd ac yn well, yn gweld Cymru yn y dyfodol lle bydd ystyriaethau amgylcheddol wrth wraidd popeth a wnawn?
English: Diolch, Gweinidog. I'm all for carbon budgeting and I think it's great that we're moving that way, but I do appreciate the complexity of trying to achieve that. But, as you've pointed out, we have to start somewhere. Looking across other aspects of the draft budget, and I appreciate it's still a draft budget, but housing, for instance. I can appreciate how carbon budgeting comes in with providing better broadband, et cetera, because that obviously takes more people off the roads, but your decision on land transaction tax and, for instance, reverting to the previous rate for properties between £160,000 and £250,000 - I think they're back to the 3 per cent level pre the pandemic - it's difficult to see how that's going to help those people certainly at the lower end of the housing market - first-time buyers - to get on the housing ladder. So, who do you liaise with and what evidence have you taken into account in taking those decisions on land transaction tax? And are you sure or convinced that the revenues that will be gained from doing that will actually be worth any negative impacts on the first-time-buyer housing market?
Welsh: Diolch, Weinidog. Rwy'n hollol o blaid cyllidebu carbon a chredaf ei bod yn wych ein bod yn mynd i'r cyfeiriad hwnnw, ond rwy'n sylweddoli pa mor gymhleth yw ceisio cyflawni hynny. Ond fel rydych wedi'i nodi, mae'n rhaid inni ddechrau yn rhywle. Wrth edrych ar agweddau eraill ar y gyllideb ddrafft, ac rwy'n cydnabod mai cyllideb ddrafft yw hi o hyd, ond tai, er enghraifft. Gallaf ddeall sut y mae cyllidebu carbon yn berthnasol i ddarparu band eang gwell, ac ati, oherwydd mae hynny'n amlwg yn golygu llai o bobl ar y ffyrdd, ond mae eich penderfyniad ynghylch treth trafodiadau tir, ac er enghraifft, dychwelyd at y gyfradd flaenorol ar gyfer eiddo rhwng £160,000 a £250,000 - credaf eu bod yn ôl i'r lefel o 3 y cant a oedd yn weithredol cyn y pandemig - mae'n anodd gweld sut y bydd hynny'n helpu'r bobl ar ben isaf y farchnad dai, yn sicr - prynwyr tro cyntaf - i gamu ar yr ysgol dai. Felly, pwy yw eich cysylltiadau a pha dystiolaeth rydych wedi'i hystyried wrth wneud y penderfyniadau hynny ar dreth trafodiadau tir? Ac a ydych yn siŵr neu'n argyhoeddedig y bydd y refeniw a geir o wneud hynny yn cyfiawnhau unrhyw effeithiau negyddol ar farchnad dai prynwyr tro cyntaf?
English: Well, the existing reduction that is due to end on 31 March - which is also or at least a similar timescale is being thought of across the border in England as well - was intended to be brought in to ensure that we bring forward some of those transactions from next year. So, it was always intended to be a time-limited intervention to increase the number of homes that are transacted in this financial year. But that said, even when we go back to our original rate, the majority of house buyers in Wales will pay no or reduced land transaction tax and certainly less than they would have paid elsewhere. And we're also in the position in Wales where our average house price is much less than elsewhere. I appreciate it's a different situation in the constituency that Nick represents. But I still think that even then, we will have the most progressive approach that there is in the UK.
Welsh: Wel, bwriad cyflwyno'r gostyngiad presennol sydd i fod i ddod i ben ar 31 Mawrth - sydd hefyd, neu o leiaf mae amserlen debyg yn cael ei hystyried dros y ffin yn Lloegr yn ogystal - oedd sicrhau bod rhai o'r trafodiadau'n cael eu cyflwyno'n gynt na'r flwyddyn nesaf. Felly, y bwriad bob amser oedd iddi fod yn ymyrraeth am gyfnod penodol i gynyddu nifer y cartrefi sy'n cael eu prynu a'u gwerthu yn y flwyddyn ariannol hon. Ond wedi dweud hynny, hyd yn oed pan fyddwn yn mynd yn ôl i'n cyfradd wreiddiol, ni fydd y rhan fwyaf o brynwyr tai yng Nghymru yn talu treth trafodiadau tir, neu byddant yn talu llai, ac yn sicr, byddant yn talu llai nag y byddent wedi'i dalu yn rhywle arall. Ac rydym hefyd mewn sefyllfa yng Nghymru lle mae prisiau tai ar gyfartaledd yn is o lawer nag mewn mannau eraill. Rwy'n dderbyn bod y sefyllfa'n wahanol yn yr etholaeth y mae Nick yn ei chynrychioli. Ond hyd yn oed wedyn, rwy'n dal i feddwl y bydd gennym y dull mwyaf blaengar o weithredu yn y DU.
English: Thank you very much, Llywydd. There's been quite some coverage across the UK this week on free school meals following the scandal of the inadequate meals provided by private contractors to children in England during the pandemic. But support, generally speaking, is still inadequate for children living in poverty in Wales; we've already referred during this session to extending free school meals during the pandemic, but let's look beyond the pandemic. There are 70,000 children in Wales, according to the Child Poverty Action Group, whose families receive universal credit but don't qualify for free school meals. Now, on two recent occasions you as Minister have referred to the fact that costings have been undertaken by your officials on providing free school meals to each and every one of those, first in response to a written question from Adam Price on 4 January, and the second in response to Siân Gwenllian in the Finance Committee a few days later. Can you tell us what conclusion you came to as to how much it would cost to ensure that every child living in poverty does qualify for free school meals?
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn, Llywydd. Mae yna gryn sylw wedi cael ei roi ar draws y Deyrnas Unedig yr wythnos yma i ginio ysgol am ddim ar ôl y sgandal o brydau cwbl annigonol yn cael eu rhoi gan gontractwyr preifat i blant yn Lloegr yn ystod y pandemig. Ond mae cefnogaeth yn gyffredinol yn dal yn annigonol i blant sy'n byw mewn tlodi yng Nghymru; rydym ni wedi cyfeirio'n barod yn ystod y sesiwn yma at ymestyn cinio ysgol am ddim yn ystod y pandemig, ond gadewch inni edrych y tu hwnt i'r pandemig yma. Mae yna 70,000 o blant yng Nghymru, yn ôl y Grŵp Gweithredu ar Dlodi Plant, lle mae eu teuluoedd nhw yn derbyn credyd cynhwysol ond sydd ddim yn gymwys i gael cinio ysgol am ddim. Rŵan, ar ddau achlysur yn ddiweddar mi ydych chi fel Gweinidog wedi cyfeirio at y ffaith bod costings wedi cael eu gwneud gan eich swyddogion chi ar roi cinio ysgol am ddim i bob un o'r rheini, y cyntaf mewn ymateb i gwestiwn ysgrifenedig gan Adam Price ar 4 Ionawr, y llall mewn ymateb i Siân Gwenllian yn y Pwyllgor Cyllid ychydig ddyddiau yn ddiweddarach. Ydych chi yn gallu dweud wrthym ni i ba gasgliad ddaethoch chi ynglŷn â faint fyddai fo'n gostio i sicrhau bod pob plentyn sydd yn byw mewn tlodi yn gymwys i gael cinio ysgol am ddim?
English: Llywydd, I did undertake in Finance Committee on Friday to write to the committee with the full detail in terms of the modelling that we have undertaken to explore the cost of extending free school meals, and I'll be certain to share it also with Rhun ap Iorwerth as well as the Finance Committee to give that level of detail. Of course, this issue was raised again with the First Minister in First Minister's questions just this week, and he did make the challenge - which I think is a completely legitimate one - in the sense that if we are going to look at spending tens of millions of additional pounds on this particular initiative - and, of course, there's a very strong argument for supporting families in this way - then we do need to explore where in the budget we would take that funding from. So, I think that we do have to have both sides of that coin when we're making these choices, but I will share that information as soon as I'm able to.
Welsh: Lywydd, ymrwymais yn y Pwyllgor Cyllid ddydd Gwener i ysgrifennu at y pwyllgor gyda'r manylion llawn am y gwaith modelu rydym wedi'i wneud i archwilio cost ymestyn y ddarpariaeth o brydau ysgol am ddim, a byddaf yn siŵr o'u rhannu hefyd gyda Rhun ap Iorwerth yn ogystal â'r Pwyllgor Cyllid i roi'r lefel honno o fanylder. Wrth gwrs, codwyd y mater hwn eto gyda'r Prif Weinidog yn y cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog yr wythnos hon, a gwnaeth yr her - un gwbl ddilys yn fy marn i - yn yr ystyr, os ydym am ystyried gwario degau o filiynau o bunnoedd ychwanegol ar y fenter benodol hon - ac wrth gwrs, ceir dadl gref iawn dros gefnogi teuluoedd yn y ffordd hon - mae angen inni archwilio o ble yn y gyllideb y byddem yn mynd â'r arian hwnnw. Felly, credaf fod yn rhaid inni edrych ar y ddwy ochr i'r geiniog honno wrth wneud y dewisiadau hyn, ond byddaf yn rhannu'r wybodaeth honno cyn gynted ag y gallaf.
English: Thank you very much, and I fully understand that it's a matter of prioritisation, but I hope that you as finance Minister would agree that there isn't a much greater priority than providing the necessary support for children living in poverty and, indeed, bringing them out of poverty. Having undertaken those costings, you decided for some reason that this wasn't a sufficient priority to include in the draft budget. Will you now reconsider your position on this whilst working on the final budget? And in terms of what we heard from the First Minister yesterday, unless you can correct me I think the First Minister yesterday misinterpreted what we're looking at by suggesting that we're talking about 70,000 families here. If there were one child in every family, it would cost £33 million he said, more if there were two children, and as much as £101 million if there were three children in the family, but we are talking about 70,000 children here. Given those figures that we received from the First Minister, should we assume that the cost would be £33 million were we to extend free school meals to those 70,000 children?
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn, a dwi yn deall yn iawn, wrth gwrs, mai mater o flaenoriaethu ydy hyn ond dwi'n gobeithio y byddwch chi fel Gweinidog cyllid yn cytuno nad oes yna lawer mwy o flaenoriaeth na rhoi'r gefnogaeth sydd ei hangen ar blant sy'n byw mewn tlodi, ac, yn wir, i'w tynnu nhw allan o dlodi. Ar ôl gwneud y costio, mi benderfynoch chi am ryw reswm bod hyn ddim yn ddigon o flaenoriaeth i roi yn y gyllideb ddrafft. A wnewch chi rŵan ailystyried hyn wrth weithio ar y gyllideb derfynol? Ac o ran yr hyn glywsom ni gan y Prif Weinidog ddoe, oni bai eich bod chi'n gallu fy nghywiro i dwi'n meddwl bod y Prif Weinidog ddoe wedi camddehongli yr hyn rydym ni'n edrych arno fo drwy awgrymu ein bod ni'n sôn am 70,000 o deuluoedd yn fan hyn. Os buasai un plentyn ym mhob teulu, mi fuasai'n costio £33 miliwn meddai fo, mwy os oes yna ddau blentyn yn y teulu, gymaint â £101 miliwn os oes yna dri phlentyn mewn teulu, ond sôn am 70,000 o blant ydyn ni yn fan hyn. Ar sail y ffigurau yna gawsom ni gan y Prif Weinidog felly, allwn ni gasglu mai £33 miliwn fyddai'r gost o ymestyn cinio am ddim i'r 70,000 o blant?
English: As I say, I'll share the modelling that we've undertaken and which is being completed by our officials in Welsh Government with Rhun ap Iorwerth and also with the Finance Committee, and then I think that would be the time then to explore where colleagues would suggest that cuts should be made within the draft budget in order to accommodate a change in this approach.
Welsh: Fel y dywedaf, byddaf yn rhannu'r gwaith modelu rydym wedi'i wneud ac sy'n cael ei gwblhau gan ein swyddogion yn Llywodraeth Cymru gyda Rhun ap Iorwerth a hefyd gyda'r Pwyllgor Cyllid, a chredaf mai dyna'r adeg i archwilio ble fyddai cyd-Aelodau'n awgrymu y dylid gwneud toriadau yn y gyllideb ddrafft er mwyn darparu ar gyfer newid i'r dull hwn.
English: Okay. I'll just reiterate once more that this has to be a priority, surely. We're talking about children living in poverty needing every help that they can get, and out of a total budget of £22 billion surely £33 million has to be found. We've seen the shame of the inadequate food boxes. We've seen the frustration and anger triggered by the Marcus Rashford campaign. Let's get this sorted. Look to your unallocated COVID consequentials; is there a contribution there? We know that COVID has amplified poverty problems in Wales. Plaid Cymru is calling clearly for this. Labour councillors in Carmarthenshire, I understand, have backed a Plaid Cymru motion asking the Welsh Government to extend free school meals to all children in families receiving universal credit. It's time the Labour Government acted on this.
Welsh: Iawn. Fe ailadroddaf unwaith eto fod yn rhaid i hyn fod yn flaenoriaeth, does bosibl. Rydym yn sôn am blant yn byw mewn tlodi, ac angen pob cymorth y gallant ei gael, ac o gyllideb o £22 biliwn, rhaid bod modd dod o hyd i £33 miliwn. Rydym wedi gweld gwarth y bocsys bwyd annigonol. Rydym wedi gweld y rhwystredigaeth a'r dicter yn sgil ymgyrch Marcus Rashford. Gadewch inni gael trefn ar hyn. Edrychwch ar eich cyllid canlyniadol ar gyfer COVID nad yw wedi cael ei ddyrannu; a oes cyfraniad yno? Gwyddom fod COVID wedi chwyddo problemau tlodi yng Nghymru. Mae Plaid Cymru yn galw'n glir am hyn. Mae cynghorwyr Llafur yn Sir Gaerfyrddin, yn ôl yr hyn a ddeallaf, wedi cefnogi cynnig gan Blaid Cymru sy'n gofyn i Lywodraeth Cymru ymestyn prydau ysgol am ddim i gynnwys pob plentyn mewn teuluoedd sy'n derbyn credyd cynhwysol. Mae'n bryd i'r Llywodraeth Lafur weithredu ar hyn.