English: Thank you for the questions and the comments. I particularly welcome the recognition from the Member that the pandemic response from staff and organisations in north Wales has been second to none. It has been a very positive and impressive response. And, again, that underpins an organisation where others would have been concerned about the ability of the organisation to work effectively in the face of a once-in-a-century pandemic, and yet, actually, they have risen to the challenge significantly, with not just the creation of the rainbow hospitals, but the way they've worked across their whole healthcare system. And I think it should give more people more confidence for the rest of the unfinished pandemic that we are all still facing. And, again, to go back to the point about the advice that is given and the assurance from the previous update I gave from the regular tripartite meeting, at that meeting, in the discussion around north Wales, they recognised that further progress had been made and they asked for a further meeting because they sought further assurance on areas of progress. They've considered the extra information that has been provided, and that group of people - the chief exec of NHS Wales, Healthcare Inspectorate Wales and Audit Wales - have given clear advice that Betsi Cadwaladr should move out of special measures, and that is the basis for my decision. I don't think it's difficult or complicated to understand, and, of course, other people are entitled to say that they reject the advice of Healthcare Inspectorate Wales, Audit Wales and the chief executive of NHS Wales. They're entitled to say that, and I think people are entitled to judge whether they think that is the right thing to do, for me to base my choice on, as a Minister, or for rather more partisan reasons not to change the status of the organisation, but to keep it in special measures when the clear objective advice is that it is no longer the right thing to do for the organisation and the people it serves. I recognise that - . The Member has a clear view that he has set out on more than one occasion, that he believes a reorganisation with more than one health board in north Wales will provide a better future. That is not a view I share. I think the loss of focus, the money you'd spend, the upheaval, would have a real cost within it and you'd then have to remake all those partner arrangements that have definitely moved forward over the last few months and the last few years. So, I don't share his view, but I recognise he's perfectly entitled to put it to people. Members will decide, but as I say, this is an undeniably positive step forward for all the staff of the health board and indeed for every community in north Wales that is served by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
Welsh: Diolch am y cwestiynau a'r sylwadau. Rwy'n croesawu yn arbennig gydnabyddiaeth yr Aelod fod yr ymateb i'r pandemig gan staff a sefydliadau yn y gogledd wedi bod heb ei ail. Fe fu hwn yn ymateb cadarnhaol a thrawiadol iawn. Ac, unwaith eto, mae honno'n sylfaen i sefydliad lle byddai eraill wedi bod yn pryderu am allu'r sefydliad i weithio yn effeithiol yn wyneb pandemig unwaith mewn can mlynedd. Ac eto i gyd, mewn gwirionedd, maen nhw wedi ymateb yn sylweddol i'r her, nid yn unig gyda chreu ysbytai enfys, ond y ffordd y maen nhw wedi gweithio ar draws eu system gofal iechyd yn ei chyfanrwydd. Ac rwy'n credu y dylai hynny roi mwy o hyder i fwy o bobl yn ystod gweddill y pandemig sy'n parhau y mae pob un ohonom ni'n dal i'w wynebu. Ac, unwaith eto, i fynd yn ôl at y pwynt ynglŷn â'r cyngor a roddir a'r sicrwydd o'r diweddariad blaenorol a roddais i o'r cyfarfod tairochrog rheolaidd, yn y cyfarfod hwnnw, yn y drafodaeth ynghylch y gogledd, roedden nhw'n cydnabod bod cynnydd pellach wedi digwydd ac fe ofynnwyd am gyfarfod pellach am eu bod nhw'n ceisio cael sicrwydd pellach ar feysydd y cynnydd. Maen nhw wedi ystyried yr wybodaeth ychwanegol a roddwyd, ac mae'r grŵp hwnnw o bobl - prif weithredwr GIG Cymru, Arolygiaeth Gofal Iechyd Cymru ac Archwilio Cymru - wedi rhoi cyngor clir y dylai mesurau arbennig Betsi Cadwaladr ddod i ben, a dyna sail fy mhenderfyniad i. Nid wyf i o'r farn ei bod yn anodd nac yn gymhleth deall hyn, ac, wrth gwrs, mae gan bobl eraill yr hawl i ddweud eu bod nhw'n diystyru cyngor Arolygiaeth Gofal Iechyd Cymru, Archwilio Cymru a phrif weithredwr GIG Cymru. Mae ganddyn nhw yr hawl i ddweud hynny. Ac rwy'n credu bod gan bobl yr hawl i farnu ai dyna'r peth iawn i'w wneud yn eu barn nhw, fy mod i'n gwneud fy newis ar sail hynny, fel Gweinidog, neu am resymau mwy pleidiol i beidio â newid statws y sefydliad, ond ei gadw mewn mesurau arbennig pan mai'r cyngor gwrthrychol clir yw nad hwnnw yw'r peth iawn i'w wneud mwyach ar gyfer y sefydliad na'r bobl y mae hwnnw'n eu gwasanaethu. Rwy'n cydnabod mai - . Mae gan yr Aelod farn glir a fynegodd ar fwy nag un achlysur, sef ei fod o'r farn y byddai ad-drefnu gyda mwy nag un bwrdd iechyd yn y gogledd yn cynnig dyfodol gwell. Nid wyf i o'r un farn ag ef. Rwyf i o'r farn y byddai'r colli'r ffocws, yr arian y byddech chi'n ei wario, a'r ffwdan, yn golygu cost wirioneddol ac yna fe fyddai'n rhaid ichi ail-wneud yr holl drefniadau partner hynny sydd wedi symud ymlaen yn bendant dros y misoedd a'r blynyddoedd diwethaf. Felly, nid wyf i o'r un farn ag ef, ond rwy'n cydnabod bod ganddo berffaith hawl i fynegi ei farn i'r bobl. Fe fydd yr Aelodau yn penderfynu, ond fel y dywedais i, mae hwn yn gam cadarnhaol ymlaen i holl staff y bwrdd iechyd ac yn wir i bob cymuned yn y gogledd a wasanaethir gan Fwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Betsi Cadwaladr.