23 Ionawr 2024 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad gan y Gweinidog Cyfiawnder Cymdeithasol a'r Prif Chwip: Strategaeth Tlodi Plant Cymru
Diolch. Rwy'n ymddiheuro, oherwydd wnes i ddim ymateb yn iawn i Vikki Howells ar y cynllun treialu bwndel babi, a nawr rydw i'n gallu ymateb yn iawn i chi, Mabon. Diolch am hynny, oherwydd credaf fod Bwndel Babi yn bwysig iawn, dan arweiniad Julie Morgan…
23 Ionawr 2024 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad gan y Gweinidog Cyfiawnder Cymdeithasol a'r Prif Chwip: Strategaeth Tlodi Plant Cymru
Diolch yn fawr iawn, Jenny. Rwy'n credu ei bod yn ddefnyddiol iawn eich bod wedi cydnabod bod newidiadau wedi digwydd o ganlyniad i holl effeithiau ymgynghoriad eich adroddiad pwyllgor, atgyfnerthu hawliau plant. O ran siarter budd-daliadau Cymru, yn gyflym…
23 Ionawr 2024 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad gan y Gweinidog Cyfiawnder Cymdeithasol a'r Prif Chwip: Strategaeth Tlodi Plant Cymru
Wel, rwy'n gobeithio y byddwch chi'n croesawu cyngor academaidd annibynnol yr Athro Rod Hick. Mae'n arbenigwr ledled y byd—arbenigwr a gydnabyddir yn fyd-eang—ar sut rydych chi'n mesur tlodi. A dyna hanfod y cwestiwn hwn: sut rydym yn mesur y camau yr ydym yn…
23 Ionawr 2024 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad gan y Gweinidog Cyfiawnder Cymdeithasol a'r Prif Chwip: Strategaeth Tlodi Plant Cymru
Wel, diolch yn fawr iawn, Vikki Howells, a diolch am y gydnabyddiaeth honno bod hon yn her anodd, onid ydyw, o ran mynd i'r afael â lefelau tlodi plant, sydd wrth gwrs yn llawer rhy uchel. Mae adroddiadau ac ystadegau yn dangos bod lefelau tlodi plant yn rhy…
23 Ionawr 2024 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad gan y Gweinidog Cyfiawnder Cymdeithasol a'r Prif Chwip: Strategaeth Tlodi Plant Cymru
Diolch i chi, Heledd Fychan. Fe ddywedais i hyn wrth ateb mwy nag un o Aelodau'r Senedd heddiw, ond rydym ni'n datblygu fframwaith cadarn ar gyfer monitro ar sail dangosyddion cenedlaethol Deddf Llesiant Cenedlaethau'r Dyfodol, fel yr amlinellais i. Fe…
23 Ionawr 2024 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad gan y Gweinidog Cyfiawnder Cymdeithasol a'r Prif Chwip: Strategaeth Tlodi Plant Cymru
Diolch yn fawr iawn wir i chi, Jayne Bryant, am eich cyfraniadau chi, ac yn wir am ymateb i ddadl y Pwyllgor Cydraddoldeb a Chyfiawnder Cymdeithasol pwysig. Rwy'n credu eich bod chi wedi canolbwyntio ar agweddau allweddol ar y gwaith gyda'ch ymholiadau hi…
23 Ionawr 2024 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad gan y Gweinidog Cyfiawnder Cymdeithasol a'r Prif Chwip: Strategaeth Tlodi Plant Cymru
Diolch yn fawr, Sioned Williams, a diolch i chi am eich sylwadau a'ch cwestiynau heddiw. Rwy'n falch eich bod chi'n cydnabod bod rhai o'r pwyntiau allweddol a godwyd yn yr ymgynghoriad, ac, yn wir, yn yr ymchwiliad gan y Pwyllgor Cydraddoldeb a Chyfiawnder…
23 Ionawr 2024 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad gan y Gweinidog Cyfiawnder Cymdeithasol a'r Prif Chwip: Strategaeth Tlodi Plant Cymru
Wrth gwrs, mae'r strategaeth yn nodi ein huchelgeisiau ar gyfer y tymor hwy, gan amlinellu sut y byddwn ni'n gweithio ar draws y Llywodraeth, gyda'n partneriaid ni, i wneud y mwyaf posibl o effaith y dulliau sydd ar gael i ni yn Llywodraeth Cymru. Rwyf i wedi…
23 Ionawr 2024 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad gan y Gweinidog Cyfiawnder Cymdeithasol a'r Prif Chwip: Strategaeth Tlodi Plant Cymru
Wel, mae'n rhaid i mi ddweud, roeddwn i'n dechrau meddwl tybed a oeddech chi wedi darllen y strategaeth tlodi plant mewn gwirionedd, Mark Isherwood, wrth i chi wneud eich sylwadau a'ch pwyntiau agoriadol—yn sicr nid cwestiynau i mi oedden nhw am y datganiad a…
23 Ionawr 2024 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad gan y Gweinidog Cyfiawnder Cymdeithasol a'r Prif Chwip: Strategaeth Tlodi Plant Cymru
Diolch yn fawr, Llywydd. Heddiw, rydym ni'n cyhoeddi strategaeth tlodi plant Cymru sy'n ddogfen bolisi drawsbynciol, i'r Llywodraeth gyfan i nodi ein blaenoriaethau ni ar gyfer gweithredu mewn ffordd ystyrlon i fynd i'r afael â thlodi plant a gwella profiad…
22 Ionawr 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Cyllideb ddrafft 2024-25: Sesiwn dystiolaeth ar waith Gweinidogion
It's pretty clear, isn't it, why it hasn't happened. We've got a £1.3 billion cut to our budget. My budget is £139 million, and I've had to take £7.5 million out of the PCSOs budget. The money isn't there. Of course, we would like to be able to do these…
22 Ionawr 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Cyllideb ddrafft 2024-25: Sesiwn dystiolaeth ar waith Gweinidogion
Oh yes, the impact assessment is part of it.
22 Ionawr 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Cyllideb ddrafft 2024-25: Sesiwn dystiolaeth ar waith Gweinidogion
Earlier on, you were asking, right at the start, about big decisions, in a way, we've had to make, and a big decision was reducing the PCSOs budget. It's still over £15 million that we're putting into the PCSOs budget, but we've made that reduction of £7.5…
22 Ionawr 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Cyllideb ddrafft 2024-25: Sesiwn dystiolaeth ar waith Gweinidogion
Because we haven't reduced the budget. We're building the team. They are critically important, as you say, to every Minister, to make sure we've got that granularity of equality impact. I have to say, also— because we know this committee is very interested in…
22 Ionawr 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Cyllideb ddrafft 2024-25: Sesiwn dystiolaeth ar waith Gweinidogion
Well, this, I would beg to say, is not really for the budget today. I'm very happy to come back and talk more about the—
22 Ionawr 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Cyllideb ddrafft 2024-25: Sesiwn dystiolaeth ar waith Gweinidogion
Well, thank you for that question, and, in fact, I've covered this in my written evidence, in paragraphs 68 and 69, about the equality, race and disability units, and, actually, have given some indication of what they've already done in my written…
22 Ionawr 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Cyllideb ddrafft 2024-25: Sesiwn dystiolaeth ar waith Gweinidogion
This is protected specifically for those third sector organisations—over £8 million. So, all the specialist services are protected by this protection of the overall budget.
22 Ionawr 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Cyllideb ddrafft 2024-25: Sesiwn dystiolaeth ar waith Gweinidogion
Well, we do fund the Welsh refugee consortium, which is a consortium of organisations, with the Welsh Refugee Council being one of them. Chair, can I come back with a breakdown of that funding, because, actually, my question, in a sense, would be—? My…
22 Ionawr 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Cyllideb ddrafft 2024-25: Sesiwn dystiolaeth ar waith Gweinidogion
Well, where are we now? We're in January, so we're working on the solution for a sustainable model, and I certainly hope, you know, by the time we get to the points of budgets—draft budgets—we'll be able to clarify where we are on it.
22 Ionawr 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Cyllideb ddrafft 2024-25: Sesiwn dystiolaeth ar waith Gweinidogion
Absolutely. It was a 'welcome ticket', and that's what it should be—a welcome to Wales. It was introduced as part of the response to the war in Ukraine and was part of the bus transition fund, so I'm working closely with the Deputy Minister for Climate Change…
22 Ionawr 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Cyllideb ddrafft 2024-25: Sesiwn dystiolaeth ar waith Gweinidogion
Thank you, Jane. Sorry, for coming in too soon, too quickly. I mean that the capital hasn't been spent—it's the capital that hasn't been spent. Obviously, we've got revenue funding support for our Gypsy, Roma, Traveller communities in terms of the…
22 Ionawr 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Cyllideb ddrafft 2024-25: Sesiwn dystiolaeth ar waith Gweinidogion
No, there are no applications for this financial year from local authorities. So, my meetings with local authorities—it's a statutory responsibility, it's their responsibility. My meetings with local authorities over the past six months in particular have…
22 Ionawr 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Cyllideb ddrafft 2024-25: Sesiwn dystiolaeth ar waith Gweinidogion
There have been no applications from local authorities across the whole of Wales for capital funding in this financial year.
22 Ionawr 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Cyllideb ddrafft 2024-25: Sesiwn dystiolaeth ar waith Gweinidogion
Thank you. And this is, again, a key priority for me. So, I've been meeting local authorities over the last six months, accompanied by officials, Amelia John particularly, to consider their GTAAs, their Gypsy and Traveller accommodation assessments, to bring…
22 Ionawr 2024 , Equality and Social Justice Committee
Cyllideb ddrafft 2024-25: Sesiwn dystiolaeth ar waith Gweinidogion
Thank you for that question. Yes, we’re moving at pace through the disability rights taskforce, so we’ve got three working groups under way, and all the work streams are going to conclude by March 2024, so that we can move to that draft action plan. I think…
