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Cwestiynau Ysgrifenedig y Cynulliad a gyflwynwyd ar 1 Rhagfyr 2015 i'w hateb ar 8 Rhagfyr 2015

R - Yn dynodi bod yr Aelod wedi datgan buddiant.
W - Yn dynodi bod y cwestiwn wedi'i gyflwyno yn Gymraeg.

(Dangosir rhif gwreiddiol y Cwestiwn mewn cromfachau)

Mae'n rhaid cyflwyno Cwestiynau Ysgrifenedig bum diwrnod gwaith o leiaf cyn y maent i gael eu hateb.  Yn ymarferol, mae'r Gweinidogion yn ceisio ateb o fewn saith neu wyth diwrnod ond nid yw'n orfodol iddynt wneud hynny.  Cyhoeddir yr atebion yn yr iaith y'u cyflwynir ynddi, gyda chyfieithiad i'r Saesneg o ymatebion a roddir yn Gymraeg.

Gofyn i'r Gweinidog Cymunedau a Threchu Tlodi

Mark Isherwood (Gogledd Cymru): Beth fydd yn digwydd i gyllid craidd, gan gynnwys cyllid yr UE, ar gyfer y rhaglen Teuluoedd yn Gyntaf ar ôl diwedd y cyfnod ariannu cyfredol? (WAQ69524)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 4 Rhagfyr 2015

Gweinidog Cymunedau a Threchu Tlodi (Lesley Griffiths):

The late timing of the UK Government's Spending Review poses a range of challenges for budget planning.

A detailed consideration of the future funding arrangements for the Families First programme is currently underway and we will continue to work closely with Local Authorities.

Gofyn i'r Gweinidog Addysg a Sgiliau

Mark Isherwood (Gogledd Cymru): Pa wybodaeth sydd gan Lywodraeth Cymru am ganlyniadau lefel A, fesul y math o anabledd neu angen addysgol arbennig? (WAQ69519)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 9 Rhagfyr 2015

Gweinidog Addysg a Sgiliau (Huw Lewis): Information on A level results by type of SEN is in the table below. Data are for schools only.

http://www.assembly.wales/written%20questions%20documents/information%20further%20to%20written%20assembly%20question%2069519/151208%2069519-e.pdf

Mark Isherwood (Gogledd Cymru): Pa wybodaeth sydd gan Lywodraeth Cymru am nifer y bobl ifanc byddar sy'n ymgymryd â chyrsiau addysg bellach, prentisiaethau a hyfforddeiaethau, gan ddarparu'r ffigurau yn ôl oedran? (WAQ69520)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 9 Rhagfyr 2015

Huw Lewis:

In 2013/14 the numbers of learners aged under 25 considering themselves to have a hearing impairment impacting on their ability to learn were 195 for Further Education learners, 60 for Apprentices (across all levels) and 40 for learners on Traineeship programmes.  These learners are categorised by age group in Table 1.

Table 1: Numbers of learners at FE institutions or pursuing apprenticeship or traineeship programmes in 2013/14 who were aged under 25 and had a hearing impairment impacting on their ability to learn

Source: Lifelong Learning Wales Record

Notes:

1. Figures are for learners who considered themselves to have a hearing impairment impacting on their ability to learn.
2. The FE institution figures exclude learners pursuing work-based learning programmes to avoid overlap with the remaining columns.
3. Age is as at 31 August 2013.
4. Figures are rounded to nearest 5 with * representing values between 1 and 4.
5. Totals are rounded independently from the source data and may therefore differ from the sum of the separately rounded components.

Mark Isherwood (Gogledd Cymru): Pa wybodaeth sydd gan Lywodraeth Cymru am gyfraddau llwyddiant ar gyfer pobl ifanc fyddar sy'n ymgymryd â phrentisiaethau? (WAQ69521)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 9 Rhagfyr 2015

Huw Lewis

The work-based learning apprenticeship framework success rate for learners aged under 25 with a hearing impairment impacting on their ability to learn, was 90 per cent for 2013/14 (based on a cohort of around 20 learners).

Source: Lifelong Learning Wales Record (LLWR)

Mark Isherwood (Gogledd Cymru): Pa wybodaeth sydd gan Lywodraeth Cymru am y daith ymlaen ar gyfer dysgwyr byddar sy'n gadael addysg uwch? (WAQ69522)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 9 Rhagfyr 2015

Huw Lewis:

This level of information is not held centrally by Welsh Government.

Mark Isherwood (Gogledd Cymru): Pa wybodaeth sydd gan Lywodraeth Cymru am nifer y bobl ifanc byddar nad ydynt mewn addysg, cyflogaeth na hyfforddiant? (WAQ69523)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 9 Rhagfyr 2015

Huw Lewis:

The Welsh Government does not hold any information on the number of deaf young people not in education, employment and training (NEET).

The headline measure of NEET is a statistical estimate rather than a count of young people and cannot therefore be disaggregated beyond gender and age group, and survey data cannot provide this level of detail.

Gofyn i'r Gweinidog Cyllid a Busnes y Llywodraeth

Andrew RT Davies (Canol De Cymru):  Gan gyfeirio at y datganiad llafar ar gaffael (1 Rhagfyr 2015) pa ddywedodd y Gweinidog y gall contractau sector cyhoeddus atal cyflenwyr lleol, bach rhag cael eu cynnwys, a wnaiff y Gweinidog gyhoeddi copïau o unrhyw dystiolaeth a ddaeth i law sy'n ymwneud â'r rhwystrau y mae busnesau llai yn eu hwynebu ym maes caffael cyhoeddus? (WAQ69526)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 9 Rhagfyr 2015

Gweinidog Cyllid a Busnes y LlyJane Hutt: In 2009 I commissioned Bangor University and Glamorgan University to research, 'Barriers to Procurement Opportunity'. Further reports were published by the two Universities in 2012. All these reports have been published and can be accessed through the Procurement Route Planner.  The direct links to the reports are listed below:

http://prp.gov.wales/docs/prp/generalgoodsservices/130617barrierstoprocurement.pdf

http://prp.gov.wales/docs/prp/toolkit/140217lot1barriersresearchEUcompliance.pdf

http://prp.gov.wales/docs/prp/toolkit/140217lot3barriersresearchlowvalueadvertising.pdf

http://prp.gov.wales/docs/prp/toolkit/140217lot2barriersresearchprocurementombudsman.pdf

http://prp.gov.wales/docs/prp/toolkit/140217lot4barriersresearchqualityoffeedback.pdf

Also in 2012, I tasked John McClelland to review the Impact of Procurement Policy in Wales, and his report of the same name was published in August 2012 on the Welsh Government website. These reports provided me with the evidence necessary to develop and publish the Wales Procurement policy Statement.

More recently we have seen reports published by the Cross Party Group on Construction, 'Impact of Procurement Policy in Wales', from the Royal Society of Architects in Wales, 'A Procurement Plan for Wales' and most recently Constructing Excellence in Wales' 'No Turning Back' review. Listening to business is important to me and these reports will help shape procurement policy and regulation.

Andrew RT Davies (Canol De Cymru):  Faint o fusnesau bach a chanolig yng Nghymru sy'n cael eu defnyddio o ganlyniad i bolisi caffael cyhoeddus, a sut y mae hyn yn cymharu gyda'r ffigurau ar gyfer y tair blynedd ariannol ddiwethaf? (WAQ69527)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 9 Rhagfyr 2015

Jane Hutt: Available expenditure information from the public sector spend in Wales has not previously enabled identification of spend going specifically to Welsh SMEs. However I have taken steps to address this and the new spend analysis provision, led by the National Procurement Service, will capture this detail moving forward.

I am however able to report that Welsh SMEs have won 143 places on the 23 NPS frameworks let to date, and work continues to ensure future frameworks utilise Welsh procurement policy to deliver positive results. 

Andrew RT Davies (Canol De Cymru):  Pa fesurau y mae'r Gweinidog yn eu cymryd i gynyddu'r defnydd o busnesau bach o chanolig o Gymru ym maes caffael cyhoeddus? (WAQ69528)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 9 Rhagfyr 2015

Jane Hutt: The Wales Procurement Policy Statement requires procurement practice that delivers maximum economic benefit to Wales through adoption of its ten principles. Welsh SMEs are critical to the economic well being of Wales and as such our procurement policy, tools and guidance have all been developed with this in mind. Policies like community benefits ensure the value offered by Welsh SMEs is considered and measured. I have also worked to reduce barriers to bidding and simplify and standardised processes to ensure the tender process does not preclude smaller suppliers from winning public sector contracts. Our approaches to low value advertising, tools like the SQuID, and most recently our guidance on Joint Bidding are having a very positive impact for our smaller suppliers.

Welsh procurement policy is now further supported by the Public Contract Regulations 2015, which means bidding for public contracts will be quicker and less costly, enabling suppliers to compete more effectively. The new powers secured will be used to further ensure that public bodies in Wales adopt our SME friendly policies.

Gofyn i'r Gweinidog Iechyd a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol

Kirsty Williams (Brycheiniog a Sir Faesyfed): A wnaiff y Gweinidog ddadansoddi'r costau sy'n gysylltiedig â phroses Llywodraeth Cymru o ad-drefnu GIG Cymru, a ddaeth i rym ar 1 Hydref 2009? (WAQ69525)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 11 Rhagfyr 2015

Gweinidog Iechyd a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol (Mark Drakeford):

The costs of the 2009 reform were  managed by NHS organisations within their available funding. The Welsh Assembly Government provided £2.897 million funding to Health Boards to enable them to meet the additional costs charged by the Wales Audit Office for auditing a mid-year set of accounts. With this exception, no additional funding was made to Health Boards for the reorganisation.