Cwestiynau Ysgrifenedig y Cynulliad a gyflwynwyd ar 2 Rhagfyr 2014 i'w hateb ar 9 Rhagfyr 2014
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)
Rhaid cyflwyno Cwestiynau Ysgrifenedig o leiaf bum diwrnod gwaith cyn y disgwylir iddynt gael eu hateb. Yn ymarferol, bydd Gweinidogion yn ceisio ateb o fewn saith neu wyth diwrnod ond nid oes rheidrwydd arnynt i wneud hynny. Cyhoeddir yr atebion unwaith iddynt gael eu derbyn yn yr iaith y'u cyflwynir ynddi, gyda chyfieithiad i'r Saesneg o ymatebion a roddir yn y Gymraeg.
Gofyn i Brif Weinidog Cymru
Antoinette Sandbach (Gogledd Cymru): A wnaiff y Prif Weinidog ddatgelu unrhyw adroddiad a luniwyd gan yr uned cyflenwi ar Ynni'r Fro yn ystod y pedwerydd Cynulliad? (WAQ68083)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 8 Rhagfyr 2014
Prif Weinidog Cymru (Carwyn Jones): I hold regular meetings with Ministers and their Directors General to discuss delivery. In that context, the Delivery Unit provides me with periodic briefings on the progress and effectiveness of each department towards delivering the government's priorities and programmes, and with early warning of potential delivery issues that may require the attention of Ministers. However, as I have stated previously, the detail of the Delivery Unit's work and the content of their briefings are a matter for me.
Gofyn i Weinidog yr Economi, Gwyddoniaeth a Thrafnidiaeth
Andrew RT Davies (Canol De Cymru): Faint o arian y mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi'i wario ar deithiau masnach i bob gwlad er 2011? (WAQ68087)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 8 Rhagfyr 2014
Gweinidog yr Economi, Gwyddoniaeth aThrafnidiaeth (Edwina Hart): We do not hold the information in the format you have requested.
Andrew RT Davies (Canol De Cymru): Beth yw amcanestyniadau cyfredol Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer cwblhau ffordd gyswllt Bae Caerdydd o gylchfan Rover Way/Ocean Way i'r A4232? (WAQ68094)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 8 Rhagfyr 2014
Y Gweinidog yr Economi, Gwyddoniaeth a Thrafnidiaeth (Edwina Hart): Construction of this section of the Eastern Bay Link road is scheduled to begin in July 2015 and complete by winter 2016/17.
Andrew RT Davies (Canol De Cymru): A wnaiff y Gweinidog ddatganiad am y gwaith i uwchraddio'r twneli Bryn-glas, sydd i fod i ddechrau ym mis Medi 2014? (WAQ68096)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 8 Rhagfyr 2014
Edwina Hart: An Employer's Agent has been appointed and has started work. We are currently procuring a contractor.
Gofyn i'r Gweinidog Addysg a Sgiliau
Andrew RT Davies (Canol De Cymru): A wnaiff y Gweinidog nodi pob dogfen a anfonwyd gan Lywodraeth Cymru i a) ysgolion cynradd a b) ysgolion uwchradd yn y ddwy flynedd academaidd llawn diwethaf? (WAQ68091)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 11 Rhagfyr 2014
Y Gweinidog Addysg a Sgiliau (Huw Lewis): We publish a full list of documents sent from the Welsh Government to all schools in Wales in the Annual Report to Schools. The 2012/13 report is available at the following link
The 2013/14 report will be published before the end of this academic term.
Gofyn i'r Gweinidog Cyllid a Busnes y Llywodraeth
Andrew RT Davies (Canol De Cymru): Faint o arian y mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi'i wario ar grwpiau gorchwyl a gorffen ym mhob blwyddyn er mis Mai 2011? (WAQ68086)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 8 Rhagfyr 2014
Y Gweinidog Cyllid a Busnes y Llywodraeth (Jane Hutt): Spend on task and finish groups is not separately identified within the finance systems. To provide this information would require significant staff resource across each department within the Welsh Government, involving the review of invoices, claims and other related costs for the period in question.
Andrew RT Davies (Canol De Cymru): A yw Llywodraeth Cymru yn darparu triniaethau tylino ar gyfer ei staff yn swyddfeydd Llywodraeth Cymru a beth yw'r costau cysylltiedig a'r adnoddau a ddarperir? (WAQ68088)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 8 Rhagfyr 2014
Jane Hutt: Staffing within the Welsh Government is a matter for the Permanent Secretary. I have asked him to write to you separately with the information you have requested.
Andrew RT Davies (Canol De Cymru): Faint o staff Llywodraeth Cymru sy'n cymryd rhan mewn gweithgareddau undeb llafur ar sail a) llawn amser b) rhan-amser a beth yw cyfanswm eu costau cyflog? (WAQ68089)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 8 Rhagfyr 2014
Y Gweinidog Cyllid a Busnes y Llywodraeth (Jane Hutt): Staffing within the Welsh Government is a matter for the Permanent Secretary. I have asked him to write to you separately with the information you have requested.
Andrew RT Davies (Canol De Cymru): Faint o arian y mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi'i roi i bob undeb llafur yn ystod y ddwy flynedd ariannol ddiwethaf? (WAQ68090)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 8 Rhagfyr 2014
Gweinidog Cyllid a Busnes y Llywodraeth (Jane Hutt): The total value of payments made by the Welsh Government to trade unions in the last two financial years are detailed below. Almost all payments were in respect of the Wales Union Learning Fund.
| Union Name | 2012-13 | 2013-14 |
|---|---|---|
| ASLEF | £46,945 | £62,062 |
| BECTU | £109,266 | £150,498 |
| BFAWU | £7,768 | £137,222 |
| COMMUNITY | £89,256 | £79,310 |
| CWU | £50,992 | £76,985 |
| FBU | £60,352 | £62,629 |
| GMB | £30,548 | £81,499 |
| NAPO | £20,438 | £94,979 |
| NUJ | £59,731 | £76,843 |
| NUT | £13,940 | |
| PROSPECT | £414 | £502 |
| UCATT | £59,666 | £68,318 |
| UNISON | £471,476 | £517,601 |
| UNITE | £40,986 | £283,943 |
| USDAW | £55,984 | £55,668 |
Andrew RT Davies (Canol De Cymru): A wnaiff Gweinidog restru'r holl eiddo preswyl a brynwyd neu a werthwyd gan Lywodraeth Cymru ers 1999 gyda dyddiadau a phrisiau? (WAQ68093)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 15 Rhagfyr 2014
Y Gweinidog Cyllid a Busnes y Llywodraeth (Jane Hutt): I will write to you as soon as possible and a copy of my letter will be published on the Internet.
Andrew RT Davies (Canol De Cymru): Pa gyfran o wariant cyfalaf ar gyfer y flwyddyn 2015/16 fydd yn cael ei wario ym mhob un o bum rhanbarth etholiadol y Cynulliad? (WAQ68095)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 10 Rhagfyr 2014
Y Gweinidog Cyllid a Busnes y Llywodraeth (Jane Hutt): The Final Budget 2015-16 sets out the Welsh Government’s plans to invest over £1.4 billion of capital funding across Wales next year. Many of these investments are reflected in the sixth update of the Wales Infrastructure Investment Plan (WIIP) Project Pipeline which I published on 2 December. The Pipeline details all nationally strategic and significant Welsh Government investments with a total scheme value of over £15m that have either started or are due to start within the next three years.
Below this threshold, there are a significant number of capital projects which form part of Departmental capital programmes. During the Finance Committee’s scrutiny of the First Supplementary Budget 2014-15, we discussed at what level it might be appropriate to provide central information on capital investment across all Departments. As a result, I provided the Finance Committee with a geographical breakdown of Welsh Government capital investments in 2014-15 with a total value in excess of £0.5m.
Subject to the approval of our budget proposals for next year, Departments will finalise their plans for 2015-16 and I will write to you with an updated geographical breakdown for next year on the same basis as the information previously provided to the Finance Committee.
Gofyn i'r Gweinidog Iechyd a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol
Antoinette Sandbach (Gogledd Cymru): A wnaiff y Gweinidog nodi faint y mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi'i wario ar ofal cymdeithasol ym mhob blwyddyn ers cychwyn y pedwerydd Cynulliad - gan nodi'r union linell wariant yn y gyllideb o gyllideb Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer pob blwyddyn? (WAQ68084)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 15 Rhagfyr 2014
Y Gweinidog Iechyd a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol (Mark Drakeford) : Most spending on social care is controlled by Local Authorities who are funded through a number of different mechanisms including the Local Government Settlement (Aggregate External Finance (AEF)), local taxes and specific grants from a number of different portfolio areas. AEF is fully unhypothecated and it is up to Authorities how they set their budgets, taking account of local policy decisions and priorities. Whilst AEF is the largest single source of funding for Authorities and therefore the Social Services that they provide, it is not the only one. Additional grants are awarded for areas of social care such as Flying Start & Families First from the Local Government & Communities Directorate and other specific grants from budgets within DHSS.
The gross expenditure on social services since 2011-12 has been as follows:
NB: This is net of Local Authority income from sales, fees and charges and other non-grant sources but includes grant funding from Welsh Government and other bodies.
2011-12 £1,486.5m
2012-13 £1,536.2m
2013-14 £1,640.0m
These figures are reported as part of the annual financial returns completed by the Local Authorities and are taken from the Stats Wales website.
Within the Health and Social Services Major Expenditure Group (MEG) the funding for the Social Services Spending Area (SPA) has been as follows:
2011-12 £177.278m
2012-13 £181.708m
2013-14 £49.179m
It is worth noting that in 2011-12 and 2012-13 the figures above include the budgets for Children, Young People & Families which are not included in 2013-14 due to the change in portfolio responsibilities. A large part of this funding will be included in the spend figures from Local Authorities, given above, but this budget also includes such things as, the funding for the Care Council for Wales and the Older People’s Commissioner and specific grants for the Third Sector.
The Budget Expenditure Lines (BELs) that make up the Social Services Spending Area are detailed in the table below along with final budgets for each year.
| Social Services Budgets in DHSS (by BEL) | Budget 2011-12 | Budget 2012-13 | Budget 2013-14 |
|---|---|---|---|
| BEL 0420 - Grants in Support of Child and Family Services | 2.641 | 2.641 | 4.033 |
| BEL 0460 - Services for Children | 9.195 | 5.391 | 6.284 |
| BEL 0480 -Children's Commissioner | 1.749 | 1.732 | |
| BEL 0521 - Families First (includes CFOG & Childcare & Play) | 49.548 | 50.514 | |
| BEL 5515 - Information Sharing | 1.150 | 1.15 | |
| BEL 5223 - Flying Start | 39.144 | 46.494 | |
| BEL 4760 - Support for Extending Entitlement | 1.413 | 1.369 | |
| BEL 5333 - Advocacy | 0.850 | 0.85 | |
| BEL 1691 - Child Poverty | 0.440 | 0.572 | |
| BEL 0661 - Older Persons Strategy | 0.598 | 1.031 | 1.377 |
| BEL 0620 - Community Services for Adults | 36.887 | 38.412 | 5.16 |
| BEL 0700 - National Strategy for Carers | 1.226 | 4.295 | 4.295 |
| BEL 0750 - Home Care Services | 1.656 | ||
| BEL 0680 - Flexible Care and Joint Working | 5.547 | ||
| BEL 0920 - Social Services Strategy | 13.200 | 15.138 | 16.321 |
| BEL 0582 - Care Council For Wales (Revenue) | 10.287 | 10.372 | 9.994 |
| BEL 0662 - Older People Commissioner | 1.747 | 1.747 | 1.715 |
| Total | 177.278 | 181.708 | 49.179 |
Kirsty Williams (Brycheiniog a Sir Faesyfed): A oes gan Lywodraeth Cymru gynlluniau i gyflwyno cronfa cefnogi mabwysiadu fel y gwnaed yn Lloegr? (WAQ68085)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 10 Rhagfyr 2014
Y Gweinidog Iechyd a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol (Mark Drakeford): Post support will be available in Wales through the National Adoption Service. Post adoption support and adoption placement disruption were both examined in Welsh Government-commissioned research undertaken by the Universities of Cardiff and Bristol respectively. The findings from the research give an important evidence base to the new Service as it considers how best to co-ordinate and deliver support.
The draft Directions on the National Adoption Service (the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Joint Adoption Arrangements) (Wales) Directions 2015) include provisions that are relevant to adoption support. The remit they specify for the Service’s Director of Operations includes the coordination of adoption support services.
The National Adoption Service will draw together specialist advice from the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service, other health representatives and the third sector. By working collaboratively we can ensure that post adoption support is received by those who need it.