​Cwestiynau Ysgrifenedig y Cynulliad a gyflwynwyd ar 4 Tachwedd 2016 i'w hateb ar 11 Tachwedd 2016

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 o leiaf bum diwrnod gwaith cyn y maent i gael eu hateb.  Yn ymarferol, bydd Gweinidogion yn ceisio ateb o fewn saith neu wyth diwrnod ond nid oes rheidrwydd arnynt i wneud hynny. Caiff yr atebion eu cyhoeddi yn yr iaith y maent yn cael eu darparu, gyda chyfieithiad i'r Saesneg o ymatebion a ddarperir yn Gymraeg.

Gofyn i Brif Weinidog Cymru

Andrew RT Davies (Canol De Cymru): A wnaiff y Prif Weinidog ddatganiad am faint y mae Llywodraeth Cymru, a'r un flaenorol, wedi'i wario hyd yn hyn ar wasanaethau rheoli newid? (WAQ71407)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 15 Tachwedd 2016

Brif Weinidog Cymru (Carwyn Jones): The Welsh Government does not separately identify expenditure on change management services. Such expenditure is met by our general running cost budgets.

Gofyn i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi a'r Seilwaith

Paul Davies (Preseli Sir Benfro): A wnaiff i y Gweinidog roi rhagor o fanylion am y cynllun rhyddhad pontio gwerth £10 miliwn ar gyfer busnesau bach sydd wedi dioddef yn sgil ailbrisio ardrethi a sut y gall busnesau wneud cais amdano? (WAQ71401)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 15 Tachwedd 2016

Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi a'r Seilwaith (Ken Skates): The £10m Transitional Rate Relief scheme will assist businesses currently in receipt of Small Business Rates Relief whose entitlement to this support will be adversely affected by increases in their rateable value following the revaluation. This Welsh Government funded scheme will assist eligible ratepayers by enabling them to phase in any increases in the amount they have to pay over a three-year period. The scheme will be administered by billing authorities to all qualifying businesses and the relief automatically applied to eligible ratepayers’ bills.

Andrew RT Davies (Canol De Cymru): O ran WAQ71319, WAQ71320, WAQ71321 a WAQ71322; a wnaiff y Gweinidog ddatganiad am deilyngdod mecanyddol presennol y generadur DeltaStream ac a yw'n dal i gynhyrchu trydan? (WAQ71406)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 18 Tachwedd 2016

Ken Skates: The DeltaStream device is mechanically capable of generating clean renewable energy. The Deltastream scheme was supported with EU funds to develop and test a new tidal energy system. As part of the completion of the scheme, the 0.5MW Deltastream device was deployed off Ramsay Sound, Pembrokeshire, connected to the grid network and produced electricity from the ocean, which was a key milestone for the company and the development of tidal marine technology in Wales.
Tidal Energy Ltd has ceased trading in November 2016 and the business and the assets have been put up for sale. It is hoped that in the coming months that prospective new owners can be found who will continue to invest and develop this ground breaking Marine Energy site in Pembrokeshire. In the meantime, we understand that the device is not currently generating electricity as a safety precaution.
 

Gofyn i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Iechyd, Llesiant a Chwaraeon

Angela Burns (Gorllewin Caerfyrddin a De Sir Benfro): Faint o blant a phobl ifanc ym mhob bwrdd iechyd sydd wedi cael eu cyfeirio i wasanaethau iechyd meddwl y tu allan i'w bwrdd iechyd bob blwyddyn, am y tair blynedd diwethaf ac, o'r rhain, faint sydd wedi cael eu cyfeirio i wasanaethau yn Lloegr? (WAQ71391)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 8 Tachwedd 2016

Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Iechyd, Llesiant a Chwaraeon(Vaughan Gething): We do not hold this information centrally. Local health boards will have this level of detail and should be contacted directly. My priority is to ensure that young people are treated locally in their home community wherever possible. Occasionally there will be valid reasons for sending children and young people for assessment or treatment outside their own health board. Ty Liddiard, the CAMHS inpatient unit within the Abertawe Bro Morgannwg Health Board area provides inpatient facilities for all of south Wales and south Powys health boards.
Health boards occasionally will need to send young people for very specialised care in England, at facilities which provide for the whole of the UK e.g. transgender assessments and which, due to the very small numbers involved, are impractical or unsafe to provide in Wales. In recent years as a result of the significant investment we have made in CAMHS both for inpatients and in the community, more children and young people are being cared for within Wales at the most specialist level. 
 
Angela Burns (Gorllewin Caerfyrddin a De Sir Benfro): Faint o arian sydd wedi cael ei ddyrannu gan bob bwrdd iechyd i wasanaethau newyddenedigol, bob blwyddyn am y dair blynedd diwethaf? (WAQ71392)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 11 Tachwedd 2016

Vaughan Gething: Health board neonatal services are funded through the annual discretionary revenue allocation and health boards will set out their local priorities with regards to neonatal services in their Integrated Medium Term Plans (IMTP), which will also detail their neonatal budget allocation to WHSSC for 2017-18. Health boards are unable to disaggregate their neonatal spend for the years since 2008.

Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee (WHSSC) manages the majority of the health boards' budget for commissioning Neonatal Intensive Care and Neonatal High Dependency services. The WHSSC revenue budget (£000s) for Neonatal Intensive Care and Neonatal High Dependency services for the last three years is given below, by heath board:

To support further improvement to services, WHSSC is currently working with the health boards on a transfer of the Special Care Baby Unit budget into WHSSC from 2017-18 to enable neonatal system funding flows to follow the activity through the system.

Gofyn i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Amgylchedd a Materion Gwledig

Paul Davies (Preseli Sir Benfro): Pryd y mae'r Gweinidog yn bwriadu cyhoeddi fframwaith gwyliadwraeth newydd i fonitro tueddiadau mewn clefydau anifeiliaid? (WAQ71393)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 15 Tachwedd 2016

Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Amgylchedd a Materion Gwledig (Lesley Griffiths): Animal disease surveillance is delivered on a GB basis and so the framework for the policy and future development requirements is being drafted by officials in the Welsh Government, Scottish Government and Defra.
It will then be considered by the Animal Health Surveillance Governance Board and approved by the respective Chief Veterinary Officers. It is, however, likely to be completed early in 2017.
 

Paul Davies (Preseli Sir Benfro): A wnaiff y Gweinidog gadarnhau a yw Llywodraeth Cymru yn comisiynu unrhyw waith ymchwil o gwbl i TB Buchol yng Nghymru, neu ddim? (WAQ71394)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 15 Tachwedd 2016

Lesley Griffiths: Welsh Government has not independently commissioned any of the current research into Bovine TB. However, as previously explained (WAQ71292), my officials represent the Welsh Government on the relevant research project boards and groups that consider research and development priorities and jointly commission research on a Wales and England basis. The content and direction of the research programme is designed to cover the requirements of both countries.
Further details of ongoing research and reports of completed projects are available at: http://randd.defra.gov.uk. 
 

Paul Davies (Preseli Sir Benfro): Ymhellach i WAQ71297, a wnaiff y Gweinidog gadarnhau a fydd dogfen fframwaith berthynas ffurfiol yn cael ei rhoi yn ei lle cyn diwedd y flwyddyn? (WAQ71395)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 15 Tachwedd 2016

Lesley Griffiths: My officials met with Hybu Cig Cymru on 8 November to discuss the detail of the framework agreement. The aim of both organisations is to have an agreed framework in place before the end of this calendar year.
 

Paul Davies (Preseli Sir Benfro): A wnaiff y Gweinidog amlinellu sut y bydd Llywodraeth Cymru yn cynnal amddiffyniad cyfreithlon o ystlumod ar ôl i Brydain adael yr Undeb Ewropeaidd. (WAQ71396)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 15 Tachwedd 2016

Lesley Griffiths: Protection for bats and their roosts resulting from European Union requirements is provided through the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 (the ‘Habitats Regulations’). The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 provides additional protection.
The current EU framework of legislation has delivered significant benefits in relation to the environment including bats. It is important the benefits are safeguarded and built upon. The UK Government have not yet set out the likely implications of withdrawal for our current environmental obligations.
It is anticipated the Great Repeal Bill will repeal the European Communities Act 1972. The UK Government have stated that it will use this Bill to save existing EU law into domestic law.
Environmental matters, including those related to protected species like bats are devolved to Wales. The Environment (Wales) Act 2016 and the Well-being of Future Generations Act both provide a strong foundation on which to build and both Acts fully recognise the importance of Wales’ natural resources, including its wildlife.
 

Paul Davies (Preseli Sir Benfro): A wnaiff y Gweinidog gadarnhau bod Llywodraeth Cymru wedi bodloni pob argymhelliad yn yr Adolygiad Annibynnol o'r Sector Llaeth yng Nghymru ac a wnaiff nodi camau manwl Llywodraeth Cymru mewn perthynas â phob argymhelliad? (WAQ71397)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 15 Tachwedd 2016

Lesley Griffiths: The Review of the Dairy Sector in Wales by Andy Richardson made a number of recommendations for Welsh Government, but also importantly for the dairy industry. The recommendations were either accepted in full or in part and the industry led Welsh Dairy Leadership Board has been working towards the delivery of those recommendations.
The majority of recommendations have now been completed or are continuing to be delivered as by their very nature they are ongoing. An RDP project is being developed in close consultation with the Welsh Dairy Leadership Board through which a number of the remaining recommendations will be actioned.
The attached table includes a summary of progress against each Dairy Review recommendation:

http://www.assembly.wales/written%20questions%20documents/information%20further%20to%20written%20assembly%20question%2071397/161111-71397-w.pdf
 

Paul Davies (Preseli Sir Benfro): Faint yw'r ganran y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn ei amcangyfrif y bydd nifer y gwartheg yng Nghymru a gaiff eu difa o dan y polisïau profi TB yn debygol o godi, yn ei dogfen ymgynghori arfaethedig? (WAQ71398)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 15 Tachwedd 2016

Lesley Griffiths: There are a variety of factors which have the potential to influence the number of cattle slaughtered for TB. These include real changes in the volume of disease, the locations and severity of future outbreaks, 'outliers' (i.e. very large breakdowns which have a disproportionate impact on the total), changes to testing policies and various ways in which these factors may interact with each other. It is not possible to isolate and quantify the potential impact of the changes proposed in the consultation document from the other, known and unknown, potential influences.

Of course, the proposed measures have been developed on the basis of a body of relevant evidence that is available to the Welsh Government. The changes are intended to support our immediate priorities – dealing with chronic breakdown herds, reducing recurrence, protecting the low TB area and reducing prevalence in high TB areas – and will contribute to the long-term goal of eradicating bovine TB in Wales. As we have seen with the recent increases in the number of gamma test reactors, it is possible that policies intended to deliver improvements over the long-term may also result in increases in cattle slaughtered in the short-term.
 

Paul Davies (Preseli Sir Benfro): Ymhellach i WAQ71204, a wnaiff y Gweinidog gadarnhau pryd y bydd Llywodraeth Cymru yn lansio'r Cynllun Cydweithio i Gynllunio Coedwigaeth? (WAQ71399)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 15 Tachwedd 2016

Lesley Griffiths: Yes. The first window for Expressions of Interest is planned to open on the 14 November 2016, and will stay open until 30 April 2017.
 

Paul Davies (Preseli Sir Benfro): Ymhellach i WAQ71298, a wnaiff y Gweinidog gadarnhau pa gamau newydd fydd yn cael eu cymryd i fynd i'r afael ag achosion cronig o TB mewn buches, o ganlyniad i'r gweithdy a gynhaliwyd ar 10 Hydref? (WAQ71400)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 15 Tachwedd 2016

Lesley Griffiths: My Officials are continuing to consider the suggested proposals discussed during the workshop. These will feed into tailored action plans to tackle chronic herd breakdowns. General advice and guidance will be made available to all farmers to reduce direct and indirect cattle/badger contact.

Paul Davies (Preseli Sir Benfro): Ymhellach i WAQ71296, a wnaiff y Gweinidog roi manylion pa feini prawf a phrotocolau trwyddedu y mae wedi gofyn i'w swyddogion eu llunio gydag arbenigwyr bywyd gwyllt ac ecolegwyr yr Asiantaeth Iechyd Anifeiliaid a Phlanhigion (APHA)? (WAQ71402)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 15 Tachwedd 2016

Lesley Griffiths: As I highlighted in my statement, I have asked my officials to work with wildlife groups, ecologists and badger trust to consider the criteria and protocols required to ensure that the processes involved with trapping and euthanising badgers comply with animal welfare standards, this work is ongoing. 
 

Paul Davies (Preseli Sir Benfro): Ymhellach i WAQ71194, a wnaiff y Gweinidog gyhoeddi gwaith ymchwil Grŵp Fframwaith Iechyd a Lles Anifeiliaid Cymru (AHWF) ar fynychder y clafr yng Nghymru ac amlinellu pa gamau y mae'n bwriadu eu cymryd i fynd i'r afael â'r clafr yng Nghymru? (WAQ71403)
 
Ateb i ddilyn.
 

Paul Davies (Preseli Sir Benfro): Gan fod dogfen ymgynghori Llywodraeth Cymru, "Rhaglen o'r newydd ar gyfer Dileu TB", yn datgan bod llawer o anifeiliaid sydd wedi adweithio i'r prawf TB wedi bod yn adweithyddion amhendant yn y gorffennol, faint o adweithyddion amhendant oedd yn 2015, a pha gyfran o'r rhain aeth yn adweithyddion TB? (WAQ71404)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 15 Tachwedd 2016

Lesley Griffiths: In relation to proposed change in the handling of Inconclusive Reactors as set out in the consultation document, we are currently in the process of collating and cleansing the necessary data required for a detailed cost benefit analysis. I will write to you when this information has been finalised.
 
Paul Davies (Preseli Sir Benfro): Gan fod dogfen ymgynghori Llywodraeth Cymru, "Rhaglen o'r newydd ar gyfer Dileu TB", bellach yn argymell difa adweithyddion amhendant safonol fel pe baent yn adweithyddion, faint o anifeiliaid ychwanegol fyddai wedi cael eu gwaredu yn 2015 o dan bolisi o'r fath? (WAQ71405)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 15 Tachwedd 2016

Lesley Griffiths: I refer to my response to WAQ71404.  I will write to you when this information has been finalised.