Cwestiynau Ysgrifenedig y Cynulliad i'w hateb ar 13 Awst 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

Janet Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy): A wnaiff y Prif Weinidog nodi'r holl gostau sy'n gysylltiedig â chreu a rheoli gwefannau Llywodraeth Cymru, wedi'u dadansoddi yn ôl gwefan, ar gyfer y flwyddyn ariannol 2013/14? (WAQ67572)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 1 Medi 2014 

Y Prif Weinidog (Carwyn Jones): The following are the costs associated with the creation and management of Welsh Government websites for the financial year 2013-14. Management costs have been broken down by website where possible, as the majority of them share costs that cannot be attributed to individual sites.

Website creation costs during financial year 2013/14

• Assets Cymru – £4,000*
• CSSIW – £40,608
• Enterprise Troopers – £4,263
• Help to Buy Wales – £5,544
• HWB - Not available **
• Just Ask Wales – £10,000
• Learning and Skills Observatory – £6,000*
• National Procurement Service – £7,560
• Organ Donation Wales – £4,200
• Procurement Route Planner – £23,910
• Sell2Wales – £75,600
• St David Awards – £10,716
• Visit Wales – £174,000
• Young Carers' Toolkit – Not available **

Attributed website management costs during financial year 2013/14

• Academi Wales Learning Channel – £7,800
• Business Wales Marketing Zone – £24,995
• Event Wales International Conference – £4,400
• Expertise Wales – £46,712
• Learning and Skills Observatory – £2,500
• Maintenance Matters Wales – £200
• Sell2Wales – £134,340
• Stats Wales – £40,000
• Traffic Wales – £24,000*
• UNCRC Let's get it right – £16,140
• Welsh Backs – £350
• Welsh Government Publications Catalogue – £11,000
• World Skills UK Wales – £17,000
• Your future, your choice, your action – £3,000

* = costs are approximate

**= costs form part of a wider contract

Gofyn i'r Gweinidog Cyfoeth Naturiol, Diwylliant a Chwaraeon

Simon Thomas (Canolbarth a Gorllewin Cymru): A yw adolygu’r LANDMAP yn Sir Benfro yn cwrdd â disgwyliadau’r Llywodraeth? (WAQ67586W)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 19 Awst 2014

Gweinidog Cyfoeth Naturiol, Diwylliant a Chwaraeon (John Griffiths): Mae Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru wedi rhoi rhaglen sicrwydd ansawdd ar waith sy’n sicrhau bod data LANDMAP yn bodloni’r safonau sicrwydd ansawdd y cytunwyd arnynt. Mae’r gwaith yn Sir Benfro’n rhan o waith parhaus sy’n cael ei wneud i sicrhau bod y safonau hyn yn cael eu bodloni a bod unrhyw newidiadau yn y dirwedd yn cael eu monitro.

Bydd y data a asesir gan ddefnyddio’r Safonau Sicrwydd Ansawdd yn cael eu defnyddio yng nghronfa ddata LANDMAP, a chyn ychwanegu’r data ato, byddwn wedi sicrhau ei fod yn gyson, yn gywir ac o ansawdd uchel.

Kirsty Williams (Brycheiniog a Sir Faesyfed): A wnaiff y Gweinidog ddatganiad am y trafodaethau y mae wedi'u cael ynghylch llywodraethu Cymdeithas Focsio Amatur Cymru ers i archwiliad yn 2013 nodi nad oedd y corff addas i'r diben? (WAQ67587)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 19 Awst 2014

John Griffiths: Sport Wales provide me with regular updates involving the governance of the Welsh Amateur Boxing Association.

Gofyn i'r Gweinidog Cymunedau a Threchu Tlodi

Lynne Neagle (Torfaen): Pa gamau sy'n cael eu cymryd i sicrhau bod Llywodraeth Cymru yn parhau i ymgysylltu â phobl ifanc, yn dilyn yr adolygiad diweddar o'r grant mudiadau plant a theuluoedd a'i effaith ar y Ddraig Ffynci? (WAQ67576)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 15 Awst 2014 

Y Gweinidog Cymunedau a Threchu Tlodi (Jeff Cuthbert): We continue to be committed to providing opportunities for children and young people to have their voices heard and to their participation and engagement in decisions that affect them. The Children and Family Delivery Grant included a clear priority to specifically provide support for policy and strategic development in relation to children, young people and families and systemic opportunities for them to participate in decisions that affect them and to have their voices heard.

Children in Wales have been awarded a grant under this priority. They will be delivering their project in partnership with Tros Gynnal Plant and Voices from Care. Their project is also supported by Barnardos Cymru, Action for Children, Pro-Mo Cymru and Youth Friendly..

Together they will support children and young people, with a specific focus on marginalised children, to express their views and have their voices heard by organisations that are delivering for children and young people. They will also capture views through e media.

Specifically, they will:

• inform and enable children and young people to participate effectively with Ministers and Policy Makers;

• ensure that the Children and Young People’s Workforce are informed of children’s right to participate and structures are in place;

• support a better informed and engaged workforce to deliver Welsh Government Policy; and

• effectively influence and contribute to policy development

They will work with youth forums, networks and other groups across Wales to hear the views of children and young people and influence the workings of government.

You will also be aware of the positive developments in youth engagement that have been launched by the National Assembly for Wales. They have set out their public commitment to children and young people having an opportunity to provide their opinion on the issues that matter to them at the heart of the Welsh Democracy. I am certain that our respective participation programmes will compliment each other and support children and young people to have a strong voice in Wales.

Gofyn i Weinidog yr Economi, Gwyddoniaeth a Thrafnidiaeth

Alun Ffred Jones (Arfon): Pryd y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn disgwyl y bydd yn gallu sicrhau bod grantiau creu coetiroedd ar gael? (WAQ67581)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 15 Awst 2014 

Y Dirprwy Weinidog Amaeth a Physgodfeydd (Rebecca Evans): The Welsh Government expects to make woodland creation grants available in spring 2015 subject to the approval of the Rural Development Programme by the European Commission.

Alun Ffred Jones (Arfon): Pam nad yw Llywodraeth Cymru wedi llwyddo i sicrhau bod grantiau creu coetiroedd ar gael ar gyfer y tymor plannu nesaf, yn groes i ddisgwyliadau cynharach ar ffaith y cyflwynwyd cynllun interim yn Lloegr? (WAQ67582)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 15 Awst 2014

Rebecca Evans : The Welsh Government has not been able to make woodland creation grants available for the coming planting season due to the transfer of Glastir Woodland Creation to the Welsh Government from Natural Resources Wales, the timing of changes published in Commission Regulations and the availability of suitable technical resources. The Welsh Government expects to make woodland creation grants available in spring 2015 subject to the approval of the Rural Development Programme 2014 to 2020 by the European Commission.

Alun Ffred Jones (Arfon): Pa ffynonellau o gyllid sydd ar gael ar hyn o bryd ar gyfer creu coetiroedd? (WAQ67583)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 15 Awst 2014

Rebecca Evans: Funding is currently available for woodland creation as a potential integrated element of the Nature Fund. The Welsh Government expects to make woodland creation grants available in spring 2015 subject to the approval of the Rural Development Programme 2014 to 2020.

Alun Ffred Jones (Arfon): A wnaiff Llywodraeth Cymru sefydlu system gyfrifiadurol sy'n cydymffurfio â'r UE erbyn blwyddyn nesaf, gan alluogi pobl i wneud cais am grantiau creu coetiroedd ac, os na, a allai hyn gael ei drefnu? (WAQ67584)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 15 Awst 2014

Rebecca Evans: The Welsh Government will have an EU compliant computer system established by next year, which will allow people to apply for woodland creation grants.

Alun Ffred Jones (Arfon): Faint o ddatganiadau o ddiddordeb yn y cynllun grant Creu Coetiroedd Glastir y mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi'u cael, neu wedi'u hetifeddu o Gyfoeth Naturiol Cymru neu Gomisiwn Coedwigaeth Cymru a oedd yn arfer gweinyddu'r cynllun a sut y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn ymateb i'r datganiadau o ddiddordeb hynny? (WAQ67585)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 15 Awst 2014

Rebecca Evans: To date, 25 expressions of interest have been received for Glastir Woodland Creation, which will be progressed following the approval of the Rural Development Programme 2014 to 2020.

Gofyn i'r Gweinidog Addysg a Sgiliau

Janet Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy): A wnaiff y Gweinidog nodi pa raglenni addysg a hyfforddiant penodol sydd ar gael i bobl ddi-waith rhwng 50 a 65 oed? (WAQ67573)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 15 Awst 2014

Y Dirprwy Weinidog Sgiliau a Thechnoleg (Ken Skates): The Welsh Government’s priorities for employment and skills include an emphasis on enabling people of all ages to achieve their potential through the development of skills and qualifications. The Government fully recognises the importance that employment and skills can make to the well-being and financial security of older people.

The Welsh Government ensures that the development of all employability policies and programmes consider the particular challenges facing older people and encourages the same across the public and private sectors.

We are actively looking at ways in which we can support older people and widen access to employment and work-based training. This work is ongoing through our all-age Apprenticeship programme and our Work Ready programme for people aged 18 and over, ensuring that older people have the right skills for employment.

In January we published our policy statement on skills which sets out our ambition for a more responsive employment and skills system that supports businesses and individuals and actively promotes jobs and growth.

The Skills Implementation Plan, launched by the Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology on 15 July 2014, acknowledges the need for Wales to develop a skills system that can provide the support necessary to assist individuals into employment. This includes providing individuals with access to the information they need to improve their skills as well as preventing vulnerable individuals, e.g. older people and those with disabilities, from dropping out of the workforce.

Skills are essential to enter and maintain employment. Therefore, we have focused a large share of European funding on supporting individuals to improve their skills and helping people into work.

Having learnt lessons from the last round of European funding we are currently working on an effective transition into the 2014-2020 Structural Fund Programmes. Our aim will be to create a more flexible system of support that clearly identifies and responds to the needs of both businesses and individuals.

The Government considers it essential that future employment and skills support is accessible to people of all ages and abilities and is in line with the Strategy for Older People in Wales.

Janet Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy): Pa gamau y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn eu cymryd i hybu'r broses o recriwtio athrawon a staff eraill mewn unedau cyfeirio disgyblion yng Nghymru? (WAQ67574)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 13 Awst 2014

Weinidog Addysg a Sgiliau (Huw Lewis): The Welsh Government continues to encourage the best qualified individuals to consider teaching as a career in the maintained sector. However, the responsibility of recruiting teachers and other staff to work in Pupil Referral Units (PRUs) rests with the local authority.

The recommendations arising from the evaluation of education provision for children and young people educated outside the school setting, carried out by Edinburgh University in 2013, are being used to inform policy development in respect of PRUs. Whilst the Edinburgh University report did not highlight the recruitment of teachers and other staff to PRUs as being an issue, I am aware that the recent report by the Children’s Commissioner referred to difficulties in recruiting highly motivated and well qualified staff to PRU settings.

However, one of the recommendations in the Edinburgh report was that local authorities should ensure that PRU staff are fully included in all local staff development opportunities and information dissemination on curriculum, behaviour management and additional learning needs. My officials have written to local authorities to bring their attention to the report and its recommendations and will be writing to them again shortly to request an update on progress.

Teachers working in a PRU are required by regulations to register with the General Teaching Council for Wales (GTCW).

The Education (Wales) Act 2014 (“the Act”) reconfigures the GTCW; extends the current remit of the body to create a new body to be known as the Education Workforce Council (‘the EWC’). The Act also sets a requirement on Further Education (FE) teachers; FE learning support workers; and school learning support workers to register with the EWC. This will help to improve and maintain high standards of teaching and the quality of learning in Wales by regulating and supporting the wider education workforce.

The benefits to registration are that, it enhances the status of the workforce; recognises that all education practitioners play a vital role in supporting teaching and learning and raising standards.

Gofyn i'r Gweinidog Cyllid

Janet Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy): A wnaiff y Gweinidog ddarparu dadansoddiad o wariant gan Weinidogion Cymru wrth ddefnyddio eu cardiau credyd Gweinidogol ar gyfer y tair blynedd ariannol ddiwethaf: 2011/13, 2012/13 a 2013/14? (WAQ67571)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 13 Awst 2014 

Weinidog Cyllid (Jane Hutt): Ministers do not have Ministerial credit cards.

Gofyn i'r Gweinidog Iechyd a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol

Aled Roberts (Gogledd Cymru): Ar gyfartaledd, pa mor hir y mae cleifion sydd â ffibrosis systig yn aros i gael trawsblaniad ysgyfaint dwbl yng Nghymru? (WAQ67565)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 13 Awst 2014

Weinidog Iechyd a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol (Mark Drakeford): In the last three years, 12 patients with cystic fibrosis from Wales received a double lung transplant and the median waiting time was 221 days.The latest published median waiting time for the UK (all adult lung transplants) was 265 days.

Aled Roberts (Gogledd Cymru): Pa asesiad y mae'r Gweinidog wedi'i wneud o'r effaith y mae'r nifer cynyddol o gleifion sy'n oedolion sydd â ffibrosis cystig yn ei chael ar y GIG yng Nghymru ? (WAQ67566)

Aled Roberts (Gogledd Cymru): Pa gamau y mae'r Gweinidog yn eu cymryd i reoli'r effaith y mae'r nifer cynyddol o gleifion sy'n oedolion sydd â ffibrosis cystig yn ei chael ar y GIG yng Nghymru? (WAQ67567)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 13 Awst 2014 (WAQ67566/7)

Mark Drakeford: The Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee (WHSSC) undertook a review of cystic fibrosis (CF) provision within NHS Wales last year which included a health needs assessment to consider the number of adult patients with CF in Wales. The review conlcuded we can expect an increase in the number of adults with CF of between 10 and 30 over the next five years.

WHSSC continues to work with CF centres across NHS Wales to ensure there is an appropriate level of staffing available in line with the CF standards.

Kirsty Williams (Brycheiniog a Sir Faesyfed): Faint y mae GIG Cymru yn ei wario bob blwyddyn ar feddyginiaethau nad argymhellir gan NICE ac nad ydynt wedi'u cyflwyno drwy'r Grwp Strategaeth Meddyginiaethau Cymru Gyfan na'u hargymell ganddo, dros y tair blynedd ariannol ddiwethaf a pha gyfran o'r gwariant hwn ddaeth drwy geisiadau cyllido cleifion unigol? (WAQ67568)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 13 Awst 2014 

Mark Drakeford: The information requested is currently only available for 2012-2013. In that year NHS Wales spent £2.3 million on 34 medicines not recommended for use by NICE or AWMSG for a specific indication. This figure excludes medicines with a positive recommendation for another indication (15 medicines) and those medicines with established use for an alternative indication (2 medicines). The proportion of the spend linked to Individual Patient Funding Requests is not known.

Aled Roberts (Gogledd Cymru): Pa geisiadau a/neu achosion busnes ar gyfer cyllid i dalu am driniaeth canser robotig o dan y Gronfa Technolegau Iechyd y mae'r Gweinidog wedi'u cael o ogledd Cymru neu dde-orllewin Cymru ers Hydref 2013? (WAQ67569)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 13 Awst 2014

Mark Drakeford: The relevant LHBs have explored the potential to develop robotic services in these parts of Wales. Discussions continue with them on matching investment with meeting local health needs in the most effective way. I will update you on the developments in the autumn.

Aled Roberts (Gogledd Cymru): Pa geisiadau am gyllid o dan y Gronfa Technolegau Iechyd y mae'r Gweinidog wedi'u cael gan Fwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Betsi Cadwaladr ar gyfer y cyfnod 2014-15? (WAQ67570)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 13 Awst 2014

Mark Drakeford: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board submitted five applications for funding to the Health Technology and Telehealth Fund, two of which were supported. Further details can be found in the attached table.

Janet Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy): A wnaiff y Gweinidog gadarnhau pa drafodaethau y mae ef neu ei swyddogion wedi'u cael gyda sefydliadau cenedlaethol a rhyngwladol eraill ynghylch y feirws Ebola? (WAQ67575)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 13 Awst 2014 

Mark Drakeford: Welsh Government officials and Public Health Wales colleagues are working closely with government departments and appropriate agencies across the UK in responding to the threats posed by the Ebola virus. Through those agencies, international links are established. 

David Melding (Canol De Cymru): A yw Llywodraeth Cymru neu Fwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Caerdydd a'r Fro wedi ymgymryd ag adolygiad o wasanaethau rhewmatoleg yn Ysbyty Athrofaol Cymru ac a wnaiff y Gweinidog ddatganiad ar hyn? (WAQ67578)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 13 Awst 2014

Mark Drakeford: There are no plans to review the rheumatology services at the University Hospital of Wales.

David Melding (Canol De Cymru): Pa drafodaethau y mae'r Gweinidog wedi'u cael gyda Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Caerdydd a'r Fro ar gapasiti gwasanaethau rhewmatoleg yn Ysbyty Athrofaol Cymru a'r gwaith o'u datblygu? (WAQ67579)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 13 Awst 2014

Mark Drakeford: There have been no discussions regarding the rheumatology services at the University Hospital of Wales. 

David Melding (Canol De Cymru): Pa gyllid ychwanegol sydd ar gael i Fwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Caerdydd a'r Fro er mwyn datblygu gwasanaethau rhewmatoleg yn Ysbyty Athrofaol Cymru? (WAQ67580)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 13 Awst 2014

Mark Drakeford: The Welsh Government has not had any additional funding requests from Cardiff and Vale University Health Board to develop rheumatology services at UHW.

Gofyn i Gomisiwn y Cynulliad

Lynne Neagle (Torfaen): Pa gamau y mae'r Comisiwn yn eu cymryd i sicrhau bod y Cynulliad yn parhau i ymgysylltu â phobl ifanc, yn dilyn yr adolygiad diweddar o'r grant mudiadau plant a theuluoedd a'i effaith ar y Ddraig Ffynci? (WAQ67577)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 29 Awst 2014

The Assembly Commission (Sandy Mewies): The Assembly Commission’s aim is to ensure that every young person in Wales can contribute to the work of the Assembly.

To that end, in July 2013, the Commission established a Steering Group of external experts in the field of youth engagement to explore what steps the Assembly could take to broaden its work with young people, in particular those harder to reach young people.

There were 3,000 responses to the ‘Your Assembly - your say, your way’ consultation and 86% of the people who responded said that they wanted to be involved in decisions that affected them and their communities. Funky Dragon was a valuable part of the Steering Group for this work, along with others, providing expertise in the development of our youth engagement strategy.

We are now implementing a number of service improvements to achieve this vision. We are bringing in youth worker skills to complement the existing expertise in our Education and Outreach teams by end September. We are also strengthening our networks of youth groups and other organisations. Central to all of these efforts is our determination to involve young people from harder to reach groups in our work, for example, by offering more engagement outside the school environment

The purpose of our youth engagement activities is fundamentally different to the youth engagement activities funded by the Welsh Government. Our activities are focused on helping the Assembly deliver its duties of representing Wales and its people, making laws for Wales and holding the Welsh Government to account. Since Funky Dragon was established as a youth led charity in 2002, it has worked tirelessly to provide opportunities for young people across Wales to voice their opinions on Welsh government policy. The funding of Funky Dragon is a matter entirely for the Welsh Government.