Cwestiynau Ysgrifenedig y Cynulliad a gyflwynwyd ar 9 Rhagfyr 2015 i'w hateb ar 16 Rhagfyr 2015
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Gofyn i'r Gweinidog Addysg a Sgiliau
Angela Burns (Gorllewin Caerfyrddin a De Sir Benfro): Sut y bydd y Gweinidog yn pennu safonau proffesiynol newydd ar gyfer athrawon yn 2016? (WAQ69570)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 16 Rhagfyr 2015
Gweinidog Addysg a Sgiliau (Huw Lewis):
As part of the New Deal for the Education Workforce, a framework of revised professional standards for all registered practitioners will be consulted on early next year.
The new standards are being developed with the profession for the profession. Officials are working with classroom practitioners and education specialists to develop a cohesive set of standards that will support the whole profession to embrace the new curriculum and help to create leadership capacity throughout the system.
The standards will apply from career entry onwards, including initial teacher training, and help practitioners reflect on their achievements and identify priorities for professional growth throughout their career.
Angela Burns (Gorllewin Caerfyrddin a De Sir Benfro): Beth yw cyfiawnhad Gweinidog ar gyfer y gostyngiad o £85,376,000 mewn cronfeydd adnoddau ar gyfer y gyllideb dysgu ôl-16 a gwella llesiant, lleihau anghydraddoldeb a chynyddu cyfranogiad yn y gyllideb ddrafft ar gyfer 2016-17? (WAQ69574)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 22 Rhagfyr 2015
Huw Lewis:
This is not a reduction in resource funds. The £85,376,000 is in relation to the accounting treatment of Student Loans and incorporates changes in the discount rate and the forecasting statistical model used. It is Annual Managed Expenditure (AME) and, therefore, does not form part of the Departmental Expenditure Limit (DEL).
Angela Burns (Gorllewin Caerfyrddin a De Sir Benfro): Pa grŵp oedran y bydd yn cael ei effeithio arno fwyaf gan benderfyniad y Gweinidog i leihau cyllid i gyllidebau adnoddau ar gyfer cyflogaeth a sgiliau ac adnoddau addysgol a dewisiadau addysg a gyrfa er mwyn cynyddu'r cyllid ar gyfer ymgysylltiad a chyflogaeth pobl ifanc yn y gyllideb ddrafft ar gyfer 2016-17? (WAQ69575)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 22 Rhagfyr 2015
Huw Lewis: The Employment and Skills and Educational and Career Choice budgets are not age specific. The decrease in the Education and Skills budget is due to savings from the cessation of programmes and a change in activity delivery. Only a fraction of this saving has been transferred to the Youth Engagement and Employment budget. Although there is a reduction in funding for Careers Choices this will be offset by efficiency savings within the organisation.
Angela Burns (Gorllewin Caerfyrddin a De Sir Benfro): Yn y gyllideb ddrafft ar gyfer 2016-17, pa gyllidebau sydd wedi wynebu gostyngiadau er mwyn fforddio'r £39.7 miliwn arfaethedig o gyllid ychwanegol i ysgolion? (WAQ69576)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 16 Rhagfyr 2015
Gweinidog Cyllid a Busnes y Llywodraeth (Jane Hutt): Against a backdrop of a budget that continues to reduce in real terms, we have been clear that we cannot continue to deliver the full range of services and programmes that we currently provide on the same basis and scale. Our challenge has been to deliver our priorities within a tight financial settlement. Details of our spending priorities for Wales and the impact on other areas are set out in the Draft Budget 2016-17 documentation which can be found at:
http://gov.wales/funding/budget/draft-budget-2016-17/?lang=en
Gofyn i Weinidog yr Economi, Gwyddoniaeth a Thrafnidiaeth
Kirsty Williams (Brycheiniog a Sir Faesyfed): A wnaiff y Gweinidog egluro sawl wythnos o'r flwyddyn y mae'r Cynllun Tocynnau Teithio Rhad Ieuenctid yn cwmpasu? (WAQ69577)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 11 Rhagfyr 2015
Gweinidog yr Economi, Gwyddoniaeth a Thrafnidiaeth (Edwina Hart): The Young Persons Discounted Bus Travel scheme was implemented on 1 September 2015 and applies all day, seven days a week, throughout the year.
Suzy Davies (Gorllewin De Cymru): O ran y gyllideb ddrafft ar gyfer 2016-17, sut y mae'r toriad o £1,435,000 i'r dyraniad cadw, gwarchod, cynnal a hyrwyddo mynediad i'r amgylchedd hanesyddol a naturiol yn cyd-fynd ag egwyddorion cynaliadwyedd Llywodraeth Cymru? (WAQ69578)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 16 Rhagfyr 2015
Edwina Hart: This cut relates mainly to the Cadw budget. The reduction will be largely covered by projected increases to Cadw's income figures. This will make Cadw's budget position more sustainable into the future, and minimise the impact of the budget reduction.
Suzy Davies (Gorllewin De Cymru): Pa ohebiaeth a ddigwyddodd rhwng Llywodraeth Cymru ac Amgueddfeydd Cymru a thrydydd partïon eraill cyn y penderfyniad i dorri £1,782,000 o adnoddau a £70,000 o gyfalaf o wasanaethau amgueddfeydd, archifau a llyfrgelloedd yn y gyllideb ddrafft ar gyfer 2016-17? (WAQ69579)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 16 Rhagfyr 2015
Edwina Hart: The Deputy Minister for Tourism, Culture & Sport meets with the Presidents and the Chief Executives of the National Museums and the National Library on a six monthly basis, and my officials also meet with their Chief Executives and Finance Directors on a quarterly basis. At these meetings, the budget position of each organisation is discussed in detail, and the National Museums and the National Library were invited to submit details of the impact of budget reductions.
Gofyn i'r Gweinidog Gwasanaethau Cyhoeddus
Janet Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy): O ran y newidiadau i Fframwaith Cenedlaethol y Gwasanaethau Tân ac Achub yn y gyllideb ddrafft ar gyfer 2016-17, gyda dim ond £370,000 o gynnydd mewn adnoddau a £670,000 o gynnydd mewn cyfalaf i Wasanaethau Tân ac Achub Cymru, a wnaiff y Gweinidog gadarnhau nad yw hyn yn cynrychioli toriad cyllid cyffredinol i wasanaethau Tân ac Achub Cymru? (WAQ69571)
Janet Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy): O ran y gyllideb ddrafft ar gyfer 2016-17, beth yw cyfiawnhad Gweinidog ar gyfer cymryd £1,030,000 o gyllid adnoddau a £670,000 o gyllid cyfalaf o Fframwaith Cenedlaethol y Gwasanaethau Tân ac Achub? (WAQ69573)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 15 Rhagfyr 2015
Gweinidog Gwasanaethau Cyhoeddus (Leighton Andrews): The draft budget 2016-17 has merged the Fire and Rescue Resilience and Fire and Rescue Framework budgets into a new single Fire and Rescue Services budget for 2016-17. That budget has fallen by 8.8% compared to the total of the separate budget lines in the current year.
However, this budget represents less than 2% of Fire and Rescue Authority (FRA) expenditure; and the cut I have had to make is modest in that context. The great majority of FRA expenditure is financed by contributions which FRAs require from their constituent Local Authorities. FRAs themselves determine the level of those contributions, and thus their overall budgets.
The incidence of fire has more than halved since responsibility was devolved to Wales in 2004-5. While it is clearly vital to maintain the capability to respond to any fire at any time, there is clear scope to make savings too. This means FRA budgets have been falling in real terms for some time.
Janet Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy): Beth yw cyfiawnhad Gweinidog ar gyfer y toriad o £780,000 yn y gyllideb ar gyfer hybu ymgysylltiad cadarnhaol i bobl ifanc yn y gyllideb ddrafft ar gyfer 2016-17? (WAQ69572)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 15 Rhagfyr 2015
Leighton Andrews:
In these times of austerity, we have all had to accommodate reductions in budgets and the 2016/17 grant funding for Promoting Positive Engagement for Young People (At risk of Offending) is no exception. We expect greater collaboration across local authority areas, ensuring the funding is focused on supporting those young people with challenging behaviours on the cusp of entering the youth justice system.
Gofyn i'r Gweinidog Cymunedau a Threchu Tlodi
Mark Isherwood (Gogledd Cymru): O ran y gyllideb ddrafft ar gyfer 2016-17, beth yw cyfiawnhad y Gweinidog ar gyfer torri y gyllideb atal digartrefedd o £524,000? (WAQ69580)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 22 Rhagfyr 2015
Gweinidog Cymunedau a Threchu Tlodi (Lesley Griffiths): The continuing downward pressure on budgets as a result of the UK Government's Comprehensive Spending Review has presented numerous challenges and called for tough decisions. Ideally, I would have liked to have protected all my budgets. The Supporting People budget, which plays a very significant part in preventing homelessness, has been protected. In addition, I will be making another £2.2 million available to Local Authorities in 2016-17 to support the implementation of our new homelessness legislation, which was introduced in April this year by our Housing (Wales) Act 2014 and which has preventing homelessness at its heart.
Gofyn i'r Gweinidog Cyfoeth Naturiol
Russell George (Sir Drefaldwyn): O ran y gyllideb ddrafft ar gyfer 2016-17, sut y bydd y toriad o £3,673,000 yn y gyllideb adnoddau amaethyddiaeth a bwyd yn cael ei wasgaru ar draws y portffolio? (WAQ69581)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 22 Rhagfyr 2015
Gweinidog Cyfoeth Naturiol (Carl Sargeant): I will write to you and a copy of the letter will be placed on the internet.