Cwestiynau Ysgrifenedig y Cynulliad a gyflwynwyd ar 15 Mawrth 2017 i'w hateb ar 22 Mawrth 2017
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 Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi a'r Seilwaith
Andrew RT Davies (Canol De Cymru): Pa asesiad y mae Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet wedi'i wneud o sefyllfa masnachu Llywodraeth Cymru â Cardiff Aviation, gan gynnwys y risg i arian trethdalwyr Cymru? (WAQ73186)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 22 Mawrth 2017
Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Economi a'r Seilwaith (Ken Skates): Before Cardiff Aviation took occupation of building 282 at St Athan a full due diligence assessment was undertaken.
Andrew RT Davies (Canol De Cymru): A wnaiff Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet gadarnhau nifer y swyddi roedd disgwyl i Cardiff Aviation eu creu fel rhan o grant Llywodraeth Cymru i adleoli i Barc Hedfanaeth Sain Tathan? (WAQ73187)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 22 Mawrth 2017
Ken Skates: Cardiff Aviation Limited did not relocate to St Athan as it was a start up company. It has been supported through the Enterprise Zone Business Rates Scheme. The company was awarded the maximum annual grant available under the terms of the scheme for 2014/15 and 2015/16. As you are aware, the provision of Business Rates Relief is not dependent on job creation.
Andrew RT Davies (Canol De Cymru): A wnaiff Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet gadarnhau pa gymorth, os o gwbl, a gynigiwyd i Fanc Barclays ccc mewn perthynas â chadw ei swyddfa canolfan alwadau am forgeisi yn Llanisien? (WAQ73188)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 22 Mawrth 2017
Ken Skates: I wrote to Barclays on 9 March requesting it reconsider the decision to close the mortgage centre and offering any support the Welsh Government could provide to help safeguard employment for those facing redundancy. Barclays has confirmed they have no plans to reverse this decision but are focusing on finding alternative employment options for all affected staff.
Andrew RT Davies (Canol De Cymru): A wnaiff Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet gyhoeddi datganiad cyffredinol am yr amgylched masnachu yn RAF Sain Tathan mewn perthynas â defnydd 24/7 o'r cyfleusterau gan gwmnïau hedfanaeth sifil? (WAQ73189)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 22 Mawrth 2017
Ken Skates: The St Athan Business Park is open on a 24/7 basis and the airfield is open 7 days a week on a 9a.m. to 5p.m. basis which can be extended with prior notification.
Andrew RT Davies (Canol De Cymru): A wnaiff Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet gadarnhau erbyn pryd y bwriadwyd i'r swyddi newydd yn Cardiff Aviation gael eu creu a nodi cyfanswm yr arian sydd wedi'i roi i Cardiff Aviation i greu swyddi, yn erbyn yr hyn sydd wedi'i wario hyd yma? (WAQ73190)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 22 Mawrth 2017
Ken Skates: Cardiff Aviation Limited has been supported through the Enterprise Zone Business Rates Scheme. The company was awarded the maximum annual grant available under the terms of the scheme for 2014/15 and 2015/16. As you are aware, the provision of Business Rates Relief is not dependent on job creation.
Janet Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy): Sut y bydd Llywodraeth Cymru yn gweithio gydag awdurdodau lleol i symleiddio'r broses o gymhwyso'r Cynllun Bathodyn Glas - yn arbennig ar gyfer y rhai sy'n gwneud cais arall i'r cynllun? (WAQ73203)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 22 Mawrth 2017
Ken Skates: Under the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970, the local authority is responsible for issuing Blue Badges to applicants in their area, including deciding whether the applicant meets the eligibility criteria.
However, the Welsh Government has worked with local authorities to implement the Blue Badge Task and Finish Group recommendations on a number of aspects to the scheme including a recommendation to simplify the Blue Badge application process in 2016. The Welsh Government has worked with local authorities to review declined cases, to provide an evidence base for improving the application process. Based on this collaborative work with local authorities, the Welsh Government has refined the assessment process and procedures for Blue Badge applications, particularly for applications under the discretionary criteria. The guidance for local authorities has been improved and will be re-issued in summer 2017. A streamlined process has been identified to simplify applications for a badge where the applicant has previously undergone a robust assessment. Under the streamlined process, an applicant would need to prove their identity but would not need to undergo another assessment of their mobility when they reapply for a new badge.
The Welsh Government is facilitating workshops for local authorities to support them in their roles in processing applications and determining eligibility. Workshops have been held across Wales to give local authorities a greater understanding of how to make best use of the Independent Advisory Service. The service is fully funded by the Welsh Government, and it provides medically qualified advice and support for blue badge applications at no cost to the local authorities. The Welsh Government will also facilitate workshops across Wales in the coming months to support local authorities to make best use of the technology provided by the Blue Badge Improvement Service, to enable a more streamlined process with improved customer service.
Gofyn i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg
Steffan Lewis (Dwyrain De Cymru): A wnaiff Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet roi manylion y prentisiaethau a ddarparwyd ym mhob awdurdod lleol yng Nghymru gan ddarparwyr cyhoeddus a phreifat ers 2010? (WAQ73204)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 22 Mawrth 2017
Y Gweinidog dros Sgiliau a Gwyddoniaeth (Julie James): I will write to you and a copy of the letter will be put on the internet.
Gofyn i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Iechyd, Llesiant a Chwaraeon
Gareth Bennett (Canol De Cymru): Pa gamau y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn eu cymryd i leihau nifer yr achosion o ganser yr ysgyfaint yng Nghymru? (WAQ73194)
Ateb i ddilyn.
Gareth Bennett (Canol De Cymru): Pa asesiad y mae Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet wedi'i wneud o nifer y marwolaethau oherwydd canser yr ysgyfaint yng Nghymru dros y deng mlynedd diwethaf? (WAQ73195)
Ateb i ddilyn.
Gareth Bennett (Canol De Cymru): Sut y bydd y Cynllun Cyflawni ar gyfer Canser Cymru yn gwella gwasanaethau i gleifion yng Nghymru sydd â chanser yr ysgyfaint? (WAQ73196)
Ateb i ddilyn.
Gofyn i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gymunedau a Phlant
Lynne Neagle (Torfaen): A wnaiff Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet ddatganiad yn nodi'r amserlenni ar gyfer gwerthuso'r Ddeddf Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol a Llesiant? (WAQ73197) Lynne Neagle (Torfaen): Pa gynlluniau sydd gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet i werthuso effaith y Ddeddf Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol a Llesiant ar blant a phobl ifanc yng Nghymru? (WAQ73198)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 23 March 2017
Gweinidog Iechyd y Cyhoedd a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol(Rebecca Evans): The Social Services and Well-being Act will be evaluated in three phases:
Phase one will monitor policies made under the Act during the first year of implementation;
Phase two will focus on the on-going evaluation that has been established through the national outcomes framework (the first annual report will be published in the Autumn 2017) and the local authority performance measurement framework (the first annual report will be published in 2017-18); and
Phase three will be an independent, long term evaluation that will commence in the third year of the implementation of the Act in 2018-19.
I will also be pursuing opportunities to engage directly with stakeholders and service users myself to seek their views on the impact of the Act and see exactly what is happening on the ground and the affect that the Act is having on individuals across Wales.
I will be establishing a Stakeholder Evaluation Group who will take forward the evaluation and develop an Evaluation Strategy. This will include a practitioner group and a citizen group who will help to shape the evaluation.
The Evaluation Strategy will be published in the Autumn. This will include a specific section on how the impact of the Social Services and Well-being Act on children and young people will be evaluated, with a particular focus on those who need care and support or who are carers and need support.
Gofyn i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyllid a Llywodraeth Leol
Neil Hamilton (Canolbarth a Gorllewin Cymru): A wnaiff Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet amlinellu ei amserlen ar gyfer cyflwyno'r broses ddiwygio etholiadol ar gyfer llywodraeth leol yng Nghymru (WAQ73191)
Neil Hamilton (Canolbarth a Gorllewin Cymru): A wnaiff Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet ddatganiad am gael system fwy cyfrannol ar gyfer etholiadau llywodraeth leol yng Nghymru? (WAQ73192)
Neil Hamilton (Canolbarth a Gorllewin Cymru): A wnaiff Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet ddatganiad am ei system etholiadol ddewisol ar gyfer etholiadau llywodraeth leol yng Nghymru? (WAQ73193)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 22 Mawrth 2017
Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyllid a Llywodraeth Leol (Mark Drakeford): The Wales Act 2017 received Royal Assent on 31 January 2017. It transfers functions in relation to elections, their timing and registration of electors to the National Assembly for Wales. When these powers are commenced the Assembly will be able to legislate on the method of voting, the electoral system, the franchise and rules for registration as regards both local government and National Assembly elections.
Also on 31 January 2017 I launched the White Paper Reforming Local Government: Resilient and Renewed. It seeks initial views on some aspects of reforming elections and voting. These proposals will form part of the wider package of electoral reform which will be subject to a detailed consultation in the summer. Following the consultation my intention is to seek to make legislation to give effect to some of the changes for the local government elections in 2022. Some of the reforms may be subject to trial before introduction.
The White Paper seeks views on the proposition that local councils in Wales should be able to decide on their own voting arrangements. It also seeks views on proposals to allow individual local councils to decide to move from the current electoral system of first past the post to a system of proportional representation. For the reasons set out in the White Paper, should a council adopt proportional representation then I believe the most appropriate system would be the single transferable vote.
Janet Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy): A wnaiff Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet amlinellu sut y mae, drwy ddeddfwriaeth Cymru, yn bwriadu gweithredu'r elfennau hynny o Ddeddf Lleoliaeth 2011 y mae cymunedau yn Lloegr yn eu mwynhau, ond nad ydynt wedi'u cyflwyno yma yng Nghymru hyd yn hyn? (WAQ73199)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 22 Mawrth 2017
Mark Drakeford: The Localism Act 2011 covered many issues including the openness and transparency of local government. These are principles which the Welsh Government takes seriously and where the provisions in the Localism Act were felt to be appropriate for Wales they have been implemented, for example, pay policy guidance and statements.
As you will be aware, I am currently consulting on local government reform through the White Paper: “Reforming Local Government: Resilient and Renewed”. It covers much of the policy area included within the Localism Act but from a Welsh perspective. We will pursue our own programme of reform including a requirement for local authorities to prepare participation strategies and giving Welsh local authorities a General Power of Competence, a policy much supported by local government itself.
Janet Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy): A wnaiff Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet gadarnhau faint o a) dafarndai, b) llyfrgelloedd, c) canolfannau cymuned/neuaddau trefi, ch) canghennau o fanciau, d) toiledau cyhoeddus a gafodd eu cau ledled Cymru yn 2016? (WAQ73200)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 22 Mawrth 2017
Mark Drakeford: The Welsh Government does not hold this information.
Janet Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy): Sut y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn gweithio tuag at ofynion adroddiad cadernid ariannol awdurdodau lleol a gyhoeddodd Swyddfa Archwilio Cymru yn 2016 bod angen iddi sicrhau trefniadau cadarn er mwyn goruchwylio perfformiad ariannol a gwasanaeth ym mhob gwasanaeth cyngor i sicrhau y gall gyflawni ei gyfrifoldebau polisi yn effeithiol? (WAQ73201)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 22 Mawrth 2017
Mark Drakeford: There are well established regulatory and performance frameworks, systems, procedures and tools in place to support local authorities in delivering their range of responsibilities. We work with local authorities, the WLGA and external review bodies to ensure robust and appropriate systems are in place to ensure the delivery of sustainable and resilient council services.
Where evidence has indicated a need for additional support within individual authorities to help them develop and implement sustainable financial plans, the Welsh Government has identified and provided additional capacity and expertise.
Local authorities are autonomous and democratically accountable bodies, which are statutorily responsible for managing their financial affairs. It is the responsibility of each authority to ensure it has robust arrangements for preparing its spending plans, ensuring there is well informed member scrutiny of these plans and appropriate ongoing monitoring of performance against these plans.
Janet Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy): Pa safonau archwilio ar gyfer Cynghorau Tref a Chymuned y mae Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet yn bwriadu eu gwneud yn ofynnol er mwyn cael pŵer cymhwysedd cyffredinol, pe bai'r agwedd hon ar y Papur Gwyn presennol yn cael ei chyflwyno? (WAQ73202)
Derbyniwyd ateb ar 22 Mawrth 2017
Mark Drakeford: The audit standards we require are as follows.
An Auditor’s opinion means an opinion provided by the Auditor General for Wales under section 23 of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004, having concluded an audit of a community council’s accounts for a financial year.
An opinion is unqualified if the Auditor General for Wales has not, in the opinion, expressed in any way that he or she is not satisfied in relation to the matters set out in section 17 of the Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004.