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Cwestiynau Ysgrifenedig y Cynulliad a gyflwynwyd ar 20 Tachwedd 2015 i'w hateb ar 27 Tachwedd 2015

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 bum diwrnod gwaith o leiaf cyn y maent i gael eu hateb.  Yn ymarferol, mae'r Gweinidogion yn ceisio ateb o fewn saith neu wyth diwrnod ond nid yw'n orfodol iddynt wneud hynny.  Cyhoeddir yr atebion yn yr iaith y'u cyflwynir ynddi, gyda chyfieithiad i'r Saesneg o ymatebion a roddir yn Gymraeg.

Gofyn i'r Gweinidog Cyfoeth Naturiol

Mark Isherwood (Gogledd Cymru): A wnaiff y Gweinidog gadarnhau ei rolau a'i gyfrifoldebau mewn perthynas â Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru? (WAQ69482)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 1 Rhagfyr 2015

Gweinidog Cyfoeth Naturiol (Carl Sargeant): I am the Minister responsible for the oversight of Natural Resources Wales. I set the policy framework for NRW and am accountable to the National Assembly for their activities. I appoint the Chair and Board Members of NRW. I meet with their Chief Executive and Chair on a regular basis to discuss performance and current and future activities.

Gofyn i'r Gweinidog Cymunedau a Threchu Tlodi

Mark Isherwood (Gogledd Cymru): Yn dilyn ei datganiad yn y Siambr ar 6 Hydref ar yr argyfwng ffoaduriaid, a wnaiff y Gweinidog roi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am faint o ffoaduriaid o Syria sydd wedi cyrraedd yng Nghymru a lle y cânt eu lleoli? (WAQ69483)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 25 Tachwedd 2015

Gweinidog Cymunedau a Threcu Tlodi (Lesley Griffiths):

I published a Written Statement on 24 November, which outlines four Local Authorities across Wales will be welcoming approximately 50 Syrian refugees before Christmas. Exact numbers, details of the Local Authorities and arrival dates will not be disclosed, as the interests of the refugees must be uppermost in our minds.

Gofyn i Weinidog yr Economi, Gwyddoniaeth a Thrafnidiaeth

Andrew RT Davies (Canol De Cymru):  Gan gyfeirio at WAQ69407, a wnaiff y Gweinidog ddatgelu cyfanswm y gwariant staffio hyd yma ar gontractwyr allanol, cynghorwyr technegol ac amgylcheddol sy'n gweithio ar ffordd liniaru'r M4? (WAQ69481)

Andrew RT Davies (Canol De Cymru):  A wnaiff y Gweinidog yn nodi'r cyfrif pen llawn amser presennol ar gyfer Adran yr Economi, Gwyddoniaeth a Thrafnidiaeth? (WAQ69484)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 25 Tachwedd 2015

Gweinidog yr Economi, Gwyddoniaeth a Thrafnidiaeth (Edwina Hart): As these questions relate to staffing matters, I have referred them to the Permanent Secretary who will write to you directly.

Gofyn i'r Gweinidog Iechyd a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol

David Melding (Canol De Cymru): Pa gamau y mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi'u cymryd i gyflwyno therapi gwybyddol sy'n seiliedig ar ymwybyddiaeth ofalgar mewn carchardai yng Nghymru er mwyn lleihau cyfraddau uchel o orbryder ac iselder ysbryd ymhlith carcharorion? (WAQ69485)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 1 Rhagfyr 2015

Gweinidog Iechyd a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol (Mark Drakeford):

The National Psychological Therapies Management Committee, produced an action plan earlier this year, supported by Welsh Government funding. This action plan aims to increase access and availability of a range of evidence based approaches, which may include mindfulness based treatments. Health boards have been requested to develop their local plans for all their population, which includes prisons, to this action plan when utilising the £1.9m new recurrent funding for psychological therapies.

David Melding (Canol De Cymru): A wnaiff y Gweinidog ddatganiad am y camau y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn eu cymryd i sicrhau bod cymunedau lleiafrifol yn cael mynediad teg at ofal lliniarol ar ddiwedd eu bywydau? (WAQ69486)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 4 Rhagfyr 2015

Mark Drakeford:

The key aim of the End of Life Care Delivery Plan is for people in Wales to have access to high quality palliative care wherever they live and choose to die, whatever their underlying disease or disability, devoid of any prejudice in relation to their personal situation.  The Welsh Government expects health boards and third sector partners to work closely with their populations to ensure specific cultural needs are embedded in their end of life care services The delivery plan builds on the work already in hand to ensure minority communities are receiving equitable access to palliative care

For example:

•  In 2009, Professor, the Baroness Ilora Finlay developed a funding formula for end of life care provision based on the principle of fairness.  This approach has resulted in specialist palliative care services being developed to provide equitable access for communities across Wales.
  
• The Welsh Government works closely with Marie Curie and other third sector organisations. In 2012, Marie Curie Cancer Care produced a specific three-year programme 'Improving Access to Palliative Care Services for Minority Ethnic Communities in South East Cardiff. Its main objectives were to improve links with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community leaders and community- based agencies, reduce barriers to services and increase support for those from minority communities with life limiting illnesses and their families. The project provided a better understanding of palliative care needs of people from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds in South East Cardiff.  It identified barriers to access, examined possible solutions and made and planned improvements to services and facilities at the Marie Curie Hospice, Cardiff and the Vale.

• Discussion around organ donation is one of the five principles adopted by the Byw Nawr Steering Group set up to encourage open conversations about end of life issues.  A specialist agency (Cognition) has been appointed to engage with minority communities to explain the new organ donation legislation.  They have directly engaged with over 3,000 people at 45 events across Wales.
• Cardiff has the highest Black Minority Ethnic proportion of the population in Wales.  The Welsh Government participates in Minority Ethnic Community Health Fairs held in Cardiff on an annual basis. These annual fairs were established to address multiple barriers which may prevent BME communities accessing preventative health and treatment services.  The fairs are sponsored by Tenovus Cancer Care, Cardiff Neighbourhood Partnership and Cardiff and Vale Health Charity, organised in collaboration with Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. This year's Minority Ethnic Community Health Fair, led by the charity the Mentor Ring, was held on 25 March 2015. The event was attended by over 300 people.

David Melding (Canol De Cymru): Pa gamau y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn eu cymryd i gynyddu apêl ymarfer cyffredinol fel gyrfa feddygol o ystyried y prinder meddygon teulu yng Nghymru? (WAQ69487)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 4 Rhagfyr 2015

Mark Drakeford:

In terms of the shortage of GPs and the appeal of general practice in Wales, it is important to recognise that overall GP numbers have increased by 10.5% between 2004 and 2014 and that there are now over 2,000 GPs serving communities right across Wales.

We have worked with partners, including the BMA GP Committee in Wales, to improve sustainability in general practice. The number of patients affected by recent changes to practice contracts and some practice closures represent less than 2% of the population of Wales. This includes those practices identified by the BMA to be at risk due to recruitment issues. Where such issues exist, measures are being put in place to alleviate the problem including practices  been placed under health board management or being merged so that they can continue to serve their patients.

We also continue to proactively attract doctors in a number of ways. The Welsh Government's a planned primary care workforce for Wales, for example, contains a number of actions on general practice, one of which is to develop, with the service and a range of partners, a national recruitment campaign that highlights the essential contribution made by general practice; and the opportunities a career in Wales can provide.

The plan also sets out actions to support those GPs who wish to step back from full time work to be retained in the workforce on a different basis; to make it easier for them to return to work in Wales; and to reform the incentives regime to try and retain more of those who train for general practice in Wales, to stay in the Welsh workforce.

Additionally, for junior doctors, we are currently running a targeted campaign calling on them to "make your future part of our future". We want to encourage new doctors to not just train in Wales, but to stay to live and work in Wales. This, coupled with actions to increase the exposure to general practice as part of training, is intended to improve the appeal of working in general practice in Wales now and in future years.