Cwestiynau Ysgrifenedig y Cynulliad a gyflwynwyd ar 21 Ionawr 2015 i'w hateb ar 28 Ionawr 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)

Rhaid cyflwyno Cwestiynau Ysgrifenedig o leiaf bum diwrnod gwaith cyn y disgwylir iddynt gael eu hateb.  Yn ymarferol, bydd Gweinidogion yn ceisio ateb cyn pen 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'r Gweinidog Cymunedau a Threchu Tlodi

Andrew RT Davies (Canol De Cymru):  A wnaiff y Gweinidog roi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am gynnydd Ardaloedd Gwella Busnes, gan gynnwys unrhyw dargedau ac Ardaloedd Gwella Busnes arfaethedig yn y dyfodol yng Nghymru? (WAQ68264)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 28 Ionawr 2015

Y Weinidog Cymunedau a Threchu Tlodi (Lesley Griffiths): Progress has been extremely positive in Wales.  We congratulate Newport on becoming the third established BID in Wales following a successful ballot last December.  We anticipate all other areas currently developing proposals to reach the ballot stage during 2015, which could, potentially, lead to as many as 14 BIDs by the end of the year.

Gofyn i'r Gweinidog Addysg a Sgiliau

Janet Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy): A wnaiff y Gweinidog ddatganiad am effaith Hwb+ o ran cynyddu'r defnydd o dechnoleg ddigidol yn ysgolion Cymru? (WAQ68270)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 28 Ionawr 2015

Y Gweinidog Addysg a Sgiliau (Huw Lewis): Hwb+ is a fully-bilingual learning platform which has the capability to provide an individual and customisable solution for every school in Wales. 
Hwb+ offers the following functionality for each school in Wales:

• a public-facing website;

• virtual classroom tools;

• announcements and events;

• blogs, wikis and forums;

• a personalised user interface; and

• access to Office 365 (which includes Outlook e-mail, video conferencing via Lync, an e-Portfolio and streaming of core Office apps including Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
   

The Hwb+ platform was rolled out to schools over the academic year 2013 /2014. The current position of deployment as of January 2015 is that over 98 per cent of schools in Wales have been setup with their own Hwb+ site (1,399 primary and special schools, 216 secondary schools), over 530,000 individual Hwb+ user login accounts have been provisioned and over 95 per cent of schools in Wales have attended training on their own Hwb+ site (2,609 teachers in total).
Feedback from stakeholders who have attended the training sessions and started to use the platform has been has been overwhelmingly positive. Of the 373 delegates who have attended training during this academic year (between 3 November 2014 and 23 January 2015) and submitted an evaluation, 86% rated the training as very good, with 14% rating it good.
Through the Welsh Government's team of Digital Leaders, we have developed a full support and training approach which not only provides numerous opportunities for stakeholders to book onto local training sessions, but also to receive in-school support as required. This is supporting Welsh schools in increasing the use of digital technology. 
Take up of the Hwb+ learning platform by schools in Wales is steadily increasing. On 26 November 2014, I announced my commitment to the Hwb+ project until August 2018. This announcement has provided assurance to schools which will support the adoption of the platform.
In addition, I have also announced the development of a centrally-funded Hwb+ Centres of Excellence Programme. The main focus of these centres will be to provide other school, local authority and regional education consortia staff with the opportunity to see how the adoption of the Hwb+ learning platform has made a positive difference to teaching and learning within a school setting. This programme will also support Welsh schools' further adoption of digital technology.
The Welsh Government is currently in the process of commissioning a full independent evaluation of the Learning in Digital Wales Programme. The aim of the evaluation is to independently review the implementation of the programme along with establishing the extent to which the different programme components have met their objectives. This is in addition to identifying any emerging impacts that the programme is having on classroom practice for both teachers and learners. 
The Learning in Digital Wales Programme evaluation report will be published in December 2015.

Gofyn i Weinidog yr Economi, Gwyddoniaeth a Thrafnidiaeth

Suzy Davies (Gorllewin De Cymru): Yn dilyn cwblhau'r prif ffotograffiaeth ar y ffilm gyntaf i elwa o'r Gyllideb Buddsoddi yn y Cyfryngau, a wnaiff y Gweinidog gadarnhau a oes unrhyw brosiectau eraill wedi elwa, neu sy'n debygol o elwa, yn 2014/15 a 2015/16? (WAQ68268)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 28 Ioanwr 2015

Edwina Hart: There are a number of film and TV projects in the pipeline for the Media Investment Budget. These projects are subject to commercial confidentiality, and details cannot be released at this stage.

Suzy Davies (Gorllewin De Cymru): A wnaiff y Gweinidog gadarnhau faint o swyddi a grewyd hyd yn hyn yn dilyn cyhoeddiad Pinewood i agor stiwdio yng Nghymru? (WAQ68267)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 28 Ioanwr 2015

Edwina Hart: Production has not yet begun at Pinewood.

Suzy Davies (Gorllewin De Cymru): A wnaiff y Gweinidog gadarnhau pa archwilydd allanol a benodwyd i oruchwylio'r gwaith o ddyrannu'r Gyllideb Buddsoddi yn y Cyfryngau? (WAQ68266)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 28 Ioanwr 2015

Edwina Hart: No external auditor has been appointed as all our investments are subject to internal audit processes.  The Wales Audit Office also have a role in scrutinising investments. 

Suzy Davies (Gorllewin De Cymru): A wnaiff y Gweinidog roi manylion y Dangosyddion Perfformiad Allweddol sydd wedi cael eu dyfeisio i helpu Llywodraeth Cymru i asesu llwyddiant stiwdios newydd Pinewood a'r Gyllideb Buddsoddi yn y Cyfryngau? (WAQ68265)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 28 Ionawr 2015

Y Gweinidog yr Economi, Gwyddoniaeth a Thrafnidiaeth  (Edwina Hart): The main performance indicators are, production expenditure in Wales, jobs created and safeguarded, number of trainee positions for each production and indirect benefits, such as increased capacity in the supply chain and tourism impacts

Eluned Parrott (Canol De Cymru): Yn sgil y datganiad ysgrifenedig ar 5 Rhagfyr 2014 ynghylch creu cwmni i ddarparu cyngor ac arbenigedd i hyrwyddo prosiectau, gan gynnwys y Metro a masnachfraint nesaf Cymru a'r Gororau, a wnaiff y Gweinidog gadarnhau beth yw enw ffurfiol y cwmni, pryd y caiff ei sefydlu, a phwy fydd yn ei arwain? (WAQ68272)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 28 Ionawr 2015

Y Gweinidog yr Economi, Gwyddoniaeth a Thrafnidiaeth  (Edwina Hart): I will be making a further announcement in due course.

Gofyn i'r Gweinidog Iechyd a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol

Kirsty Williams (Brycheiniog a Sir Faesyfed): A wnaiff y Gweinidog ddatganiad am amseroedd aros i weld Seicolegydd Clinigol? (WAQ68271)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 28 Ionawr 2015

Y Gweinidog Iechyd a Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol (Mark Drakeford): Access and availability of therapies is decided at a local level with health boards planning and delivering services for their populations according to their assessment of local need.  I expect all patients to be seen within an appropriate timescale as determined by clinical need.
Since November 2013, Welsh Government has awarded an additional £850,000 to health boards  to increase provision of talking treatments. This funding supports the delivery of psychological therapies for people of all ages, building on the work that has already been undertaken in training existing health boards staff to improve their skills and competencies in delivering evidenced-based psychological therapies and taking into account guidelines issued by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) on psychological therapy.
Funding has also been made available to support the development of an all-Wales training strategy and workforce development plan for the delivery of psychological therapies following the NHS cross-sector review of staff competencies and gap analysis. 
Whilst we do not currently collect information on the specific waiting times for different types of psychological therapy, in the Powys area, the Local Primary Mental Health Support Services, developed as a result of the Mental Health Measure, has meant that more than  82% of people are seen for assessment within 28 days and more than 84% of those assessed as being in need of a therapeutic intervention, which will include psychological therapy, are seen within 56 days.

Gofyn i'r Gweinidog Gwasanaethau Cyhoeddus

Janet Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy): A wnaiff y Gweinidog ddatganiad i gyfleu ei safbwynt presennol ar rewi'r dreth gyngor yng Nghymru? (WAQ68269)

Derbyniwyd ateb ar 28 Ionawr 2015

Y Weinidog Gwasanaethau Cyhoeddus (Leighton Andrews): The setting of budgets and Council Tax levels are key decisions for Local Authorities and ones for which they are accountable to their electorates.  Many Welsh Councils already hold public consultations and engage with residents throughout the budget-setting process.  We channel the available funding into the main Local Government Settlement so Councils have the flexibility to allocate their funding according to local priorities.

Unlike England, we do not require Local Authorities in Wales to conduct costly referenda.  Average council tax bills in Wales for 2014-15 are £190 lower than in England. Evidence suggests that each year more Authorities in England are rejecting the offer of council tax freeze grant in favour of being able to set their own budgets.  In 2014-15, around 43% of English Authorities rejected the council tax freeze grant, choosing instead to increase Council Tax and maintain services.