4 Mawrth 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Diwydiant Cymru: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Prif Swyddog Gweithredol a'r Cadeirydd
The framework document that set out the parameters for the relationship between the Welsh Government and Industry Wales talked about fostering a relationship, and I'm quoting now, 'based on mutual trust and respect and open and honest communication.' In your…
4 Mawrth 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Diwydiant Cymru: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Prif Swyddog Gweithredol a'r Cadeirydd
Yes. Okay.
4 Mawrth 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Diwydiant Cymru: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Prif Swyddog Gweithredol a'r Cadeirydd
I mean, you are Industry Wales, aren't you? You know, just from your own experience, is this how a business, for example, would make this kind of decision, based on a report done with Copilot without a proper cost-benefit analysis with numbers attached, or at…
4 Mawrth 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Diwydiant Cymru: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Prif Swyddog Gweithredol a'r Cadeirydd
And were there numbers in the review, or was it just kind of qualitative statements, which can sometimes be impressionistic? Was there a focus on outcomes? Was there an attempt to look at a sort of cost-benefit analysis of the different options and risks…
4 Mawrth 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Diwydiant Cymru: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Prif Swyddog Gweithredol a'r Cadeirydd
Yes, just to drill into that for a second, for example, what Copilot will do is it will give its own weighting to certain voices, and unless you're actually transparent about that and ask the AI, if you like, then you might easily give—. The AI itself might…
4 Mawrth 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Diwydiant Cymru: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Prif Swyddog Gweithredol a'r Cadeirydd
And were the—? So, there's a relatively small set of interviews, with unnamed organisations, even; they're not set out in the report. Were the statements checked for accuracy, for example, to your knowledge, from reading the review?
4 Mawrth 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Diwydiant Cymru: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Prif Swyddog Gweithredol a'r Cadeirydd
Just for me to understand that, much of the evidence, you're saying, confirmed the need for a bespoke, Wales-specific entity—from what you're saying. But the recommended option then is to get rid of Industry Wales and rely on UK-based business organisations…
4 Mawrth 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Diwydiant Cymru: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Prif Swyddog Gweithredol a'r Cadeirydd
Do you have some concerns that you want to share with us just in terms of the quality of research that you would expect in any piece of work, really?
4 Mawrth 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Diwydiant Cymru: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Prif Swyddog Gweithredol a'r Cadeirydd
You've seen the review report now, yes?
4 Mawrth 2026 , Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Diwydiant Cymru: sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r Prif Swyddog Gweithredol a'r Cadeirydd
Yes. Good morning. From what you've just shared with us, I wouldn't categorise this as an open-ended evidence-based review. It seemed as if, from what you were saying, they already had a preferred outcome in mind, and the review was a means to that end.
4 Mawrth 2026 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg
Mae fy etholaeth i yn cynnwys nifer o ysgolion bach, rhai ohonyn nhw mewn ardaloedd hynod o wledig, ond mae rhai ohonyn nhw mewn cymunedau ôl-ddiwydiannol, ac ar hyn o bryd does dim ystyriaeth yn y cod trefniadaeth ysgolion i ysgolion bychain sydd ddim yn…
4 Mawrth 2026 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg
4. A wnaiff yr Ysgrifennydd Cabinet ddatganiad ar bolisi Llywodraeth Cymru parthed ysgolion bach? OQ63936
3 Mawrth 2026 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Dadl: Setliad yr Heddlu 2026-27
Mae'r setliad hwn yn adlewyrchu, unwaith eto, y gost i Gymru o ddiffyg datganoli ym maes cyfiawnder a phlismona—nid cost ariannol yn unig, er bod hwnna'n real ac yn gynyddol, ond cost ddemocrataidd, a chost o fod yn ddarostyngedig i drefn gyfansoddiadol nad…
3 Mawrth 2026 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i'r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a’r Gweinidog Cyflawni
Fe wnaethoch chi roi gwasanaeth ar draws portffolios ac fel Gweinidog Cyflawni nawr, a chan mai hon fydd eich sesiwn gwestiynau olaf chi yn eich swydd, roeddwn i'n meddwl tybed a fyddech chi'n myfyrio ar yr hyn y gwnaethoch chi ei ddysgu a'r hyn yr ydych…
3 Mawrth 2026 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i'r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a’r Gweinidog Cyflawni
Ond mae'r ffaith eich bod chi wedi symud y nod o roi diwedd ar ddigartrefedd wyth mlynedd, o 2026 i 2034, rwy'n credu, yn dweud llawer iawn. Nawr, mae eich swyddog cyfatebol agosaf yn San Steffan, sef Darren Jones, wedi dadlau yn ddiweddar, pan fydd…
3 Mawrth 2026 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i'r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a’r Gweinidog Cyflawni
Cwnsler Cyffredinol, fe hoffwn i ofyn cwestiwn i chi heddiw yn rhinwedd eich swydd fel Gweinidog Cyflawni. Yn ei dogfen addewid newydd, mae Plaid Lafur Cymru yn sôn am ehangu gofal plant, tyfu ein coedwig genedlaethol, rhoi diwedd ar ddigartrefedd a chodi…
2 Mawrth 2026 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda’r Dirprwy Brif Weinidog ac Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Newid Hinsawdd a Materion Gwledig, a’r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a’r Gweinidog Cyflawni
Could I just ask—? When, for example, police mergers, a single Welsh force, was last mooted by a Labour Government, they did actually commission a Senedd committee—well, an Assembly committee in those days—to give its view. Do you think that, actually, what…
2 Mawrth 2026 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda’r Dirprwy Brif Weinidog ac Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Newid Hinsawdd a Materion Gwledig, a’r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a’r Gweinidog Cyflawni
On policing reform and the abolition of the police and crime commissioners and the White Paper et cetera, could you just update the committee on the latest state of the discussions that you've had in terms of what the future entails for Wales and the role of…
2 Mawrth 2026 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda’r Dirprwy Brif Weinidog ac Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Newid Hinsawdd a Materion Gwledig, a’r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a’r Gweinidog Cyflawni
On that very point then, what practical preparation is the Welsh Government taking so that, if probation or youth justice were devolved, in whatever form, the next Welsh Government could take those responsibilities on without delay?
2 Mawrth 2026 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda’r Dirprwy Brif Weinidog ac Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Newid Hinsawdd a Materion Gwledig, a’r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a’r Gweinidog Cyflawni
Why not? He was prepared to say—. UK Ministers are prepared to say that they disagree with everything that you've just said, so why don't you say what you think in relation to his position?
2 Mawrth 2026 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda’r Dirprwy Brif Weinidog ac Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Newid Hinsawdd a Materion Gwledig, a’r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a’r Gweinidog Cyflawni
Lord Timpson told us that devolving probation isn't a priority, because the system is under huge pressure. What's your response to that?
2 Mawrth 2026 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda’r Dirprwy Brif Weinidog ac Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Newid Hinsawdd a Materion Gwledig, a’r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a’r Gweinidog Cyflawni
The clear assumption—. The focus on youth justice probation emerged from the Gordon Brown report; the clear assumption from everyone was that this was referring to legislative devolution. I mean, there was a reference in the Gordon Brown report that nothing…
2 Mawrth 2026 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda’r Dirprwy Brif Weinidog ac Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Newid Hinsawdd a Materion Gwledig, a’r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a’r Gweinidog Cyflawni
I think Alun Davies wants to come in.
2 Mawrth 2026 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda’r Dirprwy Brif Weinidog ac Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Newid Hinsawdd a Materion Gwledig, a’r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a’r Gweinidog Cyflawni
Let's turn to those matters, then. Have you had, from the UK Government, a timetable for devolving probation and youth justice?
2 Mawrth 2026 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda’r Dirprwy Brif Weinidog ac Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Newid Hinsawdd a Materion Gwledig, a’r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a’r Gweinidog Cyflawni
If it's not the splitting of responsibilities, then, between different Ministers, beyond COVID, what else explains the lack of progress in relation to these recommendations that you are responsible for as a Government?
