Part of the debate – Senedd Cymru am 1:30 pm ar 24 Mai 2016.
Cyn i ni ddechrau heddiw, hoffwn wneud datganiad. Rwyf wedi derbyn nifer o gwynion ynghylch iaith a ddefnyddiwyd yn y Siambr yr wythnos diwethaf gan arweinydd grŵp UKIP. Mae ein Rheolau Sefydlog yn gwahardd ymddygiad anghwrtais ac amhriodol, ac iaith sy'n groes i'r drefn, yn wahaniaethol, yn sarhaus neu'n amharu ar urddas y Cynulliad hwn.
Ar ôl adolygu'r Cofnod, nid oes gennyf unrhyw amheuaeth bod cyfraniad Neil Hamilton yr wythnos diwethaf yn mynd yn groes i’r gofynion hynny. Yn arbennig, roeddwn o’r farn bod y sarhad ar onestrwydd Aelodau eraill, trwy iaith rywiaethol, ac ensyniadau rhywiol, yn annerbyniol. Mae’r Aelod a minnau wedi cael sgwrs breifat, ac rwyf wedi egluro fy nisgwyliadau a chonfensiynau’r Cynulliad. Rwy’n ddiolchgar iddo am dderbyn fy marn ar y mater hwn, barn yr wyf yn gobeithio fydd yn ganllaw i'r holl Aelodau ar gyfer eu cyfraniadau yn y dyfodol.
This is the first statement of this kind I have given, on only the third day I have presided over debate. Should any Member interpret that as meaning I intend to be in any way harsher on the group that is newest to this Assembly, then they are wrong. As Presiding Officer, all Members are equal in my eyes. I will favour no party or Member over another. I will encourage debate that is vibrant, vigorous and robust. Indeed, I wish to encourage debate that is more vibrant, more vigorous and robust than that which has characterised the Assembly in the past.
But I expect every Member, from the newest to the most experienced, to engage in mature parliamentary debate. Members must be sufficiently skilled to do so without crossing the lines described by our Standing Orders. As long as they do that, all Members will be allowed to express strong views, irrespective of party. I will call to order anyone who detracts from the dignity of this Assembly, or who insults the integrity of other Members or the voters who elected them. Neil Hamilton.