Part of 1. 1. Cwestiynau i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyllid a Llywodraeth Leol – Senedd Cymru am 1:57 pm ar 21 Medi 2016.
Wel, a gaf i ddechrau trwy gytuno gyda’r Aelod am bwysigrwydd yr awdurdodau lleol yn y maes yma? Mae yna lot o bethau y mae’r awdurdodau lleol yn eu gwneud sy’n berthnasol i’r iaith Gymraeg a’r ‘ambition’ sydd gennym ni i dyfu’r nifer y bobl yng Nghymru sy’n gallu siarad Cymraeg am y dyfodol.
It’s not for me, as local government Minister, to set targets that are in the province of the Minister responsible in this area nor in relation to schools, but I do agree with the general point that the Member was making. Local authorities play a very important role in relation to the Welsh language. That’s why my predecessor commissioned a report that was chaired by Rhodri Glyn Thomas that we discussed here on the floor of the Assembly prior to the summer break, and why I regularly discuss with leaders of local authorities in my meetings with them the work that they can do in this area.