Rwy’n ailadrodd y pwynt: nid oes cynllun taliadau uniongyrchol arall ar gael. Dyma yw gwerth Cronfa’r Teulu yn benodol. Oes, mae yna elfennau eraill o gymorth y Llywodraeth, sy’n anuniongyrchol ac wrth gwrs y gall gefnogi teuluoedd, ond nid oes dim i gymryd lle’r cyllid uniongyrchol sy’n mynd i’r teuluoedd tlotaf. [Torri ar draws.] Wel, mae’n wir, ac rydym yn sôn am y teuluoedd mwyaf agored i niwed a’r teuluoedd tlotaf drwy brofion modd. A dyna pam y mae mor greulon fod y ffynhonnell gyllid hon wedi cael ei thorri, pan fo Llywodraethau mewn rhannau eraill o’r Deyrnas Unedig wedi gwneud y penderfyniad cywir, yn fy marn i, fel y gwnaeth yr adran addysg yn Lloegr—ddoe, drwy gyd-ddigwyddiad, fe ychwanegaf—i gadw’r £81 miliwn o gyllid yn Lloegr dros gyfnod o dair blynedd.

As I said, we were proposing a way forward in the wording of our motion by saying that we’re not saying that this has to happen through the Family Fund. If there’s an alternative approach to providing direct funding to families, then we would be happy for that to happen, and truth be told, I think that we had expected that the Government would have agreed to look at this and to seek a way forward. So, the Government’s amendment was a huge disappointment, to say the least, and reinforces our position, where it appears that the Government won’t recognise that this direct funding is being cut and that there is nothing available to replace it.

We support the Conservative amendment that notes that Wales is the only nation that hasn’t maintained, in full, this crucial fund. I look forward to the debate this afternoon. I do hope that we can all agree that the most vulnerable families and the most vulnerable children do deserve our direct support. Let us therefore take that into account as we vote later this afternoon.