Part of 2. Cwestiynau i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyfiawnder Cymdeithasol, y Trefnydd a'r Prif Chwip – Senedd Cymru am 2:45 pm ar 18 Medi 2024.
Sioned Williams
Plaid Cymru
2:45,
18 Medi 2024
Diolch, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet. Mae'r penderfyniad i gyfyngu taliad tanwydd y gaeaf i bensiynwyr sy'n derbyn credyd pensiwn wedi codi pryderon eang wrth gwrs. Mae'r comisiynydd pobl hŷn, Age Cymru, Gofalwyr Cymru a National Energy Action ymhlith y rhai sydd wedi rhybuddio am ei effaith ar allu pobl hŷn i gadw'n gynnes ac yn iach gartref, ac y byddai'n gadael llawer o bensiynwyr mewn angen heb gymorth y gaeaf hwn. Mae prisiau ynni yn parhau i fod yn llawer uwch na'r lefelau cyn-argyfwng ac fel y gwyddoch, mae disgwyl iddynt godi 10 y cant eto ar 1 Hydref, ar yr adeg y mae angen i bobl droi eu gwres ymlaen neu i fyny. Mae National Energy Action Cymru hefyd wedi rhybuddio bod aelwydydd bregus ledled Cymru yn cael eu llethu gan dros £3.3 biliwn o ddyled ynni, sydd wedi cronni dros y ddwy flynedd ddiwethaf i raddau helaeth. Mae hyn ddwywaith yr hyn ydoedd cyn yr argyfwng ynni ac wedi'r gaeaf hwn, mae dadansoddwyr yn awgrymu na fydd prisiau ynni yn dychwelyd i lefelau cyn y pandemig yn y degawd hwn. Mae de a gogledd Cymru yn parhau i fod ymhlith y tri rhanbarth drytaf ledled y DU. Felly, pa sgyrsiau a gawsoch gyda Llywodraeth y DU ac Ofgem ynghylch cyflwyno tariff ynni cymdeithasol gorfodol, ynghyd â chymorth wedi'i dargedu i leihau lefelau dyled ynni er mwyn lliniaru tlodi tanwydd yng Nghymru?
The cabinet is the group of twenty or so (and no more than 22) senior government ministers who are responsible for running the departments of state and deciding government policy.
It is chaired by the prime minister.
The cabinet is bound by collective responsibility, which means that all its members must abide by and defend the decisions it takes, despite any private doubts that they might have.
Cabinet ministers are appointed by the prime minister and chosen from MPs or peers of the governing party.
However, during periods of national emergency, or when no single party gains a large enough majority to govern alone, coalition governments have been formed with cabinets containing members from more than one political party.
War cabinets have sometimes been formed with a much smaller membership than the full cabinet.
From time to time the prime minister will reorganise the cabinet in order to bring in new members, or to move existing members around. This reorganisation is known as a cabinet re-shuffle.
The cabinet normally meets once a week in the cabinet room at Downing Street.
