Ym mis Gorffennaf 2013, cyhoeddais ‘Dyfodol ein gorffennol: Ymgynghoriad ar gynigion ar gyfer amgylchedd hanesyddol Cymru’. Roedd cefnogaeth gref ymhlith yr ymatebwyr o ran y syniad o ddatblygu cynlluniau strategol rheolaidd, a fyddai’n cael eu cynhyrchu ar y cyd â’r sector. Roedd yr ymatebwyr hefyd yn cefnogi’r syniad o greu panel cynghori a fyddai’n helpu i ddatblygu’r cynlluniau ac yn herio’r gwasanaethau sy’n gysylltiedig â’r amgylchedd hanesyddol pan fo hynny’n briodol. Yn fy natganiad llafar i’r Cynulliad ym mis Ionawr, cyhoeddais fy mwriad i fwrw ymlaen â’r cynigion hyn, a nawr hoffwn roi’r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf ichi o ran sut y byddaf yn gwneud hynny.
In July of 2013 I published ‘The future of our past: A consultation on proposals for the historic environment of Wales’. The consultation responses strongly supported the development of regular strategic plans, produced in collaboration with the sector. The responses also provided further support for the establishment of the advisory panel, both to assist with the development of the plans and also to support and, where appropriate, to challenge our historic environment services. In my oral statement to the Assembly in January, I announced my intention to take both of these proposals forward. I would now like to provide an update on how I intend to proceed.