Cefais gyfarfod â’r Llywydd ddoe i drafod ffyrdd o gydweithio i ennyn diddordeb pobl ifanc a’u hannog i gymryd rhan. Roeddwn yn falch o glywed am waith ardderchog pwyllgorau’r Cynulliad i gynnwys lleisiau pobl ifanc yn eu gwaith, ac rwy’n croesawu ymgynghoriad y Llywydd ynghylch gostwng yr oedran pleidleisio i 16, sy’n cael ei lansio heddiw. Gyda’r dull gweithredu ar gyfranogiad cenedlaethol sy’n cael ei ddatblygu gan Plant yng Nghymru, ac mewn partneriaeth â’r gwaith blaengar ac ysbrydoledig ar gyfranogiad sy’n cael ei wneud gan Awdurdodau Lleol, rwy’n hyderus y byddwn yn cyrraedd at filoedd o blant a phobl ifanc, ac yn sicrhau bod eu lleisiau’n cael eu clywed.
I met with the Presiding Officer yesterday to discuss how our respective youth participation and engagement work can continue to complement one another. I was pleased to hear about the tremendous work Assembly committees are doing to include young people’s voices in their work and welcome the Presiding Officer’s consultation on voting at 16 which she launches today. I am confident together with the national participation model being developed by Children in Wales and in partnership with the innovative and inspiring participation work being taken forward by Local Authorities, we will be reaching and enabling the voices of thousands of children and young people to be heard.