Yn ystod y cyfarfod, pwysleisiwyd nodweddion cadarnhaol cydweithio rhynglywodraethol o ran yr argyfwng Rwsia/Wcráin presennol, yn enwedig adsefydlu ffoaduriaid sy’n cyrraedd y DU. Ochr yn ochr â hyn, galwodd y Cwnsler Cyffredinol a minnau am ymdrechion i wella’r systemau ar gyfer fisâu, cymorth i gyrraedd pen y daith, a llifoedd data. Croesawaf y ffaith bod sylw wedi’i roi ers y cyfarfod i gais penodol a wnes i i Lywodraeth y DU i wella’r sefyllfa o ran rhannu data. Yn fwy cyffredinol, yng nghyd-destun canlyniadau economaidd y sefyllfa yn Wcráin, galwais am i fforymau Cysylltiadau Rhynglywodraethol ganolbwyntio ar y ffordd y mae’n gwaethygu’r argyfwng costau byw cynyddol yn y DU.
The positive features of joint intergovernmental working in relation to the current Russia/Ukraine crisis, in particular resettlement of refugees arriving in the UK, were emphasised during the meeting. Alongside this, the Counsel General and I called for efforts to be made to improve the systems around visas, assistance with reaching destinations, and data flows. I welcome the fact that a specific request I made to the UK Government in the meeting to improve data sharing has since been addressed. More broadly, in the context of the economic consequences of the situation in Ukraine, I called for IGR fora to focus on the how it is exacerbating the increasing cost of living crisis being experienced in the UK.