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Mae’r datganiad hwn yn rhoi’r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i Weindiogion ynghylch gwaith Grŵp Gorchwyl a Gorffen y Dinas\-Ranbarthau ac i’ch hysbysu am lansio’r ‘alwad am dystiolaeth’.

Rwy’n awyddus i weld beth fyddai’r manteision i economi Cymru o glustnodi a meithrin dinas\-ranbarthau yng Nghymru ac a fyddent yn gallu sbarduno’r economi ar draws Cymru i dyfu yn y dyfodol.  Sefydlais Grŵp Gorchwyl a Gorffen ym mis Hydref 2011 o dan gadeiryddiaeth y Dr Elizabeth Haywood, cyfarwyddwr Fforwm Economaidd y De\-Ddwyrain a chyn\-gyfarwyddwr CBI Cymru.

Rwyf wedi gofyn i’r Grŵp:

* ystyried y dystiolaeth dros gefnogi dinas\-ranbarthau, a chlustnodi ardaloedd penodol yng Nghymru y gallai fod yn briodol eu cefnogi, a nodi eu nodweddion;
* cadarnhau’r cyfleoedd tebygol i ddatblygu’r economi ym mhob dinas\-ranbarth, buddiannau hynny a’r potensial a ddaw o weithio gyda’n gilydd;
* clustnodi’r ystyriaethau strategol a phwysicaf ym mhob ardal fel rhan o ffordd gyson o gefnogi dinas\-ranbarthau yng Nghymru;
* awgrymu sut y gallai dinas\-ranbarth elwa ar gyfleoedd tymor byr, canolig a hir, er enghraifft arian yr UE, trydaneiddio’r rheilffyrdd a Chynlluniau Datblygu Lleol;
* disgrifio’r rhagoriaethau y byddai pob un o’r dinas\-ranbarthau a ddewisir yn eu cynnig; a
* penderfynu a oes angen newid polisi a sefydliadau i fynd i’r afael yn effeithiol ag egwyddor y dinas\-ranbarth, a beth fyddai’r newidiadau hynny.

Mae gwaith y Grŵp yn mynd rhagddo.  Fodd bynnag, mae’n bwysig bod barn a chyfraniadau cylch ehangach o bobl yn cyfrannu at ddadansoddiad a chanfyddiadau’r Grŵp.  Heddiw, bydd galwad am dystiolaeth ac adroddiad ategol yn cael eu lansio ar\-lein ac rwy’n annog aelodau i gyfrannu at yr ymarferiad hwn ac at godi ymwybyddiaeth amdano.

Mae’r Grŵp wedi gosod allan y dystiolaeth sydd wedi’i chasglu hyd yma i gefnogi dinas\-ranbarthau, ynghyd â’r prif ystyriaethau y bydd angen mynd i’r afael â nhw er mwyn i’r syniad lwyddo yng Nghymru.  Mae cyfres o gwestiynau wedi’u cynnwys hefyd i helpu ymatebwyr wrth roi tystiolaeth.  Byddwn yn ystyried yr ymatebion wrth baratoi’r adroddiad terfynol a fydd yn cynnwys argymhellion Llywodraeth Cymru.

Byddwn yn parhau i gasglu tystiolaeth tan ddydd Mercher, 18 Ebrill 2012 a bydd grwpiau ffocws ym mhob rhan o Gymru’n cael eu cynnal i’n helpu.  Rwyf wedi gofyn i’r Dr Haywood gyhoeddi adroddiad terfynol y Grŵp yn haf 2012\. 







Translation:


 
This statement updates Members on the work of the City Regions Task and Finish Group and is to inform you about the launch of a ‘call for evidence’.


I am keen to examine if the Welsh economy could benefit from identifying and nurturing potential Welsh city regions and whether they could become drivers for future economic growth across Wales. I established a Task and Finish Group in October 2011, chaired by Dr Elizabeth Haywood, director of the South East Wales Economic Forum and former director of CBI Wales.


I have asked the Group to:


 


* consider the evidence for supporting city regions, identifying specific areas that might be appropriate to support in Wales and their characteristics;
* establish the likely key economic development opportunities and benefits offered by each of the identified city regions and any potential from working together;
* identify the strategic and high\-level issues associated with each of the areas as part of a consistent approach to supporting city regions in Wales;
* suggest how the proposed city regions might best benefit from opportunities in the short, medium and long\-term, such as future EU funding, rail electrification and Local Development Plans;
* outline the distinguishing propositions offered by each of the identified city region areas; and
* establish whether, and if so what, policy and institutional changes will be required in Wales to deliver an effective approach to supporting city regions.


 


The work of the Group is continuing, however, it is important that wider views and contributions form part of their analysis and findings. Today, a call for evidence and a supporting report will be launched online and I urge members to contribute to this and raise awareness of this exercise.


The Group have set out the evidence gathered to date for supporting city regions and the key issues that need to be addressed if this approach is to be successful in Wales. A series of questions are included to assist respondents in providing evidence. Responses will be considered in preparing the final report which will contain recommendations for the Welsh Government.


This evidence gathering exercise will continue until Wednesday 18 April 2012 and will be supported by focus groups held around Wales. Therefore, I have asked Dr Haywood to issue the Group’s final report in summer 2012\.