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Following the fire to the roof of the National Library of Wales on 26 April, I agreed to keep members updated on the situation.


I had a meeting with the President of the National Library of Wales, Sir Deian Hopkin, and the Library’s new Chief Executive and Librarian, Aled Gruffydd Jones, on 7 October 2013\.  I reiterated the Welsh Government’s commitment to support the Library through the on\-going process to manage the consequences of the fire and to develop facilities. Legal discussions regarding insurance and the financial consequences of the fire are on\-going and I will update Members once a definitive outcome has been reached.  In the meantime, my officials are continuing to work closely with the Library to enable it to undertake the remedial work and developmental work required as a consequence of the fire.


I am pleased to confirm that I have allocated an additional £625,000 in capital funding in 2013\-14 from the Culture \& Sport Department to enable essential structural repairs and permanent remedial work to the roof of the fire damaged building. This work will restore the roof and top floor of the building to a basic operational condition by spring 2014\. A further £375,000 extra capital funding has been allocated to the Library in 2014\-15 to assist with on\-going work to invest in the Library’s building and infrastructure to support its important work.  This extra capital funding was outlined in the Welsh Government’s Draft Budget, which was tabled on 8 October.  I will continue to seek further opportunities to support strategic capital investment in the Library’s physical and technical infrastructure.


The Draft Budget also outlines an additional £3\.5 million capital funding provided from Welsh Government central capital reserves (£3\.3 million in 2014\-15 and £200,000 in 2015\-16\).  This significant investment by the Welsh Government will enable preparatory works for a wider project on conservation, digital preservation and access which the Library is developing.  


This preparatory work will provide additional capacity and enhanced specialist storage to conserve and ensure sustainable access to our national collections. In addition to jobs created during the development and construction phases, the wider project aims to develop the current and future conservation workforce in Wales through a range of networks, specialist skills development and training opportunities.


I visited the Library on 17 October to officially open a new exhibition which brings together four of Wales’ most iconic medieval manuscripts for the first time.  This is one of a range of exhibitions currently showing at the Library that underline the importance of the Library’s work in conserving, digitising and providing access to our cultural heritage.  


I would like to thank the Library’s staff for their on\-going commitment to serving the public through these difficult times, and I am encouraged by the positive plans that the Library is developing for the future.







Translation:


 
 Yn dilyn y tân ar do Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru ar 26 Ebrill, cytunais i hysbysu’r aelodau am y sefyllfa ddiweddaraf.

Cefais gyfarfod gyda Syr Deian Hopkin, Llywydd Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru, ac Aled Gruffydd Jones, Prif Weithredwr newydd y Llyfrgell a Llyfrgellydd, ar 7 Hydref 2013\. Ail\-bwysleisiais ymrwymiad Llywodraeth Cymru i gefnogi’r Llyfrgell drwy’r broses barhaus o reoli canlyniadau’r tân a datblygu’r cyfleusterau. Mae trafodaethau cyfreithiol ynghylch yswiriant a chanlyniadau ariannol y tân yn parhau a byddaf yn rhoi diweddariad i’r Aelodau pan fydd penderfyniad pendant wedi’i wneud. Yn y cyfamser, mae fy swyddogion yn parhau i gydweithio’n agos â’r Llyfrgell i’w galluogi i wneud y gwaith adfer a datblygu sy’n angenrheidiol o ganlyniad i’r tân.

Mae’n bleser gennyf gadarnhau fy mod wedi dyrannu £625,000 o gyllid cyfalaf yn 2013\-14 o’r Adran Diwylliant a Chwaraeon ar gyfer gwaith atgyweirio strwythurol hanfodol a gwaith adfer parhaol ar do’r adeilad a ddifrodwyd gan y tân. Bydd y gwaith hwn yn adfer to a llawr uchaf yr adeilad i gyflwr gweithredol sylfaenol erbyn gwanwyn 2014\. Dyrannwyd £375,000 o gyllid cyfalaf ychwanegol i’r Llyfrgell yn 2014\-15 i helpu i fuddsoddi yn adeilad ac isadeilad y Llyfrgell er mwyn cefnogi ei waith pwysig. Cafodd y cyllid cyfalaf ychwanegol hwn ei amlinellu yng Nghyllideb Ddrafft Llywodraeth Cymru, a gyflwynwyd ar 8 Hydref. Byddaf yn parhau i chwilio am gyfleoedd pellach i gefnogi buddsoddiadau cyfalaf strategol yn isadeilad ffisegol a thechnegol y Llyfrgell.

Mae’r Gyllideb Ddrafft hefyd yn amlinellu £3\.5 miliwn o gyllid cyfalaf ychwanegol a ddarparwyd o gronfeydd cyfalaf canolog Llywodraeth Cymru (£3\.3 miliwn yn 2014\-15 a £200,000 yn 2015\-16\). Bydd y buddsoddiad sylweddol hwn gan Lywodraeth Cymru yn caniatáu i’r Llyfrgell ddechrau paratoi ar gyfer prosiect ar gadwraeth, cadwraeth ddigidol a mynediad y mae’r Llyfrgell wrthi’n ei ddatblygu.

Bydd y gwaith paratoi yn darparu capasiti ychwanegol a chyfleusterau storio arbenigol gwell i gadw a sicrhau mynediad cynaliadwy at ein casgliadau cenedlaethol. Yn ogystal â’r swyddi a grëwyd yn ystod y camau datblygu ac  adeiladu, mae’r prosiect ehangach yn gobeithio datblygu’r gweithlu cadwraeth presennol ac yn y dyfodol yng Nghymru drwy ystod o rwydweithiau, cyfleoedd i ddatblygu sgiliau arbenigol a chyfleoedd hyfforddi.

Ymwelais â’r Llyfrgell ar 17 Hydref i agor yn swyddogol arddangosfa newydd sy’n dwyn ynghyd pedair o lawysgrifau canoloesol mwyaf eiconig Cymru am y tro cyntaf. Dyma un o gyfres o arddangosfeydd sydd i’w cael yn y Llyfrgell ar hyn o bryd sy’n tanlinellu pwysigrwydd gwaith y Llyfrgell o ran cadw, digideiddio a rhoi mynediad at ein treftadaeth ddiwylliannol.

Hoffwn ddiolch i staff y Llyfrgell am eu hymrwymiad parhaus i wasanaethu’r cyhoedd drwy’r cyfnod anodd hwn, ac rwyf wedi fy nghalonogi gan y cynlluniau positif y mae’r Llyfrgell yn eu datblygu ar gyfer y dyfodol.