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Last November, I announced the Welsh Government’s intention to deliver £500 million investment in the next phase of the 21st Century Schools Programme, using the Non\-Profit Distributing (NPD) model.  This next phase of investment, which is in addition to the £170m of innovative funding through the Local Government Borrowing Initiative, will commence once the current programme finishes in 2018\-19\.


The 21st Century School Programme is designed to deliver the Welsh Government’s vision of providing a first\-class education in world class settings to all learners in Wales and we are already making good progress with preparations for this second phase of investment, including close engagement with Local Authorities, the WLGA, and Constructing Excellence in Wales.  Furthermore, investment in the educational estate is a key priority in the Wales Infrastructure Investment Plan (WIIP), and the new funding I have committed to will help ensure that we are able to sustain a consistent and appropriate level of investment in these vital assets over the longer term.


Earlier this year, the Welsh Government also undertook work with the European Investment Bank’s European PPP Expertise Centre (EPEC) to identify options for the design and delivery of the Programme.  EPEC drew on best practice from across Europe to produce a number of conclusions that will be used to inform Programme’s business case.  In addition, I have continued to promote the opportunity that the new Programme provides to attract European Investment Bank finance to Wales. My dialogue on this point with the European Investment Bank Vice President, Jonathan Taylor, will continue in parallel with the development of the Programme.


As we move into the next stage of development, it is vital that we ensure we have the capacity and capability in place to deliver our ambitious Programme.  I am pleased that the Welsh Government has been able to secure additional expert resource to support Programme development work. Officials are working closely with their counterparts in Scottish Futures Trust, Infrastructure UK and Local Partnerships, bringing together skilled professionals with a wealth of knowledge and experience of using innovative finance models in the education sector.  This collaboration will help to ensure that the investment we make through the 21st Century Schools NPD Programme offers value for money and improves educational outcomes in Wales.  In this regard, the Programme will also continue to be subject to the Welsh Government’s Better Business Cases approach, which is a collaborative cross\-government process developed to maximise the benefits that can be achieved from investment.  


 







Translation:


 
Fis Tachwedd y llynedd, cyhoeddais fwriad Llywodraeth Cymru i fuddsoddi £500 miliwn yng ngham nesaf Rhaglen Ysgolion yr 21ain Ganrif, gan ddefnyddio model dyrannu nad yw'n dosbarthu elw (NPD). Bydd y cam nesaf o fuddsoddi, sy'n ychwanegol i'r cyllid arloesol o £170 miliwn a ddaw o'r Fenter Benthyca Llywodraeth Leol, yn dechrau pan ddaw'r rhaglen bresennol i ben yn 2018\-19\.

Cynlluniwyd Rhaglen Ysgolion yr 21ain Ganrif i wireddu gweledigaeth Llywodraeth Cymru o ddarparu addysg o'r radd flaenaf mewn lleoliadau o'r radd flaenaf i bob dysgwr yng Nghymru. Mae'r paratoadau ar gyfer yr ail gam buddsoddi hwn, gan gynnwys meithrin cysylltiadau agos ag Awdurdodau Lleol, CLlLC ac Adeiladu Arbenigrwydd yng Nghymru, yn mynd rhagddynt yn dda. At hynny hefyd, mae buddsoddi yn yr ystad addysgol yn flaenoriaeth allweddol yng Nghynllun Buddsoddi yn Seilwaith Cymru a bydd y cyllid newydd yr wyf innau wedi'i glustnodi yn helpu i sicrhau ein bod yn gallu parhau i fuddsoddi'n gyson a phriodol yn yr asedau hanfodol hyn dros y tymor hwy.  

Yn gynharach eleni, bu Llywodraeth Cymru hefyd yn gweithio gyda Chanolfan Arbenigedd Partneriaeth Cyhoeddus\-Preifat Ewropeaidd Banc Buddsoddi Ewrop i benderfynu ar opsiynau ar gyfer dylunio a chyflwyno'r Rhaglen. Tynnodd y Ganolfan Arbenigedd ar yr arferion gorau o bob cwr o Ewrop i ddod i amrywiol gasgliadau a gaiff eu defnyddio i ddylanwadu ar achos busnes y Rhaglen. Yn ogystal â hynny, rwyf hefyd wedi parhau i hyrwyddo'r cyfle a ddaw yn sgil y Rhaglen i ddenu cyllid Banc Buddsoddi Ewrop i Gymru. Wrth i'r Rhaglen ddatblygu, bydd fy nhrafodaethau i ar y mater hwn â Jonathan Taylor, Is\-lywydd Banc Buddsoddi Ewrop, hefyd yn parhau. 

Wrth inni symud i gam nesaf y datblygiad, mae'n hanfodol ein bod ni'n sicrhau bod y gallu gennym eisoes i gyflawni ein Rhaglen uchelgeisiol. Rwy'n falch bod Llywodraeth Cymru wedi gallu cael rhagor o adnoddau arbenigol i gefnogi gwaith i ddatblygu'r Rhaglen. Mae swyddogion yn gweithio'n agos â'u cydweithwyr yn Scottish Futures Trust, Infrastructure UK a Local Partnerships, gan ddod â phobl broffesiynol medrus ynghyd sydd â chyfoeth o wybodaeth a phrofiad o ddefnyddio modeli cyllid arloesol yn y sector addysg.  Bydd y cydweithio hwn yn helpu i sicrhau bod yr hyn y byddwn yn ei fuddsoddi drwy Raglen NPD Ysgolion yr 21ain Ganrif yn cynnig gwerth am arian ac yn gwella deilliannau addysgol yng Nghymru.  Yn y cyd\-destun hwn, bydd y Rhaglen hefyd yn parhau i fod yn destun dull Achosion Busnes Gwell Llywodraeth Cymru, sy'n broses o gydweithio traws\-lywodraethol a ddatblygwyd i fanteisio i'r eithaf ar y buddion y gellir eu cael drwy fuddsoddi.