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As we all recognise, the current situation has brought the importance of digital connectivity into sharp relief, whether that is for home learning, staying in touch with loved ones or working from home. Our Superfast Cymru programme, which provided superfast broadband access to over 733,000 properties, has proved to be a vital investment in supporting Wales through the pandemic and beyond as we focus on recovery. However, there is still more work to do.


Last month I updated Members on a number of developments in our efforts to ensure that homes and businesses in Wales can benefit from access to fast and reliable broadband including the Welsh top\-up to the Rural Gigabit Connectivity Vouchers and the latest open market review results.


I am now in a position to provide a further update on plans to extend our fibre broadband roll\-out with Openreach and the key role that the PSBA network is playing in our response to Covid 19\.


Through our agreement with Openreach we are increasing the number of properties that will benefit through the project from 26,000 to 39,000\. This extension to the project will target local authority areas with less than 90% superfast broadband coverage. This will help strike a better balance of coverage across the local authorities in Wales and provide these additional properties with access to some of the fastest broadband speeds available. In addition, further modelling and planning work identified that around 4,300 of the premises that were planned as part of the first phase of the project either already have access or are due to get access to superfast broadband. These largely more urban properties have been removed from the project and replaced.


The amount of funding for the project will increase to £56 million. This is made up predominantly from Welsh Government and EU funds with some additional funding from the UK government. The project is scheduled to be completed by June 2022\. All of the properties will be able to access a future proofed fibre to the premises solution enabling gigabit broadband speeds to be achieved. A breakdown of numbers of properties by local authority is attached.


At the end of March 2020, the initial phase of the project had enabled access to gigabit capable, full fibre broadband for 8,283 properties. A further update on these figures will be provided to members in August.


The roll\-out is just one of a suite of interventions to improve connectivity that include the Access Broadband Cymru scheme, the Local Broadband Fund and the Welsh top\-up to the UK Government Rural Gigabit Voucher scheme.


The PSBA network has played an important role during the initial phases of the Covid 19 response providing high speed connectivity to the Red Dragon hospitals quickly and efficiently. The current situation has highlighted the importance and potential of homeworking across the public sector. It has also underlined that some public sector homeworkers need a fast business grade connection to undertake their roles. In response PSBA has introduced a new product for recipient bodies that will allow business grade connections to be routinely provided to homes of public sector workers where it is necessary. This could, for example, allow radiologists to receive and view X\-Ray and other medical images at home securely and reliably.


This update demonstrates our continued commitment to intervene in a non\-devolved area to improve connectivity across Wales and to innovate to support our public services.


I will continue to keep members updated.


This statement is being issued during recess in order to keep members informed. Should members wish me to make a further statement or to answer questions on this when the Senedd returns I would be happy to do so.


Breakdown of premises by local authority and lot
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| **Lot and local authority** | **Premises** |
| --- | --- |
| **1** | **11,224** |
| Ceredigion | 2,592 |
| Conwy | 1,608 |
| Denbighshire | 1,862 |
| Gwynedd | 3,974 |
| Isle of Anglesey | 1,188 |
| **2** | **12,584** |
| Cardiff | 908 |
| Cheshire West and Chester\* | 4 |
| Flintshire | 2,027 |
| Monmouthshire | 2,163 |
| Newport | 304 |
| Powys | 3,516 |
| Shropshire\* | 2 |
| Vale of Glamorgan | 1,117 |
| Wrexham | 2,543 |
| **3** | **15,308** |
| Blaenau Gwent |  |
| Bridgend | 1,267 |
| Caerphilly County Borough | 2,831 |
| Carmarthenshire | 3,185 |
| Merthyr Tydfil | 474 |
| Neath Port Talbot | 812 |
| Pembrokeshire | 4,128 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taff | 1,507 |
| Swansea | 483 |
| Torfaen | 621 |
| **Grand Total** | **39,116** |


\* These premises are physically within Wales but are categorised by Address Base Premium as being associated with an English local authority.







Translation:


 
Fel y gwyddom ni oll, mae’r sefyllfa bresennol wedi dangos pwysigrwydd amlwg cysylltedd digidol, boed ar gyfer dysgu gartref, cadw mewn cysylltiad ag anwyliaid neu weithio o gartref.  Mae ein rhaglen Cyflymu Cymru, sydd wedi cynnig mynediad band eang cyflym iawn i dros 733,000 o adeiladau, wedi bod yn fuddsoddiad hanfodol i gefnogi Cymru drwy’r pandemig a thu hwnt i hynny wrth inni ganolbwyntio ar adferiad.  Fodd bynnag, mae llawer o waith i’w wneud eto. 


Yn ystod y mis diwethaf rhoddais y newyddion diweddaraf i Aelodau ynghylch nifer o ddatblygiadau yn ein hymdrechion i sicrhau y gall cartrefi a busnesau yng Nghymru elwa o’r mynediad at fand eang cyflym a dibynadwy gan gynnwys ychwanegiad Cymru i’r Talebau Cysylltedd Gigabit Gwledig a chanlyniadau adolygiad diweddaraf y farchnad agored.


Rwyf bellach mewn sefyllfaI i roi diweddariad pellach ar gynlluniau i ymestyn ein band eang ffibr gydag Openreach a’r rhan allweddol y mae’r rhwydwaith Prosiect Cydgasglu Band Eang y Sector Cyhoeddus (PSBA) yn ei chwarae yn ein hymateb i Covid 19\.


Trwy ein cytundeb gydag Openreach rydym yn cynyddu nifer yr adeiladau fydd yn elwa drwy’r prosiect o 26,000 i 39,000\. Bydd yr estyniad hwn i’r prosiect yn targedu ardaloedd yr awdurdodau lleol sydd â llai na 90% o fand eang cyflym iawn. Bydd hyn yn helpu i sicrhau gwell cydbwysedd o ran y band eang sydd ar gael ar draws awdurdodau lleol yng Nghymru ac yn rhoi mynediad i’r adeiladau ychwanegol hynny at y band eang cyflymaf sydd ar gael. Hefyd, mae rhagor o waith modelu a chynllunio wedi gweld bod gan oddeutu 4,300 o’r adeiladau sydd wedi eu cynllunio fel rhan o gam cyntaf y prosiect naill ai fynediad eisoes neu i gael mynediad at fand eang cyflym iawn. Mae’r adeiladau mwy trefol hyn wedi eu dileu o’r prosiect a rhai eraill yno yn eu lle.


Bydd swm y cyllid ar gyfer y prosiect yn cynyddu i £56 miliwn. Mae hyn yn cynnwys cyllid Llywodraeth Cymru a’r UE gyda rhywfaint o gyllid ychwaengol gan Lywodraeth y DU. Y bwriad yw cwblhau’r prosiect cyfan erbyn Mehefin 2022\. Bydd pob adeilad yn gallu cael mynediad at ffibr diogelu at y dyfodol i’r adeilad gan alluogi cyflymder bandeang gigabit.  Mae dadansoddiad o nifer yr adeiladau fesul awdurdod lleol wedi’i atodi.


Ddiwedd Mawrth 2020, roedd cam cyntaf y prosiect wedi galluogi mynediad at fand eang ffibr llawn, allai ddefnyddio gigabit, i 8,283 adeilad. Darperir diweddariad pellach o’r ffigurau hyn i Aelodau ym mis Awst.


Mae’r cyflwyniad yn ddim ond rhan o gyfres o ymyraethau i wella cysylltedd sy’n cynnwys y cynllun Allwedd Band Eang Cymru, Cronfa Band Eang Lleol ac ychwanegiad Cymru at y cynllun Talebau Gigabit Gwledig Llywodraeth y DU.


Mae’r rhwydwaith PSBA wedi chwarae rhan bwysig yn ystod camau cychwynnol ymateb Covid 19 gan gynnig cysylltedd cyflym iawn i ysbytai y Ddraig Goch yn gyflym ac effeithiol. Mae’r sefyllfa bresennol wedi tynnu sylw at bwysigrwydd a phosibiliadau gweithio gartref ar draws y sector cyheoddus. Mae hefyd wedi pwysleisio bod rhai gweithwyr y sector cyhoeddus sy’n gweithio gartref angen cysylltiad cyflym gradd busnes i gyflawni eu swyddogaethau. Mewn ymateb mae’r PSBA wedi cyflwyno cynnyrch newydd ar gyfer derbynnwyr fydd yn caniatáu i fusnesau raddio cysylltiadau sydd i’w darparu’n arferol i gartrefi gweithwyr y sector cyhoeddus ble y bo angen. Gallai hyn, er enghraifft, ganiatáu i radiolegwyr dderbyn a gweld delweddau pelydr\-X a delweddau meddygol eraill gartref yn ddiogel ac  yn ddibynadwy.


Mae’r diweddariad hwn yn dangos ein hymrwymiad parhaus i ymyrryd mewn maes sydd heb ei ddatganoli er mwyn gwella cysylltedd ledled Cymru ac i arloesi er mwyn cefnogi ein gwasanaethau cyhoeddus.


Byddaf yn parhau i ddiweddaru Aelodau yn hyn o beth.


Caiff y datganiad ei gyhoeddi yn ystod y toriad er mwyn rhoi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i aelodau. Os bydd aelodau eisiau i mi wneud datganiad pellach neu ateb cwestiynau ynglŷn â hyn pan fydd y Senedd yn dychwelyd, byddwn yn hapus i wneud hynny.


Dadansoddiad o adeiladau yn ȏl awdurdod lleol a lot
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| **Lot ac awdurdod lleol** | **Adeilad** |
| --- | --- |
| **1** | **11,224** |
| Ceredigion | 2,592 |
| Conwy | 1,608 |
| Sir Ddinbych | 1,862 |
| Gwynedd | 3,974 |
| Ynys Môn | 1,188 |
| **2** | **12,584** |
| Caerdydd | 908 |
| Gorllewin Swydd Gaer A Chaer\* | 4 |
| Sir y Fflint | 2,027 |
| Sir Fynwy | 2,163 |
| Casnewydd | 304 |
| Powys | 3,516 |
| Swydd Amwythig\* | 2 |
| Bro Morgannwg | 1,117 |
| Wrecsam | 2,543 |
| **3** | **15,308** |
| Blaenau Gwent |  |
| Pen\-y\-bont Ar Ogwr | 1,267 |
| Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili | 2,831 |
| Sir Gaerfyrddin | 3,185 |
| Merthyr Tudful | 474 |
| Castell\-Nedd Port Talbot | 812 |
| Sir Benfro | 4,128 |
| Rhondda Cynon Taf | 1,507 |
| Abertawe | 483 |
| Torfaen | 621 |
| **Cyfanswm** | **39,116** |


\* Mae’r adeiladau hyn yng Nghymru ond yn cael eu categoreiddio yn y Premiwm Sylfaen Cyfeiriadau yn gysylltiedig ag Awdurdod Lleol yn Lloegr.