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On Tuesday 29 December, Joint Ministerial Committee (EU Negotiations) met for an extraordinary meeting following the deal reached between the UK Government and the EU on the Trade and Cooperation Agreement. The meeting was held virtually and the communique can be found at:


 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/joint\-ministerial\-committee\-communique\-29\-december\-2020


The first item on the agenda covered the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.  This gave me the opportunity to note that whilst I welcomed the fact that the UK had avoided a no deal outcome the deal agreed was a long way from the close economic relationship with the EU that the Welsh Government has advocated throughout the negotiations. As the agreement will bring significant changes to our trading arrangements with the EU and result in the economy being smaller than it otherwise would have been, I again called for the UK Government to put in place new support measures for the economy to help businesses through the transition.  I also pressed the UK Government to commit to ensuring the Devolved Governments are properly represented in the structures agreed to implement the agreement including the proposed Partnership Council, Specialised Committees and Working Groups.


The second item on the agenda covered readiness and deal implementation. On readiness, I noted that with the deal agreed so close to the end of the transition period, there is very little time for businesses and organisations to understand the agreement and prepare accordingly. I also raised the issue of concurrent risks of EU transition disruption and the ongoing disruption as a result of the Covid pandemic, specifically on the movement of critical goods through key trade routes with the EU. I called again, for assurances that there would be equitable distribution of goods to ensure all countries of the UK receive supplies to meet respective needs.


On deal implementation, the item focussed on the Future Relationship Bill. I raised my concern and disappointment that the first time the Welsh Government saw the Treaty, was Christmas Day and the UK Government only shared the full draft text of the Future Relationship Bill late in the evening of the 28 December. As a consequence it is impossible for the Welsh Government to have a clear understanding of the ways in which the Bill will affect our competence In light of this, I informed the UK Government that the Senedd would therefore be recalled on 30 December but would be holding a general debate, rather than a debate on a motion for legislative consent.


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.


 







Translation:


 
Ddydd Mawrth 29 Rhagfyr, cyfarfu Cyd\-bwyllgor y Gweinidogion (Negodiadau’r UE) mewn cyfarfod eithriadol yn dilyn y cytundeb a wnaed rhwng Llywodraeth y DU a'r UE ar y Cytundeb Masnach a Chydweithredu. Cynhaliwyd y cyfarfod yn rhithwir ac mae’r datganiad swyddogol i’w weld yn:


https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/joint\-ministerial\-committee\-communique\-29\-december\-2020


Yr eitem gyntaf ar yr agenda oedd y Cytundeb Masnach a Chydweithredu. Rhoddodd hyn gyfle i mi nodi, er fy mod yn croesawu'r ffaith bod y DU wedi osgoi sefyllfa o ddim cytundeb, fod y cytundeb y cytunwyd arno ymhell o'r berthynas economaidd agos â'r UE y mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi'i hyrwyddo drwy gydol y negodiadau. Gan y bydd y cytundeb yn dod â newidiadau sylweddol i'n trefniadau masnachu gyda'r UE ac yn golygu bod yr economi'n llai nag y byddai wedi bod fel arall, galwais eto ar Lywodraeth y DU i roi mesurau cymorth newydd ar waith ar gyfer yr economi i helpu busnesau drwy'r cyfnod pontio.  Pwysais hefyd ar Lywodraeth y DU i ymrwymo i sicrhau bod y Llywodraethau Datganoledig yn cael eu cynrychioli'n briodol yn y strwythurau y cytunwyd arnynt i weithredu'r cytundeb gan gynnwys y Cyngor Partneriaeth, y Pwyllgorau Arbenigol a’r Gweithgorau arfaethedig.


Roedd yr ail eitem ar yr agenda yn ymdrin â pharodrwydd ac â gweithredu’r cytundeb. O ran parodrwydd nodais, gan fod y cytundeb y cytunwyd arno mor agos at ddiwedd y cyfnod pontio, mai ychydig iawn o amser sydd i fusnesau a sefydliadau ddeall y cytundeb a pharatoi'n unol â hynny. Codais hefyd y risgiau sy’n cyd\-ddigwydd, o ran tarfu yn ystod cyfnod pontio'r UE a'r tarfu parhaus o ganlyniad i’r pandemig Covid, ac yn benodol o ran symud nwyddau allweddol drwy lwybrau masnach allweddol gyda'r UE. Galwais eto am sicrwydd y byddai nwyddau'n cael eu dosbarthu'n deg er mwyn sicrhau bod pob un o wledydd y DU yn derbyn cyflenwadau i ddiwallu eu hanghenion penodol.


O ran gweithredu'r cytundeb, canolbwyntiodd yr eitem ar Fil Perthynas y Dyfodol. Codais fy mhryder a’m siom nad oedd Llywodraeth Cymru wedi cael gweld y Cytuniad tan Ddydd Nadolig ac mai dim ond yn hwyr gyda’r nos ar 28 Rhagfyr yr oedd Llywodraeth y DU wedi rhannu testun drafft llawn Bil Perthynas y Dyfodol. Roedd hyn yn ei gwneud yn amhosibl asesu ar hyn o bryd i Lywodraeth Cymru gael dealltwriaeth glir o’r modd y bydd y Bil yn effeithio ar ein cymhwysedd. Yn y cyd\-destun hwnnw, hysbysais Lywodraeth y DU y byddai'r Senedd felly’n cael ei galw'n ôl ar 30 Rhagfyr ond y byddai'n cynnal dadl gyffredinol yn hytrach na dadl ar gynnig cydsyniad deddfwriaethol.


Mae’r datganiad hwn yn cael ei gyhoeddi yn ystod y toriad er mwyn rhoi’r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i’r Aelodau. Os bydd yr Aelodau am imi wneud datganiad pellach neu ateb cwestiynau ar ôl i’r Senedd ailymgynnull, byddwn yn hapus i wneud hynny.