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Giving evidence to the House of Commons’ Welsh Affairs Committee, Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething and Finance and Local Government Minister, Rebecca Evans will say they remain open to the idea of having a Freeport in Wales, and are prepared to explore the use of devolved planning, business support and tax powers to ensure any Freeports in Wales deliver on the Welsh Government’s priorities, including its commitments to fair work and safeguarding the environment.


However, despite Welsh Ministers clearly setting out the conditions where a joint approach could be taken, no formal offer has been presented by the UK Government to the Welsh Government on a proposed Freeport in Wales.


The Ministers will tell the Committee that the Welsh Government is willing to work constructively with the UK Government. In February, Ministers wrote to the Chancellor of the Exchequer to discuss a proposal for a Freeport. Over five months later, the Chancellor has yet to respond. Ministers have written to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury and the Secretary of State for Wales this week to again set out the conditions where a joint approach could be taken.


Ministers have been clear that the Welsh Government cannot accept a proposal where a Welsh Freeport would receive less financial support than the £25 million made available for Freeports in England.


Speaking ahead of the committee hearing, Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething said:



> “We remain open to the idea of having a Freeport in Wales, but creating one here would require the use of devolved powers. However, as it stands, the UK Government has not agreed to our request for joint decision making, and no appropriate funding has been offered.
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> “We have repeatedly pressed UK Ministers for constructive engagement. The lack of clarity about implementing Freeports in Wales, a policy driven by the UK Government, is destabilising business decisions in an already exceptionally uncertain economic environment, and is having a direct impact on investment decisions. Furthermore, their decision to announce specific Freeports for England, without concluding arrangements for Wales, gives rise to the potential for jobs and investment to be drawn out of Wales.
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> “Until the UK Government responds to us and presents us with a formal offer, the ball remains firmly in the UK Government’s court.
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> “Our message to the UK Government is clear – the Secretary of State for Wales’ suggestion that the UK Government could impose a Freeport in Wales without our agreement would result in a worse outcome for everyone. The UK Government need to work with us, not against us.


Finance and Local Government Minister, Rebecca Evans added:



> “It would be entirely unacceptable for any Welsh Freeport to receive a penny less than the £25 million the UK Government is providing for each Freeport in England.  It would mean a Welsh Freeport would be immediately disadvantaged in comparison to English counterparts, or would require the Welsh Government to divert millions of pounds away from other priorities to fund a UK Government commitment.
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> “If the UK Government sought to implement the Freeports policy in Wales without our support, it could only be achieved without the devolved levers, which would be an immediately less attractive and competitive offer compared with those in England.
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> “It would be incredibly disappointing if Wales were to receive a worse offer purely because the UK Government were unwilling to work constructively with us.







Translation:


 
Wrth roi tystiolaeth i Bwyllgor Materion Cymreig Tŷ’r Cyffredin, bydd Gweinidog yr Economi, Vaughan Gething a’r Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol, Rebecca Evans, yn dweud eu bod yn dal i fod yn agored i’r syniad o sefydlu Porthladd Rhydd yng Nghymru, a’u bod yn barod i ddefnyddio pwerau cynllunio, cefnogi busnesau a threthu datganoledig i sicrhau y byddai unrhyw Borthladd Rhydd yng Nghymru’n cyflawni blaenoriaethau Llywodraeth Cymru, gan gynnwys ei hymrwymiadau i waith teg a diogelu’r amgylchedd.


Fodd bynnag, er bod Gweinidogion Cymru wedi nodi'n glir eu hamodau ar gyfer cydweithio, nid yw Llywodraeth y DU wedi cyflwyno cynnig ffurfiol i Lywodraeth Cymru ar Borthladd Rhydd yng Nghymru.


Bydd y Gweinidogion yn dweud wrth y Pwyllgor fod Llywodraeth Cymru yn fodlon gweithio'n adeiladol gyda Llywodraeth y DU. Ym mis Chwefror, ysgrifennodd y Gweinidogion at Ganghellor y Trysorlys i drafod cynnig ar gyfer Porthladd Rhydd. Dros bum mis yn ddiweddarach, nid yw'r Canghellor wedi ateb. Mae’r Gweinidogion wedi ysgrifennu at Brif Ysgrifennydd y Trysorlys ac Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru yr wythnos hon i nodi eto eu hamodau ar gyfer cydweithio.


Mae’r Gweinidogion wedi dweud yn glir na fyddai Llywodraeth Cymru’n barod i ystyried cynnig i sefydlu Porthladd Rhydd yng Nghymru a fyddai’n cael llai na'r £25 miliwn o gymorth ariannol sydd ar gael i Borthladdoedd Rhydd yn Lloegr.


Wrth siarad cyn gwrandawiad y pwyllgor, dywedodd Gweinidog yr Economi, Vaughan Gething:



> "Rydym yn dal i fod yn agored i'r syniad o sefydlu Porthladd Rhydd yng Nghymru, ond er mwyn creu un yma, rhaid defnyddio pwerau datganoledig. Ond, fel y mae pethau, nid yw Llywodraeth y DU wedi cytuno i'n cais i wneud penderfyniadau ar y cyd, ac nid oes unrhyw gyllid priodol ychwanegol wedi'i gynnig inni.
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> "Rydym wedi gofyn sawl gwaith i Weinidogion y DU am drafodaeth adeiladol. Mae'r diffyg eglurder ynghylch Porthladdoedd Rhydd yng Nghymru, polisi sy’n eiddo i Lywodraeth y DU, yn ansefydlogi penderfyniadau busnes mewn amgylchedd economaidd sydd eisoes yn eithriadol o ansicr, gan gael effaith uniongyrchol ar benderfyniadau buddsoddi. At hynny, gall eu penderfyniad i gyhoeddi Porthladdoedd Rhydd penodol ar gyfer Lloegr, heb benderfynu ar drefniadau ar gyfer Cymru, beryglu swyddi a chynlluniau buddsoddi yng Nghymru.
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> “Tan y cawn ymateb gan Lywodraeth y DU a chynnig ffurfiol ganddi, mae'r bêl yn dal i fod yn nwylo Llywodraeth y DU.
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> "Mae ein neges i Lywodraeth y DU yn glir – gallai awgrym Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru y gallai Llywodraeth y DU orfodi Porthladd Rhydd ar Gymru heb ein bendith arwain at ganlyniad gwaeth i bawb. Mae angen i Lywodraeth y DU weithio gyda ni, nid yn ein herbyn.


Dywedodd y Gweinidog Cyllid a Llywodraeth Leol, Rebecca Evans:



> "Byddai'n gwbl annerbyniol i unrhyw Borthladd Rhydd yng Nghymru dderbyn ceiniog yn llai na'r £25 miliwn y mae Llywodraeth y DU yn ei roi i bob Porthladd Rhydd yn Lloegr.  Byddai'n golygu y byddai Porthladd Rhydd yng Nghymru o dan anfantais o’r funud gyntaf o'i gymharu â phorthladdoedd tebyg yn Lloegr, a byddai'n gorfodi Llywodraeth Cymru i gymryd miliynau o bunnau oddi wrth flaenoriaethau eraill i ariannu un o ymrwymiadau Llywodraeth y DU.
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> "Pe bai Llywodraeth y DU yn ceisio gweithredu'i pholisi ar Borthladdoedd Rhydd yng Nghymru heb ein cefnogaeth ni, byddai’n rhaid iddi wneud hynny heb y mecanweithiau datganoledig ac o’r cychwyn cyntaf, byddai hynny’n gwneud y cynnig yn llai deniadol a chystadleuol na’r rheini yn Lloegr.
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> "Byddai'n hynod siomedig pe bai Cymru'n cael cynnig gwaeth dim ond am fod Llywodraeth y DU yn amharod i weithio'n adeiladol gyda ni.