Nawr, rydw i'n meddwl y dylem ni gael o leiaf ddatganiad llafar llawn ar lawr y Senedd yma, yn hytrach nag un frawddeg fer mewn datganiad ysgrifenedig, er mwyn deall pam fod yr Ysgrifennydd Cabinet a Llywodraeth Cymru â hyder yn yr unigolyn yma, pan ei bod hi'n amlwg bod cymaint o bobl heb rannu'r hyder hynny.

Now, I think we should at least have a full oral statement in this Parliament rather than one brief sentence in a written statement, so that we can understand why the Cabinet Secretary and the Welsh Government have confidence in this individual, when it's clear that so many other people don't share that confidence.

Diolch yn fawr, Weinidog. Mae cyngor Merthyr wedi sicrhau cyllid o bron i £12.9 miliwn o dan raglen Lleoedd Llewyrchus Llawn Addewid Llywodraeth Cymru i gefnogi prosiectau adfywio ym Merthyr Tudful. A wnaiff y Gweinidog ymuno â mi i ganmol menter Clwb Pêl-droed Merthyr Tudful a chyngor Merthyr Tudful am ddefnyddio grant o'r trefniant cyllid hwn i gefnogi datblygiad cyfleuster modern ym Mharc Penydarren, gan ddarparu menter chwaraeon cymunedol cynaliadwy, sy'n annog mwy o ymgysylltiad rhwng y cyhoedd a'r clwb yn ogystal â sicrhau manteision economaidd lleol ychwanegol, wrth gwrs, sy'n codi o'r contract adeiladu a ddaeth gyda hynny?

Thank you, Minister. Merthyr council has secured funding of almost £12.9 million under the Welsh Government's Vibrant and Viable Places programme to support regeneration projects in Merthyr Tydfil. Will the Minister then join me in commending the initiative of both Merthyr Town Football Club and Merthyr council in utilising a grant from this funding arrangement to support the development of a modern facility at Penydarren Park, providing a sustainable community sports initiative, which is encouraging greater public engagement with the club as well as, of course, securing additional local economic benefits arising out of the building contract that came with that?

Diolch yn fawr. Wel, gwnaed y buddsoddiad yn Rutherford gan reolwr cronfa a oedd yn gweithredu o dan gontract i Fanc Datblygu Cymru, ac yn amlwg, mae hynny hyd braich oddi wrth Lywodraeth Cymru. Felly, o ran diwydrwydd dyladwy, eu cyfrifoldeb hwy fyddai hynny. Mae'r gronfa'n gronfa bortffolio, ac wrth gwrs, mae risgiau uchel ynghlwm wrth rai buddsoddiadau, ac wrth gwrs, ni allwn ddisgwyl i bob un ohonynt lwyddo. Cyrhaeddodd y gronfa ei charreg filltir gyntaf yn 2019, ac fe ddarparodd bron i £20 miliwn i Fanc Datblygu Cymru.

Thanks very much. Well, the investment made into Rutherford was undertaken by a fund manager who was operating under contract to the Development Bank of Wales, and obviously that's at arm's length from the Welsh Government. So, in terms of due diligence, that would have been their responsibility. The fund is a portfolio fund and, of course, there are investments where there are high risks, and of course we can't expect every one of them to deliver. The fund achieved its first exit in 2019 and it did return nearly £20 million to the Development Bank of Wales.

Diolch, Gadeirydd. Pa mor ddigonol yw'r fframwaith monitro? A yw'r system yn ddigon cadarn i alluogi gwaith craffu hirdymor ar gynnydd awdurdodau lleol yn erbyn targedau? A pha rôl sydd i Estyn ei chwarae o ran monitro darpariaeth?

Thank you, Chair. How adequate is the monitoring framework? Is the system sufficiently robust to enable long-term scrutiny of local authorities' progress against targets? And what role is there for Estyn in monitoring delivery of provision?

Mae'n debyg y bydd Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet yn ymwybodol o Goleg Elidyr, sef coleg addysg bellach arbenigol yn fy etholaeth. Tybed a fyddai Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet yn barod i edrych eto ar ddiwygio'r derminoleg a ddefnyddir yn y cod drafft i ddisgrifio sefydliadau fel Coleg Elidyr, sy'n cyd-fynd yn well â'r hyn y byddai'r sector yn ei ffafrio, ond Estyn yn ogystal. Rwy'n fwy na pharod i gyfarfod ag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet i roi rhagor o fanylion, pe bai hynny o gymorth.

The Cabinet Secretary will probably be aware of Coleg Elidyr, which is a specialist further education college in my constituency. I was wondering if the Cabinet Secretary would be prepared to look again at amending the terminology used in the draft code to describe institutions like Coleg Elidyr, which is more in line with that which the sector would prefer but also Estyn as well. I'm happy to meet with the Cabinet Secretary to provide some further information, if that's helpful.