Cabinet Secretary, Transport for Wales is at present seeking specialist civil contractors for the framework of rail works, which include ancillary works to stations, interchanges, car parks, roads and paths and other general construction work associated with rail enhancement. However, in 2014, your predecessor announced that Newport was to get £4 million for a new footbridge crossing the railway station, improvement to the new bus station and for bus stops in the city. I'm advised that this funding was never received and the work was not even undertaken. Could the Cabinet Secretary confirm this and advise the reason why these improvements did not proceed, in spite of being announced publicly in Wales? Thank you.

Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, ar hyn o bryd, mae Trafnidiaeth Cymru yn chwilio am gontractwyr sifil arbenigol ar gyfer fframwaith y gwaith ar y rheilffyrdd, sy'n cynnwys gwaith ategol ar orsafoedd, cyfnewidfeydd, meysydd parcio, ffyrdd a llwybrau a gwaith adeiladu cyffredinol arall sy'n gysylltiedig â gwella'r rheilffyrdd. Fodd bynnag, yn 2014, cyhoeddodd eich rhagflaenydd y byddai Casnewydd yn cael £4 miliwn ar gyfer pont droed newydd i groesi'r orsaf drenau, gwelliannau i'r orsaf fysiau newydd ac ar gyfer safleoedd bws yn y ddinas. Rwy'n deall na ddarparwyd y cyllid hwn ac na chafodd y gwaith ei wneud hyd yn oed. A all Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet gadarnhau hyn a rhoi gwybod inni pam na fwriwyd ymlaen â'r gwelliannau hyn, er iddynt gael eu cyhoeddi yng Nghymru? Diolch.

Item 4 is the 90-second statements. The first of those is from Peredur Owen Griffiths.

Eitem 4, felly, yw'r datganiadau 90 eiliad. Mae'r datganiad cyntaf gan Peredur Owen Griffiths.

I thank the Member. In funding infrastructure projects, my first aim is always to use the cheapest form of capital first, beginning of course with conventional capital spending. When all public sources are exhausted, we work with potential investors on key infrastructure projects, always ensuring that the public interest comes first.

Diolch i'r aelod. Wrth ariannu prosiectau seilwaith, fy nod cyntaf bob amser yw defnyddio'r ffurf rataf o gyfalaf yn gyntaf, gan ddechrau wrth gwrs gyda gwariant cyfalaf confensiynol. Pan fydd pob ffynhonnell gyhoeddus wedi'i dihysbyddu, byddwn yn gweithio gyda darpar fuddsoddwyr ar brosiectau seilwaith allweddol, gan sicrhau bob amser mai budd y cyhoedd sy'n cael blaenoriaeth.

We're at another critical point in the story of this pandemic; that's clear. To hear of senior health executives or doctors speaking of their fear about what lies ahead should concern us all. We could spend a lot of time looking back at what has happened. The Conservatives, I know, have argued this week, for example, that the firebreak failed. I don't think the firebreak failed, actually. What went wrong was a lack of new strategy for after the firebreak, and a far too abrupt exit from the firebreak. Now, sadly, we are dealing with the consequences of that, but let's concentrate on looking forward.

Rydym ar adeg dyngedfennol arall yn stori'r pandemig hwn; mae hynny'n glir. Dylai clywed am uwch weithredwyr iechyd neu feddygon yn siarad am eu hofn ynglŷn â'r hyn sydd o'n blaenau beri pryder i bob un ohonom. Gallem dreulio llawer o amser yn edrych yn ôl ar yr hyn sydd wedi digwydd. Mae'r Ceidwadwyr, rwy'n gwybod, wedi dadlau yr wythnos hon er enghraifft, fod y cyfnod atal byr wedi methu. Nid wyf i'n credu bod y cyfnod atal byr wedi methu mewn gwirionedd. Yr hyn a aeth o'i le oedd diffyg strategaeth newydd ar gyfer ar ôl y cyfnod atal byr, a llacio llawer rhy sydyn wedi'r cyfnod atal byr. Nawr, yn anffodus, rydym yn ymdrin â chanlyniadau hynny, ond gadewch inni ganolbwyntio ar edrych ymlaen.

Thank you for that answer, First Minister. You'll be aware that Neath Port Talbot Council consistently sets one of the highest council tax levels in Wales. Residents simply can't understand why it costs NPT council so much more to deliver services compared to neighbouring counties. There's an issue of fairness at the heart of this. And whilst accepting each local authority's democratic right to set its own council tax levels, what work is the Welsh Government doing to ensure that councils across Wales are systematically reviewing their expenditure levels, and have you considered undertaking an investigation specifically into higher-taxing authorities, such as Neath Port Talbot, with a view to delivering more consistent council tax levels in Wales? Diolch.

Diolch i chi am yr ateb yna, Prif Weinidog. Byddwch yn ymwybodol bod Cyngor Castell-nedd Port Talbot yn gyson yn pennu un o'r lefelau uchaf o'r dreth gyngor yng Nghymru. Ni all preswylwyr ddeall pam mae'n costio cymaint yn fwy i gyngor Castell-nedd Port Talbot ddarparu gwasanaethau o'i gymharu â siroedd cyfagos. Mater o degwch sydd wrth wraidd hyn. Ac er fy mod i'n derbyn hawl ddemocrataidd pob awdurdod lleol i bennu ei lefelau treth gyngor ei hun, pa waith y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn ei wneud i sicrhau bod cynghorau ledled Cymru yn adolygu eu lefelau gwariant yn systematig, ac a ydych chi wedi ystyried cynnal ymchwiliad yn benodol i awdurdodau sy'n trethu yn uwch, fel Castell-nedd Port Talbot, gyda'r nod o sicrhau lefelau treth gyngor fwy cyson yng Nghymru? Diolch.