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Diolch yn fawr. Fe gawsom ni sesiwn dystiolaeth ddifyr iawn yng nghwmni Robert Chote, cadeirydd y Swyddfa Cyfrifoldeb Cyllidebol, rhyw bythefnos yn ôl rwy'n meddwl. Un peth wnaeth fy nharo i, yn cadw at y thema yma o wneud rhagdybiaethau ynglŷn â threthiant ac ati, oedd bod y Swyddfa Cyfrifoldeb Cyllidebol, er yn cymryd y gwaith yma o ddifrif, ac rwy'n meddwl yn edrych ymlaen at fod yn rhan o'r broses newydd - . Nid oeddwn i'n gweld tystiolaeth bod yna systemau bespoke yn mynd i gael eu datblygu, os liciwch chi, i edrych ar sefyllfa Cymru yn benodol. Hynny ydy, maen nhw'n gweithio yn y ffordd y maen nhw ar draws Prydain ac yn gwneud rhagdybiaethau Cymreig ar sail hynny. A ydy hynny'n rhywbeth sy'n eich poeni chi, ac a fyddech chi'n hoffi gweld dulliau gweithredu penodol Gymreig yn cael eu datblygu o fewn y Swyddfa Cyfrifoldeb Cyllidebol?

Thank you very much. We had a very interesting evidence session with Robert Chote, who is the chair of the Office for Budget Responsibility, I think it was about two weeks ago. One thing that struck me, sticking to this theme of making presumptions as to taxation and such like, was that the OBR, although it takes this work very seriously, and I believe it's looking forward to being a part of the new process - . I didn't see any evidence of bespoke systems being developed, if you like, to look at Wales's situation specifically. So, they work right across the UK and make presumptions in relation to Wales on that basis. Is that something that concerns you, and would you like to see specific Welsh processes developed within the OBR?
Thank you, First Minister. Huw Vaughan Thomas said that the Williams commission report clearly sets out the nature of systemic problems that need to be fixed. He added that he finds himself both frustrated and increasingly concerned that many clarion calls for action that Wales has heard over the last decade or so have not yet generated the tangible changes that are now urgently needed, and that we have not used devolution as an opportunity for fundamental rethinks. So, First Minister, does your Government lack the will to do what is necessary to drive forward change in Wales's public services, or do you truly believe that the changes proposed by the Williams commission and others are unnecessary? Thank you.

Diolch, Prif Weinidog. Dywedodd Huw Vaughan Thomas bod adroddiad comisiwn Williams yn nodi'n eglur natur problemau systemig y mae angen eu datrys. Ychwanegodd ei fod yn canfod ei fod yn rhwystredig ac yn gynyddol bryderus nad yw llawer o'r galwadau rhybudd eglur i weithredu y mae Cymru wedi eu clywed dros y degawd diwethaf wedi creu'r newidiadau gwirioneddol sydd eu hangen ar frys bellach, ac nad ydym wedi defnyddio datganoli fel cyfle ar gyfer ailystyriaethau sylfaenol. Felly, Prif Weinidog, a oes diffyg ewyllys gan eich Llywodraeth i wneud yr hyn sydd ei angen i sbarduno newid yng ngwasanaethau cyhoeddus Cymru, neu a ydych chi wir yn credu bod y newidiadau a gynigir gan gomisiwn Williams ac eraill yn ddiangen? Diolch.

Yes, but I was suggesting some kind of pilot, because if we're going to be - . Well, you're suggesting that that's not the solution, ultimately; you're talking about the ultimate solution being 5G.

Ie, ond ar ryw fath o beilot roeddwn i'n awgrymu, felly, achos os ydym ni'n mynd i fod yn chwilio - . Ond wedyn rydych chi'n awgrymu nad yn fanna mae'r ateb yn y pen draw; rydych chi'n sôn, wedyn, mai'r ateb yn y pen draw ydy 5G.
Just very briefly, with those opportunities to look at innovative ways that we could release capacity on that very important M4 corridor, one way is to shift the massive growth that we now have in package transport up and down the country, coming from Bristol, Avon, but also west Wales as well. So, innovation such as the rail operations group, with their proposals to actually refurbish carriages, put 100 mph trains - not the old-fashioned, heavy industrial freight - and actually bringing on palleted goods onto vehicles and shifting them across the country. Things like that we should be pioneering in Wales.

Yn fyr iawn, gyda'r cyfleoedd hynny i edrych ar ffyrdd arloesol y gallem ryddhau capasiti ar goridor pwysig yr M4, un ffordd yw symud y cynnydd enfawr sydd gennym bellach mewn trafnidiaeth pecynnau i fyny ac i lawr y wlad, yn dod o Fryste, Avon, ond gorllewin Cymru yn ogystal. Felly, mae datblygiadau arloesol megis y grŵp gweithrediadau rheilffyrdd, gyda'u cynigion i adnewyddu cerbydau, wedi rhoi trenau 100 mya - nid y cerbydau nwyddau diwydiannol trwm hen ffasiwn - a gosod nwyddau ar baledau ar gerbydau a'u symud ar draws y wlad. Dylem fod yn arloesi gyda phethau felly yng Nghymru.

Indeed. The First Minister is absolutely correct. Of course, even the Government's own advisory body, the Office for Budget Responsibility, made this very forecast, which has been borne out by the evidence presented. The latest regional gross domestic product figures show London and Northern Ireland are the only parts of the UK that have grown beyond pre-pandemic levels. As the economist Jonathan Portes has been quoted as saying: 'There is some emerging evidence that London's economic dominance, and hence regional and geographical inequality, has, if anything, been further exacerbated by Brexit.' So, not levelling up, but levelling down. And the one outrider outside of London, Northern Ireland, is, of course, within the single market. So, First Minister, do you think that's why they have performed better over the last two years compared to Wales and, indeed, every other part of the UK outside of London?

Yn wir. Mae'r Prif Weinidog yn hollol gywir. Wrth gwrs, gwnaeth hyd yn oed corff cynghori'r Llywodraeth ei hun, y Swyddfa Cyfrifoldeb Cyllidebol, yr union ragolwg hwn, sydd wedi ei gadarnhau gan y dystiolaeth a gyflwynwyd. Mae'r ffigurau cynnyrch domestig gros rhanbarthol diweddaraf yn dangos mai Llundain a Gogledd Iwerddon yw'r unig rannau o'r DU sydd wedi tyfu y tu hwnt i lefelau cyn y pandemig. Fel y dywedodd yr economegydd Jonathan Portes: 'Mae rhywfaint o dystiolaeth yn dod i'r amlwg bod uchafiaeth economaidd Llundain, ac felly anghydraddoldeb rhanbarthol a daearyddol, yn anad dim wedi ei gwaethygu yn fwy oherwydd Brexit.' Felly, nid codi'r gwastad, ond gostwng y gwastad. Ac mae'r un sydd y tu allan i Lundain, Gogledd Iwerddon, wrth gwrs, yn y farchnad sengl. Felly, Prif Weinidog, a ydych yn credu mai dyna pam y maen nhw wedi perfformio'n well dros y ddwy flynedd diwethaf o'u cymharu â Chymru ac, yn wir, bob rhan arall o'r DU y tu allan i Lundain?
Symudaf yn awr i'r ddadl fer, a galwaf ar Joel James i siarad am y pwnc a ddewiswyd ganddo.

We'll move now to the shorts debates, and I call on Joel James to speak to the topic he has chosen.
Minister, undoubtedly the cost of supplying energy to school buildings with the recent increases in wholesale energy prices is going to put enormous strain on finances, which, as we know, are already under considerable pressure. It is therefore a real concern that headteachers will have to make staffing cuts in order to balance budgets, as highlighted earlier by other Members. Whilst we all agree that the situation that schools find themselves in is far from ideal, I believe that the current situation gives cause to invest more vigorously in the energy efficiency of school buildings. I wonder therefore what plans you have to upgrade the energy efficiency of school buildings across Wales, and, given that many of them have highly suitable roof surfaces and sufficient ground space to support renewable energy generation, whether this Government is going to provide investment to enable schools in Wales to install solar panels or suitable wind turbines. Thank you.

Weinidog, diau y bydd y gost o gyflenwi ynni i adeiladau ysgolion, gyda'r cynnydd diweddar mewn prisiau ynni cyfanwerthol, yn rhoi straen enfawr ar gyllid, sydd, fel y gwyddom, eisoes dan bwysau sylweddol. O ganlyniad, mae'r ffaith y bydd yn rhaid i benaethiaid wneud toriadau staffio er mwyn cydbwyso cyllidebau, fel yr amlygwyd ynghynt gan Aelodau eraill, yn peri pryder gwirioneddol. Er ein bod ni i gyd yn cytuno bod y sefyllfa y mae ysgolion ynddi ymhell o fod yn ddelfrydol, credaf fod y sefyllfa bresennol yn rheswm dros fuddsoddi'n fwy helaeth yn effeithlonrwydd ynni adeiladau ysgolion. Tybed felly pa gynlluniau sydd gennych i uwchraddio effeithlonrwydd ynni adeiladau ysgolion ledled Cymru, ac o ystyried bod gan lawer ohonynt doeau addas iawn a digon o dir i gefnogi cynhyrchiant ynni adnewyddadwy, tybed a yw'r Llywodraeth hon am ddarparu buddsoddiad i alluogi ysgolion yng Nghymru i osod paneli solar neu dyrbinau gwynt addas. Diolch.
So, I suppose, the issues that we've already discussed this afternoon, the things you want to see the Welsh Government doing, are you not confident that that's been covered in this strategy?

Felly, am wn i, y pethau rŷn ni wedi'u trafod y prynhawn yma rŷch chi'n moyn gweld Llywodraeth Cymru yn eu gwneud, ydych chi ddim yn ffyddiog bod hynny wedi cael ei gyfro yn y strategaeth newydd?

How would all of that work?

Sut fyddai hynny'n gweithio?

Thank you, Llywydd. According to the 'Wales procurement policy statement', public procurement, when used effectively, is 'a strategic tool to deliver economic benefit to the people of Wales.' It's no surprise, therefore, that the Government, as you note in your economic strategy 'Prosperity for All', published just recently, is endeavouring to increase the level of Welsh purchasing in the public sector in order to create jobs and help businesses in Wales. So, may I ask whether the percentage of Welsh purchasing in the public sector that you're directly responsible for is increasing or decreasing?

Diolch, Llywydd. Yn ôl 'Datganiad polisi caffael Cymru', mae caffael cyhoeddus, pan caiff ei ddefnyddio'n effeithiol, 'yn arf strategol i ddarparu budd economaidd i bobl Cymru.' Nid oes syndod, felly, bod y Llywodraeth, fel rŷch chi'n nodi yn eich strategaeth economaidd 'Ffyniant i Bawb' a gyhoeddwyd yn ddiweddar, yn ymdrechu i gynyddu lefel pryniant Cymreig gan y sector cyhoeddus er mwyn creu swyddi a helpu busnesau yng Nghymru. Felly, a gaf i ofyn a ydy'r canran o bryniant Cymreig gan y sector cyhoeddus yr ŷch chi yn uniongyrchol yn gyfrifol amdano yn mynd lan neu lawr?
Diolch yn fawr iawn, Gadeirydd. Yn sicr, dŷn wedi cael ymateb pendant iawn gan y Gweinidog o ran hyn, gan ddweud ei bod hi'n hyderus bod yr SLA policy yn appropriate, fel roedd hi'n sôn. Dwi'n meddwl bod hwn yn beth eithriadol o bwysig, ond dwi ddim yn siŵr beth fedrwn ni wneud ymhellach, yn fwy na diolch i'r deisebydd - mae o wedi cael ei godi efo'r Gweinidog - a chau'r ddeiseb ar y pwynt yma.

Thank you very much, Chair. Certainly, we've had a very specific response from the Minister about this, saying that she is confident that the SLA policy is appropriate, as she mentioned. I think that this is extremely important, but I'm not sure what we can do further, more than thank the petitioner - it has been raised with the Minister - and close the petition on this issue.
Gwnaf. Mae Banc Datblygu Cymru yn rheoli nifer o gronfeydd ar gyfer Llywodraeth Cymru, ac mae'n eu buddsoddi mewn busnesau yng Nghymru i'w galluogi i dyfu ac i ffynnu. Mae'r enillion sy'n deillio o'r buddsoddiadau hyn naill ai'n cael eu hailgylchu o fewn y gronfa ar gyfer buddsoddiadau yn y dyfodol neu'n cael eu had-dalu i Lywodraeth Cymru.

Yes. The Development Bank of Wales manages a number of funds for the Welsh Government, which it invests in Welsh businesses to enable them to grow and to prosper. The returns received from these investments are either recycled within the fund for future investments or repaid back to Welsh Government.
Will you take an intervention? Thank you very much, Jenny. In terms of improving the rail infrastructure in Wales, what are your views about those areas that are outside the urban centres of south Wales and north Wales? Most of Wales doesn't have a rail system worth speaking of.

A wnewch chi dderbyn ymyriad? Diolch yn fawr iawn, Jenny. O ran gwella'r seilwaith rheilffyrdd yng Nghymru, beth yw eich barn am yr ardaloedd y tu allan i ganolfannau trefol de Cymru a gogledd Cymru? Nid oes gan y rhan fwyaf o Gymru system reilffyrdd sy'n werth siarad amdani.

Merely to say that the Welsh Conservatives support this amendment.

Dim ond i ddweud bod y Ceidwadwyr Cymreig yn cefnogi'r gwelliant hwn.

Well, every school, of course, has a school counsellor, and she will know we've ring-fenced funding for health and put, I think, £8.6 million a year extra into child and adolescent mental health services. And we've seen a massive reduction in the waiting times with regard to having an appointment within 28 days.

Wel, mae gan bob ysgol, wrth gwrs, gwnselydd ysgol, a bydd hi'n gwybod ein bod ni wedi neilltuo arian ar gyfer iechyd a rhoi, rwy'n meddwl, £8.6 miliwn y flwyddyn yn ychwanegol i wasanaethau iechyd meddwl plant a'r glasoed. Ac rydym ni wedi gweld gostyngiad enfawr i'r amseroedd aros o ran cael apwyntiad o fewn 28 diwrnod.

We're realists in this world, David. We won't follow - [ Interruption.]

Rydym ni'n realistig yn y byd hwn, David. Fyddwn ni ddim yn dilyn - [ Torri ar draws.]
Thank you, Nick Ramsay. In fact, the Cabinet Secretary did meet with Network Rail yesterday. I've been very impressed how we've all been informed, notified and updated, as Assembly Members about the development, because, of course, it is going to lead to that all-important electrification. But we can assure you that the Cabinet Secretary has met with them and will update all Members on development.

Diolch i chi, Nick Ramsay. Mewn gwirionedd, cyfarfu Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet â Network Rail ddoe. Rwyf i wedi fy mhlesio'n fawr iawn gan sut yr ydym ni i gyd fel Aelodau Cynulliad wedi cael gwybod, wedi cael ein hysbysu ac wedi cael diweddariadau am y datblygiad, oherwydd, wrth gwrs, bydd yn arwain at y trydaneiddio holl bwysig. Ond gallwn ni eich sicrhau bod Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet wedi cyfarfod â nhw, a bydd yn rhoi diweddariad i'r holl Aelodau ar y datblygiad.

Sorry to interrupt, Siân. I think Mike wants to come in on this point before we proceed.

Sori i dorri ar draws, Siân. Dwi'n meddwl bod Mike eisiau dod i mewn ar y pwynt yma cyn i ni fynd ymlaen.
Weinidog, diolch am eich ateb. Mae hwnnw'n newyddion gwych, ac mae'r £20 miliwn hwnnw wedi cyfrannu'n helaeth at wella nid yn unig ystadau ysgolion, ond cymunedau'n gyffredinol. Byddwn yn hynod ddiolchgar pe gallech roi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i'r Aelodau a fy etholwyr yn Ne Clwyd am y cynnydd sy'n cael ei wneud yn benodol yng nghymuned Brymbo, yng ngogledd yr etholaeth, lle byddai ysgol newydd ar gyfer yr unfed ganrif ar hugain yn cael ei gwerthfawrogi gan bob dinesydd, ac yn enwedig gan ddysgwyr.

Minister, thank you for your answer. That's superb news, and that £20 million has gone a long way in enhancing not just school estates, but also communities as a whole. I'd be extremely grateful if you could update Members and my constituents in Clwyd South on progress being made specifically in the community of Brymbo, in the north of the constituency, where a new twenty-first century school would be valued by all citizens, and particularly by learners.

Byddai gyda ni ddiddordeb i edrych yn sicr ar y cynnig yna. O safbwynt y datganiad i roi gorfodaeth gyfreithiol ar blant i ddysgu Saesneg o saith oed, mae hwnna'n swnio i fi fel rhywbeth sydd yn adlewyrchu'r sefyllfa bresennol mewn ysgolion. Felly, mae hwnna, o bosib, yn cynnig datrysiad, a diolch am y cyfle i ddod yn ôl gyda barn bellach.

We would be very interested in looking at that proposal. From the point of view of the statement to place a legal requirement that English should be taught from the age of seven, that seems to reflect the current situation. So, that does possibly offer a solution, and thank you for the opportunity to come back with a further opinion on that.

Rwy'n falch o ddweud bod Cyngor Dinas Casnewydd wedi cael tua £7 miliwn o gyllid grant a benthyciad i gefnogi ei raglen Trawsnewid Trefi. Mae'r prosiectau hyn yn cynnwys £1.2 miliwn tuag at brosiect gwerth £2.9 miliwn i wella Arcêd y Farchnad yng nghanol y ddinas.

I'm pleased to say that Newport City Council has been allocated around £7 million in grant and loan funding in support of its Transforming Towns programme. These projects include £1.2 million towards a £2.9 million project to improve the city centre's Market Arcade.
Diolch yn fawr. Rwy'n ymwybodol o amser. Diddorol iawn. Atebion arbennig, ond fe symudwn ni ymlaen, Gadeirydd.

Thank you very much. I'm aware that time is against us. That was very interesting. Excellent answers, but we'll move on, Chair.
Rai blynyddoedd yn ôl, roedd y Gweinidog addysg ar y pryd am gyfuno prifysgol Casnewydd, Prifysgol Morgannwg a Phrifysgol Fetropolitan Caerdydd yma yng Nghaerdydd. O dan y pwerau yr ydych chi'n eu rhoi ar waith yn y Bil hwn, a fyddai'r Gweinidog yn gallu sbarduno newid o'r fath? Heddiw, rydym yn mwynhau Prifysgol Fetropolitan Caerdydd fel un o'r prifysgolion ôl-1992 mwyaf llwyddiannus oherwydd, bryd hynny, ni allai'r Gweinidog dros addysg orfodi'r uno hwnnw.

Some years ago, the then Minister for education wanted to amalgamate Newport university, the University of Glamorgan and the university of Cardiff Metropolitan here in Cardiff. Under the powers that you're putting through in this Bill, would the Minister be able to drive through such change? Today, we enjoy Cardiff Metropolitan as one of the most successful post-1992 universities because, at that time, the Minister for education couldn't force that merger through.
Cyfieithwch i'r Gymraeg:

Well, that's the marginal change.

Wel, dyna'r newid ymylol.
Certainly. Digital First sets out the steps needed to create the right environment for the delivery of effective digital public services. There are a range of improvements being made across and within all Cabinet Secretary portfolios.

Yn sicr. Mae Digidol yn Gyntaf yn nodi'r camau sydd eu hangen i greu'r amgylchedd cywir ar gyfer darparu gwasanaethau cyhoeddus digidol effeithiol. Mae amrywiaeth o welliannau'n cael eu gwneud ar draws ac o fewn portffolios yr holl Ysgrifenyddion Cabinet.

On the power to demand costs from private health services providers, there is quite a detailed regime set out here, but is it fair? Are you content that it's a fair regime for the providers in the private health sector?

Ar y pŵer i fynnu costau oddi wrth ddarparwyr gwasanaethau iechyd preifat, mae yna gyfundrefn eithaf manwl yn cael ei gosod yn fan hyn, ond a ydy hi'n deg? A ydych yn hapus ei bod yn gyfundrefn deg ar gyfer y darparwyr yn y sector breifat?

It wouldn't be wise for me to rule that out completely, but we have no plan to do so at the moment.

Wel, buasai hi ddim yn beth doeth i fi reoli hynny allan yn gyfan gwbl, ond does gennym ni ddim cynllun i wneud hynny o gwbl ar hyn o bryd.

Adam Price is quite right when he refers, I think indirectly, to the fact that the Silk commission ruled out devolution of VAT on the grounds that it wasn't a workable variable tax within the European Union. Once we are no longer members of the European Union, then VAT, I think, does come back onto the table for debate as a possible devolved tax for Wales because we would be potentially able to use it differentially. Although I'm certainly not at the point that he alluded to in his supplementary question, I do agree with him that this is now a topic that ought properly to be considered both by Government and by others who have an interest in this area.

Mae Adam Price yn llygad ei le wrth gyfeirio, yn anuniongyrchol, rwy'n credu, at y ffaith fod comisiwn Silk wedi diystyru datganoli TAW ar y sail nad oedd yn dreth amrywiol ymarferol o fewn yr Undeb Ewropeaidd. Pan na fyddwn bellach yn aelodau o'r Undeb Ewropeaidd, credaf y dylid aildrafod TAW fel treth y gellid ei datganoli i Gymru gan y gallai fod yn bosibl inni ei defnyddio'n wahaniaethol. Er nad wyf yn cytuno â'r pwynt y cyfeiriodd ato yn ei gwestiwn atodol, cytunaf ag ef fod hwn bellach yn bwnc y dylai'r Llywodraeth, ac eraill sydd â diddordeb yn y maes hwn, ei ystyried yn briodol.
I think it's probably too early to bring forward a statement on that. I know one of the issues, and certainly within my own constituency - it's something that's been raised with me - is the lack of planning officers within our local authorities right across Wales. I think this is something that, obviously, the Minister is aware of and discusses with local government colleagues.

Rwy'n credu ei bod hi'n rhy gynnar, mae'n debyg, i gyflwyno datganiad ar hynny. Rwy'n gwybod mai un o'r materion, ac yn sicr yn fy etholaeth fy hun - mae'n rhywbeth sydd wedi'i godi gyda mi - yw'r diffyg swyddogion cynllunio yn ein hawdurdodau lleol ledled Cymru. Rwy'n credu bod hyn yn rhywbeth y mae'r Gweinidog, yn amlwg, yn ymwybodol ohono ac yn ei drafod gyda chydweithwyr llywodraeth leol.
Ond, roedd yn uwch o'r blaen hefyd. Yn hanesyddol, mae Gogledd Iwerddon wedi bod â nifer uchel iawn o bleidleiswyr. Mae ychydig fel dweud bod y nifer a bleidleisiodd ym Mrycheiniog a Maesyfed yn uwch nag ym Mlaenau Gwent neu Ddwyrain Abertawe.

But, it was higher before as well. Northern Ireland has historically had very high turnouts. It's a bit like saying the turnout in Brecon and Radnor was higher than in Blaenau Gwent or Swansea East.

Mewn cyfweliad gyda'r BBC ychydig dros wythnos yn ôl, dywedodd eich swyddog cyfatebol yn San Steffan, Syr Keir Starmer, ei fod yn dymuno gwneud i Brexit weithio. Prif Weinidog, a gaf i ofyn i chi beth yw eich dealltwriaeth chi o'r ymadrodd hwnnw neu sut yr ydych chi'n ei ddehongli? A fyddwch chi'n ei gynghori, er budd pennaf Cymru, yn ogystal â'r DU, y dylai olygu, o leiaf, ailymuno ag undeb tollau a marchnad sengl yr UE?

In a BBC interview just over a week ago, your counterpart in Westminster, Sir Keir Starmer, said he wants to make Brexit work. First Minister, can I ask you what you understand by that phrase or how you interpret it? Will you be advising him that, in the best interests of Wales, as well as the UK, it should mean, at the very least, rejoining the EU's customs union and single market?

Dim ond un cais i gyfrannu ymyriad. Dai Lloyd.

Just the one request for an intervention contribution. Dai Lloyd.

Chi neu fi, Helen Mary? Pwy sydd wedi colli golwg ar bethau?

You or me, Helen Mary? Who's lost track?