English: Thank you, Minister, for your statement today, which is very welcome. This legislation does seem to have suffered from a lack of interest and ambition on behalf of the Government, causing, I should say, frustration among even the Act's biggest supporters. The fourth Assembly's Enterprise and Business Committee made a number of recommendations during their early post-legislative scrutiny of the legislation in February of this year. So, I would be grateful if you could outline how the Government has acted upon the committee's recommendations. First, colleagues noted that the implementation of the legislation is hampered by a lack of dedicated funding and resources for local authorities to deliver the Act's laudable aims. The Minister's predecessor previously said that the Welsh Government did not accept the rationale for considering transport funding in isolation. Now, since you've been appointed to your new post, have you reconsidered allocating a dedicated pot specifically for active travel? There does seem as well to be a distinct lack of activity to raise public awareness. Could you therefore perhaps outline how the Welsh Government has sought to address the committee's concerns with regard to promoting public awareness of the Act? You also mentioned today that you've been working closely with your Cabinet Secretary for the economy to ensure that major infrastructure projects such as the metro and city deals should allow for active travel provisions. So, can you therefore outline what specific measures have been taken forward in that regard? Finally, given that the Act underpins so many of the cross-cutting policy agendas of all Welsh Government departments, including the strategies 'Getting Wales moving' and 'Climbing Higher: Creating an Active Wales', will you outline how you are ensuring that the active travel Act is implemented right across the Government?
Welsh: Diolch i chi, Weinidog, am eich datganiad heddiw, sydd i'w groesawu'n fawr. Ymddengys bod y ddeddfwriaeth hon wedi dioddef o ddiffyg diddordeb ac uchelgais ar ran y Llywodraeth, gan achosi, dylwn i ddweud, rwystredigaeth ymhlith prif gefnogwyr y Ddeddf hyd yn oed. Gwnaeth pedwerydd Pwyllgor Menter a Busnes y Cynulliad nifer o argymhellion yn ystod ei waith craffu ôl-ddeddfwriaethol cynnar ar y ddeddfwriaeth ym mis Chwefror eleni. Felly, byddwn yn ddiolchgar pe gallech amlinellu sut y mae'r Llywodraeth wedi gweithredu argymhellion y pwyllgor. Yn gyntaf, nodwyd gan gydweithwyr fod y gwaith o weithredu'r ddeddfwriaeth yn cael ei rwystro gan ddiffyg cyllid ac adnoddau pwrpasol ar gyfer awdurdodau lleol, er mwyn iddynt allu cyflawni amcanion canmoladwy'r Ddeddf. Dywedodd rhagflaenydd y Gweinidog o'r blaen nad oedd Llywodraeth Cymru yn derbyn y rhesymeg ar gyfer ystyried cyllid trafnidiaeth ar ei ben ei hun. Nawr, ers i chi gael eich penodi i'ch swydd newydd, a ydych chi wedi ailystyried dyrannu cronfa bwrpasol yn benodol ar gyfer teithio llesol? Ymddengys hefyd fod diffyg amlwg o ran gweithgarwch i godi ymwybyddiaeth y cyhoedd. A allech chi felly o bosib amlinellu sut y mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi ceisio mynd i'r afael â phryderon y pwyllgor o ran hybu ymwybyddiaeth y cyhoedd o'r Ddeddf? Rydych wedi sôn hefyd heddiw eich bod wedi bod yn gweithio'n agos gyda'ch Ysgrifennydd Cabinet dros yr economi i sicrhau y dylai prosiectau seilwaith mawrion megis y metro a'r fargen ddinesig ganiatáu ar gyfer darpariaethau teithio llesol. Felly, a allwch chi amlinellu pa fesurau penodol sydd wedi'u datblygu yn hynny o beth? Yn olaf, o ystyried bod y Ddeddf yn sail i gynifer o agendâu polisi trawsbynciol holl adrannau Llywodraeth Cymru, gan gynnwys strategaeth 'Cael Cymru i Symud' a strategaeth 'Dringo'n Uwch: Creu Cymru Egnïol', a wnewch chi amlinellu sut yr ydych chi'n sicrhau bod y Ddeddf teithio llesol yn cael ei gweithredu ar draws y Llywodraeth?