English: Thank you for the supplementary point. I'm aware, of course, that the Member has been very active on this particular issue. I suppose the starting point when we come to the root of the matter is that the developers are ultimately the people who should be shouldering the responsibility. As is often the case, it falls then to public bodies and state bodies to actually pick up the failures of the private sector in respect of those areas. We've consistently held the view that leaseholders did not create the issues that have been identified, and that developers should step up to their moral responsibilities and rectify these issues without charge to the leaseholders. The Minister for Climate Change has consistently made this clear to developers and to leaseholders. There has been some funding that has been set up, and expressions of interest have opened for the Welsh building safety fund on 30 September for responsible persons of medium and high-rise residential buildings in Wales. This essential first phase will provide funding for fire safety surveys and the creation of building remediation passports. These will identify what measures and actions are required to make a multiresidential building as safe as it can be, and protect lives and property in the event of fire. And of course, the Member himself has been very vocal, quite rightly, in pointing out that it's not just a cladding issue - it's also the internal issues that are of considerable importance. We intend to offer a package of support to leaseholders and residents that will allow them to feel safe in their homes, and allow them to make decisions about the future. So, building safety continues to be a priority for the Welsh Government, and once we have clarity on funding allocations, we will be in a better position to make decisions about the future funding to support building safety remediation. In terms of the 18m issue, it's the first time I've been asked specifically why it's 18m. I will perhaps send a response to the Member specifically on that. I think I could probably hesitate to give a view as to why I think it is 18m, but I think it is important in these things just to be precise and accurate. FootnoteLink
Welsh: Diolch am eich pwynt atodol. Rwy'n ymwybodol, wrth gwrs, fod yr Aelod wedi bod yn weithgar iawn ar y mater penodol hwn. Mae'n debyg mai'r man cychwyn, pan ddown at wraidd y mater, yw mai'r datblygwyr yn y pen draw yw'r bobl a ddylai fod yn ysgwyddo'r cyfrifoldeb. Fel sy'n digwydd yn aml, cyrff cyhoeddus a chyrff gwladol sydd wedyn yn ysgwyddo'r gwaith o fynd i'r afael â methiannau'r sector preifat mewn perthynas â'r meysydd hynny. Rydym wedi bod o'r farn ers tro nad lesddeiliaid a greodd y problemau a nodwyd, ac y dylai datblygwyr gyflawni eu cyfrifoldebau moesol ac unioni'r materion hyn heb godi tâl ar y lesddeiliaid. Mae'r Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd wedi dweud hyn yn glir wrth ddatblygwyr ac wrth lesddeiliaid yn gyson. Mae rhywfaint o gyllid ar gael, ac ers 30 Medi mae modd i bobl sy'n gyfrifol am adeiladau preswyl canolig ac uchel yng Nghymru gyflwyno datganiadau o ddiddordeb am arian o gronfa diogelwch adeiladau Cymru. Bydd y cam cyntaf hanfodol hwn yn darparu cyllid ar gyfer arolygon diogelwch tân a'r gwaith o greu pasbortau adfer adeiladau. Bydd y rhain yn nodi pa fesurau a chamau gweithredu sydd eu hangen er mwyn sicrhau bod adeilad amlbreswyl mor ddiogel â phosibl, ac yn diogelu bywydau ac eiddo os bydd tân. Ac wrth gwrs, mae'r Aelod ei hun wedi dweud yn glir iawn, yn gwbl gywir, nad yw'r mater yn ymwneud â chladin yn unig - mae'r materion mewnol yn hynod bwysig hefyd. Rydym yn bwriadu cynnig pecyn cymorth i lesddeiliaid a phreswylwyr a fydd yn caniatáu iddynt deimlo'n ddiogel yn eu cartrefi, ac yn caniatáu iddynt wneud penderfyniadau am y dyfodol. Felly, mae diogelwch adeiladu'n parhau i fod yn flaenoriaeth i Lywodraeth Cymru, a phan fydd gennym eglurder ynghylch dyraniadau cyllid, byddwn mewn gwell sefyllfa i wneud penderfyniadau ynglŷn â'r cyllid yn y dyfodol i gefnogi'r gwaith o adfer diogelwch adeiladau. Ar fater y 18 metr, dyma'r tro cyntaf imi gael fy holi'n benodol pam ei fod yn 18 metr. Efallai y dylwn anfon ymateb at yr Aelod yn benodol ynglŷn â hynny. Yn ôl pob tebyg, credaf y gallwn roi fy marn ynglŷn â pham fy mod yn credu ei fod yn 18 metr, ond credaf ei bod yn bwysig bod yn fanwl gywir gyda'r pethau hyn. FootnoteLink