English: Rhun ap Iorwerth is right to say that the uncertainty of the divorce from the European Union will, in all likelihood, last for years. Many eminent academics were saying during the referendum campaign - of course, their voices were not heard by many, unfortunately, but they were saying consistently and powerfully, in my view, that it would take years for the divorce to take place and then for subsequent arrangements for new trading agreements to be reached, and, during that period, the Welsh and UK economy could only shrink because of the uncertainty and the disruption caused by this. And Rhun ap Iorwerth is absolutely right: the problems that we now face today are owed directly to the binary choice that was offered to voters in the referendum between the certainty of status quo and nothing more than an idea, without any detail. These are two options that people were presented with without any regard to the option of reforming further the EU. And I think also, if the Government of the day had been able to at least propose some form of a deal with the EU and to give that option to the people of the UK, there would have been a better-informed decision by the people. I also think that that would have led to a remain vote being successful. We are where we are, though, and the Welsh Government is making great strides in preparing for a 'no deal' Brexit - we must do; it's our responsibility. And, in terms of the funding that may be made available, to date, the Kingfisher project, which identifies those businesses at risk of closing, those businesses that could be moving away from our shores, has only gathered and shared intelligence. We've been saying to the UK Government that, to back up project Kingfisher, money has to be made available. It's our estimate that, in order to deal with the calls on Welsh Government for emergency support, we would need to see the economy futures fund increased from the current £10 million to £35 million as a minimum. And I hope that the UK Government will respect that when it considers what sort of funding is to be made available. But this would only be a small part of the response and the financial support that this Government would be required to give to businesses across Wales. In addition, we have the development bank, and, as I've already said, they have at their disposal over £0.5 billion of various funds that could be utilised to support businesses. At the moment, the development bank is looking at how it is able to ensure that staff are redeployed to the front line in the event of a 'no deal' Brexit. They're looking at around about 200 members of staff being moved to front-line services. In addition, Business Wales have confirmed that they're ready to divert 20 members of staff there, in addition to the 74 who are already operational, and the Welsh Government, in addition, within my department alone, is looking at redeploying 100 members of staff - more than 500 people being deployed to an area of activity that could have been avoided. In terms of the A55, I can tell Members today that I recently made a very difficult decision to postpone a project of enhancing the road surface along one particular stretch of the A55 because the work was programmed to take place in the week that we could crash out of the EU. I did not wish to see disruption on the A55 whilst there is also disruption at the port of Holyhead as a consequence of crashing out of the EU. There are real implications in postponing roadworks. It means that the backlog only increases. It means that, at a later date, there will be more disruption as a consequence of vital roadworks having to be undertaken. That particular work that was going to be programmed for late October would have led to a reduction in road noise for properties adjoining the A55. It's work that I wish we could have progressed with, but, as a consequence of where we are on Brexit, we had to take the responsible decision and pause that particular intervention. Over at the port of Holyhead, Rhun ap Iorwerth is absolutely right that onsite, and with another area that we have been able to secure, there will be room for just under 1,000 heavy goods vehicles. In the event that additional space is required, our proposals are to utilise the westbound carriageway of the A55 and to have contraflow traffic on the eastbound A55 at the port. We wish to minimise disruption at the port of Holyhead, but we cannot guarantee that, in the event of hauliers not obtaining appropriate documentation, they won't be turned back and that they won't be stacked, but we wish to avoid this if at all possible. Indeed, we are working with the ferry operators, who, in turn, are working with haulage businesses, and I'm pleased to say that there are now signs across the border on key arteries in England for haulage firms to take good notice of, on the M6 and other motorways in England, urging haulage firms to ensure that they have the right documentation at the end of October when they arrive at Holyhead port.
Welsh: Mae Rhun ap Iorwerth yn gywir i ddweud y bydd ansicrwydd yr ysgariad oddi wrth yr Undeb Ewropeaidd, yn ôl pob tebyg, yn para am flynyddoedd. Roedd llawer o academyddion amlwg yn dweud yn ystod ymgyrch y refferendwm - wrth gwrs, ni chlywyd eu lleisiau gan lawer, yn anffodus, ond roedden nhw'n dweud yn gyson ac yn rymus, yn fy marn i, y byddai'n cymryd blynyddoedd i'r ysgariad ddigwydd ac yna i gytuno ar drefniadau dilynol ar gyfer cytundebau masnachu newydd, ac, yn ystod y cyfnod hwnnw, ni allai economi Cymru a'r DU dim ond crebachu oherwydd yr ansicrwydd a'r tarfu a achosid gan hyn. Ac mae Rhun ap Iorwerth yn llygad ei le: mae'r problemau yr ydym ni yn awr yn eu hwynebu heddiw yn ganlyniad uniongyrchol i'r ddau ddewis a gynigiwyd i bleidleiswyr yn y refferendwm rhwng sicrwydd y sefyllfa fel yr oedd hi a dim byd mwy na syniad, heb unrhyw fanylder. Dyma'r ddau ddewis a gyflwynwyd i bobl heb roi unrhyw ystyriaeth i'r posibilrwydd o ddiwygio'r UE ymhellach. Ac rwy'n credu hefyd, pe bai Llywodraeth y cyfnod hwnnw wedi gallu cynnig rhyw fath o gytundeb o leiaf gyda'r UE a rhoi'r dewis hwnnw i bobl y DU, y byddai'r bobl wedi penderfynu'n fwy gwybodus. Credaf hefyd y byddai hynny wedi golygu y byddai pleidlais i aros wedi bod yn llwyddiannus. Fodd bynnag, dyma'r sefyllfa sydd ohoni, ac mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn cymryd camau breision wrth baratoi ar gyfer Brexit heb gytundeb - mae'n rhaid inni; mae'n gyfrifoldeb arnom ni. Ac, o ran y cyllid a all fod ar gael, hyd yn hyn, nid yw'r prosiect Kingfisher, sy'n nodi'r busnesau hynny sydd mewn perygl o gau, y busnesau hynny a allai adael ein glannau, wedi gwneud dim mwy na chasglu a rhannu gwybodaeth. Rydym ni wedi bod yn dweud wrth Lywodraeth y DU, i gefnogi'r prosiect Kingfisher, bod yn rhaid i arian fod ar gael. Rydym ni'n amcangyfrif, er mwyn ymdrin â'r galwadau ar Lywodraeth Cymru am gymorth brys, y byddai angen i ni weld cronfa dyfodol yr economi yn cynyddu o'r £10 miliwn presennol i £35 miliwn o leiaf. A gobeithiaf y bydd Llywodraeth y DU yn parchu hynny pan fydd yn ystyried pa fath o gyllid a fydd ar gael. Ond rhan fach yn unig fyddai hyn o'r ymateb a'r gefnogaeth ariannol y byddai gofyn i'r Llywodraeth hon ei rhoi i fusnesau ledled Cymru. Yn ogystal â hynny, mae'r banc datblygu gennym ni, ac, fel y dywedais eisoes, mae gan hwnnw £0.5 biliwn o gronfeydd amrywiol ar gael y gellid eu defnyddio i gefnogi busnesau. Ar hyn o bryd, mae'r banc datblygu yn edrych ar sut y gall sicrhau y caiff staff eu hadleoli i'r rheng flaen os bydd Brexit heb gytundeb. Mae'n ystyried symud tua 200 o aelodau o staff i wasanaethau rheng flaen. Hefyd, mae Busnes Cymru wedi cadarnhau eu bod yn barod i ddargyfeirio 20 aelod o staff i'r rheng flaen, yn ogystal â'r 74 sydd eisoes yn weithredol, ac mae Llywodraeth Cymru, yn ogystal, yn fy adran i yn unig, yn ystyried adleoli 100 o aelodau staff - mwy na 500 o bobl yn cael eu hanfon i faes gweithgarwch y gellid bod wedi ei osgoi. O ran yr A55, gallaf ddweud wrth Aelodau heddiw imi wneud penderfyniad anodd iawn yn ddiweddar i ohirio prosiect o wella wyneb y ffordd ar hyd un darn penodol o'r A55 gan fod y gwaith wedi'i raglennu i ddigwydd yn yr wythnos y gallem ni adael yr UE yn ddisymwth. Nid oeddwn eisiau gweld tarfu ar yr A55 tra bod tarfu hefyd ym mhorthladd Caergybi o ganlyniad i ymadael yn ddisymwth â'r UE. Mae goblygiadau gwirioneddol o ran gohirio gwaith ffordd. Mae'n golygu mai dim ond cynyddu bydd yr ôl-groniad. Mae'n golygu, yn nes ymlaen, y bydd mwy o darfu o ganlyniad i'r gwaith hanfodol. Byddai'r gwaith penodol hwnnw a oedd fod i ddigwydd ddiwedd mis Hydref wedi arwain at leihad yn y sŵn sy'n dod o'r ffordd i eiddo sy'n ffinio â'r A55. Byddai'n dda o beth pe gallem ni fod wedi bwrw iddi gyda'r gwaith hwn, ond, o ganlyniad i'r sefyllfa yr ydym ni ynddi oherwydd Brexit, bu'n rhaid inni wneud y penderfyniad cyfrifol a gohirio'r ymyriad penodol hwnnw. Draw ym mhorthladd Caergybi, mae Rhun ap Iorwerth yn llygad ei le wrth ddweud ar y safle, a chydag ardal arall yr ydym ni wedi gallu ei sicrhau, bydd lle i ychydig llai na mil o gerbydau nwyddau trwm. Os bydd angen rhagor o le, ein cynigion yw defnyddio ochr yr A55 tua'r gorllewin a chael traffig gwrthlif ar ochr ddwyreiniol yr A55 yn y porthladd. Rydym yn dymuno tarfu cyn lleied â phosib ar borthladd Caergybi, ond ni allwn ni warantu, os na fydd dogfennaeth briodol gan g ludwyr, na chânt eu troi'n ôl ac na fyddant yn gorfod ffurfio rhesi aros, ond hoffem osgoi hyn os oes modd. Yn wir, rydym ni'n gweithio gyda'r cwmnïau fferi sydd, yn eu tro, yn gweithio gyda busnesau cludo nwyddau, ac rwy'n falch o ddweud bod arwyddion ar draws y ffin bellach ar draffyrdd allweddol yn Lloegr fel y gall cwmnïau cludo nwyddau eu gweld yn glir, ar yr M6 a thraffyrdd eraill yn Lloegr, i annog cwmnïau cludo nwyddau i sicrhau bod ganddyn nhw'r dogfennau cywir ddiwedd mis Hydref pan fyddant yn cyrraedd porthladd Caergybi.