English: Thank you, and thank you to all Members for your contributions today, and especially to members of the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee for their report and the very welcome scrutiny that the committee has given to this important matter. I'd also like to place on record my thanks in particular to the Chair of the committee, who I believe has led an excellent exercise in an entirely impartial and objective way. Over the summer, I've been involved in complex and, at times, as you will have seen, controversial discussions with the Secretary of State for Transport. But my priority is securing a way forward that is in the best interests of the people of Wales. Now, firstly, I'd just like to briefly touch on where we have come from with the current franchise. Members have already identified the incredible growth in passenger numbers, up 60 per cent between 2003 and 2017. It's a staggering fact that the Welsh Government, since 2011, has invested £200 million in the network, in spite of the fact that rail infrastructure remains non-devolved. Looking forward, we need to ensure that our network can facilitate growth, and I do welcome your views within the report to help support me in achieving this. My ambition is to lay the foundation for a network of transport infrastructure across Wales, and especially within the metro area, that has the potential to deliver a step change in the way that we can use transport and, in the south Wales metro area, to develop a model that can act as a blueprint for elsewhere in Wales. I agree with the committee's 10 priorities for the procurement of the new Wales and borders rail service. These are reflected in our requirements for the next rail franchise and are included in the procurement specification and across the evaluation criteria. I would like to briefly touch on a number of points that Members have raised this afternoon. Firstly, the contribution from Jenny Rathbone - I can assure you, Jenny, that the design of the metro will take place in a way that complies with the objectives of the well-being of future generations Act, especially as far as consultation with communities and with passengers is concerned, and in a way that promotes active travel and encourages modal change. Mark Isherwood, you spoke about the need to reward risk. I'd heard that within the banking sector prior to the financial crash. It's my view that the current franchise offers no demands for service improvements, as Vikki Howells has identified. Instead, our proposals will incentivise -
Welsh: Diolch i chi, a diolch i'r holl Aelodau am eich cyfraniadau heddiw, ac yn arbennig i aelodau Pwyllgor yr Economi, Seilwaith a Sgiliau am eu hadroddiad a'r gwaith craffu gwerthfawr iawn y mae'r pwyllgor wedi'i wneud ar y mater pwysig hwn. Hoffwn gofnodi fy niolch yn arbennig hefyd i Gadeirydd y pwyllgor y credaf ei fod wedi arwain gwaith ardderchog mewn ffordd hollol ddiduedd a gwrthrychol. Dros yr haf, bûm yn rhan o drafodaethau cymhleth, a dadleuol ar adegau, fel y byddwch wedi gweld, gyda'r Ysgrifennydd Gwladol dros Drafnidiaeth. Ond fy mlaenoriaeth yw sicrhau ffordd ymlaen sydd er budd gorau pobl Cymru. Nawr, yn gyntaf, hoffwn grybwyll yn fyr o ble rydym wedi dod gyda'r fasnachfraint bresennol. Mae Aelodau eisoes wedi nodi'r twf anhygoel yn nifer y teithwyr, sydd wedi cynyddu 60 y cant rhwng 2003 a 2017. Mae'n ffaith syfrdanol fod Llywodraeth Cymru, ers 2011, wedi buddsoddi £200 miliwn yn y rhwydwaith, er gwaethaf y ffaith bod seilwaith rheilffyrdd yn parhau i fod yn faes nad yw wedi cael ei ddatganoli. Wrth edrych ymlaen, mae angen i ni sicrhau y gall ein rhwydwaith hwyluso twf, ac rwy'n croesawu eich safbwyntiau yn yr adroddiad i fy nghynorthwyo i gyflawni hyn. Fy uchelgais yw gosod y sylfaen ar gyfer rhwydwaith o seilwaith trafnidiaeth ledled Cymru, ac yn enwedig yn ardal y metro, sydd â'r potensial i gyflawni newid sylweddol yn y ffordd y gallwn ddefnyddio trafnidiaeth, ac yn ardal metro de Cymru, i ddatblygu model a all weithredu fel glasbrint ar gyfer rhannau eraill o Gymru. Rwy'n cytuno â 10 blaenoriaeth y pwyllgor ar gyfer caffael gwasanaeth rheilffordd newydd Cymru a'r gororau. Caiff y rhain eu hadlewyrchu yn ein gofynion ar gyfer y fasnachfraint reilffyrdd nesaf a'u cynnwys yn y fanyleb ar gyfer caffael ac ar draws y meini prawf gwerthuso. Hoffwn sôn yn fyr am nifer o bwyntiau y mae'r Aelodau wedi'u codi y prynhawn yma. Yn gyntaf, cyfraniad Jenny Rathbone - gallaf eich sicrhau, Jenny, y bydd y metro'n cael ei gynllunio mewn modd sy'n cyd-fynd ag amcanion Deddf llesiant cenedlaethau'r dyfodol, yn enwedig o ran ymgynghori â chymunedau a theithwyr, ac mewn ffordd sy'n hyrwyddo teithio llesol ac yn annog newid moddol. Mark Isherwood, fe siaradoch am yr angen i wobrwyo risg. Clywais hynny yn y sector bancio cyn y cwymp ariannol. Yn fy marn i, nid yw'r fasnachfraint bresennol yn cynnig unrhyw alwadau i wella gwasanaethau, fel y mae Vikki Howells wedi'i nodi. Yn lle hynny, bydd ein cynigion yn cymell -