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English: Thank you, Presiding Officer. Deputy Minister, last week, the economy Minister unveiled the Welsh Government's national space strategy, outlining its ambition to achieve a 5 per cent share of the UK space sector, which would equate to £2 billion a year for the Welsh economy. The strategy is focused on growing the potential of current and future developments in the space sector here in Wales, including space launch training and experience capability, together with the testing and evaluation of new, greener propulsion technologies at Llanbedr. It's clear this announcement calls into question the decision of your roads review panel to cancel the proposed Llanbedr bypass, wasting £1.7 million of taxpayers' money in the process. As the criteria influencing the decision have now surely changed, will you now agree to reconsider this matter and ask the panel to review its decision in view of the potential economic benefits for the area and the whole of Wales?
Welsh: Diolch, Lywydd. Ddirprwy Weinidog, yr wythnos diwethaf, cyhoeddodd Gweinidog yr economi strategaeth ofod genedlaethol Llywodraeth Cymru, gan amlinellu ei huchelgais i sicrhau cyfran o 5 y cant o sector gofod y DU, a fyddai'n cyfateb i £2 biliwn y flwyddyn i economi Cymru. Mae'r strategaeth yn canolbwyntio ar dyfu potensial datblygiadau ar hyn o bryd ac yn y dyfodol yn y sector gofod yma yng Nghymru, gan gynnwys gallu hyfforddi a phrofi lansio i'r gofod, ynghyd â phrofi a gwerthuso technolegau gyriant gwyrddach newydd yn Llanbedr. Mae'n amlwg fod y cyhoeddiad hwn yn bwrw amheuaeth ar benderfyniad eich panel adolygu ffyrdd i ganslo ffordd osgoi arfaethedig Llanbedr, gan wastraffu £1.7 miliwn o arian trethdalwyr yn y broses. Gan fod y meini prawf sy'n dylanwadu ar y penderfyniad yn sicr o fod wedi newid bellach, a wnewch chi gytuno nawr i ailystyried y mater hwn a gofyn i'r panel adolygu ei benderfyniad o ystyried y manteision economaidd posibl i'r ardal ac i Gymru gyfan?
English: Okay. Thank you, Deputy Minister. I can assure you we are all concerned about climate change. There's no denying that, and I think my colleagues across this bench, and even in Westminster, will agree with me on that. However, having seen the information that was released by the Minister for Economy, it was clear that some of the areas that were in question are protected, so that causes a concern for us as to how this is actually going to be made a reality. Coming to my second question, I've already mentioned the cancellation of the Llanbedr bypass wasting £1.7 million of taxpayers' money on a few occasions now in this Chamber. Since then, the roads review panel has cancelled plans to remove the roundabouts at junctions 15 and 16 on the A55, wasting nearly £9 million. So, Deputy Minister, so far your policy has poured £10.5 million of taxpayers' money down the drain, and there are still more than 50 projects to improve Wales's road infrastructure under review at present. I've asked the question before and make no apology for asking it again, as I do not believe that the information is readily available to me or others. So, in the interests of transparency and accountability, if the roads review panel were to cancel each and every single one of the projects currently under review, what would be the total amount of money already spent that would be lost? Thanks.
Welsh: Iawn. Diolch, Ddirprwy Weinidog. Gallaf eich sicrhau bod pob un ohonom yn pryderu am newid hinsawdd. Nid oes modd ei wadu, a chredaf y bydd fy nghyd-Aelodau ar y fainc hon, a hyd yn oed yn San Steffan, yn cytuno â mi ar hynny. Fodd bynnag, ar ôl gweld y wybodaeth a gyhoeddwyd gan Weinidog yr Economi, roedd yn amlwg fod rhai o'r meysydd dan sylw wedi'u diogelu, felly mae hynny'n peri pryder i ni ynglŷn â sut y bydd hyn yn cael ei wireddu. Gan ddod at fy ail gwestiwn, rwyf eisoes wedi sôn am ganslo ffordd osgoi Llanbedr gan wastraffu £1.7 miliwn o arian trethdalwyr ar sawl achlysur bellach yn y Siambr hon. Ers hynny, mae'r panel adolygu ffyrdd wedi canslo cynlluniau i gael gwared ar y cylchfannau ar gyffyrdd 15 ac 16 ar yr A55, gan wastraffu bron i £9 miliwn. Felly, Ddirprwy Weinidog, hyd yn hyn, mae eich polisi wedi arllwys £10.5 miliwn o arian trethdalwyr i lawr y draen, ac mae mwy na 50 o brosiectau i wella seilwaith ffyrdd Cymru yn cael eu hadolygu ar hyn o bryd. Rwyf wedi gofyn y cwestiwn o'r blaen ac nid wyf yn ymddiheuro am ei ofyn eto, gan nad wyf yn credu bod y wybodaeth ar gael yn hawdd i mi nac i eraill. Felly, er mwyn sicrhau tryloywder ac atebolrwydd, pe bai'r panel adolygu ffyrdd yn canslo pob un o'r prosiectau sy'n cael eu hadolygu ar hyn o bryd, beth fyddai cyfanswm yr arian sydd wedi'i wario eisoes a fyddai'n cael ei golli? Diolch.
English: Well, the roads review panel hasn't reached a conclusion yet, other than on two schemes it was asked to fast track. On both of those schemes, it's published the rationale for why, on balance, those were the best decisions to go forward. Clearly, schemes have had money invested in them. Many of the investments in the A55 junctions, for example, as we've already discussed in the Chamber but I'm happy to repeat it, were on studies that would be still be useful to the Burns commission in the north for its future work. So, it's not wasted; it has been redirected. But, at some point, we need to pull a handbrake on schemes, because the logic of her position is we keep investing in schemes because some investment's been put in regardless of their impact on carbon emissions, regardless of their impact on air quality, regardless of their impact on congestion and climate change. And I don't think that is consistent with what the science is telling us, for needing to look afresh and to take different action. At the heart of this is that all of us have to confront the fact the science is telling us we need to change direction, and changing direction has consequences.
Welsh: Wel, nid yw'r panel adolygu ffyrdd wedi dod i gasgliad eto, ac eithrio ar ddau gynllun y gofynnwyd iddynt eu rhoi ar lwybr carlam. Ac ar gyfer y ddau gynllun, maent wedi cyhoeddi'r rheswm pam, at ei gilydd, mai dyna'r penderfyniad gorau wrth symud ymlaen. Yn amlwg, mae arian wedi'i fuddsoddi mewn cynlluniau. Fel rydym wedi'i drafod eisoes yn y Siambr, ond rwy'n fwy na pharod i'w ailadrodd, roedd llawer o'r buddsoddiadau yng nghyffyrdd yr A55, er enghraifft, ar gyfer astudiaethau a fyddai'n dal i fod yn ddefnyddiol i gomisiwn Burns yn y gogledd ar gyfer ei waith yn y dyfodol. Felly, nid yw wedi'i wastraffu; mae wedi'i ailgyfeirio. Ond ar ryw bwynt, mae angen inni ddod â chynlluniau i ben, oherwydd rhesymeg ei safbwynt yw ein bod yn parhau i fuddsoddi mewn cynlluniau am fod rhywfaint o fuddsoddiad wedi'i wneud, ni waeth beth fo'u heffaith ar allyriadau carbon, ni waeth beth fo'u heffaith ar ansawdd aer, ni waeth beth fo'u heffaith ar dagfeydd a newid hinsawdd. Ac ni chredaf fod hynny'n gydnaws â'r hyn y mae'r wyddoniaeth yn ei ddweud wrthym am yr angen i edrych o'r newydd a rhoi camau gwahanol ar waith. Wrth wraidd hyn, mae'n rhaid i bob un ohonom wynebu'r ffaith bod gwyddoniaeth yn dweud wrthym fod angen inni newid cyfeiriad, ac mae canlyniadau i newid cyfeiriad.
English: Okay. Deputy Minister, you were recently reported as saying that electric buses - this will be something that I know you'll enjoy [ Laughter.] - should be made in Wales instead of being imported from China, expressing the wish to see an electric bus factory opened here to create greener jobs. In response, Andy Palmer, the chief executive of Switch Mobility, one of the handful of UK-based companies already making electric buses, said he had approached the Welsh Government to build a factory but had received no traction. Recently, electric buses have been bought from China by bus companies in Newport and Cardiff, which is great news. Bus operators have claimed the plan to move the whole of Wales's bus fleet to zero-emission vehicles by 2035 needs a nationwide funding plan, but Wales does not have a Government-run fund to help them with the cost of green vehicles infrastructure, unlike England and Scotland. John Dowie, the director of partnerships of First UK, which owns First Cymru, said it's time for Wales to set up its own scheme that's suited to Welsh circumstances and drive its own agenda, not just wait to pick up the crumbs from England. Deputy Minister, when will you bring forward a funding scheme to support the transition to electric buses in Wales, as they have done in England and Scotland? Thank you.
Welsh: Iawn. Ddirprwy Weinidog, dywedir eich bod wedi dweud yn ddiweddar y dylai bysiau trydan - bydd hyn yn rhywbeth y gwn y byddwch yn ei fwynhau [ Chwerthin.] - y dylai bysiau trydan gael eu gwneud yng Nghymru yn hytrach na chael eu mewnforio o Tsieina, gan fynegi dymuniad i agor ffatri fysiau trydan yma i greu swyddi gwyrddach. Mewn ymateb, dywedodd Andy Palmer, prif weithredwr Switch Mobility, un o'r llond llaw o gwmnïau yn y DU sydd eisoes yn gwneud bysiau trydan, ei fod wedi cysylltu â Llywodraeth Cymru ynghylch adeiladu ffatri ond nad yw wedi gwneud fawr o gynnydd. Yn ddiweddar, mae cwmnïau bysiau yng Nghasnewydd a Chaerdydd wedi prynu bysiau trydan o Tsieina, sy'n newyddion gwych. Mae gweithredwyr bysiau wedi honni bod angen cynllun ariannu cenedlaethol ar gyfer y cynllun i newid fflyd fysiau Cymru gyfan yn gerbydau allyriadau sero erbyn 2035, ond nid oes gan Gymru gronfa a reolir gan y Llywodraeth i'w helpu gyda chost seilwaith cerbydau gwyrdd, yn wahanol i Loegr a'r Alban. Dywedodd John Dowie, cyfarwyddwr partneriaethau First UK, sy'n berchen ar First Cymru, ei bod yn bryd i Gymru sefydlu ei chynllun ei hun sy'n addas ar gyfer amgylchiadau Cymru a llywio ei hagenda ei hun, yn hytrach nag aros i godi briwsion Lloegr. Ddirprwy Weinidog, pa bryd y byddwch yn cyflwyno cynllun ariannu i gefnogi'r newid i fysiau trydan yng Nghymru, fel y maent wedi'i wneud yn Lloegr a'r Alban? Diolch.
English: Thank you very much, Llywydd. The Wales Co-operative Centre has just released a report that calls on the Government to introduce a community ownership and empowerment Act to assist local community groups to develop permanent affordable housing in their communities. The report demonstrates how the current housing system, controlled by the open market, is failing people and communities in Wales. As house prices rise significantly across Wales and there's a lack of real affordable housing for local people, then the policies of the co-operative centre can play an important role as we look to ensure locally owned community housing. The report calls on the Government to establish a commission to encourage innovative thinking on local ownership of land and assets in Wales, to introduce a local ownership and empowerment Act, to develop a database or register of land ownership, to establish a financial support fund for housing projects that are led on a community level, and to develop a formal process for transferring community assets. Does the Minister agree that such proposals would benefit the people of Wales? And will she consider including the recommendations of the co-operative centre as part of the Government's legislative programme? And I hope you would also agree with me that the ability of communities to to deliver housing commitments is dependent on the availability of land that will enable groups to build community housing. So, what steps is the Government taking to register land ownership and to identify land that is appropriate for developing community needs?
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn, Llywydd. Mae Canolfan Cydweithredol Cymru newydd ryddhau adroddiad sydd yn galw ar i'r Llywodraeth gyflwyno Deddf grymuso a pherchnogaeth gymunedol er mwyn cynorthwyo grwpiau cymunedol i ddatblygu tai fforddiadwy parhaol yn eu cymunedau. Mae'r adroddiad yn dangos sut mae'r system dai presennol, o dan reolaeth y farchnad agored, yn methu pobl a chymunedau Cymru. Wrth fod prisiau tai yn codi'n sylweddol ar draws Cymru a diffyg tai fforddiadwy go iawn i bobl leol, gall polisïau'r ganolfan gydweithredol chwarae rhan bwysig wrth i ni edrych i sicrhau tai cymunedol o dan berchnogaeth leol. Mae'r adroddiad yn galw ar y Llywodraeth i sefydlu comisiwn i annog meddwl arloesol ar berchnogaeth leol o dir ac asedau yng Nghymru, i gyflwyno Deddf grymuso a pherchnogaeth leol, i ddatblygu bas data neu gofrestr o berchnogaeth tir, i sefydlu cronfa cymorth ariannol ar gyfer prosiectau tai sy'n cael eu harwain yn gymunedol, ac i ddatblygu proses ffurfiol ar gyfer trosglwyddo asedau cymunedol. Ydy'r Gweinidog yn cytuno y byddai cynlluniau o'r fath o fudd i bobl Cymru? Ac a wnaiff hi ystyried cynnwys argymhellion y ganolfan gydweithredol fel rhan o raglen ddeddfwriaethol y Llywodraeth? A gobeithio hefyd y byddwch chi yn cytuno â mi fod y gallu i gymunedau lwyddo i ddelifro ymrwymiadau tai yn ddibynnol ar argaeledd tir fyddai'n galluogi grwpiau i adeiladu tai cymunedol. Pa gamau mae'r Llywodraeth yn eu cymryd i gofrestru perchnogaeth tir ac adnabod tir sydd yn addas at ddatblygu anghenion cymunedol?
English: I'm coming to it now, thank you for your patience. The final budget -
Welsh: Rwy'n dod ato rŵan, diolch yn fawr iawn am eich amynedd. Mae'r gyllideb derfynol -
English: It's not endless. [ Laughter.]
Welsh: Dyw e ddim yn ddi-ben-draw. [ Chwerthin.]
English: Later on, maybe. Later on.
Welsh: Yn nes ymlaen, efallai. Yn nes ymlaen.
English: And how will the fund be used in order to accelerate the policy and the funding for the decarbonisation of housing?
Welsh: A sut bydd y gronfa yn cael ei defnyddio er mwyn medru cyflymu'r polisi a'r ariannu dadgarboneiddio tai?
English: Good question. [ Laughter.]
Welsh: Cwestiwn da. [ Chwerthin.]
English: Thank you very much, but you will be aware of the problems that have arisen with the scheme, and I do thank you for your support on this to date. I am currently helping -
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn, ond rydych chi yn gwybod am y problemau sydd wedi codi efo'r cynllun hefyd, a dwi yn diolch ichi am eich cefnogaeth efo hyn cyn belled. Dwi ar hyn o bryd yn helpu -
English: I will have to interrupt you there, Siân Gwenllian. We're having some difficulty with the interpretation at the moment -
Welsh: Bydd yn rhaid i fi dorri ar eich traws, Siân Gwenllian. Rŷn ni'n cael problem gyda'r cyfieithu ar hyn o bryd -
English: It's intermittent. I can hear it sometimes, and not -
Welsh: Mae'n mynd a dod. Gallaf ei glywed weithiau, ac nid -
English: Okay, we'll take a technical break in order to sort the - . No, that's absolutely fine. So, we're going to take a short technical break now.
Welsh: Iawn, fe gymerwn seibiant technegol er mwyn datrys y - . Na, mae hynny'n hollol iawn. Felly, fe gymerwn seibiant technegol byr yn awr.
English: Okay, we can restart, and I'll ask Siân Gwenllian to ask her supplementary question to the Minister. Siân Gwenllian.
Welsh: Reit, fe fedrwn ni ailgychwyn nawr, a gwnaf i ofyn i Siân Gwenllian i ofyn ei chwestiwn atodol i'r Gweinidog. Siân Gwenllian.
English: Thank you very much for your support with this issue, because you will be aware that there have been a number of problems arising in my constituency. I am continuing to assist a number of constituents with requests for compensation from the contractors or the guarantee firms, but none of these cases has successfully reached conclusion as of yet, and there are at least five cases that I'm aware of that face a situation where the construction company and the guarantee firm has gone bust, and therefore there is no compensation for them. Although it's a different scheme that has caused problems in the Maesteg area, I do think that the Welsh Government is going to be assisting constituents in a very similar situation to those in my constituency in Arfon in that particular area. That's a different programme, yes, but the principle is the same, namely that support should be provided where the construction companies and the guarantee firms have gone bust. These were Government programmes; Arbed 2 was a Welsh Government programme, and people participated in the schemes at the recommendation of the Government. So, if people in the Maesteg area are to be given compensation, isn't it fair to expect people in my constituency to be treated equally and that they too should be provided with funding in order to restore their homes?
Welsh: Diolch ichi am eich cefnogaeth efo'r mater yma, achos rydych chi yn gwybod bod yna nifer o broblemau wedi bod yn codi yn fy etholaeth i. Dwi yn dal i helpu nifer o etholwyr efo ceisiadau am iawndal gan y contractwyr neu'r cwmnïau gwarant, ond does yna'r un o'r achosion yma wedi cyrraedd pen ei daith yn llwyddiannus hyd yma, ac mae yna o leiaf pum achos dwi'n gwybod amdanyn nhw yn wynebu sefyllfa lle mae'r cwmni adeiladu a'r cwmni gwarant wedi mynd i'r wal, felly does yna ddim iawndal ar eu cyfer nhw. Er mai cynllun gwahanol sydd wedi achosi problemau yn ardal Maesteg, dwi yn credu bod Llywodraeth Cymru yn mynd i roi cymorth i etholwyr sydd mewn sefyllfa debyg iawn i fy etholwyr i yn Arfon yn yr ardal honno. Cynllun gwahanol ydy hwnna, ie, ond yr un ydy'r egwyddor, sef y dylid rhoi cymorth i bobl lle mae'r cwmnïau adeiladu a'r cwmnïau gwarant wedi mynd i'r wal. Cynlluniau Llywodraeth oedd y rhain; cynllun Llywodraeth Cymru oedd Arbed 2, ac fe gymerodd bobl ran yn y cynlluniau ar argymhelliad y Llywodraeth. Felly, os ydy pobl ardal Maesteg i gael ad-daliad, onid ydy hi'n deg disgwyl i bobl yn fy etholaeth i gael eu trin yn gydradd a'u bod hwythau hefyd yn cael arian er mwyn adfer eu cartrefi?
English: Diolch, Siân. I have some sympathy with what you're saying, obviously. What we've been doing, as you know, is working with Fortem Energy Services, the scheme manager for Arbed 2, to review the position of all residents who benefited from the external wall insulation and ensure that they're aware of the process for redress where issues have arisen. Because what we're trying to do is make sure that people do take the routes for redress where they're still available to them. So, we make sure that where the company is still there, if they're at fault in the installation, they pick up the price for that, and similarly with the guarantor. But, you're quite right; in recognition of the plight of householders elsewhere, for other UK schemes where both the construction company and the guarantor are no longer available because they've gone out of business or for a variety of other complicated reasons, we have agreed to work with the councils there to fund remedial works and some compensations - mostly remedial works, though - for those, as well as in Caerphilly for works at Bryn Carno. I'm more than happy to explore with you whether that would be something we could ask the local council with you to see whether they would be happy to do that. But I can emphasise that we do want people to pursue all of the remedies available to them through the normal routes first, and I know you've been working on that. So, if you want to send me details of that, I'm more than happy to have a conversation with the council and yourself about whether there's anything further we can do.
Welsh: Diolch, Siân. Mae gennyf rywfaint o gydymdeimlad â'r hyn yr ydych yn ei ddweud, yn amlwg. Fel y gwyddoch, buom yn gweithio gyda Fortem Energy Services, rheolwr cynllun Arbed 2, i adolygu sefyllfa'r holl breswylwyr a elwodd o'r inswleiddio waliau allanol a sicrhau eu bod yn ymwybodol o brosesau unioni lle mae problemau wedi codi. Oherwydd yr hyn y ceisiwn ei wneud yw sicrhau bod pobl yn dilyn camau unioni lle mae'r llwybrau hynny'n dal i fod ar gael iddynt. Felly, rydym yn sicrhau, lle mae'r cwmni'n dal i fod yno, os ydynt ar fai yn y modd y cyflawnwyd y gwaith gosod, mai hwy sy'n talu'r pris am hynny, ac yn yr un modd gyda'r gwarantwr. Ond rydych chi'n llygad eich lle; i gydnabod sefyllfa deiliaid tai mewn mannau eraill, ar gyfer cynlluniau eraill yn y DU lle nad yw'r cwmni adeiladu a'r gwarantwr ar gael mwyach am eu bod wedi rhoi'r gorau i'r busnes neu am amrywiaeth o resymau cymhleth eraill, rydym wedi cytuno i weithio gyda'r cynghorau yno i ariannu gwaith adferol a pheth iawndal - gwaith adferol yn bennaf, serch hynny - i'r rheini, yn ogystal ag yng Nghaerffili ar gyfer gwaith ym Mryn Carno. Rwy'n fwy na pharod i archwilio gyda chi i weld a fyddai hynny'n rhywbeth y gallem ei ofyn i'r cyngor lleol i weld a fyddent yn hapus i wneud hynny. Ond gallaf bwysleisio ein bod am i bobl fynd ar drywydd yr holl rwymedïau sydd ar gael iddynt drwy'r llwybrau arferol yn gyntaf, a gwn eich bod wedi bod yn gweithio ar hynny. Felly, os ydych am anfon manylion am hynny ataf, rwy'n fwy na pharod i gael sgwrs gyda chi a'r cyngor i weld a oes unrhyw beth pellach y gallwn ei wneud.
English: Thank you to the Member for Arfon for raising this really important question, because like her, residents have been in touch sharing their disaster stories, really, of the scheme in some of their properties. Minister, you highlighted some of the money that has been made available to Bridgend council, for example, and I'd hope that Gwynedd Council would want to work with you and others to support those residents. The question I have is about future schemes. You talked right at the start, I think, about lessons learnt for future schemes. I wonder if you think there's a greater role for councils to play in identifying these properties and supporting home owners for similar schemes in the future.
Welsh: Diolch i'r Aelod dros Arfon am godi'r cwestiwn pwysig hwn, oherwydd fel hithau, mae trigolion wedi bod mewn cysylltiad yn rhannu eu straeon trychinebus am y cynllun yn eu heiddo. Weinidog, fe wnaethoch dynnu sylw at rywfaint o'r arian sydd ar gael i gyngor Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr, er enghraifft, a byddwn yn gobeithio y byddai Cyngor Gwynedd am weithio gyda chi ac eraill i gefnogi'r trigolion hynny. Mae'r cwestiwn sydd gennyf yn ymwneud â chynlluniau yn y dyfodol. Fe sonioch chi'n briodol ar y dechrau, rwy'n credu, am y gwersi a ddysgwyd ar gyfer cynlluniau yn y dyfodol. Tybed a ydych chi'n credu bod mwy o rôl i gynghorau ei chwarae yn nodi'r eiddo hyn ac yn cefnogi perchnogion cartrefi ar gyfer cynlluniau tebyg yn y dyfodol.
English: Thank you very much. I do apologise, Presiding Officer. Thank you very much. Deputy Minister, if you're serious about combating climate change and tackling the frequent delays on our railways -
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn. Mae'n ddrwg gennyf, Lywydd. Diolch yn fawr iawn. Ddirprwy Weinidog, os ydych o ddifrif ynghylch mynd i'r afael â newid hinsawdd a dileu'r oedi mynych ar ein rheilffyrdd -
English: You need to read the question on the order paper first.
Welsh: Mae angen i chi ddarllen y cwestiwn ar y papur trefn yn gyntaf.
English: Sorry. My apologies.
Welsh: Mae'n ddrwg gennyf.
English: Thank you, and it's nice to hear from you again. 'Llwybr Newydd', the Wales transport strategy, sets out how we will reduce carbon emissions by encouraging more active travel, greater use of public transport as well as supporting the uptake of low-emissions vehicles.
Welsh: Diolch, ac mae'n braf clywed gennych eto. Mae 'Llwybr Newydd', strategaeth drafnidiaeth Cymru, yn nodi sut y byddwn yn lleihau allyriadau carbon drwy annog teithio mwy llesol, mwy o ddefnydd o drafnidiaeth gyhoeddus yn ogystal â chefnogi'r defnydd o gerbydau allyriadau isel.