English: I'm grateful to the Minister for his statement this afternoon. Ebbw Vale, of course, is synonymous with steel, and many other communities within my constituency, and other people's constituencies, were built on steel, and people employed both in steelworks and in allied industry. Steel matters to all of us, and all of us in Blaenau Gwent have seen the impact of steel closures - the impact on people, on families, on the community as a whole. And we also know that steel remains central to our future. It remains central to the economy of Blaenau Gwent and other parts of this country, and it is essential that an activist Government works with the different owners and businesses to ensure the future of steel. And I'm glad that the Conservatives recognised that during this session this afternoon. Deputy Presiding Officer, I was interested by the Minister's response to Helen Mary Jones, to Plaid Cymru, and what he said there about the role of energy and the role of sustainability, in terms of the business model that Tata currently has. I recognise what he says about the importance of ensuring that there is a business available to Tata over the coming years, and that we have a business model available to sustain steel, but I also think that there are ways in which the Welsh Government can take a more activist approach. The point the Minister makes about energy is absolutely critical and central to the future of this industry, but we also know that this Government can take an activist approach to ensure that we have energy supplies that are based on renewables, based on sustainability, and also delivered at a price that businesses and consumers can afford to pay. So I hope the Minister, in responding to the statement this afternoon, and responding to what is happening in Tata at the moment, will take that longer view of the industry and our foundational economic industries, because they all share some of the same and similar challenges and an activist Government can invest in that - not only that industry, but in that economy, to create an economy that is sustainable in market terms, sustainable in financial terms, and sustainable in environmental terms as well.
Welsh: Rwy'n ddiolchgar i'r Gweinidog am ei ddatganiad ef y prynhawn yma. Mae Glynebwy, wrth gwrs, yn gyfystyr â dur, ac fe adeiladwyd llawer o gymunedau eraill yn fy etholaeth i, ac etholaethau pobl eraill, oherwydd dur, a phobl yn cael eu cyflogi mewn gweithfeydd dur a diwydiannau cysylltiedig. Mae dur yn bwysig i bob un ohonom ni, ac mae pob un ohonom ni ym Mlaenau Gwent wedi gweld effaith cau'r gweithfeydd dur - effaith hynny ar bobl, ar deuluoedd, ar y gymuned gyfan. Ac fe wyddom ni hefyd fod dur yn parhau i fod yn ganolog i'n dyfodol ni. Mae'n parhau i fod yn ganolog i economi Blaenau Gwent a rhannau eraill o'r wlad hon, ac mae'n hanfodol bod Llywodraeth weithredol yn gweithio gyda'r perchenogion a'r busnesau amrywiol i sicrhau dyfodol dur. Ac rwy'n falch bod y Ceidwadwyr wedi cydnabod hynny yn ystod y sesiwn hwn y prynhawn yma. Dirprwy Lywydd, roedd ymateb y Gweinidog i Helen Mary Jones, i Blaid Cymru, yn ennyn fy niddordeb i a'r hyn a ddywedodd ef am swyddogaeth ynni a swyddogaeth cynaliadwyedd, o ran y model busnes sydd gan Tata ar hyn o bryd. Rwy'n cydnabod yr hyn a ddywedodd am bwysigrwydd sicrhau bod yna fusnes ar gael i Tata dros y blynyddoedd nesaf, a bod gennym fodel busnes ar gael i gynnal dur, ond rwy'n credu bod yna ffyrdd eraill i Lywodraeth Cymru gymryd dull mwy gweithredol hefyd. Mae'r pwynt a wnaeth y Gweinidog am ynni yn un cwbl dyngedfennol ac yn ganolog i ddyfodol y diwydiant hwn, ond fe wyddom ni hefyd y gall y Llywodraeth hon fynd ati'n weithredol i sicrhau y ceir cyflenwadau o ynni ar sail ynni adnewyddadwy, sy'n seiliedig ar gynaliadwyedd, ac a gaiff ei gyflenwi am bris y gall busnesau a defnyddwyr fforddio ei dalu hefyd. Felly rwy'n gobeithio y bydd y Gweinidog, wrth ymateb i'r datganiad y prynhawn yma, a chan ymateb i'r hyn sy'n digwydd yn Tata ar hyn o bryd, yn cymryd yr olwg bellach honno ar y diwydiant a'n diwydiannau economaidd sefydledig ni, oherwydd yr un heriau a heriau tebyg sydd ganddyn nhw i gyd ac fe all Llywodraeth weithredol fuddsoddi yn hynny - nid yn unig yn y diwydiant hwnnw, ond yn yr economi honno, a chreu economi sy'n gynaliadwy o ran y farchnad, yn gynaliadwy yn ariannol, ac sy'n cynnal yr amgylchedd hefyd.