English: Diolch. I'm very grateful to colleagues for their comments in the debate this afternoon, and I should respond to some of the committee's recommendations on the floor of the Senedd, because I know it was the first recommendation of the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee that I respond to their recommendations 2 and 3 during this debate this afternoon. So, I'm pleased to do that, and I know that the committee was keen that I clarify whether the bank could act a lender to devolved public authorities other than local authorities, based on the new definition of public authorities, and also whether and how the ability of devolved public authorities to borrow from the UK Infrastructure Bank could impact on funding arrangements for those bodies. So, just to confirm that we do welcome the fact that the definition of public authorities has been broadened to make it clear that the bank can lend to a wider range of devolved public authorities, rather than simply local authorities. The appropriateness of borrowing to specific public authorities and any impact on their funding arrangements would have to be considered on a case-by-case basis, but I'm more than happy to provide committee with more detail as we get into the use of the bank, and to liaise with public authorities to test their experience of dealing with the bank. And I will say that our Welsh Government officials are in very, very frequent contact with bank - as, in fact, is the Development Bank of Wales - to establish those good relationships. And then, in terms of those concessions that we were trying to negotiate, they were around those three specific clauses that I've described this afternoon. In terms of a role for Welsh Ministers when clauses 2 and 3 might look to be amended, those relate, of course, to the strategic priorities and plans, and the objectives and activities of the bank. But then, also that point about directors: so, we would have originally, I think, wanted to have been able to appoint ourselves a director onto that board. We weren't able to get to that point with the UK Government, but I think that what we did negotiate, which was that there would be a specific member of the board responsible for liaison and whose role it is to represent the views of the Welsh Government on that board, I think, is an important concession that we were able to achieve in terms of that particular concern that we had. In terms of the length of time that it took to get us to this point, I think that we do have to recognise that there were delays in reaching a compromise position, but they were more of a product of the numerous changes in Treasury Ministers at Westminster, specifically over the summer, rather than any particular disagreement that we had on some of these issues that we were trying to resolve. So, I think that what we have been able to negotiate will certainly be an improvement on the initial situation, and I think that we are at a point now where we are able to recommend consent, because our key concerns have been addressed in a way that we think is pragmatic and does allow us today to recommend consent.
Welsh: Diolch. Rwy'n ddiolchgar iawn i gyd-Aelodau am eu sylwadau yn y ddadl y prynhawn yma, a dylwn ymateb i rai o argymhellion y pwyllgor ar lawr y Senedd, oherwydd rwy'n gwybod mai dyma oedd argymhelliad cyntaf y Pwyllgor Newid Hinsawdd, yr Amgylchedd, a Seilwaith sef i mi ymateb i'w hargymhellion 2 a 3 yn ystod y ddadl y prynhawn yma. Felly, rwy'n falch o wneud hynny, ac rwy'n gwybod bod y pwyllgor yn awyddus fy mod yn egluro a allai'r banc weithredu fel benthyciwr i awdurdodau cyhoeddus datganoledig heblaw awdurdodau lleol, yn seiliedig ar y diffiniad newydd o awdurdodau cyhoeddus, a hefyd pa un a allai a sut y gallai gallu awdurdodau cyhoeddus datganoledig i fenthyg gan Fanc Seilwaith y DU effeithio ar drefniadau ariannu ar gyfer y cyrff hynny. Felly, dim ond i gadarnhau ein bod yn croesawu'r ffaith bod y diffiniad o awdurdodau cyhoeddus wedi'i ehangu i'w gwneud hi'n glir y gall y banc roi benthyg i ystod ehangach o awdurdodau cyhoeddus datganoledig, yn hytrach nag awdurdodau lleol yn unig. Byddai'n rhaid ystyried pa mor briodol fyddai benthyca i awdurdodau cyhoeddus penodol ac unrhyw effaith ar eu trefniadau cyllido fesul achos, ond rwy'n fwy na pharod i roi mwy o fanylion i bwyllgor wrth i ni ddechrau defnyddio'r banc, a chysylltu gydag awdurdodau cyhoeddus i gloriannu eu profiad o ymwneud â'r banc. Ac fe ddywedaf fod ein swyddogion yn Llywodraeth Cymru mewn cyswllt cyson iawn â banc - fel, mewn gwirionedd, y mae Banc Datblygu Cymru - i sefydlu'r perthnasoedd da hynny. Ac yna, o ran y consesiynau hynny yr oeddem yn ceisio eu negodi, roedden nhw'n ymwneud â'r tri chymal penodol hynny yr wyf wedi'u disgrifio y prynhawn yma. O ran rôl i Weinidogion Cymru pe byddid yn ystyried diwygio cymalau 2 a 3, mae'r rheini'n ymwneud, wrth gwrs, â'r blaenoriaethau a'r cynlluniau strategol, ac amcanion a gweithgareddau'r banc. Ond wedyn, hefyd y pwynt yna am gyfarwyddwyr: felly, yn wreiddiol, rwy'n credu y byddem ni eisiau'r gallu i benodi cyfarwyddwr i'r bwrdd hwnnw ein hunain. Ni wnaethom lwyddo i gyrraedd y pwynt yna gyda Llywodraeth y DU, ond rwy'n credu bod yr hyn y gwnaethon ni ei drafod, sef y byddai aelod penodol o'r bwrdd yn gyfrifol am gyswllt gyda'r swyddogaeth o gynrychioli barn Llywodraeth Cymru ar y bwrdd hwnnw, rwy'n credu, yn gonsesiwn pwysig yr oeddem yn gallu ei gyflawni o ran y pryder penodol hwnnw a oedd gennym ni. O ran yr amser a gymerodd i'n cael ni i'r pwynt hwn, rwy'n credu bod yn rhaid i ni gydnabod bod oedi cyn cyrraedd sefyllfa o gyfaddawd, ond roedden nhw'n fwy o gynnyrch y newidiadau niferus o ran Gweinidogion y Trysorlys yn San Steffan, yn benodol dros yr haf, yn hytrach nag unrhyw anghytundeb penodol a gawsom ni ar rai o'r materion hyn yr oeddem yn ceisio eu datrys. Felly, rwy'n credu y bydd yr hyn yr ydym ni wedi gallu ei drafod yn sicr yn welliant ar y sefyllfa gychwynnol, ac rwy'n credu ein bod ar bwynt nawr lle rydym yn gallu argymell cydsyniad, oherwydd mae ein pryderon allweddol wedi cael sylw mewn ffordd yr ydym yn credu sy'n bragmataidd ac yn caniatáu i ni heddiw argymell cydsyniad.