English: I thank the Minister very much for his statement. I do understand the circumstances that led to this statement coming into the public domain before it had been placed before the Senedd, and I do accept that the Minister himself regards that as suboptimal and not the way that he would usually wish to proceed. As the Minister knows, Plaid Cymru are pleased to support him in this approach. When the opportunity came up a couple of years ago, we felt that there wasn't a particularly clear case for private sector shareholders needing to make a profit out of our public transport services, and there is very little evidence that doing so makes them more efficient or more pleasant to use. We will support the Minister in maintaining this arrangement for as long as possible, and if it's necessary for him to seek any amendments to legislation at a Westminster level, we will support him in doing so. I'd like to ask some specific questions. Minister, you mention the possibility of the need to improve stations - for example, the station at Llanelli is in a pretty rundown condition at present. Will this new arrangement make it easier for the railway services in Wales to respond to Welsh public priorities? Will it, for example, also make it easier to join up timetabling? It's a particular frustration for people who find themselves coming from the west of Wales into Swansea station just as the train to London or the train to Manchester is pulling out because those timetables don't work together. Places like Kidwelly, where you have a very long walk from the railway station to the bus station - will this new arrangement make it more effective and more easy for you to guide public transport to meet public service priorities? Can you confirm for us, Minister - and I take it from your reference to the TUPE arrangements - that there will be no negative effects on the terms and conditions of staff delivering our railway services at all levels? You have given us that assurance privately, and I know that you have had those discussions with trade unions and others, but I think it would helpful for you to be able to put on public record that staff will not be negatively implicated by this. I wonder if you have had any indication, Minister, as to when the UK Government will publish the Williams review, because, in a sense, without knowing that, and any measures that may come from that, you are slightly operating with one hand tied behind your back with regard to rail services in Wales. I would associate myself and my party with everything that you've said, Minister, about the consequential that should be available from HS2. It is absolutely unacceptable that it's not being made available, and, again, we will support you in any representations you're making. Just finally, I appreciate you cannot, as you said to Russell George and you said in your statement, give us details of the financial arrangements, and I appreciate the commercial confidentiality issues involved, but other than the administrative costs that you've mentioned with regard to TUPE and the costs that arise directly from the pandemic, which would have had to be met whether the franchise went into public or remained in private hands, can you give us your assurance that it is your intention that no further longer term costs will be incurred to the public purse other than those that would have occurred under the circumstances had the franchise remained in private hands?
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn i'r Gweinidog am ei ddatganiad. Rwy'n deall yr amgylchiadau a arweiniodd at gyhoeddi'r datganiad hwn cyn ei gyflwyno gerbron y Senedd, ac rwy'n derbyn bod y Gweinidog ei hun o'r farn nad oedd hynny'n ddelfrydol ac nad felly y byddai fel arfer yn dymuno gweithredu. Fel y gŵyr y Gweinidog, mae Plaid Cymru yn falch o'i gefnogi yn y dull gweithredu hwn. Pan ddaeth y cyfle i'r amlwg ychydig flynyddoedd yn ôl, teimlem nad oedd achos arbennig o glir dros yr angen i gyfranddalwyr y sector preifat wneud elw o'n gwasanaethau trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus, ac ychydig iawn o dystiolaeth sydd bod gwneud hynny'n eu gwneud yn fwy effeithlon neu'n fwy dymunol i'w defnyddio. Byddwn ni'n cefnogi'r Gweinidog i gynnal y trefniant hwn cyhyd ag sy'n bosibl, ac os oes angen iddo geisio unrhyw ddiwygiadau i ddeddfwriaeth ar lefel San Steffan, byddwn yn ei gefnogi i wneud hynny. Hoffwn ofyn rhai cwestiynau penodol. Gweinidog, rydych yn sôn am y posibilrwydd o'r angen i wella gorsafoedd - er enghraifft, mae'r orsaf yn Llanelli mewn cyflwr pur druenus ar hyn o bryd. A fydd y trefniant newydd hwn yn ei gwneud hi'n haws i'r gwasanaethau rheilffyrdd yng Nghymru ymateb i flaenoriaethau cyhoeddus Cymru? A fydd, er enghraifft, hefyd yn ei gwneud hi'n haws cael amserlenni cysylltiedig? Mae'n rhwystredigaeth arbennig i bobl sy'n dod o orllewin Cymru ac yn cyrraedd gorsaf Abertawe ar yr union adeg y mae'r trên i Lundain neu'r trên i Fanceinion yn gadael, am nad yw'r amserlenni hynny'n gweithio gyda'i gilydd. Lleoedd fel Cydweli, lle mae taith gerdded hir iawn o'r orsaf reilffordd i'r orsaf fysiau - a fydd y trefniant newydd hwn yn ei gwneud hi'n fwy effeithiol ac yn haws ichi arwain trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus i fodloni blaenoriaethau gwasanaethau cyhoeddus? A wnewch chi gadarnhau i ni, Gweinidog - ac rwy'n cymryd, o'ch cyfeiriad at drefniadau TUPE - na fydd dim effeithiau negyddol ar delerau ac amodau staff sy'n darparu ein gwasanaethau rheilffordd ar bob lefel? Rydych chi wedi rhoi'r sicrwydd hwnnw inni'n breifat, a gwn eich bod wedi cael y trafodaethau hynny gydag undebau llafur ac eraill, ond credaf y byddai'n ddefnyddiol petaech chi'n dweud ar goedd na fydd effaith negyddol ar staff. Tybed a ydych chi wedi cael unrhyw arwydd, Gweinidog, pryd y bydd Llywodraeth y DU yn cyhoeddi adolygiad Williams, oherwydd, ar un ystyr, heb wybod hynny, ac unrhyw fesurau a allai ddeillio o hynny, rydych chi i raddau yn gweithredu gydag un llaw wedi'i chlymu y tu ôl i'ch cefn o ran gwasanaethau rheilffyrdd yng Nghymru. Byddwn i a'm plaid yn cefnogi popeth yr ydych chi wedi'i ddweud, Gweinidog, am y swm canlyniadol a ddylai fod ar gael o ganlyniad i HS2. Mae'n gwbl annerbyniol nad yw'n cael ei ddarparu, ac, unwaith eto, byddwn yn eich cefnogi o ran unrhyw sylwadau a wnewch chi. Yn olaf, sylweddolaf na allwch chi, fel y dywedsoch chi wrth Russell George ac fel y dywedsoch chi yn eich datganiad, roi manylion y trefniadau ariannol inni, ac rwy'n deall y materion cyfrinachedd masnachol dan sylw, ond ar wahân i'r costau gweinyddol yr ydych chi wedi'u crybwyll o ran TUPE a'r costau sy'n deillio'n uniongyrchol o'r pandemig, y byddid wedi gorfod eu talu pe cai'r fasnachfraint ei throsglwyddo i berchnogaeth gyhoeddus neu pe bai yn aros mewn dwylo preifat, a allwch chi roi sicrwydd inni mai eich bwriad yw na fydd unrhyw gostau tymor hwy ychwanegol yn cael eu hysgwyddo gan y pwrs cyhoeddus heblaw'r rhai a fyddai wedi bod yn berthnasol o dan yr amgylchiadau pe bai'r fasnachfraint wedi aros mewn dwylo preifat?