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English: With that in mind, the decision of the United Kingdom Government, of course, not to support Wrexham council's bid to the levelling-up fund to renew the Racecourse is a blow to the club and to football more widely, and, indeed, to the region more widely. You will be aware, I know, that Wrexham football club already draws crowds of over 10,000 for home games. The Racecourse is full on Saturdays, and we need to develop the Racecouse, not just for the club, but, as I said, to ensure a regional and national resource that will be able to attract international games on every level in future. That, of course, is particularly relevant today, because there are thousands of people from the north who had to travel down once again to Cardiff to watch the national team play. Government after Government, of course, here in Cardiff, have spoken about this from the point of view of the Racecourse, but have never delivered. I am eager for us to ensure the development proceeds, despite the decision of the Westminster Government, so will you as a Minister commit to ensure funding from the Welsh Government to develop this part of the town, and of course to contribute to the growth of the region more widely?
Welsh: Gyda hynny mewn golwg, mae penderfyniad Llywodraeth y Deyrnas Unedig, wrth gwrs, i beidio â chefnogi cais cyngor Wrecsam i'r gronfa lefelu i fyny i adnewyddu'r Cae Ras yn ergyd i'r clwb ac i bêl-droed yn ehangach, ac, yn wir, i'r rhanbarth yn ehangach hefyd. Mi fyddwch chi'n ymwybodol, dwi'n gwybod, bod tîm pêl-droed Wrecsam eisoes yn denu torfeydd o ryw 10,000 ar gyfer gemau cartref erbyn hyn. Mae'r Cae Ras yn llawn ar ddyddiau Sadwrn, ac mae angen datblygu y Cae Ras, nid yn unig er mwyn y clwb, ond er mwyn, fel roeddwn i'n dweud, sicrhau adnodd rhanbarthol a chenedlaethol fydd yn medru denu gemau rhyngwladol ar bob lefel yn y dyfodol. Mae hynny'n berthnasol yn enwedig heddiw, wrth gwrs, gan fod yna filoedd o bobl o'r gogledd wedi gorfod teithio unwaith eto i Gaerdydd i wylio'r tîm cenedlaethol yn chwarae. Mae Llywodraeth ar ôl Llywodraeth, wrth gwrs, yma yng Nghaerdydd, wedi siarad am hyn o safbwynt y Cae Ras, ond erioed wedi delifro. Dwi'n awyddus inni sicrhau bod datblygiad yn mynd yn ei flaen er gwaethaf penderfyniad Llywodraeth San Steffan, felly a wnewch chi fel Gweinidog ymrwymo i sicrhau cyllid gan Lywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer datblygu'r rhan yma o'r dre, ac, wrth gwrs, gyfrannu at dwf y rhanbarth yn ehangach?
English: Thank you. As you say, there were far more losers, I think, than winners in Wales as a result of the UK Government's announcement around the levelling-up fund. Only six local authorities were successful in their bids, and £172 million-worth of bids were refused funding. That obviously included the Racecourse ground in my own constituency of Wrexham, and three town centres in Bangor, Barmouth and Bala. I think you make a really important point, and it struck me again last night; when I was a young girl, I would never have been able to come down to Cardiff to watch international football matches. All my attendances at international football matches were at the Racecourse, and I think we are missing a young group of people whose parents are unable to bring them down. Certainly, as you say, the Racecourse attracts crowds of just under 10,000 every other week. There is definitely a will within the football club and with the town to see those extra facilities brought to the Racecourse. You'll be aware that Welsh Government is a partner in the Wrexham gateway project, working with Glyndŵr University and Wrexham County Borough Council, and I will certainly do all I can, both with my MS hat on, and as the Minister for north Wales, to ensure that that project goes smoothly. It certainly appears to be. I appreciate it is a long-term project.
Welsh: Diolch. Fel y dywedwch, roedd llawer mwy ar eu colled, rwy'n credu, nag a oedd ar eu hennill yng Nghymru o ganlyniad i gyhoeddiad Llywodraeth y DU ynghylch y gronfa codi'r gwastad. Chwe awdurdod lleol yn unig a fu'n llwyddiannus yn eu ceisiadau, a gwrthodwyd gwerth £172 miliwn o geisiadau am gyllid. Roedd hynny'n amlwg yn cynnwys y Cae Ras yn fy etholaeth i yn Wrecsam, a thri chais canol tref ym Mangor, Abermaw a'r Bala. Credaf eich bod yn gwneud pwynt pwysig iawn, a chofiais eto neithiwr; pan oeddwn yn ferch ifanc, ni fyddwn byth wedi gallu dod i lawr i Gaerdydd i wylio gemau pêl-droed rhyngwladol. Roedd yr holl gemau pêl-droed rhyngwladol a welais ar y Cae Ras, a chredaf ein bod yn colli grŵp o bobl ifanc nad yw eu rhieni'n gallu eu hebrwng i lawr. Yn sicr, fel y dywedwch, mae'r Cae Ras yn denu torfeydd o ychydig o dan 10,000 bob yn ail wythnos. Yn bendant, mae ewyllys o fewn y clwb pêl-droed a'r dref i weld cyfleusterau ychwanegol yn dod i'r Cae Ras. Fe fyddwch yn ymwybodol fod Llywodraeth Cymru yn bartner ym mhrosiect porth Wrecsam, gan weithio gyda Phrifysgol Glyndŵr a Chyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Wrecsam, a byddaf yn sicr yn gwneud popeth y gallaf ei wneud, fel Aelod o'r Senedd, ac fel Gweinidog gogledd Cymru, i sicrhau bod y prosiect hwnnw'n mynd rhagddo'n hwylus. Mae'n sicr yn ymddangos felly. Rwy'n sylweddoli ei fod yn brosiect hirdymor.
English: Fortunately, the Wrexham gateway bid is going to the levelling-up fund round 2, and of course the Clwyd South bid was successful in round 1. Earlier this year I visited the site of the landslide between Newbridge and Cefn Mawr, caused by storm Christoph, with the B5605 there closed. When I wrote to the Welsh Government about this damage to key infrastructure, the Deputy Minister for Climate Change's response in July stated that Wrexham council's funding application to the Welsh Government was 'unsuccessful because repair works would not reduce the risk of flooding to properties and would only benefit the highway'. Wrexham council's environment and transport lead then wrote, 'We anticipate a repair cost of circa £1 million and are concerned that without some support the council will be unable to fund these storm-related damages.' But, as an affected constituent wrote this month, 'Many in these villages do not have cars, needing transport that involves walking miles to the nearest bus stops or having to hire costly taxis.' Earlier this month, the council confirmed they had secured Welsh Government funding for advice from geotechnical consultants, and will be submitting a business case for Welsh Government funding. How, therefore, do you respond to their statement that the biggest obstacle will be securing funding this financial year to enable them to plan and carry out the works as soon as possible?
Welsh: Yn ffodus, mae cais porth Wrecsam yn mynd i rownd 2 y gronfa codi'r gwastad, ac wrth gwrs roedd cais De Clwyd yn llwyddiannus yn rownd 1. Yn gynharach eleni ymwelais â safle'r tirlithriad rhwng Trecelyn a Chefn Mawr, a achoswyd gan storm Christoph, gan gau'r B5605 yno. Pan ysgrifennais at Lywodraeth Cymru am y niwed hwn i seilwaith allweddol, nododd ymateb y Dirprwy Weinidog Newid Hinsawdd ym mis Gorffennaf fod cais cyngor Wrecsam am gyllid i Lywodraeth Cymru yn 'aflwyddiannus oherwydd na fyddai gwaith atgyweirio yn lleihau'r perygl o lifogydd i eiddo ac na fyddai ond o fudd i'r briffordd'. Yna ysgrifennodd arweinydd amgylchedd a thrafnidiaeth cyngor Wrecsam, 'Rydym yn rhagweld cost atgyweirio o tua £1 filiwn ac rydym yn pryderu na fydd y cyngor, heb gefnogaeth, yn gallu ariannu'r niwed sy'n gysylltiedig â stormydd.' Ond fel yr ysgrifennodd etholwr yr effeithiwyd arno y mis hwn, 'Mae llawer o bobl yn y pentrefi hyn heb geir at eu defnydd, ac maent angen trafnidiaeth sy'n golygu cerdded milltiroedd i'r safle bws agosaf neu orfod llogi tacsis costus.' Yn gynharach y mis hwn, cadarnhaodd y cyngor eu bod wedi cael cyllid gan Lywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer cyngor gan ymgynghorwyr geodechnegol, a byddant yn cyflwyno achos busnes ar gyfer cyllid gan Lywodraeth Cymru. Sut, felly, rydych yn ymateb i'w datganiad mai'r rhwystr mwyaf fydd cael cyllid yn y flwyddyn ariannol hon i'w galluogi i gynllunio a chyflawni'r gwaith cyn gynted â phosibl?
English: My understanding, when I last had a discussion around this issue with the deputy leader of Wrexham County Borough Council, was that they believed the ball was firmly in their court, and they were processing their application. So, I don't recognise that.
Welsh: Y tro diwethaf imi gael trafodaeth am y mater hwn gyda dirprwy arweinydd Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Wrecsam, fy nealltwriaeth i oedd eu bod yn credu mai mater iddynt hwy oedd hyn bellach, a'u bod yn prosesu eu cais. Felly, nid wyf yn cydnabod hynny.
English: I've had a response regarding that as well and been told that it's being followed up, with officers meeting with Wrexham officials as well. Diolch. Improvements along the A55 in Gwynedd received 50 per cent EU funding to do the work. This is just one example of how north Wales's infrastructure gained from being a net beneficiary of European funding. We were promised we would be no worse off after Brexit, yet just one north Wales local authority - Wrexham - benefited from the replacement fund, the levelling-up fund, and that was for the Pontcysyllte aqueduct. Flintshire council submitted a high-priority regional funding bid for infrastructure projects, including the Deeside parkway station, which would improve access for north Wales residents to 400 businesses and 5,000 jobs at Deeside industrial park, a park-and-ride at Penyffordd station, and improvements for freight at Castle Cement to enable a planned increase in services on the Wrexham-Bidston line to two trains per hour. None of this was funded. Minister, do you agree with me that the UK Government is selling north Wales short by not providing the same amount of funding and investment in infrastructure that we would have had if we had been part of the European Union?
Welsh: Rwyf wedi cael ymateb ynglŷn â hynny hefyd a dywedwyd wrthyf ei fod yn cael sylw, gyda swyddogion yn cyfarfod â swyddogion Wrecsam hefyd. Diolch. Cafodd gwelliannau ar hyd yr A55 yng Ngwynedd 50 y cant o gyllid yr UE i wneud y gwaith. Un enghraifft yn unig yw hon o sut roedd seilwaith gogledd Cymru yn elwa o fod yn fuddiolwr net o gyllid Ewropeaidd. Cawsom addewid na fyddem yn waeth ein byd ar ôl Brexit, ac eto un awdurdod lleol yn unig yng ngogledd Cymru - Wrecsam - a elwodd o'r gronfa newydd, y gronfa codi'r gwastad, a hynny ar gyfer traphont ddŵr Pontcysyllte. Cyflwynodd cyngor sir y Fflint gais am gyllid rhanbarthol â blaenoriaeth uchel ar gyfer prosiectau seilwaith, gan gynnwys gorsaf barcffordd Glannau Dyfrdwy, a fyddai'n gwella mynediad i drigolion gogledd Cymru at 400 o fusnesau a 5,000 o swyddi ym mharc diwydiannol Glannau Dyfrdwy, cyfleusterau parcio a theithio yng ngorsaf Pen-y-ffordd, a gwelliannau ar gyfer cludo nwyddau yn Castle Cement i alluogi cynnydd arfaethedig yn y gwasanaethau ar reilffordd Wrecsam-Bidston i ddau drên yr awr. Ni chafodd dim o hyn ei ariannu. Weinidog, a ydych yn cytuno â mi fod Llywodraeth y DU yn gwneud cam â gogledd Cymru drwy beidio â darparu'r un swm o gyllid a buddsoddiad mewn seilwaith ag y byddem wedi'i gael pe byddem yn dal i fod yn rhan o'r Undeb Ewropeaidd?
English: Yes, absolutely, I would agree with the Member. Clearly, the UK Government's actions are a levelling down for Wales as a whole, and certainly north Wales, not a levelling up, and we are certainly having less say over less money. I think that's completely unacceptable and absolutely not what we were promised. So, I think you're right to raise concerns regarding future investment for north Wales. I think this has probably set a precedent for what's to come in the way the UK Government are using the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020 and its failure to replace European funding in full. There just doesn't seem to be any substance behind its levelling-up agenda.
Welsh: Yn sicr, rwy'n cytuno â'r Aelod. Yn amlwg, mae gweithredoedd Llywodraeth y DU yn gostwng y gwastad i Gymru gyfan, a gogledd Cymru yn bendant, yn hytrach na chodi'r gwastad, ac yn sicr mae gennym lai o lais dros lai o arian. Credaf fod hynny'n gwbl annerbyniol ac yn bendant, nid dyna a addawyd i ni. Felly, credaf eich bod yn iawn i fynegi pryderon ynghylch buddsoddiadau ar gyfer gogledd Cymru yn y dyfodol. Credaf fod hyn yn debyg o fod wedi gosod cynsail ar gyfer yr hyn sydd i ddod yn y ffordd y mae Llywodraeth y DU yn defnyddio Deddf Marchnad Fewnol y Deyrnas Unedig 2020 a'i methiant i sicrhau cyllid llawn yn lle cyllid Ewropeaidd. Nid yw'n ymddangos bod unrhyw sylwedd yn sail i'w hagenda codi'r gwastad.
English: Questions now from the party spokespeople. The Conservative spokesperson first of all - Samuel Kurtz.
Welsh: Cwestiynau nawr gan lefarwyr y pleidiau. Llefarydd y Ceidwadwyr yn gyntaf - Samuel Kurtz.
English: Diolch, Llywydd. Minister, in yesterday's bovine TB eradication strategy statement, you stated that one of the reasons you're stopping the trap and test of badgers is, in your words, because it proved unpopular with farmers. However, it could be argued that one of the reasons that contributed to the programme failing was that a list of participating farms was made public in 2018 in a perceived data breach, resulting in those participating farmers being harassed and bullied. Additionally, NFU Cymru president John Davies stated: 'Welsh Government appears to be unique in its thinking that this disease can be eradicated without proactively dealing with diseased animals in both cattle and wildlife populations.' With concerns expressed by farmers over the Welsh Government's ability to handle sensitive data and to have an adequate approach to beating the disease without a holistic and proactive eradication strategy, what confidence can farmers have in your Government in winning the battle against bovine TB?
Welsh: Diolch, Lywydd. Weinidog, yn y datganiad ar y strategaeth ar gyfer dileu TB buchol ddoe, fe ddywedoch chi mai un o'r rhesymau pam eich bod yn rhoi'r gorau i ddal moch daear a chynnal profion arnynt, yn eich geiriau chi, yw oherwydd ei fod yn amhoblogaidd gyda ffermwyr. Fodd bynnag, gellid dadlau mai un o'r rhesymau a gyfrannodd at fethiant y rhaglen oedd bod rhestr o'r ffermydd a gymerodd ran wedi'i chyhoeddi yn 2018 mewn achos canfyddedig o dorri diogelwch data, gan arwain at fwlio ac aflonyddu ar y ffermwyr a gymerodd ran yn y rhaglen. Yn ogystal, dywedodd llywydd Undeb Cenedlaethol Amaethwyr Cymru, John Davies: 'Ymddengys mai Llywodraeth Cymru yn unig sydd o'r farn y gellir dileu'r clefyd hwn heb ymdrin yn rhagweithiol ag anifeiliaid sydd wedi'u heintio mewn poblogaethau bywyd gwyllt yn ogystal â gwartheg.' Gyda ffermwyr yn mynegi pryderon ynghylch gallu Llywodraeth Cymru i drin data sensitif a sicrhau dull digonol o ddileu'r clefyd heb strategaeth ddileu gyfannol a rhagweithiol, pa mor hyderus y gall ffermwyr fod y bydd eich Llywodraeth yn ennill y frwydr yn erbyn TB buchol?
English: Thank you. One of the reasons I stated as to why I was stopping the trap and test was that it was very resource-intensive and it hadn't given us the amount of data that I thought it would do. I think the funding that I previously had given to the test and trap scheme would be better used in badger vaccination. So, that's why I announced £100,000 yesterday. I absolutely recognise what you're saying about the breach in data that took place - I'm trying to remember if it was three or four years ago, but it was a few years ago, and obviously, we apologised. But I do want our farming sector and the community to have faith in this TB eradication programme. As we discussed at length yesterday, I think it's working. It's time to refresh it now, as it's been four years since we brought it forward, and I very much hope that people will take part in the consultation.
Welsh: Diolch. Un o'r rhesymau pam y dywedais fy mod am roi'r gorau i ddal moch daear a chynnal profion arnynt oedd oherwydd ei fod yn galw am lawer o adnoddau ac nid oedd wedi darparu cymaint o ddata â'r hyn y meddyliais y byddai'n ei wneud. Credaf y byddai'r cyllid a ddarperais ar gyfer y cynllun dal a phrofi yn y gorffennol wedi cael ei ddefnyddio'n well mewn cynllun brechu moch daear. Felly, dyna pam y cyhoeddais £100,000 ddoe. Rwy'n llwyr gydnabod yr hyn a ddywedwch am dorri diogelwch data - rwy'n ceisio cofio ai tair neu bedair blynedd yn ôl y digwyddodd, ond roedd ychydig flynyddoedd yn ôl, ac yn amlwg, fe wnaethom ymddiheuro. Ond rwyf eisiau i'n sector ffermio a'r gymuned fod â ffydd yn y rhaglen hon i ddileu TB. Fel y trafodwyd yn helaeth ddoe, credaf ei bod yn gweithio. Mae'n bryd ei hadnewyddu yn awr, gan fod pedair blynedd wedi bod ers inni ei chyflwyno, ac rwy'n gobeithio'n fawr y bydd pobl yn cymryd rhan yn yr ymgynghoriad.
English: Well, Minister, that will be disappointing, as NFU Cymru believe that it's a row-back, having this trap and test removed. But moving away from TB and focusing on financial support, last week, the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee took evidence from the farming unions, who were asked about their concerns regarding rural development programme funding being unspent by the end of the programme. NFU Cymru expressed their disappointment that, despite the programme concluding last year, as of August of this year, a third of the original budget had still not been spent. Minister, do you share these concerns and agree with me that RDP funding must be spent effectively and in a transparent manner? What reassurances can you give farmers that your underspend won't have any impact on any future funding agreements?
Welsh: Wel, Weinidog, bydd hynny'n siomedig, gan fod Undeb Cenedlaethol Amaethwyr Cymru yn credu bod cael gwared ar y cynllun dal a phrofi yn gam yn ôl. Ond i symud oddi wrth TB a chanolbwyntio ar gymorth ariannol, yr wythnos diwethaf, clywodd Pwyllgor yr Economi, Masnach a Materion Gwledig dystiolaeth gan yr undebau ffermio, pan ofynnwyd iddynt am eu pryderon ynghylch y ffaith bod cyllid rhaglen datblygu gwledig heb ei wario erbyn diwedd y rhaglen. Mynegodd Undeb Cenedlaethol Amaethwyr Cymru eu siom fod traean o'r gyllideb wreiddiol yn dal heb ei wario ym mis Awst eleni, er i'r rhaglen ddod i ben y llynedd. Weinidog, a ydych yn rhannu'r pryderon hyn ac yn cytuno bod yn rhaid gwario cyllid y rhaglen datblygu gwledig yn effeithiol ac mewn modd tryloyw? Pa sicrwydd y gallwch ei roi i ffermwyr na fydd eich tanwariant yn cael unrhyw effaith ar unrhyw gytundebau ariannu yn y dyfodol?
English: I do agree with you that it should be spent in full; I don't share concerns that it won't be. I remain confident that the RDP will be fully spent by the end of 2023, which is when it has to be spent by. I'm sure that you will appreciate that there have been considerable challenges for some projects due to the impact of the pandemic and the ongoing effect of us leaving the European Union. I recently announced Glastir agri-environment contract extensions for two years, through the RDP, which I think was very much welcome. Because I did want to provide certainty to those environmental projects that we didn't lose the gains that we have had through them, ahead of the transition to the sustainable farming scheme. The current project-level commitment stands at £764.7 million and that represents 91.2 per cent commitment of funds against a total programme value of over £838 million.
Welsh: Rwy'n cytuno â chi y dylid ei wario'n llawn; nid wyf yn rhannu pryderon na fydd hynny'n digwydd. Rwy'n dal i fod yn hyderus y bydd arian y rhaglen datblygu gwledig i gyd wedi'i wario erbyn diwedd 2023, sef yr adeg y mae'n rhaid i'r arian fod wedi'i wario. Rwy'n siŵr y byddwch yn deall y bu heriau sylweddol i rai prosiectau oherwydd effaith y pandemig ac effaith barhaus y ffaith ein bod wedi gadael yr Undeb Ewropeaidd. Yn ddiweddar, cyhoeddais estyniadau i gontractau amaeth-amgylcheddol Glastir am ddwy flynedd, drwy'r rhaglen datblygu gwledig, ac rwy'n credu bod hynny wedi cael croeso mawr. Oherwydd roeddwn eisiau rhoi sicrwydd i'r prosiectau amgylcheddol hynny nad oeddem wedi colli'r enillion a gawsom drwyddynt, cyn trosglwyddo i'r cynllun ffermio cynaliadwy. Mae'r ymrwymiad lefel prosiect presennol yn £764.7 miliwn ac mae hynny'n ymrwymiad o 91.2 y cant o gyllid yn erbyn cyfanswm gwerth y rhaglen o dros £838 miliwn.
English: Thank you. You mentioned those environmental projects, and on the topic of effective and transparent RDP payments, figures released by the Welsh Government have confirmed that a growing proportion of the Welsh Government's Glastir woodland creation fund is being used to finance tree-planting projects on Welsh farmland purchased by foreign businesses, with no benefit to Wales or our communities and contrary to our own attempts to tackle climate change. Given that large businesses from outside of Wales are accessing Glastir grants, yet local farmers such as David Mills from Powys are being penalised and fined thousands of pounds for doing the right thing in planting trees, will you disclose to the Siambr how much taxpayers' money, allocated via the Glastir woodland creation fund, has been given to multimillion-pound businesses to plant trees in Wales?
Welsh: Diolch. Fe sonioch chi am y prosiectau amgylcheddol, ac ar fater taliadau rhaglen datblygu gwledig effeithiol a thryloyw, mae ffigurau a ryddhawyd gan Lywodraeth Cymru wedi cadarnhau bod cyfran gynyddol o gronfa creu coetir Glastir Llywodraeth Cymru yn cael ei defnyddio i ariannu prosiectau plannu coed ar dir fferm yng Nghymru a brynwyd gan fusnesau tramor, heb unrhyw fudd i Gymru na'n cymunedau ac yn groes i'n hymdrechion ein hunain i fynd i'r afael â newid hinsawdd. O ystyried bod busnesau mawr o'r tu allan i Gymru yn gwneud defnydd o grantiau Glastir, a ffermwyr lleol fel David Mills o Bowys yn cael eu cosbi a'u dirwyo o filoedd o bunnoedd am wneud y peth iawn drwy blannu coed, a wnewch chi ddatgelu i'r Siambr faint o arian trethdalwyr, a ddyrannwyd drwy gronfa creu coetir Glastir, sydd wedi'i roi i fusnesau gwerth miliynau o bunnoedd i blannu coed yng Nghymru?