English: Can I thank the Member for his questions? I think the Member is right to say that there will be disappointment that, after almost seven years, this project is not able to go ahead. Insofar as questions about why it has taken so long are concerned, they should be levelled in part at the development company. For our part, we have tried at every occasion to make this project work. It's gone through a number of guises in terms of the business model, and on each occasion we have worked with the developers in an attempt to deliver for the people of Blaenau Gwent and the wider Heads of the Valleys area. But I do believe that, as a consequence of considerable work that's being undertaken, not just through due diligence but before, we are in a position that is well-informed to be able to take forward that second phase of the Circuit of Wales proposal, which is the technology park. We are now armed with considerable intelligence regarding the demand for a technology park in Blaenau Gwent and the need for us to support what is a strong, existing tier 2 sector of the automotive industry. One of the primary factors that, to date, has prevented investors from locating not just in the Valleys, but in many parts of Wales, is the lack of available industrial space to develop and manufacture their goods. So, the difference between the proposal for the track and the proposal for the technology park amounts to hundreds of full-time, sustainable jobs. I've been very clear that the world will not wait for Wales to develop advanced automotive technologies, we need to be leading the world, and Blaenau Gwent has been waiting long enough. If we were to wait for phase 2 to be delivered by the development company, we could be left behind insofar as autonomous vehicles are concerned and electric vehicles. We need to move now, and Blaenau Gwent could become Britain's centre of excellence for new technology in the automotive sector. The Member rightly asks about evidence given by the deputy permanent secretary, and I would caution any Members from naming civil servants who are not able to respond personally in this Chamber. I would say that I believe that the deputy permanent secretary was right in the evidence that he gave, but at the time of committing our initial funding, the developer's proposal was for a project that would be fully funded by the private sector, but which needed Welsh Government support in its early stages and to get off the ground. We've also - as a consequence of the work that's gone into due diligence and the project - been able to take forward the proposals for the technology park. In terms of the question of the debt being on balance sheet, of course, the Member will be aware that you cannot get a definitive answer until all contracts are signed off. Even then, it can take many, many months. Essentially, moving forward with a decision on the basis of the very high risk of it being on balance sheet would be dangerous - dangerous for the Welsh Treasury and dangerous for the taxpayer and public funds, because it could, in several months' time, lead to Welsh Government having to cancel existing capital build projects. I would invite Members to identify £157 million of projects across Wales at present that could be stopped as a consequence of this project. In terms of additional borrowing, additional borrowing would likely need to be of strategic national importance, but this is something that is being taken up with UK Government, and clawback of any investment and any funds already committed to the project will, of course, be dependent on the future of the Heads of the Valleys development company, but, of course, we are examining that. In terms of the estimate of jobs to be created from the proposal, I have heard Members in this Chamber use, on many occasions, the figure of 6,000 jobs. Whilst that figure is apparent on the website for the Circuit of Wales, it is a figure that is not reflected in due diligence and, indeed, due diligence finds that the actual likely number of jobs to be created is significantly lower than that. I think there is also a need to recognise that there are two different phases to the project, which will produce two different numbers of jobs created. The first phase would create far fewer lasting jobs than the second phase. That's why I believe the people of Ebbw Vale deserve that second phase now rather than later. In terms of developing the technology park, we're already engaged with the industry, with stakeholders. I'll be convening a meeting of experts and stakeholders from the area as soon as possible - I'm hoping next week. We've spoken with TVR, with Aston Martin Lagonda and with Jaguar Land Rover: all confirm that the track is not an essential component of development within Wales. As far as TVR is concerned, we are looking forward to their new product being launched in the autumn and manufactured here in Wales.
Welsh: A gaf i ddiolch i'r Aelod am ei gwestiynau? Rwy'n credu bod yr Aelod yn iawn i ddweud y bydd siom, ar ôl bron saith blynedd, na fydd y prosiect hwn yn gallu bwrw ymlaen. O ran y cwestiynau ynghylch pam mae hyn wedi cymryd cymaint o amser, dylai hynny gael ei gyfeirio yn rhannol at y cwmni datblygu. O'n rhan ni ein hunain, rydym ar bob achlysur wedi ceisio sicrhau llwyddiant y prosiect hwn. Fe aeth drwy nifer o ffurfiau o ran y model busnes, ac rydym ar bob achlysur wedi gweithio gyda'r datblygwyr mewn ymgais i gyflawni dros bobl Blaenau Gwent ac ardal Blaenau'r Cymoedd yn ehangach. Ond rwy'n credu ein bod ni mewn sefyllfa wybodus, o ganlyniad i waith sylweddol sydd wedi ei wneud nid yn unig trwy ddiwydrwydd dyladwy ond cyn hynny, i allu bwrw ymlaen ag ail gam cynnig Cylchdaith Cymru, sef y parc technoleg. Rydym bellach yn meddu ar ddeallusrwydd sylweddol am y galw am barc technoleg ym Mlaenau Gwent a'r angen i ni gefnogi'r hyn sydd eisoes yn sector cryf haen 2 yn y diwydiant modurol. Un o'r ffactorau sylfaenol sydd, hyd yma, wedi atal buddsoddwyr rhag lleoli nid yn unig yn y Cymoedd, ond mewn sawl rhan o Gymru, yw'r diffyg lle diwydiannol sydd ar gael i ddatblygu a chynhyrchu eu nwyddau. Felly, mae'r gwahaniaeth rhwng y cynnig ar gyfer y trac a'r cynnig ar gyfer y parc technoleg yn gyfystyr â channoedd o swyddi llawnamser, cynaliadwy. Rwyf wedi bod yn glir iawn na fydd y byd yn aros i Gymru ddatblygu technolegau modurol uwchraddol. Mae angen i ni arwain y byd, ac mae Blaenau Gwent wedi bod yn disgwyl yn ddigon hir. Pe baem yn aros am gyflwyniad cam 2 gan y cwmni datblygu, byddem o bosib yn cael ein gadael ar ôl o ran cerbydau ymreolaethol a cherbydau trydan. Mae angen i ni symud nawr, a gallai Blaenau Gwent fod yn ganolfan ragoriaeth ym Mhrydain ar gyfer technoleg newydd yn y sector modurol. Mae'r Aelod yn iawn i ofyn am dystiolaeth a roddwyd gan y dirprwy ysgrifennydd parhaol, a buaswn yn rhybuddio unrhyw Aelodau rhag enwi gweision sifil nad ydynt yn gallu ymateb yn bersonol yn y Siambr hon. Byddwn yn dweud fy mod yn credu bod y dirprwy ysgrifennydd parhaol yn iawn yn y dystiolaeth a roddodd. Ar adeg neilltuo ein cyllid cychwynnol, cynnig y datblygwr oedd i'r prosiect gael ei ariannu'n llawn gan y sector preifat, ond roedd angen cefnogaeth Llywodraeth Cymru yn ei gamau cynnar ac i'w gychwyn ar ei daith. Rydym hefyd - o ganlyniad i'r gwaith sydd wedi mynd i mewn i diwydrwydd dyladwy a'r prosiect - wedi gallu bwrw ymlaen â'r cynigion ar gyfer y parc technoleg. O ran y cwestiwn o'r ddyled ar y fantolen, wrth gwrs, bydd yr Aelod yn ymwybodol na allwch gael ateb pendant nes y bydd yr holl gontractau yn cael eu llofnodi. Ac wedyn hyd yn oed, gall gymryd misoedd lawer. Yn ei hanfod, byddai symud ymlaen gyda phenderfyniad ar sail risg uchel iawn iddo fod ar y fantolen yn beryglus - peryglus i Drysorlys Cymru a pheryglus i'r trethdalwr ac arian cyhoeddus, oherwydd fe allai, ymhen rhai misoedd, arwain at Lywodraeth Cymru yn gorfod canslo prosiectau adeiladu â chyfalaf cyfredol. Byddwn yn gwahodd yr Aelodau i nodi £157 miliwn o brosiectau ledled Cymru ar hyn o bryd y gellid eu rhwystro o ganlyniad i'r prosiect hwn. O ran benthyca ychwanegol, byddai'n rhaid i'r angen am fenthyca ychwanegol fod o bwysigrwydd strategol cenedlaethol, ond mae hynny yn rhywbeth sydd i'w drafod gyda Llywodraeth y DU. Bydd adfachu buddsoddiad ac unrhyw arian sydd eisoes wedi'i ymrwymo i'r prosiect , wrth gwrs, yn dibynnu ar ddyfodol cwmni datblygu Blaenau'r Cymoedd, ond, wrth gwrs, rydym yn edrych ar hynny. O ran amcangyfrif y swyddi oedd i'w creu gan y cynnig, rwyf wedi clywed Aelodau yn y Siambr yn defnyddio, ar sawl achlysur, y ffigur o 6,000 o swyddi. Er bod y ffigur hwnnw i'w weld ar wefan Cylchdaith Cymru, mae'n rhif na chafodd ei adlewyrchu mewn diwydrwydd dyladwy ac, yn wir, canfu diwydrwydd dyladwy fod nifer tebygol y swyddi i'w creu mewn gwirionedd gryn dipyn yn is na hynny. Rwy'n credu hefyd fod angen cydnabod bodolaeth dau wahanol gam i'r prosiect, a fyddai'n cynhyrchu dau wahanol ffigur o ran y swyddi fyddai'n cael eu creu. Byddai'r cam cyntaf yn creu llawer llai o swyddi parhaol na'r ail gam. Dyna pam rwyf yn credu bod pobl Glynebwy yn haeddu'r ail gam nawr yn hytrach na rywbryd eto. O ran datblygu parc technoleg, rydym eisoes yn ymgysylltu â'r diwydiant, gyda rhanddeiliaid. Byddaf yn galw cyfarfod o arbenigwyr a rhanddeiliaid o'r ardal cyn gynted ag y bo modd - yr wythnos nesaf, rwy'n gobeithio. Rydym wedi siarad â TVR, ag Aston Martin Lagonda ac â Jaguar Land Rover: mae pob un ohonynt yn cadarnhau nad yw'r trac yn elfen hanfodol o ddatblygiad yng Nghymru. Cyn belled ag y mae TVR yn y cwestiwn, rydym yn edrych ymlaen at eu cynnyrch newydd sydd i'w lansio yn yr hydref a'i weithgynhyrchu yma yng Nghymru.