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English: Can I first of all thank the Member for his good humour, this being the last opportunity that he will have in this current term to question me? Can I also thank him for the 12 months that we've had of grilling and probing and having me on the rack, during which time we have disagreed on a number of occasions, but I hope we have been able to agree on a number of subjects as well? I recognise the Member's deep belief in the Circuit of Wales project, and I also recognise his disappointment that we were unable to support it. It would have been wholly irresponsible to have taken it forward on the basis of risk that was presented. And, in terms of the point that the Member makes, provisional advice on potential developments can be sought from the ONS, but that should only be when contractual documentation is in a near final form and following a decision in principle to offer Government support.
Welsh: A gaf fi ddiolch, yn gyntaf oll, i'r Aelod am ei hwyliau da, gan mai hwn fydd ei gyfle olaf yn ystod y tymor hwn i fy holi? A gaf fi ddiolch iddo hefyd am y 12 mis rydym wedi'i gael o holi perfedd a chroesholi a chael fy arteithio, wrth inni anghytuno ar nifer o achlysuron, ond gobeithiaf ein bod wedi gallu cytuno ar nifer o bynciau hefyd? Rwy'n cydnabod ffydd yr Aelod ym mhrosiect Cylchffordd Cymru, ac rwyf hefyd yn cydnabod ei siom nad oedd modd inni ei gefnogi. Byddai bwrw ymlaen ag ef wedi bod yn gwbl anghyfrifol ar sail y risg a gyflwynwyd. Ac mewn perthynas â'r pwynt y mae'r Aelod yn ei wneud, gellir gofyn am gyngor dros dro gan y Swyddfa Ystadegau Gwladol ar ddatblygiadau posibl, ond dylid gwneud hynny pan fo'r ddogfennaeth gytundebol ar ffurf sydd bron yn derfynol yn unig, ac yn dilyn penderfyniad mewn egwyddor i gynnig cefnogaeth y Llywodraeth.
English: Well, Cabinet Secretary, your Government did ask for a provisional ruling from ONS when you made a decision in principle on your own Government's mutual investment model in October 2016. Furthermore, isn't it true, Cabinet Secretary, that ONS has also got provision for policy proposals that are not at a near final stage? Their classification guidelines, which you yourself referenced in your answer to me, say this: government departments might seek a view on a proposal at an early stage of development. In such cases, ONS will provide provisional advice on the expected classification of the proposal, based on information available at the time.' So, my question to you is this: did you seek, and were you given, provisional advice on the expected classification of the Circuit of Wales proposal from ONS? And let's be clear: what I'm asking you is not whether you spoke to them and then formed your own view based on what they said, but did you ask them for their provisional advice in the terms set out in their guidelines? And as the Cabinet Secretary invites me to end the scrutiny on a more positive note, can I ask him this one last thing? If, out of the rubble, the Circuit of Wales project was rescued by the local authorities in the city region - with the prospect now, of course, of Formula 1 being a possibility as well - and the Welsh Government were asked not for their money, but for their blessing, would you welcome the project being salvaged in this way?
Welsh: Wel, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, gofynnodd eich Llywodraeth am ddyfarniad dros dro gan y Swyddfa Ystadegau Gwladol pan wnaethoch benderfyniad mewn egwyddor ynglŷn â model buddsoddi cydfuddiannol eich Llywodraeth eich hun ym mis Hydref 2016. Yn ychwanegol at hynny, onid yw'n wir, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, fod darpariaeth gan y Swyddfa Ystadegau Gwladol hefyd ar gyfer cynigion polisi nad ydynt ar gam bron yn derfynol? Mae eu canllawiau dosbarthu, y cyfeirioch atynt yn eich ateb i mi, yn dweud hyn: gall adrannau llywodraeth ofyn am gyngor ar gynnig ar gam cynnar o'i ddatblygiad. Mewn achosion o'r fath, bydd y Swyddfa Ystadegau Gwladol yn rhoi cyngor dros dro ar ddosbarthiad disgwyliedig y cynnig, yn seiliedig ar yr wybodaeth sydd ar gael ar y pryd. Felly, fy nghwestiwn i chi yw hwn: a ofynnoch chi am gyngor, ac a gawsoch chi gyngor dros dro gan y Swyddfa Ystadegau Gwladol ynglŷn â dosbarthiad disgwyliedig cynnig Cylchffordd Cymru? A gadewch i ni fod yn glir: nid wyf yn gofyn a siaradoch chi â hwy ac yna ffurfio eich barn eich hun ar sail yr hyn a ddywedasant, ond a wnaethoch chi ofyn iddynt am eu cyngor dros dro yn y termau a nodir yn eu canllawiau? A chan fod Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet yn fy ngwahodd i ddod â'r craffu i ben ar nodyn mwy cadarnhaol, a gaf fi ofyn un peth olaf iddo? Pe bai prosiect Cylchffordd Cymru yn cael ei achub o'r rwbel gan yr awdurdodau lleol yn y dinas-ranbarth - gyda'r gobaith bellach, wrth gwrs, y gallai Fformiwla 1 fod yn bosibilrwydd hefyd - a phe gofynnid i Lywodraeth Cymru, nid am ei harian, ond am ei bendith, a fyddech yn croesawu'r syniad o achub y prosiect yn y ffordd hon?
English: Can I thank the Member for his further questions? Of course, the one big question that we're still awaiting an answer for is whether he agrees with our decision that was taken last month, and unfortunately there is no agreement, which I'm sure indicates that the Member would have been content to have signed off the project, only to have returned here, in all likelihood in six months' time, to tell the Chamber that he was having to put on ice more than £300 million of capital programmes, which, as I've said in this Chamber before, would amount to 5,000 affordable homes or 10 schools or one superhospital. I don't just call that irresponsible; I call that reckless in the extreme. [Interruption.] I hear the leader of UKIP - we're entering the pantomime audition season - entering the fray from the side, but the point is that he too would have signed off this project in a demonstration of huge irresponsibility. The fact is that we took responsible action on what was a controversial subject, which did fire up passions and beliefs in the Valleys, but we are now moving on with a clear vision for the Heads of the Valleys and we will deliver. The people of Ebbw Vale, Blaenau Gwent and the Heads of the Valleys have waited long enough. We are here to deliver and we will do just that.
Welsh: A gaf fi ddiolch i'r Aelod am ei gwestiynau pellach? Wrth gwrs, yr un cwestiwn mawr rydym yn dal i aros am ateb iddo yw a yw'n cytuno â'n penderfyniad a wnaed y mis diwethaf, ac yn anffodus nid oes cytundeb, ac rwy'n siŵr fod hynny'n dangos y byddai'r Aelod wedi bod yn fodlon cymeradwyo'r prosiect, a dychwelyd yma, yn ôl pob tebyg ymhen chwe mis, i ddweud wrth y Siambr fod yn rhaid iddo gau'r drws ar dros £300 miliwn o raglenni cyfalaf, sydd, fel rwyf wedi'i ddweud yn y Siambr hon o'r blaen, yn cyfateb i 5,000 o gartrefi fforddiadwy neu 10 ysgol neu un uwchysbyty. Rwy'n galw hynny'n anghyfrifol; rwy'n galw hynny'n eithriadol o ddi-hid. [Torri ar draws.] Clywaf arweinydd UKIP - mae'r tymor clyweliadau ar gyfer pantomeimiau ar y gweill - yn dadlau o'r esgyll, ond y pwynt yw y byddai yntau hefyd wedi cymeradwyo'r prosiect hwn mewn modd anghyfrifol tu hwnt. Y ffaith yw ein bod wedi cymryd camau cyfrifol ar bwnc dadleuol, sydd wedi tanio angerdd a safbwyntiau yn y Cymoedd, ond rydym bellach yn symud ymlaen gyda gweledigaeth glir ar gyfer Blaenau'r Cymoedd a byddwn yn ei chyflawni. Mae pobl Glynebwy, Blaenau Gwent a Blaenau'r Cymoedd wedi aros yn ddigon hir. Rydym yma i gyflawni a byddwn yn gwneud hynny.
English: Thank you, Presiding Officer. Cabinet Secretary, infrastructure projects have too often been delayed by short-term political considerations, and this has often led to spiralling costs and the cancellation of projects altogether. In addition, where high levels of uncertainty hang above infrastructure schemes, potentially, private sector investors are often deterred from providing financial backing for these kinds of projects. When infrastructure is planned and delivered within the context of a secure, credible and long-term view, these projects often secure a greater level of private sector interest and investment. So, can I ask you, perhaps in the light of recent events as well, to reconsider putting the national infrastructure commission on a statutory footing? I would also suggest that it will be a missed opportunity for you not to do that. I think what the Government needs to do is to demonstrate a genuine commitment to creating a stable and long-term approach to infrastructure development in Wales.
Welsh: Diolch, Llywydd. Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, mae prosiectau seilwaith wedi cael eu gohirio'n rhy aml gan ystyriaethau gwleidyddol tymor byr, ac mae hyn yn aml wedi arwain at gostau cynyddol a chanslo prosiectau yn gyfan gwbl. Yn ogystal, pan fo lefelau uchel o ansicrwydd ynghlwm wrth gynlluniau seilwaith, o bosibl, yn aml nid yw buddsoddwyr sector preifat yn awyddus i ddarparu cefnogaeth ariannol ar gyfer y mathau hyn o brosiectau. Pan fo'r seilwaith wedi'i gynllunio a'i ddarparu yng nghyd-destun gweledigaeth gadarn, gredadwy a hirdymor, mae'r prosiectau hyn yn aml yn denu lefel uwch o ddiddordeb a buddsoddiad sector preifat. Felly, a gaf fi ofyn, efallai yng ngoleuni digwyddiadau diweddar hefyd, i chi ailystyried rhoi'r comisiwn seilwaith cenedlaethol ar sail statudol? Byddwn hefyd yn awgrymu y byddech yn colli cyfle drwy beidio â gwneud hynny. Credaf mai'r hyn sydd angen i'r Llywodraeth ei wneud yw dangos ymrwymiad gwirioneddol i greu dull sefydlog a hirdymor o ddatblygu seilwaith yng Nghymru.
English: Can I thank the Member for his question and also for the work that he led in assessing the establishment of the national infrastructure commission of Wales? Of course, we already utilise innovative forms of funding. We are doing that with the dualling of the A465, and we will continue to do so. The work that's taking place on the infrastructure commission is taking place at speed. We are now looking at the appointments of the chair and the members of that commission in the early autumn, and as I've said on previous occasions, we will review the operations of the commission before the end of this Assembly term. I have given my undertaking to do that. As of yet, we have received no compelling evidence for putting it on a statutory footing. However, we will be reviewing the effectiveness and the delivery of the commission by the end of this Assembly.
Welsh: A gaf fi ddiolch i'r Aelod am ei gwestiwn, yn ogystal â'r gwaith y bu'n ei arwain mewn perthynas ag asesu'r broses o sefydlu comisiwn seilwaith cenedlaethol Cymru? Wrth gwrs, rydym eisoes yn defnyddio mathau arloesol o gyllid. Rydym yn gwneud hynny gyda'r gwaith o ddeuoli'r A465, a byddwn yn parhau i wneud hynny. Mae'r gwaith sy'n mynd rhagddo ar y comisiwn seilwaith yn digwydd yn gyflym. Ar hyn o bryd, rydym yn edrych ar benodi cadeirydd ac aelodau'r comisiwn hwnnw yn gynnar yn yr hydref, ac fel rwyf wedi'i ddweud o'r blaen, byddwn yn adolygu gweithgarwch y comisiwn cyn diwedd tymor y Cynulliad hwn. Rwyf wedi ymrwymo i wneud hynny. Hyd yn hyn, nid oes unrhyw dystiolaeth symbylol wedi dod i law i'w roi ar sail statudol. Fodd bynnag, byddwn yn adolygu effeithiolrwydd a chyflawniad y comisiwn erbyn diwedd y Cynulliad hwn.
English: Well, I would put it to you, Cabinet Secretary, that we do need a more long-term and stable approach in Wales - more than ever before. Over the last number of years, the Welsh Government has presided over a number of significant major project failures, I'm afraid to say. That has created confusion and uncertainty for potential private sector investors, and the failure and the process with regard to the Circuit of Wales - as Adam Price has mentioned earlier - is one example where we see, potentially, a reduced confidence amongst investors that Wales is indeed open for business. Do you, Cabinet Secretary, acknowledge that the creation of the infrastructure commission should be followed up by the introduction of legislation to equip the commission with the extra weight and clout it needs to do its work?
Welsh: Wel, carwn awgrymu, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, fod arnom angen dull mwy hirdymor a sefydlog yng Nghymru - yn fwy nag erioed o'r blaen. Dros y blynyddoedd diwethaf, mae arnaf ofn fod Llywodraeth Cymru wedi llywyddu dros nifer o brosiectau mawr sydd wedi methu. Mae hynny wedi creu dryswch ac ansicrwydd ymhlith darpar fuddsoddwyr sector preifat, ac mae'r methiant a'r broses mewn perthynas â Cylchffordd Cymru - fel y soniodd Adam Price yn gynharach - yn un enghraifft lle y gwelwn lai o hyder, o bosibl, ymysg buddsoddwyr fod Cymru yn agored i fusnes yn wir. A ydych chi, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, yn cydnabod y dylid dilyn y broses o greu'r comisiwn seilwaith drwy gyflwyno deddfwriaeth i sicrhau bod gan y comisiwn y pwysau a'r dylanwad ychwanegol sydd eu hangen arno i gyflawni ei waith?
English: As I've said, we will be assessing the effectiveness of the commission by the end of this Assembly term. We will be establishing it by the end of this year. I must disagree with the assertion made by the Member that Wales may appear not to be open for business given the latest results for inward investment, which show, I believe, that it was the third most successful year. Indeed, investment from within the UK into Wales reached a record high. We are continuing with our efforts to bring in major projects. Just last week we were able to announce the investment by Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles - a huge investment that will bring monumental change to Newport and the economy of south-east Wales, creating 300 jobs, but also, crucially, offering enormous potential for expansion. That's something that we will build upon. Since May of this year, we have announced, through our support, the creation of more than 500 jobs in this current year, and we are also working to establish many more jobs across - and that's just in Wales in this past eight weeks. But we are also working with a pipeline of interests at the moment to create further employment opportunities in the months to come.
Welsh: Fel rwyf wedi'i ddweud, byddwn yn asesu effeithiolrwydd y comisiwn erbyn diwedd tymor y Cynulliad hwn. Byddwn yn ei sefydlu erbyn diwedd eleni. Mae'n rhaid i mi anghytuno â'r honiad a wnaed gan yr Aelod ei bod yn ymddangos efallai nad yw Cymru yn agored i fusnes, o ystyried y canlyniadau diweddaraf ar gyfer mewnfuddsoddi, sy'n dangos, rwy'n credu, mai hon oedd y flwyddyn fwyaf llwyddiannus ond dwy. Yn wir, cyrhaeddodd y buddsoddiad o'r DU yng Nghymru y lefel uchaf erioed. Rydym yn parhau â'n hymdrechion i ddenu prosiectau mawr. Yr wythnos diwethaf, gallasom gyhoeddi buddsoddiad gan Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles - buddsoddiad enfawr a fydd yn dod â newid aruthrol i Gasnewydd ac economi de-ddwyrain Cymru, gan greu 300 o swyddi, ond hefyd, yn hollbwysig, un sy'n cynnig potensial enfawr ar gyfer ehangu. Mae hynny'n rhywbeth y byddwn yn adeiladu arno. Ers mis Mai eleni, rydym wedi cyhoeddi bod mwy na 500 o swyddi wedi'u creu eleni drwy ein cymorth ni, ac rydym hefyd yn gweithio i greu llawer mwy o swyddi ledled - a hynny yng Nghymru'n unig dros yr wyth wythnos ddiwethaf. Ond rydym hefyd yn gweithio gyda ffrwd o fuddiannau ar hyn o bryd i greu rhagor o gyfleoedd cyflogaeth dros y misoedd i ddod.
English: And finally, Cabinet Secretary, if I could perhaps pursue an issue that Adam Price raised in his first question, there's still some confusion for me in this regard, certainly when it comes to your publishing of 'prosperous and secure' and your economic strategy. I'm aware that you did tell the External Affairs and Additional Legislation Committee that you'd publish it this term; I'm aware that last week, in the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee, you said it would be the autumn; however, in the Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister on Friday of this week, I asked the First Minister and put it to him, and he said that 'prosperous and secure' would be published this term. So, I have to say I am a little bit confused. So, reflecting on what the Presiding Officer said at the beginning of proceedings today, who is right? Is it yourself or the First Minister?
Welsh: Ac yn olaf, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, os caf fynd ar drywydd mater a gododd Adam Price yn ei gwestiwn cyntaf efallai, mae peth dryswch i mi o hyd yn hyn o beth, yn sicr mewn perthynas â 'ffyniannus a diogel' a'ch strategaeth economaidd. Rwy'n ymwybodol eich bod wedi dweud wrth y Pwyllgor Materion Allanol a Deddfwriaeth Ychwanegol y byddech yn ei chyhoeddi yn ystod y tymor hwn; rwy'n ymwybodol eich bod wedi dweud yr wythnos diwethaf ym Mhwyllgor yr Economi, Seilwaith a Sgiliau, y byddai'n digwydd yn yr hydref; fodd bynnag, yn y Pwyllgor Craffu ar Waith y Prif Weinidog ddydd Gwener yr wythnos hon, gofynnais hynny i'r Prif Weinidog, a dywedodd y byddai 'ffyniannus a diogel' yn cael ei chyhoeddi yn ystod y tymor hwn. Felly, mae'n rhaid i mi ddweud fy mod ychydig yn ddryslyd. Felly, gan gofio'r hyn a ddywedodd y Llywydd ar ddechrau trafodion heddiw, pwy sy'n iawn? Ai chi neu'r Prif Weinidog?
English: I can assure the Member - I can assure the Member because we were all there at Cabinet - that 'prosperity for all' was approved, was signed off by all members of the Cabinet on Tuesday, and will be published as soon as we return.
Welsh: Gallaf roi sicrwydd i'r Aelod - gallaf roi sicrwydd i'r Aelod oherwydd bod pob un ohonom yno yn y Cabinet - fod 'ffyniant i bawb' wedi cael ei derbyn, wedi cael ei chymeradwyo gan bob aelod o'r Cabinet ddydd Mawrth, ac y bydd yn cael ei chyhoeddi cyn gynted ag y byddwn yn dychwelyd.
English: Diolch, Llywydd. I'm not sure whether the Cabinet Secretary recalls it, but as long ago as yesterday I questioned you on the availability of funding, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises in the research and development sector. In evidence to the EIS committee last week, you indicated that the development bank of Wales would be moving away from direct grants to repayable loans. Do you not think that this would present a particular obstacle to such companies, as these may not see the financial benefits of their research for many years?
Welsh: Diolch, Llywydd. Nid wyf yn siŵr a yw Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet yn cofio hyn, ond cyn belled yn ôl â ddoe, bûm yn eich holi ynglŷn ag argaeledd cyllid, yn enwedig ar gyfer mentrau bach a chanolig eu maint yn y sector ymchwil a datblygu. Yn eich tystiolaeth i Bwyllgor yr Economi, Seilwaith a Sgiliau yr wythnos diwethaf, fe ddywedoch y byddai banc datblygu Cymru yn symud oddi wrth grantiau uniongyrchol tuag at fenthyciadau ad-daladwy. Onid ydych yn credu y byddai hyn yn peri rhwystr penodol i gwmnïau o'r fath, gan ei bod yn bosibl na fyddant yn gweld manteision ariannol eu hymchwil am sawl blwyddyn?
English: Well, there is a need to balance direct support in the form of grants with repayable loans, because repayable loans offer an evergreen approach that can recycle investments into other businesses, but I do take the point that the Member raises, which is that a repayable loan is not the answer and not the best means of supporting all businesses. For that reason we will maintain other forms of direct support, be it grants or indeed advice through Business Wales and the development bank itself.
Welsh: Wel, mae angen cydbwyso cefnogaeth uniongyrchol ar ffurf grantiau gyda benthyciadau ad-daladwy, gan fod benthyciadau ad-daladwy yn cynnig dull bytholwyrdd sy'n gallu ailgylchu buddsoddiadau i mewn i fusnesau eraill, ond rwy'n derbyn y pwynt y mae'r Aelod yn ei wneud, nad benthyciad ad-daladwy yw'r ateb a'r ffordd orau o gefnogi pob busnes. Am y rheswm hwnnw, byddwn yn parhau â mathau eraill o gymorth uniongyrchol, boed hynny'n grantiau, neu'n wir, yn gyngor, drwy Busnes Cymru a'r banc datblygu ei hun.
English: Well, forgive me if I show some continuing frustration, Cabinet Secretary, but I have personal involvement with a constituent who is seeking funding for what seems to be a project that fits all the Welsh Government criteria, in that it involves cutting-edge nanotechnology, will have a hugely beneficial environmental impact and has massive growth potential, and yet although some funding has been made available through his engagement with both Bangor and Swansea universities, I have seen at first hand how difficult it is to access further funding to take this product to fruition. Surely, Cabinet Secretary, if Wales is to succeed in its aspirations to become a world leader in this environmentally friendly technology, we have to have the funding processes that will allow this to happen.
Welsh: Wel, maddeuwch i mi os wyf yn parhau i ymddangos yn rhwystredig, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, ond mae gennyf gysylltiad personol ag etholwr sy'n chwilio am arian ar gyfer prosiect sydd i'w weld yn bodloni holl feini prawf Llywodraeth Cymru, gan ei fod yn ymwneud â nanotechnoleg arloesol, bydd ei effaith amgylcheddol yn hynod o fuddiol ac mae ganddo botensial enfawr o ran twf, ac eto, er bod rhywfaint o arian wedi'i ddarparu o ganlyniad i'w ymgysylltiad â phrifysgolion Bangor ac Abertawe, rwyf wedi gweld drosof fy hun pa mor anodd yw cael gafael ar ragor o gyllid i sicrhau bod y cynnyrch hwn yn dwyn ffrwyth. Yn sicr, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, os yw Cymru am lwyddo gyda'i dyheadau i fod yn arweinydd byd yn y dechnoleg ecogyfeillgar hon, mae'n rhaid i ni sicrhau bod gennym brosesau ariannu a fydd yn caniatáu i hyn ddigwydd.
English: We do, indeed. Research funding is absolutely crucial, and that's why we've been very clear that any research funding that could potentially be lost when we exit the EU is made good by the UK Government. In terms of the specific company that the Member mentions, it's not clear whether they have an account manager within Business Wales to support them, but I would gladly make contact with the company if the Member can provide details of it and ensure that Business Wales are there to give support and signpost the company to the best method of financing their product so it can reach market.
Welsh: Rhaid, yn wir. Mae cyllid ymchwil yn gwbl hanfodol, a dyna pam rydym wedi bod yn glir iawn y dylai Llywodraeth y DU wneud iawn am unrhyw gyllid ymchwil a allai gael ei golli, o bosibl, pan fyddwn yn gadael yr UE. O ran y cwmni penodol y sonia'r Aelod amdano, nid yw'n glir a oes ganddynt reolwr cyfrif yn Busnes Cymru i'w cefnogi, ond byddwn yn fwy na pharod i gysylltu â'r cwmni, os gall yr Aelod ddarparu manylion yn ei gylch, a sicrhau bod Busnes Cymru yno i roi cefnogaeth a chyfeirio'r cwmni at y dull gorau o gyllido eu cynnyrch iddo allu cyrraedd y farchnad.
English: Yes. Tomorrow we will publish 'Our Valleys, Our Future', a high-level plan for action, building on the work of the Valleys taskforce, and in addition to this, we will continue to invest in infrastructure improvements and skills and the general environment for business across the south Wales Valleys.
Welsh: Gwnaf. Yfory byddwn yn cyhoeddi 'Ein Cymoedd, Ein Dyfodol', cynllun gweithredu lefel uchel, sy'n adeiladu ar waith tasglu'r Cymoedd, ac yn ogystal â hyn, byddwn yn parhau i fuddsoddi mewn gwelliannau seilwaith a sgiliau a'r amgylchedd cyffredinol ar gyfer busnes ledled Cymoedd de Cymru.