English: I'd like to thank Mark Reckless for his questions. First of all, one of the reasons - or two of the reasons - that it's taken 18 months is because we've had two general elections, one across the UK, and one in Wales. This also concerns an operation that crosses a considerable border as well. So, given those two factors, it's no surprise that negotiations have taken place over a period of 18 months. I very much welcome the comments that the Member gave about the need to ensure that fares are affordable. We will ensure that, as part of the high-level outputs from the operator and development partner, any plans encourage increased patronage at off-peak times on services where patronage is currently low, and also provide discounts for the cost of travel for people working irregular patterns of work or part-time hours. It's essential that the development of the metro should drive social mobility and enable people to access quality jobs closer to their homes. Where those jobs are not near their homes, then they should be able to access them on affordable, sustainable transport. The operator and development partner, of course, during the course of working through the high-level outputs - how to meet those outputs - will be able to present various solutions that best match the problems that face each respective community. I do not see, necessarily, heavy rail as being the solution for every problem, nor do I see light rail being the only solution. Instead, there will be a mixed offer of transport solutions that will also include, for example, rapid bus transit and active travel. In terms of the frequency of services - and the Member is not alone in raising concerns about current frequencies - the metro will run at least four services an hour across the entire network when needed and even more at the network core. Travellers will be able to move easily across the south-east Wales region with improved capacity, improved quality and improved passenger information. The metro will also deliver a network where interchange is easy using vehicles designed for speed and for capacity.
Welsh: Hoffwn ddiolch i Mark Reckless am ei gwestiynau. Yn gyntaf oll, un o'r rhesymau - neu ddau o'r rhesymau - y mae hi wedi cymryd 18 mis yw oherwydd ein bod wedi cael dau etholiad cyffredinol, un ledled y DU, ac un yng Nghymru. Mae hyn hefyd yn ymwneud â gweithrediad sy'n croesi ffin sylweddol. Felly, ac ystyried y ddau ffactor hynny, nid yw'n syndod fod trafodaethau wedi eu cynnal dros gyfnod o 18 mis. Croesawaf yn fawr iawn sylwadau'r Aelod ynghylch yr angen i sicrhau bod prisiau'n fforddiadwy. Byddwn yn sicrhau, fel rhan o'r allbynnau lefel uchel gan y gweithredwr a'r partner datblygu, fod unrhyw gynlluniau yn annog rhagor o ddefnydd ar adegau llai prysur ar wasanaethau lle mae'r defnydd yn isel ar hyn o bryd, a hefyd yn cynnig gostyngiadau ar gostau teithio i bobl sy'n gweithio patrymau gwaith afreolaidd neu oriau rhan-amser. Mae'n hanfodol fod datblygiad y metro yn sbarduno symudedd cymdeithasol ac yn galluogi pobl i gael swyddi o safon yn agosach at eu cartrefi. Pan nad yw'r swyddi hyn yn agos at eu cartrefi, yna dylent allu eu cyrraedd ar drafnidiaeth fforddiadwy a chynaliadwy. Bydd y gweithredwr a'r partner datblygu, wrth gwrs, wrth weithio trwy'r allbynnau lefel uchel - sut i gyflawni'r allbynnau hynny - yn gallu cyflwyno amryw o atebion sy'n cyfateb orau i'r problemau sy'n wynebu pob cymuned yn ei thro. Nid wyf o'r farn, o anghenraid, mai rheilffyrdd trwm yw'r ateb i bob problem, ac nid wyf ychwaith o'r farn mai rheilffyrdd ysgafn yw'r unig ateb. Yn hytrach, bydd arlwy cymysg o atebion trafnidiaeth a fydd hefyd yn cynnwys, er enghraifft, cludiant bws cyflym a theithio egnïol. O ran amlder y gwasanaethau - ac nid yr Aelod yw'r unig un i godi pryderon am yr amlderau presennol - bydd y metro yn gweithredu o leiaf bedwar gwasanaeth yr awr ledled y rhwydwaith cyfan pan fo angen hynny a hyd yn oed fwy wrth graidd y rhwydwaith. Bydd teithwyr yn gallu symud yn rhwydd ledled rhanbarth de-ddwyrain Cymru gyda chapasiti gwell, ansawdd gwell a gwybodaeth well i deithwyr. Bydd y metro hefyd yn darparu rhwydwaith lle y mae'n hawdd rhyngnewid gan ddefnyddio cerbydau a gynlluniwyd ar gyfer cyflymder a chapasiti.