English: I eagerly await the statement from the Minister with responsibility for business and the economy later, and I will be asking some questions about that. I also look forward to the statement from the Chancellor. Now I, as I'm sure have many other Members, have had scores of messages - if not hundreds - from people who are concerned about the economic impact of coronavirus. This was ramped up after the Prime Minister's announcement last night, because people were told not to go to pubs and clubs and restaurants, but pubs and clubs and restaurants have not been told to close, which obviously has implications from an insurance perspective. The latest self-isolation advice I think is good - a bit late, but good - but without support so many of those small businesses are going to go to the wall, as a result of that latest advice. So, how is support going to be provided to those small businesses? How is support going to be provided to those people who will be forced to take time off from work, but have no other source of income? Businesses are going to need help with paying staff, with covering overheads, while they have no customers. The announcement on business rates doesn't cover a lot of businesses in the Rhondda, because they're not paying anyway, even though, for those who are affected, it's welcome. In Ireland, there's been an emergency payment of €203 a week for all employees and self-employed people who've lost employment or business as a result of COVID-19. Now, this has been welcomed right throughout that country, and it needs to be considered here as a matter of urgency. The banks had a bailout in 2008. Businesses, the self-employed, and those on zero-hours contracts need a bailout now, of a similar size and scale. I'm talking here billions and not millions. Now, I recognise that this is a matter beyond Welsh budgets, but would the Government support a basic income along these lines? And, if you would, can we have a statement outlining what discussions you can have with Westminster to support the rolling out of such a proposal? I'd also like to know what, in the interim in terms of guarantees, can be offered to businesses to guard against them going under. I'm sure much more of this will become clear after the Chancellor's statement. Like many communities, in the Rhondda, we've set up a community network. The idea is that we have at least one person in each street to keep an eye out on everyone who may have to stay at home, and 400 people have registered so far. Now, our volunteers will need practical best practice advice in order to keep safe and to prevent them from passing any virus on to the people they're meant to be looking after. They'll also need preferential access to basic items in the shops. In the battle of survival of the fittest, older and ill people are not winning, so we'll need also to protect people from the unscrupulous. And we will need to provide volunteers with a list of useful numbers of key professionals, in case the situation at homes deteriorates for them and professional help is needed. So, what can the Government do to help community networks and volunteers with these questions that I've raised with you this afternoon? Will you recognise that not all areas are covered by community councils? We don't have any community councils in the Rhondda. Can we have a specific statement about community action, volunteering, and keeping everyone safe? And for anyone wanting to get involved in the Rhondda community network, please go to 'Coronavirus - Rhondda Community Network' on Facebook, and they can find out how to register as a community volunteer for their street there. Diolch yn fawr.
Welsh: Rwy'n aros yn eiddgar am y datganiad gan y Gweinidog sy'n gyfrifol am fusnes a'r economi yn ddiweddarach, a byddaf yn gofyn rhai cwestiynau am hynny. Rwy'n edrych ymlaen hefyd at ddatganiad y Canghellor. Nawr, rwyf i, fel y mae llawer o Aelodau eraill, rwy'n siŵr, wedi cael ugeiniau o negeseuon - os nad cannoedd - gan bobl sy'n poeni am effaith economaidd coronafeirws. Cynyddodd hyn ar ôl cyhoeddiad Prif Weinidog y DU neithiwr, gan y dywedwyd wrth bobl am beidio â mynd i dafarndai a chlybiau a bwytai, ond ni ddywedwyd wrth dafarndai a chlybiau a bwytai i gau, sydd yn amlwg â goblygiadau o safbwynt yswiriant. Rwy'n credu bod y cyngor hunan-ynysu diweddaraf yn dda - braidd yn hwyr, ond da - ond heb gymorth mae cynifer o'r busnesau bach hynny yn mynd i fynd i'r wal, o ganlyniad i'r cyngor diweddaraf hwnnw. Felly, sut bydd cymorth yn cael ei ddarparu i'r busnesau bach hynny? Sut caiff cymorth ei ddarparu i'r bobl hynny a gaiff eu gorfodi i gymryd amser i ffwrdd o'u gwaith, ond nad oes ganddyn nhw ffynhonnell arall o incwm? Bydd angen cymorth ar fusnesau i dalu aelodau staff, a thalu gorbenion, tra nad oes ganddyn nhw gwsmeriaid. Nid yw'r cyhoeddiad ynghylch ardrethi busnes yn cynnwys llawer o fusnesau yn y Rhondda, oherwydd nad ydyn nhw'n eu talu beth bynnag, er bod croeso i hynny, ar gyfer y rhai y mae'n effeithio arnyn nhw. Yn Iwerddon, bu taliad brys o €203 yr wythnos i'r holl weithwyr a phobl hunangyflogedig sydd wedi colli swydd neu fusnes o ganlyniad i COVID-19. Nawr, mae hyn wedi cael ei groesawu ledled y wlad honno, ac mae angen ei ystyried yma fel mater o frys. Cafodd y banciau eu hachub yn 2008. Mae busnesau, pobl hunangyflogedig, a'r rhai sydd ar gontractau dim oriau angen eu hachub yn awr, ar raddfa a maint tebyg. Biliynau yr wyf i'n sôn amdanyn nhw yn y fan yma ac nid miliynau. Nawr, rwy'n cydnabod bod hwn yn fater y tu hwnt i gyllidebau Cymru, ond a fyddai'r Llywodraeth yn cefnogi incwm sylfaenol ar y llinellau hynny? Ac, os gwnewch chi, a allwn ni gael datganiad yn amlinellu pa drafodaethau y gallwch chi eu cael â San Steffan i gefnogi cyflwyno cynnig o'r fath? Hoffwn i wybod hefyd beth, yn y cyfamser o ran gwarantau, y gellir ei gynnig i fusnesau i'w hamddiffyn rhag mynd i'r wal. Rwy'n siŵr y daw llawer mwy o hyn yn eglur ar ôl datganiad y Canghellor. Fel llawer o gymunedau, yn y Rhondda, rydym ni wedi sefydlu rhwydwaith cymunedol. Y syniad yw bod gennym ni o leiaf un person ym mhob stryd i gadw llygad ar bawb sydd efallai'n gorfod aros gartref, ac mae 400 o bobl wedi cofrestru hyd yn hyn. Nawr, bydd ein gwirfoddolwyr angen cyngor ar arfer gorau ymarferol er mwyn cadw'n ddiogel a'u hatal rhag trosglwyddo unrhyw feirws i'r bobl y maen nhw i fod i ofalu amdanyn nhw. Bydd angen iddyn nhw hefyd gael blaenoriaeth o ran cael eitemau sylfaenol yn y siopau. Mewn brwydr pan mai'r rhai mwyaf ffit sy'n goroesi nid yw pobl hŷn a sâl yn ennill, felly bydd angen i ni hefyd amddiffyn pobl rhag y rhai diegwyddor. A bydd angen i ni ddarparu rhestr o nifer ddefnyddiol o weithwyr proffesiynol allweddol i wirfoddolwyr, rhag ofn bod y sefyllfa mewn cartrefi yn dirywio iddyn nhw a bod angen cymorth proffesiynol. Felly, beth all y Llywodraeth ei wneud i helpu rhwydweithiau cymunedol a gwirfoddolwyr o ran y cwestiynau hyn yr wyf i wedi eu codi gyda chi y prynhawn yma? A wnewch chi gydnabod nad oes gan bob ardal gynghorau cymuned? Nid oes gennym ni unrhyw gynghorau cymuned yn y Rhondda. A allwn ni gael datganiad penodol ynghylch gweithredu cymunedol, gwirfoddoli, a chadw pawb yn ddiogel? Ac i unrhyw un sydd eisiau cymryd rhan yn rhwydwaith cymunedol y Rhondda, ewch i 'Coronafeirws - Rhwydwaith Cymunedol y Rhondda' ar Facebook, a chael gwybod sut i gofrestru yn wirfoddolwr cymunedol ar gyfer eu stryd nhw yno. Diolch yn fawr.