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English: I think you highlight some very important points, which we are obviously looking at very urgently and very carefully. You'll be aware from the First Minister's answers that he met with the Secretary of State for Wales and, clearly, this is something that, in the immediate aftermath of the landslip that we did see, they discussed: coal tip safety. In relation to your question around Welsh Government land: yes, it is NRW. Across all of these coal tips there are, as I say, local authorities, Natural Resources Wales or Welsh Government, the Coal Authority, and there are some private owners. I don't think it's too much to ask to have a register of all these. I think that's something that we need to get up and running very quickly. Clearly, even if it's a private landowner, the local authority, where that would be, would have the powers to go in and inspect it, for instance. So, I think it's really important that we bring this piece of work to a close as quickly as possible. I know there was a further meeting last Friday at official level. There was a meeting this morning, certainly with my officials and I think the Coal Authority, again. So, I want to reassure people that it's something that's being looked at very urgently.
Welsh: Credaf eich bod yn tynnu sylw at bwyntiau pwysig iawn, ac rydym yn amlwg yn edrych arnynt ar frys ac yn ofalus iawn. Fe fyddwch yn ymwybodol o atebion y Prif Weinidog iddo gyfarfod ag Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru, ac yn amlwg, mae hyn yn rhywbeth y buont yn ei drafod yn syth ar ôl y tirlithriad a welsom: diogelwch tomenni glo. O ran eich cwestiwn ynghylch tir Llywodraeth Cymru: ie, CNC ydyw. Ar draws yr holl domenni glo hyn, fel y dywedaf, mae awdurdodau lleol, Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru neu Lywodraeth Cymru, yr Awdurdod Glo, a cheir rhai perchnogion preifat. Ni chredaf ei bod yn ormod i ofyn am gofrestr o'r rhain. Credaf fod hynny'n rhywbeth y mae angen inni ei roi ar waith ar unwaith. Yn amlwg, hyd yn oed os yw'n dirfeddiannwr preifat, byddai gan yr awdurdod lleol, yn y man hwnnw, bwerau i fynd i mewn a'i archwilio, er enghraifft. Felly credaf ei bod yn bwysig iawn inni gwblhau'r gwaith hwn cyn gynted â phosibl. Gwn y bu cyfarfod pellach ddydd Gwener diwethaf ar lefel swyddogol. Cafwyd cyfarfod y bore yma, yn sicr gyda fy swyddogion i a chyda'r Awdurdod Glo, rwy'n credu, eto. Felly, hoffwn roi sicrwydd i bobl fod hyn yn rhywbeth sy'n cael ei ystyried fel mater brys.
English: Minister, the recent landslide in Tylorstown in the Rhondda valley evoked distressing memories of the terrible tragedy that occurred in Aberfan in 1966. Last year, it was announced that the Coal Authority had been awarded a five-year contract by Natural Resources Wales to undertake tip and quarry inspections in south Wales. Ultimately, the best solution is for these tips to be removed altogether. Minister, what discussions have you had with the Coal Authority and Natural Resources Wales with regard to removing this blight from the Welsh landscape?
Welsh: Weinidog, fe wnaeth y tirlithriad diweddar yn Tylorstown yng nghwm Rhondda ennyn atgofion torcalonnus o'r trychineb ofnadwy a ddigwyddodd yn Aberfan yn 1966. Y llynedd, cyhoeddwyd bod Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru wedi rhoi contract pum mlynedd i'r Awdurdod Glo i archwilio tomenni a chwareli yn ne Cymru. Yn y pen draw, yr ateb gorau yw cael gwared ar y tomenni hyn yn gyfan gwbl. Weinidog, pa drafodaethau rydych wedi'u cael gyda'r Awdurdod Glo a Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru mewn perthynas â chael gwared ar y malltod hwn oddi ar dirwedd Cymru?
English: I think you're absolutely right, it was certainly very emotive. When I visited Tylorstown with the First Minister, you couldn't help but think back to that dreadful time. Certainly, talking to residents, it was clearly something that they were thinking of and that's why it was so important that the First Minister met so quickly with the Secretary of State. Those discussions happened at that meeting. I think it was something that we looked at. I think it's really important that, perhaps, we have one body that oversees all of these, rather than the dispersed way it is at the moment, which Mark Reckless referred to in his opening question. As I say, this is a piece of work that we are doing very quickly in order to be able to bring - . Obviously, the First Minister will want to report to Members.
Welsh: Credaf eich bod yn llygad eich lle, roedd yn sicr yn emosiynol iawn. Pan ymwelais â Tylorstown gyda'r Prif Weinidog, ni allech osgoi meddwl am yr adeg ofnadwy honno. Yn sicr, wrth siarad â thrigolion, roedd yn amlwg yn rhywbeth roeddent yn meddwl amdano, a dyna pam ei bod mor bwysig fod y Prif Weinidog wedi cyfarfod mor fuan â'r Ysgrifennydd Gwladol. Cafwyd y trafodaethau hynny yn y cyfarfod hwnnw. Credaf fod hynny'n rhywbeth y gwnaethom ei ystyried. Credaf ei bod yn bwysig iawn, efallai, fod gennym un corff sy'n goruchwylio'r rhain oll, yn hytrach na'r ffordd wasgaredig y mae pethau'n digwydd ar hyn o bryd y cyfeiriodd Mark Reckless ati yn ei gwestiwn agoriadol. Fel y dywedais, mae hwn yn waith rydym yn ei wneud ar frys er mwyn gallu dod â - . Yn amlwg, bydd y Prif Weinidog yn awyddus i adrodd i'r Aelodau.
English: Minister, last week, when I questioned the First Minister on what was being done to assess the safety of coal tips following recent heavy rain, he told me that all the tips that posed the greatest risk will have been investigated by the end of last week. So, can you confirm if this has happened and can you inform us whether these assessments have discovered anything that would cause us concern? The safety of people is clearly paramount, and has to be, so can you also inform us if standards of safety are being recalibrated to take into account a future climate where heavy rainfalls and floods are going to be more common? Finally, there was no word from the First Minister on my question about the return of land reclamation schemes for brownfield sites. Those land reclamation schemes have been demanded, as I understand it, by local authorities after being cut by your Government just a few years ago. Has your Labour Government considered a u-turn on land reclamation schemes funding to ensure that former coal tips are not just available for economic use but that we can all be confident that they are made safe?
Welsh: Weinidog, yr wythnos diwethaf, pan holais y Prif Weinidog ynglŷn â'r hyn a oedd yn digwydd i asesu diogelwch tomenni glo yn dilyn glaw trwm diweddar, dywedodd wrthyf y bydd yr holl domenni sy'n peri'r risg fwyaf wedi cael eu harolygu erbyn diwedd yr wythnos diwethaf. Felly, a allwch gadarnhau bod hyn wedi digwydd, ac a allwch roi gwybod i ni a yw'r asesiadau hyn wedi darganfod unrhyw beth a fyddai'n peri pryder inni? Mae diogelwch pobl yn amlwg yn hollbwysig, ac mae'n rhaid iddo fod, felly a allwch roi gwybod i ni hefyd a yw safonau diogelwch yn cael eu hailgalibradu i ystyried hinsawdd yn y dyfodol lle bydd glawiad trwm a llifogydd yn fwy cyffredin? Yn olaf, ni chafwyd gair gan y Prif Weinidog ar fy nghwestiwn ynghylch dychweliad cynlluniau adfer tir ar gyfer safleoedd tir llwyd. Mae awdurdodau lleol, yn ôl yr hyn a ddeallaf, wedi mynnu cael y cynlluniau adfer tir hynny ar ôl iddynt gael eu torri gan eich Llywodraeth ychydig flynyddoedd yn ôl. A yw eich Llywodraeth Lafur wedi ystyried gwneud tro pedol ar gyllid i gynlluniau adfer tir i sicrhau nid yn unig fod hen domenni glo ar gael at ddefnydd economaidd, ond y gall pob un ohonom fod yn hyderus eu bod yn cael eu gwneud yn ddiogel?
English: In response to your last question about the discontinued land reclamation scheme, I'm not aware of any discussions, but that wouldn't fall within my portfolio, I don't think, so it could be that another Minister would be looking at that. I think your point about standards is really important. I think we do need to look at standards, because clearly when those tips were there originally, the words 'climate change' hadn't even been discussed. So, I think, certainly as part of this ongoing piece of work, standards will need to be looked at. I haven't been given a report around the inspections. As far as I know, all the inspections have been completed and I'm awaiting a piece of information about that, which I'd be very happy to share with Members if possible.
Welsh: Mewn ymateb i'ch cwestiwn olaf am y cynllun adfer tir a ddaeth i ben, nid wyf yn ymwybodol o unrhyw drafodaethau, ond ni chredaf y byddai hynny'n rhan o fy mhortffolio, felly efallai y byddai Gweinidog arall yn edrych ar hynny. Credaf fod eich pwynt ynghylch safonau yn bwysig iawn. Credaf fod angen inni ystyried safonau, oherwydd yn amlwg, pan oedd y tomenni hynny yno i gychwyn, nid oedd y geiriau 'newid hinsawdd' wedi'u trafod hyd yn oed. Felly credaf, yn sicr, fel rhan o'r gwaith parhaus hwn, y bydd angen ystyried safonau. Nid wyf wedi cael adroddiad ynglŷn â'r arolygiadau. Hyd y gwn i, mae'r holl arolygiadau wedi'u cwblhau ac rwy'n aros am wybodaeth ynglŷn â hynny, ac rwy'n fwy na pharod i'w rhannu gyda'r Aelodau os bydd modd.
English: Could I ask how much of the inspections, which I very much welcome, will deal not only with the large and obvious coal tips and coal deposits that still remain in some valleys, but also those which actually have been subject of reclamation previously, where you have, for example, housing, roads or other infrastructure built on top of it? Because it would seem to me that the same issues of saturated land and increasingly traumatic and increasingly frequent heavy flooding and rain may have issues for those. Now, I'm not sure that those are within the investigations, but I'd like to reassure my constituents that things such as former opencast sites, roads and rails that are built, in effect, on coal sidings, that those will also be investigated as well. And if she doesn't have the answer now, I wonder if she could write to me, particularly in respect of my own constituency.
Welsh: A gaf fi ofyn faint o'r arolygiadau, a groesawaf yn fawr, a fydd yn ymdrin nid yn unig â'r tomenni glo a'r dyddodion glo mawr ac amlwg sy'n dal i fodoli mewn rhai cymoedd, ond hefyd y rheini sydd wedi eu hadfer eisoes, lle mae gennych, er enghraifft, dai, ffyrdd neu seilwaith arall wedi'u hadeiladu ar eu pennau? Oherwydd ymddengys i mi y gallai'r un problemau o ran tir gorlawn o ddŵr a llifogydd a glaw trwm mwyfwy niweidiol ac amlach arwain at broblemau i'r rheini. Nawr, nid wyf yn siŵr a yw'r rheini yn rhan o'r ymchwiliadau, ond hoffwn roi sicrwydd i fy etholwyr fod pethau fel hen safleoedd mwyngloddio brig, ffyrdd a rheilffyrdd sy'n cael eu hadeiladu, i bob pwrpas, ar seidins glo, y bydd y rheini hefyd yn cael eu hymchwilio. Ac os nad oes ganddi'r ateb nawr, tybed a allai ysgrifennu ataf, yn enwedig mewn perthynas â fy etholaeth i.
English: My understanding is that it was the high-risk tips that were being looked at as a matter of urgency by the end of last week. So, I think what you're referring to is obviously a significant piece of work, which I don't have the timescale on, but I'll certainly look at your own constituency and write to you.
Welsh: Yn ôl yr hyn a ddeallaf, y tomenni risg uchel a gâi eu hystyried fel mater brys erbyn diwedd yr wythnos diwethaf. Felly, credaf fod yr hyn y cyfeiriwch ato yn amlwg yn waith sylweddol, ac nid oes gennyf yr amserlen ar ei gyfer, ond byddaf yn sicr yn edrych ar eich etholaeth ac yn ysgrifennu atoch.
English: Deputy Presiding Officer, I understand you've given your permission for questions 5 and 8 to be grouped. The Environmental Protection Act 1990 provides local authorities with the necessary powers to investigate dust complaints as a statutory nuisance. If proven, the local authority can require any responsible party to mitigate any dust nuisance identified. 'Planning Policy Wales' also provides guidance to help minimise dust impacts on communities.
Welsh: Ddirprwy Lywydd, deallaf eich bod wedi rhoi eich caniatâd i gwestiynau 5 a 8 gael eu grwpio. Mae Deddf Diogelu'r Amgylchedd 1990 yn rhoi'r pwerau angenrheidiol i awdurdodau lleol ymchwilio i gwynion am lwch fel niwsans statudol. Os caiff ei gadarnhau, gall yr awdurdod lleol fynnu bod unrhyw un sy'n gyfrifol yn lliniaru unrhyw niwsans llwch a nodir. Mae 'Polisi Cynllunio Cymru' hefyd yn darparu canllawiau i helpu i leihau effeithiau llwch ar gymunedau.
English: The Minister will recall that, on a number of occasions, I've raised issues relating to operations at Gelliargwellt Uchaf Farm in Gelligaer in my constituency, and the operations run under the banner of Bryn Group, which is the business there. The site run by Bryn Group includes a quarry for the supply of aggregates and, as such, blasting takes place on a regular basis. I get a lot of complaints from residents about dust nuisance and vibrations across the community of Gelligaer. Dust is a nuisance by-product, and residents feel strongly that it's having a detrimental impact on the local environment and on their lives. It can also be seen at nearby Llancaiach Fawr Manor, so there is a question of whether that has an impact on tourism as well. I understand the Environmental Protection Act 1990 is the Act that Caerphilly County Borough Council defers to when considering action against statutory nuisance complaints, and that Act doesn't provide enough power to deal with these issues in the community of Gelligaer. Therefore, does the Minister feel that legislative change is required so that the impact of dust nuisance can be dealt with more effectively by local authorities, and particularly by Caerphilly County Borough Council in this instance, in order to deal with what is becoming an increasing problem?
Welsh: Bydd y Gweinidog yn cofio fy mod, ar sawl achlysur, wedi codi materion sy'n ymwneud â gweithrediadau ar Fferm Gelliargwellt Uchaf yng Ngelligaer yn fy etholaeth, a'r gwaith sy'n cael ei wneud o dan faner Bryn Group, sef y busnes yno. Mae'r safle sy'n cael ei redeg gan Bryn Group yn cynnwys chwarel ar gyfer cyflenwi agregau, ac o'r herwydd, mae ffrwydro'n digwydd yn rheolaidd. Rwy'n cael llawer o gwynion gan drigolion am niwsans llwch a dirgryniadau ar draws cymuned Gelligaer. Mae llwch yn sgil-gynnyrch sy'n peri niwsans, ac mae trigolion yn teimlo'n gryf ei fod yn cael effaith niweidiol ar yr amgylchedd lleol ac ar eu bywydau. Mae hefyd i'w weld ym Maenor Llancaiach Fawr gerllaw, felly mae cwestiwn yn codi ynglŷn â'i effaith ar dwristiaeth hefyd. Deallaf mai Deddf Diogelu'r Amgylchedd 1990 yw'r Ddeddf y mae Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili yn cyfeirio ati wrth ystyried cymryd camau yn erbyn cwynion niwsans statudol, ac nid yw'r Ddeddf honno'n darparu digon o bŵer i fynd i'r afael â'r materion hyn yng nghymuned Gelligaer. Felly, a yw'r Gweinidog yn teimlo bod angen newid deddfwriaethol fel y gall awdurdodau lleol fynd i'r afael yn fwy effeithiol ag effaith niwsans llwch, ac yn enwedig Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili yn yr achos hwn, er mwyn ymdrin â'r broblem gynyddol hon?
English: So, I haven't been given any advice that that legislation needs to be looked at or refreshed. What I have been reassured of is that officers from Caerphilly council's environmental health team do respond to all complaints. I know there's a dust mitigation scheme for the site. I also know that Caerphilly council and NRW had a lot of complaints about this site. The council have also undertaken periodic dust monitoring within both Penybryn and Gelligaer communities. They have recorded dust levels typical of ambient levels, and also as a precaution they have installed a permanent PM10 monitor within the Penybryn community, which has been shared with Public Health Wales, who've not identified any concerns. But I'd be very happy to meet with the Member to discuss those particular points, if you think it would be helpful.
Welsh: Nid wyf wedi cael unrhyw gyngor fod angen edrych ar y ddeddfwriaeth honno neu ei hadnewyddu. Yr hyn y cefais sicrwydd yn ei gylch yw bod swyddogion o dîm iechyd yr amgylchedd cyngor Caerffili yn ymateb i bob cwyn. Gwn fod cynllun lliniaru llwch i'w gael ar gyfer y safle. Gwn hefyd fod cyngor Caerffili a Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru wedi cael llawer o gwynion am y safle hwn. Mae'r cyngor hefyd wedi cynnal gwaith monitro llwch cyfnodol yng nghymunedau Penybryn a Gelligaer. Maent wedi cofnodi lefelau llwch sy'n nodweddiadol o lefelau amgylchynol, ac fel rhagofal, maent hefyd wedi gosod monitor PM10 parhaol yng nghymuned Penybryn, monitor a rennir gydag Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru, ac nid ydynt hwy wedi nodi unrhyw bryderon. Ond rwy'n fwy na pharod i gyfarfod â'r Aelod i drafod y pwyntiau penodol hynny, os ydych yn meddwl y byddai hynny o gymorth.
English: Dust from the Kronospan works has been visible on people's cars and windows in Chirk for many, many years, and local residents are hugely concerned about the impact that breathing in that dust over the longer term has on their health. Monitoring by Wrexham County Borough Council only measures the larger particulates, the PM10s, while there's nothing in place to measure the smaller PM2.5s, which can get into the lungs, and the chemicals associated with the plants, such as formaldehyde. Because of this, local residents are worried that their long-term health is going to suffer, but particularly their children in nearby schools as well. So, when will this Government make sure that the health and safety of the residents of places such as Chirk are protected by improving monitoring for both chemicals and the smaller particulates, and that that monitoring happens in an open and transparent way?
Welsh: Mae llwch o weithfeydd Kronospan wedi bod yn weladwy ar geir a ffenestri pobl yn y Waun ers blynyddoedd lawer, ac mae'r trigolion lleol yn pryderu'n fawr am yr effaith y mae anadlu'r llwch hwnnw'n fwy hirdymor yn ei chael ar eu hiechyd. Y gronynnau mwy yn unig y mae gwaith monitro gan Gyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Wrecsam yn eu mesur, y gronynnau PM10, ac nid oes unrhyw beth ar waith i fesur y gronynnau PM2.5 llai o faint, a all fynd i mewn i'r ysgyfaint, a'r cemegion sy'n gysylltiedig â'r gweithfeydd, fel fformaldehyd. Oherwydd hyn, mae'r trigolion lleol yn poeni bod eu hiechyd yn mynd i ddioddef yn y tymor hir, ond yn enwedig iechyd eu plant mewn ysgolion cyfagos hefyd. Felly, pryd y bydd y Llywodraeth hon yn sicrhau bod iechyd a diogelwch trigolion mewn lleoedd fel y Waun yn cael eu diogelu drwy wella'r gwaith monitro ar gyfer y cemegion a'r gronynnau llai, a sicrhau bod y gwaith monitro hwnnw'n digwydd mewn modd agored a thryloyw?
English: We obviously take the concerns - . You've referred to Kronospan and Chirk in particular. We obviously take their concerns very seriously. You'll be aware there's ongoing work in relation to that. You'll be aware of what we're doing across Wales in relation to the clean air Wales programme, the clean air plan for Wales, and we will be bringing forward a clean air Act for Wales. In relation to PM10 and PM2.5, typically, the sizes of visible dust particles are too large to be breathed in, so the health risks and impacts are not the same as they are for exposure to smaller fractions such as PM10 and PM2.5. You'll also be aware that NRW will be the whole regulator for that site from the summer. Another thing that I have discussed with NRW is I think there needs to be much better engagement with the residents of Chirk around a lot of their concerns. I think that hasn't been the case with the local authority, and when NRW do take over as whole regulators for the site, I really stress the importance of community engagement in their regulatory role.
Welsh: Yn amlwg, rydym yn cymryd y pryderon - . Fe gyfeirioch chi at Kronospan a'r Waun yn benodol. Mae'n amlwg ein bod o ddifrif ynglŷn â'u pryderon. Fe fyddwch yn ymwybodol fod gwaith yn mynd rhagddo mewn perthynas â hynny. Fe fyddwch yn ymwybodol o'r hyn rydym yn ei wneud ledled Cymru mewn perthynas â rhaglen aer glân Cymru, y cynllun aer glân i Gymru, a byddwn yn cyflwyno Deddf aer glân i Gymru. Mewn perthynas â gronynnau PM10 a PM2.5, fel arfer, mae meintiau gronynnau llwch gweladwy yn rhy fawr i'w hanadlu i mewn, felly nid yw'r risgiau a'r effeithiau iechyd yr un fath ag wrth ddod i gysylltiad â gronynnau llai fel gronynnau PM10 a PM2.5. Fe fyddwch hefyd yn ymwybodol mai Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru fydd yr unig gorff rheoleiddio ar gyfer y safle hwnnw o'r haf hwn ymlaen. Un peth arall rwyf wedi'i drafod gyda Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru yw fy mod yn credu bod angen ymgysylltu'n llawer gwell â thrigolion y Waun ynglŷn â llawer o'u pryderon. Ni chredaf fod hynny wedi digwydd gyda'r awdurdod lleol, a phan fydd CNC yn dod yn unig gorff rheoleiddio ar gyfer y safle, rwy'n pwysleisio pwysigrwydd ymgysylltu â'r gymuned yn eu rôl reoleiddiol.
English: Well, I'm not sure if the Member heard me, but I said in my answer to Llyr Huws Gruffydd it will be in the summer. I am aware of the concerns of having that split and, obviously, Wrexham County Borough Council are the regulators of the affected part of that site, and they've commenced their investigation, which I expect to be completed by the end of April. Certainly, as a Minister across many portfolios, I've been a fan of unannounced inspections. So, it's something I'd be very happy to discuss further with NRW.
Welsh: Wel, nid wyf yn siŵr a glywodd yr Aelod fi, ond dywedais yn fy ateb i Llyr Huws Gruffydd y bydd hynny'n digwydd yn yr haf. Rwy'n ymwybodol o'r pryderon ynghylch y rhaniad, ac yn amlwg, Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Wrecsam yw corff rheoleiddio'r rhan o'r safle yr effeithiwyd arni, ac maent wedi dechrau eu hymchwiliad, ac rwy'n disgwyl iddo gael ei gwblhau erbyn diwedd mis Ebrill. Yn sicr, fel Gweinidog ar draws sawl portffolio, rwyf wedi cefnogi arolygiadau dirybudd. Felly, mae'n rhywbeth y buaswn yn fwy na pharod i'w drafod ymhellach gyda Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru.