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English: Well, well, well, we shouldn't be surprised that the Member wishes to talk down the Welsh economy, but the very fact of the matter is that when we ignore the selective figures that he chooses to adopt and when we look at what's happened since 1999, which is a fair indicator to begin with, there has been an 89 per cent increase in Welsh exports, compared to an increase of just 69 per cent for the whole of the UK. You talk about Brexit, but what would leaving Great Britain do to the Welsh economy? What sort of damage would that inflict on this country, on millions of people who require the British economy for work and for prosperity? Presiding Officer, the facts speak for themselves: Welsh exports in the first quarter of 2016 were higher in value than in the previous quarter, up 2.9 per cent compared to a fall of 2.7 per cent in the UK. That is a key statistic that the Member chooses to ignore. In addition, what we know from the eastern bay link road is that, whilst there are pieces of scaffolding that have been sourced from Germany, which will be temporary, 89 per cent of the steel for reinforcing bars, which will remain in situ, are from Wales. That is something that we should be proud of; that is something that we should promote. I'm doing it. I wish the Member would too.
Welsh: Wel, wel, wel, ni ddylem synnu bod yr Aelod yn dymuno bychanu economi Cymru, ond y gwir amdani yw, pan anwybyddwn y ffigurau detholus y mae'n dewis eu mabwysiadu a phan edrychwn ar yr hyn sydd wedi digwydd ers 1999, sy'n ddangosydd teg i ddechrau, bu cynnydd o 89 y cant mewn allforion o Gymru, o'i gymharu â chynnydd o 69 y cant yn unig ar gyfer y DU gyfan. Rydych yn siarad am Brydain yn gadael Ewrop, ond beth fyddai gadael Prydain Fawr yn ei wneud i economi Cymru? Pa fath o ddifrod fyddai hynny'n ei achosi i'r wlad hon, i filiynau o bobl sydd angen economi Prydain ar gyfer gwaith ac ar gyfer ffyniant? Lywydd, mae'r ffeithiau'n siarad drostynt eu hunain: roedd allforion Cymru yn chwarter cyntaf 2016 yn uwch eu gwerth nag yn y chwarter blaenorol, cynnydd o 2.9 y cant o'i gymharu â gostyngiad o 2.7 y cant yn y DU. Mae hwnnw'n ystadegyn allweddol y mae'r Aelod yn dewis ei anwybyddu. Yn ogystal, yr hyn a wyddom o ffordd gyswllt dwyrain y bae yw hyn: er bod darnau o sgaffaldiau yn dod o'r Almaen, a phethau dros dro ydynt, mae 89 y cant o'r dur ar gyfer y barrau atgyfnerthu, a fydd yn aros yn eu lle, yn dod o Gymru. Mae hynny'n rhywbeth y dylem fod yn falch ohono; mae hynny'n rhywbeth y dylem ei hyrwyddo. Rwy'n gwneud hynny. Hoffwn pe bai'r Aelod yn gwneud hynny hefyd.
English: Well, I think the question on most of our minds is: what would changing the Welsh Government do for the Welsh economy? They can hardly do any worse than the current administration. [Interruption.] Look, in the interests - [Interruption.]
Welsh: Wel, rwy'n meddwl mai'r cwestiwn ar feddyliau'r mwyafrif ohonom yw: beth fyddai newid Llywodraeth Cymru yn ei wneud i economi Cymru? Go brin y gallent wneud yn waeth na'r weinyddiaeth bresennol. [Torri ar draws.] Edrychwch, er mwyn - [Torri ar draws.]
English: Allow the Member to be heard and to come quickly to his question. Diolch, Adam.
Welsh: Gadewch i'r Aelod gael ei glywed a dod at ei gwestiwn yn gyflym. Diolch, Adam.
English: In the interests of being charitable, I think it would be wrong to expect the new Cabinet Secretary to have all the answers at his first outing at ministerial questions. Indeed, that's true of most Governments. That's why most Governments in the world have an executive agency to help them deliver their economic strategy. Now, I realise it would be difficult for this Government to bring back the Welsh Development Agency, as that would be an admission that they'd made a mistake, which is something they patently are unwilling to do. But can the Cabinet Secretary confirm that the Government, following an earlier feasibility study, has now commissioned a detailed business plan for a national innovation body for Wales - another Plaid Cymru policy being delivered by a Labour Government? Can he also confirm that the scope of this study includes examining the case for widening the remit of this arm's-length body to include a wider economic development role? Some of us might be tempted to call that a WDA for the twenty-first century.
Welsh: Er mwyn bod yn garedig, rwy'n credu y byddai'n anghywir disgwyl bod yr holl atebion gan Ysgrifennydd newydd y Cabinet ar ei dro cyntaf yn y cwestiynau gweinidogol. Yn wir, mae hynny'n wir am y rhan fwyaf o lywodraethau. Dyna pam fod gan y mwyafrif o Lywodraethau'r byd asiantaeth weithredol i'w helpu i gyflawni eu strategaeth economaidd. Nawr, rwy'n sylweddoli y byddai'n anodd i'r Llywodraeth hon ddod ag Awdurdod Datblygu Cymru yn ei ôl, gan y byddai hynny'n gyfaddefiad eu bod wedi gwneud camgymeriad, sy'n rhywbeth y maent yn amlwg yn amharod i'w wneud. Ond a all Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet gadarnhau bod y Llywodraeth, yn dilyn astudiaeth ddichonoldeb gynharach, bellach wedi comisiynu cynllun busnes manwl ar gyfer corff arloesi cenedlaethol i Gymru - un arall o bolisïau Plaid Cymru'n cael ei gyflwyno gan Lywodraeth Lafur? A all hefyd gadarnhau bod cwmpas yr astudiaeth hon yn cynnwys archwilio'r achos dros ehangu cylch gwaith y corff hyd braich hwn i gynnwys swyddogaeth ddatblygu economaidd ehangach? Efallai y byddai rhai ohonom yn cael ein temtio i alw hwnnw'n Awdurdod Datblygu Cymru ar gyfer yr unfed ganrif ar hugain.
English: Plaid Cymru wanting to go back to the 1980s to create the WDA and go back to quango heaven: no, we prefer accountability to sit with the Welsh Government. When it comes to exports, one other factor that's worth bearing in mind is that we saw some categories soar in recent times - we saw machinery specialised for particular industries exports up 30 per cent, we saw road vehicles up 21 per cent, we saw increases in exports to Qatar, up 46 per cent. It's why the - [Interruption.] They may understand it. It's why people - [Interruption.] Let's hope they understand this: commodity prices have fallen. Petroleum products' value also has caused not just exports in the UK, but exports elsewhere, to fall in value. That is a fact of the matter. That is a reality around the globe. Setting up another quango will not solve the problem of commodity prices or petroleum prices.
Welsh: Plaid Cymru sydd am fynd yn ôl i'r 1980au i greu Awdurdod Datblygu Cymru a dychwelyd i nefoedd y cwangos: na, mae'n well gennym ni atebolrwydd yn Llywodraeth Cymru. O ran allforion, un ffactor arall sy'n werth ei chofio yw ein bod wedi gweld rhai categorïau yn esgyn i'r entrychion yn ddiweddar - gwelsom gynnydd o 30 y cant mewn allforion peiriannau wedi'u harbenigo ar gyfer diwydiannau penodol, gwelsom gynnydd o 21 y cant mewn cerbydau ffordd, gwelsom gynnydd o 46 y cant mewn allforion i Qatar. Dyna pam - [Torri ar draws.] Efallai y byddant yn ei ddeall. Dyna pam y mae pobl - [Torri ar draws.] Gadewch i ni obeithio eu bod yn deall hyn: mae prisiau nwyddau wedi gostwng. Mae gwerth cynhyrchion petrolewm hefyd wedi achosi i allforion yn y DU, ac allforion mewn llefydd eraill hefyd, i ostwng yn eu gwerth. Dyna'r gwir amdani. Dyna'r realiti o amgylch y byd. Ni fydd sefydlu cwango arall yn datrys problem prisiau nwyddau neu brisiau petrolewm.
English: Can I also congratulate the Cabinet Secretary on his appointment and say that I look forward to working with him constructively, where appropriate? Cabinet Secretary, the Welsh Government's directory of Welsh motor sports companies states that Wales has a well-established automotive sector, generating a turnover of over £3 billion annually. Indeed, one of the success stories of the tourism industry has been our support for the forest-stage rallying in Wales, worth approximately £15 million a year to the Welsh economy. Motor sports, of course, are therefore of vital economic importance, and I wonder if you could outline what the Welsh Government is doing to promote and safeguard the motor sports industry in Wales.
Welsh: A gaf fi hefyd longyfarch Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet ar ei benodiad a dweud fy mod yn edrych ymlaen at weithio gydag ef yn adeiladol, lle bo'n briodol? Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, mae cyfeiriadur Llywodraeth Cymru o gwmnïau chwaraeon modur yng Nghymru yn datgan bod gan Gymru sector moduro sydd wedi'i hen sefydlu, ac sy'n cynhyrchu trosiant o dros £3 biliwn y flwyddyn. Yn wir, un o lwyddiannau mawr y diwydiant twristiaeth yw ein cefnogaeth i'r ralïo yng nghoedwigoedd Cymru, sy'n werth tua £15 miliwn y flwyddyn i economi Cymru. Felly mae chwaraeon modur, wrth gwrs, o bwysigrwydd economaidd hanfodol, a thybed a wnewch chi amlinellu'r hyn y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn ei wneud i hybu a diogelu'r diwydiant chwaraeon modur yng Nghymru.
English: Can I thank the Member for his question, and also congratulate him on his appointment? I look forward to working with him in the years to come to ensure that we have a stronger, more secure economy in Wales. The automotive sector is a crucially important sector across Wales. In particular, for tourism, it contributes enormously to the success of our major events portfolio, which, in turn, attracts 800,000 people to Wales each year and generates something in the region of £125 million in terms of economic impact.
Welsh: A gaf fi ddiolch i'r Aelod am ei gwestiwn a'i longyfarch ar ei benodiad hefyd? Rwy'n edrych ymlaen at weithio gydag ef yn y blynyddoedd i ddod er mwyn sicrhau bod gennym economi gryfach, fwy diogel yng Nghymru. Mae'r sector modurol yn sector hollbwysig ledled Cymru. Yn benodol, o ran twristiaeth, mae'n cyfrannu'n aruthrol at lwyddiant ein portffolio digwyddiadau mawr, sydd, yn ei dro, yn denu 800,000 o bobl i Gymru bob blwyddyn ac yn cynhyrchu tua £125 miliwn o ran ei effaith economaidd.
English: Well, thank you, Cabinet Secretary, for your response and I'm pleased to hear that you are aware of that information as well. The long-term future of the forest-stage rallying in Wales is under some serious threat as a consequence of Natural Resources Wales's proposal to almost double the charges to the industry for the use of and maintenance of roads. Now, it appears that, in England and Scotland, agreement has already been made, with a modest increase in charges of just 0.7 per cent. Now, would you agree with me that there are, of course, wider economic benefits to motor sports events, and that the future of the industry in Wales should not be put in jeopardy? I wonder whether you would agree to - along with the Cabinet Secretary for the environment - intervene personally in negotiations on the contract between NRW and the Motor Sports Association, which, of course, would allow the industry to continue to flourish in Wales, rather than cease?
Welsh: Wel, diolch i chi am eich ymateb, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, ac rwy'n falch o glywed eich bod yn ymwybodol o'r wybodaeth honno hefyd. Mae dyfodol hirdymor ralïo yng nghoedwigoedd Cymru o dan fygythiad difrifol o ganlyniad i gynnig Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru i ddyblu'r costau bron i'r diwydiant am ddefnyddio a chynnal a chadw ffyrdd. Nawr, mae'n ymddangos, yn Lloegr a'r Alban, fod cytundeb eisoes wedi'i wneud, gyda chynnydd cymedrol mewn taliadau o 0.7 y cant yn unig. Nawr, a fyddech yn cytuno bod manteision economaidd ehangach i ddigwyddiadau chwaraeon modur, ac na ddylid rhoi dyfodol y diwydiant yng Nghymru yn y fantol? Tybed a fyddech yn cytuno - ynghyd ag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr amgylchedd - i ymyrryd yn bersonol mewn trafodaethau ar y contract rhwng Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru a Motor Sports Association, a fyddai, wrth gwrs, yn caniatáu i'r diwydiant barhau i ffynnu yng Nghymru, yn hytrach na dod i ben?
English: I'd like to thank the Member for his supplementary question and say that this is part of a negotiation that's taking place - in terms of the commercial negotiations taking place - in such a way that I can't comment on the details. However, I have now met with my colleague, Lesley Griffiths, to discuss this, and, as a consequence of that, I'm pleased to say that Natural Resources Wales and the Motor Sports Association are continuing to negotiate charges to enable rallying to continue on Welsh forestry estates, and I'm confident now, as a result of the discussions that we've had, that a mutually acceptable compromise can be reached. There's no doubt that rallying in the Welsh forests is iconic, and Wales Rally GB in particular is part of our international profile. We want it to succeed and to continue.
Welsh: Hoffwn ddiolch i'r Aelod am ei gwestiwn atodol a dweud bod hyn yn rhan o drafodaeth sy'n digwydd - o ran y trafodaethau masnachol sy'n digwydd - yn y fath fodd fel na allaf roi sylwadau ar y manylion. Fodd bynnag, rwyf bellach wedi cael cyfarfod â'm cyd-Aelod, Lesley Griffiths, i drafod hyn, ac o ganlyniad i hynny, rwy'n falch o ddweud bod Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru a Motor Sports Association yn dal i drafod ffïoedd er mwyn galluogi ralïo i barhau ar ystadau coedwigaeth Cymru, ac rwy'n hyderus erbyn hyn, yn sgil y trafodaethau rydym wedi'u cael, y gellir cyrraedd cyfaddawd derbyniol i'r ddwy ochr. Nid oes amheuaeth fod ralïo yng nghoedwigoedd Cymru yn eiconig, ac mae Rali Cymru GB, yn arbennig, yn rhan o'n proffil rhyngwladol. Rydym am iddo lwyddo a pharhau.
English: Can I thank the Cabinet Secretary? I think that's an encouraging response, so perhaps it would be timely if we could have a statement over the coming weeks, as negotiations come to a conclusion in a positive way as the Cabinet Secretary suggests and, perhaps at some point, he'd be willing to visit one of the stages in mid Wales with me as well - perhaps we could have a race with each other; I don't know. Staying on the theme of tourism, Cabinet Secretary, I understand that the Brecon Beacons National Park Authority has recently reviewed the options for how services are delivered at the national park's visitor centre. Now, among the changes, it's recommended the closure of the information and retail element of the centre, which replaces it with an unstaffed information point. I'd ask you, Minister, to make representations to the national park authority to urgently reconsider this decision, as I certainly believe this would have an adverse effect on tourism, not only in the area, but in the wider mid Wales economy.
Welsh: Diolch i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet. Rwy'n credu bod hwnnw'n ymateb calonogol, felly efallai y byddai'n amserol pe gallem gael datganiad dros yr wythnosau nesaf, wrth i'r trafodaethau ddod i ben mewn ffordd bositif fel y mae Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet yn ei awgrymu ac efallai, ar ryw adeg, y byddai'n barod i ymweld ag un o'r camau yn y canolbarth gyda mi hefyd - efallai y gallem gael ras yn erbyn ein gilydd; nid wyf yn gwybod. Gan aros ar thema twristiaeth, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, rwy'n deall bod Awdurdod Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog wedi adolygu'r opsiynau ar gyfer sut y darperir gwasanaethau yng nghanolfan ymwelwyr y parc cenedlaethol yn ddiweddar. Nawr, ymhlith y newidiadau, mae wedi argymell cau elfen ddarparu gwybodaeth a manwerthu'r ganolfan, a chreu man gwybodaeth heb staff yn ei le. Weinidog, hoffwn ofyn i chi gyflwyno sylwadau i awdurdod y parc cenedlaethol yn ailystyried y penderfyniad hwn ar frys, gan fy mod yn sicr yn credu y byddai'n niweidio twristiaeth, nid yn unig yn yr ardal, ond yn economi ehangach canolbarth Cymru.
English: Yes, I'll commit to doing that. Actually, the national park authority is on my steering committee for the Year of Adventure, so I'll be able to raise it with people in person as well, and I would also commit to providing a statement on Wales Rally GB and the future of the automotive sport in Wales.
Welsh: Iawn, fe ymrwymaf i wneud hynny. Mewn gwirionedd, mae awdurdod y parc cenedlaethol ar fy mhwyllgor llywio ar gyfer y Flwyddyn Antur, felly byddaf yn gallu ei drafod gyda phobl wyneb yn wyneb hefyd, a hoffwn ymrwymo hefyd i ddarparu datganiad ynglŷn â Rali Cymru GB a dyfodol chwaraeon modur yng Nghymru.
English: Thank you, Presiding Officer. I've already had the opportunity to congratulate the Cabinet Secretary on his appointment, but you can't have too much of a good thing, so I'll congratulate him again today and express the hope that, under his guidance, the Welsh economy will really get its skates on - boom, boom. [Laughter.] According to the opinion polls, it looks very much as though Britain is going to vote to leave the EU next week, and I wonder, therefore, if the Cabinet Secretary has given any thought to how he will spend the Brexit dividend that will come to Wales in that event. Because, just taking the one measure alone of Britain's net contribution to the EU - that's the money we give to Brussels to be spent elsewhere in the EU of £10 billion a year on a per capita basis calculation - that's about £500 million a year that will come to Wales and the Welsh Government to be spent. It would be interesting to know if he's got any ideas as to how we can spend even a part of that money.
Welsh: Diolch i chi, Lywydd. Rwyf eisoes wedi cael y cyfle i longyfarch Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet ar ei benodiad, ond ni allwch gael gormod o beth da, felly fe'i llongyfarchaf eto heddiw a mynegi gobaith, dan ei arweiniad, y bydd economi Cymru wir yn gwisgo'i 'skates' - bwm, bwm. [Chwerthin.] Yn ôl y polau piniwn, mae'n edrych yn debyg iawn y bydd Prydain yn pleidleisio dros adael yr UE yr wythnos nesaf, a thybed felly a yw Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet wedi rhoi unrhyw ystyriaeth i sut y bydd yn gwario difidend Prydain yn gadael y DU a ddaw i Gymru yn sgil y digwyddiad hwnnw. Oherwydd, gan gymryd un mesur yn unig o gyfraniad net Prydain i'r UE - dyna'r arian a rown i Frwsel i'w wario yn rhywle arall yn yr UE sef £10 biliwn y flwyddyn ar sail cyfrifiad fesul y pen o'r boblogaeth - mae hynny oddeutu £500 miliwn y flwyddyn a fydd yn dod i Gymru a Llywodraeth Cymru i'w wario. Byddai'n ddiddorol gwybod a oes ganddo unrhyw syniadau ynglŷn â sut y gallwn wario rhan o'r arian hwnnw hyd yn oed.
English: Can I thank the Member for his kind comments about my appointment and wish him well in his role, as well, in the Assembly? There can be no guarantee that that money would come to Wales. I rather fear that it will be squirrelled away to places like Wiltshire rather than come here to Wales. I think it'd probably end up in the Cotswolds rather than Cymru. There is no guarantee that Wales would benefit from EU money that is repatriated back to the UK. Do we really want to jeopardise, right now, next week, the progress that we've made on steel, what is an incredibly sensitive position? We would throw that crisis even deeper into the unknown were we to vote to leave the EU. We would throw 18,000 jobs, certainly at risk, if we were to vote to leave the EU. We would put at risk 52,000 apprenticeships that people are going to be seeking to fill in the next five years if we voted to leave the EU. We would also put at risk ReAct, which has provided opportunities. It's provided hope for 19,000 people who have faced redundancy. That's why Europe exists: to provide hope for people who need it. Do we really want to vote out of Europe and compromise that sort of opportunity for millions of people in Britain?
Welsh: A gaf fi ddiolch i'r Aelod am ei sylwadau caredig am fy mhenodiad a dymuno'n dda iddo hefyd yn ei rôl yn y Cynulliad? Ni ellir gwarantu y byddai'r arian hwnnw'n dod i Gymru. Rwy'n ofni y bydd yn cael ei hel i lefydd fel Wiltshire yn hytrach na'n dod yma i Gymru. Rwy'n meddwl y byddai'n debygol o fynd i'r Cotswolds yn hytrach na Chymru. Nid oes unrhyw sicrwydd y byddai Cymru yn elwa o arian yr UE a ddychwelir yn ôl i'r DU. A ydym o ddifrif eisiau peryglu, yn awr, yr wythnos nesaf, y cynnydd rydym wedi'i wneud ar ddur, sy'n sefyllfa hynod o sensitif? Byddem yn gwthio'r argyfwng hwnnw hyd yn oed yn ddyfnach i mewn i'r gors pe baem yn pleidleisio dros adael yr UE. Byddem yn colli 18,000 o swyddi, a fyddai'n sicr mewn perygl, pe baem yn pleidleisio dros adael yr UE. Byddem yn peryglu 52,000 o brentisiaethau y mae pobl yn mynd i fod yn ceisio'u llenwi yn y pum mlynedd nesaf pe baem yn pleidleisio dros adael yr UE. Byddem hefyd yn peryglu ReAct, sydd wedi darparu cyfleoedd. Mae wedi rhoi gobaith i 19,000 o bobl sydd wedi wynebu cael eu diswyddo. Dyna pam y mae Ewrop yn bodoli: er mwyn rhoi gobaith i bobl sydd ei angen. A ydym o ddifrif eisiau pleidleisio dros adael Ewrop a pheryglu'r math hwn o gyfle i filiynau o bobl ym Mhrydain?
English: Well, I think it'll come as a surprise to the people of Greece, Spain, Italy, Portugal and France that Europe represents hope, and I certainly take issue with the Cabinet Secretary on his rosy-tinted view. Of course, there can be no guarantees about the future; there's no guarantee that any of us will be alive this time next week. But, nevertheless, it's reasonable to assume that Wales will get a pretty high proportion of what it is due on a per capita basis if we leave the EU, and if we add in the £5 billion on top of the £10 billion that's spent elsewhere in the EU - that the EU spends in Britain for their priorities, not our priorities - this offers the Welsh Government a massive opportunity to spend on things that matter to the people of Wales, rather than to the bureaucrats of Brussels.
Welsh: Wel, rwy'n meddwl y bydd yn syndod i bobl Gwlad Groeg, Sbaen, yr Eidal, Portiwgal a Ffrainc fod Ewrop yn cynnig gobaith, ac rwy'n sicr yn gwrthwynebu barn or-ffyddiog Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet. Wrth gwrs, ni all fod unrhyw sicrwydd ynglŷn â'r dyfodol; nid oes sicrwydd y bydd unrhyw un ohonom yn fyw yr adeg hon yr wythnos nesaf. Serch hynny, mae'n rhesymol tybio y bydd Cymru'n cael cyfran eithaf uchel o'r hyn sy'n ddyledus iddi fesul y pen o'r boblogaeth os ydym yn gadael yr UE, ac os ychwanegwn y £5 biliwn ar ben y £10 biliwn a gaiff ei wario mewn mannau eraill yn yr UE - yr arian y mae'r UE yn ei wario ym Mhrydain ar eu blaenoriaethau hwy, nid ein blaenoriaethau ni - mae'n cynnig cyfle enfawr i Lywodraeth Cymru wario ar bethau sydd o bwys i bobl Cymru, yn hytrach nag i fiwrocratiaid Brwsel.