English: Diolch yn fawr iawn, Dirprwy Lywydd. I think it is fair to recognise that the Welsh Government is undertaking work in a non-devolved area here. But, I don't think that means that we should give a free ride to the Welsh Government, in that it does have influence in areas through grant funding, for example, including grants for individuals through Access Broadband Cymru, grants for telecommunications providers, and the use of other devolved powers, such as the planning system, which is very, very important and can be hugely powerful as a tool to deliver digital investment. Business rate relief is also something that can be used to stimulate investment in digital networks. A 2017 report by the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee, after its inquiry into digital infrastructure in Wales, regarding Superfast Cymru, concluded: 'Generally speaking, the view from stakeholders is that the Welsh Government's Superfast Cymru project has delivered adequately in terms of the roll-out of infrastructure, but that there have been shortcomings in the way that the project has been communicated to those in the areas where it is active.' That was certainly a problem and remains so. Of course, over the past five years, the gap between superfast broadband availability in Wales and the UK as a whole has reduced, and that's to be celebrated. But, the picture is very different for mobile coverage, where Wales continues to score significantly worse compared to the UK average. I listened with eyes wide open to the Deputy Minister's first remarks, when he was saying how dependent his mobile device was in giving him connectivity. There are parts of my constituency where mobile signal and data connectivity through mobile devices is getting worse as the years go on. To me, that's simply not acceptable. There hasn't been investment by Welsh Government in mobile infrastructure. Any roll-out is being left to commercial mobile network operators. The fact is that if we want significant investment, it cannot be left to the market alone, to commercial companies, to build our infrastructure. Significant investment is needed in Wales's digital infrastructure, and here I believe that we see another example of Westminster not working for Wales. The kind of digital connectivity that we need to build in the coming years will have a huge influence on the kind of economy that we can develop. I'll use the example of Ottawa in Canada, which I have referred to in the past here in the Assembly, where a concerted effort and serious investment in creating a digitally connected region around the Canadian capital resulted in Ford, for example, investing over £300 million in a centre for the development of autonomous vehicles. The investment was made by Ford, but driven by the kind of infrastructure that had been put in place by Government. We are missing out on key opportunities here because of the inequalities built into the UK as it is. It is often referred to as one of the most unequal states anywhere in the world. That inequality can be seen through digital connectivity too, and now is the time for us to tackle this issue and make sure that, five years from now, we're much clearer about the direction that we are going in, in terms of digital investment. If Westminster doesn't want to do anything, well we have to seek other ways to move forward. Referring to my amendment in particular, which calls for better information to be provided through a one-stop shop to those who are not connected to the Superfast Cymru programme about how they can access a fast internet connection. There are plenty of ways that people can access fast broadband: through mobile devices, a dongle in the home can provide digital access for the whole home. We've heard of access through the television signal, which you mentioned, in Monmouthshire, and I think there have been similar thoughts given to systems in Anglesey. Satellite has been a long-standing way of getting internet connection. But how many times do I come across constituents, both as private individuals and businesses, who don't know where to turn to ask for information about how to get themselves connected? There's always a way somehow to get yourself connected, but it's hard to believe that all these years on from the beginning of Superfast Cymru, there still isn't that place where people can go to. And, in fact, we've taken a step back from those days when you could go on Superfast Cymru and put your postcode in and be told exactly where you were in line. Well, there were problems with that, too, but there was an idea through a central hub of where you stood in terms of roll-out. We've taken a step back on that, and I do call on Welsh Government to provide that communication stream for people, so that if they have difficulty still in accessing fast broadband, they can have the advice that they need to look elsewhere.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn, Dirprwy Lywydd. Rwy'n credu ei bod hi'n deg cydnabod bod Llywodraeth Cymru yn gwneud gwaith mewn maes nad yw wedi'i ddatganoli yma. Ond, nid wyf yn credu bod hynny'n golygu y dylem ni roi rhwydd hynt i Lywodraeth Cymru, oherwydd mae ganddi ddylanwad mewn meysydd drwy gyllid grant, er enghraifft, gan gynnwys grantiau i unigolion drwy gyfrwng mynediad band eang Cymru, grantiau ar gyfer telathrebu darparwyr, a'r defnydd o bwerau datganoledig eraill, megis y system gynllunio, sy'n bwysig iawn, ac sy'n gallu bod yn bwerus iawn fel offeryn i sicrhau buddsoddiad digidol. Mae rhyddhad ardrethi busnes hefyd yn rhywbeth y gellir ei ddefnyddio i ysgogi buddsoddiad mewn rhwydweithiau digidol. Daeth adroddiad 2017 gan Bwyllgor yr Economi, Seilwaith a Sgiliau, ar ôl ei ymchwiliad i seilwaith digidol yng Nghymru, ynghylch Cyflymu Cymru, i'r casgliad canlynol: A siarad yn gyffredinol, barn y rhanddeiliaid yw bod prosiect Cyflymu Cymru Llywodraeth Cymru wedi cyflawni'n ddigonol o ran cyflwyno seilwaith, ond y bu diffygion yn y ffordd y rhoddwyd gwybodaeth am y prosiect i'r rhai yn yr ardaloedd lle mae'n weithredol. Roedd hynny'n sicr yn broblem ac mae'n parhau felly. Wrth gwrs, dros y pum mlynedd diwethaf, mae'r bwlch rhwng argaeledd band eang cyflym iawn yng Nghymru ac yn y DU yn ei chyfanrwydd wedi lleihau, ac mae hynny i'w ddathlu. Ond, mae'r darlun yn wahanol iawn ar gyfer signal ffonau symudol, lle mae Cymru'n parhau i fod mewn sefyllfa sylweddol waeth o'i chymharu â chyfartaledd y DU. Gwrandewais yn llygadrwth ar sylwadau cyntaf y Dirprwy Weinidog, pan oedd yn dweud mor ddibynnol yr oedd ar ei ddyfais symudol i roi cysylltedd iddo. Mae rhannau o'm hetholaeth lle mae signal ffonau symudol a chysylltedd data drwy ddyfeisiau symudol yn gwaethygu wrth i'r blynyddoedd fynd yn eu blaen. I mi, nid yw hynny'n dderbyniol o gwbl. Nid yw Llywodraeth Cymru wedi buddsoddi mewn seilwaith dyfeisiau symudol. Gadewir unrhyw gyflwyno i weithredwyr rhwydwaith symudol masnachol. Y gwir amdani yw, os ydym ni eisiau gweld buddsoddiad sylweddol, ni ellir gadael hynny i'r farchnad yn unig, i gwmnïau masnachol, i adeiladu ein seilwaith. Mae angen buddsoddiad sylweddol yn seilwaith digidol Cymru, ac yn hyn o beth credaf ein bod yn gweld enghraifft arall lle nad yw San Steffan yn gweithio i Gymru. Bydd y math o gysylltedd digidol y mae angen inni ei adeiladu yn y blynyddoedd i ddod yn cael dylanwad enfawr ar y math o economi y gallwn ni ei ddatblygu. Defnyddiaf enghraifft Ottawa yng Nghanada, y cyfeiriais ati yn y gorffennol yma yn y Cynulliad, lle mai canlyniad ymdrech ar y cyd a buddsoddiad difrifol i greu rhanbarth â chysylltiadau digidol o amgylch prifddinas Canada oedd i gwmni Ford, er enghraifft, fuddsoddi dros £300 miliwn mewn canolfan ar gyfer datblygu cerbydau ymreolaethol. Gwnaed y buddsoddiad gan Ford, ond fe'i hysgogwyd gan y math o seilwaith a roddwyd ar waith gan y Llywodraeth. Rydym ni'n colli cyfleoedd allweddol yma oherwydd yr anghydraddoldebau sy'n rhan o'r DU fel y mae hi. Cyfeirir ati'n aml fel un o'r gwladwriaethau mwyaf anghyfartal mewn unrhyw le yn y byd. Gellir gweld yr anghydraddoldeb hwnnw drwy gysylltedd digidol hefyd, a nawr yw'r amser inni fynd i'r afael â'r broblem hon a sicrhau, bum mlynedd o nawr, ein bod yn llawer mwy eglur ynghylch y cyfeiriad yr ydym yn mynd iddo, o ran buddsoddi digidol. Os nad yw San Steffan yn dymuno gwneud dim, wel mae'n rhaid i ni chwilio am ffyrdd eraill o symud ymlaen. Gan gyfeirio at fy ngwelliant yn benodol, sy'n galw am ddarparu gwell gwybodaeth drwy gael un adnodd cynhwysfawr i'r rhai nad ydynt wedi'u cysylltu â rhaglen Cyflymu Cymru ynghylch sut y gallant gael cysylltiad rhyngrwyd cyflym. Mae yna ddigonedd o ffyrdd y gall pobl gael mynediad at fand eang cyflym: drwy ddyfeisiau symudol, gall dongl yn y cartref ddarparu mynediad digidol i'r cartref cyfan. Rydym ni wedi clywed am fynediad drwy'r signal teledu, y soniasoch amdano, yn Sir Fynwy, ac rwy'n credu yr ystyriwyd systemau tebyg yn Ynys Môn. Mae lloeren wedi bod yn ffordd hirsefydlog o gael cysylltiad â'r rhyngrwyd. Ond sawl gwaith ydw i'n dod ar draws etholwyr, yn unigolion a busnesau, nad ydyn nhw'n gwybod i ble i droi i ofyn am wybodaeth am sut i gael cysylltedd? Mae yna bob amser ffordd, rywsut i gysylltu eich hun, ond mae'n anodd credu ar ôl yr holl flynyddoedd hyn ers dechrau Cyflymu Cymru, nad oes rhyw fan yn bodoli lle gall pobl droi ato. Ac, mewn gwirionedd, rydym ni wedi cymryd cam yn ôl o'r dyddiau hynny pan allech chi fynd ar Cyflymu Cymru a rhoi eich cod post a chael gwybod yn union ble roeddech chi ar y rhestr aros. Wel, roedd problemau ynghylch hynny hefyd, ond roedd gennych chi syniad drwy ganolfan ganolog pryd allech chi ddisgwyl cael eich cysylltu. Rydym ni wedi cymryd cam yn ôl o hynny, ac rwyf yn galw ar Lywodraeth Cymru i ddarparu'r ffrwd gyfathrebu honno i bobl, fel y gallant gael y cyngor sydd ei angen arnyn nhw i edrych mewn mannau eraill os byddant yn ei chael hi'n anodd o hyd i gael band eang cyflym.