English: As the red route, as announced today, will have a significant impact on my own constituency of Delyn, it's probably my democratic duty here today to raise the number of concerns that constituents have raised with me and a number of wider points. I want to start with perhaps what could be perceived as a somewhat pedantic and slightly parochial point in respect of the title of today's statement, and that is 'Transport Proposals for Deeside'. Because, if you look at the initial proposal map, with the red and blue routes, actually, a significant portion of that covers the communities of Oakenholt, Flint, Flint mountain and Northop, which fall outside the Deeside area. I'm more than happy to offer Cardiff-based Welsh Government officials a crash course on the respective communities of north-east Wales and Flintshire, but, on a more serious point - and I did raise this as part of the consultation process - I think, for this to be as accessible as possible for people, they need to understand that it is affecting their area as well, and that it is a consultation and a proposal for them to be involved with. I hope that this will be taken into consideration at the next stage of the process. Whilst, as we've already heard, there's been much local debate and disagreement over the two proposals put on the table, and I know that that disagreement and debate is set to continue, I think we'd be hard-pressed to find anyone in north-east Wales who doesn't think that investment of some sort in our transport infrastructure is needed, and particularly in the key gateway into north Wales. However, Cabinet Secretary, you'll be aware from my correspondence on this matter that a number of my constituents and communities in the area have raised a variety of concerns, which I want to briefly outline here today. Of course, there are the wider environmental implications and concerns associated with any proposal, any new road of this size. And I know that the so-called red route will impact on a number of farms within my constituency, and we will see the loss of woodlands and public rights of way. Can I ask what work has been and will be done in respect of this, and what part will meeting our well-being of future generation goals play in terms of assessing the environmental implications of the red route as proposed today? At £250 million this transport plan is a significant investment and it should also bring with it significant social benefits to the communities in the area, and I'd like to see any social benefit reinvested in the community and used to enhance facilities. You've talked about the active travel plans for Deeside industrial park, which I welcome, but can that actually go out further across Flintshire, to enable people to be able to cycle to work where possible, for people's health and well-being? Cabinet Secretary, do you have a view at this stage on how social benefits could be used and put back into the community? Could social benefits coming from the road fund contribute, for example, to things like the capital programme to overhaul Theatr Clwyd? Another point: understandably, my constituents are concerned about the impact the proposal could have on the surrounding towns that I've already mentioned, particularly the traffic through the likes of Flint and Northop, both of which can already be congested at peak times. Also, we've already heard how the new interchange and the converging lanes in Northop - . There are worries that that could have the impact of transferring problems just literally further along the road. What mitigating work has been done and will be done around Northop and Flint mountain? Has consideration been given to how the A55 resilience study that was going to - ? Will that also form a part of this, because I know you've already responded to my colleague Mark Isherwood in terms of the possibility of a crawler lane? I think that should be given consideration as part of this, that this isn't the be-all and end-all, there needs to be - . I think there are other problems along that route that need to be addressed. The Flintshire bridge is a key part of the proposals. Do the proposals for improving this bridge ensure it's fit for purpose? I know it can often be closed as a result of high winds and it's still known as the new bridge in the area, despite being nearly 20 years old, and some locals have nicknamed it 'the bridge to nowhere' because if you go along it, you're hard-pressed, perhaps, to see one or two other cars going along it. I think it will been referred to, how you've got this - . It's been there for a number of years now, but people still choose to go up the Aston Hill to come into north Wales. So, what guarantee could you give, if this route goes ahead, that people wouldn't still travel along Aston Hill and that that wouldn't remain congested, as it is? You referred to the village of Oakenholt in your statement. I know residents in Oakenholt have particular concerns with how the new road will affect the area. We've already seen substantial new housing developments in Oakenholt over the next few years. So, Cabinet Secretary, can you really be confident that the route as outlined will enhance Oakenholt and the surrounding area, and not do damage to the community? Just briefly, to finish, moving from road to rail, because I recognise your statement did cover plans to progress the north-east metro, which I welcome. We talk a lot about connecting Deeside industrial park, which is really important, as the cornerstone of the regional economy, but we really do need to make sure that other communities towards the west of Flintshire are not left out and are not let behind, and that they are connected as part of the north-east Wales metro proposals. You'll be well aware that there's currently only one train station in my constituency, in Flint. Access to public transport for a huge swathe of the population of Delyn means buses and, to be honest, at the moment they are either not that reliable or do not connect up. This metro for north-east Wales does have the potential to be a massive economic enabler, not just for the region, but for individuals to better access work opportunities, to get to Deeside industrial park. I know in my own events, my Future Flintshire event that I held earlier in the year, there was particular concern about how young people were able to access work at Deeside industrial park if they can't afford a car, or if they have got a car, often the cost of insurance for younger people makes that prohibitive. I welcome the news to look at Shotton High Level, Shotton Low Level and the Deeside industrial park station, but could we, as part of the north-east Wales metro proposals, look at how we could actually develop stations further down the line to the west of Flint? I actually recently met with Holywell Town Council members, representatives from Network Rail and my MP colleague, David Hanson, to look at a potential site for a new station in the Greenfield Holywell area. Much of the structure actually is there - obviously it needs a little bit of work and enhancement - but it's there from the old station. That station actually formed a key strategic point, not too far from the point of the Port of Mostyn, which links the advanced manufacturing sector of the north-east with the energy sector of the north-west, and this is where the A380 wings for the A380 Airbus go out or are shipped out to Toulouse. So, I would really urge serious consideration - and I'm happy to meet with you and officials to see how we can take this further - of a new station at what is being called Greenfield halt, or, actually, if we did do it, why not call it St Winefride's halt to maximise on the heritage and tourist assets just on the doorstep of where that would be placed? Just to wrap up, we are seeing large-scale investment in the pipeline in our infrastructure in north-east Wales. There are big proposals on the table, proposals such as the metro, that would bring huge potential for our area. But, in closing, I really, really need to call on the Cabinet Secretary to listen and act on the ideas and the concerns of the people, communities and organisations of Flintshire. I'll be working hard to make sure my constituents have a voice, going forward in this process. I strongly urge the Welsh Government to make sure that the process is as accessible as possible to all communities in Flintshire, not just Deeside, and actively involve people from the communities across the county.
Welsh: Gan y bydd y llwybr coch, fel y'i cyhoeddwyd heddiw, yn cael effaith sylweddol ar fy etholaeth i yn Delyn, mae'n debyg ei bod hi'n ddyletswydd ddemocrataidd arnaf i yma heddiw i sôn am y nifer o bryderon y mae etholwyr wedi'u codi gyda mi a nifer o bwyntiau ehangach. Rwyf am ddechrau gyda rhywbeth y gellid ei ystyried yn bwynt braidd yn bedantig a braidd yn blwyfol ynghylch teitl datganiad heddiw, sef 'Cynigion Trafnidiaeth ar gyfer Glannau Dyfrdwy'. Oherwydd, os edrychwch chi ar fap y cynnig cychwynnol, gyda'r llwybrau coch a glas , mewn gwirionedd, mae cyfran sylweddol o hynny yn cwmpasu cymunedau Oakenholt, Y Fflint, Mynydd y Fflint a Llaneurgain, sydd y tu hwnt i ardal Glannau Dyfrdwy. Rwy'n fwy na pharod i gynnig cwrs dwys i swyddogion Llywodraeth Cymru yng Nghaerdydd ar wahanol gymunedau y gogledd-ddwyrain a Sir y Fflint, ond, ar bwynt mwy difrifol - ac fe soniais am hyn yn rhan o'r broses ymgynghori - rwy'n credu, er mwyn i hyn fod mor hygyrch â phosib i bobl, mae angen iddyn nhw ddeall ei fod yn effeithio ar eu hardal nhw hefyd, a'i fod yn ymgynghoriad ac yn gynnig iddyn nhw gymryd rhan ynddo. Rwy'n gobeithio y caiff hyn ei ystyried yng nghyfnod nesaf y broses. Er, fel y clywsom ni eisoes, y bu llawer o ddadlau ac anghytuno lleol dros y ddau gynnig a roddwyd ger bron, ac fe wn i y bydd yr anghytuno a'r dadlau hynny'n parhau. Rwy'n credu y byddai'n anodd iawn dod o hyd i unrhyw un yn y gogledd-ddwyrain nad yw'n credu bod angen buddsoddiad o ryw fath yn ein seilwaith trafnidiaeth, ac yn enwedig yn y fynedfa allweddol i ogledd Cymru. Fodd bynnag, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, byddwch yn ymwybodol o'm gohebiaeth ar y mater hwn bod nifer o'm hetholwyr a'm cymunedau yn yr ardal wedi crybwyll amrywiaeth o bryderon, ac rwyf am eu hamlinellu'n fyr yma heddiw. Wrth gwrs, mae'r goblygiadau a'r pryderon amgylcheddol ehangach sy'n gysylltiedig ag unrhyw gynnig, unrhyw ffordd newydd o'r maint hwn. Ac fe wn i y bydd y llwybr coch fel y gelwir ef yn effeithio ar nifer o ffermydd yn fy etholaeth i, ac y byddwn yn gweld colli coetiroedd a hawliau tramwy cyhoeddus. A gaf i ofyn pa waith a wnaed ac a fydd yn cael ei wneud ynglŷn â hyn, a pha ran fydd bodloni ein hamcanion llesiant cenedlaethau'r dyfodol yn ei chwarae o ran asesu goblygiadau amgylcheddol y llwybr coch fel y'i cynigir ef heddiw? Ar gost o £250 miliwn mae'r cynllun trafnidiaeth hwn yn fuddsoddiad sylweddol a dylai hefyd ddod â manteision cymdeithasol sylweddol i gymunedau'r ardal, ac fe hoffwn i weld unrhyw fudd cymdeithasol yn cael ei ailfuddsoddi yn y gymuned a'i ddefnyddio i wella cyfleusterau. Rydych chi wedi sôn am y cynlluniau teithio gweithredol ar gyfer parc diwydiannol Glannau Dyfrdwy, yr wyf yn eu croesawu, ond a ellir ehangu hynny'n fwy eang ar draws Sir y Fflint, er mwyn galluogi pobl i feicio i'w gwaith pan fo hynny'n bosibl, ar gyfer iechyd a lles pobl? Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, a oes gennych chi farn ar y cam hwn ynglŷn â sut y gellid defnyddio manteision cymdeithasol a'u rhoi yn ôl i'r gymuned? A allai'r buddion cymdeithasol sy'n dod o'r gronfa ffyrdd gyfrannu, er enghraifft, at bethau fel y rhaglen gyfalaf i atgyweirio Theatr Clwyd? Pwynt arall: yn ddealladwy, mae fy etholwyr yn pryderu am yr effaith y gallai'r cynnig ei gael ar y trefi cyfagos yr wyf eisoes wedi'u crybwyll, yn arbennig y traffig trwy'r Fflint a Llaneurgain, y ddau ohonynt eisoes yn dioddef traffig trwm ar brydiau ar adegau brig. Hefyd, rydym ni eisoes wedi clywed sut mae'r gyfnewidfa newydd a'r lonydd cyfunol yn Llaneurgain͏ - . Mae yna bryderon y gallai hynny arwain at drosglwyddo problemau yn llythrennol ymhellach ar hyd y ffordd. Pa waith lliniaru sydd wedi'i wneud ac a gaiff ei wneud yng nghyffiniau Llaneurgain a Mynydd y Fflint? A roddwyd ystyriaeth i sut yr oedd astudiaeth o gydnerthedd yr A55 a oedd yn mynd i - ? A fydd hynny hefyd yn rhan o hyn, oherwydd rwy'n gwybod eich bod eisoes wedi ymateb i fy nghyd-Aelod Mark Isherwood o ran y posibilrwydd o gael lôn araf? Rwy'n credu y dylid ystyried hynny yn rhan o hyn, nad dyma ddiwedd y gân, mae angen - . Rwy'n credu bod yna broblemau eraill ar hyd y llwybr hwnnw y mae angen mynd i'r afael â nhw. Mae pont Sir y Fflint yn rhan allweddol o'r cynigion. A yw'r cynigion ar gyfer gwella'r bont hon yn sicrhau ei bod yn addas i'w diben? Rwy'n gwybod ei bod yn aml yn cael ei chau oherwydd gwyntoedd cryfion ac mae'n dal i gael ei hadnabod fel y bont newydd yn yr ardal, er ei bod bron yn 20 mlwydd oed, ac mae rhai pobl leol wedi ei bedyddio â'r llysenw 'y bont i nunlle' oherwydd os ewch chi drosti, go brin y gwelwch chi, efallai, un neu ddau o geir eraill yn ei chroesi. Rwy'n credu y cyfeirir ati, sut yr ydych chi wedi cael hyn - . Bu yno ers blynyddoedd lawer bellach, ond mae pobl yn dal i ddewis mynd i fyny Aston Hill i ddod i ogledd Cymru. Felly, pa warant allech chi ei rhoi, pe byddai'r llwybr hwn yn mynd rhagddo, na fyddai pobl yn dal i deithio ar hyd Aston Hill ac na fyddai'r traffig yn dal i grynhoi yno, fel sy'n digwydd ar hyn o bryd? Cyfeiriasoch at bentref Oakenholt yn eich datganiad. Rwy'n gwybod bod gan drigolion Oakenholt bryderon arbennig ynghylch sut y bydd y ffordd newydd yn effeithio ar yr ardal. Rydym ni eisoes wedi gweld datblygiadau tai sylweddol yn Oakenholt dros yr ychydig flynyddoedd diwethaf. Felly, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, a allwch chi fod yn wirioneddol hyderus y bydd y llwybr fel yr amlinellir yn gwella Oakenholt a'r ardal gyfagos, ac na fydd yn niweidio'r gymuned? Ac yn fyr, i orffen, gan symud o ffyrdd i sôn am reilffyrdd, oherwydd rwy'n cydnabod bod eich datganiad yn cynnwys cynlluniau i ddatblygu metro'r gogledd-ddwyrain, rhywbeth yr wyf yn ei groesawu. Rydym yn siarad llawer am gysylltu parc diwydiannol Glannau Dyfrdwy, sy'n bwysig iawn , fel conglfaen yr economi ranbarthol, ond mewn gwirionedd mae angen i ni sicrhau nad yw cymunedau eraill tua'r gorllewin o Sir y Fflint yn cael eu hesgeuluso na'u hamddifadu, a'u bod wedi'u cysylltu yn rhan o gynigion metro gogledd-ddwyrain Cymru. Byddwch yn gwbl ymwybodol mai dim ond un orsaf drenau sydd yn fy etholaeth i ar hyn o bryd, sef yn y Fflint. Mae defnyddio cludiant cyhoeddus i nifer fawr o boblogaeth Delyn yn golygu defnyddio bysiau ac, i fod yn onest, ar hyn o bryd, nid ydynt naill ai'n ddibynadwy iawn neu nid ydynt yn cysylltu â'i gilydd. Mae gan y metro hwn ar gyfer gogledd-ddwyrain Cymru y potensial i fod yn alluogwr economaidd enfawr, nid yn unig i'r rhanbarth, ond i unigolion allu manteisio ar gyfleoedd gwaith, i gyrraedd parc diwydiannol Glannau Dyfrdwy. Gwn yn fy achos fy hun, yn fy nigwyddiad Dyfodol Sir y Fflint a gynhaliais yn ddiweddarach eleni, bod pryder penodol ynglŷn â sut y gallai pobl ifanc deithio i barc diwydiannol Glannau Dyfrdwy i weithio os na allant fforddio car, neu os oes ganddyn nhw gar, yn aml mae cost yswiriant i bobl iau yn golygu na allant ei fforddio. Croesawaf y newyddion i edrych ar orsafoedd Shotton Uchaf, Shotton Isaf a Gorsaf parc diwydiannol Glannau Dyfrdwy, ond a allem ni, yn rhan o gynigion metro gogledd-ddwyrain Cymru, edrych ar sut y gallem ni ddatblygu gorsafoedd ymhellach i lawr y rheilffordd i'r gorllewin o'r Fflint? Yn ddiweddar, fe wnes i gyfarfod ag aelodau Cyngor Tref Treffynnon, cynrychiolwyr o Network Rail a'm cyd-Aelod Seneddol, David Hanson, i edrych ar safle posibl ar gyfer gorsaf newydd yn ardal Maes Glas a Threffynnon. Mae llawer o'r strwythur yn dal i fod yno - yn amlwg mae angen ychydig o waith arno a'i wella rhyw gymaint - ond mae'n dal i fod yno o'r hen orsaf. Mewn gwirionedd roedd yr orsaf honno'n ffurfio pwynt strategol allweddol, heb fod yn rhy bell o Borthladd Mostyn, sy'n cysylltu sector gweithgynhyrchu uwch y gogledd-ddwyrain â sector ynni'r gogledd-orllewin, a dyma lle mae'r adenydd A380 ar gyfer yr Airbus A380 yn gadael neu yn cael eu trosglwyddo i Toulouse. Felly, rwyf wir yn annog ystyried hyn yn ddwys - ac mi fyddwn yn falch o gwrdd â chi a swyddogion i weld sut y gallwn ni ddatblygu hyn ymhellach - cael gorsaf newydd yn yr hyn a elwir yn Arhosfa Maes Glas, neu, i ddweud y gwir, pe byddem ni yn gwneud hynny, beth am ei galw'n Arhosfa y Santes Gwenffrewi er mwyn gwneud yn fawr o'r asedau treftadaeth a'r twristiaid a fyddai ar garreg y drws o'r lle y byddai wedi ei lleoli? I gloi, yr ydym ni'n gweld bod buddsoddiad ar raddfa fawr ar y gweill yn ein seilwaith yn y gogledd-ddwyrain. Mae cynigion mawr wedi eu rhoi ger bron, cynigion megis y metro, a fyddai'n dod â photensial mawr i'n hardal. Ond, wrth gloi, mae'n wirioneddol raid i mi alw ar Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet i wrando a gweithredu ar syniadau a phryderon pobl, cymunedau a sefydliadau Sir y Fflint. Byddaf yn gweithio'n galed i sicrhau bod gan fy etholwyr lais wrth i'r broses hon fynd rhagddi. Rwy'n annog Llywodraeth Cymru yn gryf i sicrhau bod y broses mor hygyrch â phosib i bob cymuned yn Sir y Fflint, nid yn unig Glannau Dyfrdwy, a'i fod mewn difrif yn cynnwys pobl o gymunedau ledled y sir.