English: I'll just say this: the Hendry review, which many of us who are pessimistic thought was kicking it into the long grass, is the most positive I've ever heard. I'll quote it: 'I believe that the evidence is clear that tidal lagoons can play a cost effective role in the UK's energy mix.' Ultimately, the UK Government faces 'a strategic decision, every bit as much as an economic decision.' Moving ahead with a pathfinder lagoon at Swansea bay, as soon as is reasonably practicable, is a 'no-regrets policy.' I think we can take it that Calder Hall or Windscale or Sellafield would never have been built if the same rules existed back in the 1950s that exist now. We've had technological changes - some have worked and some haven't. Many people remember the arguments over Betamax versus VHS - that's an old argument that's disappeared - and hovercrafts were going to be the vehicle of the future. But, you've got to try, because some of these things really have worked. I think it really is important that we do try. It can do no harm. At the very worst, what you end up with is a defence against flooding in Swansea. It's a £1.3 billion capital investment; they're targeting 50 per cent of the spend in Wales; reliable net power output of over 530 GWh, enough to meet the annual electricity requirement of 90 per cent of the homes in Swansea bay for 120 years; direct employment of over 2,000 people in construction; £316 million GVA through construction; the key is investment in three new Welsh manufacturing facilities - one for machining and pre-assembly of turbines, one for heavy fabrication of steel components, and one for pre-cast of concrete components; a 12-month process from moving into final-phase negotiations with the UK Government to start construction. It's not just construction jobs, which are very good in themselves, but the fact you're creating a new industry. I just feel it's really important that we do get this tidal lagoon for Swansea. Perhaps I can use the term people often use when developments take place in other parts of Wales: it will be good for Wales. Maybe people in Rhyl may not be speaking of it, but it's going to get up there to Colwyn Bay and Rhyl, it's going to go all around Wales. We're just a pathfinder, the rest of Wales will follow. Housing is the bread and butter of the construction industry. It has changed a lot in the last 50 years, not necessarily all for the best. There has been a large increase in empty properties, which is unfortunate. Again, I give credit to what the Welsh Government have done in their twin-track approach of giving loans for people to bring properties back into use, and also the opportunity to increase council tax on empty properties. There are people who leave properties empty, quite often very nice properties, for reasons of their own, but it is reducing the amount of housing available within the community. We've seen an increase in the number of single-person households and the number of pensioner households. We've seen a change back into private renting. Council housing has declined. There has been a substantial growth in housing associations. The private rented sector, which in the 1960s and 1970s appeared to be in an almost terminal decline - apart from students - now has had a huge increase. Construction work is important. We need to build houses. We need to build houses for people. We've just had a debate on housing, which I didn't know was going to occur when I put this in. It's about building houses and building new estates. What type of houses do people want? Most people are not massively ambitious. They'd be quite happy, like me, to live in a three-bedroom semi, whether it's provided by a housing association, the council, or whether we own it ourselves. That's what they want - actually having that done. Can I just say how impressed I am with the Hygrove development on the former Morris Brothers bus site in Swansea? It's building over 200 houses, 20 of them are for the housing association, the rest are for sale. It's a development that has brought a brownfield site back into use. It's producing good-quality homes. How do I know they're good-quality homes? Because they've produced about 60 or 70 now and there's not a 'for sale' sign against any of them. You don't often see that in new estates.
Welsh: Rwyf am ddweud hyn: adolygiad Hendry, y credai llawer ohonom sy'n besimistaidd ei fod yn ei wthio i'r naill ochr, yw'r mwyaf cadarnhaol a glywais erioed. Rwy'n dyfynnu: 'mae'r dystiolaeth yn dangos yn glir, yn fy marn i, bod môr-lynnoedd llanw yn gallu bod yn rhan gost-effeithiol o gymysgedd ynni'r Deyrnas Unedig.' Yn y pen draw, mae Llywodraeth y DU yn wynebu '[p]enderfyniad strategol, gymaint ag y mae'n benderfyniad economaidd.' Mae symud ymlaen gyda morlyn braenaru ym mae Abertawe, mor fuan ag sy'n ymarferol yn rhesymol yn 'bolisi diedifar.' Credaf y gallwn gymryd na fyddai Calder Hall, Windscale neu Sellafield erioed wedi cael eu hadeiladu pe bai'r un rheolau'n bodoli yn y 1950au ag sy'n bodoli yn awr. Rydym wedi cael newidiadau technolegol - mae rhai wedi gweithio ac mae rhai heb weithio. Mae llawer o bobl yn cofio'r dadleuon dros Betamax yn erbyn VHS - mae honno'n hen ddadl sydd wedi diflannu - a hofranlongau oedd cerbyd y dyfodol yn mynd i fod. Ond rhaid i chi roi cynnig arni, oherwydd mae rhai o'r pethau hyn wedi gweithio mewn gwirionedd. Credaf ei bod hi'n wirioneddol bwysig ein bod yn rhoi cynnig arni. Ni all wneud unrhyw niwed. Ar y gwaethaf, yr hyn fydd gennych yn y pen draw fydd amddiffyniad rhag llifogydd yn Abertawe. Mae'n fuddsoddiad cyfalaf o £1.3 biliwn; maent yn targedu 50 y cant o'r gwariant yng Nghymru; allbwn pŵer net dibynadwy o dros 530 GWh, digon i ddiwallu galw 90 y cant o'r cartrefi ym mae Abertawe am drydan blynyddol am 120 o flynyddoedd; gwaith uniongyrchol i dros 2,000 o bobl yn y diwydiant adeiladu; £316 miliwn o werth ychwanegol gros drwy adeiladu; yr allwedd yw buddsoddi mewn tri chyfleuster gweithgynhyrchu newydd yng Nghymru - un ar gyfer peiriannu a gwaith gosod y tyrbinau ymlaen llaw, un ar gyfer cynhyrchu cydrannau dur trwm, ac un ar gyfer castio cydrannau concrid ymlaen llaw; proses 12 mis o symud i'r cam negodi terfynol gyda Llywodraeth y DU i ddechrau adeiladu. Nid yw'n ymwneud â swyddi adeiladu yn unig, sy'n dda iawn ynddynt eu hunain, ond y ffaith y byddwch yn creu diwydiant newydd. Rwy'n teimlo ei bod hi'n bwysig iawn ein bod yn cael y morlyn llanw ar gyfer Abertawe. Efallai y gallaf ddefnyddio'r term y mae pobl yn aml yn ei ddefnyddio pan fydd datblygiadau'n digwydd mewn rhannau eraill o Gymru: bydd yn dda i Gymru. Efallai na fydd pobl yn y Rhyl yn siarad amdano, ond mae'n mynd i fynd i fyny i Fae Colwyn a'r Rhyl, mae'n mynd i fynd i bob cwr o Gymru. Rydym yn braenaru, bydd gweddill Cymru'n dilyn. Tai yw bara menyn y diwydiant adeiladu. Mae wedi newid llawer yn y 50 mlynedd diwethaf, nid o reidrwydd er gwell i gyd. Cafwyd cynnydd mawr mewn eiddo gwag, ac mae hynny'n anffodus. Unwaith eto, rwy'n rhoi clod i'r hyn y mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi'i wneud yn eu dull deublyg o roi benthyciadau i bobl ddod ag eiddo yn ôl i ddefnydd, a hefyd y cyfle i gynyddu'r dreth gyngor ar eiddo gwag. Mae yna bobl sy'n gadael eiddo'n wag, eiddo braf iawn yn aml, am eu rhesymau eu hunain, ond mae'n cyfyngu ar faint o dai sydd ar gael yn y gymuned. Rydym wedi gweld cynnydd yn nifer yr aelwydydd un person a'r nifer o aelwydydd pensiynwyr. Rydym wedi gweld newid yn ôl i rentu'n breifat. Mae lefelau tai cyngor wedi gostwng. Cafwyd twf sylweddol mewn cymdeithasau tai. Bellach, mae'r sector rhentu preifat wedi cynyddu'n enfawr er ei bod yn ymddangos ei fod bron â diflannu yn y 1960au a'r 1970au - ar wahân i fyfyrwyr. Mae gwaith adeiladu'n bwysig. Mae angen inni adeiladu tai. Mae angen inni adeiladu tai ar gyfer pobl. Rydym newydd gael dadl ar dai, ac nid oeddwn yn gwybod ei bod hi'n mynd i ddigwydd pan gyflwynais y ddadl hon. Mae'n ymwneud ag adeiladu tai ac adeiladu ystadau newydd. Pa fath o dai y mae pobl eu heisiau? Nid yw'r rhan fwyaf o bobl yn hynod uchelgeisiol. Byddent yn eithaf hapus, fel fi, i fyw mewn tŷ pâr tair ystafell wely, pa un a yw'n cael ei ddarparu gan gymdeithas dai, y cyngor, neu pa un a ydym yn berchen arno ein hunain. Dyna beth y maent ei eisiau - cael hynny wedi ei wneud mewn gwirionedd. A gaf fi ddweud pa mor hapus wyf fi ynghylch datblygiad Hygrove ar hen safle bysiau Morris Brothers yn Abertawe? Mae'n adeiladu dros 200 o dai, mae 20 ohonynt ar gyfer y gymdeithas dai, a'r gweddill i'w gwerthu. Mae'n ddatblygiad sydd wedi dod â safle tir llwyd yn ôl i ddefnydd. Mae'n cynhyrchu tai o ansawdd da. Sut y gwn eu bod yn gartrefi o ansawdd da? Oherwydd maent wedi cynhyrchu tua 60 neu 70 bellach ac nid oes arwydd 'ar werth' wrth unrhyw un ohonynt. Nid ydych yn gweld hynny'n aml mewn ystadau newydd.