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English: The High Court action concluded last week. It was a very important case that was brought, which relates to the use of the royal prerogative to trigger article 50. All sorts of issues have been raised as to whether this approach, for example, is in breach of the bill of rights, and subsequent court decisions and legislation. It is a major constitutional case. The constitution, devolution issues and the devolution statutes have been referred to in that case, so I've considered it prudent to have conducted a watching brief on that particular case. The case has already been listed to leapfrog the Court of Appeal to go to the Supreme Court, commencing on 7 December. Once the judgment from the High Court is received, I'll be giving that consideration, with a view to considering any potential devolution issues, constitutional issues, that are important to Wales and to the Assembly, and considering any further steps thereafter.
Welsh: Daeth yr achos yn yr Uchel Lys i ben yr wythnos diwethaf. Roedd yn achos pwysig iawn yn ymwneud â defnydd o'r uchelfraint frenhinol i sbarduno erthygl 50. Mae pob math o gwestiynau wedi codi ynglŷn ag a yw'r dull hwn, er enghraifft, yn tramgwyddo'r ddeddf hawliau, a phenderfyniadau llys a deddfwriaeth ddilynol. Mae'n achos cyfansoddiadol mawr. Cyfeiriwyd at y cyfansoddiad, materion datganoli a'r statudau datganoli yn yr achos hwnnw, felly rwyf wedi ystyried mai doeth oedd cynnal briff gwylio ar yr achos penodol hwnnw. Mae'r achos eisoes wedi'i restru i neidio dros y Llys Apêl i fynd i'r Goruchaf Lys, gan ddechrau ar 7 Rhagfyr. Pan gyflwynir dyfarniad yr Uchel Lys, byddaf yn rhoi ystyriaeth iddo, gyda golwg ar ystyried unrhyw faterion datganoli posibl, materion cyfansoddiadol, sy'n bwysig i Gymru ac i'r Cynulliad, ac ystyried unrhyw gamau pellach ar ôl hynny.
English: In the external affairs committee on Monday, we had evidence that the European repeal Bill, if it's anything more than a simple saving Bill, could breach the Sewel convention and claw back powers from Welsh Ministers. Does he agree that we need to be vigilant that the repeal Bill is not used, as the Wales Bill is being, to row back on elements of the Welsh constitutional settlement that are not convenient to the UK Government? And, if he does agree with me, what steps can we take at this stage to ensure that doesn't occur?
Welsh: Yn y pwyllgor materion allanol ddydd Llun, cawsom dystiolaeth y gallai'r Bil diddymu Ewropeaidd, os yw'n unrhyw beth mwy na Bil arbed syml, dorri confensiwn Sewel ac adfachu pwerau gan Weinidogion Cymru. A yw'n cytuno bod angen i ni fod yn wyliadwrus na ddefnyddir y Bil diddymu, fel y mae Bil Cymru yn cael ei ddefnyddio, i dynnu'n ôl elfennau o'r setliad cyfansoddiadol Cymreig nad ydynt yn gyfleus i Lywodraeth y DU? Ac os yw'n cytuno â mi, pa gamau y gallwn eu cymryd ar hyn o bryd i sicrhau nad yw hynny'n digwydd?
English: Thank you. I'll refer to the Sewel point in a moment, because the point about the rowing back of powers, of course, is exactly the point that was made on the Wales Bill by the House of Lords select committee, where they asked the Government to explain whether the Wales Bill is actually intended to reduce the legislative competence of the Welsh Assembly in some areas, and if not, what steps they plan to take to ensure that the competence of the Assembly is not inadvertently reduced. And that point equally applies, I think, to the so-called great repeal Bill. The problem is that no-one has a clue at the moment what a great repeal Bill might actually be, what the extent of it might be, what it might actually contain, and how it would impact on the devolved Governments, on the devolution statutes, and indeed on the overall constitution of the United Kingdom. But, certainly, as far as the Sewel convention is concerned, it is a convention, so it is a non-justiciable matter, but it is a convention whereby there is agreement that the United Kingdom Parliament will not legislate in devolved areas without the consent of the devolved Governments. That is on the statute books as far as Scotland is concerned, and is proposed to go on the statute book as far as the Wales Bill is concerned. It remains a convention, but I would certainly take the view that any legislation that was brought, where it related to devolved areas of responsibility under the Sewel convention, would have to come to this Chamber here to be considered and to be voted upon.
Welsh: Diolch. Fe gyfeiriaf at y pwynt am Sewel mewn munud, gan mai'r pwynt am dynnu pwerau yn ôl, wrth gwrs, yw'r union bwynt a wnaed am Fil Cymru gan bwyllgor dethol Tŷ'r Arglwyddi, pan ofynasant i'r Llywodraeth egluro a fwriadwyd i Fil Cymru leihau cymhwysedd deddfwriaethol Cynulliad Cymru mewn rhai meysydd mewn gwirionedd, ac os nad dyna'r bwriad, pa gamau y maent yn bwriadu eu rhoi ar waith i sicrhau nad yw cymhwysedd y Cynulliad yn cael ei leihau drwy amryfusedd. Ac mae'r pwynt hwnnw yr un mor berthnasol, rwy'n credu, i'r Bil diddymu mawr fel y'i gelwir. Y broblem yw nad oes gan neb unrhyw syniad ar hyn o bryd beth y gallai Bil diddymu mawr fod mewn gwirionedd, pa mor bell fyddai'n mynd, beth y gallai ei gynnwys mewn gwirionedd, a sut y byddai'n effeithio ar y Llywodraethau datganoledig, ar y statudau datganoli, ac yn wir ar gyfansoddiad cyffredinol y Deyrnas Unedig. Ond yn sicr, o ran confensiwn Sewel, mae'n gonfensiwn, felly mae'n fater na ellir traddodi arno, ond mae'n gonfensiwn lle y ceir cytundeb na fydd Senedd y Deyrnas Unedig yn deddfu mewn meysydd sydd wedi'u datganoli heb ganiatâd y Llywodraethau datganoledig. Mae hynny ar y llyfrau statud mewn perthynas â'r Alban, a bwriedir iddo fynd ar y llyfr statud mewn perthynas â Bil Cymru. Mae'n parhau i fod yn gonfensiwn, ond byddwn yn sicr o'r farn y byddai unrhyw ddeddfwriaeth a gyflwynir, lle y bo'n ymwneud â meysydd cyfrifoldeb datganoledig o dan gonfensiwn Sewel, yn gorfod dod gerbron y Siambr hon yma i gael ei hystyried ac i gynnal pleidlais arni.
English: Will the Counsel General confirm that triggering article 50 merely begins the process of negotiation with the EU about the terms upon which we'll continue to trade with them or have other inter-governmental relationships? It doesn't really have anything to do with devolution at all, except that the process of withdrawal from the EU is in itself a giant devolution process because we'll be repatriating powers that currently are in Brussels to either Westminster or to Cardiff. And, in this context, it enhances and entrenches the devolution process to Wales, because it will enhance the powers of this Assembly, and indeed of the Welsh Government.
Welsh: A wnaiff y Cwnsler Cyffredinol gadarnhau bod sbarduno erthygl 50 ond yn dechrau'r broses o drafod gyda'r UE ynglŷn â'r telerau y byddwn yn parhau i fasnachu â hwy neu'n cynnal unrhyw fath arall o berthynas rynglywodraethol? Nid oes ganddo ddim i'w wneud â datganoli o gwbl mewn gwirionedd, ar wahân i'r ffaith fod y broses o adael yr UE ynddi ei hun yn broses ddatganoli enfawr gan y byddwn yn ailwladoli pwerau sydd ar hyn o bryd ym Mrwsel naill ai yn San Steffan neu yng Nghaerdydd. Ac yn y cyd-destun hwn, mae'n gwella ac yn cadarnhau'r broses ddatganoli i Gymru, oherwydd bydd yn gwella pwerau'r Cynulliad hwn, a Llywodraeth Cymru yn wir.
English: I thank the Member for that question. I can tell the Member that I consider the points he makes to be fundamentally legally and constitutionally incorrect. [Interruption.] Triggering article 50 is an irreversible process. The authority for that is the statement that was made by the UK Government in the recent case that has actually been referred to, and the implication of that is that after a two-year process, the 1972 Act ceases to take effect. All subsequent legislation that was created as a consequence of that, plus all the interrelated legislation that relates to the Welsh constitution and the devolution settlements of all the devolved Governments will actually fall. So, the Member is not only wrong; he is misconceived in his understanding of events.
Welsh: Diolch i'r Aelod am y cwestiwn hwnnw. Gallaf ddweud wrth yr Aelod fy mod yn ystyried bod y pwyntiau y mae'n eu gwneud yn sylfaenol anghywir yn gyfreithiol ac yn gyfansoddiadol. [Torri ar draws.] Mae sbarduno erthygl 50 yn broses ddi-droi'n-ôl. Yr awdurdod ar hynny yw'r datganiad a wnaed gan Lywodraeth y DU yn yr achos diweddar y cyfeiriwyd ato mewn gwirionedd, a goblygiad hynny yw bod Deddf 1972 ar ôl proses ddwy flynedd yn peidio â bod yn weithredol. Bydd yr holl ddeddfwriaeth ddilynol a grëwyd o ganlyniad i hynny, yn ogystal â'r holl ddeddfwriaeth ryngberthynol sy'n ymwneud â chyfansoddiad Cymru a setliadau datganoli'r holl Lywodraethau datganoledig yn dod i ben mewn gwirionedd. Felly, mae'r Aelod nid yn unig yn anghywir; mae ei ddealltwriaeth o'r digwyddiadau'n ddiffygiol.
English: I have accepted an urgent question under Standing Order 12.66, and I call on Dawn Bowden to ask the urgent question. Dawn Bowden.
Welsh: Rwyf wedi derbyn cwestiwn brys o dan Reol Sefydlog 12.66, ac rwy'n galw ar Dawn Bowden i ofyn y cwestiwn brys. Dawn Bowden.
English: Yesterday's decision was extremely disappointing, and our thoughts are clearly with the workers there and their families. We will be working with the directors and management at the abattoir facility, with a view to being able to minimise the impact that the decision has on the premises and any resultant job losses. Further discussions will be held with directors of the wider group in order to identify opportunities that may mitigate the worst effects, should the consultation period conclude with job losses.
Welsh: Roedd y penderfyniad ddoe yn hynod o siomedig, ac mae ein meddyliau yn amlwg gyda'r gweithwyr yno a'u teuluoedd. Byddwn yn gweithio gyda'r cyfarwyddwyr a'r rheolwyr yn y lladd-dy, gyda golwg ar allu lleihau effaith y penderfyniad ar y safle ac unrhyw swyddi a gollir yn sgil hynny. Cynhelir trafodaethau pellach gyda chyfarwyddwyr y grŵp ehangach er mwyn nodi cyfleoedd a allai liniaru'r effeithiau gwaethaf, os daw'r cyfnod ymgynghori i ben gyda swyddi'n cael eu colli.
English: Yes, I can and I will, of course, meet with the company along with Dawn Bowden and the First Minister, and I'll also be liaising closely with my colleague the Cabinet Secretary for environment and natural resources in an attempt to ensure that our response is across several departments. The announcement gives, I think, very significant cause for concern for those staff who are working in the company's retail packaging operation in the Merthyr Tydfil site. The other 700 jobs, we've been assured, are safe. However, we'll be working with key partners to ensure that there is a co-ordinated response to any job losses after the 45-day consultation period expires. I think we also need to understand what the logic is behind the company's decision for the very reasons that the Member has outlined, especially given that the company signed up to conditions of support with Welsh Government that meant that jobs would be secure at that site up until 2021.
Welsh: Gallaf, fe allaf ac fe wnaf, wrth gwrs, gyfarfod â'r cwmni, ynghyd â Dawn Bowden a'r Prif Weinidog, a byddaf hefyd yn cysylltu'n agos gyda fy nghyd-Aelod Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr amgylchedd ac adnoddau naturiol mewn ymgais i sicrhau bod ein hymateb yn digwydd ar draws sawl adran. Rwy'n credu bod y cyhoeddiad yn rhoi cryn dipyn o achos pryder i'r staff sy'n gweithio yng ngwaith pecynnu manwerthol y cwmni ar safle Merthyr Tudful. Rhoddwyd sicrwydd i ni fod y 700 o swyddi eraill yn ddiogel. Fodd bynnag, byddwn yn gweithio gyda phartneriaid allweddol i sicrhau ymateb cydgysylltiedig i unrhyw swyddi a gollir ar ôl i'r cyfnod ymgynghori 45 diwrnod ddod i ben. Rwy'n meddwl bod angen i ni ddeall hefyd beth yw'r rhesymeg sy'n sail i benderfyniad y cwmni am yr union resymau y mae'r Aelod wedi'u hamlinellu, yn enwedig o ystyried bod y cwmni wedi cytuno i amodau cymorth gyda Llywodraeth Cymru a oedd yn golygu y byddai swyddi'n ddiogel ar y safle hwnnw hyd at 2021.
English: Yes, can I thank the Member for his question and, again, share his concerns for the workers that are affected in terms of the reasons given by the company and the rationale that we have learned of? The red meat sector in the UK is, of course, facing significant challenges, and the company believes that its Merthyr site is no longer sustainable. We wish to know why that is the case and why the decision was taken to relocate those positions to Cornwall. In terms of the conditions that were applied to the very generous support that we gave to the company not just to take over that site, but also sites on Anglesey and Flintshire, there was a minimum condition of 1,000 jobs for eight years. If those 350 jobs are lost, there would still be the 700 jobs. However, there would have to be an adjustment in terms of the support that we give the company, and therefore there would be the potential to claw back that support. I've been assured today that there are no implications in terms of jobs at other sites on Anglesey or in Flintshire, and that the other 700 jobs at the Merthyr site are safe. However, I've asked that my officials remain in close contact with the company during the consultation period with a view of us being able to assist in the best possible outcome for all of those people who could be affected by this decision.
Welsh: Ie, a gaf fi ddiolch i'r Aelod am ei gwestiwn, ac unwaith eto, a gaf fi rannu ei bryderon ynghylch y gweithwyr yr effeithir arnynt o ran y rhesymau a roddwyd gan y cwmni a'r sail resymegol y clywsom amdani? Mae'r sector cig coch yn y DU, wrth gwrs, yn wynebu heriau sylweddol, ac mae'r cwmni'n credu nad yw ei safle ym Merthyr yn gynaliadwy bellach. Rydym yn awyddus i wybod pam, a pham y gwnaed y penderfyniad i adleoli'r swyddi hynny i Gernyw. O ran yr amodau a roddwyd ar y cymorth hael iawn a roesom i'r cwmni, nid yn unig i feddiannu'r safle hwnnw, ond safleoedd ar Ynys Môn ac yn Sir y Fflint hefyd, roedd yna amod o ddim llai na 1,000 o swyddi am wyth mlynedd. Os collir y 350 o swyddi hyn, byddai 700 o swyddi yn parhau i fod yno. Fodd bynnag, byddai angen addasu'r cymorth a rown i'r cwmni, ac felly byddai potensial i adennill y cymorth hwnnw. Rwyf wedi cael sicrwydd heddiw nad oes unrhyw oblygiadau i swyddi mewn safleoedd eraill ar Ynys Môn neu yn Sir y Fflint, a bod y 700 o swyddi eraill ar safle Merthyr yn ddiogel. Fodd bynnag, rwyf wedi gofyn i fy swyddogion gadw mewn cysylltiad agos â'r cwmni yn ystod y cyfnod ymgynghori gyda golwg ar allu cynorthwyo i sicrhau'r canlyniad gorau posibl i'r holl bobl hynny a allai gael eu heffeithio gan y penderfyniad hwn.
English: Yes, can I thank the Member for his question? For the reasons that he outlines, it's essential that my department acts with my colleague's department in identifying any opportunity to retain what is a fully integrated facility and one that's very important, not just to the agriculture sector but also to the economy of Merthyr Tydfil. I've already sought and received assurance that those 700 jobs - the additional 700 jobs at the site - are safe, but I will be seeking assurance over the long-term viability of the site if we cannot retain it as an integrated facility. But my wish would still be to support the maintenance of over 1,000 jobs at the site. During the course of the 45-day consultation period, I've told officials to do all that they possibly can to give those 350 people at the plant who could be affected by the decision the best hope of ongoing employment within the company.
Welsh: Ie, a gaf fi ddiolch i'r Aelod am ei gwestiwn? Am y rhesymau a amlinellwyd ganddo, mae'n hanfodol fod fy adran yn gweithio gydag adran fy nghyd-Aelod i nodi unrhyw gyfle i gadw cyfleuster sy'n gwbl integredig ac sy'n bwysig iawn, nid yn unig i'r sector amaethyddol, ond i economi Merthyr Tudful hefyd. Rwyf eisoes wedi gofyn am sicrwydd, ac wedi'i gael, fod y 700 o swyddi hynny - y 700 o swyddi ychwanegol ar y safle - yn ddiogel, ond byddaf yn ceisio sicrwydd ynglŷn â hyfywedd hirdymor y safle os na allwn ei gadw fel cyfleuster integredig. Ond byddwn yn dal i ddymuno cefnogi'r broses o gynnal dros 1,000 o swyddi ar y safle. Yn ystod y cyfnod ymgynghori 45 diwrnod, dywedais wrth swyddogion am wneud popeth yn eu gallu i roi'r gobaith gorau posibl o gyflogaeth barhaus gyda'r cwmni i'r 350 o bobl ar y safle a allai gael eu heffeithio gan y penderfyniad.
English: Thank you, Llywydd. I thank the Cabinet Secretary for his statement. In addition to being a huge blow to local people in Merthyr Tydfil and the surrounding area, of course, as has just been mentioned, this is going to be a blow to the food chain in general in Wales. We heard in the Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee this morning from your colleague, Lesley Griffiths, about the growth in the food industry in Wales over the past two or three years. It's one of those industries that are prospering. In losing these jobs, we are not only losing the ability to process meat once it's been slaughtered in the abattoir, but we're losing skills, we're losing investment and we'll be losing the opportunity to build other businesses around the processing that happens on that site. So, it's extremely important, I think, that the Government leaves no stone unturned in overturning the company's decision as it currently stands, because retaining these jobs in Wales is not only important to Merthyr, but it's important to the food chain in general in Wales. One final very specific question to the Cabinet Secretary: can he confirm today that no other public money is being used in Cornwall to attract these jobs from Wales? I want to ensure that Cornwall, which is a European assistance area - as is Merthyr, of course - isn't using European funds to attract jobs from one region that receives financial support to another region.
Welsh: Diolch, Lywydd, a diolch i'r Ysgrifennydd Cabinet am ei ddatganiad. Yn ogystal â'r ergyd drom i bobl leol ym Merthyr Tudful a'r cyffiniau, wrth gwrs, fel sydd newydd gael ei grybwyll, mae hon yn ergyd i'r gadwyn fwyd yn gyffredinol yng Nghymru. Fe glywsom ni yn y Pwyllgor Newid Hinsawdd, Amgylchedd a Materion Gwledig y bore yma gan eich cyd-Weinidog, Lesley Griffiths, am y twf sydd wedi bod yn y diwydiant bwyd yng Nghymru dros y ddwy neu dair blynedd diwethaf. Mae'n un o'r diwydiannau sydd yn ffynnu, ac wrth golli'r swyddi yma, nid ydym ni yn unig yn colli'r gallu i brosesu bwyd ar ôl iddo gael ei lladd yn y lladd-dy, ond rydym ni hefyd yn colli sgiliau, rydym ni'n colli buddsoddiad ac rydym ni'n colli cyfle, wrth gwrs, i adeiladau busnesau eraill o gwmpas y prosesu sy'n digwydd ar y safle. Felly, mae'n hynod o bwysig, rydw i'n meddwl, fod y Llywodraeth yn gwneud pob ymdrech i wyrdroi'r penderfyniad fel y mae ar hyn o bryd gan y cwmni, gan fod cadw swyddi yma yng Nghymru nid yn unig yn bwysig i Ferthyr Tudful, ond yn bwysig i'r gadwyn fwyd yn gyffredinol yng Nghymru. Un cwestiwn olaf penodol iddo fe: a all e wirio i ni heddiw nad oes yna unrhyw arian cyhoeddus arall yn cael ei ddefnyddio yng Nghernyw i ddenu'r swyddi yma o Gymru? Rydw i eisiau gwneud yn siŵr nad yw Cernyw, sydd yn ardal cymorth Ewropeaidd - yr un peth â Merthyr Tudful, wrth gwrs - yn defnyddio arian Ewropeaidd i ddenu swyddi o un rhanbarth sy'n denu cefnogaeth ariannol i ranbarth arall.
English: I'd like to thank Simon Thomas for his question and say we are trying to ascertain whether any public money is being used to attract those jobs from Wales, not least because public money is already being used to secure those jobs here in Wales. As soon as I have any information with regard to the use of public funding to attract the jobs from Wales, I will of course share it with Members. But the Member is also absolutely right in that the food sector is a growing sector for Wales. It's something that we can be incredibly proud of, and I know from my work that it's one of the most important parts of the Welsh export portfolio, not only supporting valuable economic activity, but also ensuring that Wales has a quality brand abroad that it can be very proud of.
Welsh: Hoffwn ddiolch i Simon Thomas am ei gwestiwn, a dweud ein bod yn ceisio canfod pa un a oes unrhyw arian cyhoeddus yn cael ei ddefnyddio i ddenu'r swyddi hynny o Gymru, yn bennaf gan fod arian cyhoeddus eisoes yn cael ei ddefnyddio i ddiogelu'r swyddi hynny yma yng Nghymru. Cyn gynted ag y bydd gennyf unrhyw wybodaeth mewn perthynas â'r defnydd o arian cyhoeddus i ddenu'r swyddi o Gymru, byddaf yn ei rhannu gyda'r Aelodau wrth gwrs. Ond mae'r Aelod hefyd yn gwbl gywir yn dweud bod y sector bwyd yn sector sy'n tyfu yng Nghymru. Mae'n rhywbeth y gallwn fod yn hynod o falch ohono, a gwn drwy fy ngwaith ei fod yn un o'r rhannau pwysicaf o bortffolio allforio Cymru, nid yn unig drwy gefnogi gweithgarwch economaidd gwerthfawr, ond hefyd o ran sicrhau bod gan Gymru frand o ansawdd dramor y gall fod yn falch iawn ohono.
English: The next item on the agenda is the new item of 90-second statements. May I remind Members that these are 90-second statements, not 90-minute statements? So, I will expect every statement to finish within 90 seconds. The honour of making the first 90-second statement goes to Jeremy Miles.
Welsh: Eitem nesaf ein hagenda ni yw'r eitem newydd ar ddatganiadau 90 eiliad. A gaf i atgoffa Aelodau taw datganiadau 90 eiliad yw'r rhain, nid 90 munud? Felly, fe fyddaf i'n disgwyl i bob datganiad ddod i ben o fewn 90 eiliad. Mae'r anrhydedd o gyflwyno'r datganiad 90 eiliad cyntaf yn mynd i Jeremy Miles.
English: Diolch, Lywydd. Thank you for this opportunity to speak about and celebrate the Neath abbey ironworks, and thank you for this innovation in the Chamber. The ironworks today are a dilapidated site, but as with many industrial sites in Wales, they were once a place of great innovation, of the earliest copper smelting and, latterly, the founding of ironworks that were strategically vital to the Welsh economy. Its export was exported to India, and it was a major place of employment for the people of Neath and beyond. In its heyday of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, it saw Neath being a globally connected town. We are indebted to the friends of the ironworks for keeping an awareness alive of the site, and recently to a public lecture in the town by Professor Huw Bowen of Swansea University, which charted a reclaimed future for the site as a place of exploration and of enterprise, where our heritage can be a guide to our future. The spirit of innovation embodied in the ironworks should not stay in our history. A place that exported the earliest steam engines around Europe should awaken the imagination of schoolchildren and help us all lift our sights as we build the future economy of our country. So, our task is to turn the example of this jewel of our Welsh economic heritage into inspiration for a new generation of innovators in a modern Neath and a modern Wales.
Welsh: Diolch, Lywydd. Diolch am y cyfle hwn i drafod a dathlu gwaith haearn abaty Nedd, a diolch am yr ychwanegiad newydd hwn yn y Siambr. Mae'r gwaith haearn heddiw yn safle dadfeiliedig, ond fel llawer o safleoedd diwydiannol yng Nghymru, roeddent yn arfer bod yn fan lle y bu cryn arloesi, o'r mwyndoddi copr cynharaf, ac yn fwy diweddar, lle y sefydlwyd gwaith haearn a oedd yn hanfodol yn strategol i economi Cymru. Allforiwyd ei gynnyrch i India, ac roedd yn fan pwysig o ran cyflogaeth i bobl Castell-nedd a thu hwnt. Yn ei anterth yn ystod y ddeunawfed ganrif a'r bedwaredd ganrif ar bymtheg, golygai fod Castell-nedd yn dref â chysylltiadau byd-eang. Mae arnom ddyled i gyfeillion y gwaith haearn am gynnal ymwybyddiaeth o'r safle, ac yn ddiweddar i ddarlith gyhoeddus yn y dref gan yr Athro Huw Bowen o Brifysgol Abertawe, a oedd yn olrhain y gwaith o adfer dyfodol i'r safle fel man archwilio a menter, lle y gall ein treftadaeth fod yn ganllaw i'n dyfodol. Ni ddylai ysbryd yr arloesedd a ymgorfforir yn y gwaith haearn aros yn rhan o'n hanes. Dylai lle a oedd yn allforio'r peiriannau ager cynharaf o gwmpas Ewrop ddeffro dychymyg plant ysgol a'n helpu ni oll i godi ein golygon wrth i ni adeiladu economi ein gwlad ar gyfer y dyfodol. Felly, ein tasg yw troi'r enghraifft werthfawr hon o dreftadaeth economaidd Cymru yn ysbrydoliaeth i genhedlaeth newydd o arloeswyr mewn Castell-nedd fodern a Chymru fodern.