English: Can I really warmly thank Russell George not only for his contribution today, but also for his constructive participation in the process led by Lord Burns? And indeed, I'd like to thank every Member of the Senedd for being so constructive, willing and enthusiastic about speaking with Lord Burns and the commission, and I do hope that Members have felt well informed as a result of Lord Burns's willingness to engage directly with them. I'm very pleased indeed that Russell George welcomes the report, and, I must say, I think there are many, many recommendations where he and I would have agreement on, particularly in terms of the co-ordination, better co-ordination and integration of services and ticketing. It's vitally important that we create a public transport system that is desirable, that is accessible and that offers a better alternative to the car, and integration of services is key in doing just that. The M4 relief road proposal was a solution for yesterday. It was a solution for an age before the climate emergency was declared by the Senedd, and the future is now low-carbon public transport and better active travel, less reliance on car use, more vibrant communities served by remote working hubs and a stronger foundational economy as a consequence of retaining wealth opportunities within communities. In terms of my initial thoughts, I must say that, first of all, the delivery unit is going to be assessing all of the recommendations, and that delivery unit will be, if you like, a single mind that Lord Burns was keen to promote, involving all of the key delivery agents and decision-making bodies. But the delivery unit will be carrying out an assessment of all the recommendations. In terms, though, of my early thoughts on some of the key recommendations, I'd be very, very supportive of better infrastructure in terms of rail and active travel, and also utilisation of bus services, through the roll-out of more dedicated corridors. In particular, I think the need to upgrade the south Wales main line to provide the opportunity for more commuting services is something that pretty much all people in south-east Wales would welcome. What the report found was that congestion on the M4 is a commuter problem, and the best commuter solution is to provide public transport that the most advanced western nations enjoy already, and that is through advanced metro systems. Now, our £700 million-plus metro vision will provide just that, but it's largely based on north to south travel. What Lord Burns has added is a vision for east-west travel as well, therefore combining all forms of movement across south-east Wales. I'd be very, very supportive of adding to the Welsh Government's vision for the metro an additional vision for east-west, horizontal travel between our key cities and, indeed, Bristol. In terms of some of the key findings that emerged from the report, I was particularly struck - and it went back to the first principles of the work of Lord Burns - by findings concerning the main contribution to congestion at peak hours, and that it is people who are travelling between 10 and 50 miles. Prior to this report being published, I must say I'd heard a number of people who would make assumptions that the problem in and around Newport was caused by local journeys and local people. What is evident now is that that is not the case. These are longer journeys that are causing congestion. Value for money will of course be a key consideration. Only today I received an e-mail from the finance Minister reminding me that value for money must be an integral part of our decision-making process. However, I would also add that if we are to inspire modal shift and provide opportunities for people to access public transport then we must invest in public transport, now and in the future, both in terms of the infrastructure that's required, but also in terms of the subsidy that's required to make it a cost-effective alternative to private car use. And then, finally, to the important point that Russell George has raised, the proposals for workplace parking levies to be administered and determined by local authorities, I think the vitally important point to make here is that such a levy is proposed by Lord Burns only on the basis of those improvements to public transport alternatives having already been delivered, and, therefore, I think it's a very useful suggestion, but clearly it is based on the need to first of all implement the other recommendations that will provide attractive and cost-effective alternatives to private car use.
Welsh: A gaf i ddiolch yn fawr iawn i Russell George nid yn unig am ei gyfraniad heddiw, ond am ei gyfraniadau adeiladol yn ystod y broses dan arweiniad Arglwydd Burns? Ac yn wir, fe hoffwn i ddiolch i bob Aelod o'r Senedd am fod mor adeiladol, parod a brwdfrydig o ran y drafodaeth ag Arglwydd Burns a'r comisiwn, ac rwy'n gobeithio bod yr Aelodau wedi teimlo eu bod nhw'n hyddysg yn y mater o ganlyniad i barodrwydd Arglwydd Burns i ymgysylltu â nhw'n uniongyrchol. Rwy'n falch iawn bod Russell George yn croesawu'r adroddiad, ac mae'n rhaid imi ddweud, rwy'n credu fod yna laweroedd o argymhellion y mae ef a minnau'n cytuno arnyn nhw, yn enwedig o ran cydgysylltu, gwell cydgysylltu ac integreiddio gwasanaethau a thocynnau. Mae'n hanfodol bwysig ein bod ni'n creu system drafnidiaeth gyhoeddus sy'n ddymunol, sy'n hygyrch ac yn cynnig dewis arall sy'n well na'r car, ac mae integreiddio gwasanaethau yn allweddol wrth wneud yr union beth hwnnw. Un o atebion ddoe oedd y cynnig am ffordd liniaru i'r M4. Ateb oedd hwn yn yr oes cyn i'r argyfwng hinsawdd gael ei ddatgan gan y Senedd. Mae'r dyfodol bellach yn golygu trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus carbon isel a theithio llesol gwell, llai o ddibyniaeth ar ddefnyddio ceir, a chymunedau mwy bywiog sy'n cael eu gwasanaethu gan ganolfannau gweithio o bell ac economi sylfaenol gryfach o ganlyniad i gadw cyfleoedd ar gyfer ffyniant o fewn cymunedau. O ran fy marn gychwynnol i, mae'n rhaid imi ddweud y bydd yr uned gyflawni, yn gyntaf oll, yn asesu'r argymhellion i gyd, ac fe fydd yr uned gyflawni honno, os hoffech chi, yn gwbl unplyg fel roedd Arglwydd Burns yn awyddus i'w hyrwyddo, sy'n cynnwys yr holl asiantau cyflawni a'r cyrff gwneud penderfyniadau allweddol. Ond fe fydd yr uned gyflawni yn cynnal asesiad o'r argymhellion i gyd. Serch hynny, o ran fy meddyliau cyntaf i ynglŷn â rhai o'r argymhellion allweddol, fe fyddwn i'n gefnogol iawn i wella seilwaith y rheilffyrdd a theithio llesol, a'r defnydd o wasanaethau bysiau hefyd, drwy gyflwyno mwy o goridorau pwrpasol. Yn benodol, rwyf i o'r farn fod yr angen i uwchraddio prif lein de Cymru i gynnig cyfle am fwy o wasanaethau cymudo yn rhywbeth y byddai pawb, bron iawn, yn y de-ddwyrain yn ei groesawu. Yr hyn a nododd yr adroddiad oedd bod tagfeydd ar yr M4 yn broblem i gymudwyr, a'r datrysiad gorau i gymudwyr yw darparu trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus fel sydd gan y gwledydd gorllewinol mwyaf datblygedig eisoes, a hynny drwy systemau metro datblygedig. Nawr, fe fydd ein gweledigaeth ni o'r metro sy'n werth £700 miliwn a mwy yn cyflawni hynny, ond mae hwnnw'n seiliedig ar deithio o'r gogledd i'r de i raddau helaeth. Yr hyn a ychwanegwyd gan Arglwydd Burns yw gweledigaeth ar gyfer teithio o'r dwyrain i'r gorllewin hefyd, gan gyfuno pob math o symudiad ar draws y de-ddwyrain. Fe fyddwn i'n gefnogol iawn i ychwanegu gweledigaeth Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer y metro at y weledigaeth arall ar gyfer teithio llorweddol rhwng y dwyrain a'r gorllewin rhwng ein dinasoedd allweddol ni ac, yn wir, Bryste. O ran rhai o'r canfyddiadau allweddol a ddaeth i'r amlwg yn yr adroddiad, fe gefais i fy nharo'n arbennig - ac roedd hynny'n mynd yn ôl at egwyddorion cyntaf gwaith Arglwydd Burns - gan ganfyddiadau sy'n ymwneud â'r hyn sy'n brif achos y tagfeydd yn ystod oriau brig, sef y bobl sy'n teithio rhwng 10 a 50 milltir. Cyn cyhoeddi'r adroddiad hwn, mae'n rhaid imi ddweud fy mod i wedi clywed nifer o bobl yn rhagdybio mai achos y broblem yng Nghasnewydd a'r cyffiniau oedd teithiau lleol a phobl leol. Yr hyn sy'n amlwg nawr yw nad yw hynny'n hollol wir. Teithiau pellach yw'r rhai sy'n achosi tagfeydd. Wrth gwrs, fe fydd gwerth am arian yn ystyriaeth allweddol. Dim ond heddiw fe gefais i e-bost gan y Gweinidog Cyllid yn fy atgoffa i fod yn rhaid i werth am arian fod yn rhan annatod o'n proses ni o wneud penderfyniadau. Er hynny, fe hoffwn i ychwanegu hefyd, os ydym eisiau ysbrydoli newid moddol a chynnig cyfleoedd i bobl wneud defnydd o drafnidiaeth gyhoeddus, yna mae'n rhaid inni fuddsoddi mewn trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus, yn awr ac i'r dyfodol, o ran y seilwaith sydd ei angen, ond hefyd o ran y cymhorthdal sydd ei angen er mwyn iddo fod yn ddewis amgen cost-effeithiol i ddefnyddio ceir preifat. Ac yna, yn olaf, at y pwynt pwysig a gododd Russell George, sef y cynigion ar gyfer yr ardoll ar barcio yn y gweithle a gaiff eu gweinyddu a'u pennu gan awdurdodau lleol. Rwy'n credu mai'r pwynt hollbwysig i'w wneud yma yw bod Arglwydd Burns dim ond yn awgrymu'r ardoll hon ar y sail bod y gwelliannau hynny i ddewisiadau trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus amgen eisoes wedi eu cyflwyno. Felly, rwy'n credu ei fod yn awgrym defnyddiol iawn, ond mae'n amlwg ei fod yn seiliedig ar yr angen i weithredu'r argymhellion eraill i ddechrau o ran darparu dewisiadau amgen deniadol a chost-effeithiol yn hytrach na defnyddio ceir preifat.