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English: Minister, on 17 August this year, the Welsh Labour Government announced a funding boost of more than £216 million for local councils in Wales to provide them with that certainty they do need to plan for the remainder of the year, and it is disappointing in regard to the comprehensive spending review. That additional investment from the Welsh Government in August takes the total amount of Welsh Labour Government COVID-19 support for local authorities to almost £0.5 billion. Minister, what message does this send to my Islwyn constituents about the commitment that this Welsh Labour Government places in local authorities, such as Caerphilly county borough authority, where Labour leaders like Philippa Marsden are leading their community's responses to this unprecedented global pandemic?
Welsh: Weinidog, ar 17 Awst eleni, cyhoeddodd Llywodraeth Lafur Cymru hwb ariannol o fwy na £216 miliwn i gynghorau lleol yng Nghymru i roi iddynt y sicrwydd y maent ei angen i gynllunio ar gyfer gweddill y flwyddyn, ac mae'n siomedig o ran yr adolygiad cynhwysfawr o wariant. Mae'r buddsoddiad ychwanegol hwnnw gan Lywodraeth Cymru ym mis Awst yn golygu bod cyfanswm cymorth COVID-19 Llywodraeth Lafur Cymru i awdurdodau lleol bron yn £0.5 biliwn. Weinidog, pa neges y mae hyn yn ei hanfon at fy etholwyr yn Islwyn am yr ymrwymiad y mae'r Llywodraeth Lafur yng Nghymru yn ei roi i awdurdodau lleol, megis awdurdod bwrdeistref sirol Caerffili, lle mae arweinwyr Llafur fel Philippa Marsden yn arwain ymatebion eu cymuned i'r pandemig byd-eang digynsail hwn?
English: I thank Rhianon Passmore for that and for also giving me this opportunity to put on record my thanks to the leaders of local authorities, who have been doing incredible work supporting their communities and ensuring that their teams are able to respond to the needs of people on the ground. They have done incredible work over the whole course of the pandemic and have been wonderful partners to work with in addressing the pandemic, too. In terms of what this says, I hope that it says that this Welsh Labour Government puts a really high premium on local authorities and the services they provide. If you look across the border, you can see exactly what the UK Government thinks of local authorities, both in terms of the way in which they have chipped away at funding for local authorities over many years, and now in the way in which they are failing to engage properly with leaders, such as Andy Burnham in Manchester, for example. So, I hope that this shows that the Welsh Government values local authorities and is very keen to work as closely as possible with local authorities, respecting them as the important partners they are in addressing this pandemic.
Welsh: Diolch i Rhianon Passmore am hynny ac am roi'r cyfle hwn imi gofnodi fy niolch i arweinwyr awdurdodau lleol, sydd wedi bod yn gwneud gwaith anhygoel yn cefnogi eu cymunedau ac yn sicrhau bod eu timau'n gallu ymateb i anghenion pobl ar lawr gwlad. Maent wedi gwneud gwaith anhygoel drwy gydol y pandemig ac wedi bod yn bartneriaid gwych i weithio gyda hwy i fynd i'r afael â'r pandemig hefyd. O ran beth y mae hyn yn ei ddweud, rwy'n gobeithio ei fod yn dweud bod y Llywodraeth Lafur hon yng Nghymru yn rhoi premiwm uchel iawn ar awdurdodau lleol a'r gwasanaethau y maent yn eu darparu. Os edrychwch dros y ffin, gallwch weld yn union beth yw barn Llywodraeth y DU am awdurdodau lleol, o ran y ffordd y maent wedi lleihau cyllid i awdurdodau lleol dros flynyddoedd lawer, a nawr yn y ffordd y maent yn methu ymgysylltu'n briodol ag arweinwyr, megis Andy Burnham ym Manceinion, er enghraifft. Felly, rwy'n gobeithio bod hyn yn dangos bod Llywodraeth Cymru'n gwerthfawrogi awdurdodau lleol ac yn awyddus iawn i weithio mor agos ag sy'n bosibl gydag awdurdodau lleol, gan eu parchu fel partneriaid pwysig wrth fynd i'r afael â'r pandemig hwn.
English: A planning application for residential development of land at Cosmeston has been submitted. The site is allocated for housing in the adopted Vale of Glamorgan local development plan. If permission is granted, the site will be an exemplar for affordable, sustainable homes using modern methods of construction and energy efficiency.
Welsh: Cyflwynwyd cais cynllunio ar gyfer datblygiad preswyl ar dir yn Cosmeston. Neilltuwyd y safle ar gyfer tai yng nghynllun datblygu lleol mabwysiedig Bro Morgannwg. Os rhoddir caniatâd, bydd y safle'n esiampl ar gyfer cartrefi fforddiadwy a chynaliadwy gan ddefnyddio dulliau modern o adeiladu ac effeithlonrwydd ynni.
English: Thank you, Minister, for that answer. This is a substantial development on the outskirts of Penarth. It's 60 acres of land owned by the Welsh Government and, obviously, this is a Welsh Government application to the local authority, which is the Vale of Glamorgan Council. And I declare an interest as a member of that authority. Do you think it is appropriate that such a major scheme should be brought forward and promoted by the Welsh Government with the current restrictions stopping public engagement on such major schemes? And would the Welsh Government reconsider this application, withdrawing it and waiting for better times, so that the public can have a fair crack on engagement and consultation over these major proposals for a residential development?
Welsh: Diolch am yr ateb hwnnw, Weinidog. Mae hwn yn ddatblygiad sylweddol ar gyrion Penarth. Mae'n 60 erw o dir sy'n eiddo i Lywodraeth Cymru ac yn amlwg, cais gan Lywodraeth Cymru i'r awdurdod lleol yw hwn, sef Cyngor Bro Morgannwg. Ac rwy'n datgan buddiant fel aelod o'r awdurdod hwnnw. A ydych yn credu ei bod yn briodol i gynllun mor fawr gael ei gyflwyno a'i hyrwyddo gan Lywodraeth Cymru gyda'r cyfyngiadau presennol yn atal ymgysylltiad â'r cyhoedd ar gynlluniau mor fawr? Ac a fyddai Llywodraeth Cymru yn ailystyried y cais hwn, gan ei dynnu'n ôl ac aros am adeg well, fel y gall y cyhoedd gael cyfle teg i ymgysylltu ac ymgynghori ynghylch y cynigion pwysig hyn ar gyfer datblygiad preswyl?
English: Well, I think it's important to recognise that the land is already allocated for development in the Vale of Glamorgan's local development plan, and that has been, obviously, already adopted and it was subject itself to consultation, scrutiny and examination throughout its preparation. As I said, the land at Cosmeston would provide a significant contribution to the Vale of Glamorgan's identified housing need. And, of course, if this proposal doesn't go ahead, it's likely that an alternative site will need to be allocated. But, importantly, representations do need to be made to the council in respect of the application, and I would expect that the local authority would find ways to engage with the public and allow them to make their representations with regard to this particular scheme, regardless of the current situation.
Welsh: Wel, rwy'n credu ei bod yn bwysig cydnabod bod y tir eisoes wedi'i neilltuo i'w ddatblygu yng nghynllun datblygu lleol Bro Morgannwg, ac mae hwnnw eisoes wedi'i fabwysiadu wrth gwrs ac roedd yn destun ymgynghori, craffu ac archwilio drwy gydol y broses o'i baratoi. Fel y dywedais, byddai'r tir yn Cosmeston yn cyfrannu'n sylweddol at yr angen am dai a nodwyd ym Mro Morgannwg. Ac wrth gwrs, os nad yw'r cynnig hwn yn mynd rhagddo, mae'n debygol y bydd angen neilltuo safle arall. Ond yn bwysig, mae angen cyflwyno sylwadau i'r cyngor mewn perthynas â'r cais, a byddwn yn disgwyl i'r awdurdod lleol ddod o hyd i ffyrdd o ymgysylltu â'r cyhoedd a chaniatáu iddynt gyflwyno eu sylwadau ynglŷn â'r cynllun penodol hwn, ni waeth beth fo'r sefyllfa bresennol.
English: Yes. The latest LTT data was published by the Welsh Revenue Authority on 25 September. It showed that, from 1 April to 31 August, there were 3,300 higher rate transactions.
Welsh: Gwnaf. Cyhoeddwyd y data diweddaraf ar y dreth trafodiadau tir gan Awdurdod Cyllid Cymru ar 25 Medi. Dangosai fod 3,300 o drafodiadau cyfradd uwch wedi digwydd rhwng 1 Ebrill a 31 Awst.
English: Thank you for that response. The houses within that higher rate include a number of different kinds of houses, such as second homes, buy-to-let properties and properties sold to housing associations, and so on. So there's a range within that same rate. Now, recently in the Senedd we have discussed the housing crisis and particular proposals to tackle that, but it's proved impossible to get the necessary statistics to understand how many of those higher rate houses are second homes or buy-to-let houses and so on and so forth, and that makes it more difficult in drawing up policy. So, can I ask you whether you will ensure that LTT figures clearly differentiate between those kinds of houses bought within the higher rate, so that we can get a clearer picture of the exact nature of the income coming from the various kinds of houses?
Welsh: Diolch ichi am yr ateb. Mae'r tai, wrth gwrs, sydd o fewn y gyfradd uwch yn cynnwys nifer o wahanol fathau o dai, megis gwerthiant ail dai, eiddo prynu i osod, tai sy'n cael eu gwerthu i gymdeithasau tai, ac yn y blaen. Felly mae yna ystod o wahanol fathau o fewn yr un gyfradd yna. Nawr, rŷn ni'n ddiweddar yn fan hyn yn y Senedd, wrth gwrs, wedi trafod yr argyfwng tai a chynigion penodol i fynd i'r afael â hynny, ond mae wedi profi'n amhosibl cael yr ystadegau angenrheidiol i ddeall faint o'r gyfradd uwch yna sydd yn ail dai, sydd yn dai prynu i'w gosod ac yn y blaen, ac mae hynny, wrth gwrs, yn ei gwneud hi'n anoddach wrth edrych i lunio polisi. Felly, gaf i ofyn a wnewch chi sicrhau bod y ffigurau treth tafodiadau tir yn gwahaniaethu'n glir rhwng y mathau yna o dai a brynwyd oddi mewn i'r gyfradd uwch er mwyn i ni gael darlun cliriach o union natur ffynhonnell yr incwm sy'n dod o'r gwahanol fathau o dai yna?
English: I'm grateful to Llyr Gruffydd for raising this particular issue, and I know that we have a meeting coming up shortly as well in which we can have the opportunity to talk about land transaction tax, but also the wider issue of second homes, because I know it's an issue of serious concern to many people. Llyr is absolutely right in the sense that you cannot read or that there is huge difficulty in interpreting the data as we have it, in terms of land transaction tax and that higher rate, because it does include people who are bridging from one home to another - so, selling their main home to move into another main home, but there's a period in between moving into the second and selling the first, if you like - and as was also mentioned, it includes those properties that are bought by residential landlords, which I'm sure would be something that many of us would be very supportive of. And, equally, the data doesn't show the land that churns the other way, so those properties that were previously buy-to-lets, which are now being bought as main properties as well. But when we have that meeting, I think it would be an opportunity for us to discuss, in more depth, to what extent we can get better data, really, in order for us to understand what's happening behind those figures. But I look forward to that conversation.
Welsh: Rwy'n ddiolchgar i Llyr Gruffydd am godi'r mater penodol hwn, a gwn fod gennym gyfarfod yn fuan hefyd lle gallwn gael cyfle i siarad am dreth trafodiadau tir, ond hefyd mater ehangach ail gartrefi, oherwydd gwn ei fod yn fater sy'n peri pryder difrifol i lawer o bobl. Mae Llyr yn llygad ei le yn yr ystyr na allwch ddarllen neu fod anhawster mawr i ddehongli'r data fel y mae gennym, o ran y dreth trafodiadau tir a'r gyfradd uwch honno, oherwydd mae'n cynnwys pobl sy'n pontio o un cartref i'r llall - felly, pobl sy'n gwerthu eu prif gartref i symud i brif gartref arall, ond ceir cyfnod rhwng symud i'r ail a gwerthu'r cyntaf, os mynnwch - ac fel y crybwyllwyd hefyd, mae'n cynnwys eiddo a brynir gan landlordiaid preswyl, a byddai hynny'n rhywbeth rwy'n siŵr y byddai llawer ohonom yn gefnogol iawn iddo. Ac yn yr un modd, nid yw'r data'n dangos y tir sy'n mynd y ffordd arall, felly eiddo a oedd gynt yn eiddo prynu i osod sydd bellach yn cael ei brynu fel prif eiddo. Ond pan gawn y cyfarfod hwnnw, credaf y byddai'n gyfle i ni drafod yn fanylach i ba raddau y gallwn gael gwell data, mewn gwirionedd, er mwyn inni ddeall beth sy'n digwydd y tu ôl i'r ffigurau hynny. Ond edrychaf ymlaen at y sgwrs honno.
English: South Wales West procurement spend, at local authority level, in 2018-19 was £588 million with 61 per cent spent in Wales. We are working, with colleagues, to deliver national procurement frameworks regionally and to generate greater economic and well-being outcomes. The foundational economy programme is also working to identify opportunities for localising procurement expenditure.
Welsh: Gwariant caffael Gorllewin De Cymru, ar lefel awdurdod lleol, yn 2018-19 oedd £588 miliwn gyda 61 y cant yn cael ei wario yng Nghymru. Rydym yn gweithio gyda chydweithwyr i ddarparu fframweithiau caffael cenedlaethol yn rhanbarthol ac i sicrhau mwy o ganlyniadau economaidd a lles. Mae rhaglen yr economi sylfaenol hefyd yn gweithio i nodi cyfleoedd ar gyfer lleoleiddio gwariant caffael.
English: Thank you for that, Minister. Now, data held for the latest full financial year of 2018-19 show that Wales-based suppliers won only 55 per cent of total local authority and NHS contracts in Wales. In other words, 45 per cent of contract spend was lost outside of Wales. We know that Scotland retains around 70 per of its contracts within its borders. We also know that supporting local companies by encouraging them to tender and by awarding them public sector contracts can have a significant impact on the local economy and create jobs. Do you, therefore, accept that the Welsh Government needs to do more by working with bodies such as Swansea council and Swansea bay health board to ensure that more public contracts are awarded to local companies?
Welsh: Diolch ichi am hynny, Weinidog. Nawr, mae data a gedwir ar gyfer y flwyddyn ariannol lawn ddiweddaraf, 2018-19, yn dangos mai dim ond 55 y cant o gyfanswm contractau awdurdodau lleol a'r GIG yng Nghymru a enillwyd gan gyflenwyr yng Nghymru. Mewn geiriau eraill, collwyd 45 y cant o wariant contractau i'r tu allan i Gymru. Gwyddom fod yr Alban yn cadw tua 70 y cant o'i chontractau o fewn ei ffiniau. Gwyddom hefyd y gall cefnogi cwmnïau lleol drwy eu hannog i dendro a thrwy ddyfarnu contractau sector cyhoeddus iddynt effeithio'n sylweddol ar yr economi leol a chreu swyddi. A ydych chi'n derbyn felly fod angen i Lywodraeth Cymru wneud mwy drwy weithio gyda chyrff megis cyngor Abertawe a bwrdd iechyd bae Abertawe i sicrhau bod mwy o gontractau cyhoeddus yn cael eu dyfarnu i gwmnïau lleol?
English: The Welsh Government has introduced a range of measures to support communities across Wales, including almost £300 million that has now been made available to support businesses during the firebreak. We are particularly focused on supporting businesses and working with local authorities to address the needs of people in Wales.
Welsh: Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi cyflwyno ystod o fesurau i gefnogi cymunedau ledled Cymru, gan gynnwys bron i £300 miliwn sydd bellach ar gael i gefnogi busnesau yn ystod y cyfnod atal byr. Rydym yn canolbwyntio'n benodol ar gefnogi busnesau a gweithio gydag awdurdodau lleol i fynd i'r afael ag anghenion pobl yng Nghymru.
English: Thank you for that answer, Minister. It's not just businesses that have borne the brunt of the restrictions that have been imposed across Wales in recent months. We know that the national health service has seen waiting times absolutely balloon in recent months, and of course, in north Wales in particular, we already had the worst waiting times in the country. Can I ask you what specific support you're going to make available from the Welsh Government's budget to support the NHS to deal with this huge backlog of patients waiting for appointments and treatments? And specifically, will you support the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board with any strategy that it brings forward in order to eradicate those waiting lists and get back on top of them?
Welsh: Diolch ichi am yr ateb hwnnw, Weinidog. Nid busnesau'n unig sydd wedi ysgwyddo baich y cyfyngiadau a osodwyd ledled Cymru yn ystod y misoedd diwethaf. Gwyddom fod y gwasanaeth iechyd gwladol wedi gweld amseroedd aros yn cynyddu'n eithafol yn y misoedd diwethaf, ac wrth gwrs, yng ngogledd Cymru'n enwedig, roedd gennym yr amseroedd aros gwaethaf yn y wlad yn barod. A gaf fi ofyn i chi pa gymorth penodol y bwriadwch ei ddarparu o gyllideb Llywodraeth Cymru i gynorthwyo'r GIG i ymdrin â'r ôl-groniad enfawr o gleifion sy'n aros am apwyntiadau a thriniaethau? Ac yn benodol, a wnewch chi gefnogi Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Betsi Cadwaladr gydag unrhyw strategaeth y mae'n ei chyflwyno er mwyn dileu'r rhestrau aros hynny a llwyddo i'w cael dan reolaeth unwaith eto?
English: Thank you for raising this important issue. As Darren Millar will know, the Welsh Government has recently announced a stabilisation package for the NHS here in Wales, and that's an £800 million package of support that should allow health boards and others across Wales to be able to get to that point at the end of the financial year where they've been able to meet all of those additional pressures put on them by COVID, but also stabilise the other parts of the NHS, which, of course, are so important as well. So, that funding is there. I provided a block of funding rather than having to have a situation where the health Minister had to keep coming to individual meetings to discuss different parts of the health service. I felt that a significant injection of funding to the health department was the best way to go in terms of giving him the ability then to pass on that funding and certainty more quickly. Because I think one of the things that we always try to do during this pandemic is provide funding as quickly as we can, and I felt that that was the appropriate way to go forward. I have been having some discussions in my regular bilateral meetings with the Minister for health in terms of support for Betsi Cadwaladr and those discussions are currently ongoing.
Welsh: Diolch i chi am godi'r mater pwysig hwn. Fel y gŵyr Darren Millar, yn ddiweddar cyhoeddodd Llywodraeth Cymru becyn sefydlogi ar gyfer y GIG yma yng Nghymru, ac mae'n becyn cymorth gwerth £800 miliwn a ddylai ganiatáu i fyrddau iechyd ac eraill ledled Cymru allu cyrraedd y pwynt ar ddiwedd y flwyddyn ariannol lle maent wedi gallu goresgyn yr holl bwysau ychwanegol a osodwyd arnynt gan COVID, a sefydlogi rhannau eraill o'r GIG yn ogystal, sydd mor bwysig hefyd wrth gwrs. Felly, mae'r cyllid hwnnw yno. Darparais floc o gyllid yn hytrach na gorfod cael sefyllfa lle byddai'n rhaid i'r Gweinidog iechyd barhau i ddod i gyfarfodydd unigol i drafod gwahanol rannau o'r gwasanaeth iechyd. Teimlwn mai chwistrelliad sylweddol o gyllid i'r adran iechyd oedd y ffordd orau o roi'r gallu iddo drosglwyddo'r cyllid a'r sicrwydd hwnnw'n gyflymach wedyn. Oherwydd rwy'n credu mai un o'r pethau rydym bob amser yn ceisio'i wneud yn ystod y pandemig hwn yw darparu cyllid cyn gynted ag y gallwn, a theimlwn mai dyna'r ffordd briodol o symud ymlaen. Rwyf wedi bod yn cael trafodaethau yn fy nghyfarfodydd dwyochrog rheolaidd gyda'r Gweinidog iechyd ynglŷn â chymorth i Betsi Cadwaladr ac mae'r trafodaethau hynny'n mynd rhagddynt ar hyn o bryd.
English: Preventing and addressing flooding is a priority for this Government. Alongside the funding provided following the devastating February flooding, by the end of this Senedd term, we will have invested £390 million in flood and coastal erosion risk management, helping to protect over 47,000 properties in Wales.
Welsh: Mae atal a goresgyn llifogydd yn flaenoriaeth i'r Llywodraeth hon. Ochr yn ochr â'r cyllid a ddarparwyd yn dilyn llifogydd dinistriol mis Chwefror, erbyn diwedd tymor y Senedd hon, byddwn wedi buddsoddi £390 miliwn i reoli perygl llifogydd ac erydu arfordirol, gan helpu i ddiogelu dros 47,000 eiddo yng Nghymru.
English: Minister, the Welsh Government funding has been very welcome, in particular the 100 per cent funding of preparatory work for the flood damage from the February flooding. Two weeks ago, I asked about the promise that was made by the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Wales that money would be passported through to the Welsh Government for the flood damage that occurred. The Rhondda Cynon Taf assessment is around £70 million, and of course there is the issue of the funding of the work that needs to be done in terms of stabilisation and work on coal tips. Minister, have you had any indication yet from the UK Government that that money that was promised will be coming to enable Rhondda Cynon Taf to carry out the infrastructure repairs that are so desperately needed?
Welsh: Weinidog, mae cyllid Llywodraeth Cymru wedi'i groesawu'n fawr, yn enwedig y cyllid 100 y cant ar gyfer gwaith paratoi yn sgil difrod llifogydd mis Chwefror. Bythefnos yn ôl, gofynnais am yr addewid a wnaeth y Prif Weinidog ac Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru y byddai arian yn cael ei roi i Lywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer y difrod llifogydd a ddigwyddodd. Mae asesiad Rhondda Cynon Taf oddeutu £70 miliwn, ac wrth gwrs mae mater yn codi ynghylch ariannu'r gwaith sydd angen ei wneud i sefydlogi a gweithio ar domenni glo. Weinidog, a ydych wedi cael unrhyw arwydd eto gan Lywodraeth y DU y bydd yr arian a addawyd yn dod er mwyn galluogi Rhondda Cynon Taf i wneud y gwaith atgyweirio seilwaith y mae cymaint o'i angen?