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English: Thank you very much for the question. Of course, it's HMRC rather than the Welsh Revenue Authority administering this particular tax. They have had a number of queries from people in Wales. The leaflet and the letter that were sent out offered people the opportunity to have Welsh-language services. So, they had 126 requests to have their service given to them in the Welsh language. We've received a very small number of calls and e-mails - fewer than 20 - on this particular issue. We do have a comprehensive programme of communications with taxpayers in terms of notifying them of what the Welsh rates of income tax mean and, of course, what they also don't mean. So, we've done some surveys to establish a baseline understanding of where people are with this and we'll be undertaking further work on this in due course. But, of course, we've got our new web pages and the first burst of an eight-week social media campaign - we'll be doing some more of that as well - because it is really important now that we have this opportunity to establish a new relationship with the people of Wales in terms of how they understand that the taxes they pay contribute very meaningfully to the work that we do here in the Assembly.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn am eich cwestiwn. Wrth gwrs, CThEM yn hytrach nag Awdurdod Cyllid Cymru sy'n gweinyddu'r dreth benodol hon. Maent wedi cael nifer o ymholiadau gan bobl yng Nghymru. Roedd y daflen a'r llythyr a ddosbarthwyd yn cynnig cyfle i bobl gael gwasanaethau yn y Gymraeg. Felly, cawsant 126 o geisiadau i gael eu gwasanaeth yn y Gymraeg. Rydym wedi derbyn nifer fach iawn o alwadau ffôn a negeseuon e-bost - llai nag 20 - ar y mater penodol hwn. Mae gennym raglen gynhwysfawr o gyfathrebiadau â threthdalwyr o ran rhoi gwybod iddynt beth y mae cyfraddau treth incwm Cymru yn ei olygu, ac wrth gwrs, yr hyn nad ydynt yn ei olygu. Felly, rydym wedi cynnal arolygon i sefydlu llinell sylfaen i weld beth yw dealltwriaeth pobl o hyn, a byddwn yn gwneud rhagor o waith ar hyn maes o law. Ond wrth gwrs, mae gennym ein gwefannau newydd a'r don gyntaf o ymgyrch wyth wythnos ar y cyfryngau cymdeithasol - byddwn yn gwneud mwy o hynny hefyd - gan ei bod yn wirioneddol bwysig bellach fod gennym y cyfle hwn i sefydlu perthynas newydd â phobl Cymru o ran sut y maent yn deall bod y trethi a dalant yn gwneud cyfraniad ystyrlon iawn i'r gwaith a wnawn yma yn y Cynulliad.
English: Thank you, Llywydd. On the eleventh of this month, the Minister answered two written questions tabled by me on Barnett consequentials for Wales as a result of the 10 December funding package for the Crossrail project. I was told that discussions are ongoing between Welsh Government officials and UK Government officials. Is there any update from the Government on those negotiations?
Welsh: Diolch, Llywydd. Ar yr unfed ar ddeg o'r mis yma, mi atebodd y Gweinidog ddau gwestiwn ysgrifenedig a gafodd eu cyflwyno gen i ynglŷn â Barnett consequentials i Gymru yn sgil pecyn cyllido'r 10 Rhagfyr ar gyfer prosiect Crossrail. Mi ddywedwyd mewn ymateb i mi fod trafodaethau'n parhau rhwng swyddogion y Llywodraeth - swyddogion Llywodraeth Cymru, felly - a swyddogion Llywodraeth y Deyrnas Unedig. Oes yna ddiweddariad i ni gan y Llywodraeth am y trafodaethau hynny?
English: Thank you very much for raising this. I'm afraid I don't have a further update beyond the fact that discussions are currently ongoing between HM Treasury officials and Welsh Government officials with regard to that Crossrail investment and what potential consequentials could be in Wales. We are awaiting further detail from the Treasury. I have to say that it is very difficult to get timely answers from the Treasury at the moment, but as soon as we have any further information, of course, we'll share it with Members.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn am godi hyn. Yn anffodus, nid oes gennyf ddiweddariad pellach y tu hwnt i'r ffaith bod trafodaethau yn mynd rhagddynt ar hyn o bryd rhwng swyddogion Trysorlys ei Mawrhydi a swyddogion Llywodraeth Cymru mewn perthynas â'r buddsoddiad Crossrail a pha symiau canlyniadol posibl a allai ddod i Gymru. Rydym yn aros am ragor o fanylion gan y Trysorlys. Mae'n rhaid imi ddweud ei bod yn anodd iawn cael atebion amserol gan y Trysorlys ar hyn o bryd, ond cyn gynted ag y cawn unrhyw wybodaeth bellach, wrth gwrs, byddwn yn ei rhannu gyda'r Aelodau.
English: An answer has been given to my parliamentary colleague, Jonathan Edwards MP, who asked a very similar question to mine of the UK Government. He received this response: 'As the Government is providing a loan to the GLA, this is being treated as a long-term reprofiling of DfT's budget. The Devolved Administrationshave been offered Barnett consequentials of the DfT reprofile and it is up to individual DAs if they take up this offer.' Can you confirm that the offer has been made? What was the nature of the offer that was made? Were there conditions attached to that? Is it the fact that conditions have been attached to it that is slowing a decision down from Welsh Government, and shouldn't this be a priority to see a potential new source of money as a way of investing in transport - investment that's desperately needed?
Welsh: Rhoddwyd ateb i fy nghymar Seneddol, Jonathan Edwards AS, a ofynnodd gwestiwn tebyg iawn i fy un i i Lywodraeth y DU. Cafodd yr ymateb hwn: Gan fod y Llywodraeth yn darparu benthyciad i Awdurdod Llundain Fwyaf, caiff hyn ei drin fel proses hirdymor o ailbroffilio cyllideb yr Adran Drafnidiaeth. Mae'r Gweinyddiaethau Datganoledig wedi cael cynnig symiau canlyniadol Barnett yn sgil ailbroffilio'r Adran Drafnidiaeth, a'r Gweinyddiaethau Datganoledig unigol sydd i benderfynu a ydynt yn derbyn y cynnig hwn ai peidio. A allwch gadarnhau bod y cynnig wedi'i wneud? Beth oedd natur y cynnig a wnaed? A oedd amodau ynghlwm wrtho? Ai'r ffaith bod amodau ynghlwm wrtho sy'n arafu penderfyniad gan Lywodraeth Cymru, ac oni ddylai hyn fod yn flaenoriaeth i weld ffynhonnell newydd bosibl o arian fel ffordd o fuddsoddi mewn trafnidiaeth - buddsoddiad y mae ei daer angen?
English: As I say, those discussions are ongoing in terms of how any potential consequentials could be used in Wales and over what time period - whether it would require any reprofiling of our existing capital spend. But I will endeavour to update members on this as soon as I possibly can.
Welsh: Fel y dywedaf, mae'r trafodaethau hynny'n parhau o ran sut y gellid defnyddio unrhyw symiau canlyniadol posibl yng Nghymru a thros ba gyfnod o amser - pa un a fyddai angen ailbroffilio ein gwariant cyfalaf presennol er mwyn gwneud hynny. Ond byddaf yn ymdrechu i roi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i'r Aelodau ynglŷn â hyn cyn gynted ag y gallaf.
English: We know that transport infrastructure spending in Wales is way behind the curve, compared certainly with the south-east of England and the London area, and, in fact, if capital spend here in Wales had kept pace with capital spend per head in the south-east of England and London, an additional £5.6 billion would have been spent here in Wales over the past 20 years. Now, I see that as £5.6 billion missed. Would you agree that this is a classic case of underfunding Wales by UK Government? Would you agree to making it a priority to see if there is a source of funding here? And would you, perhaps, consider that this has been a failure by Welsh Government to stop that gap from increasing over the 20 years since you came into power in 1999?
Welsh: Gwyddom fod gwariant ar y seilwaith trafnidiaeth yng Nghymru yn bell ar ei hôl hi, yn sicr o gymharu â de-ddwyrain Lloegr ac ardal Llundain, ac yn wir, pe bai gwariant cyfalaf yma yng Nghymru wedi dal i fyny gyda gwariant cyfalaf y pen yn ne-ddwyrain Lloegr a Llundain, byddai £5.6 biliwn yn ychwanegol wedi'i wario yma yng Nghymru dros yr 20 mlynedd diwethaf. Nawr, yn fy marn i, mae hwnnw'n £5.6 biliwn a gollwyd. A fyddech yn cytuno bod hon yn enghraifft glasurol o Lywodraeth y DU yn tanariannu Cymru? A fyddech yn cytuno i'w gwneud yn flaenoriaeth i weld a oes ffynhonnell o arian yma? Ac a fyddech, efallai, yn ystyried bod hyn yn dangos methiant Llywodraeth Cymru i atal y bwlch hwnnw rhag cynyddu dros yr 20 mlynedd ers ichi ddod i rym ym 1999?
English: I would suggest that comparing spending in Wales to London and the south-east isn't necessarily a particularly accurate comparison to make. Normally, when you make comparisons, they are with other parts of the UK that are relatively similar in terms of population and income per head and those kinds of issues. We're making really significant investment across Wales in terms of capital investment. You'll know about the plans that we have for the city deals, the north Wales growth deal; we're really keen to see what more progress we can be making on that. Of course, last year, in May alone, we announced another £266 million of new capital investments alongside the publication of the Wales infrastructure investment plan midpoint review. And our budget, which we recently passed through the Assembly, obviously builds on that. So, we have investment of an additional £60 million on road refurbishments, £78 million further for the local transport fund, almost £43 million over two years on the Taff's Well rail depot, £35 million investment in the social housing grant and £25 million to create seven strategic hubs across the south Wales Valleys in line with our ministerial taskforce work on the south Wales Valleys. So, we are certainly making serious capital investment here in Wales.
Welsh: Buaswn yn awgrymu nad yw cymharu gwariant rhwng Cymru a Llundain a de-ddwyrain Lloegr yn gymhariaeth arbennig o gywir i'w gwneud, o reidrwydd. Fel arfer, pan fyddwch yn gwneud cymariaethau, gwneir hynny â rhannau eraill o'r DU sy'n gymharol debyg o ran poblogaeth ac incwm y pen a phethau felly. Rydym yn gwneud buddsoddiad sylweddol iawn ledled Cymru o ran buddsoddi cyfalaf. Fe fyddwch yn gwybod am y cynlluniau sydd gennym ar gyfer y bargeinion dinesig, bargen twf gogledd Cymru; rydym yn awyddus iawn i weld pa gynnydd pellach y gallwn ei wneud ar hynny. Wrth gwrs, y llynedd, ym mis Mai yn unig, fe gyhoeddom ni £266 miliwn o fuddsoddiadau cyfalaf newydd ochr yn ochr â chyhoeddi adolygiad canol cyfnod y cynllun buddsoddi yn seilwaith Cymru. Ac yn amlwg, mae ein cyllideb, a basiwyd gennym yn ddiweddar drwy'r Cynulliad, yn adeiladu ar hynny. Felly, mae gennym fuddsoddiad o £60 miliwn ychwanegol ar gyfer adnewyddu ffyrdd, £78 miliwn ychwanegol ar gyfer y gronfa trafnidiaeth leol, bron i £43 miliwn dros ddwy flynedd ar ddepo trenau Ffynnon Taf, buddsoddiad o £35 miliwn yn y grant tai cymdeithasol a £25 miliwn i greu saith canolbwynt strategol yn Nghymoedd de Cymru yn unol â gwaith ein tasglu gweinidogol ar Gymoedd de Cymru. Felly, rydym yn sicr yn gwneud buddsoddiad cyfalaf o bwys yma yng Nghymru.
English: Diolch, Llywydd. I wonder if the Minister saw one of the attractions of her new job as taking responsibility for the complexities of local government finance in the years ahead, and whether she agrees with me that the funding formula for local government is now looking increasingly dated and requires reform. In particular, one of its defects is that the mechanism within it seems to work so as to force councils to raise council tax almost every year. Welsh Government predicts council spending over the next year, and a larger need prediction brings about a larger block grant. The need prediction is based upon council spending in previous years, so if there's a previous history of high council taxes, then you get more money; if you've got lower council taxes, then you get less money. So, councils need to increase the council tax every year to get higher financial need estimates and higher grants from the Welsh Government. So, there's no incentive whatever within the formula as it currently is for local councils to get better value for money or to economise in spending. What we need to do is to have a formula that removes such a perversity.
Welsh: Diolch, Lywydd. Tybed a oedd y Gweinidog yn ystyried bod cymryd cyfrifoldeb am gymhlethdodau cyllid llywodraeth leol yn y blynyddoedd i ddod yn un o nodweddion atyniadol ei swydd newydd, ac a yw'n cytuno â mi fod y fformiwla ariannu ar gyfer llywodraeth leol i'w gweld wedi dyddio bellach a bod angen ei diwygio. Yn benodol, un o'i diffygion yw ei bod hi'n ymddangos bod y mecanwaith sy'n rhan ohoni yn gorfodi cynghorau i godi'r dreth gyngor bron bob blwyddyn. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn rhagfynegi gwariant cynghorau dros y flwyddyn nesaf, ac mae rhagfynegiad o angen mwy yn arwain at grant bloc mwy. Mae'r rhagfynegiad o angen yn seiliedig ar wariant cynghorau dros y blynyddoedd blaenorol, felly os oes gennych hanes blaenorol o drethi cyngor uchel, byddwch yn cael mwy o arian; os oes gennych drethi cyngor is, rydych yn cael llai o arian. Felly, mae angen i gynghorau gynyddu'r dreth gyngor bob blwyddyn i sicrhau amcangyfrifon uwch o angen ariannol a grantiau uwch gan Lywodraeth Cymru. Felly, nid oes unrhyw gymhelliad o gwbl yn y fformiwla ar hyn o bryd i gynghorau lleol gael gwell gwerth am arian neu gwtogi eu gwariant. Yr hyn sydd angen inni ei wneud yw cael fformiwla sy'n cael gwared ar y fath hurtrwydd.
English: Thank you for that question. I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint you now and let you know that it is actually Julie James who had this given to her in her portfolio. However, clearly, I have a strong interest in ensuring that we do fund local government properly here in Wales, which is why I attended, alongside Julie James, the finance sub-group very recently. The finance sub-group brings together leaders of local authorities, police and crime commissioners and others to talk about specific issues, such as the local government settlement funding formula. I will say that we were clear in that meeting that, actually, Julie James and I are very open to other ideas. If local authorities feel, as a collective through the Welsh Local Government Association, that this formula isn't working for them and they want to come forward with other ideas as to how things could be improved, then certainly we would be keen to explore any ideas that they have to bring forward to us.
Welsh: Diolch am eich cwestiwn. Mae arnaf ofn fy mod am eich siomi yn awr a rhoi gwybod i chi mai Julie James a gafodd hyn yn ei phortffolio. Fodd bynnag, yn amlwg, mae gennyf ddiddordeb mawr mewn sicrhau ein bod yn ariannu llywodraeth leol yn briodol yma yng Nghymru, a dyna pam y mynychais yr is-grŵp cyllid gyda Julie James yn ddiweddar iawn. Mae'r is-grŵp cyllid yn dwyn arweinwyr awdurdodau lleol, comisiynwyr heddlu a throseddu ac eraill ynghyd i drafod materion penodol, megis fformiwla ariannu'r setliad llywodraeth leol. Fe ddywedaf hefyd ein bod wedi dweud yn glir yn y cyfarfod hwnnw fod Julie James a minnau yn agored iawn i syniadau eraill. Os yw awdurdodau lleol yn teimlo, ar y cyd drwy Gymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru, nad yw'r fformiwla hon yn gweithio iddynt hwy a'u bod yn awyddus i gynnig syniadau eraill ynglŷn â sut y gellid gwella pethau, yna yn sicr, byddem yn awyddus i archwilio unrhyw syniadau sydd ganddynt i'w cynnig i ni.
English: I'm sorry I misunderstood the complexities of the shuffled portfolios within ministries as well as between them, but rises in council tax are imposing enormous burdens upon individuals and, indeed, businesses. The average band for council tax has more than trebled in Wales since 1997 and it's gone up by two and a half times since the Assembly was created. Even the former CEO of the Welsh Local Government Association, Steve Thomas, has said: 'The fact is that the formula as it currently stands is held together by duct tape and sticking plasters' and can't continue. We do need to have an urgent review of local authority funding and to reconsider the link between the Welsh Government's predictions of local authority need and previous years' council tax rates, which are embedded in the formula. As the finance Minister, of course, the Minister must be a pivotal ingredient in any change that might be brought about in the future. So, I'd just like to get some idea of the extent to which the Welsh Government sees this as a priority. It's not something that can be answered overnight, and it may take several years to bring about meaningful change. So, are we going to see any moves towards some kind of revision being made during the course of this Assembly?
Welsh: Mae'n flin gennyf fy mod wedi camddeall cymhlethdodau'r broses o newid portffolios o fewn y gweinyddiaethau yn ogystal â rhyngddynt, ond mae codiadau yn y dreth gyngor yn arwain at feichiau anferthol ar unigolion, ac yn wir, ar fusnesau. Mae'r band cyfartalog ar gyfer y dreth gyngor wedi mwy na threblu yng Nghymru ers 1997 ac wedi cynyddu ddwywaith a hanner ers creu'r Cynulliad. Mae hyd yn oed cyn-brif swyddog gweithredol Cymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru, Steve Thomas, wedi dweud: Y gwir amdani yw bod y fformiwla fel y mae ar hyn o bryd wedi'i dal at ei gilydd gan dâp gludiog a phlasteri ac na all barhau. Mae angen inni gael adolygiad brys o gyllid awdurdodau lleol ac ailystyried y cysylltiad rhwng rhagfynegiadau Llywodraeth Cymru o angen awdurdodau lleol a chyfraddau'r dreth gyngor dros y blynyddoedd blaenorol, a ymgorfforir yn y fformiwla. Fel y Gweinidog cyllid, wrth gwrs, mae'n rhaid bod y Gweinidog yn elfen ganolog mewn unrhyw newid a allai ddigwydd yn y dyfodol. Felly, hoffwn gael rhyw syniad i ba raddau y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn ystyried hyn yn flaenoriaeth. Nid yw'n rhywbeth y gellir ei ateb dros nos, ac efallai y bydd yn cymryd sawl blwyddyn i sicrhau newid ystyrlon. Felly, a ydym am weld unrhyw symud tuag at wneud rhyw fath o ddiwygio yn ystod tymor y Cynulliad hwn?
English: One of the features that I think does need to be looked at is that, when you look at the councils that have had an increase in funding most recently, many of them have seen a substantial increase in their reserves. So, this is money that could be spent on public services but is being held in bank accounts and not available for dealing with the current problems. Rhondda Cynon Taf, for example, has a staggering amount of £152 million in its reserves, up from £148.9 million in the previous year. Torfaen has nearly £30 million in reserves, up from £24 million, and Neath Port Talbot is up to £76 million from £65 million. So, surely, there must be some kind of control on councils keeping an excess of the cash available to them in reserves. After all, the Auditor General for Wales has recently criticised community councils for reserves rising to £38.7 million in Wales by April 2018. So, I hope that the finance Minister will support my call for the role of reserves to be reconsidered in relation to the block grant settlement.
Welsh: Un nodwedd y mae angen ei hystyried yn fy marn i yw, pan edrychwch ar y cynghorau sydd wedi cael cynnydd yn eu cyllid yn fwyaf diweddar, mae llawer ohonynt wedi gweld cynnydd sylweddol yn eu cronfeydd wrth gefn. Felly, mae hwn yn arian y gellid ei wario ar wasanaethau cyhoeddus ond fe'i cedwir mewn cyfrifon banc ac nid yw ar gael ar gyfer mynd i'r afael â'r problemau cyfredol. Mae gan Rondda Cynon Taf, er enghraifft, swm syfrdanol o £152 miliwn yn eu cronfeydd wrth gefn, i fyny o £148.9 miliwn yn y flwyddyn flaenorol. Mae gan Dorfaen bron i £30 miliwn yn eu cronfeydd wrth gefn, i fyny o £24 miliwn, ac mae Castell-nedd Port Talbot i fyny i £76 miliwn o £65 miliwn. Felly, does bosibl na ddylid cael rhyw fath o reolaeth ar gynghorau rhag cadw gormod o'r arian sydd ar gael iddynt mewn cronfeydd wrth gefn. Wedi'r cyfan, mae Archwilydd Cyffredinol Cymru wedi beirniadu cynghorau cymuned yn ddiweddar am gronfeydd wrth gefn a oedd wedi codi i £38.7 miliwn yng Nghymru erbyn mis Ebrill 2018. Felly, rwy'n gobeithio y bydd y Gweinidog cyllid yn cefnogi fy ngalwad i ailystyried rôl cronfeydd wrth gefn mewn perthynas â setliad y grant bloc.
English: Well, clearly, council leaders will have to manage their budgets effectively, but within those reserves, what perhaps isn't always completely obvious from the top-line figures, certainly, is that much of it, or a certain percentage of it, will already be committed to a number of projects - school building projects and so on. So, I think it's important to delve down into the figures to have a fuller picture, really, as to the plans that the local authority has for those reserves.
Welsh: Wel, yn amlwg, bydd yn rhaid i arweinwyr cynghorau reoli eu cyllidebau yn effeithiol, ond o fewn y cronfeydd wrth gefn hynny, yr hyn nad yw efallai'n gwbl amlwg bob amser o'r ffigurau llinell uchaf, yn sicr, yw y bydd llawer ohono, neu ganran benodol ohono, eisoes wedi'i ymrwymo ar gyfer nifer o brosiectau - prosiectau adeiladu ysgolion ac ati. Felly, credaf ei bod yn bwysig archwilio'r ffigurau'n fanylach er mwyn cael darlun mwy cyflawn o'r cynlluniau sydd gan yr awdurdod lleol ar gyfer y cronfeydd wrth gefn hynny.
English: We recognise the importance of local post offices in serving our communities. While responsibility for the post office network is non-devolved, we continue to make representations to the UK Government regarding our concerns over the closure of post offices.
Welsh: Rydym yn cydnabod pwysigrwydd swyddfeydd post lleol i'r gwaith o wasanaethu ein cymunedau. Er nad yw'r cyfrifoldeb am rwydwaith y swyddfeydd post wedi'i ddatganoli, rydym yn parhau i wneud sylwadau i Lywodraeth y DU ynglŷn â'n pryderon mewn perthynas â chau swyddfeydd post.
English: In the last month, we've lost three bank branches in the Rhondda. Barclays announced that they're closing their branches in Tonypandy and Ferndale, and more recently, Santander have announced that they are going to close their branch in Tonypandy as well. This now means that there is not a single bank branch in the Rhondda Fach. Now, it's clear to me that in the wake of this callous closure programme from the corporate banks, the post office network is going to take on an extra level of importance. In the past, we had the post office diversification fund. That was a key component of the Plaid Cymru-Labour One Wales Government that awarded grants to post offices to make those businesses more sustainable. If we could protect and strengthen the post office network, it could ensure that people and communities do not become completely cut off from financial services. So, in the light of this, will you consider making funds available to reactivate such a fund?
Welsh: Yn ystod y mis diwethaf, rydym wedi colli tair cangen banc yn y Rhondda. Cyhoeddodd Barclays eu bod yn cau eu canghennau yn Nhonypandy a Glynrhedynog, ac yn fwy diweddar, mae Santander wedi cyhoeddi y byddant yn cau eu cangen yn Nhonypandy hefyd. Golyga hyn nad oes unrhyw gangen banc yn y Rhondda Fach bellach. Nawr, mae'n amlwg i mi, yn sgil y rhaglen ddidrugaredd hon gan y banciau corfforaethol i gau canghennau, y bydd swyddfeydd post yn mabwysiadu lefel uwch o bwysigrwydd. Yn y gorffennol, roedd gennym y gronfa arallgyfeirio swyddfeydd post. Roedd honno'n elfen allweddol o Lywodraeth Cymru'n Un Plaid Cymru-Llafur a oedd yn dyfarnu grantiau i swyddfeydd post i wneud y busnesau hynny'n fwy cynaliadwy. Pe gallem amddiffyn a chryfhau rhwydwaith y swyddfeydd post, gallai hynny sicrhau nad yw cysylltiad pobl a chymunedau â gwasanaethau ariannol yn cael ei dorri'n llwyr. Felly, yng ngoleuni hyn, a wnewch chi ystyried rhyddhau arian i ailgychwyn cronfa o'r fath?
English: Thank you for raising that. I'm afraid that in the current climate we just don't have the funds available to us to be undertaking work that is rightly the work of the UK Government. The UK Government does have a £2 billion post office network transformation programme to modernise those post offices. It's very much in the way that we did previously through the diversification fund. Welsh post offices are able to apply to that fund, and I'd certainly encourage them to do so.
Welsh: Diolch am godi hynny. Yn yr hinsawdd sydd ohoni, mae arnaf ofn nad oes cyllid ar gael i ni ymgymryd â gwaith y dylai Llywodraeth y DU fod yn ei wneud. Mae gan Lywodraeth y DU raglen drawsnewid rhwydwaith gwerth £2 biliwn i foderneiddio'r swyddfeydd post hynny. Mae'n debyg iawn i'r hyn a wnaethom o'r blaen drwy'r gronfa arallgyfeirio. Gall swyddfeydd post yng Nghymru wneud cais i'r gronfa honno, ac yn sicr, buaswn yn eu hannog i wneud hynny.