English: Could I once again thank the Minister for this statement? And I would like to state that the Welsh Conservative group will be supporting the motion on the agenda. I generally welcome the announcement that councils will receive an additional £60 million in their RSG for 2021-22. As the Minister stated in her letter to council leaders, councils are facing multiple budgetary pressure, for example, the ending of the local hardship fund, inflationary pressures, and the continuing high demand on public services, as we hopefully come out of the pandemic. This money, therefore, should help to ease some of the burden facing local services. However, Deputy Llywydd, I would like to ask the Minister for clarification regarding some differences in the figures provided between the amended local government settlement and the second supplementary budget that we just heard about. As the Minister stated, the amended local government settlement outlines an additional £60 million for councils, yet the supplementary budget describes this allocation as an additional £50 million of additional revenue funding. Minister, could I ask why there seems to be, from my reading at least, a difference of £10 million between the figures stated by the Welsh Government? I'm sure it's a simple answer. I also note from your letter, and as you just mentioned, whilst this funding is unhypothecated, which I welcome, it is suggested that councils may wish to use the additional revenue to fund things like driving lessons for domiciliary care or increasing the access to electric vehicles so that councils can continue working towards the decarbonisation of services. Could I ask what discussions the Minister has had with councils about these suggestions? Are they things that local authorities have highlighted as a priority for investment, or what the Government believes that money should be spent on? In other words, can the Minister provide assurances that councils will have full flexibility to spend the money on their own priorities? Diolch, Deputy Llywydd.
Welsh: A gaf i ddiolch unwaith eto i'r Gweinidog am y datganiad hwn? A hoffwn i ddweud y bydd grŵp y Ceidwadwyr Cymreig yn cefnogi'r cynnig ar yr agenda. Rydw i'n croesawu'n gyffredinol y cyhoeddiad y bydd cynghorau'n cael £60 miliwn yn ychwanegol yn eu grant cynnal refeniw ar gyfer 2021-22. Fel y dywedodd y Gweinidog yn ei llythyr at arweinwyr cynghorau, mae cynghorau'n wynebu pwysau cyllidebol lluosog, er enghraifft, diwedd y gronfa caledi lleol, pwysau chwyddiant, a'r galw uchel parhaus ar wasanaethau cyhoeddus, wrth i ni ddod allan o'r pandemig gobeithio. Dylai'r arian hwn, felly, helpu i leddfu rhywfaint ar y baich y mae gwasanaethau lleol yn ei wynebu. Fodd bynnag, Dirprwy Lywydd, hoffwn i ofyn i'r Gweinidog am eglurhad ynghylch rhai gwahaniaethau yn y ffigurau a ddarparwyd rhwng y setliad llywodraeth leol diwygiedig a'r ail gyllideb atodol yr ydym ni newydd glywed amdani. Fel y dywedodd y Gweinidog, mae'r setliad llywodraeth leol diwygiedig yn amlinellu £60 miliwn ychwanegol i gynghorau, ac eto mae'r gyllideb atodol yn disgrifio'r dyraniad hwn fel £50 miliwn ychwanegol o gyllid refeniw ychwanegol. Gweinidog, a gaf i ofyn pam, o fy narlleniad i o leiaf, fod gwahaniaeth o £10 miliwn rhwng y ffigurau a nodwyd gan Lywodraeth Cymru? Rwy'n siŵr bod yr ateb yn syml. Rwy'n sylwi hefyd o'ch llythyr, ac fel yr ydych chi newydd ei grybwyll, er nad yw'r cyllid hwn wedi ei neilltuo, ac rwyf i'n croesawu hynny, awgrymir y gallai cynghorau ddymuno defnyddio'r refeniw ychwanegol i ariannu pethau fel gwersi gyrru ar gyfer gofal cartref neu gynyddu mynediad i gerbydau trydan fel y gall cynghorau barhau i weithio tuag at ddatgarboneiddio gwasanaethau. A gaf i ofyn pa drafodaethau y mae'r Gweinidog wedi eu cael gyda chynghorau am yr awgrymiadau hyn? Ydyn nhw'n bethau y mae awdurdodau lleol wedi tynnu sylw atyn nhw fel blaenoriaeth ar gyfer buddsoddi, neu yr hyn y mae'r Llywodraeth yn credu y dylid gwario arian arno? Mewn geiriau eraill, a all y Gweinidog roi sicrwydd y bydd gan gynghorau hyblygrwydd llawn i wario'r arian ar eu blaenoriaethau eu hunain? Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd.