English: Thank you very much for calling me to speak in this very important debate, which is so important to our children and to future generations. Congratulations to the cross-party group of Members who have put this motion forward. I think it is, when you think about it, absolutely shocking that 2,000 people in Wales are dying as a result of air pollution, and obviously for people with asthmatic conditions and different lung conditions it is such a dangerous situation to be in polluted air. It's something that I think we are all very concerned about. In Cardiff, Public Health Wales estimates that 225 deaths a year - that's 5 per cent of all deaths - can be attributed to particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide in the Cardiff and Vale health board area. The ClientEarth report, which has already been referred to this afternoon, in September 2017 showed up the unacceptable pollution levels at schools. In Cardiff, of the seven schools that were mentioned, three of them are in my constituency of Cardiff North - that's Cathays High School, St Joseph's school and Ysgol Mynydd Bychan. Those are all situated along Whitchurch Road, along North Road, along the arterial roads that are coming into Cardiff, where all the traffic pours down those roads to people who work in Cardiff centre, or work in this area. So, those schools are within 150m of a road that exceeded the legal limit on air pollution, and I think that is an absolutely shocking situation, and it is shocking that our children are actually exposed to these levels. We don't know, really, what the long-term impact will be on the health of children living in heavily polluted areas or going to schools next to very busy roads, and of course, it is interesting reading one of the briefings for this debate, which said that, of course, because children are so much smaller than adults, they are much closer to the fumes, much more likely to be affected by them. There is also the issue of inequality, and we know there are more fumes in poorer areas. So there are huge issues related to this subject. So, I'm very glad that the Welsh Government is taking action, that there are already going to be the temporary lower speed limits on some of our major roads, and the £20 million new air quality fund. But I think that it's important to be aware that many of the levers to tackle these issues are within our grasp. It's already been said in the debate that this is a problem that is caused by us, and by our activities, and one of the ways that we can, of course, address it is by promoting active travel. I hope very much that the metro and the increased number of stations and services will really help encourage people to use public transport and to get out of their cars. I'm particularly pleased that, in Cardiff North, we're going to have the development of the new Velindre hospital, and I'm very pleased that there is now a plan for the train or tram to go right into the middle of the hospital. And so, the fact that, over a year, there will be thousands and thousands of people going to that hospital, and the fact they'll be able to go straight there - I think that's the sort of initiative that we need to have: that when we do have new projects like that, we absolutely build in, right from the beginning, the ability for people not to use their cars, but to use public transport easily and conveniently. I support the efforts that Cardiff council is making. I support clean air zones; I think it's the way forward. Cardiff council published its transport and clean air green paper this year, and its vision of Cardiff as a 20 mph city - the whole of the city - I think, again, is something that would take us forward. Earlier in the day, when we were on questions to the Commission, I mentioned the Sustrans 'Bike Life' report, which showed that more people would cycle if there was more investment in cycling infrastructure. I know in Cardiff, there are cycle superhighways in the pipeline, which would be great, but also, there's a great need to join up cycle journeys, and people do need to feel safe cycling along residential streets. For example, I think there's always a great nervousness that someone will open a car door and knock people off their bikes. I just think you've got to make people so aware of people that are cycling and to provide safe places to cycle. I also mentioned the importance of encouraging more women to cycle and referred to this particular report showing that women, in particular, are lagging behind in terms of using bikes and being involved in driving this forward. So, I think that this is a very important debate, I support it entirely and I think this is something that the Welsh Government is behind. I think we need to drive it as much as we can with all our actions and with all the different levers that we have here to take it forward.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn am fy ngalw i siarad yn y ddadl bwysig hon, sydd mor bwysig i'n plant ac i genedlaethau'r dyfodol. Llongyfarchiadau i'r grŵp trawsbleidiol o Aelodau sydd wedi cyflwyno'r cynnig hwn. Credaf ei bod, pan fyddwch yn meddwl am y peth, yn gwbl syfrdanol fod 2,000 o bobl yng Nghymru yn marw o ganlyniad i lygredd aer, ac yn amlwg, i bobl â chyflyrau asthmatig a gwahanol anhwylderau'r ysgyfaint, mae bod mewn aer llygredig mor beryglus. Mae'n rhywbeth y credaf fod pawb ohonom yn bryderus iawn yn ei gylch. Yng Nghaerdydd, mae Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru yn amcangyfrif y gellid priodoli 225 o farwolaethau'r flwyddyn - dyna 5 y cant o'r holl farwolaethau - i fater gronynnol a nitrogen deuocsid yn ardal bwrdd iechyd Caerdydd a'r Fro. Dangosodd adroddiad ClientEarth ym mis Medi 2017, y cyfeiriwyd ato eisoes y prynhawn yma, lefelau llygredd annerbyniol mewn ysgolion. Yng Nghaerdydd, o'r saith ysgol a grybwyllwyd, mae tair ohonynt yn fy etholaeth i, Gogledd Caerdydd - sef Ysgol Uwchradd Cathays, ysgol St Joseph ac Ysgol Mynydd Bychan. Mae'r rheini i gyd wedi'u lleoli ar hyd Ffordd yr Eglwys Newydd, ar hyd Ffordd y Gogledd, ar hyd y ffyrdd prifwythiennol sy'n dod i mewn i Gaerdydd, lle mae'r holl draffig yn arllwys i lawr y ffyrdd hynny i bobl sy'n gweithio yng nghanol Caerdydd, neu sy'n gweithio yn yr ardal hon. Felly, mae'r ysgolion hynny o fewn 150m i ffordd sydd â mwy na'r terfyn cyfreithiol o lygredd aer, a chredaf fod honno'n sefyllfa echrydus, ac mae'n warthus fod ein plant yn agored i'r lefelau hyn. Nid ydym yn gwybod, mewn gwirionedd, beth fydd yr effaith hirdymor ar iechyd plant sy'n byw mewn ardaloedd a lygrwyd yn helaeth neu sy'n mynd i ysgolion wrth ymyl ffyrdd prysur iawn, ac wrth gwrs, mae'n ddiddorol darllen un o'r dogfennau cyfarwyddyd ar gyfer y ddadl hon, sy'n dweud, wrth gwrs, oherwydd bod plant yn llai o lawer nag oedolion, maent yn llawer agosach at y mygdarth, yn llawer mwy tebygol o gael eu heffeithio ganddynt. Mae mater anghydraddoldeb yn codi ei ben hefyd, a gwyddom fod mwy o fygdarth mewn ardaloedd tlotach. Felly, mae yna broblemau enfawr yn gysylltiedig â'r pwnc hwn. O'r herwydd, rwy'n falch iawn fod Llywodraeth Cymru yn gweithredu, fod yna derfynau cyflymder is dros dro yn mynd i gael eu cyflwyno eisoes ar rhai o'n ffyrdd mwyaf, a'r gronfa ansawdd aer newydd gwerth £20 miliwn. Ond credaf ei bod yn bwysig inni fod yn ymwybodol fod llawer o'r dulliau o fynd i'r afael â'r materion hyn o fewn ein cyrraedd. Dywedwyd eisoes yn y ddadl fod hon yn broblem a achoswyd gennym ni, a chan ein gweithgareddau, ac un o'r ffyrdd y gallwn fynd i'r afael â hi wrth gwrs yw drwy hyrwyddo teithio llesol. Rwy'n gobeithio'n fawr y bydd y metro a'r nifer gynyddol o orsafoedd a gwasanaethau yn helpu'n fawr i annog pobl i ddefnyddio trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus ac i adael eu ceir. Rwy'n arbennig o falch, yng Ngogledd Caerdydd, ein bod yn mynd i gael datblygiad ysbyty newydd Felindre, ac rwy'n falch iawn fod yna gynllun i'r trên neu'r tram fynd yr holl ffordd i ganol yr ysbyty. Ac felly, mae'r ffaith, dros flwyddyn, y bydd yna filoedd ar filoedd o bobl yn mynd i'r ysbyty hwnnw, a'r ffaith y byddant yn gallu mynd yn syth yno - credaf mai dyna'r math o fenter sydd angen inni ei chael: pan fydd gennym brosiectau newydd o'r fath, ein bod yn cynnwys, o'r dechrau un, y gallu i bobl beidio â defnyddio eu ceir, ond i ddefnyddio trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus yn hawdd ac yn gyfleus. Rwy'n cefnogi ymdrechion cyngor Caerdydd. Rwy'n cefnogi parthau aer glân; credaf mai dyna'r ffordd ymlaen. Cyhoeddodd cyngor Caerdydd ei bapur gwyrdd ar drafnidiaeth ac aer glân eleni, a chredaf fod ei weledigaeth o Gaerdydd fel dinas 20 mya - y ddinas gyfan - yn rhywbeth, unwaith eto, a fydd yn mynd â ni ymlaen. Yn gynharach yn y dydd, pan oeddem ar gwestiynau i'r Comisiwn, soniais am yr adroddiad Sustrans, 'Bywyd Beicio' a oedd yn dangos y byddai mwy o bobl yn beicio pe bai mwy o fuddsoddi yn y seilwaith beicio. Yng Nghaerdydd, gwn fod yna draffyrdd beicio yn yr arfaeth, a fyddai'n wych, ond hefyd, mae gwir angen cydgysylltu teithiau beicio, ac mae angen i bobl deimlo'n ddiogel yn beicio ar hyd strydoedd preswyl. Er enghraifft, credaf fod yna bob amser nerfusrwydd mawr y bydd rhywun yn agor drws car a tharo pobl oddi ar eu beiciau. Credaf fod yn rhaid i chi wneud pobl mor ymwybodol o bobl yn beicio a darparu mannau diogel i feicio. Hefyd, soniais am bwysigrwydd annog mwy o fenywod i feicio a chyfeiriais at yr adroddiad penodol hwn sy'n dangos bod menywod, yn arbennig, ar ei hôl hi o ran defnyddio beiciau a bod yn rhan o ysgogi hyn. Felly, credaf fod hon yn ddadl bwysig iawn, fe'i cefnogaf yn llwyr a chredaf fod hyn yn rhywbeth y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn ei gefnogi. Credaf fod angen inni ei hybu cymaint ag y gallwn gyda'n holl weithredoedd a chyda'r holl ysgogiadau gwahanol sydd gennym yma i fwrw ymlaen ag ef.