English: Co-operation is key on the matter of trade, and it's welcome to hear Sam Kurtz's view on this. We are both on the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee, and the evidence, in my view at least, has been clear that, throughout the post-Brexit process, the UK Government has failed to consult and engage with the Welsh Government consistently and meaningfully on issues of trade. We have to be fully informed and involved with the UK Government regarding future trade deals and policy impacting trade in order to secure the best outcome for Wales. The short notice of the meeting that the Minister attended with the UK Government on border controls and the lack of communication and engagement regarding the delays are symptoms of an ongoing issue. Would the Minister agree with these comments? Is the Minister convinced that Wales's voice is being heard during these processes, and what more can we do to ensure that trade and border policies consider the needs of Wales? As the UK sources new post-Brexit free trade agreements, I do have concerns that this may allow foreign direct investment and multinational companies to negatively impact Welsh SMEs and local businesses. Combined with the uncertainty of the process generally and the questions that are now raised for exporters following this most recent announcement by the UK Government, I worry that the current impact on Welsh SMEs and local businesses may be quite severe. To that end, what conversations has the Minister had with the other UK Governments about ensuring that small Welsh businesses do not lose out from new trade agreements? And what advice would the Minister give to small Welsh exporting businesses, following this most recent update from Westminster? On maintaining standards, when there are differences in standards between the UK and a country that we are making a new free trade agreement with, or trading with, trade deals may increase competition for domestic manufacturers, and if standards are dropped at the border, it may place domestic producers at a disadvantage. It's helpful to have assurance that there will be an appropriate level playing field that also protects high standards. We should also try to ensure that new free trade agreements are working towards net zero and other sustainable economic practices. What conversations has the Minister had regarding these issues? Does the Minister know whether the UK Government shares these concerns and is planning to maintain high standards and an equal playing field via border controls? Finally, concerns about ensuring a level playing field for Welsh agricultural producers when the UK Government is negotiating new free trade agreements must not lead to gains for other parts of the UK at the expense of losses for Wales. There are particular concerns about losses in the meat industry, for example, from the New Zealand and Australia trade deals. The Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers has noted that continuous delays to the implementation of post-Brexit animal and plant health border checks could have devastating consequences for the farming and meat industry. Unchecked imports risk infections and disease being introduced into the UK animal stock, as well as travellers bringing contaminated products into the country. The UK Government is demonstrating an incompetence and failure to support Welsh agricultural producers. Checks are crucial to our biosecurity, animal health and food safety. So, to that end, how does the Minister intend to support the agriculture industry in Wales during this period of disadvantage and uncertainty, and why is the UK Government continuing to delay these vital checks?
Welsh: Mae cydweithredu'n allweddol ar fater masnach, ac mae barn Sam Kurtz ar hyn i'w groesawu. Mae'r ddau ohonom ni ar Bwyllgor yr Economi, Masnach a Materion Gwledig, ac mae'r dystiolaeth, yn fy marn i o leiaf, wedi bod yn glir bod Llywodraeth y DU, drwy gydol y broses ar ôl Brexit, wedi methu ag ymgynghori ac ymgysylltu â Llywodraeth Cymru yn gyson ac yn ystyrlon ar faterion masnach. Rhaid i ni gael ein hysbysu a'n cynnwys yn llawn gyda Llywodraeth y DU ynghylch cytundebau masnach yn y dyfodol a masnach sy'n effeithio ar bolisi er mwyn sicrhau'r canlyniad gorau i Gymru. Mae'r rhybudd byr o'r cyfarfod a fynychodd y Gweinidog gyda Llywodraeth y DU ar reolaethau ar y ffin a'r diffyg cyfathrebu ac ymgysylltu ynglŷn â'r oedi yn symptomau o fater parhaus. A fyddai'r Gweinidog yn cytuno â'r sylwadau hyn? Ydy'r Gweinidog yn argyhoeddedig bod llais Cymru'n cael ei glywed yn ystod y prosesau hyn, a beth arall y gallwn ni ei wneud i sicrhau bod polisïau masnach a ffiniau yn ystyried anghenion Cymru? Wrth i'r DU ddod o hyd i gytundebau masnach rydd newydd ar ôl Brexit, mae gennyf i bryderon y gallai hyn ganiatáu i fuddsoddiad uniongyrchol o dramor a chwmnïau rhyngwladol gael effaith negyddol ar fusnesau bach a chanolig a busnesau lleol yng Nghymru. Ynghyd ag ansicrwydd y broses yn gyffredinol a'r cwestiynau sy'n cael eu codi nawr i allforwyr yn dilyn y cyhoeddiad diweddaraf hwn gan Lywodraeth y DU, rwyf i'n poeni y gallai'r effaith bresennol ar fusnesau bach a chanolig Cymru a busnesau lleol fod yn eithaf difrifol. I'r perwyl hwnnw, pa sgyrsiau mae'r Gweinidog wedi'u cael gyda Llywodraethau eraill y DU ynghylch sicrhau nad yw busnesau bach yng Nghymru ar eu colled oherwydd cytundebau masnach newydd? A pha gyngor y byddai'r Gweinidog yn ei roi i fusnesau allforio bach Cymru, yn dilyn y diweddariad diweddaraf hwn gan San Steffan? O ran cynnal safonau, pan fydd gwahaniaethau mewn safonau rhwng y DU a gwlad rydym ni'n gwneud cytundeb masnach rydd newydd gyda hi, neu'n masnachu â hi, gall cytundebau masnach gynyddu cystadleuaeth i weithgynhyrchwyr domestig, ac os caiff safonau eu gostwng ar y ffin, gall roi cynhyrchwyr domestig o dan anfantais. Mae'n ddefnyddiol cael sicrwydd y bydd chwarae teg priodol sydd hefyd yn diogelu safonau uchel. Dylem hefyd geisio sicrhau bod cytundebau masnach rydd newydd yn gweithio tuag at sero net ac arferion economaidd cynaliadwy eraill. Pa sgyrsiau mae'r Gweinidog wedi'u cael ynglŷn â'r materion hyn? Ydy'r Gweinidog yn gwybod a yw Llywodraeth y DU yn rhannu'r pryderon hyn ac yn bwriadu cynnal safonau uchel a chwarae teg drwy reolaethau ar y ffin? Yn olaf, ni ddylai pryderon ynghylch sicrhau chwarae teg i gynhyrchwyr amaethyddol Cymru pan fydd Llywodraeth y DU yn negodi cytundebau masnach rydd newydd arwain at enillion i rannau eraill o'r DU ar draul colledion i Gymru. Mae pryderon penodol ynghylch colledion yn y diwydiant cig, er enghraifft, o gytundebau masnach Seland Newydd ac Awstralia. Mae Cymdeithas Cyfanwerthwyr Cig yr Alban wedi nodi y gallai oedi parhaus o ran gweithredu archwiliadau ffiniau iechyd anifeiliaid a phlanhigion ar ôl Brexit arwain at ganlyniadau dinistriol i'r diwydiant ffermio a chig. Mae mewnforion heb eu gwirio yn achosi risg o heintiau a chlefydau yn cael eu cyflwyno i stoc anifeiliaid y DU, yn ogystal â theithwyr sy'n dod â chynhyrchion halogedig i'r wlad. Mae Llywodraeth y DU yn dangos anallu a methiant i gefnogi cynhyrchwyr amaethyddol Cymru. Mae archwiliadau'n hanfodol i'n bioddiogelwch, iechyd anifeiliaid a diogelwch bwyd. Felly, i'r perwyl hwnnw, sut mae'r Gweinidog yn bwriadu cefnogi'r diwydiant amaeth yng Nghymru yn ystod y cyfnod hwn o anfantais ac ansicrwydd, a pham mae Llywodraeth y DU yn parhau i ohirio'r gwiriadau hanfodol hyn?