English: May I thank the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure for his statement, and welcome this statement indeed, and also thank him for his kind words? I thank him for the collaboration over the past few months between his office and Adam Price's office and my office, on this idea of a national infrastructure commission for Wales, the NICW. Of course, as the Cabinet Secretary has already said, our NICW is different to your NICW, isn't it? But more about that in due course. Of course, our NICW has been the fruit of four years' thorough and detailed work on the part of Adam Price and colleagues, and those who research this kind of issue, and people working in the field, naturally. We launched it, as you've already mentioned, and as Adam mentioned, a few weeks ago, and people such as the Institution of Civil Engineers were very excited about these ideas for a NICW that was put before them at that time. That is, an empowered NICW that stands alone, on its own two feet and can borrow, naturally, and can also draw in other sources of funding. So, a very powerful body - that is the vision, because, as you know, we live in very difficult times. The economy of Wales - . If you look at the wealth, 75 per cent of our wealth, as such, comes from the public sector and only 25 per cent comes from the private sector. In order to increase wealth, we need to increase what business does, and to develop the economy, as you know, we need to invest in skills and also invest in infrastructure, and there's a genuine need to invest in infrastructure. You mentioned that we need to be ambitious. Well, we do need to be ambitious, and innovative, because we need to go for it. We have several projects in the pipeline - we've hear about them this afternoon, and about we need to do. There's an estimate here that there are infrastructure projects worth £40 billion waiting to be constructed. We will stay waiting for those if we don't do something innovative and different about the investment system, and get hold of the capital in order to build these things. So, that's why we've brought forward our idea of a national infrastructure commission before you. I'm very pleased that the Cabinet Secretary has welcomed that idea and has been willing to develop it and to be open to discussion, as you've already announced here. We would expect to see a little bit of evolution of your original idea of having some kind of body that is only to consult and to advise. Fundamentally, we need a body that is going to do things, and as the civil engineers and others in the field have already said, that's what they want to see happening, because time is against us and there are grave concerns, especially in these uncertain days following Brexit. We need to get to grips with these issues. So, I see that we are going to be able to consult now. Can I just ask: how open are you to changing your mind? If you're going to have a whole host of people coming back to you and saying 'Well, actually, we would prefer to have an empowered body that can do things such as borrow', then are you going to go for it and change your mind, basically, and develop the kind of infrastructure that Jenny Rathbone and Vikki Howells and others mentioned? We will just be adding to the waiting list if we don't get to grips with these things. I would like to know, as Adam has already asked, what exactly is the rationale, at present, behind exiling social construction projects such as constructing schools, building hospitals and homes? Why can't we do that ourselves under the NICW remit? Under our particular NICW, I would like to think that we could be able to do that, and I would hope that your NICW could develop the ability to do that, too. Because, at the end of the day, there is a genuine need to go for it. The situation of the economy is fragile. We need to develop jobs for our young people and develop the wealth of our nation, and there is a way here, with the development of this adventurous body, for us to be innovative and to lead the way in these isles. Thank you.
Welsh: A gaf i ddiolch i'r Ysgrifennydd Cabinet dros yr economi ac isadeiledd am ei ddatganiad, a chroesawu'r datganiad yma, yn wir, a diolch iddo hefyd am ei eiriau caredig? Rwy'n diolch iddo hefyd am bob cydweithrediad dros y misoedd diwethaf rhwng ei swyddfa fo, swyddfa Adam Price a'm swyddfa i, ynghylch y syniad yma o gomisiwn seilwaith cenedlaethol Cymru - 'national infrastructure commission for Wales', neu NICW. Wrth gwrs, fel y mae'r Ysgrifennydd Cabinet wedi'i ddweud eisoes, mae ein NICW ni yn wahanol i'ch NICW chi, onid yw? Ond mwy am hynny yn y man. Wrth gwrs, mae ein NICW ni wedi bod yn ffrwyth pedair blynedd o waith dygn a manwl ar ran Adam Price a chyfeillion a'r sawl sydd yn ymchwilio i'r math hyn o beth, a hefyd pobl sydd yn gweithio yn y maes, yn naturiol. Mi wnaethom ni ei lansio fo, fel yr ydych chi wedi crybwyll eisoes, ac fel y gwnaeth Adam grybwyll, ryw gwpwl o wythnosau yn ôl, ac roedd y sawl fel yr Institution of Civil Engineers wedi eu cyffroi yn syfrdanol ynglŷn â'r syniadau yma o NICW a oedd o'u blaenau nhw y dyddiau hynny. Hynny yw, NICW pwerus, yntefe, sydd yn sefyll ar wahân ar ei draed ei hun, yn gallu benthyg, yn naturiol, a hefyd yn gallu denu ffynonellau eraill o ariannu. Felly, corff pwerus - dyna'r weledigaeth, achos, fel rydych chi'n gwybod, rydym ni'n byw mewn amseroedd anodd. Mae economi Cymru - . Os ydych chi'n edrychyd ar y cyfoeth, mae 75 y cant o'n cyfoeth, fel y cyfryw, yn dod o'r sector cyhoeddus, a dim ond 25 y cant sy'n dod o'r sector preifat. Felly, er mwyn cynyddu cyfoeth, mae angen cynyddu beth mae busnes yn ei wneud, ac i ddatblygu'r economi, mae angen, fel yr ydych chi'n gwybod, buddsoddi mewn sgiliau a hefyd, yn naturiol, buddsoddi mewn isadeiledd, ac mae gwirioneddol angen buddsoddi mewn isadeiledd. Gwnaethoch grybwyll bod yn uchelgeisiol. Wel, mae angen bod yn uchelgeisiol, ac yn arloesol, achos mae angen mynd amdani. Mae gyda ni sawl project yn yr arfaeth - rydym ni wedi clywed amdanyn nhw'r prynhawn yma a beth sydd angen ei wneud. Mae rhywbeth yma'n amcangyfrif bod yna brojectau isadeiledd gwerth £40 biliwn yn disgwyl cael eu hadeiladu. Nawr, disgwyl y byddwn ni os nad ydym ni'n gwneud dim arloesol a gwahanol ynglŷn â'r system buddsoddi ac yn gafael yn y cyfalaf er mwyn gallu adeiladu hyn. Dyna pam yr ydym ni wedi dod â'n syniad ni o'r comisiwn seilwaith cenedlaethol yma gerbron. Rwy'n falch iawn bod yr Ysgrifennydd Cabinet wedi croesawu'r syniad a'i fod yn fodlon datblygu a bod yn hollol agored i'w esblygu, fel yr ydych wedi cyhoeddi yn y fan hyn. Nawr, buaswn i'n disgwyl, gobeithio, gweld ychydig bach o esblygu ar eich syniad gwreiddiol chi o fod yn rhyw gorff sydd ddim ond yno i gynghori. Yn sylfaenol, rydym ni angen corff sy'n mynd i wneud pethau, fel y mae'r peirianwyr sifil ac eraill yn y maes adeiladu eisiau ei weld yn digwydd, achos mae amser yn brin, ac mae yna gryn bryder, yn enwedig yn y dyddiau ansicr yma wedi Brexit. Mae angen mynd i'r afael â phethau. Felly, rwy'n gweld o hwn ein bod ni'n mynd allan i ymgynghori rŵan. A allaf i jest ofyn pa mor agored yr ydych chi i newid eich meddwl? Os ydych chi'n mynd i gael llwyth o bobl yn dod yn ôl atoch yn dweud wrthych, 'Wel, "actually", buasai'n well gyda ni gael corff pwerus sy'n gallu gwneud pethau, megis benthyg', a ydych chi'n mynd i fynd amdani a newid eich meddwl, yn y bôn, a datblygu'r isadeiledd yma yr oedd Jenny Rathbone a Vikki Howells ac eraill yn sôn amdano fo? Dim ond ychwanegu at y rhestr aros yr ydym ni, os nad ydym ni'n mynd i'r afael â'r pethau yma. Mi fuaswn i'n licio gwybod, fel y mae Adam wedi holi eisoes, beth yn union ydy'r rhesymeg ar hyn o bryd y tu ôl i alltudio projectau adeiladu cymdeithasol, megis adeiladu ysgolion, adeiladu ysbytai, ac adeiladu tai? Pam na fuasem ni'n gallu gwneud hynny o dan 'remit' NICW? O dan ein NICW ni, buaswn i'n licio meddwl ein bod ni'n gallu ei wneud e, a buaswn i'n gobeithio y buasai eich NICW chi hefyd yn datblygu'r gallu i wneud hynny, achos, ar ddiwedd y dydd, mae gwir angen mynd amdani. Mae sefyllfa'r economi yn beryglus. Mae'n rhaid inni ddatblygu swyddi i'n pobl ifanc, datblygu cyfoeth ein gwlad, ac mae yna fodd yn y fan hyn, gyda datblygiad y corff anturus yma, i fod yn arloesol ac arwain yn yr ynysoedd hyn. Diolch yn fawr.