English: I thank the Minister for his answer, and obviously it is important that we get that White Paper going as fast as we can so that we can get some further action on our bus services across south-west Wales, because it is buses mainly that deliver most of the public transport in that area, rather than trains. Last Friday, I met with Andrew Sherrington, the managing director of First Cymru, and following that meeting members across the region had a letter from him identifying the fact that, no matter what happened on the sale of First Cymru, he would be looking to ensure that services are maintained and continue to a high standard. But, there are still problems. He confirmed that where there are buses that are not commercially viable, they will be at risk, because clearly it is a commercial system without public support. Two examples of those are obviously in the Afan valley - I've raised this with you many times - where buses in the Afan valley are every other hour in Glyncorrwg and in Blaengwynfi, which means that if you have a 9.30 a.m. appointment in the hospital, you have to catch the 7.30 a.m. bus in the morning from Glyncorrwg to be able to attend that, and who knows what time you'll get back home? It is important, therefore, that those bus services in the Afan valley and other Valleys areas in South Wales West are actually supported to ensure that people who don't have cars, who do rely upon public transport, are able to use them on a more frequent basis than they currently can. One every two hours is not sufficient for people to actually carry on their daily lives. They can't get to work efficiently, on time, they can't get home on time and they can't go to appointments on time. Will you therefore look at working with the sector to ensure that buses, when there are non-viable commercial routes, are supported through public funding to ensure that people who need those services can actually access them?
Welsh: Diolch i'r Gweinidog am ei ateb, ac mae'n amlwg ei bod yn bwysig inni sicrhau bod y Papur Gwyn hwnnw ar waith mor gyflym ag y gallwn er mwyn inni allu cyflawni camau pellach ar ein gwasanaethau bysiau ledled de-orllewin Cymru, gan mai bysiau'n bennaf sy'n darparu'r rhan fwyaf o'r drafnidiaeth gyhoeddus yn yr ardal honno, yn hytrach na threnau. Ddydd Gwener diwethaf, cyfarfûm ag Andrew Sherrington, rheolwr gyfarwyddwr First Cymru, ac yn dilyn y cyfarfod hwnnw cafodd aelodau ar draws y rhanbarth lythyr ganddo yn nodi, ni waeth beth a ddigwyddai gyda gwerthiant First Cymru, y byddai'n ceisio sicrhau bod gwasanaethau'n cael eu cynnal ac yn parhau i weithredu i safon uchel. Ond mae yna broblemau o hyd. Lle ceir bysiau nad ydynt yn fasnachol hyfyw, cadarnhaodd y byddant mewn perygl, oherwydd mae'n amlwg mai system fasnachol yw hi heb gymorth cyhoeddus. Mae dwy enghraifft o'r rheini yn amlwg yng nghwm Afan - rwyf wedi dwyn hyn i'ch sylw droeon - lle mae bysiau yng nghwm Afan bob dwy awr yng Nglyncorrwg ac ym Mlaengwynfi, sy'n golygu os oes gennych apwyntiad 9.30 a.m. yn yr ysbyty, rhaid i chi ddal y bws 7.30 a.m. yn y bore o Lyncorrwg i allu mynychu hwnnw, a phwy a ŵyr pa amser y byddwch yn cyrraedd adref? Mae'n bwysig, felly, fod y gwasanaethau bysiau hynny yng nghwm Afan a Chymoedd eraill yng Ngorllewin De Cymru yn cael eu cefnogi mewn gwirionedd i sicrhau bod pobl nad oes ganddynt geir, pobl sy'n dibynnu ar drafnidiaeth gyhoeddus, yn gallu eu defnyddio'n amlach nag y gallant wneud ar hyn o bryd. Nid yw un bob dwy awr yn ddigon i bobl allu parhau â'u bywydau bob dydd. Ni allant gyrraedd y gwaith yn effeithlon ar amser, ni allant gyrraedd adref ar amser ac ni allant fynd i apwyntiadau ar amser. A wnewch chi edrych felly ar weithio gyda'r sector i sicrhau bod gwasanaethau bysiau ar lwybrau masnachol anhyfyw yn cael eu cefnogi ag arian cyhoeddus i sicrhau bod y bobl sydd angen y gwasanaethau'n gallu eu cael?