English: Okay, I'll try it like that. There's a building site just outside my room here, so I just hope there aren't too many noises off. So, I was just saying that we've consistently held the view that leaseholders did not create the issues that have been identified, and it's right that those responsible should pay to rectify them. In October 2020 I wrote an open letter to developers to that effect, and in October of this year I met with a number of developers, alongside local councils, to discuss their plans for remediating buildings with safety defects. We are very pleased that a number of Welsh developers have since set aside funds to replace cladding and address other fire safety work on properties in Wales. It's reassuring to see that, in some cases, the commitment does extend beyond just the cladding where necessary to make those buildings safe, and that they are also taking responsibility for buildings under 18m. However, it is a matter of regret that some of the large developers responsible for these buildings have not come to that process and have not yet responded to that, so I will be getting in touch with them again to try and force them to the table, though we have no powers at the moment to be able to make them do so. We also put the Building (Amendment) (Wales) Regulations 2019 in place, and they came into force in January 2020. That bans combustible materials from the exterior of high-rise residential buildings, hospitals and care homes. We've made significant progress in relation to non-compliant ACM, as it's called - aluminium composite material cladding - as was found on the Grenfell Tower. We've already seen all unsafe ACM removed from the majority of high-rise buildings in Wales, and the last remaining buildings have work under way on them right now. But we know that cladding is by no means the only building safety issue. The Welsh Government has always been clear that our approach needs to be absolutely holistic, dealing with a multitude of issues like firebreaks, compartmentation, fire escape routes, and so on. We know that the effects are having a significant impact on leaseholders and residents. I myself have met with a very large number of them over the course of many months, and we know that this is having an effect financially and from a well-being perspective, as all the Members who've contributed today have said. We're committed to supporting residents and leaseholders and we're working hard to develop those options. Our expressions of interest opened for the Welsh building safety fund on 30 September. We've had well over 100 responses to that so far. They will identify the measures and actions required to make the multiresidential buildings as safe as can be, and protect lives and property. We haven't restricted that to buildings over 18m; we've taken that down below that in order to make sure we catch all of the people who are affected, and we intend to offer a package of support to leaseholders and residents that will allow them to feel safe in their homes and make decisions about the future. We also are very keen to make further announcements on the next stage of our building safety passport fund, but as you are all aware, the comprehensive spending review has been disappointing for Wales. In terms of the consequentials, the UK Government did not make it clear that there was a consequential arising out of Robert Jenrick's remarks prior to his being sacked from the Cabinet, and of course now there's been a comprehensive spending review, so all of that has been realigned, so it's impossible to follow that through. What we do know is that, given the amount of money we've had through the comprehensive spending review, we certainly have not had the level of consequential we would have expected. Nevertheless, we are going ahead with our building safety plans. We hope to have surveyors on site for all of the buildings that have expressed an interest in this in January. We are working very hard with the construction industry and the insurance industry to make sure that we have both the surveyors who are capable of doing these surveys and the work stream in place and the contractors available. As we understand what the extent of the remediation work that's necessary for these buildings is, we'll be able to look at how much funding we have. We've allocated some funding to it, but the truth is we don't know what the extent of the difficulty is in each of the buildings, and unfortunately, there is no one-size-fits-all; each building will have its own completely different, complex set of issues that require remediation. We're also working to finalise the detail of a buy-out scheme to help those who find themselves in the most difficult circumstances as a result of these issues. I'm hoping to announce that shortly to the Senedd. The scale of the problem is enormous. Each building is different, and the answer about whether the funding is enough is I simply do not know. There's no point in Janet Finch-Saunders berating me about it - I can't make it up out of thin air - and unlike the UK Government, I'm not in the habit of just announcing things in order to make it seem better whilst not actually doing anything about it. We're only presented with the total change from Whitehall department settlements at spending reviews, so I have no detail of the individual UK programme changes. I am going to be bringing that up with my counterpart UK Ministers as soon as I'm able to meet with them. On leaseholder reform, the Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill currently progressing through Parliament will reduce ground rents on new leases to a peppercorn, and we are working on a Bill to be introduced later in the UK Parliament to implement the wide-ranging reforms to leasehold proposed by the Law Commission, some of which are devolved, it is true, but many of which are not, and we require the things that are not devolved to be changed as well in order to help leaseholders. In terms of the windfall tax, we have had real difficulty getting the UK Government to even agree with us about a vacant land tax, so goodness knows how long it will take them to do this. And, at the same time, we have to be sure that by putting a windfall tax on developers in Wales, we don't just drive them across the border to England. We are absolutely committed to financial support to help fund remediation in a way that's fair to the leaseholders and to taxpayers, and we are working with the UK Government on a windfall tax across the building industry in Wales, with the money coming to Wales. The last thing I wanted to say, Deputy Llywydd, is that the building safety Bill that we are bringing forward will put right all of the problems from that point onwards. We are working with councils at the moment to make sure that we are doing what we can to ensure that people are safe in their homes, and that we have the right fire safety and protection in place for them. But, as I have said very many times in this Chamber and I will reiterate one last time, a home in Britain is not just a place to live - it's often an investment, and the difficulty is to remediate the buildings in a way that keeps people safe without them losing their investment, because I've every sympathy with the situation they find themselves in. And that, regardless of what anybody will tell you to the contrary, is a very, very difficult and complex thing to do, and we are working at pace to work our way through those complex issues. I'm delighted there's cross-party support for this, and I'm delighted to have had this debate in the Chamber.
Welsh: Iawn, fe roddaf gynnig arni fel hynny. Mae safle adeiladu ychydig y tu allan i fy ystafell yma, felly rwy'n gobeithio nad oes gormod o sŵn yn y cefndir. Felly, roeddwn yn dweud ein bod wedi dweud yn gyson nad lesddeiliaid a greodd y problemau a nodwyd, ac mae'n iawn i'r rhai sy'n gyfrifol dalu i'w hunioni. Ym mis Hydref 2020 ysgrifennais lythyr agored at ddatblygwyr i'r perwyl hwnnw, ac ym mis Hydref eleni cyfarfûm â nifer o ddatblygwyr, gyda chynghorau lleol, i drafod eu cynlluniau ar gyfer adfer adeiladau sydd â diffygion diogelwch. Rydym yn falch iawn fod nifer o ddatblygwyr Cymreig wedi neilltuo arian ers hynny i ailosod cladin a mynd i'r afael â gwaith diogelwch tân arall ar eiddo yng Nghymru. Mae'n galonogol gweld bod yr ymrwymiad, mewn rhai achosion, yn ymestyn y tu hwnt i'r cladin yn unig lle bo angen er mwyn gwneud yr adeiladau hynny'n ddiogel, a'u bod hefyd yn ysgwyddo cyfrifoldeb am adeiladau o dan 18 metr. Fodd bynnag, mae'n destun gofid nad yw rhai o'r datblygwyr mawr sy'n gyfrifol am yr adeiladau hyn wedi cymryd rhan yn y broses honno ac nad ydynt eto wedi ymateb i hynny, felly byddaf yn cysylltu â hwy eto i geisio eu gorfodi i ddod at y bwrdd, er nad oes gennym bwerau ar hyn o bryd i allu eu gorfodi i wneud hynny. Rhoesom Reoliadau Adeiladu (Diwygio) (Cymru) 2019 ar waith hefyd, a daethant i rym ym mis Ionawr 2020. Mae'r rheini'n gwahardd gosod deunyddiau llosgadwy ar y tu allan i adeiladau preswyl uchel, ysbytai a chartrefi gofal. Rydym wedi gwneud cynnydd sylweddol mewn perthynas ag ACM nad yw'n cydymffurfio, fel y'i gelwir - cladin deunydd cyfansawdd alwminiwm - fel yr hyn a welwyd ar Dŵr Grenfell. Rydym eisoes wedi gweld yr holl ACM anniogel yn cael ei dynnu oddi ar y rhan fwyaf o adeiladau uchel yng Nghymru, ac mae gwaith yn mynd rhagddo ar hyn o bryd ar yr adeiladau sydd ar ôl. Ond gwyddom nad cladin yw'r unig fater sy'n codi o ran diogelwch adeiladau. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru bob amser wedi bod yn glir fod angen i'n dull o weithredu fod yn gwbl gyfannol, gan ymdrin â llu o faterion fel rhwystrau tân, rhannu'n unedau ar wahân, llwybrau dianc rhag tân, ac yn y blaen. Gwyddom fod yr effeithiau'n sylweddol ar lesddeiliaid a phreswylwyr. Rwyf wedi cyfarfod y bersonol â nifer fawr iawn ohonynt dros fisoedd lawer, a gwyddom fod hyn yn cael effaith yn ariannol ac ar les, fel y dywedodd yr holl Aelodau sydd wedi cyfrannu heddiw. Rydym wedi ymrwymo i gefnogi preswylwyr a lesddeiliaid ac rydym yn gweithio'n galed i ddatblygu'r opsiynau hynny. Agorwyd ein datganiadau o ddiddordeb ar gyfer cronfa diogelwch adeiladau Cymru ar 30 Medi. Rydym wedi cael ymhell dros 100 o ymatebion i hynny hyd yma. Byddant yn nodi'r mesurau a'r camau gweithredu sydd eu hangen i wneud yr adeiladau amlbreswyl mor ddiogel ag y gallant fod, a diogelu bywydau ac eiddo. Nid ydym wedi cyfyngu hynny i adeiladau dros 18 metr; rydym wedi tynnu hynny i lawr islaw hynny er mwyn sicrhau ein bod yn cynnwys yr holl bobl yr effeithir arnynt, ac rydym yn bwriadu cynnig pecyn cymorth i lesddeiliaid a phreswylwyr a fydd yn caniatáu iddynt deimlo'n ddiogel yn eu cartrefi a gwneud penderfyniadau am y dyfodol. Rydym hefyd yn awyddus iawn i wneud cyhoeddiadau pellach ar gam nesaf y gronfa pasbort diogelwch adeiladu, ond fel y gwyddoch i gyd, mae'r adolygiad cynhwysfawr o wariant wedi bod yn siomedig i Gymru. O ran y symiau canlyniadol, ni wnaeth Llywodraeth y DU ei gwneud yn glir fod swm canlyniadol yn deillio o sylwadau Robert Jenrick cyn iddo gael ei ddiswyddo o'r Cabinet, ac wrth gwrs cafwyd adolygiad cynhwysfawr o wariant bellach, felly mae hynny i gyd wedi'i aildrefnu, ac mae'n amhosibl bwrw ymlaen â hynny. O ystyried faint o arian a gawsom drwy'r adolygiad cynhwysfawr o wariant, gwyddom yn sicr nad ydym wedi cael y lefel o arian canlyniadol y byddem wedi'i ddisgwyl. Serch hynny, rydym yn bwrw ymlaen â'n cynlluniau diogelwch adeiladau. Rydym yn gobeithio cael syrfewyr ar safleoedd ym mis Ionawr ar gyfer yr holl adeiladau sydd wedi mynegi diddordeb yn hyn. Rydym yn gweithio'n galed iawn gyda'r diwydiant adeiladu a'r diwydiant yswiriant i sicrhau bod gennym syrfewyr sy'n gallu gwneud yr arolygon hyn a'r ffrwd waith yn ei lle a'r contractwyr ar gael. Wrth inni ddeall beth yw maint y gwaith adfer sy'n angenrheidiol ar gyfer yr adeiladau hyn, byddwn yn gallu edrych ar faint o gyllid sydd gennym. Rydym wedi dyrannu rhywfaint o arian ar ei gyfer, ond y gwir yw nad ydym yn gwybod beth yw maint yr anhawster ym mhob un o'r adeiladau, ac yn anffodus, ni cheir un ateb sy'n addas i bawb; bydd gan bob adeilad ei set gwbl wahanol a chymhleth ei hun o broblemau'n galw am eu hunioni. Rydym hefyd yn gweithio i gwblhau manylion cynllun prynu allan i helpu'r rhai sydd yn yr amgylchiadau anoddaf o ganlyniad i'r problemau hyn. Rwy'n gobeithio cyhoeddi hynny'n fuan i'r Senedd. Mae maint y broblem yn enfawr. Mae pob adeilad yn wahanol, ac yn syml iawn, nid wyf yn gwybod a yw'r cyllid yn ddigon. Nid oes unrhyw ddiben i Janet Finch-Saunders fy meirniadu am y peth - ni allaf greu ffigur o ddim - ac yn wahanol i Lywodraeth y DU, nid wyf yn cyhoeddi pethau er mwyn gwneud iddo ymddangos yn well heb wneud dim byd yn ei gylch mewn gwirionedd. Mewn adolygiadau o wariant yn unig y cawn glywed beth yw cyfanswm y newid o setliadau adrannau Whitehall, felly nid oes gennyf unrhyw fanylion am newidiadau unigol i raglen y DU. Byddaf yn codi hynny gyda fy Ngweinidogion cyfatebol yn y DU cyn gynted ag y gallaf gyfarfod â hwy. O ran diwygio cyfraith lesddaliad, bydd y Bil Diwygio Cyfraith Lesddaliad (Rhent Sylfaenol) sy'n mynd drwy'r Senedd ar hyn o bryd yn lleihau rhenti tir ar brydlesoedd newydd i fod yn daliad hedyn pupur, ac rydym yn gweithio ar Fil i'w gyflwyno yn nes ymlaen yn Senedd y DU i weithredu'r diwygiadau eang i lesddaliadau a gynigir gan Gomisiwn y Gyfraith, diwygiadau y mae rhai ohonynt wedi'u datganoli mae'n wir, ond dim ond rhai, ac mae angen newid y pethau nad ydynt wedi'u datganoli hefyd er mwyn helpu lesddeiliaid. Ar y dreth ffawdelw, cawsom anhawster gwirioneddol i gael Llywodraeth y DU i gytuno â ni am dreth ar dir gwag hyd yn oed, felly nid oes wybod pa mor hir y bydd yn cymryd iddynt wneud hyn. Ac ar yr un pryd, mae'n rhaid inni fod yn siŵr, drwy osod treth ffawdelw ar ddatblygwyr yng Nghymru, nad ydym yn eu gyrru dros y ffin i Loegr. Rydym wedi ymrwymo'n llwyr i gymorth ariannol i helpu i ariannu gwaith adfer mewn ffordd sy'n deg i'r lesddeiliaid ac i drethdalwyr, ac rydym yn gweithio gyda Llywodraeth y DU ar dreth ffawdelw ar draws y diwydiant adeiladu yng Nghymru, gyda'r arian yn dod i Gymru. Y peth olaf roeddwn am ei ddweud, Ddirprwy Lywydd, yw y bydd y Bil diogelwch adeiladu rydym yn ei gyflwyno yn unioni'r holl broblemau o'r pwynt hwnnw ymlaen. Rydym yn gweithio gyda chynghorau ar hyn o bryd i sicrhau ein bod yn gwneud yr hyn a allwn i sicrhau bod pobl yn ddiogel yn eu cartrefi, a bod gennym yr amddiffyniadau a'r diogelwch tân cywir yn ei le ar eu cyfer. Ond fel y dywedais droeon yn y Siambr hon ac rwy'n ei ailadrodd un tro olaf, nid lle i fyw yn unig yw cartref ym Mhrydain - mae'n aml yn fuddsoddiad, a'r anhawster yw adfer yr adeiladau mewn ffordd sy'n cadw pobl yn ddiogel heb iddynt golli eu buddsoddiad, oherwydd mae gennyf bob cydymdeimlad â'r sefyllfa y maent ynddi. Ac mae hynny, ni waeth beth fydd unrhyw un yn ei ddweud wrthych i'r gwrthwyneb, yn beth anodd a chymhleth iawn i'w wneud, ac rydym yn gweithio'n gyflym i weithio ein ffordd drwy'r materion cymhleth hynny. Rwy'n falch iawn fod cefnogaeth drawsbleidiol i hyn, ac rwy'n falch iawn o fod wedi cael y ddadl hon yn y Siambr.