English: Can I thank Russell George for his comments and his questions? As always, Russell has been incredibly constructive, not just today, in terms of the critique that he's offered and the questions that he poses, but also in the many weeks and months prior to the announcement of this mission today when he was able to offer, during a series of discussions, very constructive points to me and my officials. And we're very grateful to him and other Members across the entire Chamber for their contributions to the work that we have concluded today with the publication of the mission. Dirprwy Lywydd, first of all, in terms of additional support, obviously the £270 million additional investment for the Development Bank of Wales brings the total fund for the Wales flexible investment fund to £500 million, which in turn will lever in a significant sum in private investment, taking the total fund to around about £1 billion of investment in businesses, which is a huge sum of money to be seeing invested in Welsh businesses in the years to come, and it will support and create tens of thousands of jobs. And, of course, I've already announced that there will be the further £30 million of support for hospitality and tourism, and during the course of my statement I also confirmed that we are awaiting word from the Chancellor regarding the business rates holiday in England, which would enable us, then, to progress such a scheme here in Wales with the consequentials that would follow. I have to say that, in terms of the road map, the First Minister earlier confirmed that the control plan that was produced in December is still our guiding document, and that it was updated, obviously, last week. The First Minister has given a very clear signal for what's being considered as part of the regular three-week review period, and prior to this statement, the health Minister, I think, gave a very convincing argument as to why setting dates at this stage for all forms of activity is very dangerous indeed. We know that new variants are incredibly disruptive in terms of time frames for how we would wish to reopen the economy, and so promising dates that can't necessarily be delivered against, I think, could be very damaging for the economy and for businesses that would expect to be able to reopen, but which, at a very, very short notice, as the health Minister has already said today, perhaps would be left very disappointed indeed. I think productivity and entrepreneurship actually run right through the mission. I think, within the document, there are various beacons, as we have called them, that would lead to productivity and entrepreneurship improving. In terms of productivity, obviously, the focus is on skills and on magnetising investment and a design to drive up productivity. And in terms of entrepreneurship, the COVID commitment contains direct support for individuals wishing to start their own business - in particular, the barriers fund, which provides grants for people who are furthest from the employment market to start up their business, and to do so with the support, obviously, and the guidance of Business Wales. I don't think we can use productivity alone as the measure of success or failure of an economy. An economy must serve the purpose of enhancing the well-being of its citizens, and the measure of productivity does not do that in isolation, and that's why we are keen to ensure that the national indicators are used as the measure of success for the economy. But, obviously, today's labour market statistics demonstrate just how valuable a devolved administration can be in keeping a cap on joblessness, and today we saw the unemployment figures published, and in Wales, during the latest period, unemployment has fallen; in the UK it has risen. There is now a gap of around 0.7 per cent between Wales and the UK average. Now, there is a long, long journey ahead of us, but that gap does demonstrate just how valuable our support for businesses has been. We've been able to secure something in the region of, according to the very latest data that I've had through today, about 145,000 jobs in Wales, which would explain, therefore, the gap in unemployment. And we will go on ensuring that support is available for businesses in Wales as we move through this pandemic. We've already completed the fourth round of the economic resilience fund and we intend to use any commitment made to date wherever possible to maximise support for businesses that offer value for money. Of course, in regard to some of the other points that Russell George made in terms of town centres and city centres and the relationship between our transforming towns initiative and retail, well, retail is really very much at the heart of the transforming towns initiative, because unless town are transformed into more vibrant environments, then retail will continue to struggle. People must want to access their town centres, and in so doing, they will then utilise services that are contained within them. So, retail does, without a doubt, have a bright future within town centres, but that bright future will only be delivered if town centres are attractive places for people to visit, to live in and to work in. That's why the transforming towns initiative is so vitally important in delivering vibrant environments within urban areas.
Welsh: A gaf i ddiolch i Russell George am ei sylwadau a'i gwestiynau? Fel bob amser, mae Russell wedi bod yn anhygoel o adeiladol, nid heddiw'n unig, o ran y feirniadaeth y mae wedi'i chynnig a'r cwestiynau y mae'n eu gofyn, ond hefyd yn yr wythnosau a'r misoedd lawer cyn cyhoeddi'r genhadaeth hon heddiw ble gallodd gynnig, yn ystod cyfres o drafodaethau, sylwadau adeiladol iawn i mi a'm swyddogion. Ac rydym ni'n ddiolchgar iawn iddo ef ac Aelodau eraill ym mhob rhan o'r Siambr am eu cyfraniadau i'r gwaith yr ydym ni wedi'i gwblhau heddiw gyda chyhoeddi'r genhadaeth. Dirprwy Lywydd, yn gyntaf oll, o ran cymorth ychwanegol, mae'n amlwg bod y buddsoddiad ychwanegol o £270 miliwn i Fanc Datblygu Cymru yn dod â chyfanswm y gronfa ar gyfer cronfa fuddsoddi hyblyg Cymru i £500 miliwn, a fydd yn ei dro yn denu swm sylweddol mewn buddsoddiad preifat, gan fynd â chyfanswm y gronfa i tua £1 biliwn o fuddsoddiad mewn busnesau, sy'n swm enfawr o arian i'w weld yn cael ei fuddsoddi mewn busnesau yng Nghymru yn y blynyddoedd i ddod, a bydd yn cefnogi ac yn creu degau o filoedd o swyddi. Ac, wrth gwrs, rwyf eisoes wedi cyhoeddi y bydd y £30 miliwn ychwanegol o gymorth ar gyfer lletygarwch a thwristiaeth, ac yn ystod fy natganiad, cadarnheais hefyd ein bod yn aros am air gan y Canghellor ynglŷn â'r gwyliau ardrethi busnes yn Lloegr, a fyddai'n ein galluogi ni, felly, i ddatblygu cynllun o'r fath yma yng Nghymru gyda'r symiau canlyniadol a fyddai'n dilyn. Mae'n rhaid imi ddweud, o ran y map ffordd, fod y Prif Weinidog wedi cadarnhau'n gynharach mai'r cynllun rheoli a gynhyrchwyd ym mis Rhagfyr yw ein dogfen arweiniol o hyd, a'i fod wedi'i ddiweddaru, yn amlwg, yr wythnos diwethaf. Mae'r Prif Weinidog wedi rhoi arwydd clir iawn o'r hyn sy'n cael ei ystyried yn rhan o'r cyfnod adolygu rheolaidd o dair wythnos, a chyn y datganiad hwn, cyflwynodd y Gweinidog iechyd, rwy'n credu, ddadl argyhoeddiadol iawn ynghylch pam y mae pennu dyddiadau ar hyn o bryd ar gyfer pob math o weithgaredd yn beryglus iawn yn wir. Gwyddom fod amrywiolion newydd yn tarfu'n fawr ar y ffordd y byddem yn dymuno ailddechrau'r economi, ac felly gallai addo dyddiadau na ellir eu cyflawni o reidrwydd, rwy'n credu, fod yn niweidiol iawn i'r economi ac i fusnesau a fyddai'n disgwyl gallu ailagor, ond a fyddai, ar fyr rybudd, fel y dywedodd y Gweinidog iechyd eisoes heddiw, efallai yn siomedig iawn yn wir. Rwy'n credu bod cynhyrchiant ac entrepreneuriaeth yn rhan greiddiol o'r genhadaeth. Credaf, yn y ddogfen, fod gwahanol lusernau, fel yr ydym ni wedi'u galw nhw, a fyddai'n arwain at welliant o ran cynhyrchiant ac entrepreneuriaeth. O ran cynhyrchiant, yn amlwg, mae'r pwyslais ar sgiliau ac ar ddenu buddsoddiad a dyluniad i gynyddu cynhyrchiant. Ac o ran entrepreneuriaeth, mae ymrwymiad COVID yn cynnwys cymorth uniongyrchol i unigolion sy'n dymuno dechrau eu busnes eu hunain - yn arbennig, y gronfa rwystrau, sy'n darparu grantiau i bobl sydd bellaf o'r farchnad gyflogaeth i ddechrau eu busnes, ac i wneud hynny gyda chymorth, yn amlwg, ac arweiniad Busnes Cymru. Dydw i ddim yn credu y gallwn ni ddefnyddio cynhyrchiant yn unig yn fesur o lwyddiant neu fethiant economi. Rhaid i economi wasanaethu'r diben o wella llesiant ei dinasyddion, ac nid yw mesur cynhyrchiant yn gwneud hynny ar wahân, a dyna pam yr ydym yn awyddus i sicrhau y caiff y dangosyddion cenedlaethol eu defnyddio fel modd o fesur llwyddiant yr economi. Ond, yn amlwg, mae ystadegau'r farchnad lafur heddiw'n dangos pa mor werthfawr y gall gweinyddiaeth ddatganoledig fod o ran nodi uchafswm nifer ar gyfer ddiweithdra, a heddiw gwelsom gyhoeddi'r ffigurau diweithdra, ac yng Nghymru, yn ystod y cyfnod diweddaraf, mae diweithdra wedi gostwng; yn y DU mae wedi codi. Erbyn hyn mae bwlch o tua 0.7 y cant rhwng Cymru a chyfartaledd y DU. Nawr, mae taith hir, hir o'n blaenau, ond mae'r bwlch hwnnw'n dangos pa mor werthfawr fu ein cefnogaeth i fusnesau. Rydym ni wedi gallu sicrhau oddeutu 145,000 o swyddi yng Nghymru, yn ôl y data diweddaraf yr wyf wedi ei gael heddiw, a fyddai'n esbonio, felly, y bwlch mewn diweithdra. A byddwn yn parhau i sicrhau bod cymorth ar gael i fusnesau yng Nghymru wrth i ni fynd drwy'r pandemig hwn. Rydym ni eisoes wedi cwblhau pedwerydd cylch y gronfa cadernid economaidd ac rydym ni'n bwriadu defnyddio unrhyw ymrwymiad a wnaed hyd yma lle bynnag y bo modd er mwyn sicrhau'r cymorth mwyaf posibl i fusnesau sy'n cynnig gwerth am arian. Wrth gwrs, o ran rhai o'r sylwadau eraill a wnaeth Russell George ynghylch canol trefi a chanol dinasoedd a'r berthynas rhwng ein menter trawsnewid trefi a manwerthu, wel, mae manwerthu wrth wraidd y fenter trawsnewid trefi, oherwydd oni chaiff trefi eu trawsnewid yn fannau mwy bywiog, yna bydd y sector manwerthu'n parhau i frwydro. Rhaid i bobl fod eisiau mynd i ganol eu trefi, ac wrth wneud hynny, byddant wedyn yn defnyddio gwasanaethau sydd wedi'u cynnwys ynddyn nhw. Felly, yn ddi-os, mae gan fanwerthu ddyfodol disglair yng nghanol trefi, ond dim ond os yw canol trefi yn lleoedd deniadol i bobl ymweld â nhw, i fyw ynddyn nhw ac i weithio ynddyn nhw y caiff y dyfodol disglair hwnnw ei gyflawni. Dyna pam y mae'r fenter trawsnewid trefi mor hanfodol bwysig o ran darparu mannau bywiog mewn ardaloedd trefol.