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English: As the Member knows, we are planning to extend superfast to 26,000 premises by March 2021, at a cost of nearly £22.5 million in Welsh Government and EU funding through the flexible roll-out of fibre. It should also be noted that this is not a devolved area. This is an area that the UK Government has responsibility for. Left to the market alone, only some 45 per cent of premises in Wales would have superfast coverage. As a result of action this Government has taken, that has now increased to 95 per cent. We have spent £200 million in making sure the gap left by the market and the UK Government has been filled. But, clearly, this is something we can only continue to develop if we work closely with the UK Government to try and fill that gap.
Welsh: Fel y gŵyr yr Aelod, rydym yn bwriadu darparu band eang cyflym iawn i 26,000 o adeiladau erbyn mis Mawrth 2021, ar gost o bron i £22.5 miliwn o gyllid Llywodraeth Cymru a'r UE drwy'r broses hyblyg o gyflwyno ffeibr. Dylid nodi hefyd nad yw hwn yn faes datganoledig. Mae hwn yn faes y mae Llywodraeth y DU yn gyfrifol amdano. O'i adael i'r farchnad ei hun, oddeutu 45 y cant yn unig o adeiladau Cymru fyddai'n cael cysylltedd band eang cyflym iawn. O ganlyniad i gamau gweithredu'r Llywodraeth hon, mae'r ffigur hwnnw bellach wedi codi i 95 y cant. Rydym wedi gwario £200 miliwn i sicrhau bod y bwlch a adawyd gan y farchnad a Llywodraeth y DU wedi'i lenwi. Ond yn amlwg, mae hyn yn rhywbeth na allwn barhau i'w ddatblygu heb weithio'n agos gyda Llywodraeth y DU i geisio llenwi'r bwlch hwnnw.
English: Thank you for your answer, Deputy Minister. You've announced the £22 million that has been allocated. Your predecessor last year announced £85 million would be allocated to phase 2. So, can I ask you - my calculation is that that's £62 million remaining - how you plan to spend that £62 million in regard to phase 2?
Welsh: Diolch am eich ateb, Ddirprwy Weinidog. Rydych wedi cyhoeddi'r £22 miliwn a ddyrannwyd. Cyhoeddodd eich rhagflaenydd y llynedd y byddai £85 miliwn yn cael ei ddyrannu i gam 2. Felly, a gaf fi ofyn i chi - yn ôl fy nghyfrif i, mae £62 miliwn yn weddill - sut rydych yn bwriadu gwario'r £62 miliwn hwnnw mewn perthynas â cham 2?
English: That's a perfectly fair question, and I think it's fair to say that we are still thinking through the implications of how we do that. One of the problems we have is the diminishing appetite of the private sector to engage in this area. There is more profit available for the private companies in providing faster speeds to people who already have broadband than there is in reaching those who have no broadband, and that is a market failure. So, we need to think about how we can creatively fill that gap, working with as many partners as we can to make sure that what is now a key utility is available to as many houses as possible. I think really what needs to happen is the UK Government needs to recognise that broadband and fibre and digital are now a universal service, and there should be a universal service obligation, just as there is in other key utilities, so that we don't simply rely on how much profit can be generated or how much additional funding we can find to fill that gap. But that is something required by providers to make sure that nobody is left behind.
Welsh: Mae hwnnw'n gwestiwn cwbl deg, a chredaf ei bod yn deg dweud ein bod yn dal i ystyried goblygiadau'r ffordd y gwnawn hynny. Un o'r problemau sydd gennym yw diffyg awydd y sector preifat i ymwneud yn y maes hwn. Mae mwy o elw ar gael i gwmnïau preifat drwy ddarparu cyflymderau uwch i bobl sydd â band eang eisoes na thrwy gyrraedd y rheini nad oes band eang ganddynt, ac mae hynny'n ddiffyg yn y farchnad. Felly, mae angen inni feddwl sut y gallwn lenwi'r bwlch hwnnw yn greadigol, drwy weithio gyda chymaint o bartneriaid ag y gallwn i sicrhau bod yr hyn sydd bellach yn gyfleustod allweddol ar gael i gynifer o dai â phosibl. Credaf mai'r hyn sydd ei wir angen yw i Lywodraeth y DU gydnabod bod band eang a ffeibr a digidol bellach yn wasanaeth cyffredinol, ac y dylid cael rhwymedigaeth gwasanaeth cyffredinol, fel y ceir gyda chyfleustodau allweddol eraill, fel nad ydym yn dibynnu ar faint o elw y gellir ei gynhyrchu neu faint o arian ychwanegol y gallwn ddod o hyd iddo er mwyn llenwi'r bwlch hwnnw. Ond mae hynny'n rhywbeth sydd ei angen gan ddarparwyr i sicrhau nad oes unrhyw un yn cael eu gadael ar ôl.
English: I thank you for the answer, Deputy Minister. Of course, Superfast Cymru is a Welsh Government scheme, and there are some elements of other schemes that you announced last year and in previous years, which I do welcome, but they're not going to cover and be relevant to all premises across Wales. Now, if we look at phase 1, there were areas across Wales that, after the end of phase 1, were the worst broadband coverage areas, and they included the Presiding Officer's constituency in Ceredigion, mine in Powys, in Pembrokeshire and in Carmarthenshire. They were the worst areas for broadband coverage across the entirety of Wales. So, you would have thought phase 2 would be entirely focused or prioritising, at the very least, those areas - priority for those areas. In fact, the complete opposite has happened and attention has been spent on the areas that are already serviced well. This is the frustration for many people across rural parts of Wales. Now, if I take the example of Pembrokeshire, of all the premises that were left at the end of phase 1 without a connection to Superfast Cymru, only 4 per cent of that number is now going to be covered in phase 2. That is what is so disappointing, and that's the frustration for many people across rural Wales. So, can you accept that this approach to delivering fibre broadband is flawed, and what are you going to do about the 67,000 premises that are still going to be left in the lurch in two years' time from now?
Welsh: Diolch am eich ateb, Ddirprwy Weinidog. Wrth gwrs, mae Cyflymu Cymru yn un o gynlluniau Llywodraeth Cymru, a chroesawaf rai elfennau o gynlluniau eraill a gyhoeddwyd gennych y llynedd a'r blynyddoedd cyn hynny, ond nid ydynt yn mynd i gynnwys pob safle ledled Cymru nac yn mynd i fod yn berthnasol i bob safle ledled Cymru. Nawr, os edrychwn ar gam 1, roedd yna ardaloedd ledled Cymru ar ôl diwedd cam 1 lle roedd y ddarpariaeth band eang waethaf, ac roeddent yn cynnwys etholaeth y Llywydd yng Ngheredigion, fy etholaeth i ym Mhowys, yn Sir Benfro ac yn Sir Gaerfyrddin. Dyna'r ardaloedd gwaethaf yng Nghymru gyfan o ran darpariaeth band eang. Felly, byddech wedi meddwl y byddai cam 2 yn canolbwyntio'n gyfan gwbl, neu o leiaf yn blaenoriaethu'r ardaloedd hynny - blaenoriaeth ar gyfer yr ardaloedd hynny. Mewn gwirionedd, gwelwyd y gwrthwyneb a rhoddwyd sylw i'r ardaloedd sydd eisoes yn cael gwasanaeth da. Dyma'r rwystredigaeth i lawer o bobl mewn rhannau gwledig o Gymru. Nawr, os caf ystyried Sir Benfro er enghraifft, o'r holl safleoedd na chafodd eu cysylltu â Cyflymu Cymru yng ngham 1, 4 y cant yn unig o'r nifer honno fydd yn cael eu cysylltu yng ngham 2. Dyna sydd mor siomedig, a dyna'r rhwystredigaeth i lawer o bobl yn y Gymru wledig. Felly, a allwch dderbyn bod y dull hwn o ddarparu band eang ffeibr yn ddiffygiol, a beth rydych yn bwriadu ei wneud ynglŷn â'r 67,000 o adeiladau a fydd yn dal i fod mewn twll ymhen dwy flynedd?
English: Thanks. I wanted to ask the first question as to whether you've made an economic analysis of the potential cuts to higher education. I appreciate that this is primarily in relation to the education portfolio, but if we look at this in a holistic way, any job losses - be those in Bangor, be those in Carmarthen, or be those in Cardiff, with a £21 million deficit in its budget announced recently - are going to affect the economy of Wales. It's pretty ironic that, in the week that is termed 'HeartUnions', potentially, trade unions in Wales are having to mobilise for compulsory redundancies here in Wales. What economic analysis are you making of the potential to our communities of these job losses?
Welsh: Diolch. Roeddwn am ofyn y cwestiwn cyntaf ynglŷn ag a ydych wedi gwneud dadansoddiad economaidd o'r toriadau posibl i addysg uwch. Rwy'n sylweddoli bod hyn yn ymwneud yn bennaf â'r portffolio addysg, ond os edrychwn ar hyn mewn ffordd gyfannol, mae colli unrhyw swyddi - boed y swyddi hynny ym Mangor, yng Nghaerfyrddin, neu yng Nghaerdydd, gyda chyhoeddiad diweddar ynghylch diffyg o £21 miliwn yn eu cyllideb - yn mynd i effeithio ar economi Cymru. Mae'n eithaf eironig, yn yr wythnos a elwir yn 'HeartUnions', fod yn rhaid i undebau llafur yng Nghymru baratoi ar gyfer y posibilrwydd o ddiswyddiadau gorfodol yma yng Nghymru. Pa ddadansoddiad economaidd rydych yn ei wneud o'r posibilrwydd o golli'r swyddi hyn i'n cymunedau?
English: It's my understanding that these are fully autonomous organisations and so, decisions on budgets the universities make.
Welsh: Yn ôl yr hyn a ddeallaf, mae'r rhain yn gyrff cwbl ymreolaethol, ac felly'r prifysgolion sy'n gwneud penderfyniadau ynglŷn â chyllidebau.
English: I think that's pretty blasé, I'm sorry, Minister, because this will affect people on the ground - their livelihoods, where they spend their money, how they spend their money, the jobs that they will be able to go to and the skills that we will have in our communities. So, I'll ask you again: what economic analysis will you have on a Wales basis as to the impact of the cuts to our higher education sector? Notwithstanding the fact that they may not have other jobs to go to because of - [ Interruption. ] - I'm hearing from the sidelines the education Minister saying, 'What cuts?' We've heard in the media in the last few days that Cardiff University are going to move to look to have compulsory redundancies because of the financial deficit in the higher education sector. What impact will that have on the Welsh economy?
Welsh: Credaf fod honno'n agwedd ddi-hid, mae'n ddrwg gennyf, Weinidog, gan y bydd hyn yn effeithio ar bobl ar lawr gwlad - eu bywoliaeth, lle maent yn gwario eu harian, sut y maent yn gwario eu harian, y swyddi y bydd modd iddynt fynd iddynt a'r sgiliau a fydd gennym yn ein cymunedau. Felly, gofynnaf ichi unwaith eto: pa ddadansoddiad economaidd a wnewch ar sail Cymru gyfan ynghylch effaith y toriadau ar ein sector addysg uwch? Heb sôn am y ffaith na fydd swyddi eraill ar gael iddynt fynd iddynt oherwydd - [ Torri ar draws. ] - clywaf o'r cyrion y Gweinidog addysg yn gofyn, 'Pa doriadau?' Rydym wedi clywed yn y cyfryngau yn ystod y dyddiau diwethaf fod Prifysgol Caerdydd yn mynd i ystyried gwneud diswyddiadau gorfodol oherwydd y diffyg ariannol yn y sector addysg uwch. Pa effaith a gaiff hynny ar economi Cymru?
English: No, sorry, we just have to clarify: what are the cuts? This isn't about cuts coming from Welsh Government - from the department for education and skills. This is about decisions being made by universities, based on the way that they manage their own affairs. This is not based on cuts from Welsh Government.
Welsh: Na, mae'n ddrwg gennyf, mae'n rhaid inni fod yn glir: beth yw'r toriadau? Nid oes a wnelo hyn â thoriadau gan Lywodraeth Cymru - gan yr adran addysg a sgiliau. Mae hyn yn ymwneud â phenderfyniadau a wneir gan brifysgolion, yn seiliedig ar y ffordd y maent yn rheoli eu materion eu hunain. Nid yw hyn yn seiliedig ar doriadau gan Lywodraeth Cymru.
English: I'm not saying that it's based on Welsh Government cuts; I'm saying that it's based on what analysis are you making of the potential for those cuts, taking place here in Wales, where jobs will be lost. We are hearing that from meetings that all of my colleagues have been arranging across Wales. So, instead of putting your head in the sand, what are you going to be doing about that so that we can ensure that the higher education sector can be successful? I did want to ask a question also on regional skills partnerships here today. The former Deputy Minister for skills outlined plans for further education as part of Welsh Government plans to improve the skills and training sector. Many of those regional skills partnerships are not funded sufficiently, and we were told that there was going to be an independent adviser commissioned by the Welsh Government into those regional skills partnerships. Can you give us an update on that and whether you are still following on with that plan that Eluned Morgan had in relation to regional skills partnerships?
Welsh: Nid wyf yn dweud bod hyn yn seiliedig ar doriadau Llywodraeth Cymru; rwy'n dweud ei fod yn seiliedig ar ba ddadansoddiad rydych yn ei wneud o'r posibilrwydd y bydd y toriadau hynny'n digwydd, yma yng Nghymru, lle bydd swyddi'n cael eu colli. Rydym yn clywed hynny o'r cyfarfodydd y mae pob un o fy nghyd-Aelodau wedi bod yn eu trefnu ledled Cymru. Felly, yn hytrach na chladdu'ch pen yn y tywod, beth y bwriadwch ei wneud ynglŷn â hynny fel y gallwn sicrhau y gall y sector addysg uwch fod yn llwyddiannus? Roeddwn yn awyddus i ofyn cwestiwn hefyd ynghylch partneriaethau sgiliau rhanbarthol yma heddiw. Amlinellodd y cyn Ddirprwy Weinidog sgiliau gynlluniau ar gyfer addysg bellach fel rhan o gynlluniau Llywodraeth Cymru i wella'r sector sgiliau a hyfforddiant. Ceir llawer o'r partneriaethau sgiliau rhanbarthol hynny nad ydynt yn cael eu cyllido'n ddigonol, a dywedwyd wrthym y byddai Lywodraeth Cymru yn comisiynu cynghorydd annibynnol ar gyfer y partneriaethau sgiliau rhanbarthol hynny. A allwch roi'r newyddion diweddaraf inni ynglŷn â hynny ac a ydych yn dal i fwrw ymlaen gyda'r cynllun hwnnw a oedd gan Eluned Morgan mewn perthynas â phartneriaethau sgiliau rhanbarthol?
English: I first of all thank the Member for acknowledging that there are no cuts to higher education from Welsh Government. I think that's very helpful to clarify, and I think, in reflecting on that very fact, I should also say that we have been relentless in fighting for the higher education sector, just as we have been relentless in supporting the further education sector as well. But we are still fighting against nine years of biting austerity. Now, in terms of the regional skills partnerships, I'm pleased to be able to say to the Member that I have asked for an independent external review to be carried out into the RSPs. Meanwhile, we are supporting our RSPs with £5 million specifically of apprenticeship funding to align apprenticeship provision with what businesses in the respective regions require.
Welsh: Yn gyntaf oll, diolch i'r Aelod am gydnabod nad yw Llywodraeth Cymru wedi gwneud unrhyw doriadau i addysg uwch. Credaf ei bod yn ddefnyddiol iawn egluro hynny, a chredaf, wrth fyfyrio ar y ffaith honno, y dylwn ddweud hefyd ein bod wedi ymladd yn ddi-baid ar ran y sector addysg uwch, yn union fel rydym wedi cefnogi'r sector addysg bellach yn ddi-baid hefyd. Ond rydym yn dal i frwydro yn erbyn naw mlynedd o gyni llym. Nawr, o ran y partneriaethau sgiliau rhanbarthol, rwy'n falch o allu dweud wrth yr Aelod fy mod wedi gofyn am adolygiad allanol annibynnol o'r partneriaethau sgiliau rhanbarthol. Yn y cyfamser, rydym yn cefnogi ein partneriaethau sgiliau rhanbarthol gyda £5 miliwn o gyllid prentisiaethau penodol i gysoni'r ddarpariaeth brentisiaethau â'r hyn sydd ei angen ar fusnesau yn y rhanbarthau priodol.
English: Diolch, Llywydd - [ Inaudible. ] - difficulties faced by Cardiff commuters in gaining access to the city, could the Minister outline Welsh Government plans to alleviate these problems?
Welsh: Diolch, Lywydd - [ Anghlywadwy. ] - anawsterau a wynebir gan gymudwyr Caerdydd wrth gael mynediad i'r ddinas, a allai'r Gweinidog amlinellu cynlluniau Llywodraeth Cymru i liniaru'r problemau hyn?
English: Okay. Given the great difficulties faced by Cardiff commuters in gaining access to the city, could the Minister outline the Welsh Government's plans to alleviate these problems?
Welsh: O'r gorau. O ystyried yr anawsterau mawr a wynebir gan gymudwyr Caerdydd i gael mynediad i'r ddinas, a allai'r Gweinidog amlinellu cynlluniau Llywodraeth Cymru i liniaru'r problemau hyn?
English: Absolutely. The plans are captured within the vision for the south Wales metro, and will be paid for with a huge sum of capital investment, more than £700 million. Key to the infrastructure within Cardiff will be new parkways and the development of a new Cardiff bus station, and we hope, with UK Government support, should it be forthcoming, the redevelopment of Cardiff Central station.
Welsh: Yn sicr. Mae'r cynlluniau'n rhan o'r weledigaeth ar gyfer metro de Cymru, a bydd swm enfawr o fuddsoddiad cyfalaf yn talu amdanynt, dros £700 miliwn. Bydd elfennau allweddol o'r seilwaith yng Nghaerdydd yn cynnwys parcffyrdd newydd a datblygu gorsaf fysiau newydd i Gaerdydd, a gyda chymorth Llywodraeth y DU, os byddwn yn ei gael, rydym yn gobeithio ailddatblygu gorsaf Caerdydd Canolog.
English: I thank the Minister for that answer. I lately had the misfortune to have to use the southern access road known as Rover Way. Whilst I understand that this does, for some unknown reason, not constitute a trunk road, and therefore falls outside your direct remit, the road is in such an appalling condition that it cries out for some sort of government intervention. Surely, Minister, there is some form of financial assistance that the Welsh Government could implement so that Cardiff city council can give this vital artery into our capital city a major overhaul.
Welsh: Diolch i'r Gweinidog am ei ateb. Yn ddiweddar, bûm yn ddigon anffodus i orfod defnyddio'r ffordd fynediad ddeheuol a elwir yn Rover Way. Er fy mod yn deall nad yw'r ffordd hon, am ryw reswm dirgel, yn gefnffordd, ac nad yw felly'n rhan o'ch cylch gwaith uniongyrchol, mae'r ffordd mewn cyflwr mor warthus fel bod gwir angen rhyw fath o ymyrraeth gan y Llywodraeth. Does bosib, Weinidog, nad oes rhyw fath o gymorth ariannol y gallai Llywodraeth Cymru ei ddarparu fel y gall cyngor dinas Caerdydd ailwampio'r briffordd hollbwysig hon i mewn i'n prifddinas.
English: Can I say that we are supporting local authorities with additional resource to address potholes, and we also offer funding through the local transport fund to ensure that local roads remain of adequate quality? I think what's most important for Cardiff as it continues to grow is that it gets a twenty-first century public transport system, and in that regard, the development of the metro, and, of course, radical reform of local bus services, will be very important indeed.
Welsh: A gaf fi ddweud ein bod yn cefnogi awdurdodau lleol gydag adnoddau ychwanegol i fynd i'r afael â thyllau yn y ffyrdd, ac rydym hefyd yn cynnig cyllid drwy'r gronfa trafnidiaeth leol i sicrhau bod ffyrdd lleol yn parhau i fod o ansawdd digon da? Credaf mai'r hyn sydd bwysicaf i Gaerdydd wrth i'r ddinas barhau i dyfu yw ei bod yn cael system drafnidiaeth gyhoeddus ar gyfer yr unfed ganrif ar hugain, ac yn hynny o beth, bydd datblygiad y metro, ac wrth gwrs, diwygio'r gwasanaethau bws lleol yn radical, yn bwysig dros ben.
English: Again, I thank the Minister for his answer. However, this indeed could be a candidate for the mutual investment model, or. again, is there a possible intervention by Cardiff capital city region? Surely, Minister, it is not beyond your considerable expertise to find a suitable funding mechanism to address this dire situation. This road is in an appalling condition. The money given to potholes is not going to solve the problem, and it is a very busy and very important access road into Cardiff.
Welsh: Unwaith eto, diolch i'r Gweinidog am ei ateb. Fodd bynnag, gallai hyn yn wir fod yn brosiect posibl ar gyfer y model buddsoddi cydfuddiannol, neu unwaith eto, a oes ymyrraeth bosibl y gellid ei chael gan brifddinas-ranbarth Caerdydd? Does bosib, Weinidog, nad yw dod o hyd i fecanwaith ariannu addas i fynd i'r afael â'r sefyllfa enbyd hon y tu hwnt i'ch arbenigedd sylweddol. Mae'r ffordd hon mewn cyflwr gwarthus. Nid yw'r arian a roddir ar gyfer tyllau yn y ffyrdd yn mynd i ddatrys y broblem, ac mae'n ffordd fynediad brysur iawn a phwysig iawn i mewn i Gaerdydd.
English: Well, I'd have to consult with the finance Minister as to whether the mutual investment model could be adopted for such a purpose, but, of course, even if it could be, it would be a decision for the local authority and/or, as the Member suggests, the Cardiff capital region. As a Welsh Government, we're doing all we can with our precious resource in order to improve transport infrastructure not just within Cardiff, but across the whole of Wales, and decisions must be based on the need to invest fairly across the whole of Wales. We would encourage our local partners in local government to ensure that all roads are kept up to a minimum standard, and to utilise the additional resource wherever possible, which we've made available through the pothole fund.
Welsh: Wel, byddai'n rhaid imi ymgynghori â'r Gweinidog cyllid i weld a ellid defnyddio'r model buddsoddi cydfuddiannol at ddiben o'r fath, ond wrth gwrs, hyd yn oed pe gellid gwneud hynny, byddai'n benderfyniad ar gyfer yr awdurdod lleol a/neu brifddinas-ranbarth Caerdydd, fel yr awgryma'r Aelod. Fel Llywodraeth Cymru, rydym yn gwneud popeth a allwn gyda'n hadnoddau gwerthfawr i wella seilwaith trafnidiaeth nid yn unig yng Nghaerdydd, ond ledled Cymru, ac mae'n rhaid seilio penderfyniadau ar yr angen i fuddsoddi'n deg ledled Cymru gyfan. Byddem yn annog ein partneriaid lleol mewn llywodraeth leol i sicrhau bod yr holl ffyrdd yn cael eu cynnal hyd at safon ofynnol, ac i ddefnyddio'r adnoddau ychwanegol rydym wedi eu darparu drwy'r gronfa ar gyfer tyllau yn y ffyrdd lle bynnag y bo modd.
English: Yes, the economic contract has been very well received since its launch in May. We've agreed over 120 contracts with businesses across Wales and, later this year, we intend to apply the economic contract principles to a wider range of settings, including, I'm pleased to say, our sponsored bodies, and also infrastructure contracts.
Welsh: Gwnaf, mae'r contract economaidd wedi cael croeso cynnes iawn ers ei lansio ym mis Mai. Rydym wedi cytuno ar dros 120 o gontractau â busnesau ledled Cymru, ac yn ddiweddarach eleni, rydym yn bwriadu rhoi egwyddorion y contract economaidd ar waith mewn ystod ehangach o leoliadau, gan gynnwys, rwy'n falch o ddweud, y cyrff a noddir gennym, yn ogystal â chontractau seilwaith.