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English: I know we want to look forward not back, but it's worth noting that the reason we've got still a bus service at all is because of the bus emergency scheme, and its successor scheme, that was initiated during the coronavirus crisis. And that was Welsh Government stepping in to help a private service. Now, I think that this private service owes us something back, and I don't think we're getting that. What are we seeing in the Aber valley, for example? I've had many constituents complain to me about cancellation of services. And what we really need to see is some kind of public control over this. Now, I've noticed that the White Paper on bus governance reform that was out for consultation actually goes further than the bus Bill proposals, so it would be interesting to hear the responses to the consultation. Can you give us an indication when you will publish those? I know you've said that you're doing it imminently, but can you give us a clear idea of when you will publish those bus consultation responses, and when will we hear more about the progress of the White Paper?
Welsh: Gwn ein bod yn awyddus i edrych ymlaen yn hytrach nag yn ôl, ond mae'n werth nodi mai'r rheswm pam fod gennym wasanaeth bysiau o gwbl bellach yw oherwydd y cynllun brys ar gyfer y sector bysiau, a'i gynllun olynol, a gychwynnwyd yn ystod argyfwng y coronafeirws. Ac roedd honno'n enghraifft o Lywodraeth Cymru yn camu i'r adwy i gynorthwyo gwasanaeth preifat. Nawr, credaf fod gan y gwasanaeth preifat le i dalu'n ôl i ni, ac ni chredaf fod hynny'n digwydd. Beth a welwn yng nghwm Aber, er enghraifft? Mae llawer o etholwyr wedi cwyno wrthyf am wasanaethau'n cael eu canslo. A'r hyn y mae gwir angen inni ei weld yw rhyw fath o reolaeth gyhoeddus dros hyn. Nawr, rwyf wedi sylwi bod y Papur Gwyn ar ddiwygio llywodraethiant bysiau a fu'n destun ymgynghoriad yn mynd ymhellach na chynigion y Bil bysiau, felly byddai'n ddiddorol clywed yr ymatebion i'r ymgynghoriad. A wnewch chi roi syniad i ni pryd y byddwch yn eu cyhoeddi? Gwn eich bod wedi dweud y byddwch yn gwneud hynny cyn bo hir, ond a wnewch chi roi syniad clir i ni pryd y byddwch yn cyhoeddi'r ymatebion i'r ymgynghoriad bysiau, a phryd y byddwn yn clywed mwy am gynnydd y Papur Gwyn?
English: Questions now from party spokespeople. First, the Conservative spokesperson, Janet Finch-Saunders.
Welsh: Cwestiynau nawr gan lefarwyr y pleidiau. Llefarydd y Ceidwadwyr yn gyntaf, Janet Finch-Saunders.
English: Thank you. Diolch, Llywydd. Minister, last Friday I joined an urgent meeting with a group of registered social landlords to discuss the future of social housing in Wales. Amongst their fears and their worries and concerns, there was this feeling that Welsh Government, in their opinion, has failed to create a strong foundation to drive social housing new builds. Only around 9,000 housing association and local authority homes were built between 2010 and 2019, an average of 1,000 annually. This is way below even your estimate that between 3,000 and 6,000 new homes are required over the next five years. In fact, your own manifesto commitment that says you'd build '20,000 new low carbon social homes for rent' is hanging by a thread. RSLs have warned me that if they are unable to increase rents in line with inflation this year, serious cuts will have to be made to the services they provide. They provide debt advice. There are a lot of things that registered social landlords bring in providing quality accommodation. I would certainly like to put on record my thanks for the role they play in providing homes for people in Wales. But also, serious cuts would have an impact on their ability to continue with building projects. What steps will you take to ensure that the RSLs themselves do not have to in any way stall the building of new social housing?
Welsh: Diolch, Lywydd. Weinidog, ddydd Gwener diwethaf, ymunais â chyfarfod brys gyda grŵp o landlordiaid cymdeithasol cofrestredig i drafod dyfodol tai cymdeithasol yng Nghymru. Ymysg eu hofnau a'u gofidiau a'u pryderon oedd y teimlad fod Llywodraeth Cymru, yn eu barn hwy, wedi methu creu sylfaen gadarn i ysgogi adeiladu tai cymdeithasol newydd. Dim ond oddeutu 9,000 o gartrefi cymdeithasau tai ac awdurdodau lleol a adeiladwyd rhwng 2010 a 2019, cyfartaledd o 1,000 y flwyddyn. Mae hyn yn llawer llai na'ch amcangyfrif chi, hyd yn oed, fod angen rhwng 3,000 a 6,000 o gartrefi newydd dros y pum mlynedd nesaf. Mewn gwirionedd, mae eich ymrwymiad maniffesto eich hun, sy'n dweud y byddech yn adeiladu '20,000 o gartrefi cymdeithasol carbon isel newydd i'w rhentu' yn y fantol. Mae landlordiaid cymdeithasol cofrestredig wedi fy rhybuddio, os na allant gynyddu rhenti'n unol â chwyddiant eleni, y bydd yn rhaid gwneud toriadau difrifol i'r gwasanaethau a ddarparant. Maent yn darparu cyngor ar ddyledion. Mae llawer o bethau y mae landlordiaid cymdeithasol cofrestredig yn eu cynnig wrth ddarparu llety o safon. Yn sicr, hoffwn gofnodi fy niolch am y rhan y maent yn ei chwarae yn darparu cartrefi i bobl yng Nghymru. Ond hefyd, byddai toriadau difrifol yn cael effaith ar eu gallu i barhau gyda phrosiectau adeiladu. Pa gamau y byddwch yn eu cymryd i sicrhau nad oes rhaid i'r landlordiaid cymdeithasol cofrestredig eu hunain ohirio'r gwaith o adeiladu tai cymdeithasol newydd mewn unrhyw fodd?
English: Minister, I am not here to scrutinise your performance over the last few weeks, but I am here to scrutinise and challenge the performance of a Welsh Labour Government over 23 years that has failed consistently, year on year, to build the right number of houses. You must now - . Stop looking to the UK Government to blame them. This is your mess. Devolution under a Welsh Labour Government over the last 23 years has denied many in my community a home and a roof above their head. You must use the levers at your disposal now to ensure that sufficient house building goes ahead. We do not want a repeat of the situation that saw the First Minister take a year and a half, from January 2021 to July 2022, to hold a summit to discuss the serious house building crisis, which has been called by Natural Resources Wales - and they are very close to you - . And their guidance on phosphorous - . In fact, I have been warned that the likely release of marine nutrient data by NRW could now potentially extend the areas impacted across Wales and result in coastal authorities now being unable to grant planning permission for houses. You stated last week -
Welsh: Weinidog, nid wyf yma i graffu ar eich perfformiad dros yr ychydig wythnosau diwethaf, ond rwyf yma i herio a chraffu ar berfformiad Llywodraeth Lafur Cymru dros 23 mlynedd sy'n gyson wedi methu adeiladu'r nifer cywir o dai, flwyddyn ar ôl blwyddyn. Mae'n rhaid i chi - . Rhowch y gorau i geisio beio Llywodraeth y DU. Eich llanast chi yw hwn. Mae datganoli o dan Lywodraeth Lafur Cymru dros y 23 mlynedd diwethaf wedi amddifadu llawer o bobl yn fy nghymuned o gartref a tho uwch eu pennau. Rhaid ichi ddefnyddio'r dulliau sydd gennych at eich defnydd yn awr i sicrhau bod digon o dai'n cael eu hadeiladu. Nid ydym eisiau gweld sefyllfa, am yr eildro, lle cymerodd flwyddyn a hanner i'r Prif Weinidog, o fis Ionawr 2021 i fis Gorffennaf 2022, gynnal uwchgynhadledd i drafod yr argyfwng adeiladu tai, sy'n rhywbeth y mae Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru wedi galw amdano - ac maent yn agos iawn atoch chi - . Ac mae eu canllawiau ar ffosfforws - . Yn wir, rwyf wedi cael rhybudd y gallai'r data ar faetholion morol sy'n debygol o gael ei ryddhau gan CNC ymestyn yr ardaloedd yr effeithir arnynt ledled Cymru ac arwain at awdurdodau arfordirol bellach yn methu rhoi caniatâd cynllunio ar gyfer tai. Fe ddywedoch chi, yr wythnos diwethaf -
English: You're going to need to come to your question.
Welsh: Mae angen ichi ddod at eich cwestiwn.
English: I am. You said that this level of discussion about the release of marine nutrients is held at official level. You need to take a leadership role in this. And will you clarify, Minister, whether you are developing a strategy in case the release of marine nutrient data leads to yet more nutrient management issues that exacerbate the house building crisis?
Welsh: Rwy'n dod ato. Fe ddywedoch chi fod y lefel hon o drafodaeth ynghylch rhyddhau maetholion morol yn cael ei chadw ar lefel swyddogol. Mae angen ichi gael rôl arweiniol yn hyn o beth. Ac a wnewch chi egluro a ydych chi'n datblygu strategaeth, rhag ofn y bydd rhyddhau data ar faetholion morol yn arwain at fwy fyth o broblemau rheoli maetholion sy'n gwaethygu'r argyfwng adeiladu tai?
English: Yet again, Janet, this is like trying to discuss the 1930s without reference to the depression. The idea that you can tell me that my target for phosphates is holding up house building, when you yourself go on about apparently believing in a climate and nature emergency, is just breathtaking, frankly. Our rivers are in a right mess. We need to do something about all of the people who are contributing to that, and that is across a large number of sectors. That is absolutely the water companies; it is absolutely the house builders; it is absolutely the agricultural sector. It is every single sector that is contributing to that. We had a summit over the summer, in which every sector agreed with the First Minister that they would step up to their own responsibility in doing that. NRW, of course, monitor that, and they are, of course, the enforcer, but it is far, far more complicated than that. And for you to tell me that you think the answer to that is for us to take off all limits on what can be built along our rivers and coasts and allow willy-nilly house building, because my phosphate levels are somehow preventing that, whilst simultaneously telling me constantly that you believe in a climate and nature emergency, is, frankly, hypocrisy such as I have seldom seen.
Welsh: Unwaith eto, Janet, mae hyn fel ceisio trafod y 1930au heb gyfeirio at y dirwasgiad. Mae'r syniad y gallwch chi ddweud wrthyf fod fy nharged ar gyfer ffosffadau yn atal adeiladu tai, pan fyddwch yn honni drwy'r amser eich bod yn credu mewn argyfwng hinsawdd a natur, yn syfrdanol a dweud y gwir. Mae ein hafonydd mewn sefyllfa enbyd. Mae angen inni wneud rhywbeth am yr holl bobl sy'n cyfrannu at hynny, ar draws nifer fawr o sectorau. Felly, y cwmnïau dŵr, yn sicr; adeiladwyr tai, yn sicr; y sector amaethyddol, yn sicr. Pob un sector sy'n cyfrannu at hynny. Cawsom uwchgynhadledd dros yr haf, lle cytunodd pob sector â'r Prif Weinidog y byddent yn cadw at eu cyfrifoldeb eu hunain i wneud hynny. Mae CNC, wrth gwrs, yn monitro hynny, a hwy yw'r corff gorfodi wrth gwrs, ond mae'n llawer iawn mwy cymhleth na hynny. Ac a bod yn onest mae dweud wrthyf eich bod yn credu mai'r ateb i hynny yw cael gwared ar bob terfyn ar yr hyn y gellir ei adeiladu ger ein hafonydd a'n harfordiroedd a chaniatáu adeiladu tai yn ddigyfyngiad am fod fy lefelau ffosffad, rywsut, yn atal hynny, a dweud wrthyf yn gyson ar yr un pryd eich bod yn credu mewn argyfwng hinsawdd a natur yn rhagrith o fath nad wyf prin wedi'i weld o'r blaen.
English: Thank you, Minister. I can honestly assure you that no-one has ever needed to put words in my mouth. We don't need to go back to the 1930s; 23 years is long enough for the people of Wales to have been failed by your lack of house building. Central to the house building process in Wales are planning and regulatory officers, but so overwhelmed are they with work that I know my own local authority is not able to check adherence to planning conditions, and are now only pursuing enforcement upon complaint. [ Interruption.] Sh! Minister, the Welsh Local Government Association, the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management Wales, Newport City Council, Flintshire County Council and Caerphilly have expressed concerns about a lack of resources and capacity within local authorities for enforcement. So, will you co-operate with us, with your officers across our planning authorities, to ensure that they do have the necessary resources to deal with planning more quickly - more planning applications allowed to go through - so that it helps towards your targets? And, also, we need to have an efficient enforcement process in Wales. Thank you.
Welsh: Diolch, Weinidog. Gallaf roi sicrwydd gonest i chi nad oes unrhyw un erioed wedi gorfod rhoi geiriau yn fy ngheg. Nid oes angen inni fynd yn ôl i'r 1930au; mae 23 mlynedd yn hen ddigon hir i'ch diffyg adeiladu tai wneud cam â phobl Cymru. Mae swyddogion cynllunio a rheoleiddio yn ganolog i'r broses adeiladu tai yng Nghymru, ond maent wedi'u gorlethu â gwaith i'r fath raddau fel y gwn na all fy awdurdod lleol fy hun wirio cydymffurfiaeth ag amodau cynllunio, a dim ond yn awr y maent yn mynd ar drywydd gorfodi ar ôl cwynion. [ Torri ar draws.] Hisht! Weinidog, mae Cymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru, Sefydliad Siartredig Rheoli Gwastraff Cymru, Cyngor Dinas Casnewydd, Cyngor Sir y Fflint a Chaerffili wedi mynegi pryderon ynghylch diffyg adnoddau a chapasiti ar gyfer gorfodi o fewn awdurdodau lleol. Felly, a wnewch chi gydweithio â ni, gyda'ch swyddogion ar draws ein hawdurdodau cynllunio, i sicrhau bod ganddynt adnoddau angenrheidiol i ymdrin â cheisiadau chynllunio yn gyflymach - i ganiatáu mwy o geisiadau cynllunio - fel bod hynny'n helpu tuag at eich targedau? A hefyd, mae angen inni gael proses orfodi effeithlon yng Nghymru. Diolch.
English: Again, Janet, how do you think those people are paid for?
Welsh: Unwaith eto, Janet, sut y credwch chi y caiff y bobl hynny eu talu?
English: Just answer the question.
Welsh: Atebwch y cwestiwn.
English: I am answering the question. Those people are paid for from the rates support grant. Right? That has been cut successively by Conservative Governments over the last 10 years. Planners are the back-room staff so beloved of Conservative Governments for pillorying for being wasteful. This is the direct result of your austerity policies, with apparently yet more to come. If you think that there is a magic money tree here in the Welsh Government, you are much mistaken. I have not yet found it; it does not exist. Your Government in Westminster is entirely, entirely responsible for the lack of investment in public services, which leads directly to the lack of growth. The anti-growth coalition, Janet, I'm afraid, is absolutely on your benches and in your Government.
Welsh: Rwy'n ateb y cwestiwn. Y grant cynnal ardrethi sy'n talu am y bobl hynny. Ynte? Mae hwnnw wedi'i dorri gan Lywodraethau Ceidwadol olynol dros y 10 mlynedd diwethaf. Cynllunwyr yw'r staff ystafell gefn hynny y mae Llywodraethau Ceidwadol mor hoff o'u gwawdio am fod yn wastraffus. Dyma ganlyniad uniongyrchol eich polisïau cyni, gyda mwy i ddod yn ôl pob tebyg. Os credwch fod yna goeden arian hud yma yn Llywodraeth Cymru, rydych yn gwneud camgymeriad mawr. Nid wyf wedi dod o hyd iddi eto; nid yw'n bodoli. Mae eich Llywodraeth yn San Steffan yn gwbl gyfrifol am y diffyg buddsoddiad mewn gwasanaethau cyhoeddus, sy'n arwain yn uniongyrchol at y diffyg twf. Mae arnaf ofn fod y glymblaid gwrth-dwf, Janet, ar eich meinciau chi ac yn eich Llywodraeth chi.
English: Thank you very much, Llywydd. I want to start by mentioning something that's common across Wales, but by using an example from my own constituency. A constituent of mine is a single parent, who's had to move in with her sister, because her former partner evicted her from her home. She is now living in a three-bedroomed home, but there are nine people living in that property. She is on the council waiting list, but there's no social housing available, so she's looking for private rental accommodation. Unfortunately, she's been priced out of the private rental market. The cheapest she can find in the area is £700 per month, but she has to prove that she has an income of three times the rent for the agent and the landlord to let it to her. That's £25,000 per year, which is more than the average wage in my constituency. She has no hope of showing that she has an income of £2,100 a month, and apparently this practice of going for a salary three times the rent is very common in the sector. There is talk that she could find a guarantor, but, again, you need family with deep pockets to do that. Do you agree with me that this practice of putting barriers in the way of people on low incomes from accessing the rental sector should come to an end, and what steps are you taking in order to remove these barriers to low-income renters? Thank you.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn, Llywydd. Dwi am gychwyn drwy sôn am rywbeth sydd yn gyffredin drwy Gymru, ond gan ddefnyddio enghraifft o fy etholaeth i. Mae un o fy etholwyr i yn rhiant sengl, sydd wedi gorfod symud i mewn gyda'i chwaer, oherwydd bod ei chyn-bartner wedi ei throi hi allan o'i thŷ. Mae hi rŵan yn byw mewn tŷ tair ystafell wely, ond mae yna naw ohonyn nhw'n byw yn yr eiddo. Mae hi ar restr y cyngor, ond does yna ddim tai cymdeithasol ar gael, felly mae hi'n chwilio am dŷ rhent preifat. Yn anffodus, mae hi wedi cael ei phrisio allan o'r farchnad rhentu preifat. Y rhataf mae hi'n medru ei ffeindio yn yr ardal ydy £700 y mis. Ond mae'n rhaid iddi brofi bod ganddi incwm o dair gwaith y rhent er mwyn i'r asiant a'r landlord ei osod o iddi. Mae hynna'n £25,000 y flwyddyn, sy'n fwy na chyflog cyfartalog fy etholaeth i. Does ganddi ddim gobaith o ddangos bod ganddi incwm o £2,100 y mis, ac mae'n debyg fod yr arfer yma o ofyn am gyflog tair gwaith y rhent yn arfer cyffredin iawn yn y sector. Mae sôn ei bod hi'n medru cael guarantor, ond eto mae angen teulu efo pocedi dyfnion iawn i wneud hynny. Ydych chi'n cytuno y dylid dirwyn yr arfer yma o roi rhwystrau yn ffordd pobl ar incwm isel rhag cael mynediad i'r sector rhent i ben, a pha gamau sy'n cael eu cymryd gennych chi er mwyn cael gwared ar y rhwystrau yma i rentwyr incwm isel? Diolch.
English: The next question, if I may, is on recent research that was commissioned by Back the Bill partners, including Tai Pawb, Shelter Cymru and the Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru. They found that introducing a right to adequate housing would generate significant savings for the public purse. The benefits are significant. The research identified benefits to the public purse worth £11.5 billion over a 30-year period, with an initial 10-year cost of £5 billion. It goes without saying that investing in the improved quality and suitability of homes would lead to fewer hospital admissions. Equally, with a gradual increase in the number of suitable homes available, there'd be less reliance on council and other homelessness support services and so on. So, we welcome the upcoming White Paper, and the Green Paper announced last week in this area, and I very much look forward to co-operating with you to ensure the housing sector can provide for everyone's needs in Wales. However, after decades of chronic underfunding in social housing, does the Minister agree that now is the time to implement an invest-to-save model, as advocated for by Tai Pawb, Shelter Cymru and CIH Cymru, and to embed the right to adequate housing into legislation, as embedded in the United Nations convention on human rights?
Welsh: Mae'r cwestiwn nesaf, os caf, yn ymwneud ag ymchwil ddiweddar a gomisiynwyd gan bartneriaid Cefnogi'r Mesur, sy'n cynnwys Tai Pawb, Shelter Cymru a Sefydliad Tai Siartredig Cymru. Daethant i'r casgliad y byddai cyflwyno hawl i gartref digonol yn arwain at arbedion sylweddol i bwrs y wlad. Mae'r manteision yn sylweddol. Nododd yr ymchwil fanteision gwerth £11.5 biliwn i bwrs y wlad dros gyfnod o 30 mlynedd, gyda chost gychwynnol 10 mlynedd o £5 biliwn. Afraid dweud y byddai buddsoddi mewn cartrefi addas o ansawdd gwell yn arwain at lai o dderbyniadau i'r ysbyty. Yn yr un modd, gyda chynnydd graddol yn nifer y cartrefi addas sydd ar gael, byddai llai o ddibyniaeth ar wasanaethau cymorth digartrefedd ac yn y blaen gan gynghorau ac eraill. Felly, rydym yn croesawu'r Papur Gwyn sydd ar y ffordd, a'r Papur Gwyrdd a gyhoeddwyd yr wythnos diwethaf yn y maes hwn, ac edrychaf ymlaen yn fawr at gydweithio â chi i sicrhau y gall y sector tai ddarparu ar gyfer anghenion pawb yng Nghymru. Fodd bynnag, ar ôl degawdau o danariannu parhaus ym maes tai cymdeithasol, a yw'r Gweinidog yn cytuno mai nawr yw'r amser i roi model buddsoddi i arbed ar waith, fel yr argymhellwyd gan Tai Pawb, Shelter Cymru a Sefydliad Tai Siartredig Cymru, ac i ymgorffori'r hawl i gartref digonol mewn deddfwriaeth, fel y'i hymgorfforir yng nghonfensiwn y Cenhedloedd Unedig ar hawliau dynol?
English: Passenger numbers using public transport have not returned to pre-COVID levels, but we continue to work with partners to seek ways to get people out of their cars and using more sustainable modes.
Welsh: Nid yw nifer y teithwyr sy'n defnyddio trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus wedi dychwelyd i'w lefelau cyn COVID, ond rydym yn parhau i weithio gyda phartneriaid i chwilio am ffyrdd o ddod â phobl allan o'u ceir ac i ddefnyddio dulliau mwy cynaliadwy.
English: Thank you, Minister. Minister, I have been campaigning for the restoration of bus services in parts of Bridgend and Pen-y-fai following the decision of the Easyway bus company to cease trading. People living in Pen-y-fai and the other affected areas who are without cars have no means of going shopping, visiting the hospital or accessing many other services unless they pay for a taxi, and there is also a complete lack of active travel routes. I'm also concerned about the loss of a service running past Glanrhyd Hospital. The affected routes were commercially viable, and Bridgend council shows little interest in addressing the problem. How can people be confident that public transport is an attractive offer when we are losing much-needed bus routes, and will the Minister intervene?
Welsh: Diolch. Weinidog, rwyf wedi bod yn ymgyrchu dros adfer gwasanaethau bysiau mewn rhannau o Ben-y-bont ar Ogwr a Phen-y-fai yn dilyn penderfyniad cwmni bysiau Easyway i roi'r gorau i fasnachu. Nid oes gan bobl heb geir sy'n byw ym Mhen-y-fai a'r ardaloedd eraill yr effeithir arnynt unrhyw ffordd o fynd i siopa, ymweld â'r ysbyty neu gael mynediad at lawer o wasanaethau eraill oni bai eu bod yn talu am dacsi, ac mae diffyg llwybrau teithio llesol hefyd. Rwyf hefyd yn pryderu am golli gwasanaeth sy'n mynd heibio i Ysbyty Glanrhyd. Roedd y llwybrau yr effeithiwyd arnynt yn fasnachol hyfyw, ac nid yw cyngor Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr yn dangos llawer o ddiddordeb mewn mynd i'r afael â'r broblem. Sut y gall pobl fod yn hyderus fod trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus yn gynnig deniadol pan ydym yn colli llwybrau bysiau mawr eu hangen, ac a wnaiff y Gweinidog ymyrryd?