English: I'm pleased to say that as a result of the extensive work that was conducted within Government to plan for a 'no deal' Brexit, we have been able to model various scenarios in terms of being able to deploy people to front-line services, and Russell George is absolutely right about the need to reflect in Business Wales the demand that will be coming in the weeks ahead, and the capacity, therefore, will have to be increased. We've also got good experience of working in various taskforces in intervening across the length and breadth of Wales, and that again stands us in good stead, in terms of being able to get into businesses speedily and offer a full raft of support and advice to get them through this difficult time. We've also been looking internally at how we can, on a temporary basis, reallocate human resource in a way that supports businesses, within my department. Now, in terms of the role that the development bank has in overcoming this challenge, I'll be meeting with the development bank again on Thursday, and I'll also have - in the same room, or on a telephone conference call - the high-street banks. It's absolutely essential that the development bank's interventions and offers tie in very neatly with what high-street banks are offering as well. And there will be, I hope, as a consequence of an announcement by the Chancellor later this afternoon, additional capital within the development bank available in the coming weeks. In terms of business rates, I totally accept the point that the Member made. The announcement that Rebecca Evans made yesterday evening concerning the business rate support that we are offering applies to tens of thousands of businesses in Wales. However, this can only be the beginning, and we do desperately need that enormous offer of funding from UK Government that Members, including Alun Davies, have spoken of already this afternoon. That £300 billion that President Macron announced yesterday evening demonstrates why the £12 billion announced last week by UK Government is wholly insufficient, and I am hopeful that, this afternoon, the Chancellor will announce an enormous package of support. If we do secure further resource, then we will be able to deploy it in a way that benefits businesses of all types and sizes, and I've asked officials to model various measures, including, as an example, a temporary moratorium on all business rates for three months, but it will require a significant financial resource, and that's why I'm hopeful that the Chancellor will be forthcoming this afternoon with the necessary support. I also agree with Russell George in regard to certain sectors being particularly badly hit. In terms of the Welsh Government's role in supporting businesses, our belief is there will be two phases to this challenge: first of all, the survival phase, and then the recovery phase. In terms of the survival phase, there will be waves in which certain sectors will be in intense need of support. Right now, we are seeing that from the social economy and the social care sector and the self-employed, and that's why I'm keen to model the £100 million of support that was announced by Rebecca Evans for those specific parts of the Welsh economy. And by 'social economy', I mean tourism, hoteliers, restaurants, events, cafes and pubs, as well as, of course, certain parts of the retail sector and some other key areas of the Welsh economy. My determination is that we can utilise both Business Wales and local authorities in order to dispense vitally important money in those businesses that require it. In terms of train services, Russell George is absolutely right that if we see a significant number of people absent from work because of sickness or self-isolation, then we will need to make very difficult decisions in regard to rail services, and equally, this would apply to bus services as well. Transport for Wales have a strategy group. They are modelling various scenarios, and on a daily basis they are meeting to determine what action may be necessary. But I will endeavour to keep Members up to date on any decisions taken by Transport for Wales. They employ thousands of people, Transport for Wales Rail Services, across the length and breadth of the country, and we are in no doubt that a significant number will self-isolate or become ill with coronavirus. Of course, there are some critical roles that are taken by those employed individuals, specifically the train drivers and the guards, and if there is a significant reduction in the availability of those particular professionals, then it will undoubtedly impact on rail services. But I will be updating Members very regularly on the impact that coronavirus has on our transport network. Finally, I spoke with the Confederation of Passenger Transport UK yesterday with regard to the bus network, and the point that Russell George made about the workforce, the age profile of the workforce, is something that is causing us concern. We are working with the sector to identify the possibility of cover being supported in the event of many drivers becoming ill or self-isolating, and that is particularly the case, I think it's fair to say, in rural Wales, where we have a large number of small and medium-sized enterprises operating, and so our attention is being focused specifically on those rural areas right now that are already facing other forms of isolation.
Welsh: Rwy'n falch o ddweud, o ganlyniad i'r gwaith helaeth a wnaed o fewn y Llywodraeth i gynllunio ar gyfer Brexit 'heb gytundeb', ein bod wedi gallu modelu senarios amrywiol o ran gallu rhoi pobl i wasanaethu ar y rheng flaen, ac mae Russell George yn hollol iawn ynghylch yr angen i adlewyrchu'r galw, yn Busnes Cymru, a ddaw yn yr wythnosau sydd i ddod, ac felly, fe fydd yn rhaid cynyddu eu capasiti nhw i ymdrin â'r galwadau. Mae gennym ni brofiad da o weithio mewn gwahanol dasgluoedd hefyd wrth inni ymyrryd ledled Cymru, ac mae honno eto'n sylfaen dda i ni, o ran gallu ymaflyd â busnesau yn gyflym a chynnig toreth o gymorth a chyngor i'w tywys nhw drwy'r cyfnod anodd hwn. Rydym wedi bod yn edrych yn fewnol hefyd ar sut y gallwn ni, dros dro, ailddyrannu adnoddau dynol mewn ffordd sy'n cefnogi busnesau, o fewn fy adran i. Nawr, o ran y gwaith sydd gan y banc datblygu wrth oresgyn yr her hon, fe fyddaf i'n cwrdd â'r banc datblygu eto ddydd Iau, ac fe fydd gennyf i hefyd - yn yr un ystafell, neu ar alwad cynhadledd ffôn - fanciau'r stryd fawr. Mae'n gwbl hanfodol bod ymyriadau a chynigion y banc datblygu yn plethu'n daclus gyda'r hyn y mae banciau'r stryd fawr yn ei gynnig hefyd. Ac fe fydd yna, rwy'n gobeithio, o ganlyniad i gyhoeddiad gan y Canghellor yn ddiweddarach y prynhawn yma, gyfalaf ychwanegol ar gael o fewn y banc datblygu yn yr wythnosau nesaf. O ran ardrethi busnes, rwy'n derbyn y pwynt a wnaeth yr Aelod yn llwyr. Mae'r cyhoeddiad a wnaeth Rebecca Evans neithiwr ynglŷn â'r cymorth ardrethi busnes yr ydym ni'n ei gynnig yn berthnasol i ddegau o filoedd o fusnesau yng Nghymru. Eto i gyd, megis dechrau yw hyn, ac mae taer angen y cynnig enfawr hwnnw o gyllid gan Lywodraeth y DU y mae Aelodau, gan gynnwys Alun Davies, wedi sôn amdano eisoes y prynhawn yma. Mae'r £300 biliwn yna a gyhoeddodd Arlywydd Macron neithiwr yn dangos pam mae'r £12 biliwn a gyhoeddodd Llywodraeth y DU yr wythnos diwethaf yn gwbl annigonol, ac rwy'n obeithiol y bydd y Canghellor yn cyhoeddi pecyn enfawr o gefnogaeth y prynhawn yma. Os gallwn ni sicrhau rhagor o adnoddau, fe fyddwn ni'n gallu eu defnyddio mewn ffordd sydd o fudd i fusnesau o bob math a maint, ac rwyf wedi gofyn i swyddogion fodelu amryw o fesurau, gan gynnwys, fel enghraifft, foratoriwm dros dro ar bob trethiant ar fusnes am dri mis, ond fe fyddai hynny'n gofyn am adnodd ariannol sylweddol. A dyna pam rwy'n obeithiol y bydd y Canghellor yn hael y prynhawn yma gyda'r gefnogaeth angenrheidiol. Rwy'n cytuno â Russell George hefyd fod rhai sectorau'n cael eu taro'n arbennig o galed. O ran swyddogaeth Llywodraeth Cymru wrth gefnogi busnesau, ein cred ni yw y bydd yna ddau gam i'r her hon: yn gyntaf oll, y cyfnod o oroesi, ac yna'r cyfnod o adferiad. O ran y cyfnod o oroesi, fe fydd ton ar don lle bydd angen cefnogaeth ddwys ar rai sectorau. Ar hyn o bryd, rydym yn gweld hynny yn yr economi gymdeithasol a'r sector gofal cymdeithasol a'r hunangyflogedig, a dyna pam rwy'n awyddus i fodelu'r £100 miliwn o gefnogaeth a gyhoeddwyd gan Rebecca Evans ar gyfer y rhannau penodol hynny o economi Cymru. O ran yr 'economi gymdeithasol', yr hyn yr wyf yn ei olygu yw twristiaeth, gwestai, bwytai, digwyddiadau, caffis a thafarndai, yn ogystal â rhai rhannau o'r sector manwerthu a rhai meysydd allweddol eraill yn economi Cymru, wrth gwrs. Rwy'n benderfynol y gallwn ni ddefnyddio Busnes Cymru ac awdurdodau lleol ar gyfer dosbarthu arian hanfodol bwysig yn y busnesau hynny sydd ei angen. O ran gwasanaethau trên, mae Russell George yn llygad ei le, os gwelwn ni nifer sylweddol o bobl yn absennol o'r gwaith oherwydd salwch neu hunan ynysu, yna fe fydd angen inni wneud penderfyniadau anodd iawn o ran gwasanaethau rheilffyrdd, ac yn yr un modd, fe fyddai hynny'n berthnasol i wasanaethau bysiau hefyd. Mae gan Trafnidiaeth Cymru grŵp strategaeth. Maen nhw'n modelu senarios amrywiol, ac maen nhw'n cyfarfod yn ddyddiol i benderfynu pa gamau allai fod yn angenrheidiol. Ond fe fyddaf i'n ceisio rhoi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i'r Aelodau am unrhyw benderfyniadau a wneir gan Drafnidiaeth Cymru. Maen nhw'n cyflogi miloedd o bobl, Gwasanaethau Rheilffordd Trafnidiaeth Cymru, ledled y wlad, ac nid oes amheuaeth gennym ni y bydd nifer sylweddol yn hunan ynysu neu'n dioddef o'r coronafeirws. Wrth gwrs, mae rhai o'r unigolion hynny a gyflogir â swyddi hanfodol ganddyn nhw, y gyrwyr trenau a'r gwarchodwyr yn benodol, ac os bydd yna ostyngiad sylweddol yn nifer y gweithwyr proffesiynol penodol hynny sy'n gallu gweithio, yna fe fydd hynny'n sicr o effeithio ar wasanaethau'r rheilffyrdd. Ond fe fyddaf i'n rhoi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i'r Aelodau yn rheolaidd iawn am effaith y coronafeirws ar ein rhwydwaith trafnidiaeth ni. Yn olaf, fe siaradais i â Chydffederasiwn Cludiant Teithwyr y DU ddoe ynglŷn â'r rhwydwaith bysiau, ac mae'r pwynt a wnaeth Russell George am y gweithlu, proffil oedran y gweithlu, yn rhywbeth sy'n peri pryder i ni. Rydym yn gweithio gyda'r sector i nodi'r posibilrwydd o gael cefnogaeth i gael gyrwyr eraill pe bai llawer o yrwyr yn mynd yn sâl neu'n hunan ynysu. Mae hynny'n arbennig o wir, rwy'n credu ei bod yn deg dweud, yng nghefn gwlad Cymru, lle mae gennym nifer fawr o fusnesau bach a chanolig yn gweithredu, ac felly rydym yn canolbwyntio ein sylw ar yr ardaloedd gwledig hynny yn benodol ar hyn o bryd sydd eisoes yn wynebu mathau eraill o ynysu.