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English: Thank you for raising, again, an important question. In terms of our carbon impact assessment work, I would say we're on a journey with that; we're seeking to improve the way in which we undertake those carbon impact assessments. We had some work done, by I believe it was Cardiff University, for us, in the first instance, where we looked at the health main expenditure group and looked at how we could measure carbon through that, which was a really interesting piece of work. They drew it to our attention that, actually, about half of the Welsh Government's budget is exposed to pay - so, essentially paying salaries and so on - so what happens beyond that in terms of carbon impact assessment is really much more about the choices that we allow people to make and trying to make it easier for people to make choices that have a positive impact on decarbonisation and so on. So, we'll continue with the approach that we're undertaking on carbon impact assessments, and transparency is important. I'm not saying that we've got it perfect yet, but we are still seeking to make important steps on that journey. And, of course this budget has to recognise the seriousness of the climate and nature emergency that we face, and that work is ongoing at the moment, with a view to publication on 20 December.
Welsh: Diolch am ofyn cwestiwn pwysig unwaith eto. Ar ein gwaith asesu effaith carbon, byddwn yn dweud ein bod ar daith gyda hynny; rydym yn ceisio gwella'r ffordd rydym yn cynnal yr asesiadau effaith carbon. Gwnaeth Prifysgol Caerdydd, rwy'n credu, waith i ni, yn y lle cyntaf, lle buom yn edrych ar y prif grŵp gwariant iechyd a sut y gallem fesur carbon drwy hynny, ac roedd hwnnw'n waith diddorol iawn. Fe wnaethant dynnu ein sylw at y ffaith bod oddeutu hanner cyllideb Llywodraeth Cymru yn mynd ar gyflogau - felly, talu cyflogau ac ati yn y bôn - ac felly, mae'r hyn sy'n digwydd y tu hwnt i hynny o ran asesu effaith carbon yn ymwneud i raddau mwy o lawer â'r dewisiadau rydym yn caniatáu i bobl eu gwneud a cheisio'i gwneud yn haws i bobl wneud dewisiadau sy'n cael effaith gadarnhaol ar ddatgarboneiddio ac ati. Felly, byddwn yn parhau â'r dull rydym yn ei ddefnyddio ar gyfer asesiadau effaith carbon, ac mae tryloywder yn bwysig. Nid wyf yn dweud ein bod wedi'i berffeithio eto, ond rydym yn dal i geisio cymryd camau pwysig ar y daith honno. Ac wrth gwrs, mae'n rhaid i'r gyllideb hon gydnabod difrifoldeb yr argyfwng hinsawdd a natur sy'n ein hwynebu, ac mae'r gwaith hwnnw'n mynd rhagddo ar hyn o bryd, gyda bwriad i'w gyhoeddi ar 20 Rhagfyr.
English: The support we've given the tourism industry in Wales throughout the pandemic is the most generous in the UK, with related businesses benefiting from £50 million from the Wales investment tourism fund and £56 million from the economic resilience fund.
Welsh: Y cymorth rydym wedi'i roi i'r diwydiant twristiaeth yng Nghymru drwy gydol y pandemig yw'r mwyaf hael yn y DU, gyda busnesau cysylltiedig yn elwa o £50 miliwn o gronfa buddsoddi mewn twristiaeth Cymru a £56 miliwn o'r gronfa cadernid economaidd.
English: Diolch. For constituencies such as Bridgend, tourism has played an integral part in our local economy and history - visitors from constituencies beyond our boundaries come all year round to enjoy our beaches, hospitality and tourism attractions, and European Union investment has been crucial to much of that success, something that is now under threat, with the UK Government refusing to replace that vital funding. With the UK Government trampling over devolution and seeking to make decisions in Whitehall rather than Wales, moving further away from the people who understand the wants and needs of the communities who live there, can the Minister confirm that she is working to stand up for communities such as Bridgend and parts of Porthcawl, rather than only see Tory strongholds benefit from any future investments?
Welsh: Diolch. I etholaethau fel Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr, mae twristiaeth wedi chwarae rhan annatod yn ein heconomi a'n hanes yn lleol - daw ymwelwyr o etholaethau y tu hwnt i'n ffiniau drwy gydol y flwyddyn i fwynhau ein traethau, lletygarwch ac atyniadau i dwristiaid, ac mae buddsoddiad yr Undeb Ewropeaidd wedi bod yn hanfodol i lawer o'r llwyddiant hwnnw, rhywbeth sydd bellach dan fygythiad, gyda Llywodraeth y DU yn gwrthod darparu cyllid yn lle'r cyllid hanfodol hwnnw. Gyda Llywodraeth y DU yn sathru ar ddatganoli ac yn ceisio gwneud penderfyniadau yn Whitehall yn hytrach nag yng Nghymru, a symud ymhellach i ffwrdd oddi wrth y bobl sy'n deall dymuniadau ac anghenion y cymunedau sy'n byw yno, a all y Gweinidog gadarnhau ei bod yn gweithio i amddiffyn cymunedau fel Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr a rhannau o Borthcawl, yn hytrach na bod y cadarnleoedd Torïaidd yn unig yn elwa o unrhyw fuddsoddiadau yn y dyfodol?
English: Absolutely. Thank you very much for raising that and setting on record the way in which the UK Government has sought to sprinkle very little amounts of funding, actually, across their own constituency areas, and it does mean that Bridgend, actually, has fared particularly badly from the UK Government's approach. It was de-prioritised for funding by the Conservatives in Westminster, despite previously benefiting from the maximum level of EU support. And this has been demonstrated by the county receiving just £785,000 from the £47 million community renewal funding awarded to Welsh local authorities. And let's remember, that is just £47 million instead of £375 million, which we would have had had the UK Government committed and kept its promise that we would receive not a penny less by leaving the European Union. And looking further ahead as well, the long-term spending profiles of the shared prosperity fund amount to a UK-wide £400 million in 2022-23, £700 million in 2023-24, and £1.5 billion in 2024-25. And that's UK-wide. So, clearly, the UK Government has no intention whatsoever to match the annual £375 million Wales would have benefited from in EU funding had we remained members of the EU, despite the Conservative promises that we wouldn't be a penny worse off.
Welsh: Yn sicr. Diolch yn fawr am godi hynny ac am gofnodi'r ffordd y mae Llywodraeth y DU wedi ceisio taenu ychydig iawn o gyllid ar draws eu hardaloedd etholaethol eu hunain, a golyga hynny fod Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr, mewn gwirionedd, wedi'i chael hi'n arbennig o wael yn sgil ymagwedd Llywodraeth y DU. Cafodd yr ardal ei dad-flaenoriaethu ar gyfer cyllid gan y Ceidwadwyr yn San Steffan, er ei bod wedi cael budd yn flaenorol o'r lefel uchaf o gymorth yr UE. A dangoswyd hyn wrth i'r sir dderbyn £785,000 yn unig o'r gronfa adfywio cymunedol gwerth £47 miliwn a ddyfarnwyd i awdurdodau lleol Cymru. A gadewch inni gofio mai £47 miliwn yw hwnnw yn lle'r £375 miliwn y byddem wedi'i gael pe bai Llywodraeth y DU wedi ymrwymo a chadw at ei haddewid na fyddem yn cael yr un geiniog yn llai drwy adael yr Undeb Ewropeaidd. Ac wrth edrych ymhellach tua'r dyfodol hefyd, mae proffiliau gwariant hirdymor y gronfa ffyniant gyffredin yn £400 miliwn i gyd ledled y DU yn 2022-23, £700 miliwn yn 2023-24, a £1.5 biliwn yn 2024-25. Ac mae hynny ledled y DU. Felly, yn amlwg, nid oes gan Lywodraeth y DU unrhyw fwriad o gwbl i ddarparu cyllid cyfwerth â'r £375 miliwn y flwyddyn o gyllid y byddai Cymru wedi cael budd ohono o'r UE pe byddem wedi parhau i fod yn aelodau o'r UE, er gwaethaf addewidion y Ceidwadwyr na fyddem geiniog yn waeth ein byd.
English: As the Minister knows, a number of organisations in the cultural sector, such as theatres and local music venues, still haven't been able to operate at full capacity because of the safety measures that they've put in place to safeguard people from COVID. And although the number of attendees is lower, they need more staff in order to implement those safety measures, including implementing the COVID pass. Does the Government have any intention to enhance the financial support to these sectors as part of their COVID recovery in order to safeguard the future of a sector that is so important to the Welsh economy?
Welsh: Fel gŵyr y Gweinidog, mae nifer o sefydliadau o'r sector diwylliannol, megis theatrau a lleoliadau lleol cerddoriaeth, dal heb fedru gweithredu gyda chapasiti llawn eto oherwydd y mesurau diogelwch maent wedi eu rhoi mewn grym i warchod pobl rhag COVID. Ac er bod nifer eu mynychwyr yn llai, mae angen mwy o staff er mwyn medru rhoi'r mesurau diogelwch ar waith, gan gynnwys gweithredu'r pas COVID. Oes bwriad gan y Llywodraeth i ehangu'r gefnogaeth ariannol i'r sectorau hyn fel rhan o'u hadferiad yn sgil COVID er mwyn gwarchod dyfodol sector sy'n eithriadol o bwysig o ran economi Cymru?
English: Well, we have been engaging throughout the pandemic with the visitor economy forum and the hospitality stakeholder group, and some of the businesses that you've described will be represented by those groups. Obviously, things are continuing to be challenging for that sector. We've tried to make the COVID pass as simple as possible, but I do recognise that it is an additional job that we are requiring of businesses. But let's be really clear that the purpose of the COVID pass is to keep businesses open, and that's the best thing that we can do to support businesses of all types, just to keep them open. And that's one of the things that we've been seeking to do through the introduction of the COVID pass. We're also looking through our lens to the future in terms of recovery for the sector, and we've been working on the plan, which was announced by my colleague the Deputy Minister very recently in terms of the tourism and hospitality recovery plan. And that, of course, focused on reconstruction and resilience for the sector. There have been some innovative new funding opportunities for the sector as well, such as the Brilliant Basics capital fund. That's recently been relaunched with a capital fund of £2.4 million to deliver some of those small-scale tourism infrastructure improvements across Wales. And we've also funded projects through our tourism attractor destination scheme. So, there are several sources of funding that we are able to deploy to support the sector.
Welsh: Wel, rydym wedi bod yn ymgysylltu drwy gydol y pandemig â fforwm yr economi ymwelwyr a'r grŵp rhanddeiliaid lletygarwch, a bydd rhai o'r busnesau a ddisgrifiwyd gennych wedi'u cynrychioli gan y grwpiau hynny. Yn amlwg, mae pethau'n dal i fod yn heriol i'r sector hwnnw. Rydym wedi ceisio sicrhau bod y pàs COVID mor syml â phosibl, ond rwy'n cydnabod ei bod yn dasg ychwanegol rydym yn gofyn i fusnesau ei chyflawni. Ond gadewch inni gofio mai pwrpas y pàs COVID yw cadw busnesau ar agor, a dyna'r peth gorau y gallwn ei wneud i gefnogi busnesau o bob math, eu cadw ar agor. A dyna un o'r pethau rydym wedi bod yn ceisio eu gwneud drwy gyflwyno'r pàs COVID. Rydym hefyd yn edrych drwy ein lens tuag at y dyfodol mewn perthynas ag adfer y sector, ac rydym wedi bod yn gweithio ar y cynllun, a gyhoeddwyd yn ddiweddar iawn gan fy nghyd-Aelod, y Dirprwy Weinidog, sef y cynllun adfer twristiaeth a lletygarwch. Ac roedd hwnnw, wrth gwrs, yn canolbwyntio ar ailadeiladu a gwytnwch ar gyfer y sector. Cafwyd cyfleoedd cyllido newydd arloesol ar gyfer y sector hefyd, megis cronfa gyfalaf y Pethau Pwysig. Fe'i hail-lansiwyd yn ddiweddar gyda chronfa gyfalaf o £2.4 miliwn i gyflawni rhai gwelliannau ar raddfa fach i'r seilwaith twristiaeth ledled Cymru. Ac rydym hefyd wedi ariannu prosiectau drwy ein cynllun cyrchfannau denu twristiaeth. Felly, mae sawl ffynhonnell o gyllid y gallwn eu defnyddio i gefnogi'r sector.
English: The four corporate joint committees established on 1 April 2021 will exercise functions in relation to strategic land use planning and regional transport planning. They will also have a power to improve the economic well-being of their area.
Welsh: Bydd y pedwar cyd-bwyllgor corfforedig a sefydlwyd ar 1 Ebrill 2021 yn arfer swyddogaethau mewn perthynas â chynlluniau defnydd tir strategol a chynlluniau trafnidiaeth ranbarthol. Bydd ganddynt rym hefyd i wella llesiant economaidd eu hardal.
English: Thank you for that response. I listened carefully to your responses to some previous questions in this area, and you did touch on the question of passing responsibilities down from the Welsh Government to the CJCs, but I didn't necessarily hear your view in terms of those concerns among local authorities that the Government, over time, will add more and more responsibilities that currently lie with local authorities to the CJCs - that is, that they move up the chain, rather than down the chain. Now, at the time of passing the legislation, assurances were given that that wouldn't happen, and I would ask you today whether you can give the same assurances as we've heard from your predecessor that shifting of responsibilities from local authorities to the CJCs won't happen unless local authorities desire that.
Welsh: Diolch ichi am yr ateb hwnnw. Roeddwn i'n gwrando'n astud ar eich atebion chi i rai cwestiynau blaenorol ar y maes yma, ac mi wnaethoch chi fynd i'r afael â'r cwestiwn ynglŷn â phasio cyfrifoldebau i lawr o Lywodraeth Cymru i'r cydbwyllgorau corfforaethol, ond wnes i ddim clywed o reidrwydd eich safbwynt chi o safbwynt y consérn sydd yna ymhlith llywodraeth leol, wrth gwrs, y bydd y Llywodraeth dros amser yn ychwanegu mwy a mwy o gyfrifoldebau sydd, ar hyn o bryd, yn gorwedd gydag awdurdodau lleol i'r CJCs - hynny yw, bod y cyfrifoldeb yn symud lan y tsiaen ac nid i lawr. Nawr, adeg pasio'r ddeddfwriaeth gynradd, fe roddwyd sicrwydd na fyddai hynny'n digwydd, a byddwn i'n gofyn ichi hefyd heddiw a allwch chi roi yr un sicrwydd ag yr ydyn ni wedi clywed gan eich rhagflaenydd chi na fydd symud cyfrifoldebau o awdurdodau lleol i'r cyd-bwyllgorau corfforaethol yma'n digwydd oni bai bod awdurdodau lleol yn ewyllysio hynny.
English: Absolutely. There will be no shifting of responsibilities unless those requests came from local authorities themselves. I absolutely see this more about devolving power from the Welsh Government to the CJCs than anything else. As of yet, we haven't had requests for large areas of new responsibility to be devolved, because this is very much an early days scenario that we're seeing in terms of the CJCs. It's important that they're able to get up and running and find their feet before we really start to have those conversations about future responsibilities.
Welsh: Yn sicr. Ni fydd cyfrifoldebau'n cael eu symud oni bai bod y ceisiadau hynny'n dod gan awdurdodau lleol eu hunain. Rwy'n credu bod hyn yn ymwneud mwy â datganoli pŵer o Lywodraeth Cymru i'r cyd-bwyllgorau corfforedig na dim arall. Hyd yma, nid ydym wedi cael ceisiadau i ddatganoli meysydd mawr o gyfrifoldebau newydd, oherwydd mae'n ddyddiau cynnar o ran yr hyn rydym yn ei weld gyda chyd-bwyllgorau corfforedig. Mae'n bwysig eu bod yn gallu cael eu traed tanynt cyn inni ddechrau cael sgyrsiau am gyfrifoldebau yn y dyfodol.
English: Minister, corporate joint committees, like my colleague Sam Rowlands has said, are basically Government reorganisation by the back door. They were rejected by the WLGA leaders group because they create unnecessary layers of costly bureaucracy and they take decision making further away from local communities, which undermines the whole process of devolution of powers to our local communities and councils. The one established in mid Wales is going to have a say over strategic planning. Minister, local communities and the directly elected councillors should and must be able to have a say over strategic planning and the future development plans for their communities. So, Minister, will you do all you can to ensure that local communities will have a voice on CJCs and that they will not be pushed further away from decision making that affects their communities? Diolch, Llywydd.
Welsh: Weinidog, yr hyn yw cyd-bwyllgorau corfforedig, fel y dywedodd fy nghyd-Aelod, Sam Rowlands, yw ad-drefnu'r Llywodraeth drwy'r drws cefn yn y bôn. Fe'u gwrthodwyd gan grŵp arweinwyr CLlLC am eu bod yn creu haenau diangen o fiwrocratiaeth gostus ac mae penderfyniadau'n cael eu gwneud ymhellach oddi wrth gymunedau lleol, sy'n tanseilio'r holl broses o ddatganoli pwerau i'n cymunedau a'n cynghorau lleol. Bydd yr un a sefydlwyd yng nghanolbarth Cymru yn cael rhoi barn ar gynllunio strategol. Weinidog, dylai cymunedau lleol a'r cynghorwyr a etholir yn uniongyrchol allu rhoi barn ar gynlluniau strategol a'r cynlluniau datblygu yn y dyfodol ar gyfer eu cymunedau. Felly, Weinidog, a wnewch chi bopeth yn eich gallu i sicrhau y bydd gan gymunedau lleol lais ar gyd-bwyllgorau corfforedig ac na fyddant yn cael eu gwthio ymhellach oddi wrth y penderfyniadau sy'n effeithio ar eu cymunedau? Diolch, Lywydd.
English: I would just repeat what I said in answer to Sam Rowlands earlier about the importance of public accountability and the fact that a CJC will be required to encourage participation in its decision making by members of the public, ensuring that they are able to contribute to the shaping of the services, which is absolutely important, and I know that CJCs will want to do that work in any case. I think that there is a very strong argument that some functions are better delivered on that regional footprint. The work to improve the economic prosperity of an area is one obvious example, as is transport planning, which clearly should be done on that larger footprint. So, I think that the areas for which the CJCs are responsible are the right ones, and I think that they will make a real difference in terms of being more coherent and allowing decisions to be taken that benefit people in those areas.
Welsh: Hoffwn ailadrodd yr hyn a ddywedais wrth ateb Sam Rowlands yn gynharach am bwysigrwydd atebolrwydd cyhoeddus a'r ffaith y bydd yn ofynnol i gyd-bwyllgor corfforedig annog aelodau o'r cyhoedd i gymryd rhan yn ei benderfyniadau, gan sicrhau eu bod yn gallu cyfrannu at lunio'r gwasanaethau, sy'n gwbl bwysig, a gwn y bydd cyd-bwyllgorau corfforedig eisiau gwneud y gwaith hwnnw beth bynnag. Credaf fod dadl gref iawn i'w chael fod rhai swyddogaethau'n cael eu cyflawni'n well ar yr ôl troed rhanbarthol hwnnw. Mae'r gwaith i wella ffyniant economaidd ardal yn un enghraifft amlwg, fel y mae cynlluniau trafnidiaeth, ac yn amlwg dylid gwneud hynny ar yr ôl troed mwy hwnnw. Felly, credaf mai'r meysydd y mae'r cyd-bwyllgorau corfforedig yn gyfrifol amdanynt yw'r rhai cywir, a chredaf y byddant yn gwneud gwahaniaeth gwirioneddol o ran bod yn fwy cydlynol a chaniatáu i benderfyniadau gael eu gwneud sydd o fudd i bobl yn yr ardaloedd hynny.
English: In September, we announced £40 million of additional funding to implement the social care recovery framework. I've also announced an additional £20 million for local authorities so far this year to manage the demand for children's services, and I'm open to further allocations this financial year.
Welsh: Ym mis Medi, cyhoeddwyd £40 miliwn o gyllid ychwanegol i weithredu'r fframwaith adfer gofal cymdeithasol. Rwyf hefyd wedi cyhoeddi £20 miliwn ychwanegol ar gyfer awdurdodau lleol hyd yma eleni i reoli'r galw am wasanaethau plant, ac rwy'n agored i ddyraniadau pellach yn ystod y flwyddyn ariannol hon.
English: Thank you, Minister, for your answer. In Powys, and indeed across Wales, there are considerable pressures, of course, on both children and adult social services, not only with an increased referral rate, but also with the presentation of more complex cases as well. When I raised this issue with the relevant cabinet member of Powys County Council, they pointed out that referrals had doubled compared to pre-pandemic times, for all the reasons that I'm sure will be familiar. What that discussion with that cabinet member was about was in regard to how is there a solution, how do we come about the solution. It is with additional funding, because there needs to be a retention of existing staff that are currently leaving and there needs to be higher pay for those staff as well. These are some of the issues being talked about. The solution also is not just one-off grants, of course, because if that is the case then those local authorities can't then offer a higher wage packet or can't retain more staff. So, I wonder, Minister, if you could comment on what I've said and outline any additional further support that you'll be providing to local authorities to tackle this specific issue.
Welsh: Diolch am eich ateb, Weinidog. Ym Mhowys, ac yn wir ledled Cymru, mae pwysau sylweddol, wrth gwrs, ar wasanaethau cymdeithasol plant ac oedolion, nid yn unig gyda chyfradd atgyfeirio uwch, ond gydag achosion mwy cymhleth yn dod i'r amlwg hefyd. Pan godais y mater gyda'r aelod cabinet perthnasol yng Nghyngor Sir Powys, nodwyd bod atgyfeiriadau wedi dyblu o gymharu â'r cyfnod cyn y pandemig, am yr holl resymau a fydd yn gyfarwydd, rwy'n siŵr. Roedd y drafodaeth honno gyda'r aelod cabinet yn ymwneud â sut y mae ateb, sut rydym yn dod o hyd i'r ateb. Mae angen cyllid ychwanegol, oherwydd mae angen cadw staff presennol sy'n gadael ar hyn o bryd ac mae angen tâl uwch i'r staff hynny hefyd. Dyma rai o'r problemau sy'n cael eu trafod. Nid grantiau untro yn unig yw'r ateb ychwaith, wrth gwrs, oherwydd pe bai hynny'n wir ni fyddai'r awdurdodau lleol yn gallu cynnig pecyn cyflog uwch wedi hynny neu gadw mwy o staff. Felly, Weinidog, a allwch roi sylwadau ar yr hyn rwyf wedi'i ddweud ac amlinellu unrhyw gymorth pellach ychwanegol y byddwch yn ei roi i awdurdodau lleol i fynd i'r afael â'r mater penodol hwn.
English: Returning officers and the Electoral Commission have the statutory responsibilities to ensure all elections run effectively. The Welsh Government is working with both returning officers and the commission to support the implementation of changes to the legislative framework for local elections and the delivery of our electoral innovations programme.
Welsh: Mae gan swyddogion canlyniadau a'r Comisiwn Etholiadol gyfrifoldebau statudol i sicrhau bod pob etholiad yn cael ei gynnal yn effeithiol. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn gweithio gyda swyddogion canlyniadau a'r comisiwn i gefnogi'r gwaith o weithredu newidiadau i'r fframwaith deddfwriaethol ar gyfer etholiadau lleol a chyflawni ein rhaglen arloesedd etholiadol.