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English: I thank the Minister for his response. Constituents are saying to me that they thought there was a lot of emphasis on connectivity in urban contexts, and particularly in the Valleys, and, obviously, that is very important. But can the Minister say a little bit more about what he's doing, particularly in the context of the west of Wales, to ensure that that connectivity is prioritised for rural communities too? There are real issues at the moment about connectivity between trains and buses in Carmarthenshire, and there are also issues about frequency of services. For example, we have many more trains going through the station at Kidwelly than actually stop there. So, can the Minister say a little more about what he's doing to ensure that connectivity can be brought into being, and what recent discussions he's had, and particularly perhaps in the context of the Swansea city region deal, where, of course, there is again talk about connectivity and public transport, but there's a lack of clarity from my perspective about how that affects the more rural areas - Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire - as well as the core centre of Swansea city itself?
Welsh: Diolch i'r Gweinidog am ei ymateb. Mae etholwyr yn dweud wrthyf eu bod yn credu bod llawer o bwyslais ar gysylltedd mewn cyd-destunau trefol, ac yn enwedig yn y Cymoedd, ac yn amlwg, mae hynny'n bwysig iawn. Ond a all y Gweinidog ddweud ychydig mwy am yr hyn y mae'n ei wneud, yn enwedig yng nghyd-destun gorllewin Cymru, i sicrhau y rhoddir blaenoriaeth i'r cysylltedd hwnnw ar gyfer cymunedau gwledig hefyd? Ceir problemau go iawn ar hyn o bryd mewn perthynas â chysylltedd rhwng trenau a bysiau yn sir Gaerfyrddin, a cheir problemau hefyd ynghylch amlder gwasanaethau. Er enghraifft, mae mwy o drenau o lawer yn mynd drwy'r orsaf yng Nghydweli nag sy'n aros yno. Felly, a all y Gweinidog ddweud ychydig mwy am yr hyn y mae'n ei wneud i sicrhau y gellir darparu'r cysylltedd hwnnw, a pha drafodaethau diweddar y mae wedi'u cael, ac yn enwedig, efallai, yng nghyd-destun cytundeb dinas-ranbarth Abertawe, lle mae sôn unwaith eto, wrth gwrs, am gysylltedd a thrafnidiaeth gyhoeddus, ond ceir diffyg eglurder hyd y gwelaf ynglŷn â sut y mae hynny'n effeithio ar yr ardaloedd mwy gwledig - sir Gaerfyrddin a sir Benfro - yn ogystal â chanol dinas Abertawe ei hun?
English: Absolutely. We are committed to ensure that Transport for Wales delivers a sustainable fare strategy and the highest level of service for all rail customers throughout Wales that will meet the needs of communities both in rural and in urban areas.
Welsh: Yn sicr. Rydym wedi ymrwymo i sicrhau bod Trafnidiaeth Cymru yn darparu strategaeth brisiau siwrneiau sy'n gynaliadwy a'r lefel uchaf o wasanaeth i'r holl gwsmeriaid rheilffyrdd ledled Cymru a fydd yn diwallu anghenion cymunedau mewn ardaloedd gwledig ac mewn ardaloedd trefol.
English: Thanks for the answer, Minister. I wonder if I could ask you to liaise with Transport for Wales to ensure that my constituents are not put off travelling by rail fares that are inappropriately priced for routes across mid Wales stations, particularly from Wales into England? One of my constituents has done a piece of work that shows that a constituent can buy a ticket in Caersws, Newtown or Welshpool to Telford or Wellington, and the cost is more expensive than if they'd bought a ticket to Birmingham New Street. So, it does seem to be out of context in terms of the miles travelled. I would be grateful for your comments and your commitment to ensure that fares are suitably priced for distance travelled, to encourage rather than discourage rail travel.
Welsh: Diolch am eich ateb, Weinidog. Tybed a gaf fi ofyn i chi gysylltu â Trafnidiaeth Cymru i sicrhau nad yw fy etholwyr yn cael eu rhwystro rhag teithio gan brisiau siwrneiau ar drenau sy'n amhriodol ar gyfer llwybrau ar draws gorsafoedd canolbarth Cymru, yn enwedig o Gymru i Loegr? Mae un o fy etholwyr wedi gwneud gwaith a ddengys y gall etholwr brynu tocyn yng Nghaersws, Y Drenewydd neu'r Trallwng i fynd i Telford neu Wellington, ac mae'r gost yn ddrytach na phe baent wedi prynu tocyn i Birmingham New Street. Felly, ymddengys bod hynny allan o'r cyd-destun o ran y milltiroedd a deithiwyd. Buaswn yn ddiolchgar am eich sylwadau a'ch ymrwymiad i sicrhau y caiff teithiau eu prisio'n addas ar gyfer y pellter a deithiwyd, i annog yn hytrach nag anghymell teithio ar drenau.
English: I'm grateful to the Minister for his answer to Russell George - it's very important, and it's useful to hear what the forward plans are. I travelled last week on the Cambrian coast line - I must say, to my shame - for the first time north of Machynlleth; I'd used the other part of the line frequently. And I was struck there by the very high number of passengers using that train for very short journeys - one or two stops - particularly school students. Can I ask the Minister to ensure that, in this review of fares, he does keep in mind, as he says he will, the need to keep fares affordable for young people, because those young people, if they weren't travelling on that train, their parents would be having to provide transport, or the county council would be having to provide road transport, which we seek to avoid, and also to ensure that regular users of services have got favourable access to season ticket arrangements, so that we can carry on encouraging our constituents to make those short journeys as well as using rail for longer travel?
Welsh: Rwy'n ddiolchgar i'r Gweinidog am ei ateb i Russell George - mae'n bwysig iawn, ac mae'n ddefnyddiol clywed beth yw'r blaengynlluniau. Yr wythnos diwethaf, teithiais ar lein arfordir y Cambrian - mae'n rhaid imi ddweud, er mawr cywilydd imi - am y tro cyntaf i'r gogledd o Fachynlleth; roeddwn wedi defnyddio'r rhan arall o'r rheilffordd sawl tro. A sylwais yno ar y nifer uchel iawn o deithwyr sy'n defnyddio'r trên hwnnw ar gyfer teithiau byr iawn - un neu ddau stop - yn enwedig disgyblion ysgol. A gaf fi ofyn i'r Gweinidog sicrhau, yn yr adolygiad hwn o brisiau siwrneiau, ei fod yn cadw mewn cof, fel y dywed y bydd yn ei wneud, yr angen i gadw prisiau siwrneiau'n fforddiadwy i bobl ifanc, gan y byddai'n rhaid i rieni'r bobl ifanc hyn ddarparu trafnidiaeth ar y ffyrdd pe na baent yn teithio ar y trên, neu byddai'n rhaid i'r cyngor sir ddarparu trafnidiaeth ar y ffyrdd, sy'n rhywbeth rydym yn ceisio'i osgoi, a sicrhau hefyd y caiff defnyddwyr gwasanaethau rheolaidd fynediad ffafriol at drefniadau tocyn tymor, fel y gallwn barhau i annog ein hetholwyr i wneud y teithiau byr yn ogystal â defnyddio rheilffyrdd ar gyfer teithiau hirach?
English: Questions now from party spokespeople. The Conservative spokesperson, Russell George.
Welsh: Cwestiynau nawr gan lefarwyr y pleidiau. Llefarydd y Ceidwadwyr, Russell George.
English: Diolch, Llywydd. Does the Minister share my concerns that the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales is behind schedule in the delivery of its remit?
Welsh: Diolch, Lywydd. A yw'r Gweinidog yn rhannu fy mhryderon fod Comisiwn Seilwaith Cenedlaethol Cymru ar ei hôl hi o ran cyflawni ei gylch gwaith?
English: I'll be meeting with the national infrastructure commission shortly. I will be discussing their remit and I'll be discussing their forward work programme. Given that they take a view on longer term infrastructure needs, I am content with the pace of work to date. However, I do wish to see that any work undertaken from now on is undertaken in the most exhaustive way possible.
Welsh: Byddaf yn cyfarfod â 'r comisiwn seilwaith cenedlaethol cyn bo hir. Byddaf yn trafod eu cylch gwaith a byddaf yn trafod eu blaenraglen waith. O gofio eu bod yn ystyried anghenion seilwaith yn y tymor hwy, rwy'n fodlon ar gyflymder y gwaith hyd yma. Fodd bynnag, hoffwn pe bai unrhyw waith a wneir o hyn ymlaen yn cael ei wneud yn y ffordd fwyaf cynhwysfawr posibl.
English: Thank you for the answer, Minister. I'm not aware that there is any recommendation that has come forward yet in terms of infrastructure projects over the next five to 30 years, which is exactly why the commission, of course, has been set up. But a key structural problem, I suggest, Minister, is that, in Wales, planning, funding and delivery cycles of infrastructure and construction projects are often poorly co-ordinated. For example, right across Wales at present, in a period that the construction sector loosely refers to as 'mad March', local authorities are all at the same time spending money at the end of the financial year. Further still, local government spending cycles are often not in line with the infrastructure delivery strategies of other organisations, including the Welsh Government. So, this uncoordinated approach means that the construction industry in Wales has a stop-start work flow, and uncertainty as to what projects are coming forward in the future months and years. And the whole point of the national infrastructure commission is, of course, to bring some oversight to the problem, ultimately with a view to helping the construction industry to retain skilled workers and to allowing investment and support and growth of our construction industry in Wales. So, given the importance of the national infrastructure commission, would you agree with me that the resource allocated to support the work of the commission is too little? As I understand it, there is one Government official who's been seconded from Welsh Government to the commission. What are your plans to improve the situation, going forward?
Welsh: Diolch am eich ateb, Weinidog. Nid wyf yn ymwybodol fod unrhyw argymhelliad wedi dod i law eto o ran prosiectau seilwaith dros y pump i 30 mlynedd nesaf, sef pam y sefydlwyd y comisiwn, wrth gwrs. Ond rwy'n awgrymu, Weinidog, mai un broblem strwythurol allweddol yw bod cynllunio, ariannu a chylchoedd cyflwyno prosiectau seilwaith ac adeiladu yng Nghymru yn aml wedi eu cydlynu'n wael. Er enghraifft, ledled Cymru ar hyn o bryd, mewn cyfnod y cyfeirir ato gan y sector adeiladu yn 'fis Mawrth gwallgof', mae pob awdurdod lleol yn gwario arian ar yr un pryd ar ddiwedd y flwyddyn ariannol. Yn ychwanegol at hyn, yn aml, nid yw cylchoedd gwario llywodraeth leol yn cyd-fynd â strategaethau darparu seilwaith sefydliadau eraill, gan gynnwys Llywodraeth Cymru. Felly, golyga'r dull di-drefn hwn fod gan y diwydiant adeiladu yng Nghymru weithlif ysbeidiol iawn, ac ansicrwydd ynghylch pa brosiectau a ddaw i fodolaeth yn y misoedd a'r blynyddoedd i ddod. Ac wrth gwrs, holl bwynt y comisiwn seilwaith cenedlaethol yw darparu rhywfaint o drosolwg ar y broblem, gyda'r nod yn y pen draw o helpu'r diwydiant adeiladu i gadw gweithwyr medrus a chaniatáu buddsoddiad a chymorth a thwf yn ein diwydiant adeiladu yng Nghymru. Felly, o gofio pwysigrwydd y comisiwn seilwaith cenedlaethol, a fyddech yn cytuno â mi nad yw'r adnoddau a ddyrannwyd i gefnogi gwaith y comisiwn yn ddigonol? Yn ôl yr hyn a ddeallaf, mae un o swyddogion y Llywodraeth wedi'i secondio o Lywodraeth Cymru i'r comisiwn. Beth yw eich cynlluniau i wella'r sefyllfa yn y dyfodol?
English: Can I thank the Member for his question? I broadly agree with the important points that he made about funding cycles, and that's why we included, within the economic action plan, the pledge to move to a more sustainable and guaranteed round of funding cycles for not just infrastructure plans that are taken forward by Welsh Government, but also potentially for local authorities as well. I think it's absolutely right to say that a constant pipeline of infrastructure projects needs to be developed in order to ensure that people are able to remain in work as they move from one project to the other. The National Infrastructure Commission for Wales takes a long-term view of the infrastructure needs for Wales and those that go beyond the five years of the national transport finance plan. We're also in the process at the moment of refreshing the Wales transport strategy, which I'm sure will consider funding cycles and the nature of the sector at the moment. But, during the conversations that I will have with the national infrastructure commission, I will be raising the subject of resource allocation and then I'll make a decision on whether additional resource is required.
Welsh: A gaf fi ddiolch i'r Aelod am ei gwestiwn? Yn gyffredinol, cytunaf â'r pwyntiau pwysig a wnaeth ynglŷn â chylchoedd cyllido, a dyna pam ein bod wedi cynnwys, yn y cynllun gweithredu economaidd, yr addewid i newid i rownd fwy cynaliadwy a gwarantedig o gylchoedd cyllido nid yn unig ar gyfer cynlluniau seilwaith a ddatblygir gan Lywodraeth Cymru, ond hefyd o bosibl ar gyfer awdurdodau lleol. Credaf ei bod yn gwbl briodol dweud bod angen datblygu ffrwd gyson o brosiectau seilwaith er mwyn sicrhau y gall pobl aros mewn gwaith wrth iddynt symud o un prosiect i'r llall. Mae Comisiwn Seilwaith Cenedlaethol Cymru yn ystyried anghenion seilwaith Cymru yn y tymor hir, a'r rhai sy'n mynd y tu hwnt i bum mlynedd y cynllun cyllid trafnidiaeth cenedlaethol. Ar hyn o bryd, rydym hefyd yn y broses o adnewyddu strategaeth drafnidiaeth Cymru, a fydd, rwy'n siŵr, yn ystyried cylchoedd cyllido a natur y sector ar hyn o bryd. Ond yn ystod y sgyrsiau y byddaf yn eu cael gyda'r comisiwn seilwaith cenedlaethol, byddaf yn codi mater dyrannu adnoddau, ac yna byddaf yn penderfynu a oes angen adnoddau ychwanegol.
English: I'd like to thank you for your constructive answer in that regard, Minister. I am concerned that the Government has got here currently a very poor approach to long-term infrastructure planning and delivery. Of course, one example I've referred to is the M4 relief road. We've had money spent - public money; vast amounts of public money spent - and we're still waiting, of course, on a final decision. If the construction and infrastructure sector is to have confidence in the Government's ability to plan and deliver new projects, going forward, and if businesses and communities throughout Wales are to have confidence in your Government's abilities, it's absolutely vital that you get the the national infrastructure commission up and running and properly resourced. We are now one year into that commission being in place, and if, for example, that commission were fully resourced, as I'm suggesting it isn't at the moment, then there may be a plan B in place if the M4 relief road is not to be built, because this is, of course, a real concern to the construction and infrastructure sector.
Welsh: Hoffwn ddiolch i chi am eich ateb adeiladol yn hynny o beth, Weinidog. Rwy'n pryderu bod ymagwedd y Llywodraeth tuag at gynllunio a darparu seilwaith hirdymor yn wan iawn. Wrth gwrs, un enghraifft y cyfeiriais ati yw ffordd liniaru'r M4. Mae arian wedi'i wario - arian cyhoeddus; mae symiau enfawr o arian cyhoeddus wedi eu gwario - ac wrth gwrs, rydym yn dal i aros am benderfyniad terfynol. Os yw'r sector adeiladu a seilwaith am fod â hyder yng ngallu'r Llywodraeth i gynllunio a chyflwyno prosiectau newydd yn y dyfodol, ac os yw busnesau a chymunedau ledled Cymru am fod â hyder yng ngallu eich Llywodraeth, mae'n gwbl hanfodol eich bod yn sicrhau bod y comisiwn seilwaith cenedlaethol ar waith a bod yr adnoddau priodol yn cael eu darparu ar ei gyfer. Mae'r comisiwn hwnnw wedi bod ar waith ers blwyddyn bellach, ac er enghraifft, pe bai'r comisiwn hwnnw yn cael yr adnoddau priodol, ac rwy'n awgrymu nad yw hynny'n digwydd ar hyn o bryd, efallai y dylid sicrhau bod cynllun B ar waith os nad yw ffordd liniaru'r M4 yn mynd i gael ei hadeiladu, gan fod hyn, wrth gwrs, yn bryder gwirioneddol i'r sector adeiladu a seilwaith.
English: I would agree with the Member that the work of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales is absolutely vital. The national transport finance plan gives some certainty over the immediate short-term funding allocations for infrastructure projects, but in terms of the longer term pipeline, it's the very reason why we established NICW to assess and to determine what's in the national interest, and then for the Welsh Government to plan and, in turn, to publish a longer term pipeline of investments. That's work that I intend to see through to completion, but it's fair to say that the initial work of the national infrastructure commission has largely focused on engagement and assessment. I think it was right that the commission took time to meet with various stakeholders - an extensive list of stakeholders, it has to be said - and to assess which of the major infrastructure interventions the Government can make can offer the best outcomes, in particular in a rapidly changing world where we are addressing a climate emergency, where we are seeing new forms of power trains introduced into vehicles, where we are seeing new methods and modes of transport, and where we are seeing the very nature of transport shift from getting from A to B to actually being mobile and, whilst being mobile, being in a working position or in a leisure position.
Welsh: Buaswn yn cytuno â'r Aelod fod gwaith Comisiwn Seilwaith Cenedlaethol Cymru yn gwbl hanfodol. Mae'r cynllun cyllid trafnidiaeth cenedlaethol yn rhoi rhywfaint o sicrwydd ynghylch dyraniadau cyllid ar gyfer prosiectau seilwaith yn y tymor byr, ond o ran y cynlluniau tymor hwy, dyna'r union reswm pam y sefydlasom Gomisiwn Seilwaith Cenedlaethol Cymru i asesu ac i nodi beth sydd orau ar gyfer y wlad, ac yna i Lywodraeth Cymru gynllunio a chyhoeddi cynlluniau buddsoddi ar gyfer y tymor hwy. Rwy'n bwriadu sicrhau bod y gwaith hwnnw'n cael ei gwblhau, ond mae'n deg dweud bod gwaith cychwynnol y comisiwn seilwaith cenedlaethol wedi canolbwyntio i raddau helaeth ar ymgysylltu ac asesu. Credaf ei bod yn iawn fod y comisiwn wedi rhoi amser i gyfarfod ag amryw randdeiliaid - rhestr helaeth o randdeiliaid, rhaid dweud - ac i asesu pa un o'r ymyriadau seilwaith mawr y gall y Llywodraeth eu gwneud a all ddarparu'r canlyniadau gorau, yn enwedig mewn byd sy'n newid yn gyflym lle rydym yn mynd i'r afael ag argyfwng hinsawdd, lle rydym yn gweld mathau newydd o yriant pŵer yn cael eu cyflwyno i gerbydau, lle rydym yn gweld dulliau a moddau newydd o drafnidiaeth, a lle rydym yn gweld natur trafnidiaeth yn newid o symud o A i B i fod yn wirioneddol symudol, ac o fod yn symudol, bod mewn sefyllfa i weithio neu mewn sefyllfa hamdden.
English: Thank you, Llywydd. Minister, as I said in questions to the First Minister yesterday, celebrating 20 years of devolution is an opportunity to assess 20 years of our Assembly, our national Parliament, providing a voice for all, of course, and it's an opportunity to look back at 20 years of the work of the Welsh Government. In terms of Plaid Cymru, we were in Government for four years, holding the economy brief, and I'm very proud of what my predecessor, Ieuan Wyn Jones, did, including pushing the ProAct and ReAct programmes that did so much at the time to mitigate some of the worst impacts of the financial crisis. But that's four years out of 20 - 20 years that have been led by a Labour Government. So, how can you explain that the comparative wealth of Wales has fallen over the past 20 years under your leadership?
Welsh: Diolch, Llywydd. Weinidog, fel y dywedais i yn y cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog ddoe, mae dathlu 20 mlynedd o ddatganoli yn gyfle i asesu 20 mlynedd o'r Cynulliad, ein Senedd genedlaethol ni sy'n llais i bawb, wrth gwrs, ac mae o'n gyfle i edrych yn ôl ar 20 mlynedd o waith Llywodraeth Cymru. O ran Plaid Cymru, mi fuom ni mewn Llywodraeth am bedair blynedd yn dal y brîff economi. Dwi'n falch iawn o'r hyn a wnaeth fy rhagflaenydd i, Ieuan Wyn Jones, yn cynnwys gwthio rhaglenni ProAct a ReAct a wnaeth gymaint, ar y pryd, i liniaru rhai o effeithiau gwaethaf yr argyfwng ariannol ar y pryd. Ond pedair blynedd allan o 20 oedd hynny - 20 mlynedd wedi eu harwain gan Lywodraeth Lafur. Sut ydych chi yn gallu egluro bod cyfoeth cymharol Cymru wedi mynd lawr dros yr 20 mlynedd diwethaf o dan eich arweinyddiaeth chi?
English: And any statistic that points to a good story is to be welcomed. I must say there's an element of playing bingo this week. The stat of the week is economic inactivity rates. It was the one clearly used by the First Minister in his speech marking 20 years of devolution yesterday and it was used by the Brexit Minister on television last night, so it's clearly doing the rounds of the Labour briefings for this twentieth anniversary week. I congratulate you on digging out that stat that looks favourable. Basic unemployment levels is another one that's a favourite to be wheeled out and, do you know what? We can always celebrate, of course, every time somebody gets into employment, but those unemployment rates, again, they don't tell the full story. They don't tell half the story. We know that underemployment is still endemic and low wages are still endemic. We know that on the key areas of driving up wages and productivity, Labour continues to fail. Let's look at productivity quickly. Wales is down there at the bottom of the 12 UK countries and regions in gross value added per hour worked. We are always down there near the bottom under your leadership. Yes, there's been an improvement in GVA in Wales recently, but nowhere near enough to change Wales's place in the rankings. Why isn't Labour able to sort this out?
Welsh: Ac mae unrhyw ystadegyn sy'n cyfeirio at lwyddiant i'w groesawu. Mae'n rhaid i mi ddweud bod yna elfen o chwarae bingo yma yr wythnos hon. Ystadegyn yr wythnos yw cyfraddau anweithgarwch economaidd. Hwn oedd yr un a ddefnyddiwyd gan y Prif Weinidog yn ei araith i nodi 20 mlynedd o ddatganoli ddoe ac fe'i defnyddiwyd gan y Gweinidog Brexit ar y teledu neithiwr, felly mae'n amlwg ei fod yn rhan o friffiau Llafur ar gyfer wythnos yr ugeinfed pen-blwydd. Rwy'n eich llongyfarch ar ddod o hyd i'r ystadegyn hwnnw sy'n edrych yn ffafriol. Mae lefelau diweithdra sylfaenol yn ffefryn arall i sôn amdano, ac a wyddoch chi beth? Gallwn ddathlu, wrth gwrs, bob tro y bydd rhywun yn sicrhau cyflogaeth, ond unwaith eto, nid yw'r cyfraddau diweithdra hynny'n adrodd y stori lawn. Nid ydynt yn adrodd hanner y stori. Gwyddom fod tangyflogaeth yn dal i fod yn endemig a bod cyflogau isel yn dal i fod yn endemig. Gwyddom fod Llafur yn parhau i fethu mewn meysydd allweddol fel cynyddu cyflogau a chynhyrchiant. Gadewch i ni edrych ar gynhyrchiant yn gyflym. Mae Cymru i lawr ar waelod y rhestr o 12 gwlad a rhanbarth y DU o ran gwerth ychwanegol gros am bob awr a weithiwyd. Rydym bob amser yn agos at y gwaelod o dan eich arweinyddiaeth chi. Oes, mae gwelliant wedi bod o ran gwerth ychwanegol gros yng Nghymru yn ddiweddar, ond nid yw'n ddigon o bell ffordd i newid safle Cymru ar y rhestr honno. Pam na all Llafur ddatrys hyn?