English: But there were three areas where the committee recommended change. While we agree that the establishment of the body shouldn't be delayed by legislation, we believe that there was a real benefit of putting it on a statutory basis to give it more credibility and clout, and, to that end, we recommended that it should be set up with the presumption that legislation will follow. We thought that the remit of the commission should be slightly wider to include the supply of land for strategically significant housing developments, and we also wanted to make the body more independent, by making it accountable to the future generations commissioner, and by ensuring that it was based outside Cardiff and not sharing a building with Government, and by giving an Assembly committee the chance to scrutinise the chair prior to his or her appointment. So, in all, we made 10 recommendations, and I'm pleased that the Government has engaged seriously with the work that we undertook and has given consideration to the ideas that we put forward, and the Welsh Government has accepted six of the committee's recommendations. Another three have been accepted in principle, and one was rejected. So, I'm pleased that the committee has been able to influence the model for the national infrastructure commission in the following ways. The preferred candidate for chair of the commission will be scrutinised by an Assembly committee in a pre-appointment hearing, as the Finance Committee did recently for the preferred chair of the Welsh Revenue Authority. The commission will produce a 'state of the nation' report on future Welsh infrastructure needs every three years, to detach its work from the political cycle, and will produce an annual report focusing on governance and past and upcoming work, and the Government has agreed to respond to all recommendations within six months. The commission's annual remit letter will provide information on how much the Welsh Government expects to be able to spend on infrastructure funding over the longest possible timescale to give important context to its recommendations. The remit letter will also encourage the commission to build a strong relationship with the UK National Infrastructure Commission and the Scottish Futures Trust to maximise effectiveness. Appointments, also, to the commission will need to take into account the diversity of communities across Wales, and engagement at regional levels will be set in its terms of reference. Finally, the Welsh Government will explore mechanisms such as the development bank to focus on how more private funding can be used to support infrastructure development. The only recommendation that the Government has rejected is our view that the commission would be in a stronger position if it was established under the assumption that it would be put on a statutory basis in due course. Now, our recommendation was influenced by the evidence from federal and state level infrastructure advisory bodies in Australia, which told the committee that their status as an authoritative voice on infrastructure has been enhanced by their independent status, and that the benefits of such an approach would apply more widely than Australia. The chief executive of the UK National Infrastructure Commission told the committee that, although being a non-statutory body had allowed it to be established more quickly, there was also a downside, since stakeholders perceived it to be less permanent. The committee agreed with the Government that we shouldn't wait for legislation in order to establish the commission with pace, but we felt that there would be a real benefit in giving a clear commitment from the outset that legislation would be likely to follow. Now, as it stands, the risk remains that a future Cabinet Secretary - one perhaps less committed than the present Cabinet Secretary's vision of a national infrastructure commission - could abolish the organisation at the stroke of a pen, or compromise its independence. So, a statutory body would provide protection to the new body and send a clear message to stakeholders that it was here to stay. So, I am, of course, disappointed that the Government has rejected this particular recommendation. However, I do note that the Cabinet Secretary hasn't completely slammed the door on this, and his plan to review the body before the end of the Assembly leaves a window, I hope, where these issues will be considered again. So, I and my committee colleagues will look forward to reviewing progress in 2021 - it sounds a long way off - and seeing whether the vision that we all share today has been delivered. So, I know there are a number of committee members that are keen to speak and be called in this debate today, and I look forward to hearing the Members' views and the response from the Cabinet Secretary.
Welsh: Ond argymhellodd y pwyllgor newidiadau mewn tri maes. Er ein bod yn cytuno na ddylai deddfwriaeth ohirio'r broses o sefydlu'r corff, credwn y byddai rhoi sail statudol iddo yn fuddiol iawn, er mwyn sicrhau bod ganddo fwy o hygrededd a grym, ac i'r perwyl hwnnw, argymhellwyd y dylid ei sefydlu gyda'r rhagdybiaeth y bydd deddfwriaeth yn dilyn. Roeddem o'r farn y dylai cylch gwaith y comisiwn fod ychydig yn ehangach er mwyn iddo gynnwys cyflenwi tir ar gyfer datblygiadau tai sy'n arwyddocaol yn strategol, ac roeddem hefyd yn awyddus i sicrhau bod y corff yn fwy annibynnol, drwy ei wneud yn atebol i gomisiynydd cenedlaethau'r dyfodol, a thrwy sicrhau ei fod wedi'i leoli y tu allan i Gaerdydd, a heb fod yn rhannu adeilad gyda'r Llywodraeth, a thrwy roi cyfle i un o bwyllgorau'r Cynulliad graffu ar y cadeirydd cyn ei benodi neu ei phenodi. Felly, at ei gilydd, gwnaethom 10 argymhelliad, ac rwy'n falch fod y Llywodraeth wedi ymgysylltu o ddifrif â'r gwaith a wnaethom ac wedi ystyried y syniadau a gyflwynwyd gennym, ac mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi derbyn chwech o argymhellion y pwyllgor. Mae tri arall wedi'u derbyn mewn egwyddor, a gwrthodwyd un. Felly, rwy'n falch fod y pwyllgor wedi gallu dylanwadu ar y model ar gyfer y comisiwn seilwaith cenedlaethol yn y ffyrdd canlynol. Bydd un o bwyllgorau'r Cynulliad yn craffu ar yr ymgeisydd a ffafrir i gadeirio'r comisiwn mewn gwrandawiad cyn penodi, fel y gwnaeth y Pwyllgor Cyllid yn ddiweddar ar gyfer y sawl a ffafrid yn gadeirydd Awdurdod Cyllid Cymru. Bydd y comisiwn yn cynhyrchu adroddiad 'cyflwr y genedl' bob tair blynedd ar anghenion seilwaith Cymru ar gyfer y dyfodol, i ddatgysylltu ei waith oddi wrth y cylch gwleidyddol, a bydd yn cynhyrchu adroddiad blynyddol sy'n canolbwyntio ar lywodraethu a gwaith yn y gorffennol a gwaith sydd ar y gweill, ac mae'r Llywodraeth wedi cytuno i ymateb i'r holl argymhellion o fewn chwe mis. Bydd llythyr cylch gwaith blynyddol y comisiwn yn rhoi gwybodaeth ynglŷn â faint y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn disgwyl gallu ei wario ar gyllid seilwaith dros yr amser hiraf posibl i roi cyd-destun pwysig i'r argymhellion. Bydd y llythyr cylch gwaith hefyd yn annog y comisiwn i adeiladu perthynas gref gyda Chomisiwn Seilwaith Cenedlaethol y DU a'r Scottish Futures Trust i sicrhau ei fod mor effeithiol â phosibl. Bydd angen ystyried amrywiaeth y cymunedau ledled Cymru wrth benodi i'r comisiwn, a bydd ei gylch gwaith yn cynnwys ymgysylltu ar lefelau rhanbarthol. Yn olaf, bydd Llywodraeth Cymru yn archwilio mecanweithiau megis y banc datblygu i ganolbwyntio ar sut y gellir defnyddio mwy o arian preifat i gefnogi'r gwaith o ddatblygu seilwaith. Yr unig argymhelliad a wrthodwyd gan y Llywodraeth yw ein safbwynt y byddai'r comisiwn mewn sefyllfa gryfach pe bai'n cael ei sefydlu gyda'r rhagdybiaeth y byddai'n cael ei roi ar sail statudol maes o law. Nawr, dylanwadwyd ar ein hargymhelliad gan y dystiolaeth gan gyrff ymgynghorol ar gyfer seilwaith ar lefel ffederal a lefel y taleithiau yn Awstralia, a ddywedodd wrth y pwyllgor fod eu statws fel llais awdurdodol ar seilwaith wedi cael ei wella gan eu statws annibynnol, ac y gallai manteision dull o'r fath ymestyn y tu hwnt i Awstralia. Dywedodd prif weithredwr Comisiwn Seilwaith Cenedlaethol y DU wrth y pwyllgor fod y ffaith ei fod yn gorff anstatudol wedi ei gwneud yn bosibl ei sefydlu'n gyflymach, ond roedd yna ochr lai cadarnhaol hefyd gan fod rhanddeiliaid yn ei ystyried yn llai parhaol. Roedd y pwyllgor yn cytuno â'r Llywodraeth na ddylem aros am ddeddfwriaeth er mwyn sefydlu'r comisiwn yn gyflym, ond teimlem y byddai budd gwirioneddol mewn rhoi ymrwymiad clir o'r cychwyn y byddai deddfwriaeth yn debygol o ddilyn. Nawr, fel y mae pethau, mae'r risg yn parhau y gallai un o Ysgrifenyddion y Cabinet yn y dyfodol - un llai ymroddedig, efallai, nag Ysgrifennydd presennol y Cabinet a'i weledigaeth am gomisiwn seilwaith cenedlaethol - gael gwared ar y sefydliad mewn dim o dro, neu beryglu ei annibyniaeth. Felly, byddai corff statudol yn darparu diogelwch i'r corff newydd ac yn rhoi neges glir i'r rhanddeiliaid ei fod yma i aros. Felly, rwy'n siomedig, wrth gwrs, fod y Llywodraeth wedi gwrthod yr argymhelliad penodol hwn. Fodd bynnag, rwy'n nodi nad yw Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet wedi clepio'r drws ar gau yn llwyr ar hyn, a gobeithiaf y bydd ei gynllun i adolygu'r corff cyn diwedd tymor y Cynulliad yn rhoi cyfle i ystyried y materion hyn eto. Felly, byddaf i a fy nghydweithwyr ar y pwyllgor yn edrych ymlaen at adolygu cynnydd yn 2021 - mae'n swnio'n bell i ffwrdd - a gweld a yw'r weledigaeth yr ydym oll yn ei rhannu heddiw wedi cael ei gwireddu. Felly, gwn fod nifer o aelodau'r pwyllgor yn awyddus i siarad a chael eu galw yn y ddadl hon heddiw, ac edrychaf ymlaen at glywed barn yr Aelodau ac ymateb Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet.