English: Thank you for the statement, Minister. With regard to modular construction, whilst nearly 50 per cent of construction industry clients expect the use of off-site construction to increase over the next five years, it is a shame that the take-up of new opportunities has been limited by the lack of house building in general. The UK now lags behind Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands when it comes to the fusion of manufacturing and construction, while in Japan more than 15 per cent of new homes constructed each year are at least partly prefabricated. Now, there are some excellent, innovative house building projects under way, such as Cartrefi Conwy here in north Wales, but we need to see more tech-driven solutions and an increase in the off-site development of homes. Will you provide further details as to how you are working to assist with the reasonable aim of moving home construction away from muddy, wet fields? This scheme is seeing some significant projects, such as 55, 72 and 90 homes. However, what about smaller schemes or single-unit developments? You have advised that to build 100 new social homes across four sites in north Wales meets your ambition for a green housing-led recovery, using Welsh timber and a Welsh MMC manufacturer, but what about other Welsh materials being included, such as slate and wool? Four hundred new MMC affordable homes should be delivered this year, but I understand that social landlords submitted IHP bids comprising over 850 MMC homes. So, am I correct, Minister, in understanding that you are therefore only supporting less than half of those homes, and if so, why is the successful application rate not higher? It is good that you are investing in different house building methods. I think that is the way forward also, but we still need to actually build more homes. The Q3 stats show that, here in Wales, there was a 17 per cent drop in new home registrations compared to the same period last year, and that for new home completions there has been a 5 per cent drop when comparing year on year. So, how are you going to address this? Could it be the ambition, perhaps, that you could support all 850 MMC homes? As you know, the IHP grant is available to buildings, subject to a change of use, that have not previously been used as residential properties. In the third quarter of 2020, the Welsh vacancy rate increased to 18 per cent from 15.9 per cent in Q2. Whilst appreciating that the grant could not be used by shopping centres, which have been worst hit, what consideration have you given to allowing private landlords to access the IHP, so as to assist with pursuing change of use and maybe creating some local jobs? We all know that the pandemic has caused serious difficulties in accessing tradesmen. Therefore, will you introduce some flexibility to the requirement that all applications must stick to the start-on-site date of no later than 30 April 2021? Finally, the pandemic is hitting our young adults and our apprentices very hard. You spoke of supporting businesses to create more apprenticeships. The Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru have called for a workforce strategy to futureproof the housing sector - will you deliver on this? Thank you. Diolch.
Welsh: Diolch am y datganiad, Gweinidog. O ran adeiladu modiwlar, er bod bron i 50 y cant o gleientiaid y diwydiant adeiladu yn disgwyl cynnydd yn nefnydd adeiladu oddi ar y safle yn ystod y pum mlynedd nesaf, mae'n drueni bod y nifer sy'n manteisio ar gyfleoedd newydd wedi'i gyfyngu gan y diffyg cyffredinol o ran adeiladu tai. Mae'r DU bellach ar ei hôl hi o'i chymharu â Sweden, yr Almaen a'r Iseldiroedd o ran cyfuno gweithgynhyrchu ac adeiladu, ac yn Japan mae mwy na 15 y cant o gartrefi newydd a gaiff eu hadeiladu bob blwyddyn yn rhannol barod o leiaf. Nawr, mae rhai prosiectau adeiladu tai arloesol rhagorol ar y gweill, fel Cartrefi Conwy yma yn y gogledd, ond mae angen i ni weld mwy o atebion wedi'u sbarduno gan dechnoleg a chynnydd yn natblygiad cartrefi oddi ar y safle. A wnewch chi roi rhagor o fanylion o ran sut yr ydych chi'n gweithio i gynorthwyo'r nod rhesymol o symud adeiladu cartrefi oddi wrth gaeau gwlyb a mwdlyd? Mae'r cynllun hwn yn gweld rhai prosiectau sylweddol, megis 55, 72 a 90 o gartrefi. Fodd bynnag, beth am gynlluniau llai neu ddatblygiadau un uned? Rydych chi wedi dweud bod adeiladu 100 o gartrefi cymdeithasol newydd ar bedwar safle yn y gogledd yn bodloni eich uchelgais ar gyfer adferiad gwyrdd a arweinir gan dai, gan ddefnyddio pren Cymru a gwneuthurwr dulliau adeiladu modern o Gymru, ond beth am gynnwys deunyddiau eraill o Gymru, megis llechi a gwlân? Dylai 400 o dai dulliau adeiladu modern fforddiadwy gael eu cyflenwi eleni, ond rwy'n deall bod landlordiaid cymdeithasol wedi cyflwyno ceisiadau rhaglen tai arloesol yn cynnwys dros 850 o gartrefi dulliau adeiladu modern. Felly, a ydw i'n iawn Gweinidog, i ddeall nad ydych chi felly ddim ond yn cefnogi llai na hanner y cartrefi hynny, ac os felly, pam nad yw nifer y ceisiadau llwyddiannus yn uwch? Mae'n dda eich bod chi'n buddsoddi mewn gwahanol ddulliau adeiladu tai. Rwyf innau o'r farn mai dyna'r ffordd ymlaen hefyd, ond mae'r angen yn parhau i ni adeiladu mwy o gartrefi. Mae ystadegau C3 yn dangos, yma yng Nghymru, y bu gostyngiad o 17 y cant o ran nifer y cartrefi newydd a gofrestrwyd o'i gymharu â'r un cyfnod y llynedd, ac y bu gostyngiad o 5 y cant ar gyfer cwblhau cartrefi newydd wrth gymharu o flwyddyn i flwyddyn. Felly, sut yr ydych chi'n mynd i ymdrin â hyn? A allai'r uchelgais, fod efallai, eich bod yn cefnogi pob un o'r 850 o gartrefi dulliau adeiladu modern? Fel y gwyddoch chi, mae'r grant rhaglen tai arloesol ar gael i adeiladau, yn amodol ar newid defnydd, nad ydyn nhw wedi'u defnyddio fel eiddo preswyl o'r blaen. Yn nhrydydd chwarter 2020, cynyddodd cyfraddau gwacter Cymru i 18 y cant o 15.9 y cant yn C2. Gan werthfawrogi na allai canolfannau siopa, sydd wedi dioddef waethaf, ddefnyddio'r grant, pa ystyriaeth ydych chi wedi ei rhoi i ganiatáu i landlordiaid preifat fanteisio ar y rhaglen tai arloesol, er mwyn helpu i fynd ar drywydd newid defnydd ac efallai creu rhai swyddi lleol? Gwyddom ni i gyd fod y pandemig wedi achosi anawsterau difrifol o ran gallu dod o o hyd i grefftwyr. Felly, a wnewch chi gyflwyno rhywfaint o hyblygrwydd i'r gofyniad bod yn rhaid i bob cais gadw at y dyddiad dechrau ar y safle, erbyn 30 Ebrill 2021 fan bellaf? Yn olaf, mae'r pandemig yn effeithio'n wael iawn ar ein hoedolion ifanc a'n prentisiaid. Fe wnaethoch chi sôn am gefnogi busnesau i greu mwy o brentisiaethau. Mae Sefydliad Tai Siartredig Cymru wedi galw am strategaeth gweithlu i ddiogelu'r sector tai yn y dyfodol - a wnewch chi gyflawni ar hyn? Diolch. Diolch.