English: Can I thank Huw Irranca-Davies for his comments and for his questions and say that we took leadership immediately? We gripped the steering wheel of this challenge immediately because we have great experience in successfully intervening through our tried-and-tested taskforce approach, as we did in Cardiff when Tesco made its announcement of closure, when Virgin in Swansea made its announcement. We intervened immediately, we provided the necessary support to those who were affected to ensure that they found alternative employment as soon as possible and avoided long periods of unemployment. Of course I will be challenging the decision by Ford, yes. The volume of engines that had been predicted for Bridgend was not realised. However, there are predictions that Dragon engine volumes will increase in the years to come. If they don't change their minds, then those increased volumes will be realised in Mexico rather than Bridgend and we are simply not going to accept that. We will object to the closure. However, we must plan for every eventuality, and the place-based approach, which is a new dimension in the work that we do, will focus on making sure that the community is prepared for life after Ford. I've already been in regular contact with the leader of the local authority, who has kindly provided Welsh Government with a series of potential investment opportunities. It could do exactly as Huw Irranca-Davies has said. And they are not just opportunities confined to Bridgend town centre, to the immediate area that Ford currently supports. These are interventions that span out across the entire patch from which Ford takes workers and supports local small businesses. We will appraise all of those options. We will look at additional options as well, and we will, through the new regional team, be supporting the local authority in responding to this challenge.
Welsh: A gaf i ddiolch i Huw Irranca-Davies am ei sylwadau ac am ei gwestiynau a dweud ein bod wedi ysgwyddo arweinyddiaeth y mater ar unwaith? Rydym wedi cydio yn y gwaith o lywio'r her hon ar unwaith oherwydd bod gennym ni brofiad helaeth o ymyrryd yn llwyddiannus drwy ein hymagwedd tasglu a brofwyd, fel y gwnaethom yng Nghaerdydd pan wnaeth Tesco y cyhoeddiad am gau, pan wnaeth Virgin yn Abertawe y cyhoeddiad. Fe wnaethom ni ymyrryd ar unwaith, gan roi'r gefnogaeth angenrheidiol i'r rhai yr effeithiwyd arnynt i sicrhau eu bod yn cael gwaith arall cyn gynted â phosibl ac yn osgoi cyfnodau hir o ddiweithdra. Wrth gwrs, byddaf i'n herio penderfyniad Ford, byddaf. Ni wireddwyd nifer y peiriannau a oedd wedi eu darogan ar gyfer Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr. Fodd bynnag, rhagfynegir y bydd y galw am injan Dragon yn cynyddu yn ystod y blynyddoedd nesaf. Os nad ydyn nhw'n newid eu meddwl, bydd y niferoedd uwch hynny'n cael eu gwireddu ym Mecsico yn hytrach nag ym Mhen-y-bont ar Ogwr, ac nid ydym am dderbyn hynny. Byddwn yn gwrthwynebu cau'r safle. Fodd bynnag, mae'n rhaid inni gynllunio ar gyfer pob digwyddiad, a bydd y dull sy'n seiliedig ar le, sy'n ddimensiwn newydd i'r gwaith yr ydym ni yn ei wneud, yn canolbwyntio ar sicrhau bod y gymuned yn barod ar gyfer bywyd ar ôl Ford. Rwyf i eisoes wedi bod mewn cysylltiad rheolaidd ag arweinydd yr awdurdod lleol, sydd wedi bod yn garedig iawn yn rhoi cyfres o gyfleoedd buddsoddi posibl i Lywodraeth Cymru. Gallai wneud yn union fel y dywedodd Huw Irranca-Davies. Ac maen nhw'n fwy na chyfleoedd sy'n gyfyngedig i ganol tref Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr, i'r ardal gyfagos a gefnogir gan Ford ar hyn o bryd. Ymyriadau yw'r rhain ar gyfer yr ardal gyfan lle daw gweithwyr Ford ohoni a lle mae Ford yn cefnogi busnesau bach lleol. Byddwn yn arfarnu'r holl opsiynau hynny. Byddwn yn edrych ar opsiynau eraill hefyd, a byddwn, trwy'r tîm rhanbarthol newydd, yn cefnogi'r awdurdod lleol i ymateb i'r her hon.