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English: I thank Simon Thomas for his questions. I've already said that I think we cannot speculate as to the cause of it. Once the incident has been concluded, which I hope will be very soon, that's the time, then, for NRW and HSE to carry out a full investigation. I would like to assure Members that I did ask NRW if, at the current time, they felt they had additional resources to manage this incident and they assured me that they had. In relation to the pipe, you're right, it does carry fuel, oil, to the midlands, to Manchester and also to Heathrow. So, those are discussions that I've had and I've been reassured in relation to the issues that the Member raised. Again, the impact on the environment: we very much hope it won't reach the River Towy and, as I said, the amount of oil that's being collected is diminishing now, which I think can be - it's a very positive thing, going forward. And, again, in the long term, it's, again, too early to talk about that, but, obviously, those are discussions I will be having with NRW.
Welsh: Diolch i Simon Thomas am ei gwestiynau. Rwyf wedi dweud eisoes fy mod o'r farn na allwn ddyfalu ynghylch beth achosodd hyn. Ar ôl i'r digwyddiad ddod i ben, ac rwy'n gobeithio y bydd hynny'n digwydd yn fuan iawn, dyna fydd yr amser, wedyn, i Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru a'r Awdurdod Gweithredol Iechyd a Diogelwch gynnal ymchwiliad llawn. Hoffwn sicrhau yr Aelodau fy mod wedi gofyn i Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru os ydynt yn teimlo, ar hyn o bryd, bod ganddynt yr adnoddau ychwanegol i reoli'r digwyddiad hwn, ac fe wnaethant fy sicrhau bod ganddynt yr adnoddau hynny. O ran y bibell, rydych chi'n iawn, mae hi'n cario tanwydd, olew, i ganolbarth Lloegr, i Fanceinion ac i Heathrow hefyd. Felly, rwyf wedi cael y trafodaethau hynny ac rwyf wedi cael sicrwydd o ran y materion a godwyd gan yr Aelod. Unwaith eto, yr effaith ar yr amgylchedd: rydym yn gobeithio'n fawr iawn na fydd yn cyrraedd Afon Tywi ac, fel y dywedais, mae'r olew sy'n cael ei gasglu yn lleihau erbyn hyn, ac rwy'n credu y gall hynny fod - mae'n rhywbeth cadarnhaol iawn, wrth i ni symud ymlaen. Ac, unwaith eto, yn y tymor hir, mae'n rhy gynnar i sôn am hynny, ond, yn amlwg, mae'r rheiny yn drafodaethau y byddaf yn eu cael gyda Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru.
English: I thank the Cabinet Secretary. That brings today's proceedings to a close.
Welsh: Diolch i'r Ysgrifennydd Cabinet. Fe ddaw hynny â'n trafodion ni am heddiw i ben.
English: The first item on our agenda this afternoon is questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, and to ask the first question, Vikki Howells.
Welsh: Yr eitem gyntaf ar ein hagenda y prynhawn yma yw'r cwestiynau i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr Amgylchedd a Materion Gwledig, ac i ofyn y cwestiwn cyntaf, Vikki Howells.
English: Thank you. The rural development programme is the main mechanism for supporting Wales's farmers, including smaller upland holdings and marginal farms, such as those in the Cynon Valley, through agri-environment and investment schemes where they are eligible and qualify. Support is also available through Glastir and Farming Connect.
Welsh: Diolch. Y rhaglen datblygu gwledig yw'r prif fecanwaith ar gyfer cefnogi ffermwyr Cymru, gan gynnwys ffermydd mynydd a ffermydd ymylol llai o faint, megis y rhai yng Nghwm Cynon, drwy gynlluniau amaeth-amgylcheddol a chynlluniau buddsoddi y maent yn gymwys ar eu cyfer. Mae cymorth ar gael hefyd drwy Glastir a Cyswllt Ffermio.
English: Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. I recently met with a group of farmers in Ynysybwl, which is a marginal farmland area in my constituency, at a meeting organised by the National Farmers Union. We discussed the acidic quality of local soil, and it was suggested that liming of the soil in the area may benefit farmers, but would also bring environmental improvements. Would the Welsh Government consider building this idea into current and future farmer support schemes?
Welsh: Diolch i chi, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet. Cyfarfûm yn ddiweddar â grŵp o ffermwyr yn Ynys-y-bŵl, sy'n ardal o dir fferm ymylol yn fy etholaeth, mewn cyfarfod a drefnwyd gan Undeb Cenedlaethol yr Amaethwyr. Buom yn trafod ansawdd asidig y pridd lleol, ac awgrymwyd y gallai calchu pridd yn yr ardal fod o fudd i ffermwyr, ond byddai hefyd yn arwain at welliannau amgylcheddol. A fyddai Llywodraeth Cymru yn ystyried ymgorffori'r syniad hwn mewn cynlluniau cymorth i ffermwr ar hyn o bryd ac yn y dyfodol?
English: Thank you, and I'm very pleased you took up the farming union's invitations to visit farms in your constituency. Welsh Government officials have regular and very productive engagement with farming stakeholders on Glastir, and that includes, obviously, the farming unions. European Commission rules require agri-environment support to pay for activities that exceed usual farming practice, so liming would really be part of usual farming practice. I think future support really is about primarily driving transformational change across the industry to become more sustainable, profitable, and resilient.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr, ac rwy'n falch iawn eich bod wedi derbyn gwahoddiadau'r undeb ffermio i ymweld â ffermydd yn eich etholaeth. Mae swyddogion Llywodraeth Cymru yn ymgysylltu'n rheolaidd ac yn gynhyrchiol iawn gyda rhanddeiliaid ffermio ynghylch Glastir, ac mae hynny'n cynnwys, yn amlwg, yr undebau ffermio. Mae rheolau'r Comisiwn Ewropeaidd yn ei gwneud yn ofynnol i gymorth amaeth-amgylcheddol dalu am weithgareddau y tu hwnt i arferion ffermio arferol, felly byddai calchu, mewn gwirionedd, yn rhan o arferion ffermio arferol. Credaf y bydd cefnogaeth yn y dyfodol yn ymwneud yn bennaf â sbarduno newid trawsffurfiol ar draws y diwydiant i ddod yn fwy cynaliadwy, proffidiol, a gwydn.
English: Cabinet Secretary, obviously, the rural development plan offers a level of support to agriculture, whether it be in the Cynon Valley or anywhere else in South Wales Central, or indeed Wales. The Government is committed to bringing a small grants scheme forward in this term. When do you think that small grants scheme might well be available to farmers to access, and what do you have in mind as being permissible under such a small grants scheme, when it is up and running?
Welsh: Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, yn amlwg, mae'r cynllun datblygu gwledig yn cynnig lefel o gefnogaeth i amaethyddiaeth, boed hynny yng Nghwm Cynon, neu unrhyw le arall yng Nghanol De Cymru, neu'n wir yng Nghymru gyfan. Mae'r Llywodraeth yn ymrwymedig i gyflwyno cynllun grantiau bach yn ystod y tymor hwn. Pa bryd y credwch y bydd y cynllun grantiau bach hwnnw ar gael i ffermwyr, a beth sydd gennych mewn golwg o ran beth fydd yn cael ei ganiatáu o dan gynllun grantiau bach o'r fath pan fydd ar waith?
English: Those discussions, you'll appreciate, four months into this term of Government, are at very early stages, so I can't give you a date when it will be available. I've started to have discussions with my Cabinet colleagues around this. I suppose early thinking is looking at perhaps small pieces of equipment, for instance, through capital grants, but, as I say, it is very early days.
Welsh: Fe fyddwch yn deall bod y trafodaethau hynny megis dechrau, bedwar mis i mewn i dymor y Llywodraeth hon, felly ni allaf roi dyddiad i chi pa bryd y bydd ar gael. Rwyf wedi dechrau trafod gyda fy nghyd-Aelodau yn y Cabinet ynglŷn â hyn. Mae'n debyg fod yr ystyriaethau cynnar yn ymwneud ag edrych, efallai, ar ddarnau bach o offer, er enghraifft, drwy grantiau cyfalaf, ond fel y dywedais, mae'n ddyddiau cynnar iawn.
English: Thank you. As with many parts of Wales, flood risk in Clwyd West comes from rivers, sea and surface water. To reduce this risk, Clwyd West has benefited from more than £20 million of investment over the past five years, including work at Colwyn Bay, Ruthin and Kinmel Bay.
Welsh: Diolch. Fel llawer o rannau o Gymru, daw perygl llifogydd yng Ngorllewin Clwyd o afonydd, y môr a dŵr wyneb. Er mwyn lleihau'r risg hon, mae Gorllewin Clwyd wedi elwa o dros £20 miliwn o fuddsoddiad dros y pum mlynedd diwethaf, gan gynnwys gwaith ym Mae Colwyn, Rhuthun a Bae Cinmel.
English: And thank you, Cabinet Secretary, for the investment that the Welsh Government has made available to protect homes and businesses from flooding in my constituency. But, of course, individuals can take some responsibility to protect their own properties as well. And you will be aware that, over the border in England, there are grants of up to £5,000 to individual homeowners, to help them make their properties more resilient, but no such grants are available here in Wales. What consideration has the Cabinet Secretary given to making such grants available, so that people can accept some responsibility, to support making their own properties more flood resilient?
Welsh: A diolch i chi, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, am y buddsoddiad y mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi ei ryddhau i ddiogelu cartrefi a busnesau rhag llifogydd yn fy etholaeth. Ond wrth gwrs, gall unigolion hefyd gymryd peth cyfrifoldeb dros amddiffyn eu heiddo eu hunain. Ac fe fyddwch yn ymwybodol fod grantiau o hyd at £5,000 i berchnogion tai unigol, dros y ffin yn Lloegr, i'w helpu i wneud eu heiddo yn fwy gwydn, ond nad oes unrhyw grantiau o'r fath ar gael yma yng Nghymru. Pa ystyriaeth y mae Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet wedi'i rhoi i sicrhau bod grantiau o'r fath ar gael, fel y gall pobl ysgwyddo peth cyfrifoldeb i sicrhau bod eu heiddo eu hunain yn gallu gwrthsefyll llifogydd yn well?
English: Well, we don't provide those types of grants to individual homeowners; rather, we focus on funding much larger schemes to benefit groups of properties or communities. We do support property-level resilience, when brought forward, as an appropriate solution by local authorities or by Natural Resources Wales, and we provide grant funding for that purpose. I think what we're doing is presently allocating budgets for community-wide alleviation schemes, which, in most cases, have a greater cost benefit and also provide a greater level of protection.
Welsh: Wel, nid ydym yn darparu'r mathau hynny o grantiau i berchnogion tai unigol; yn hytrach, rydym yn canolbwyntio ar ariannu cynlluniau llawer mwy er budd grwpiau o eiddo neu gymunedau. Rydym yn cefnogi gwydnwch ar lefel eiddo, pan gaiff ei gyflwyno fel ateb addas gan awdurdodau lleol neu Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru, ac rydym yn darparu cyllid grant at y diben hwnnw. Credaf mai'r hyn rydym yn ei wneud ar hyn o bryd yw dyrannu cyllidebau ar gyfer cynlluniau lliniaru ar draws y gymuned, sydd, yn y rhan fwyaf o achosion, yn sicrhau gwell costau a manteision yn ogystal â lefel uwch o ddiogelwch.
English: A tidal lagoon for north Wales, of course, is one possible way of contributing towards tackling flood problems and coastal erosion in Clwyd West. So, could you give us an update on where your Government is in terms of any practical support that you're giving to developing the potential of a tidal lagoon in north Wales?
Welsh: Mae morlyn llanw ar gyfer gogledd Cymru, wrth gwrs, o bosibl yn un ffordd o gyfrannu tuag at daclo problemau llifogydd ac erydiad ar hyd yr arfordir yng Ngorllewin Clwyd. A allwch chi roi diweddariad i ni o le mae'ch Llywodraeth chi arni o safbwynt unrhyw gefnogaeth ymarferol rydych chi'n ei rhoi i ddatblygu potensial morlyn llanw yn y gogledd?
English: Yes, I've had discussions with the tidal lagoon company, and one of the advantages they referred to, when talking about the possible tidal lagoon around the Colwyn Bay area, was the fact that it would offer resilience against flooding. So, again, those discussions are ongoing.
Welsh: Gallaf, rwyf wedi cynnal trafodaethau gyda'r cwmni morlynnoedd llanw, ac un o'r manteision y cyfeiriasant ato, wrth sôn am y morlyn llanw posibl o amgylch ardal Bae Colwyn, oedd y ffaith y byddai'n cynnig gallu i wrthsefyll llifogydd. Felly, unwaith eto, mae'r trafodaethau hynny'n parhau.
English: I now call on the party spokespeople to ask questions to the Cabinet Secretary, and, first this week, the Welsh Conservatives' spokesperson, Paul Davies.
Welsh: Rwy'n galw nawr ar lefarwyr y pleidiau i ofyn cwestiynau i'r Ysgrifennydd Cabinet, ac, yn gyntaf yr wythnos yma, llefarydd y Ceidwadwyr Cymreig, Paul Davies.
English: Diolch, Lywydd. Cabinet Secretary, in a meeting of the Climate Change, Environment and Rural Affairs Committee on 14 September, you responded to a question on farming regulations, saying that you'll look to strengthen regulations in some areas when looking at Welsh-specific requirements going forward. Can you clarify what you mean by 'strengthen' and tell us what specific regulations you're actually looking to introduce in the very near future?
Welsh: Diolch, Lywydd. Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, yng nghyfarfod y Pwyllgor Newid Hinsawdd, Amgylchedd a Materion Gwledig ar 14 Medi, fe ymateboch i gwestiwn ynglŷn â rheoliadau ffermio, gan ddweud eich bod yn bwriadu cryfhau rheoliadau mewn rhai meysydd wrth ystyried gofynion sy'n benodol i Gymru yn y dyfodol. A allwch egluro beth a olygwch wrth 'cryfhau' a dweud wrthym pa reoliadau penodol rydych yn bwriadu eu cyflwyno yn y dyfodol agos iawn mewn gwirionedd?
English: Well, I wasn't being particularly specific. What I think I was saying was that when we have a look, and when we unpick - I think I mentioned that there are 5,000 pieces of legislation within my portfolio in relation to agriculture and fisheries - when we unpick them and we are looking at Welsh specific going forward, it could be that we would strengthen some of the legislation or regulations.
Welsh: Wel, nid oeddwn yn bod yn arbennig o benodol. Credaf mai'r hyn a ddywedais oedd pan fyddwn yn edrych, a phan fyddwn yn ymdrin - credaf i mi grybwyll bod 5,000 darn o ddeddfwriaeth yn fy mhortffolio yn ymwneud ag amaethyddiaeth a physgodfeydd - pan fyddwn yn ymdrin â hwy ac yn ystyried yr hyn sy'n benodol i Gymru ar gyfer y dyfodol, efallai y byddem yn atgyfnerthu peth o'r ddeddfwriaeth neu'r rheoliadau.
English: Thank you for that clarification. Of course, one set of regulations that the Welsh Government is looking at is in relation to nitrate vulnerable zones. Now, you won't be surprised that I've received plenty of correspondence on this matter, and there are serious concerns regarding these proposals, which could impose huge burdens on farmers and, as a result, force many out of business due to the financial implications, and farmers will see this as just another blow to the agricultural community. I appreciate that these proposals are currently at a consultation stage, but how is the Welsh Government working with farmers affected to ensure that they fully understand the cost and the impact that these regulations will have on their businesses, and will you confirm whether any financial support will be made available to farmers who will face additional costs as a result of complying with any new regulations?
Welsh: Diolch am yr eglurhad hwnnw. Wrth gwrs, mae un set o reoliadau y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn edrych arni yn ymwneud â pharthau perygl nitradau. Nawr, ni fyddwch yn synnu fy mod wedi cael cryn ohebiaeth ar y mater hwn, a bod pryderon difrifol ynglŷn â'r cynigion hyn a allai osod beichiau enfawr ar ffermwyr ac a allai, o ganlyniad i hynny, orfodi llawer ohonynt allan o fusnes oherwydd y goblygiadau ariannol, a bydd ffermwyr yn ystyried hyn yn ergyd arall i'r gymuned amaethyddol. Rwy'n sylweddoli bod y cynigion hyn ar gam ymgynghori ar hyn o bryd, ond sut y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn gweithio gyda'r ffermwyr yr effeithir arnynt er mwyn sicrhau eu bod yn deall cost ac effaith y rheoliadau hyn ar eu busnesau, ac a wnewch chi gadarnhau pa un a fydd unrhyw gymorth ariannol ar gael i ffermwyr a fydd yn wynebu costau ychwanegol o ganlyniad i gydymffurfio ag unrhyw reoliadau newydd?
English: The member is correct - we are obviously out to consultation at the moment. In fact, just last Monday, 10 October, my officials met with representatives of the National Farmers Union in Pembrokeshire to discuss this, along with local farmers also from Pembrokeshire, and I have to say I've been told it was a very positive meeting. I think farmers are very keen to consider how best to stop excessive nitrate pollution in waterways, and they were very happy to bring forward their views. Obviously, all views will be taken into account. So, I'm very pleased you've received significant correspondence, and I would urge your constituents to take part in the consultation.
Welsh: Mae'r Aelod yn gywir - rydym yn amlwg yn ymgynghori ar hyn o bryd. Yn wir, ddydd Llun diwethaf, 10 Hydref, cyfarfu fy swyddogion â chynrychiolwyr Undeb Cenedlaethol yr Amaethwyr yn Sir Benfro i drafod hyn, gyda ffermwyr lleol o Sir Benfro hefyd, ac mae'n rhaid i mi ddweud fy mod wedi clywed ei fod yn gyfarfod cadarnhaol iawn. Credaf fod ffermwyr yn awyddus iawn i ystyried y ffordd orau o atal gormod o lygredd nitrad mewn dyfrffyrdd, ac roeddent yn hapus iawn i gyflwyno eu barn. Yn amlwg, bydd yr holl safbwyntiau yn cael eu hystyried. Felly, rwy'n falch iawn eich bod wedi derbyn cryn dipyn o ohebiaeth, a byddwn yn annog eich etholwyr i gymryd rhan yn yr ymgynghoriad.
English: I'm grateful to you for that response, but I'm sure that you would agree with me that regulations can, in some cases, represent an obstacle to efficient farming practices and business growth. Therefore, in light of the previous Government's 'Working Smarter' report, will you commit to evaluating the costs attached to farming regulations in Wales and look at ways in which the Welsh Government can ease regulations, thereby lowering the cost of them to farmers, ahead of Britain's withdrawal from the European Union?
Welsh: Rwy'n ddiolchgar i chi am yr ateb hwnnw, ond rwy'n siŵr y byddech yn cytuno â mi y gall rheoliadau, mewn rhai achosion, fod yn rhwystr i arferion ffermio effeithlon a thwf busnes. Felly, yng ngoleuni adroddiad 'Hwyluso'r Drefn' y Llywodraeth flaenorol, a wnewch chi ymrwymo i werthuso'r costau sydd ynghlwm wrth reoliadau ffermio yng Nghymru ac edrych ar ffyrdd y gall Llywodraeth Cymru leddfu'r rheoliadau, a thrwy hynny ostwng eu cost i ffermwyr, cyn i Brydain adael yr Undeb Ewropeaidd?
English: I do appreciate that there could be an increased cost to certain parts of the farming community. They will have to be taken into account when we look at the full impact assessment that would accompany any new regulations. And I think we have to look at any increased costs that have to be weighed against the benefits to the environment.
Welsh: Rwy'n derbyn y gallai fod mwy o gostau i rai rhannau o'r gymuned ffermio. Bydd yn rhaid eu hystyried pan fyddwn yn edrych ar yr asesiad effaith llawn a fyddai'n gysylltiedig ag unrhyw reoliadau newydd. A chredaf fod yn rhaid i ni edrych ar unrhyw gynnydd yn y costau sy'n rhaid eu pwyso a'u mesur ochr yn ochr â'r manteision i'r amgylchedd.
English: Diolch, Lywydd. The Welsh Government, quite rightly accepts that farmers should receive payments for carrying out environmentally responsible tasks. That's important to all of us, whether we're farmers or not. As the Cabinet Secretary will know, important agri-environment schemes are the Glastir Entry and Glastir Commons schemes, and that's vitally important to many upland farmers for income support at a time of falling farm incomes. Now that the Treasury has slightly, at least, clarified post-Brexit funding, will she be prepared to consider opening a new window for Glastir Entry and Glastir Commons applications, and allow those that are in Glastir Entry already to extend their contracts beyond five years?
Welsh: Diolch, Lywydd. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn cydnabod yn gwbl briodol y dylai ffermwyr gael taliadau am gyflawni tasgau amgylcheddol gyfrifol. Mae hynny'n bwysig i bob un ohonom, pa un a ydym yn ffermwyr ai peidio. Fel y gŵyr Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, mae cynlluniau Glastir Sylfaenol a Glastir - Tir Comin yn gynlluniau amaeth-amgylcheddol pwysig, ac mae hynny'n hollbwysig i lawer o ffermwyr mynydd fel cymorth incwm ar adeg pan fo incwm ffermydd yn gostwng. Gan fod y Trysorlys bellach wedi rhoi rhyw led-eglurhad, o leiaf, ynglŷn â chyllid wedi gadael yr UE, a fydd hi'n barod i ystyried agor cyfnod ymgeisio newydd ar gyfer ceisiadau Glastir Sylfaenol a Glastir - Tir Comin, a chaniatáu i'r rhai sydd yn Glastir Sylfaenol eisoes ymestyn eu contractau y tu hwnt i bum mlynedd?
English: Certainly, we're looking at which windows we can open. I want to get as many windows open as soon as possible to ensure we draw down as much funding as possible.
Welsh: Yn sicr, rydym yn ystyried pa gyfnodau ymgeisio y gallwn eu hagor. Rwyf am sicrhau bod cymaint o gyfnodau ymgeisio ar agor cyn gynted ag y bo modd er mwyn i ni allu sicrhau cymaint o arian â phosibl.
English: I'm grateful to the Cabinet Secretary for that reply. As she'll be aware, there are about 1,600 farmers who will be left high and dry from this December if the scheme is not extended, and, if the policy doesn't change, there'll be about another 3,000 who will be affected in future years. This scheme is widely held to be a successor to the end of the Tir Mynydd scheme, and £25 million was transferred from one budget to another as part of this. Many farmers think it's a bit of a betrayal that the window of opportunity has been closed for some time, and, therefore, would she agree with me that it is vitally important that it be reopened?
Welsh: Rwy'n ddiolchgar i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet am yr ateb hwnnw. Fel y bydd yn gwybod, bydd oddeutu 1,600 o ffermwyr yn cael eu gadael ar y clwt o fis Rhagfyr ymlaen os nad yw'r cynllun yn cael ei ymestyn, ac os nad yw'r polisi'n newid, bydd oddeutu 3,000 arall yn cael eu heffeithio yn y dyfodol. Mae llawer o bobl yn ystyried y cynllun hwn yn olynydd i'r cynllun Tir Mynydd ar ôl iddo ddod i ben, a throsglwyddwyd £25 miliwn o un gyllideb i'r llall yn rhan o hyn. Cred llawer o ffermwyr fod y ffaith fod y cyfnod ymgeisio wedi bod ar gau ers peth amser yn eu bradychu braidd, ac felly, a fyddai'n cytuno â mi ei bod yn hanfodol bwysig ei fod yn cael ei ailagor?
English: I've had those discussions with the farmers myself, certainly over the summer at the agricultural shows I visited, and with individual farmers, and we are working very hard to ensure that funding gets to them as quickly as possible.
Welsh: Rwyf wedi cael y trafodaethau hynny gyda'r ffermwyr fy hun, yn sicr mewn sioeau amaethyddol yr ymwelais â hwy yn ystod yr haf, a chyda ffermwyr unigol, ac rydym yn gweithio'n galed iawn i sicrhau bod cyllid yn eu cyrraedd cyn gynted â phosibl.
English: Thank you. Moving to another environmental scheme - section 15 agreements for sites of special scientific interest. On average, farmers get about £2,175 a year in payments under these agreements, and they are absolutely vital for the protection of landscape, wildlife and the environment. There is a budget cut from 2011 of about a quarter of the budget. In August, Natural Resources Wales said only about 118 of 172 individual management agreements up for renewal this year are likely to be given a new contract. Is the Cabinet Secretary able to give us any further information on this and would she agree with me that it would certainly be very advantageous not just to the farmers themselves, but also to anybody interested in rural life particularly in the uplands that they should be renewed?
Welsh: Diolch. Gan symud at gynllun amgylcheddol arall - cytundebau adran 15 ar gyfer safleoedd o ddiddordeb gwyddonol arbennig. Ar gyfartaledd, mae ffermwyr yn cael oddeutu £2,175 y flwyddyn mewn taliadau o dan y cytundebau hyn, ac maent yn gwbl hanfodol ar gyfer diogelu tirwedd, bywyd gwyllt a'r amgylchedd. Torrwyd oddeutu chwarter y gyllideb yn 2011. Ym mis Awst, dywedodd Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru mai oddeutu 118 yn unig o'r 172 cytundeb rheoli unigol sydd i'w hadnewyddu eleni sy'n debygol o gael contract newydd. A all Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet roi unrhyw wybodaeth bellach i ni ynglŷn â hyn ac a fyddai'n cytuno y byddai'n sicr yn fanteisiol iawn pe baent yn cael eu hadnewyddu, nid yn unig i'r ffermwyr eu hunain, ond hefyd i unrhyw un sydd â diddordeb mewn bywyd gwledig, yn enwedig yn yr ucheldir?
English: I don't have that information to hand but I'm happy to write to the Member with that information.
Welsh: Nid oes gennyf y wybodaeth honno wrth law ond rwy'n fwy na pharod i ysgrifennu at yr Aelod gyda'r wybodaeth honno.