English: Trefnydd, a report recently presented to Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council's Cabinet has threatened to withdraw from the Swansea bay city deal if sufficient progress isn't made over the coming months. Members will see parallels here with a similar threat to the education consortium, ERW, from the very same authority. Nevertheless, the loss of a local authority from the city deal, with the resulting uncertainty and upheaval, would clearly be unwelcome, particularly given recent difficulties. The report, written by the council's chief executive, Steve Phillips, also talks about remodelling three of the four projects that it currently leads on as part of that city deal. Personally, I fail to see why any local authority would wish to reject UK and Welsh Government funding that could help economic growth within their locality. Clearly, as a regional Assembly Member, I would want to see Neath Port Talbot capitalising on the city deal funding available, so that it can try and tackle the hugely challenging set of economic circumstances that it faces. With Neath Port Talbot due to make a final decision on their city deal membership by the end of this year, will the Minister or Deputy Minister provide an update in terms of the work that they are doing with Neath Port Talbot on this matter? I would also look to the Welsh Government to confirm that if Neath Port Talbot were to withdraw from the city deal, other local authorities within the region would then be able to access the funding that was due to benefit Neath Port Talbot.
Welsh: Trefnydd, mae adroddiad a gyflwynwyd yn ddiweddar i Gabinet Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Castell-nedd Port Talbot wedi bygwth tynnu'n ôl o Fargen Ddinesig Bae Abertawe os na wneir digon o gynnydd dros y misoedd nesaf. Bydd yr Aelodau yn gweld cyffelybiaethau yma â bygythiad tebyg i'r consortiwm addysg, ERW, gan yr un awdurdod. Serch hynny, mae'n amlwg na fyddai croeso i golli cefnogaeth awdurdod lleol o'r fargen ddinesig, gyda'r ansicrwydd a'r cynnwrf fyddai'n deillio o hynny, yn enwedig o gofio'r anawsterau diweddar. Mae'r adroddiad, a ysgrifennwyd gan Brif Weithredwr y Cyngor, Steve Phillips, hefyd yn sôn am ailfodelu tri o'r pedwar prosiect y mae'n eu harwain ar hyn o bryd yn rhan o'r Fargen Ddinesig honno. Yn bersonol, ni allaf weld pam y byddai unrhyw awdurdod lleol yn dymuno gwrthod cyllid gan Lywodraeth y DU a Llywodraeth Cymru a allai helpu i sicrhau twf economaidd yn eu hardal. Yn amlwg, fel Aelod Cynulliad rhanbarthol, byddwn yn awyddus i weld Castell-nedd Port Talbot yn manteisio ar y cyllid Bargen Ddinesig sydd ar gael, fel y gall geisio mynd i'r afael â'r gyfres o amgylchiadau economaidd heriol iawn y mae'n eu hwynebu. Gyda Chastell-nedd Port Talbot ar fin gwneud penderfyniad terfynol ar eu haelodaeth o'r Fargen Ddinesig erbyn diwedd y flwyddyn hon, a wnaiff y Gweinidog neu'r Dirprwy Weinidog roi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf am y gwaith y maent yn ei wneud gyda Chastell-nedd Port Talbot ar y mater hwn? Byddwn hefyd yn disgwyl i Lywodraeth Cymru gadarnhau pe bai Castell-nedd Port Talbot yn tynnu'n ôl o'r Fargen Ddinesig, y byddai awdurdodau lleol eraill o fewn y rhanbarth wedyn yn gallu cael gafael ar y cyllid a oedd ar gael er budd Castell-nedd Port Talbot.