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English: Can I thank the Member for the campaign that she has led for improved rail services for her constituents, and can I also thank the Member for agreeing to meet with me recently to discuss local concerns about the proposals for a major new road linking the A48 to the M4? The issue that the Member raises concerns the availability of rolling stock. Now, the Vale of Glamorgan line will see an increase to two trains per hour from 2023, and the increase in the number of services is dependent, of course, on the availability of brand new tri-mode rolling stock coming into service. The current lead-in times would suggest that the earliest that these trains are available will be 2023. However, if there is any way whatsoever of acquiring the trains earlier than that, then we will have them running before that date.
Welsh: Wel, a gaf fi ddiolch i'r Aelod am arwain yr ymgyrch dros wasanaethau rheilffyrdd gwell ar gyfer ei hetholwyr, ac a gaf fi hefyd ddiolch i'r Aelod am gytuno i gyfarfod â mi yn ddiweddar i drafod pryderon lleol am y cynigion ar gyfer ffordd fawr newydd i gysylltu'r A48 â'r M4? Mae'r mater y mae'r Aelod yn ei godi yn ymwneud â nifer y cerbydau trên sydd ar gael. Nawr, bydd rheilffordd Bro Morgannwg yn gweld cynnydd i ddau drên yr awr o 2023 ymlaen, ac mae'r cynnydd yn nifer y gwasanaethau yn dibynnu, wrth gwrs, ar gael cerbydau tri-moddol newydd sbon yn weithredol. Byddai'r amseroedd rhagbaratoadol cyfredol yn awgrymu mai'r dyddiad cynharaf y bydd y trenau hyn ar gael fydd 2023. Fodd bynnag, os oes unrhyw ffordd o gaffael y trenau'n gynt na hynny, byddwn yn eu gweithredu cyn y dyddiad hwnnw.
English: Just wondering if I can get away with being a mystery shopper under the new franchise, Cabinet Secretary - I'd probably be spotted. One area that you know I've been interested in seeing a big improvement in - I raised it with the First Minister in questions last week - was that area of disabled access to our stations. It wasn't particularly improved under the previous franchise. I know the First Minister gave a commitment that under the new franchise improvements are in the pipeline. I'm particularly concerned about the access at Abergavenny station, as you know. I wonder if you could provide us with some more details about what is being proposed for stations in terms of improving disabled access, with specific regard to the stations in my constituency.
Welsh: Rwy'n meddwl tybed a allaf fod yn gwsmer cudd o dan y fasnachfraint newydd, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet - bydd rhywun yn siŵr o sylwi arnaf. Un maes y gwyddoch fod gennyf ddiddordeb mewn gweld gwelliant mawr ynddo - codais y mater gyda'r Prif Weinidog yn ystod y cwestiynau yr wythnos diwethaf - yw mynediad i bobl anabl yn ein gorsafoedd. Ni chafodd ei wella cymaint â hynny o dan y fasnachfraint flaenorol. Gwn fod y Prif Weinidog wedi addo bod gwelliannau ar y gweill o dan y fasnachfraint newydd. Rwy'n arbennig o bryderus ynglŷn â mynediad i bobl anabl yng ngorsaf y Fenni, fel y gwyddoch. Rwy'n meddwl tybed a allech chi roi mwy o fanylion i ni am yr hyn a argymhellir ar gyfer gorsafoedd o ran gwella mynediad i bobl anabl, mewn perthynas â'r gorsafoedd yn fy etholaeth i yn benodol.
English: Can I thank the Member for his question? And I'll also consider his request to become a mystery shopper for the franchise. [ Laughter. ] I'm delighted to say that Abergavenny station will be a station that will benefit from investment to make it step free to improve access for all people. It's quite a contrast that, in the last 15 years, only about £600,000 was spent on improving stations across the Wales and borders area, and, in the next 15 years, almost £200 million will be spent improving those very same stations that have been left, in many respects, undervalued by the former operator. Now, I think it's important also to note that, within that £200 million, around £15 million will be utilised for improving access to stations. We're going to try to make as many stations as possible step free, to improve, particularly for disabled people, the accessibility to rail services in the Wales and borders area.
Welsh: A gaf fi ddiolch i'r Aelod am ei gwestiwn? A byddaf innau hefyd yn ystyried ei gais i fod yn gwsmer cudd ar gyfer y fasnachfraint. [ Chwerthin. ] Rwy'n falch o ddweud y bydd gorsaf y Fenni yn orsaf a fydd yn elwa o fuddsoddiad i sicrhau nad oes unrhyw risiau yno er mwyn gwella mynediad i bawb. Mae'n dipyn o gyferbyniad mai tua £600,000 yn unig a wariwyd yn ystod y 15 mlynedd diwethaf ar wella gorsafoedd ledled Cymru a'r gororau, ac yn y 15 mlynedd nesaf, bydd bron i £200 miliwn yn cael ei wario ar wella'r gorsafoedd hynny, gorsafoedd nad oedd y gweithredwr blaenorol yn gweld eu gwerth, ar sawl ystyr. Nawr, credaf ei bod yn bwysig nodi hefyd, o fewn y £200 miliwn hwnnw, y bydd tua £15 miliwn ohono'n cael ei wario ar wella mynediad i orsafoedd. Byddwn yn ceisio sicrhau nad oes grisiau mewn cynifer o orsafoedd â phosibl, er mwyn gwella hygyrchedd gwasanaethau rheilffyrdd Cymru a'r gororau i bobl anabl yn enwedig.
English: Well, as a Government, we are absolutely committed to improving access to public transport that removes barriers to travel, that promotes independent living, and which empowers vulnerable groups to participate in society. This is a cornerstone of 'Taking Wales Forward', which sets out our ambitions to build a united, connected and sustainable Wales.
Welsh: Wel, fel Llywodraeth, rydym yn gwbl ymrwymedig i wella mynediad at drafnidiaeth gyhoeddus er mwyn dileu rhwystrau i deithio, hybu byw'n annibynnol, a grymuso grwpiau agored i niwed i gyfranogi ym mywyd y gymdeithas. Dyma un o gonglfeini 'Symud Cymru Ymlaen', sy'n nodi ein huchelgais i adeiladu Cymru unedig, gysylltiedig â chynaliadwy.
English: Cabinet Secretary, I was very impressed a few weeks ago by an announcement from Arriva Trains Wales about their new package to assist rail users with sight loss. That included such things as specialist audio guides, assistance dog cards and familiarisation trips for groups that support people affected by sight loss. We know that there are 107,000 people affected by sight loss in Wales, and the RNIB suggests that 80 per cent of people affected by sight loss could not travel whenever or wherever they like. What I would like to know is: will the new provider, Transport for Wales, be rolling out this package of support measures previously introduced by Arriva, so that ambitious schemes like the metro are accessible to all in Wales?
Welsh: Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, roedd cyhoeddiad Trenau Arriva Cymru ychydig wythnosau yn ôl am eu pecyn newydd i gynorthwyo defnyddwyr rheilffyrdd sydd â nam ar eu golwg yn galonogol iawn. Roedd yn cynnwys pethau fel canllawiau sain arbenigol, cardiau cŵn cymorth a theithiau ymgyfarwyddo ar gyfer grwpiau sy'n cefnogi pobl â nam ar eu golwg. Rydym yn gwybod bod 107,000 o bobl â nam ar eu golwg yng Nghymru, ac mae'r RNIB yn awgrymu nad yw 80 y cant o'r rheini'n gallu teithio pryd bynnag neu i ble bynnag y byddent yn hoffi. Hoffwn wybod hyn: a fydd y darparwr newydd, Trafnidiaeth Cymru, yn cyflwyno'r pecyn hwn o fesurau cymorth a gyflwynwyd gan Arriva yn flaenorol, fel bod cynlluniau uchelgeisiol fel y metro yn hygyrch i bawb yng Nghymru?
English: Yes. I'd like, first of all, to thank the Member for her question and recognise her keen interest in this area. I can confirm that the intention is to continue to improve the experience of people with sight loss who wish to use our public transport system. I'm also pleased to say that provisions such as assisted travel audio guides, the orange wallet scheme, mobility scooters and assistance dog travel schemes will be rolled out across Wales. Now, I think it's fair to say that buses provide a huge number of journeys for people with limited sight or with sight loss. And we, I think, led the way in many respects in ensuring that audiovisual announcements are made on bus services that depend on taxpayers' subsidies. This was very ambitious and, at the time, it was quite a controversial measure - it was a controversial intervention and demand on the industry. However, we didn't shy away from it, and I'm keen, through the reforms that I spoke about earlier this afternoon, that we go on improving the passenger experience, not just on trains but on buses, for people of all ability, for people who have limited sight or people who have no sight at all.
Welsh: Bydd. Hoffwn, yn gyntaf oll, ddiolch i'r Aelod am ei chwestiwn a chydnabod ei diddordeb brwd yn y maes hwn. Gallaf gadarnhau mai'r bwriad yw parhau i wella profiad pobl â nam ar eu golwg ac sy'n dymuno defnyddio ein system drafnidiaeth gyhoeddus. Rwy'n falch o ddweud hefyd y bydd darpariaethau fel canllawiau sain ar gyfer cynorthwyo teithio, y cynllun waled oren, sgwteri symudedd a chynlluniau teithio cŵn cymorth yn cael eu cyflwyno ledled Cymru. Nawr, credaf ei bod yn deg dweud bod bysiau'n darparu nifer enfawr o deithiau ar gyfer pobl â nam ar eu golwg. Ac rwy'n credu ein bod ni wedi arwain ar hyn mewn sawl ffordd trwy sicrhau bod cyhoeddiadau clyweledol yn cael eu gwneud ar wasanaethau bysiau sy'n dibynnu ar gymorthdaliadau trethdalwyr. Roedd hyn yn uchelgeisiol iawn ac ar y pryd, roedd yn fesur eithaf dadleuol - roedd yn ymyrraeth ddadleuol ac yn galw am lawer gan y diwydiant. Fodd bynnag, ni wnaethom gilio rhag hynny, ac rwy'n awyddus, drwy gyfrwng y diwygiadau y soniais amdanynt yn gynharach y prynhawn yma, i barhau i wella profiadau teithwyr, nid yn unig ar drenau ond ar fysiau hefyd, i bobl o bob gallu, i bobl sydd â golwg cyfyngedig neu bobl sydd wedi colli eu golwg yn llwyr.
English: Cabinet Secretary, I welcome the recent announcement that the Abergavenny railway station is to be provided with disabled access after a long campaign by local residents. Given that nearly a quarter of railway stations in Wales are not accessible for wheelchairs, can the Cabinet Secretary advise this Assembly on what discussions he has had about making all stations fully accessible for disabled people and when this objective is likely to be achieved in Wales?
Welsh: Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, rwy'n croesawu'r cyhoeddiad diweddar y bydd mynediad i bobl anabl yn cael ei ddarparu yng ngorsaf reilffordd y Fenni ar ôl ymgyrch hir gan drigolion lleol. O gofio nad yw bron i chwarter y gorsafoedd rheilffordd yng Nghymru yn hygyrch i gadeiriau olwyn, a all Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet ddweud wrth y Cynulliad hwn pa drafodaethau y mae wedi'u cael ynglŷn â sicrhau bod pob gorsaf yn gwbl hygyrch i bobl anabl a pha bryd y bydd yr amcan hwn yn debygol o gael ei gyflawni yng Nghymru?
English: Can I thank the Member for his question? I highlighted to Nick Ramsay how we intend to spend, specifically, £15 million of the nearly £200 million available for station improvements specifically on improving access for disabled people. I will be writing to Members as soon as we have put together the tool that will measure which stations should be prioritised. I recognise that a number of Members in this Chamber represent constituencies with communities that currently have platforms that can't be accessed by disabled people. I wish to ensure that the tool that's adopted to measure the priority stations is one that is transparent, easily understood and is fair. I'll be writing to Members with details of that tool as soon as possible.
Welsh: A gaf fi ddiolch i'r Aelod am ei gwestiwn? Rwyf wedi dweud wrth Nick Ramsay sut y bwriadwn wario £15 miliwn o'r £200 miliwn sydd ar gael ar gyfer gwella gorsafoedd ar wella mynediad i bobl anabl yn benodol. Byddaf yn ysgrifennu at yr Aelodau cyn gynted ag y byddwn wedi llunio'r adnodd a fydd yn mesur pa orsafoedd y dylid rhoi blaenoriaeth iddynt. Rwy'n cydnabod bod nifer o Aelodau yn y Siambr hon yn cynrychioli etholaethau gyda chymunedau sydd â phlatfformau nad ydynt yn hygyrch i bobl anabl ar hyn o bryd. Rwy'n dymuno sicrhau bod y dull a fabwysiadir i fesur y gorsafoedd â blaenoriaeth yn un tryloyw, yn deg ac yn hawdd ei ddeall. Byddaf yn ysgrifennu at yr Aelodau gyda manylion yr adnodd hwnnw cyn gynted â phosibl.
English: Well, this is an incredibly important issue right across Wales, and, I think, especially in Mid and West Wales. We continue to engage with and to fund local authorities to enable them to provide local bus services, and we also work very closely with them on a number of fronts to further improve bus services, particularly in Mid and West Wales.
Welsh: Wel, mae hwn yn fater eithriadol o bwysig ar draws Cymru, yn enwedig yng Nghanolbarth a Gorllewin Cymru, rwy'n credu. Rydym yn parhau i ymgysylltu ag awdurdodau lleol a'u hariannu er mwyn eu galluogi i ddarparu gwasanaethau bysiau lleol, ac rydym hefyd yn gweithio'n agos iawn gyda hwy mewn sawl ffordd i wella gwasanaethau bysiau ymhellach, yn enwedig yng Nghanolbarth a Gorllewin Cymru.
English: I thank the Cabinet Secretary for his response. He won't be surprised to know that access to public transport is one of the issues most frequently raised with me by constituents across the regions that I represent. There are several specific questions that I could raise, and I will write to him about some of those. But, specifically today, I would like to ask what discussions he and his officials have had with Gwynedd and Conwy councils about the possibility of including the Blaenau Ffestiniog area in the route of the TrawsCymru T2 service, and what progress those discussions have made if they have taken place.
Welsh: Diolch i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet am ei ymateb. Ni fydd yn synnu clywed bod mynediad i drafnidiaeth gyhoeddus yn un o'r problemau y bydd fy etholwyr ar draws y rhanbarthau rwy'n eu cynrychioli yn ei ddwyn i fy sylw amlaf. Mae nifer o gwestiynau penodol y gallwn eu codi, a byddaf yn ysgrifennu ato ynglŷn â rhai o'r rheini. Ond yn benodol heddiw, hoffwn ofyn pa drafodaethau y mae ef a'i swyddogion wedi'u cael gyda chynghorau Gwynedd a Chonwy am y posibilrwydd o gynnwys ardal Blaenau Ffestiniog yn llwybr gwasanaeth T2 TrawsCymru, ac os oes trafodaethau o'r fath wedi bod, pa gynnydd a wnaed.
English: I'm afraid I will have to write to the Member with details of what discussions have taken place specifically with regard to the T2 service. I am pleased to say that we are utterly committed to improving and extending the TrawsCymru services across Wales. They have proven to be incredibly popular, and the pilot scheme that has seen free transport provided at weekends has proven to be particularly popular, with an increase in passenger numbers way in excess of 60 per cent. I think that the TrawsCymru service has also been able to complement rail services in areas of Wales that would otherwise be left stranded. So, I'm keen, as I say - and I can assure the Member I'm keen - to see that particular service, TrawsCymru, expanded further in the coming years.
Welsh: Mae arnaf ofn y bydd yn rhaid i mi ysgrifennu at yr Aelod gyda manylion y trafodaethau sydd wedi bod mewn perthynas â'r gwasanaeth T2 yn benodol. Rwy'n falch o ddweud ein bod yn gwbl ymrwymedig i wella ac ymestyn y gwasanaethau TrawsCymru ledled Cymru. Maent wedi profi'n hynod o boblogaidd, ac mae'r cynllun peilot a oedd yn cynnig trafnidiaeth am ddim ar benwythnosau wedi bod yn arbennig o boblogaidd, gyda chynnydd o lawer mwy na 60 y cant yn niferoedd y teithwyr. Rwyf hefyd yn credu bod gwasanaeth TrawsCymru wedi gallu ategu gwasanaethau rheilffyrdd mewn ardaloedd o Gymru a fyddai fel arall heb fodd o'u cyrraedd. Felly, rwy'n awyddus, fel y dywedaf - a gallaf roi sicrwydd i'r Aelod fy mod yn awyddus - i weld y gwasanaeth penodol hwnnw, TrawsCymru, yn cael ei ymestyn ymhellach yn y blynyddoedd i ddod.
English: Cabinet Secretary, there is a local campaign calling for the reinstatement of a bus service from St Dogmaels in my constituency to Cardigan, which has recently been axed and replaced with a new route that sees the final bus back from Cardigan to St Dogmaels now at 4.24 p.m. I'm sure you will recognise the difficulties that this can present for the local community, and I appreciate the Welsh Government can't be involved in micromanaging bus services, but what specific work are you and your officials doing, working with local authorities like Pembrokeshire and like Ceredigion, to find workable, realistic solutions that actually can meet the needs of local, rural communities?
Welsh: Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, mae ymgyrch leol yn galw am adfer gwasanaeth bws o Landudoch yn fy etholaeth i Aberteifi, gwasanaeth sydd wedi cael ei ddiddymu'n ddiweddar. Rhoddwyd llwybr newydd yn ei le sy'n golygu bod y bws olaf o Aberteifi'n cyrraedd Llandudoch am 4.24 p.m. Rwy'n siŵr y byddwch yn cydnabod yr anawsterau y gall hyn eu creu i'r gymuned leol, ac rwy'n deall na all Llywodraeth Cymru ymroi i ficroreoli gwasanaethau bysiau, ond pa waith penodol rydych chi a'ch swyddogion yn ei wneud, gan weithio gydag awdurdodau lleol fel sir Benfro a Cheredigion, i ddod o hyd i atebion ymarferol a realistig sy'n gallu diwallu anghenion cymunedau gwledig lleol?
English: First and foremost, it's important to recognise that reform is needed, legislation is required, and we'll be bringing this forward presently. Clearly, I was disappointed to learn of the changes to the services that the Member has outlined. Each local authority, of course, is responsible for determining which services it supports and for using its own budgets, or our allocations from the bus services support grant, to supplement local authority budgets for the purpose of providing services that would not be viable purely on commercial grounds. Where necessary, and where affordable, we have intervened, as exceptional, often one-off measures, to address particular efforts being made by local authorities. So, for example, we intervened in Denbighshire and Flintshire and Wrexham when GHA Coaches collapsed. We are working, not just with local authorities, but with the sector and with passenger groups in assessing how we can ensure that changes to services meet passenger expectations and passenger demands, and that changes can be reflected through full and genuine consultation with users. I think it's absolutely essential that whenever a service is stopped or is changed, it is done so on the basis of genuine and authentic consultation with those people who use those services.
Welsh: Yn bennaf oll, mae'n bwysig cydnabod bod angen diwygio, mae angen deddfwriaeth, a byddwn yn cyflwyno hyn yn fuan. Yn amlwg, siom yw clywed am y newidiadau i'r gwasanaethau a amlinellwyd gan yr Aelod. Mae pob awdurdod lleol, wrth gwrs, yn gyfrifol am benderfynu pa wasanaethau y mae'n eu cefnogi ac am ddefnyddio'i gyllidebau ei hun, neu ein dyraniadau o'r grant cynnal gwasanaethau bysiau i ychwanegu at gyllidebau awdurdodau lleol at ddibenion darparu gwasanaethau na fyddent yn ymarferol ar sail fasnachol yn unig. Rydym wedi ymyrryd lle bo angen, a lle bo'n fforddiadwy, ac wedi cyflwyno mesurau eithriadol, unigol yn aml, i fynd i'r afael ag ymdrechion arbennig a wneir gan awdurdodau lleol. Felly, er enghraifft, fe wnaethom ymyrryd yn sir Ddinbych, sir y Fflint a Wrecsam pan aeth GHA Coaches i'r wal. Rydym yn gweithio, nid yn unig gydag awdurdodau lleol, ond gyda'r sector a chyda grwpiau teithwyr i asesu sut y gallwn sicrhau bod newidiadau i wasanaethau yn bodloni disgwyliadau teithwyr a gofynion teithwyr, a bod modd adlewyrchu newidiadau drwy ymgynghori'n llawn ac yn ddiffuant â defnyddwyr. Credaf ei bod yn gwbl hanfodol, pryd bynnag y bydd gwasanaeth yn cael ei ddirwyn i ben neu ei newid, fod hynny'n cael ei wneud ar sail ymgynghori diffuant a dilys gyda'r bobl sy'n defnyddio'r gwasanaethau hynny.
English: Through the Arts Council of Wales, this Government supports a wide range of theatre activity across Wales in both languages, including Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru yn Gymraeg, National Theatre Wales, and, of course, those very important production centres, building-based at the Torch in Milford Haven, Sherman here in Cardiff and at Theatr Clwyd.
Welsh: Drwy Gyngor Celfyddydau Cymru, mae'r Llywodraeth hon yn cefnogi amrywiaeth eang o weithgarwch theatr ledled Cymru yn y ddwy iaith, gan gynnwys Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru, National Theatre Wales, ac wrth gwrs, y canolfannau cynhyrchu hollbwysig hynny sydd wedi'u lleoli yn Theatr y Torch yn Aberdaugleddau, Theatr Sherman yma yng Nghaerdydd ac yn Theatr Clwyd.
English: Diolch. Thank you very much indeed. Of course, Theatr Clwyd is the biggest production centre or producing theatre in Wales, a major contributor to the north-east Wales economy, and a major employer, and seeing increasing turnover over recent years. You mentioned the arts council. They have funded a feasibility study for the capital redevelopment project proposed, and have now put in their biggest ever funding of £1 million for the design and development phase, with the council match funding that. But, in total, they're going to need £15 million to £22 million over three years to complete the project, and they tell me that if they can't deliver the capital programme now, the building will have to be closed. What involvement are you and your department having to support them, to give them the confidence to know that they can access that level of funding, to ensure that the biggest producing theatre in Wales will continue to prosper and grow?
Welsh: Diolch. Diolch yn fawr iawn. Wrth gwrs, Theatr Clwyd yw'r ganolfan gynhyrchu neu'r theatr gynhyrchu fwyaf yng Nghymru. Mae'n cyfrannu'n sylweddol at economi gogledd-ddwyrain Cymru, mae'n gyflogwr mawr, ac mae wedi gweld trosiant cynyddol dros y blynyddoedd diwethaf. Roeddech yn sôn am gyngor y celfyddydau. Maent wedi ariannu astudiaeth ddichonoldeb ar gyfer y prosiect ailddatblygu cyfalaf arfaethedig, ac maent bellach wedi buddsoddi eu swm mwyaf erioed, sef £1 miliwn, ar gyfer y cam cynllunio a datblygu, gyda'r cyngor yn cyfrannu arian cyfatebol. Ond at ei gilydd, byddant angen £15 miliwn i £22 miliwn dros dair blynedd i gwblhau'r prosiect, ac maent yn dweud wrthyf y bydd yn rhaid cau'r adeilad os na allant gyflawni'r rhaglen gyfalaf yn awr. Beth rydych chi a'ch adran yn ei wneud i'w cefnogi, i roi'r hyder iddynt wybod y gallant gael mynediad at gyllid ar y lefel honno, er mwyn sicrhau y bydd y theatr gynhyrchu fwyaf yng Nghymru yn parhau i ffynnu a thyfu?