English: Llywydd, I thank Jayne Bryant for the many hours of attention that she has given to this matter, for the many meetings that I have had with her on it over the months before I became First Minister, as she seeks with others to find solutions to the problems around Newport. She's been absolutely assiduous in doing that, and I want to give her an assurance that, in coming to my decision today and in setting it out in the way that I have, I am absolutely determined that we will demonstrate to the people of Newport that there are things that can be done in the here and now, far in advance of any relief that a relief road would have provided, to have an impact upon the issues that they face. Sometimes, Llywydd, the relief road is described as a solution to many problems. I read very carefully, and take very seriously, the things that the inspector said about air quality around Newport, but when Members have a chance to read it they will find that, while the inspector found that 30,000 properties would have air quality improved, he also found that in 29,500 of those properties the impact would be negligible or minor, that only 12 of those 30,000 properties would see a major impact on their air quality. So, the air quality issues are really important. We are more aware of those today than we were even five years ago, but the M4 relief road turned out not to be a solution to the air quality problems faced by the people of Newport, and I think there are other solutions that will have a greater benefit to them. I'm grateful to Jayne Bryant for drawing attention to the issue of incidents and accidents, because I set out in my statement those things we think we can do immediately to deal more swiftly with accidents that occur, particularly around the Brynglas tunnel, because, if we are able to have greater patrols, more police presence, different arrangements for clearing accidents away from the motorway so that they can be properly responded to and investigated, then we won't have some of the lengthy hold-ups that otherwise take place, and the motorway will be restored to proper functioning without the impact on surrounding areas that the Member for Newport West pointed to. Let me deal with the issue of money, because I have said already in my discussions with some of those who will populate the commission that they will have first call on the money that otherwise would have been set aside for the M4 relief road. And I wanted to give them that confidence that, when they come up with practical ideas, the resourcing will be available to put those ideas into practice. I've made that commitment already to them; I'm very pleased to repeat it again this afternoon. When Ken Skates makes his statement tomorrow, he will have more to say about how the commission will operate, its methods of working, and how that will make sure that the voices of local people and others are heard in the decisions that it will make. And I'm sure the Member will want to both ask questions but also to welcome what will be said on that front too.
Welsh: Llywydd, rwy'n diolch i Jayne Bryant am yr oriau lawer o sylw y mae hi wedi eu rhoi i'r mater hwn, am y llu o gyfarfodydd yr wyf wedi eu cael gyda hi yn ystod y misoedd cyn i mi ddod yn Brif Weinidog, wrth iddi geisio canfod atebion i'r problemau yng nghyffiniau Casnewydd. Mae hi wedi bod yn gwbl gydwybodol yn gwneud hynny, ac rwy'n awyddus i roi sicrwydd iddi hi, wrth ddod i'm penderfyniad heddiw ac wrth ei fynegi yn y ffordd y gwneuthum, fy mod yn gwbl benderfynol y byddwn yn dangos i bobl Casnewydd fod yn bethau y gellir eu gwneud yn y presennol, ymhell cyn y byddai unrhyw ryddhad yn dod yn sgil ffordd liniaru, i gael effaith ar y problemau y maen nhw'n eu hwynebu. Weithiau, Llywydd, disgrifir y ffordd liniaru yn ateb i lawer o broblemau. Fe ddarllenais i'n ofalus iawn, a rhoi ystyriaeth ddifrifol iawn i'r pethau a ddywedodd yr arolygydd am ansawdd yr aer o amgylch Casnewydd, ond pan gaiff yr Aelodau gyfle i'w ddarllen fe fyddan nhw'n gweld, er bod yr arolygydd wedi canfod y byddai ansawdd aer wedi gwella mewn 30,000 o dai, roedd ef yn canfod hefyd mai dibwys neu ychydig iawn fyddai'r effaith ar 29,500 o'r tai hynny, a dim ond 12 o'r 30,000 eiddo hynny a fyddai'n gweld effaith fawr ar ansawdd yr aer. Felly, mae'r materion sy'n ymwneud ag ansawdd aer yn bwysig iawn. Rydym yn fwy ymwybodol o'r rhain heddiw nag yr oeddem hyd yn oed bum mlynedd yn ôl, ond gwelwyd nad oedd ffordd liniaru'r M4 yn ateb i'r problemau ansawdd aer a wynebir gan bobl Casnewydd, a chredaf fod yna atebion eraill a fydd o fwy o fudd iddyn nhw. Rwy'n ddiolchgar i Jayne Bryant am dynnu sylw at ddigwyddiadau a damweiniau, oherwydd yr wyf i wedi nodi yn fy natganiad y pethau y credwn y gallwn ni eu gwneud nhw ar unwaith i ymdrin yn gynt ag unrhyw ddamwain sy'n digwydd, yn enwedig o amgylch twnnel Bryn-glas, oherwydd, os cawn ni fwy o batrolau, mwy o bresenoldeb yr heddlu, trefniadau eraill ar gyfer clirio damweiniau oddi ar y draffordd fel y gellir ymateb iddyn nhw'n briodol ac ymchwilio iddyn nhw, yna ni cheir peth o'r oedi hirfaith sy'n digwydd fel arall, a bydd y draffordd yn cael ei hadfer i weithredu'n briodol heb yr effaith ar ardaloedd cyfagos y cyfeiriodd yr Aelod dros Orllewin Casnewydd ati. Gadewch i mi ymdrin â mater arian, oherwydd yr wyf i eisoes wedi dweud yn fy nhrafodaethau â rhai o'r bobl a fydd yn ffurfio'r comisiwn y byddan nhw'n alluog i gael yr alwad gyntaf am yr arian a fyddai wedi ei neilltuo fel arall ar gyfer ffordd liniaru'r M4. Ac roeddwn i'n awyddus i roi'r sicrwydd hwnnw iddyn nhw y bydd yr adnoddau ar gael, pan fydd syniadau ymarferol ganddyn nhw, i roi'r syniadau hynny ar waith. Rwyf i wedi gwneud yr ymrwymiad hwnnw iddyn nhw'n barod; rwy'n falch iawn o'i ailadrodd eto'r prynhawn yma. Pan fydd Ken Skates yn gwneud ei ddatganiad yfory, bydd ganddo ef fwy i'w ddweud am y ffordd y bydd y comisiwn yn gweithredu, ei ddulliau o weithio, a sut y bydd hynny'n sicrhau bod lleisiau pobl leol ac eraill yn cael eu clywed yn y penderfyniadau a wneir. Ac rwy'n siŵr y bydd yr Aelod yn awyddus i ofyn cwestiynau ond hefyd i groesawu'r hyn a fydd yn cael ei ddweud yn y cyswllt hwnnw hefyd.