English: This is a curious tale, Llywydd, which, I think, with your permission, I'd like to elaborate on. First of all, the letter received by Mohammad Asghar was dated 6 October. It apologised for the delay in responding - remarkable, given the fact the announcement was made on 3 October. I do wonder when that letter originally was sent, then, because, normally, we don't get a response within three days from the Department for Transport apologising for the delay. That is curious, is it not? Secondly, of course, it is not right to say that the information, the planning data, was before the Welsh Government at any time before July of this year. No indication was given by the Department for Transport as to what that planning data would look like. In fact, they said, after the referendum, that they believed that there would be a delay in the publication of that data - that is what our officials were told. It is not the case either that officials had the information before the end of July. What actually happened was that our officials discovered that Highways England had received the information two weeks beforehand. It had not been shared with us as a Government. The information was requested; it was not provided until 28 July. Even more curious is that the data that was provided is normally, I understand - normally - provided in draft, where a nine to 12-month consultation period is allowed in order for the data to be examined and questioned. On this occasion, it hasn't been published in draft; it's been published in final form, which disturbs us because the data is so badly flawed. For example, it uses planning data for Wales that is not included in the local delivery plan and has no apparent basis in fact. We've not been provided with any information as to where the DfT got this information from. Once the data is provided, it takes a long time to work out what the effect of that data is on any particular road scheme, which is why, normally, there is the nine to 12-month period for it to happen. On this occasion, nothing. It was made final straight away. Curious, then, that Highways England were told before us, and, of course, we know, having analysed the data, that what this set of data does is, in fact, benefit schemes in London, the south-east of England and the east of England at the expense of everywhere else. Even more curious, isn't it? So, we're calling on the DfT to re-examine these figures, to work with us to re-examine these figures, to tell us where they found the planning data from, and to work with us in order to provide figures that are far more accurate for the Welsh context. So, there are many curious issues that have been raised there, to which we have not yet received an answer.
Welsh: Mae hon yn stori ryfedd, Lywydd, yr hoffwn, rwy'n credu, gyda'ch caniatâd, ymhelaethu arni. Yn gyntaf oll, roedd y llythyr a dderbyniwyd gan Mohammad Asghar yn ddyddiedig 6 Hydref. Roedd yn ymddiheuro am yr oedi cyn ymateb - rhyfeddol, o ystyried y ffaith i'r cyhoeddiad gael ei wneud ar 3 Hydref. Rwy'n meddwl tybed pryd yr anfonwyd y llythyr hwnnw'n wreiddiol, felly, oherwydd, fel rheol, nid ydym yn cael ymateb o fewn tri diwrnod gan yr Adran Drafnidiaeth yn ymddiheuro am yr oedi. Mae hynny'n rhyfedd, onid yw? Yn ail, wrth gwrs, nid yw'n iawn i ddweud bod y wybodaeth, y data cynllunio, gerbron Llywodraeth Cymru ar unrhyw adeg cyn mis Gorffennaf eleni. Ni roddwyd unrhyw arwydd gan yr Adran Drafnidiaeth o sut y byddai'r data cynllunio hynny yn edrych. A dweud y gwir, dywedasant, ar ôl y refferendwm, eu bod yn credu y byddai oedi cyn cyhoeddi'r data hynny - dyna ddywedwyd wrth ein swyddogion. Nid yw'n wir ychwaith bod y wybodaeth gan swyddogion cyn diwedd mis Gorffennaf. Yr hyn a ddigwyddodd mewn gwirionedd oedd bod ein swyddogion wedi darganfod bod Highways England wedi derbyn y wybodaeth bythefnos ymlaen llaw. Nid oedd wedi ei rhannu gyda ni fel Llywodraeth. Gofynnwyd am y wybodaeth; ni chafodd ei darparu tan 28 Gorffennaf. Hyd yn oed yn fwy rhyfedd yw bod y data a ddarparwyd fel rheol, rwy'n deall - fel rheol - yn cael eu darparu ar ffurf ddrafft, lle caniateir cyfnod ymgynghori o naw i 12 mis er mwyn i'r data gael eu harchwilio a'u cwestiynu. Y tro hwn, nid ydynt wedi eu cyhoeddi ar ffurf ddrafft; maen nhw wedi eu cyhoeddi ar ffurf derfynol, sy'n peri pryder i ni gan fod y data mor hynod o wallus. Er enghraifft, mae'n defnyddio data cynllunio ar gyfer Cymru nad ydynt wedi eu cynnwys yn y cynllun cyflawni lleol ac nad ydynt wedi'u gwreiddio mewn ffaith. Ni ddarparwyd unrhyw wybodaeth i ni o ran o ble y cafodd yr Adran Drafnidiaeth afael ar y wybodaeth hon. Unwaith y caiff y data eu darparu, mae'n cymryd amser maith i weld beth yw effaith y data hynny ar unrhyw gynllun ffordd penodol, a dyna pam, fel rheol, y ceir y cyfnod naw i 12 mis i hynny ddigwydd. Y tro hwn, dim byd. Fe'i gwnaed yn derfynol yn syth. Rhyfedd, felly, bod Highways England wedi ei hysbysu o'n blaenau ni, ac, wrth gwrs, rydym ni'n gwybod, ar ôl dadansoddi'r data, mai'r hyn y mae'r gyfres hon o ddata yn ei wneud, mewn gwirionedd, yw bod o fudd i gynlluniau yn Llundain, de-ddwyrain Lloegr a dwyrain Lloegr ar draul pobman arall. Hyd yn oed yn fwy rhyfedd, onid yw? Felly, rydym ni'n galw ar yr Adran Drafnidiaeth i ailystyried y ffigurau hyn, i weithio gyda ni i ailystyried y ffigurau hyn, i ddweud wrthym ble y daethant o hyd i'r data cynllunio, ac i weithio gyda ni er mwyn darparu ffigurau sy'n llawer mwy cywir i gyd-destun Cymru. Felly, ceir llawer o faterion rhyfedd a godwyd yn y fan yna, nad ydym wedi derbyn ateb iddynt eto.