English: Yes, I'd like to respond comprehensively with the time frame for all Members today. Michael Carrick was provided with a redacted copy of the Grant Thornton corporate intelligence report, which is the fit-and-proper-person test, in May of this year. He then wrote to the Welsh Government on 30 May, setting out his observation that the report contained areas of concern for him and his colleagues. On 1 September this year, Michael Carrick, as chief executive officer of Heads of the Valleys Development Company, again wrote to Welsh Government stating that, and I quote, as regards the corporate intelligence report - which is the fit-and-proper-person test - which focused on individuals, they would emphasise that this not be released. Now, I made it clear in my statement last week in relation to the fit-and-proper-person test report, we have been unable to publish either in full or in summary because Michael Carrick has not yet consented to its release. Following publication of the due diligence documents last Friday, Welsh Government wrote again to Michael Carrick on 6 October with a further copy of the redacted report, and asked again if he would consider the matter and advise whether he was content for the Welsh Government to make this material publicly available. I can share with the Member and, indeed, all Members in this Chamber the following information: Martin Whitaker, the chief executive of Circuit of Wales, responded and made it clear on Monday 9 October that, 'Our position remains unchanged in that we decline any consent for the release of the report.' He also said, 'We refers to the Head of the Valleys Development Company, Aventa and all of the individuals mentioned and referred to in the report.'
Welsh: Ie, hoffwn roi ymateb cynhwysfawr gyda'r amserlen i'r holl Aelodau heddiw. Rhoddwyd copi wedi'i olygu o adroddiad gwybodaeth gorfforaethol Grant Thornton, sef y prawf person cymwys a phriodol, i Michael Carrick ym mis Mai eleni. Yna, ysgrifennodd at Lywodraeth Cymru ar 30 Mai, yn nodi ei sylw fod rhannau o'r adroddiad yn peri pryder iddo ef a'i gydweithwyr. Ar 1 Medi eleni, ysgrifennodd Michael Carrick, prif swyddog gweithredol Cwmni Datblygu Blaenau'r Cymoedd, at Lywodraeth Cymru eto gan ddatgan, ac rwy'n dyfynnu, mewn perthynas â'r adroddiad gwybodaeth gorfforaethol - sef y prawf person cymwys a phriodol - a oedd yn canolbwyntio ar unigolion, y byddent yn pwysleisio na ddylid ei gyhoeddi. Nawr, dywedais yn glir yn fy natganiad yr wythnos diwethaf mewn perthynas ag adroddiad y prawf person cymwys a phriodol nad ydym wedi gallu cyhoeddi naill ai fersiwn lawn neu grynodeb ohono gan nad yw Michael Carrick wedi cydsynio i'w gyhoeddi eto. Yn dilyn cyhoeddi'r dogfennau diwydrwydd dyladwy ddydd Gwener diwethaf, ysgrifennodd Llywodraeth Cymru at Michael Carrick eto ar 6 Hydref gyda chopi pellach o'r adroddiad wedi'i olygu, gan ofyn eto a fyddai'n ystyried y mater a rhoi gwybod a fyddai'n fodlon i Lywodraeth Cymru gyhoeddi'r deunydd hwn. Gallaf rannu'r wybodaeth ganlynol gyda'r Aelod, ac yn wir, gyda'r holl Aelodau yn y Siambr hon: ymatebodd Martin Whitaker, prif weithredwr Cylchffordd Cymru, ddydd Llun 9 Hydref, gan ddweud yn glir fod, 'Ein safbwynt ni heb newid o ran ein bod yn gwrthod rhoi unrhyw gydsyniad i ryddhau'r adroddiad.' Dywedodd hefyd, 'Mae 'ni' yn cyfeirio at Gwmni Datblygu Blaenau'r Cymoedd, Aventa a'r holl unigolion y soniwyd amdanynt ac y cyfeiriwyd atynt yn yr adroddiad.'