English: Dirprwy Lywydd, can I share Dawn Bowden's thanks to the partners that have been working tirelessly since the announcement was made in supporting the affected workers? Can I also thank Dawn Bowden for recognising the efforts that were made by my officials in trying to save and restructure the company? I really do recognise the closure of Triumph Furniture will have a major impact on the economy of Merthyr and the surrounding area as well. Now, Dawn Bowden raises a number of important questions, primarily the issue of redundancy payments and how swiftly they can be progressed and processed and also the role that Brexit has played in the company's collapse, as well as other factors, namely the loss of a single major contract. With regard to redundancy payments, I'll be writing to the UK Government's Redundancy Payments Service to ask if claims can be processed in a similarly swift fashion that took place with regard to Thomas Cook, where employees were given redundancy payments swiftly. I think that from what Dawn Bowden said today, and from what I have also been able to ascertain, many, many employees are living hand to mouth and therefore urgently need support. And I will be writing today regarding that matter. In terms of Brexit and other factors, well, if we deal with the question of the DWP order first, this is a question that needs to be directed to the UK Government and something that we will certainly be taking up. I know that Members of Parliament, primarily Gerald Jones, are raising this question as well in Westminster. I wish to understand the extent to which the loss of this single major order contributed to the dramatic, swift collapse of the business. But there is no doubt whatsoever that Brexit has continued to play a part. Indeed, in the company's own accounts, continuing uncertainty on Brexit was noted, as was the falling value of the pound. The pound has fallen still further as the likelihood of us crashing out of the European Union increases. So, essentially, the idea of 'get it done' has done in this company. I fear that many other companies will face collapse in a similar vein. Dawn Bowden asks what assessments and what response the Welsh Government is planning on making towards those businesses that are likely to face very grave difficulties in the coming weeks. Well, I can tell Members today that we've carried out an assessment across all 22 local authority areas of jobs that are considered to be at medium to high risk of loss in the event of us crashing out of Europe. In parts of Wales, the risk is as high as 30 per cent of jobs being categorised as medium to high risk. That is a terrible situation to be in. Therefore, I must stress to Members that no amount of preparation by this Government or by the UK Government will mitigate fully against the consequences of Britain crashing out of the European Union.
Welsh: Ddirprwy Lywydd, a gaf fi rannu diolch Dawn Bowden i'r partneriaid a fu'n gweithio'n ddiflino ers i'r cyhoeddiad gael ei wneud i gefnogi'r gweithwyr yr effeithiwyd arnynt? A gaf fi ddiolch hefyd i Dawn Bowden am gydnabod yr ymdrechion a wnaed gan fy swyddogion i geisio arbed ac ailstrwythuro'r cwmni? Rwy'n cydnabod y bydd cau Triumph Furniture yn effeithio'n fawr ar economi Merthyr a'r cyffiniau. Nawr, mae Dawn Bowden yn gofyn nifer o gwestiynau pwysig, yn bennaf mater y taliadau diswyddo a pha mor gyflym y gellir bwrw ymlaen â hwy a'u prosesu a hefyd y rôl y mae Brexit wedi'i chwarae yng nghwymp y cwmni, yn ogystal â ffactorau eraill, sef yn benodol, colli un contract mawr. Gyda golwg ar daliadau diswyddo, byddaf yn ysgrifennu at Wasanaeth Taliadau Diswyddo Llywodraeth y DU i ofyn a ellir prosesu hawliadau mewn modd yr un mor gyflym â'r hyn a ddigwyddodd gyda Thomas Cook, lle y rhoddwyd taliadau diswyddo i gyflogeion yn gyflym. O'r hyn a ddywedodd Dawn Bowden heddiw, ac o'r hyn y gallais innau hefyd ei ganfod, rwy'n credu bod llawer iawn o weithwyr yn byw o'r llaw i'r genau ac angen cymorth ar frys oherwydd hynny. A byddaf yn ysgrifennu heddiw ynghylch y mater hwnnw. O ran Brexit a ffactorau eraill, wel, os ymdriniwn â chwestiwn archeb yr Adran Gwaith a Phensiynau yn gyntaf, mae hwn yn gwestiwn y mae angen ei gyfeirio at Lywodraeth y DU ac yn rhywbeth y byddwn yn sicr yn mynd ar ei drywydd. Gwn fod Aelodau Seneddol, Gerald Jones yn bennaf, yn gofyn y cwestiwn yn San Steffan hefyd. Rwyf am ddeall i ba raddau y cyfrannodd colli'r un archeb fawr hon at gwymp dramatig a sydyn yn y busnes. Ond nid oes amheuaeth o gwbl fod Brexit wedi parhau i chwarae rhan. Yn wir, yng nghyfrifon y cwmni ei hun, nodwyd yr ansicrwydd parhaus ynghylch Brexit, yn ogystal â'r gostyngiad yng ngwerth y bunt. Mae gwerth y bunt wedi gostwng eto wrth i'r tebygrwydd ein bod yn mynd i adael yr Undeb Ewropeaidd heb gytundeb gynyddu. Felly, yn y bôn, mae'r syniad o 'weld Brexit wedi'i wneud o'r diwedd' wedi rhoi diwedd ar y cwmni hwn. Ofnaf y bydd llawer o gwmnïau eraill yn wynebu cwymp tebyg. Mae Dawn Bowden yn gofyn pa asesiadau a pha ymateb y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn bwriadu ei roi i fusnesau sy'n debygol o wynebu anawsterau difrifol iawn yn ystod yr wythnosau nesaf. Wel, gallaf ddweud wrth yr Aelodau heddiw ein bod wedi cynnal asesiad ar draws pob un o'r 22 o ardaloedd awdurdodau lleol o swyddi yr ystyrir eu bod yn wynebu risg canolig i uchel o gael eu colli os byddwn yn gadael Ewrop heb gytundeb. Mewn rhannau o Gymru, mae'r risg mor uchel â 30 y cant o'r swyddi sy'n cael eu categoreiddio fel risg ganolig i uchel. Mae honno'n sefyllfa ofnadwy i fod ynddi. Felly, rhaid i mi bwysleisio wrth yr Aelodau na fydd unrhyw waith paratoi gan y Llywodraeth hon na chan Lywodraeth y DU yn llwyr liniaru'r effaith ar y canlyniadau pe bai Prydain yn gadael yr Undeb Ewropeaidd heb gytundeb.