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English: Thank you. Last week, children across the UK went on strike in a call for action on climate change. I know the Welsh Government is fully committed to combating climate change and recognises the hugely important role that woodlands play in the sustainable development of our natural resources. Welsh Government has committed to a minimum increase in woodland cover to 15.8 per cent by 2030. To meet the legal target for greenhouse gas emission reductions, the UK climate change committee recommends that 4,000 hectares of trees should be planted each year by 2030. This would take woodland cover in Wales to 16.7 per cent. We undoubtedly need more trees in urban and rural environments across Wales. What steps is the Minister taking to ensure that we meet our tree-planting targets?
Welsh: Diolch. Yr wythnos diwethaf, aeth plant ledled y DU ar streic i alw am weithredu ar newid hinsawdd. Gwn fod Llywodraeth Cymru yn gwbl ymrwymedig i fynd i'r afael â newid hinsawdd ac yn cydnabod y rôl hynod bwysig y mae coetiroedd yn ei chwarae yn natblygiad cynaliadwy ein hadnoddau naturiol. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi ymrwymo i isafswm o 15.8 y cant o gynnydd mewn gorchudd coetir erbyn 2030. Er mwyn cyrraedd y targed cyfreithiol ar gyfer lleihau allyriadau nwyon tŷ gwydr, mae pwyllgor y DU ar y newid hinsawdd yn argymell y dylid plannu 4,000 hectar o goed bob blwyddyn erbyn 2030. Byddai hyn yn cynyddu gorchudd coetir yng Nghymru i 16.7 y cant. Heb os, mae arnom angen mwy o goed mewn amgylcheddau trefol a gwledig ledled Cymru. Pa gamau y mae'r Gweinidog yn eu cymryd i sicrhau ein bod yn cyrraedd ein targedau plannu coed?
English: As I say, I know that we need to do far more in relation to tree planting, and I have been having discussions both with the Confederation of Forest Industries and with Natural Resources Wales. You'll be aware of the actions on our climate change adaptation - they're described in our climate change strategy in Wales. And woodland creation, including urban greening, which you referred to, has got a very important role to play in tackling the impacts of climate change. So, we're going to embed that in the role that sustainably managing Wales's natural resources can play into their decarbonisation work. I mentioned that I met with Natural Resources Wales just last week, and they certainly have land that's going to be available for tree planting, so I'm going to work with them to see how we can convert some of that land into woodland - hopefully, over the next year.
Welsh: Fel y dywedaf, gwn fod angen inni wneud mwy o lawer o ran plannu coed, ac rwyf wedi bod yn cael trafodaethau gyda'r Cydffederasiwn Diwydiannau Coedwigoedd a chyda Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru. Fe fyddwch yn gwybod am ein camau gweithredu ar ymaddasu i newid hinsawdd - fe'u disgrifir yn ein strategaeth ar newid hinsawdd yng Nghymru. Ac mae gan greu coetiroedd, gan gynnwys y gwyrddu trefol y cyfeirioch chi ato, rôl bwysig iawn i'w chwarae i fynd i'r afael ag effeithiau newid hinsawdd. Felly, byddwn yn ymgorffori hynny yn y rôl y gall rheoli adnoddau naturiol Cymru mewn ffordd gynaliadwy ei chwarae yn eu gwaith datgarboneiddio. Soniais fy mod wedi cyfarfod â Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru yr wythnos diwethaf, ac yn sicr, mae ganddynt dir a fydd ar gael ar gyfer plannu coed, felly rwyf am weithio gyda hwy i weld sut y gellir troi peth o'r tir hwnnw yn goetir - dros y flwyddyn nesaf, gobeithio.
English: Minister, I think we all agree with the aspirations for greater tree planting here in Wales. The forestry sector, actually, over the last couple of years, has been hugely successful, and when we look at the outcomes - especially financial outcomes - from some of the participants here, they give optimism for the future. But the successive targets that Welsh Government have set for tree planting have been missed - not just by a small distance, but by a country mile. Now, you've talked of conversations you've had. You're a Minister who's been in post some several years now. Can you give the Chamber some confidence that you, in your ministerial role, have identified the shortcomings in previous rounds of funding for forestry plantation here in Wales, and how, going forward, we can have confidence that you will hit the Welsh Government's targets by shutting off those shortfalls and actually getting some momentum behind the tree-planting operations across the length of Wales?
Welsh: Weinidog, credaf fod pob un ohonom yn cytuno â'r dyheadau i blannu mwy o goed yma yng Nghymru. Mewn gwirionedd, dros y ddwy flynedd ddiwethaf, mae'r sector coedwigaeth wedi bod yn llwyddiannus iawn, a phan edrychwn ar y canlyniadau - yn enwedig y canlyniadau ariannol - gan rai o'r cyfranogwyr yma, maent yn rhoi gobaith ar gyfer y dyfodol. Ond methwyd cyrraedd y targedau olynol a bennwyd gan Lywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer plannu coed - nid o drwch blewyn, ond o bell ffordd. Nawr, rydych wedi sôn am y sgyrsiau rydych wedi'u cael. Rydych yn Weinidog sydd wedi bod yn y swydd ers rhai blynyddoedd bellach. A allwch roi rhywfaint o hyder i'r Siambr eich bod, yn eich rôl weinidogol, wedi nodi'r diffygion yn y rowndiau blaenorol o gyllid ar gyfer plannu coed yma yng Nghymru, a sut, yn y dyfodol, y gallwn fod yn hyderus y byddwch yn cyrraedd targedau Llywodraeth Cymru drwy fynd i'r afael â'r diffygion a sicrhau rhywfaint o fomentwm y tu ôl i weithgarwch plannu coed ledled Cymru?
English: I think we do need to get some momentum behind our tree planting. There are clearly several barriers, which I think we have to overcome, and it's interesting, it depends who you're talking to as to whether we're planting the right trees in the wrong places or the wrong trees in the right places, and going through the wood for the trees - pardon the pun - I think it seems to be very complex, and I don't think it needs to be that complex. I had a very productive discussion last week with Confor, followed immediately by a meeting with NRW, where we did identify how we could overcome some of those barriers, and I mentioned in my answer to Jayne Bryant that NRW do have land ready to go, ready for being planted, so I want to work very closely with them over the next few months to make sure that woodland is planted over the next year, to kick-start some tree planting at the levels that we would want over the next year. I also think there are opportunities within the public goods scheme - we've brought forward that proposal in 'Brexit and our land' - and again, post-Brexit, I think that is an opportunity that I would want to work through.
Welsh: Credaf fod arnom angen rhywfaint o fomentwm y tu ôl i'n gweithgarwch plannu coed. Yn amlwg, ceir nifer o rwystrau, a chredaf fod yn rhaid inni eu goresgyn, ac mae'n ddiddorol, mae'n dibynnu â phwy rydych yn siarad o ran pa un a ydym yn plannu'r coed iawn yn y lleoedd anghywir neu'r coed anghywir yn y lleoedd cywir, ac mae hyn i'w weld yn rhywbeth cymhleth iawn yn fy marn i, ac ni chredaf fod angen iddo fod mor gymhleth. Cefais drafodaeth gynhyrchiol iawn yr wythnos diwethaf gyda Confor, a chyfarfod arall yn syth ar ôl hynny gyda Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru, lle nodasom sut y gallem oresgyn rhai o'r rhwystrau hynny, a chrybwyllais yn fy ateb i Jayne Bryant fod tir ar gael gan Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru yn barod ar gyfer plannu, felly hoffwn weithio'n agos iawn â hwy dros yr ychydig fisoedd nesaf i sicrhau bod coed yn cael eu plannu dros y flwyddyn nesaf, i roi hwb i rywfaint o weithgarwch plannu coed ar y lefelau yr hoffem eu gweld dros y flwyddyn nesaf. Credaf fod cyfleoedd i'w cael hefyd gyda'r cynllun nwyddau cyhoeddus - cyflwynwyd y cynnig hwnnw gennym yn 'Brexit a'n tir' - ac unwaith eto, ar ôl Brexit, credaf fod hwnnw'n gyfle y buaswn yn awyddus i'w archwilio.
English: The next item is questions to the Minister for Housing and Local Government, and I have received notification under Standing Order 12.58 that the Deputy Minister for Housing and Local Government will answer questions on behalf of the Minister. The first question is from Paul Davies.
Welsh: Yr eitem nesaf, felly, yw'r cwestiynau i'r Gweinidog Tai a Llywodraeth Leol, a dwi wedi cael gwybod o dan Reol Sefydlog 12.58 y bydd y Dirprwy Weinidog Tai a Llywodraeth Leol yn ateb y cwestiynau ar ran y Gweinidog y prynhawn yma. Mae'r cwestiwn cyntaf gan Paul Davies.
English: The delivery of additional homes is a key priority for the Welsh Government, as set out in the national strategy. We're using all levers available to us to encourage house building and are making a record investment in housing during this Assembly term.
Welsh: Mae darparu cartrefi ychwanegol yn flaenoriaeth allweddol i Lywodraeth Cymru, fel y nodir yn y strategaeth genedlaethol. Rydym yn defnyddio'r holl ddulliau sydd ar gael i ni er mwyn annog adeiladu tai ac rydym yn buddsoddi mwy nag erioed mewn tai yn ystod tymor y Cynulliad hwn.
English: Deputy Minister, your own Government estimates that around 8,300 homes need to be built every year, and according to the Federation of Master Builders in Wales, only 6,000 were built last year. Now, the Federation of Master Builders states that the planning process is too complex and too expensive, and that recent evidence suggested that the housing market had become dominated by a small number of very large firms. They've estimated that around three quarters of new houses were being built by five large firms. In order for you to reach your targets and to give smaller Welsh firms more opportunities, will you now look to review the guidance issued to local authorities in order to make sure that the planning process is less complicated and less expensive, so that smaller businesses are able to build more new homes?
Welsh: Ddirprwy Weinidog, mae eich Llywodraeth eich hun yn amcangyfrif bod angen adeiladu oddeutu 8,300 o gartrefi bob blwyddyn, ac yn ôl Ffederasiwn Meistr Adeiladwyr Cymru, 6,000 yn unig a adeiladwyd y llynedd. Nawr, mae Ffederasiwn y Meistr Adeiladwyr yn dweud bod y broses gynllunio yn rhy gymhleth ac yn rhy ddrud, a bod tystiolaeth ddiweddar yn awgrymu bod y farchnad dai wedi cael ei dominyddu gan nifer fach o gwmnïau mawr iawn. Maent wedi amcangyfrif bod oddeutu tri chwarter yr holl dai newydd yn cael eu hadeiladu gan bum cwmni mawr. Er mwyn i chi allu cyflawni eich targedau a rhoi mwy o gyfleoedd i gwmnïau llai Cymru, a wnewch chi adolygu'r canllawiau a roddir i awdurdodau lleol er mwyn sicrhau bod y broses gynllunio yn llai cymhleth ac yn llai costus, fel y gall busnesau llai adeiladu mwy o gartrefi newydd?
English: The Member will be aware that a revised national planning policy for Wales has already been published, which is aimed at helping address housing delivery issues by introducing more rigour and challenge into the plan-making process in terms of allocation of housing sites. Both myself and the Minister did meet with the federation recently, to talk through those concerns that you've raised, but also, actually, we're taking steps as a Government to make sure that we are helping to support those small to medium enterprises, particularly those Welsh-based ones, to be able to work with us towards our ambitious targets of 20,000 new homes. One of the schemes that the Minister recently announced to assist us in doing this is the Self Build Wales project, which will help address some of those collective previous barriers of planning, finance and access, and open up the market to more small and medium enterprises in the process.
Welsh: Bydd yr Aelod yn ymwybodol fod polisi cynllunio cenedlaethol diwygiedig ar gyfer Cymru eisoes wedi'i gyhoeddi, gyda'r bwriad o helpu i fynd i'r afael â materion cyflenwi tai drwy gyflwyno mwy o drylwyredd a her i'r broses o wneud cynlluniau mewn perthynas â dyrannu safleoedd tai. Cyfarfu'r Gweinidog a minnau â'r ffederasiwn yn ddiweddar, i drafod y pryderon a godwyd gennych, ond hefyd, mewn gwirionedd, rydym yn cymryd camau fel Llywodraeth i sicrhau ein bod yn helpu i gefnogi'r busnesau bach a chanolig hyn, yn enwedig y rheini sydd wedi'u lleoli yng Nghymru, i allu cydweithio gyda ni i gyflawni ein targedau uchelgeisiol o 20,000 o gartrefi newydd. Un o'r cynlluniau a gyhoeddwyd yn ddiweddar gan y Gweinidog i'n helpu i wneud hyn yw prosiect Hunanadeiladu Cymru, a fydd yn helpu i fynd i'r afael â rhai o'r rhwystrau cyfunol blaenorol o ran cynllunio, cyllid a mynediad, ac yn agor y farchnad i fwy o fusnesau bach a chanolig yn y broses.
English: We know that the large house builders benefit from scarcity of housing as it increases the prices they can charge for new builds. And as Paul Davies outlined, we've got a small number of very large builders who dominate the market. One method of increasing housing supply is self-build and self- managed build. Will the Government ask local authorities, outside the local development plans, to identify sites for five or fewer dwellings that can be either self-built or the building can be self-managed so that we bring houses into use, help small builders and help people become home owners?
Welsh: Gwyddom fod adeiladwyr tai mawr yn elwa o brinder tai gan fod hynny'n cynyddu'r prisiau y gallant eu codi am adeiladau newydd. Ac fel yr amlinellodd Paul Davies, mae gennym nifer fach o adeiladwyr mawr iawn sy'n dominyddu'r farchnad. Un dull o gynyddu'r cyflenwad tai yw hunanadeiladu a hunanreoli gwaith adeiladu. A wnaiff y Llywodraeth ofyn i awdurdodau lleol nodi safleoedd, y tu allan i'r cynlluniau datblygu lleol, ar gyfer pump neu lai o anheddau y gellir naill ai eu hunanadeiladu neu lle gellir hunanreoli'r gwaith adeiladau fel y gallwn sicrhau bod tai'n cael eu defnyddio, helpu adeiladwyr bach a helpu pobl i ddod yn berchnogion cartrefi?
English: Thank you, Mike Hedges, for your question. You make some incredibly valid and interesting points. As I've already referred to, the latest iteration of 'Planning Policy Wales', specifically, now requires local planning authorities to maintain a register of small sites. And as I've previously mentioned, we've announced £40 million to support new and innovative Self Build Wales schemes, and as part of that, officials are currently engaging with local authorities to identify suitable sites for self-build, potentially on the scale that you've mentioned in your question. Clearly, it's for local authorities to determine which sites are put forward for the scheme, but myself and the Minister look forward to seeing those sites start to come through in the coming months.
Welsh: Diolch am eich cwestiwn, Mike Hedges. Rydych yn gwneud pwyntiau dilys a diddorol iawn. Fel rwyf wedi'i grybwyll eisoes, mae'r fersiwn ddiweddaraf o 'Polisi Cynllunio Cymru', yn benodol, yn ei gwneud yn ofynnol yn awr i awdurdodau cynllunio lleol gadw cofrestr o safleoedd bach. Ac fel y soniais eisoes, rydym wedi cyhoeddi £40 miliwn i gefnogi cynlluniau Hunanadeiladu Cymru newydd ac arloesol, ac yn rhan o hynny, mae swyddogion yn ymgysylltu ag awdurdodau lleol ar hyn o bryd i nodi safleoedd addas ar gyfer hunanadeiladu, ar y raddfa a grybwyllwyd gennych yn eich cwestiwn o bosibl. Yn amlwg, mater i awdurdodau lleol yw penderfynu pa safleoedd a gyflwynir ar gyfer y cynllun, ond mae'r Gweinidog a minnau'n edrych ymlaen at weld y safleoedd hynny'n dechrau dod i'r amlwg dros y misoedd nesaf.
English: Deputy Minister, it's my belief that there are some key measures that we can take to address our housing needs that don't involve having to build new homes, and one such example is RCT council's schemes to bring back empty properties into usage. Three hundred and twelve empty property grant applications have been received since the scheme began in 2016, and to date, 128 of those homes have now been brought back fully into use, with £2.4 million being spent through the empty properties grant. So, do you agree with me that this sort of scheme provides a very sustainable way in which we can address the housing shortage, and are there any plans to ensure that other local authorities can learn from this best practice?
Welsh: Ddirprwy Weinidog, credaf fod rhai mesurau allweddol y gallwn eu cymryd i fynd i'r afael â'n hanghenion tai nad ydynt yn cynnwys gorfod adeiladu cartrefi newydd, ac un enghraifft o'r fath yw cynlluniau cyngor Rhondda Cynon Taf i ddod ag eiddo gwag yn ôl i ddefnydd. Mae 312 o geisiadau grant eiddo gwag wedi dod i law ers i'r cynllun ddechrau yn 2016, a hyd yma, mae 128 o'r cartrefi hynny bellach wedi dod yn ôl i ddefnydd llawn, gyda £2.4 miliwn yn cael ei wario drwy'r grant eiddo gwag. Felly, a ydych yn cytuno â mi fod y math hwn o gynllun yn darparu ffordd gynaliadwy iawn o fynd i'r afael â'r prinder tai, ac a oes unrhyw gynlluniau i sicrhau y gall awdurdodau lleol eraill ddysgu o'r arfer gorau hwn?
English: Thank you, Vikki Howells. Absolutely, I certainly welcome the efforts and the work of Rhondda Cynon Taf and other authorities in terms of how we actually create new homes by bringing empty buildings back into use. And it's something I particularly feel passionate about now in my role of leading in terms of regeneration, how we can link that up holistically, not only regenerating and bringing back to life a community and a town centre, but also, actually addressing housing needs and decent housing needs in the process. We know there are many reasons as to why homes are lying empty, so there needs to be a range of tools available to bring them back into use. So, I've asked officials to explore how we can better support local authorities in using their enforcement powers to bring empty homes back into use, and I think this is an area where we can definitely add more value.
Welsh: Diolch, Vikki Howells. Yn sicr, croesawaf ymdrechion a gwaith Rhondda Cynon Taf ac awdurdodau eraill o ran sut rydym yn creu cartrefi newydd drwy ddod ag adeiladau gwag yn ôl i ddefnydd. Ac mae'n rhywbeth rwy'n teimlo'n arbennig o angerddol yn ei gylch yn fy rôl arweiniol mewn perthynas ag adfywio, sut y gallwn gysylltu hynny mewn modd cyfannol, nid yn unig adfywio ac adfywhau cymuned a chanol y dref, ond mynd i'r afael ag anghenion tai a'r angen am dai gweddus hefyd yn y broses. Gwyddom fod llawer o resymau pam fod cartrefi'n wag, felly mae angen sicrhau bod amrywiaeth o offer ar gael i ddod â hwy yn ôl i ddefnydd. Felly, rwyf wedi gofyn i swyddogion archwilio sut y gallem gynorthwyo awdurdodau lleol yn well i ddefnyddio eu pwerau gorfodi i ddod â chartrefi gwag yn ôl i ddefnydd, ac yn sicr, credaf fod hwn yn faes lle gallwn ychwanegu mwy o werth.
English: Our commitment to tackling homelessness, including rough sleeping, is supported by significant additional investment of £30 million. This includes investment for Housing First and support for a range of initiatives as part of our rough sleeping action plan.
Welsh: Cefnogir ein hymrwymiad i fynd i'r afael â digartrefedd, gan gynnwys cysgu allan, â buddsoddiad ychwanegol sylweddol o £30 miliwn. Mae hyn yn cynnwys buddsoddiad ar gyfer Tai yn Gyntaf a chymorth i amrywiaeth o fentrau fel rhan o'n cynllun gweithredu cysgu allan.
English: Thank you, Minister, for the reply. In its response to the Assembly inquiry into rough sleeping in Wales, Cardiff city council said that many people who experience rough sleeping can remain isolated on the streets as they do not want to be accommodated in hostels. Last year, a request for funding by Newport City Council to provide homeless pods for rough sleepers was turned down by the Welsh Government. It was very upsetting. Earlier this month, it was reported that a scheme for turning shipping containers into accommodation was coming to Cardiff, having been piloted in Bristol. Minister, do you agree with me that such innovative ideas as these should be encouraged to tackle rough sleeping in Wales by those who, for whatever reason, do not want to be accommodated in hostels in Wales?
Welsh: Diolch am eich ateb, Weinidog. Yn eu hymateb i ymchwiliad y Cynulliad i gysgu allan yng Nghymru, dywedodd cyngor dinas Caerdydd y gall llawer o bobl sy'n cysgu allan barhau i fod wedi'u hynysu ar y strydoedd gan nad ydynt am gael llety mewn hosteli. Y llynedd, gwrthododd Llywodraeth Cymru gais am arian gan Gyngor Dinas Casnewydd i ddarparu podiau digartrefedd ar gyfer pobl sy'n cysgu allan. Roedd hynny'n ddigalon iawn. Yn gynharach y mis hwn, cafwyd adroddiadau y bydd cynllun ar gyfer troi cynwysyddion llongau yn llety yn dod i Gaerdydd, ar ôl cael ei dreialu ym Mryste. Weinidog, a ydych yn cytuno â mi y dylid annog syniadau arloesol o'r fath er mwyn mynd i'r afael â chysgu allan yng Nghymru mewn perthynas â'r bobl nad ydynt eisiau llety mewn hosteli yng Nghymru, am ba reswm bynnag?
English: As a Government, our first objective is to support intervention that aims to support people in avoiding rough sleeping as a course of action in the first place. Out of the additional £30 million, £12 million is provided to the local authorities to increase their support to people who present themselves as homeless. As the Member rightly says, there are many reasons why people may not feel it is right for them, or, indeed, appropriate for them to go into hostel accommodation, so, that's why Welsh Government works with local authorities and our third sector partners to ensure that we can take a holistic approach that takes into account the individual and the individual circumstances. The Member refers to the initiative in terms of the Newport City Council pods initiative that previously came before the Welsh Government. Whilst I think that the Welsh Government understands the intention behind these pods and the issue they're trying to tackle, there were concerns regarding their use and what alternative options are available for funding, with each pod costing in the region of £6,000. However, we are keen to work with all of our partners and our stakeholders to look at actually how we can take action to tackle rough sleeping and homelessness in Wales, in all of our cities and towns.
Welsh: Fel Llywodraeth, ein prif amcan yw cefnogi ymyrraeth gyda'r bwriad o gefnogi pobl i osgoi cysgu allan fel cam gweithredu cyntaf. O'r £30 miliwn ychwanegol, darperir £12 miliwn i'r awdurdodau lleol i gynyddu eu cymorth i bobl sy'n dweud eu bod yn ddigartref. Fel y dywed yr Aelod yn gwbl gywir, ceir llawer o resymau pam nad yw pobl yn teimlo ei bod yn iawn iddynt, neu'n briodol iddynt yn wir, fynd i aros mewn hostel, felly dyna pam fod Llywodraeth Cymru yn gweithio gydag awdurdodau lleol a'n partneriaid yn y trydydd sector i sicrhau y gallwn fabwysiadu ymagwedd gyfannol sy'n ystyried yr unigolyn a'r amgylchiadau unigol. Cyfeiria'r Aelod at fenter podiau Cyngor Dinas Casnewydd a ddaeth gerbron Llywodraeth Cymru cyn hynny. Er y credaf fod Llywodraeth Cymru yn deall y bwriad y tu ôl i'r podiau hyn a'r broblem y maent yn ceisio mynd i'r afael â hi, roedd pryderon ynghlwm wrth eu defnydd a pha opsiynau eraill sydd ar gael ar gyfer ariannu, gyda phob pod yn costio oddeutu £6,000. Fodd bynnag, rydym yn awyddus i weithio gyda phob un o'n partneriaid a'n rhanddeiliaid i edrych ar sut y gellir rhoi camau ar waith i fynd i'r afael â chysgu allan a digartrefedd yng Nghymru, ym mhob un o'n dinasoedd a'n trefi.