English: Thank you, Minister, for your statement this afternoon, and the tone of the statement in particular. I can remember responding to one of the earlier statements, which talked of 'land managers' and, sort of, erased the farming community, and I don't think that was the Minister's intention, but the language, certainly, in this afternoon's statement is far more helpful, I would suggest, to give confidence to a sector that is obviously concerned about the future, with such radical change. And, in some respects, I think you've got one of the most exciting jobs in Government, really, because you have the ability to shape a package of measures that will define the countryside and the rural economy for a generation or two and that is a huge responsibility but a huge opportunity as well. For the first time in over 45, 50 years, we will be able to tailor agricultural and rural support to the needs and demands that Wales finds as we go further into the twenty-first century, and that is a huge opportunity for us to take on board. One thing I do think that, obviously, is regrettable is the uncertainty around the position we find ourselves in at the moment, but it is a fact that if the deal had gone through in Westminster, a lot of that uncertainty would have been erased and, obviously, it is worth noting that the farming unions were supportive of the deal that was on the table, and we could now be moving into addressing some of the concerns that you've highlighted in this statement, about modelling, which I don't think is an unfair observation to make. Given such a dramatic change in support - and the Minister touches on the modelling that she wants to undertake - could she allude to how she will be taking that forward? I appreciate that's difficult, not knowing the quantum of the money that's available, and that will rely on the comprehensive spending review, but there must be some thinking going on within the department to understand how these impacts will be assessed and how the impact assessments that you talk about will be taken forward, because it is really important in such a fundamental change to the support package that's available to agriculture that it is really understood what you propose to do. I do think bringing the two schemes under one roof potentially is of benefit, but there's a real danger that if it isn't devised carefully and collaboratively with the sector that you will have a scheme that's trying to be all things to all people and fails to actually achieve any of the goals that you've set out. And so, again, I'd be appreciative of understanding what led to your decision making about bringing those two schemes into the one strand, which you've announced this afternoon, because in your earlier statement, you were very clear that you wanted to create these two streams and they were competing to deliver different benefits for the public good. And the other point that you make in the statement, which is also to be welcomed this afternoon, is that important link between food and the environment. We shouldn't compete against the two. Actually, the two complement each other, and if it's done correctly, then obviously both aspects can benefit from any scheme that you bring forward. I think that's a welcome development in the thinking that you've outlined in your statement this afternoon. I'd also like to understand that the previous First Minister, and I think I'm correct in saying the current First Minister, has indicated that any money that is allocated to rural support schemes and agricultural support will be passed to your department if it comes down from Whitehall. Is that current Government policy? I appreciate that this Government's mandate only runs until 2021. The current UK Government's commitment is until 2022, but I think that would be helpful to understand that that commitment is still live and is still active, given, obviously, the constraints that that might place if money does get creamed off into other departments. I'd also like to understand, in the last but one paragraph, about this working group - call it what you will - that you're going to pull together to try and bring the stakeholders in on bringing the proposals into a reality from the next consultation stage. I think the words you used would be 'co-design our proposals'. Now, that sounds very good written here. You've obviously given that some thought, and I'd be really interested to understand how that co-design will bring those proposals forward because we're looking at a date of 2021 for the current scheme to come to an end and the new scheme to be taken forward. That, with the best will in the world, is only 18 months away or so. There's a lot of work for the department to undertake in that very tight time frame. So, could you give us an understanding of how this work will be undertaken, when you would hope to be in a position to bring forward proposals that will have meat on the bone, so that we can understand exactly when those proposals hit the ground that they will be viable, they will be attractive, importantly, for farmers to sign up to, and above all that they will provide that stability that you talk about in your statement, which is important for the current generation of farmers, but important for the next generation of farmers to come forward?
Welsh: Diolch, Gweinidog, am eich datganiad y prynhawn yma, a thôn y datganiad yn benodol. Rwy'n cofio ymateb i un o'r datganiadau cynharach, a oedd yn sôn am 'reolwyr tir' a wnaeth, i raddau, ddileu'r gymuned ffermio, ac nid wyf yn credu mai dyna oedd bwriad y Gweinidog, ond mae'r iaith, yn sicr, yn y datganiad y prynhawn yma yn llawer mwy defnyddiol, byddwn yn awgrymu, i roi hyder i sector sy'n amlwg yn poeni am y dyfodol, gyda newid mor radical. Ac, mewn rhai ffyrdd, rwy'n credu bod gennych chi un o'r swyddi mwyaf cyffrous yn y Llywodraeth, wir, oherwydd bod gennych chi y gallu i lunio pecyn o fesurau a fydd yn diffinio cefn gwlad a'r economi wledig am genhedlaeth neu ddwy ac mae hynny'n gyfrifoldeb enfawr ond yn gyfle anferthol hefyd. Am y tro cyntaf mewn dros 45, 50 o flynyddoedd, byddwn ni'n gallu teilwra cefnogaeth amaethyddol a gwledig i anghenion a gofynion Cymru wrth inni gamu ymhellach i'r unfed ganrif ar hugain, ac mae hynny'n gyfle anferthol inni ei ystyried. Un peth rwy'n credu, yn amlwg, sy'n anffodus yw'r ansicrwydd ynghylch y sefyllfa yr ydym ynddi ar hyn o bryd, ond mae'n ffaith, pe bai'r cytundeb wedi mynd drwodd yn San Steffan, y byddai llawer o'r ansicrwydd hwnnw wedi'i ddileu ac, yn amlwg, mae'n werth nodi bod yr undebau ffermio'n cefnogi'r cytundeb a gyflwynwyd, a gallem yn awr fod yn symud tuag at ymdrin â rhai o'r pryderon yr ydych chi wedi tynnu sylw atynt yn y datganiad hwn, ynghylch modelu, sy'n sylw nad yw'n annheg yn fy marn i. O ystyried y math hwn o newid dramatig mewn cefnogaeth - ac mae'r Gweinidog yn cyffwrdd â'r modelu y mae eisiau ei wneud - ydy hi'n gallu sôn am sut y bydd hi'n bwrw ymlaen â hynny? Rwy'n sylweddoli bod hynny'n anodd, heb wybod cwantwm yr arian sydd ar gael, a bydd hynny'n dibynnu ar yr adolygiad cynhwysfawr o wariant, ond mae'n rhaid bod rhywfaint o feddwl yn mynd rhagddo yn yr adran i ddeall sut y caiff yr effeithiau hyn eu hasesu a sut y bydd yr asesiadau effaith yr ydych chi'n sôn amdanyn nhw yn cael eu rhoi ar waith, oherwydd mae'n bwysig iawn pan fo newid mor sylfaenol i'r pecyn cymorth sydd ar gael i amaethyddiaeth yn digwydd eich bod chi'n deall yn gyfan gwbl yr hyn yr ydych yn bwriadu ei wneud. Rwy'n credu bod dod â'r ddau gynllun o dan yr un to yn fuddiol, o bosibl, ond mae yna berygl gwirioneddol, os nad yw wedi ei ddyfeisio'n ofalus ac ar y cyd â'r sector, y bydd gennych chi gynllun sy'n ceisio bod yn bopeth i bawb ac yn methu â chyflawni unrhyw amcanion yr ydych wedi'u pennu. Ac felly, unwaith eto, byddwn yn gwerthfawrogi deall yr hyn a arweiniodd at eich penderfyniad ynghylch dod â'r ddau gynllun hynny i mewn i'r un maes, a gafodd ei gyhoeddi gennych chi y prynhawn yma, oherwydd yn eich datganiad cynharach, roeddech chi'n glir iawn eich bod eisiau creu'r ddwy ffrwd hon ac roedden nhw'n cystadlu i gyflwyno manteision gwahanol er lles y cyhoedd. A'r pwynt arall yr ydych chi'n ei wneud yn y datganiad, sydd hefyd i'w groesawu y prynhawn yma, yw'r cysylltiad pwysig hwnnw rhwng bwyd a'r amgylchedd. Ni ddylem ni gystadlu yn erbyn y ddau. Mewn gwirionedd, mae'r ddau yn ategu ei gilydd, ac os caiff ei wneud yn gywir, yna mae'n amlwg y gall y ddwy agwedd elwa ar unrhyw gynllun a gyflwynir gennych chi. Rwy'n credu bod hynny'n ddatblygiad i'w groesawu yn yr hyn yr ydych wedi'i amlinellu yn eich datganiad y prynhawn yma. Hoffwn ddeall hefyd bod y Prif Weinidog blaenorol, ac rwy'n credu fy mod yn gywir wrth ddweud bod y Prif Weinidog presennol, wedi nodi y bydd unrhyw arian a gaiff ei ddyrannu i gynlluniau cymorth gwledig a chymorth amaethyddol yn cael ei drosglwyddo i'ch adran chi os daw i lawr o Whitehall. Ai dyna bolisi cyfredol y Llywodraeth? Rwy'n sylweddoli mai tan 2021 yn unig y mae mandad y Llywodraeth hon yn parhau. Mae Llywodraeth bresennol y DU wedi ymrwymo tan 2022, ond yr wyf yn credu y byddai'n ddefnyddiol deall bod yr ymrwymiad hwnnw'n dal i fodoli a'i fod yn dal yn weithredol, o gofio, yn amlwg, am y cyfyngiadau y gallai hynny eu gosod os bydd arian yn mynd i adrannau eraill. Hoffwn hefyd ddeall, yn y paragraff olaf ond un, am y gweithgor hwn - gallwch ei alw yr hyn y mynnwch - yr ydych chi'n mynd i'w greu i geisio dod â'r rhanddeiliaid at ei gilydd i wireddu'r cynigion o'r cam ymgynghori nesaf. Rwy'n credu mai'r geiriau y gwnaethoch chi eu defnyddio oedd 'cyd-gynllunio ein cynigion'. Nawr, mae hynny'n swnio'n dda iawn wedi'i ysgrifennu yma. Mae'n amlwg eich bod chi wedi rhoi ystyriaeth i hynny, ac mae gennyf ddiddordeb mawr mewn deall sut y byddai'r cyd-gynllun hwnnw'n cyflwyno'r cynigion hynny oherwydd rydym yn edrych ar ddyddiad yn 2021 i'r cynllun presennol i ddod i ben ac i'r cynllun newydd gael ei roi ar waith. Mae hynny, gyda phob ewyllys da yn y byd, tua 18 mis i ffwrdd yn unig. Mae gan yr adran lawer i'w wneud yn yr amserlen dynn honno. Felly, a allwch chi roi dealltwriaeth i ni o'r modd y gwneir y gwaith hwn, pryd fyddech chi'n gobeithio bod mewn sefyllfa i gyflwyno cynigion manwl, fel y gallwn ni ddeall yn union pan fydd y cynigion hynny'n cael eu rhoi ar waith y byddan nhw'n ddichonadwy, yn apelgar, yn bwysig, i ffermwyr ymrwymo iddyn nhw, ac yn anad dim y byddan nhw'n darparu'r sefydlogrwydd hwnnw yr ydych yn sôn amdano yn eich datganiad, sy'n bwysig i'r genhedlaeth bresennol o ffermwyr, ond sy'n bwysig i'r genhedlaeth nesaf o ffermwyr?