English: I'm a strong supporter of 20 mph, and I do believe it's right that we turn on its head the current position, so that instead of 30 mph being the default limit and councils having to take forward exception orders in order to put 20 mph in place, 20 mph becomes the default limit and 30 mph would be the exception. I think it's very important for road safety, as we've heard, but also very important in terms of encouraging active travel, cycling and walking, and reclaiming our streets for young children to play and for older people to feel more comfortable when they're walking around. It's part of that wider agenda, I think, to stop the motor car ruling our communities and allowing human beings more space and time to do what they want to do in their own neighbourhoods. And it will go hand in hand with the improvements that we will see to an integrated transport system, with much better public transport provision, which, as we all know, is such an important part of persuading motorists to get out of their vehicles with all the benefits that brings - environmental and air quality, which are so important for health and the environment. So, I think there's an awful lot in favour of this policy. I've received a lot of e-mails, as other Members mentioned, yes, some of them raising concerns, but a lot of them very much in support. And there is a pilot that was taken forward by the Conservative administration in Monmouthshire County Council prior to the last local elections - it is now a Labour administration, of course - and that pilot has proved controversial. What I've heard from local people is lots of them do support the policy generally, but they do have concerns particularly with the bypass road that bypasses Caldicot town centre. And to the credit of the new Labour administration, they've listened to local residents, and, of course, local authorities remain the highways authorities. So, they've looked at the powers that they have and the pilot, and they are now, in fact, going to remove some of that Caldicot bypass road from the pilot, having listened to local residents' concerns. So, I think that does show that local authorities are able to act, are able to listen and are able to respond to concerns. With all that in the background, I think many, many people, when this policy is rolled out right across Wales, will see the advantages and will be supportive, and the more that time goes on, the stronger that support will be. I look forward to communities reclaiming their streets for active travel, for play, for comfort and amenity.
Welsh: Rwy'n gefnogwr cryf o 20 mya, ac rwy'n credu ei bod yn iawn ein bod yn troi ar ei phen y sefyllfa bresennol, fel mai 20 mya yw'r terfyn diofyn yn lle 30 mya a bod cynghorau'n gorfod bwrw ymlaen â gorchmynion eithrio er mwyn rhoi 20 mya ar waith, 20 mya yn dod y terfyn diofyn a 30 mya fyddai'r eithriad. Rwy'n credu ei bod yn bwysig iawn i ddiogelwch ar y ffyrdd, fel y clywsom ni, ond hefyd yn bwysig iawn o ran annog teithio llesol, beicio a cherdded, ac adennill ein strydoedd i blant ifanc chwarae ynddyn nhw ac i bobl hŷn deimlo'n fwy cyfforddus pan fyddan nhw'n cerdded o gwmpas. Mae'n rhan o'r agenda ehangach honno, rwy'n credu, i atal y car modur rhag rheoli ein cymunedau a chaniatáu mwy o le ac amser i fodau dynol wneud yr hyn y maen nhw eisiau ei wneud yn eu cymdogaethau eu hunain. A bydd yn mynd law yn llaw â'r gwelliannau a welwn ni i system drafnidiaeth integredig, gyda darpariaeth trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus well o lawer, sydd, fel y gwyddom ni i gyd, yn rhan mor bwysig o berswadio modurwyr i adael eu cerbydau â'r holl fanteision a ddaw yn sgil hynny - ansawdd yr amgylchedd a'r aer, sydd mor bwysig i iechyd a'r amgylchedd. Rwy'n credu bod llawer iawn o blaid y polisi hwn. Rwyf wedi cael llawer o negeseuon e-bost, fel y soniodd Aelodau eraill, ie, mae rhai ohonyn nhw'n codi pryderon, ond mae llawer ohonyn nhw'n cefnogi'n fawr. Ac mae cynllun treialu a ddatblygwyd gan y weinyddiaeth Geidwadol yng Nghyngor Sir Fynwy cyn yr etholiadau lleol diwethaf - mae bellach yn weinyddiaeth Lafur, wrth gwrs - ac mae'r treial hwnnw wedi bod yn ddadleuol. Yr hyn yr wyf i wedi ei glywed gan bobl leol yw bod llawer ohonyn nhw'n cefnogi'r polisi yn gyffredinol, ond bod ganddyn nhw bryderon yn enwedig ynglŷn â'r ffordd osgoi sy'n osgoi canol tref Cil-y-coed. Ac er clod i'r weinyddiaeth Lafur newydd, maen nhw wedi gwrando ar drigolion lleol, ac, wrth gwrs, awdurdodau lleol yw'r awdurdodau priffyrdd o hyd. Felly, maen nhw wedi edrych ar y pwerau sydd ganddyn nhw a'r treial, ac maen nhw bellach, mewn gwirionedd, yn mynd i gael gwared ar rywfaint o'r ffordd osgoi honno yng Nghil-y-coed o'r treial, ar ôl gwrando ar bryderon trigolion lleol. Felly, rwy'n credu bod hynny'n dangos bod awdurdodau lleol yn gallu gweithredu, yn gallu gwrando ac yn gallu ymateb i bryderon. Gyda hynny i gyd yn y cefndir, rwy'n credu y bydd llawer o bobl, pan gaiff y polisi hwn ei gyflwyno ledled Cymru, yn gweld y manteision ac yn gefnogol, a pho fwyaf y bydd yr amser hwnnw'n mynd ymlaen, y cryfaf y bydd y gefnogaeth honno. Edrychaf ymlaen at weld cymunedau'n adennill eu strydoedd ar gyfer teithio llesol, ar gyfer chwarae, er cysur ac amwynder.