English: Thanks, Minister, for your statement today and the regulations that have been set out before us as well. As the Minister, I'm sure, is aware, and many people are aware, I'm a keen follower of corporate joint committees. I was intrigued to see them on the order paper here today. As you've outlined, Minister, the key functions of the south-east Wales corporate joint committee are in relation to economic well-being, transport functions and strategic development, and they're seeking this delay in terms of their start date to end of June 2022. That is a concern, of course, that there have been identified - some of the issues that you noted. And it does play into some of the issues that we have raised on these sides of the benches about concerns around corporate joint committees and the concerns about how valuable they're going to be, or not, here in Wales. But as this request has come directly from councils, it's also clear that it is having some adverse impact on them and on their work that they are trying to complete, and that is worrying. I would be interested, Minister, to understand the new date of 30 June, not just for south-east Wales but for the other corporate joint committees - . How confident you are with that being a date where CJCs will be able to be in place properly. And you outlined in your statement as well the relationship and the work you are having with councils in implementing these. I'd be interested to know how you feel that relationship is now, in the implementation of CJCs, and to ensure that they are adequately funded, because if these things are going to happen, which they are of course, they need to work as best as possible, and to make sure they are adequately funded and resourced so that they can do the best job possible to serve their communities. So, to conclude, Llywydd, as Conservatives over here we have been concerned, and continue to be concerned, with the implementation of CJCs, but we do appreciate that they are there and they do need support to make them work. So, in light of this mix of being concerned about the CJCs but also wanting to support councils in them being properly ready to implement some of these regulations, we will be abstaining on the regulations today, and hopefully we'll see some improvements in this area, sooner rather than later. Thanks, Llywydd.
Welsh: Diolch, Gweinidog, am eich datganiad heddiw a'r rheoliadau sydd wedi'u nodi ger ein bron hefyd. Fel y gŵyr y Gweinidog, rwy'n siŵr, ac mae llawer o bobl yn ymwybodol o hyn, rwy'n ddilynwr brwd o gyd-bwyllgorau corfforedig. Roeddwn yn llawn chwilfrydedd o'u gweld ar y papur gorchymyn yma heddiw. Fel yr ydych chi wedi'i amlinellu, Gweinidog, mae swyddogaethau allweddol cyd-bwyllgor corfforedig de-ddwyrain Cymru yn ymwneud â llesiant economaidd, swyddogaethau trafnidiaeth a datblygu strategol, ac maen nhw'n ceisio'r oedi hwn o ran eu dyddiad cychwyn hyd at ddiwedd mis Mehefin 2022. Mae hynny'n bryder, wrth gwrs, fod rhai o'r materion a nodwyd gennych wedi'u nodi. Ac mae'n cyfrannu at rai o'r materion yr ydym wedi'u codi ar y meinciau ochr hyn ynghylch pryderon am gyd-bwyllgorau corfforedig a'r pryderon ynghylch pa mor werthfawr y byddan nhw, neu beidio, yma yng Nghymru. Ond gan fod y cais hwn wedi dod yn uniongyrchol gan gynghorau, mae'n amlwg hefyd ei fod yn cael rhywfaint o effaith andwyol arnyn nhw ac ar eu gwaith y maen nhw'n ceisio'i gwblhau, ac mae hynny'n peri pryder. Byddai gennyf i ddiddordeb, Gweinidog, mewn deall y dyddiad newydd, sef 30 Mehefin, nid yn unig ar gyfer y de-ddwyrain ond ar gyfer y cyd-bwyllgorau corfforedig eraill - . Pa mor ffyddiog ydych chi ynghylch hwnnw fel dyddiad pan fydd CJCs yn gallu bod ar waith yn iawn. Ac fe wnaethoch chi amlinellu yn eich datganiad hefyd y berthynas a'r gwaith sydd gennych gyda chynghorau wrth weithredu'r rhain. Byddai'n dda gennyf wybod sut yr ydych chi'n teimlo ynghylch y berthynas honno yn awr, wrth weithredu CJCs, ac i sicrhau eu bod yn cael eu hariannu'n ddigonol, oherwydd os yw'r pethau hyn yn mynd i ddigwydd, ac y maen nhw, wrth gwrs, mae angen iddyn nhw weithio cystal â phosibl, a sicrhau eu bod yn cael eu hariannu a chael yr adnoddau digonol fel y gallan nhw wneud y gwaith gorau posibl i wasanaethu eu cymunedau. Felly, i gloi, Llywydd, fel Ceidwadwyr yma yr ydym wedi bod yn bryderus, ac yn parhau i bryderu, wrth weithredu CJCs, ond yr ydym yn gwerthfawrogi eu bod yno ac mae angen cymorth arnyn nhw i wneud iddyn nhw weithio. Felly, yng ngoleuni'r gymysgedd hon o fod yn bryderus ynghylch y CJCs ond hefyd eisiau cefnogi cynghorau i fod yn barod iawn i weithredu rhai o'r rheoliadau hyn, byddwn yn ymatal ar y rheoliadau heddiw, a gobeithio y gwelwn ni rai gwelliannau yn y maes hwn, cyn gynted â phosib. Diolch, Llywydd.