English: Can I ask the Trefnydd for two Government statements today, the first in relation to Transport for Wales plans to improve access to Liverpool from the north Wales line? Arriva Trains Wales were planning to introduce direct services to Liverpool from north Wales in December of last year along the Halton curve, which, of course, has been improved to accommodate these, yet there's no news at all from Transport for Wales as to when those services will be re-established. The last time they ran was back in the 1960s and, of course, these are extremely important for the north Wales economy. So, I would appreciate a statement on that and perhaps also in that statement there could be some reference to any promotions that might be available as well. This time of the year it's usually the Club 55 promotion, which many of my constituents and others in Wales like to take advantage of - cheap return tickets to anywhere in Wales for £27. That is what has traditionally been run at this time of year by Arriva Trains Wales. Is there a similar proposal for a similar promotion from Transport for Wales? It would be good to hear from the Government on that. And, secondly, can I call for a statement in respect of timber felling licences? It may not have escaped Members' attention that yesterday was Red Squirrel Appreciation Day across the world, and I am the red squirrel species champion here in the National Assembly for Wales. You'll know that the red squirrel is a near-threatened species here in the UK and one of the things that is contributing to their decline is inappropriate timber licence granting. According to the 1967 Forestry Act, timber felling licences cannot currently be refused for, and I quote, 'the purpose of conserving or enhancing' the flora or fauna. Now, that obviously is a concern to many people who appreciate red squirrels and other wildlife in wooded and forestry areas, and I think it's about time that we put that right here in Wales. We have the opportunity, we have the powers, to able to do so. So, I would like a statement to be brought forward. I know that a woodland management statement has been postponed from today, but I do think it's important that we hear about what the Welsh Government is doing to address this concern that wildlife enthusiasts have with timber felling licences in particular.
Welsh: A gaf i ofyn i'r Trefnydd am ddau ddatganiad gan y Llywodraeth heddiw, y cyntaf mewn cysylltiad â chynlluniau Trafnidiaeth Cymru i'w gwneud hi'n haws cyrraedd Lerpwl o linell rheilffordd y gogledd? Roedd Trenau Arriva Cymru yn cynllunio i gyflwyno gwasanaethau uniongyrchol i Lerpwl o ogledd Cymru ar hyd Tro Halton ym mis Rhagfyr y llynedd, sydd, wrth gwrs, wedi ei wella er mwyn ymdopi â hyn, ond eto nid oes unrhyw newyddion o gwbl gan Drafnidiaeth Cymru ynghylch pryd y bydd y gwasanaethau hynny yn cael eu hailsefydlu. Yn ôl yn y 1960au yr oedden nhw'n rhedeg y tro diwethaf ac, wrth gwrs, mae'r rhain yn eithriadol o bwysig i economi'r gogledd. Felly, byddwn yn gwerthfawrogi datganiad ynglŷn â hynny, ac efallai hefyd y gallai'r datganiad hwnnw gyfeirio at unrhyw ostyngiadau a allai fod ar gael. Yr adeg hon o'r flwyddyn, mae llawer o'm hetholwyr ac eraill yng Nghymru yn hoffi manteisio ar ostyngiadau Clwb 55 - tocynnau dychwelyd rhad i unrhyw le yng Nghymru am £27. Dyna sydd wedi ei gynnig yn draddodiadol yn ystod yr adeg hon o'r flwyddyn gan Drenau Arriva Cymru. A oes cynnig tebyg am ostyngiadau tebyg gan Drafnidiaeth Cymru? Byddai'n dda clywed gan y Llywodraeth ynglŷn â hynny. Ac yn ail, a gaf i alw am ddatganiad mewn cysylltiad â thrwyddedau torri coed? Efallai i Aelodau sylwi mai ddoe oedd Diwrnod Gwerthfawrogi'r Wiwer Goch ledled y byd, ac rwyf yn hyrwyddwr rhywogaeth y wiwer goch yma yng Nghynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru. Byddwch yn gwybod bod y wiwer goch yn rhywogaeth sydd bron o dan fygythiad yma yn y DU, ac un o'r pethau sy'n cyfrannu at eu lleihad yw nifer amhriodol y trwyddedau torri coed sy'n cael eu caniatáu. Yn ôl Deddf Coedwigaeth 1967, ni ellir gwrthod trwyddedau torri coed ar gyfer, ac rwy'n dyfynnu, 'y diben o warchod neu gyfoethogi' fflora neu ffawna. Nawr, mae hynny'n amlwg yn peri pryder i lawer o bobl sy'n gwerthfawrogi gwiwerod coch ac unrhyw fywyd gwyllt arall mewn ardaloedd coediog a choedwigaeth, ac rwy'n credu ei bod hi'n bryd inni unioni hynny yma yng Nghymru. Mae'r cyfle gennym ni, mae'r pwerau gennym ni, rydym ni'n gallu gwneud hynny. Felly, fe hoffwn i weld datganiad yn cael ei gyflwyno. Fe wn i fod datganiad rheoli coetiroedd wedi ei ohirio o heddiw ymlaen, ond rwyf yn credu ei bod hi'n bwysig inni glywed am yr hyn y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn ei wneud i fynd i'r afael â'r pryder hwn sydd gan y rhai sy'n frwdfrydig dros fywyd gwyllt ynglŷn â thrwyddedau torri coed yn benodol.