English: The reality is that we may not be able to ensure that universities, and, indeed, the further education sector, who also were significant beneficiaries of European funds, don't lose out. That's because of the choice that has been made. It's a clear-sighted choice not to include the Welsh Government and not to meet the clear manifesto pledge to replace every single penny of former European funds. You are right to point out the several hundred millions of pounds that have gone into the further and higher education sectors, and that's a challenge - at this point in time, we don't have the budgets to make up for all of that loss. That can't be right for Wales. Actually, if you think about any party before the last Senedd election we had about a year ago, no-one went into that election pledging to remove funding from research, development and innovation. In fact, we were all talking about what more we wanted to do, and the same, indeed, for skills. But it's a direct consequence of what's happening that we don't have the budget to carry on even at the same level in that overall picture as a result of European funding. I've made choices to prioritise skills investment, and that means I'll be able to do less in other areas. And when you think about some of the positive headlines that have come from the way that the levelling-up department has announced recent initiatives, they talk about a rise in the percentage of allocation of money into research, development and innovation. The problem with that is that that rise that's been announced amounts to £9 million of extra funding; you have to net that off, though, against the £60 million that we have lost from EU funding. So, it's still a net loss to Wales of £51 million every year. It's all of those things that are adding up, and that is the very real challenge that we will face. I hope that people will take up the call that was almost made by the Conservative spokesman on this issue, where he said, just a few short weeks ago in this Chamber, that Wales should not lose out and the manifesto pledge should be kept. I hope we can have clarity on the matter right across the Chamber to make the case for Wales, to make sure there is no missing billion in the next three years.
Welsh: Y realiti yw efallai na fyddwn yn gallu sicrhau nad yw prifysgolion, a'r sector addysg bellach yn wir, a oedd hefyd yn elwa'n sylweddol o gronfeydd Ewropeaidd, ar eu colled. Mae hynny oherwydd y dewis sydd wedi'i wneud. Mae'n ddewis clir i beidio â chynnwys Llywodraeth Cymru a pheidio â chyflawni'r addewid maniffesto clir i sicrhau arian yn lle pob ceiniog o'r hen gronfeydd Ewropeaidd. Rydych yn iawn i dynnu sylw at y cannoedd o filiynau o bunnoedd sydd wedi mynd i'r sectorau addysg bellach ac uwch, ac mae honno'n her - ar hyn o bryd, nid oes gennym gyllidebau i wneud iawn am yr holl golled honno. Ni all hynny fod yn iawn i Gymru. Mewn gwirionedd, os meddyliwch am unrhyw blaid cyn etholiad diwethaf y Senedd a gawsom tua blwyddyn yn ôl, nid aeth neb i mewn i'r etholiad hwnnw gan addo dileu cyllid ymchwil, datblygu ac arloesi. Yn wir, roeddem i gyd yn sôn am beth arall y dymunem ei wneud, a'r un peth am sgiliau, yn wir. Ond canlyniad uniongyrchol yr hyn sy'n digwydd yw nad oes gennym gyllideb i barhau hyd yn oed ar yr un lefel yn y darlun cyffredinol hwnnw o ganlyniad i gyllid Ewropeaidd. Rwyf wedi gwneud dewisiadau i flaenoriaethu buddsoddi mewn sgiliau, ac mae hynny'n golygu na fyddaf yn gallu gwneud cymaint mewn meysydd eraill. A phan feddyliwch am rai o'r penawdau cadarnhaol sydd wedi dod o'r ffordd y mae'r adran codi'r gwastad wedi cyhoeddi mentrau yn ddiweddar, maent yn sôn am gynnydd yng nghanran y dyraniad arian i ymchwil, datblygu ac arloesi. Y broblem gyda hynny yw bod y cynnydd sydd wedi'i gyhoeddi yn £9 miliwn o gyllid ychwanegol; serch hynny rhaid ichi netio hwnnw yn erbyn y £60 miliwn yr ydym wedi'i golli o gyllid yr UE. Felly, mae'n dal i fod yn golled net o £51 miliwn i Gymru bob blwyddyn. Mae'r holl bethau hynny gyda'i gilydd yn her wirioneddol y byddwn yn ei hwynebu. Rwy'n gobeithio y bydd pobl yn lleisio'r alwad y bu bron i lefarydd y Ceidwadwyr ar y mater hwn ei gwneud, pan ddywedodd, ychydig wythnosau'n ôl yn unig yn y Siambr hon, na ddylai Cymru fod ar ei cholled ac y dylid cadw'r addewid maniffesto. Gobeithio y gallwn gael eglurder ar y mater ar draws y Siambr i gyflwyno'r achos dros Gymru, er mwyn sicrhau nad oes biliwn yn mynd ar goll yn y tair blynedd nesaf.