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English: Thank you for that answer, Minister. I'm clearly not a scientist or a traffic engineer, so I'm guided by experts and their knowledge in this and what they've told us about harmful levels and the effect of pollution in those communities along the A470. But understandably, since the speed cameras have gone live, there has been more general discussion around the issue, particularly from people travelling down from the Valleys in places like Merthyr Tydfil. The statement from the economy Minister earlier in the week gave a very good explanation for that, and I think that was helpful. Those kinds of communications to people generally about the need for us to be monitoring speed and emissions are really helpful. But just as importantly, can we do more to help manage the source of pollution, or the pollution problem itself, by, for example, not adding further traffic pressures to specific sections of the A470 due to major developments, and stepping up efforts to keep existing services, like the DWP offices, in our Valleys towns, and not siting them in areas that are already suffering unacceptable levels of pollution and bringing more traffic to those areas when we could disperse that by bringing better jobs closer to home in the Valleys?
Welsh: Diolch i chi am yr ateb hwnnw, Weinidog. Mae'n amlwg nad wyf yn wyddonydd nac yn beiriannydd traffig, felly caf fy arwain gan arbenigwyr a'u gwybodaeth am hyn a'r hyn y maent wedi'i ddweud wrthym am lefelau niweidiol ac effaith llygredd yn y cymunedau ar hyd yr A470. Ond yn ddealladwy, ers i'r camerâu cyflymder ddod yn weithredol, cafwyd trafodaeth fwy cyffredinol ar y mater, yn enwedig gan bobl sy'n teithio i lawr o'r Cymoedd mewn lleoedd fel Merthyr Tudful. Roedd y datganiad gan Weinidog yr economi yn gynharach yn yr wythnos yn rhoi esboniad da iawn am hynny, a chredaf fod hwnnw'n ddefnyddiol. Mae'r mathau hynny o gyfathrebiadau â phobl yn gyffredinol am yr angen i ni fonitro cyflymder ac allyriadau yn ddefnyddiol iawn. Ond yr un mor bwysig, a allwn wneud mwy i helpu i reoli ffynhonnell y llygredd, neu'r broblem lygredd ei hun, er enghraifft drwy beidio ag ychwanegu pwysau traffig pellach ar rannau penodol o'r A470 yn sgil datblygiadau mawr, a thrwy wella ymdrechion i gadw'r gwasanaethau presennol, fel swyddfeydd yr Adran Gwaith a Phensiynau, yn ein trefi yn y Cymoedd, a pheidio â'u lleoli mewn ardaloedd sydd eisoes yn dioddef lefelau llygredd annerbyniol a dod â mwy o draffig i'r ardaloedd hynny pan allem ei wasgaru drwy ddod â swyddi gwell yn nes at adref yn y Cymoedd?
English: Minister, I think the people that use or live near the A470 between Upper Boat and Pontypridd will want to know when we're going to move from monitoring, which I welcome, to actual enforcement of the EU directive on nitrogen dioxide. When will we have that assurance that we're achieving this really important reduction in air pollution?
Welsh: Weinidog, rwy'n credu y bydd y bobl sy'n defnyddio neu'n byw ger yr A470 rhwng Glan-bad a Phontypridd eisiau gwybod pryd y byddwn yn symud ymlaen o'r gwaith monitro, gwaith rwy'n ei groesawu, i orfodi cyfarwyddeb yr UE ar nitrogen deuocsid mewn gwirionedd. Pryd y cawn sicrwydd ein bod yn cyflawni'r gostyngiad gwirioneddol bwysig hwn mewn llygredd aer?
English: I mentioned there will be obviously further monitoring on the back of the report that the Minister for Economy and Transport published last week. We are expecting levels of compliance to improve significantly, as I said, following the installation of the average speed cameras and the comprehensive signing layout. It is something that we need to continue to work on. What we want to do is achieve compliance in the shortest time possible, so that's why we, for instance, are having continued development and stakeholder engagement on the precautionary retained measures, and in the case of the A470, the measures are a clean air zone, air quality barriers and improved car parking.
Welsh: Soniais y bydd monitro pellach wrth gwrs yn dilyn yr adroddiad a gyhoeddodd Gweinidog yr Economi a Thrafnidiaeth yr wythnos diwethaf. Rydym yn disgwyl i lefelau cydymffurfiaeth wella'n sylweddol, fel y dywedais, ar ôl gosod y camerâu cyflymder cyfartalog a'r cynllun arwyddion cynhwysfawr. Mae'n rhywbeth y mae angen i ni barhau i weithio arno. Rydym eisiau sicrhau cydymffurfiaeth yn yr amser byrraf posibl, felly dyna pam ein bod, er enghraifft, yn parhau i ddatblygu ac ymgysylltiad â rhanddeiliaid ar y mesurau rhagofalus a ddargedwir, ac yn achos yr A470, mae'r mesurau'n cynnwys parth aer glân, rhwystrau ansawdd aer a chyfleusterau parcio gwell.
English: We already support communities and local authorities to develop renewable energy projects and encourage collaboration to increase the benefits from involvement in energy production. I have established a working group to develop guidance on shared ownership of energy developments, which will help us understand what further action may be needed.
Welsh: Rydym eisoes yn cynorthwyo cymunedau ac awdurdodau lleol i ddatblygu prosiectau ynni adnewyddadwy ac yn annog cydweithio er mwyn cynyddu'r manteision o gymryd rhan yn y broses o gynhyrchu ynni. Rwyf wedi sefydlu gweithgor i ddatblygu canllawiau ar ranberchnogaeth ar ddatblygiadau ynni, a fydd yn ein helpu i ddeall pa gamau pellach y gallai fod eu hangen.
English: I thank the Minister for that response, and I recognise the work that is going on, particularly as a Labour and Co-operative Member, around that community ownership. But back in 2017, the UK Energy Research Centre had a look across local authorities throughout the UK, Wales included, and they found that their engagement in energy management was limited, and they had limited capacity, in fact, to get involved in strategic energy management. This is despite great individual projects, including the one in Caerau in my constituency, the geothermal mine water project. But the report went on to make 10 quite radical far-reaching recommendations, including the idea of a local authority statutory duty to develop and implement area-wide, low-carbon plans, mandatory local planning for low-carbon heat and a central energy efficiency fund dedicated to investment in localised energy provision and services. There were 10 quite radical proposals, and we can't do them all overnight, but I'm really interested in whether she's had time to look at those and other proposals to see how we can use the power of local authorities and their expertise and might, with some devolution of funding as well to go with it - because that was one of the recommendations - to transform local energy and put power literally in the hands of local people, through co-operative measures, but also through local authorities stepping up to the mark.
Welsh: Diolch i'r Gweinidog am yr ateb hwnnw, ac rwy'n cydnabod y gwaith sy'n mynd rhagddo, yn enwedig fel Aelod Llafur a Chydweithredol, ar y berchenogaeth gymunedol honno. Ond yn ôl yn 2017, cafodd Canolfan Ymchwil Ynni y DU olwg ar draws awdurdodau lleol ledled y DU, gan gynnwys Cymru, a darganfu fod eu hymgysylltiad â'r gwaith o reoli ynni yn gyfyngedig, a chapasiti cyfyngedig oedd ganddynt, mewn gwirionedd, i gymryd rhan yn y gwaith o reoli ynni'n strategol. Mae hyn er gwaethaf prosiectau unigol gwych, gan gynnwys yr un yng Nghaerau yn fy etholaeth, sef y prosiect dŵr mwynglawdd geothermol. Ond aeth yr adroddiad rhagddi i wneud 10 o argymhellion pellgyrhaeddol eithaf radical, gan gynnwys y syniad o ddyletswydd statudol ar awdurdod lleol i ddatblygu a gweithredu cynlluniau carbon isel ardal gyfan, cynlluniau lleol gorfodol ar gyfer gwres carbon isel a chronfa effeithlonrwydd ynni ganolog ar gyfer buddsoddi mewn darpariaeth a gwasanaethau ynni lleol. Roeddent yn argymhellion eithaf radical, ac ni allwn wneud pob un dros nos, ond mae gennyf ddiddordeb mawr mewn gwybod a yw wedi cael amser i edrych ar yr argymhellion hynny a rhai eraill i weld sut y gallwn ddefnyddio pŵer awdurdodau lleol a'u harbenigedd, gan ddatganoli rhywfaint o gyllid ochr yn ochr â hynny - oherwydd dyna oedd un o'r argymhellion - i weddnewid ynni lleol a rhoi pŵer, yn llythrennol, yn nwylo pobl leol, drwy fesurau cydweithredol, ond hefyd drwy sicrhau bod awdurdodau lleol yn gwneud yr hyn a ddylent.
English: Firstly, I'm very pleased that you support the Caerau project - it did come about after some very hard work, I think, by Bridgend County Borough Council, but also the support from our Smart Living programme, which secured a role for Bridgend as a demonstrator in the Catapult energy planning pilot. And, obviously, we supported them, as a Government, to get to that stage. As you say, the report made several recommendations. They absolutely called for the direction that we've set out in 'Prosperity for All: A Low Carbon Wales'. I think the role of local authorities in energy, which was lost after privatisation - I think it's going to be absolutely key to the future of our energy system. So, we have done a great deal to support local authorities. We've brought forward new energy efficiency and generation projects. We've also highlighted the very important role that they have to play in low-carbon areas. In relation to the recommendations, we've brought forward a variety of actions to support the recommendations. So, for instance, one of them was the introduction of the statutory duty, as you mentioned, to develop and implement area-wide, low-carbon plans over a set timetable. It wasn't in the final report, but we looked at that and we've started carrying out energy planning, for instance, and modelling to ensure specific opportunities and constraints are considered within the context of an ever-evolving energy system.
Welsh: Yn gyntaf, rwy'n falch iawn eich bod yn cefnogi prosiect Caerau - fe ddaeth i fodolaeth yn dilyn gwaith caled iawn, rwy'n credu, gan Gyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr, ond hefyd yn sgil y gefnogaeth gan ein rhaglen Byw yn Glyfar, a sicrhaodd rôl ar gyfer Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr fel arddangoswr yn y peilot cynllunio ynni Catapult. Ac yn amlwg, cawsant gefnogaeth gennym ni fel Llywodraeth i gyrraedd y cam hwnnw. Fel y dywedwch, gwnaeth yr adroddiad nifer o argymhellion. Roeddent yn bendant yn galw am y cyfeiriad a osodwyd gennym yn 'Ffyniant i Bawb: Cymru Carbon Isel'. Rwy'n credu bod rôl awdurdodau lleol ym maes ynni, a gollwyd ar ôl preifateiddio - rwy'n credu y bydd yn gwbl allweddol i ddyfodol ein system ynni. Felly, rydym wedi gwneud llawer i gefnogi awdurdodau lleol. Rydym wedi cyflwyno prosiectau effeithlonrwydd ynni a phrosiectau cynhyrchu ynni newydd. Rydym hefyd wedi tynnu sylw at y rôl bwysig iawn sydd ganddynt i'w chwarae o ran carbon isel. Mewn perthynas â'r argymhellion, rydym wedi cyflwyno amrywiaeth o gamau gweithredu i gefnogi'r argymhellion. Felly, er enghraifft, un ohonynt oedd cyflwyno'r ddyletswydd statudol, fel y sonioch chi, i ddatblygu a gweithredu cynlluniau carbon isel ar draws ardal gyfan dros amserlen a osodwyd. Nid oedd yn yr adroddiad terfynol, ond rydym wedi edrych ar hynny ac rydym wedi dechrau gwneud gwaith cynllunio ynni, er enghraifft, a modelu i sicrhau bod cyfleoedd a chyfyngiadau penodol yn cael eu hystyried yng nghyd-destun system ynni sy'n esblygu'n barhaus.
English: You mentioned earlier the Celtic sea alliance collaboration that you went and signed, which is very welcome. My question, very simply is: this commitment, which will hopefully develop more sustainable energy projects within the Celtic sea - and I understand specifically floating windfarms - what provisions are there within this collaboration to ensure that local communities and local authorities are also involved in the development of this, as well as at a national, country level?
Welsh: Fe sonioch chi'n gynharach am gydweithrediad cynghrair y môr Celtaidd a arwyddwyd gennych, sydd i'w groesawu'n fawr. Fy nghwestiwn, yn syml iawn, yw: mewn perthynas â'r ymrwymiad hwn, a fydd, gobeithio, yn datblygu mwy o brosiectau ynni cynaliadwy o fewn y môr Celtaidd - ac yn benodol, ffermydd gwynt sy'n arnofio, yn ôl yr hyn a ddeallaf - pa ddarpariaethau a geir o fewn y cydweithrediad hwn i sicrhau bod cymunedau ac awdurdodau lleol hefyd yn rhan o'r gwaith datblygu hwn, yn ogystal ag ar lefel genedlaethol?
English: As you mentioned, I signed the Celtic sea alliance and I met with colleagues from that alliance last week in Dublin. It was, obviously, a preliminary meeting. Officials will now work very closely with them to ensure we get every benefit we can from that alliance. But clearly, local authorities have a huge role to play here - specific local authorities - and we will work very closely with them as we mature that alliance.
Welsh: Fel y sonioch chi, rhoddais fy nghefnogaeth i gynghrair y môr Celtaidd a chyfarfûm â chydweithwyr o'r gynghrair honno yn Nulyn yr wythnos ddiwethaf. Cyfarfod rhagarweiniol oedd hwnnw, yn amlwg. Bydd swyddogion yn gweithio'n agos iawn gyda hwy yn awr er mwyn sicrhau ein bod yn cael pob budd a allwn o'r gynghrair honno. Ond yn amlwg, mae gan awdurdodau lleol ran enfawr i'w chwarae yma - awdurdodau lleol penodol - a byddwn yn gweithio'n agos iawn gyda hwy wrth i ni aeddfedu'r gynghrair honno.
English: Thank you. Natural Resources Wales are working diligently to continue felling phytophthora ramorum-infected trees in the Afan valley. They are replanting this area with a more diverse mixture of conifer and broadleaf tree species, and restoring open habitats to these upland areas. This will achieve a more varied, biodiverse and resilient structure.
Welsh: Diolch. Mae Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru yn gweithio'n ddiwyd i barhau i dorri coed a heintiwyd â phytophthora ramorum yng nghwm Afan. Maent yn ailblannu'r ardal â chymysgedd mwy amrywiol o rywogaethau coed conwydd a llydanddail, ac yn adfer cynefinoedd agored ar yr ucheldiroedd hyn. Bydd hyn yn sicrhau strwythur mwy amrywiol, bioamrywiol a gwydn.
English: Thank you for that answer, Minister. I think it's important that we understand what plans we have. If we could have a timeline for those works, it would be interesting. Because at the beginning of the decade we saw the deforestation because of the disease. We've seen also damage being done to the forestation because of windfarms being built in the Afan valley. The consequences of those are loss of tourism in walking and cycling in the area, and we're trying to attract that back in. We're now seeing more tree felling in the area, as a consequence of NRW's decision to chop more trees down - again impacting upon the tourism offer. We need that offer because it does evolve and develop the economy of those areas. So, a timeline of the plans to replant, and the schedule of where they're going to be doing it, so that we can understand how we can build upon that local economy would be helpful. If you can get NRW to give us that, it would be nice.
Welsh: Diolch i chi am eich ateb, Weinidog. Rwy'n credu ei bod yn bwysig ein bod yn deall pa gynlluniau sydd gennym. Pe gallem gael amserlen ar gyfer y gwaith hwnnw, byddai'n ddiddorol. Oherwydd ar ddechrau'r ddegawd, gwelsom ddatgoedwigo o ganlyniad i'r clefyd. Gwelsom y difrod a wnaed i goedwigaeth oherwydd bod ffermydd gwynt yn cael eu hadeiladu yng nghwm Afan. Canlyniadau'r rheini yw colli twristiaeth, o ran cerdded a beicio yn yr ardal, ac rydym yn ceisio denu hynny'n ôl. Rydym yn awr yn gweld mwy o gwympo coed yn yr ardal, o ganlyniad i benderfyniad Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru i dorri mwy o goed - ac mae hynny, unwaith eto, yn effeithio ar y cynnig twristiaeth. Rydym angen y cynnig hwnnw oherwydd mae'n esblygu ac yn datblygu economi'r ardaloedd hynny. Felly, byddai amserlen o'r cynlluniau i ailblannu, a rhestr o ble y bydd hynny'n digwydd, fel y gallwn ddeall sut y gallwn adeiladu ar yr economi leol, yn ddefnyddiol. Byddai'n braf pe gallech annog Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru i roi hynny i ni.
English: As I said, the felling that's been undertaken by NRW is not normal commercial harvesting or timber extraction; it is essential work to control the spread of P. ramorum. I can give you an update. Obviously, replanting is under way, as you know, and to date, a total of 745 hectares have been felled, of which 720 hectares have been restocked between 2011 and 2019 in the Afan valley. So, what I will do is I will ask NRW if they are able to provide you with a timeline and schedule as to exactly where they will be restocking, so that you have that information. You make a very important point about tourism, and I do appreciate that forests are inherently part of people's lives as a place to live and work or relax and exercise, so I think it's really important. And I know that NRW are beginning to look at increasing their engagement with local communities and businesses, and encouraging people to share their ideas, views and input on the future of their local forest.
Welsh: Fel y dywedais, nid cynaeafu pren masnachol arferol yw'r gwaith cwympo coed a gyflawnwyd gan Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru; mae'n waith hanfodol i reoli lledaeniad P. ramorum. Gallaf roi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i chi. Yn amlwg, mae ailblannu'n mynd rhagddo, fel y gwyddoch, a hyd yn hyn, cafodd cyfanswm o 745 hectar eu cwympo, ac ailblannwyd 720 hectar yng nghwm Afan rhwng 2011 a 2019. Felly, rwyf am ofyn i Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru a allant roi amserlen a rhestr i chi i ddangos ble yn union y byddant yn ailblannu, fel bod gennych yr wybodaeth honno. Rydych yn gwneud pwynt pwysig iawn am dwristiaeth, ac rwy'n deall bod coedwigoedd yn rhan gynhenid o fywydau pobl fel llefydd i fyw a gweithio ynddynt, neu i ymlacio a gwneud ymarfer corff, felly credaf eu bod yn bwysig iawn. A gwn fod Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru yn dechrau edrych ar gynyddu eu hymgysylltiad â chymunedau a busnesau lleol, ac annog pobl i rannu eu syniadau, eu safbwyntiau a'u mewnbwn ar ddyfodol eu coedwig leol.
English: Thank you, Llywydd. It may be helpful if you were to share the timetable with regional Members too on the point that David Rees just raised. I'm sure you'll recall, arising from a previous question, I asked about the possibility of Natural Resources Wales and schools working together in order to plant some saplings and trees, so that our children can learn about science, nature, the history of Wales and the environment around them of course. It's perfect preparation for the new curriculum. At the time, you weren't sure whether NRW's work with schools related specifically to tree planting and you said that you would speak to the education Minister on that point. Has there been any progress made in this regard?
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr, Llywydd. Efallai y bydd yn help mawr i rannu'r amserlen gydag Aelodau rhanbarthol hefyd ynglŷn â'r pwynt a gododd David Rees. Rwy'n siŵr eich bod chi'n cofio, yn sgil cwestiynau blaenorol, y gwnes i ofyn am y posibilrwydd y gallai Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru ac ysgolion weithio gyda'i gilydd i blannu rhai coed bach er mwyn i'n plant allu dysgu am wyddoniaeth, natur, hanes Cymru a'r amgylchedd, wrth gwrs - paratoad perffaith ar gyfer y cwricwlwm newydd. Ar y pryd, doeddech chi ddim yn siŵr a oedd gwaith presennol Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru gydag ysgolion yn ymwneud yn benodol â phlannu coed a dywedoch y byddech yn siarad â'r Gweinidog Addysg. A gafwyd cynnydd ar hyn?
English: I'd be very happy to share that information with regional Members, if NRW are happy to do so. I can't remember if I've had the specific discussion with the education Minister, but I've certainly had that discussion with NRW, and it's something they are very keen to look at and said they would take forward.
Welsh: Buaswn yn hapus iawn i rannu'r wybodaeth honno gydag Aelodau rhanbarthol, os yw Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru yn hapus i wneud hynny. Ni allaf gofio a wyf wedi cael y drafodaeth benodol honno gyda'r Gweinidog addysg, ond rwy'n sicr wedi cael y drafodaeth honno gyda Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru, ac mae'n rhywbeth y maent yn awyddus iawn i'w ystyried ac wedi dweud y byddent yn ei ddatblygu.
English: The next item is questions to the Minister for Housing and Local Government, and the first question comes from Rhun ap Iorwerth.
Welsh: Yr eitem nesaf, felly, yw'r cwestiynau i'r Gweinidog Tai a Llywodraeth Leol, ac mae'r cwestiwn cyntaf gan Rhun ap Iorwerth.
English: Yes. I intend to announce the provisional local government settlement on 26 November, a week after the planned Welsh Government draft budget. This will provide details of the core funding for councils for 2020-21. Alongside the settlement, I will publish early indications of specific grants for the coming financial year.
Welsh: Gwnaf. Rwy'n bwriadu cyhoeddi setliad dros dro i lywodraeth leol ar 26 Tachwedd, wythnos ar ôl cyllideb ddrafft arfaethedig Llywodraeth Cymru. Bydd yn darparu manylion am y cyllid craidd i gynghorau ar gyfer 2020-21. Ynghyd â'r setliad, byddaf yn cyhoeddi dynodiadau cynnar o grantiau penodol ar gyfer y flwyddyn ariannol sydd i ddod.
English: The Welsh Government tells us that its local government funding formula is heavily influenced by deprivation indicators. Anglesey is one of five local authorities where 30 per cent or more of workers are paid less than the voluntary living wage, and prosperity levels per head in Anglesey are the lowest in Wales at just under half of those in Cardiff. Yet, this financial year, Cardiff had a 0.9 per cent uplift, because you indicate Anglesey was in the group with the biggest cuts alongside four others, including Conwy and Flintshire. How will you ensure that a better measurement of those deprivation indicators will not put Anglesey and other affected councils in a similar position again?
Welsh: Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn dweud wrthym fod dangosyddion amddifadedd yn dylanwadu'n drwm ar ei fformiwla ariannu llywodraeth leol. Mae Ynys Môn yn un o bum awdurdod lleol lle mae 30 y cant neu fwy o weithwyr yn cael llai o gyflog na'r cyflog byw gwirfoddol, a lefelau ffyniant y pen ar Ynys Môn yw'r rhai isaf yng Nghymru, ar ychydig o dan hanner lefelau ffyniant y pen yng Nghaerdydd. Eto i gyd, y flwyddyn ariannol hon, cafodd Caerdydd godiad o 0.9 y cant, oherwydd rydych yn nodi bod Ynys Môn yn y grŵp gyda'r toriadau mwyaf ynghyd â phedwar arall, gan gynnwys Conwy a Sir y Fflint. Sut y sicrhewch na fydd dull gwell o fesur y dangosyddion amddifadedd hynny'n rhoi Ynys Môn a chynghorau eraill yr effeithiwyd arnynt mewn sefyllfa debyg eto?