English: Well, I certainly know that this is a matter of considerable concern, and that officials within Welsh Government, the Minister for Economy, the First Minister and the Minister for finance, and, I think, the Cabinet generally, are concerned about the situation, and that there are obviously discussions taking place, and I'm sure there will be further statements on that in due course. But you are absolutely right: they are an undermining of democracy. They undermine the democratic mandates that are given to this place. When we stand in a Welsh general election on the basis of, 'These are the powers of the Senedd and this is therefore what we can do', and then when UK Government basically says, 'We are going to bypass that and we are not going to engage with you,' what other interpretation can you have, that it is a deliberate ploy, a deliberate step, in undermining devolution, devolved responsibility and the devolved powers that we have already been given by the UK Parliament? So, I think there is an abuse there. And we have also seen, from the evidence we have so far, the way in which these so-called levelling-up funds have actually been used. It will probably not surprise the Member - it may surprise across the Chamber - that 85 per cent of all the money that was allocated somehow went to the impoverished shire Conservative constituencies. So, I think there is a long way to go. Now, there has been a reshuffle. Michael Gove has the responsibility; he has the new title - I think he's the Minister for levelling up. I will no doubt be meeting with him in due course in respect of the common frameworks, and the proof of the pudding as to whether there is going to be a genuine levelling-up process, we will see over the coming few months. But what I would say is, 'Don't hold your breath'.
Welsh: Wel, yn sicr, gwn fod hwn yn destun cryn bryder, a bod swyddogion o Lywodraeth Cymru, Gweinidog yr Economi, y Prif Weinidog a'r Gweinidog cyllid, a'r Cabinet yn gyffredinol rwy'n tybio, yn poeni am y sefyllfa, a bod trafodaethau'n mynd rhagddynt, yn amlwg, ac rwy'n siŵr y bydd datganiadau pellach ar hynny maes o law. Ond rydych yn llygad eich lle: maent yn tanseilio democratiaeth. Maent yn tanseilio'r mandadau democrataidd a roddir i'r lle hwn. Pan fyddwn yn sefyll etholiad cyffredinol yng Nghymru ar y sail, 'Dyma bwerau'r Senedd ac felly dyma y gallwn ei wneud', ac phan fydd Llywodraeth y DU yn dweud yn y bôn, 'Rydym yn mynd i basio heibio i hynny ac nid ydym yn mynd i ymgysylltu â chi,' sut arall y gallwch ddehongli'r sefyllfa, ei fod yn gynllwyn bwriadol, yn gam bwriadol, i danseilio datganoli, cyfrifoldeb datganoledig a'r pwerau datganoledig sydd eisoes wedi'u rhoi i ni gan Senedd y DU? Felly, credaf fod yna anghyfiawnder yno. Ac rydym hefyd wedi gweld, o'r dystiolaeth sydd gennym hyd yn hyn, y ffordd y mae'r cronfeydd codi'r gwastad hyn fel y'u gelwir wedi'u defnyddio mewn gwirionedd. Ni fydd yn syndod i'r Aelod, mae'n debyg - efallai y bydd yn syndod ar draws y Siambr - fod 85 y cant o'r holl arian a ddyrannwyd rywsut wedi mynd i etholaethau tlawd Ceidwadol siroedd canolbarth Lloegr. Felly, credaf fod cryn dipyn o ffordd i fynd. Nawr, fe gafwyd ad-drefnu. Michael Gove sydd â'r cyfrifoldeb; ef sydd â'r teitl newydd - credaf mai ef yw Gweinidog codi'r gwastad. Heb os, byddaf yn cyfarfod ag ef maes o law mewn perthynas â'r fframweithiau cyffredin, a byddwn yn gweld tystiolaeth dros yr ychydig fisoedd nesaf i ba raddau y bydd proses godi'r gwastad go iawn yn digwydd. Ond yr hyn y byddwn yn ei ddweud yw, 'Peidiwch â dal eich gwynt'.