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English: Thank you, Minister. As was mentioned here in the Senedd yesterday, we've seen housing developments approved despite them falling outside the settlement boundary of local development plans. A key consideration allowing these is the obvious need for new homes. However, whilst controversial applications are receiving consent, it is true that Wales has an empty property problem. All local authorities in Wales have an empty home strategy and an action plan. Yet, despite this - and I would add that I've been here eight years now, and right from my very first week as an Assembly Member, I was raising concerns about the number of empty properties in Wales that would turn into very good homes for people who are waiting desperately - currently there are around 27,000 private sector and 1,400 social sector empty properties in Wales. Therefore, will you explain what further support you will give to local authorities and other agencies - registered social landlords - to go about helping them to bring these empty properties back into purposeful homes for those who desperately need them?
Welsh: Diolch, Weinidog. Fel y soniwyd yma yn y Senedd ddoe, rydym wedi gweld datblygiadau tai yn cael eu cymeradwyo er eu bod y tu allan i ffiniau aneddiadau cynlluniau datblygu lleol. Ystyriaeth allweddol sy'n caniatáu hyn yw'r angen amlwg am gartrefi newydd. Fodd bynnag, er bod ceisiadau dadleuol yn cael cydsyniad, mae'n wir fod gan Gymru broblem gydag eiddo gwag. Mae gan bob awdurdod lleol yng Nghymru strategaeth gartrefi gwag a chynllun gweithredu. Serch hynny - a buaswn yn ychwanegu fy mod wedi bod yma ers wyth mlynedd bellach, ac ers fy wythnos gyntaf fel Aelod Cynulliad, roeddwn yn mynegi pryderon am nifer yr eiddo gwag yng Nghymru a fyddai'n troi'n gartrefi da iawn i bobl sy'n aros - ar hyn o bryd mae oddeutu 27,000 eiddo gwag yn y sector preifat a 1,400 yn y sector cymdeithasol yng Nghymru. Felly, a wnewch chi egluro pa gymorth pellach y byddwch yn ei roi i awdurdodau lleol ac asiantaethau eraill - landlordiaid cymdeithasol cofrestredig - i fynd ati i'w helpu i droi'r eiddo gwag hyn yn ôl yn gartrefi pwrpasol i'r rhai sydd eu hangen yn daer?
English: I wonder what role the Minister sees modular housing playing in meeting the needs within local authority areas. I was delighted to be able to join her only recently in Maes Glas in Ynysawdre to look at the Valleys to Coast initiative with modular housing, very much on that theme of houses for life that can be adapted and changed as the years go by. Now, that's being developed by a Port Talbot company, Wernick, who are new to this residential market but have a long pedigree within modular construction. And I just wonder how much more we can do to deal with those issues of quality, homes for life and meeting those massive supply needs that we have with different local authority areas, and building local jobs, I have to say, in Port Talbot and locally with me.
Welsh: Tybed pa rôl y mae'r Gweinidog yn gweld tai modiwlar yn ei chwarae yn diwallu anghenion o fewn ardaloedd awdurdodau lleol? Roeddwn yn falch iawn o allu ymuno â hi yn ddiweddar ym Maes Glas yn Ynysawdre i edrych ar fenter Cymoedd i'r Arfordir gyda thai modiwlar ar y thema honno o dai am oes y gellir eu haddasu a'u newid wrth i'r blynyddoedd fynd heibio. Nawr, mae'r gwaith hwnnw'n cael ei ddatblygu gan gwmni o Bort Talbot, Wernick, sy'n newydd i'r farchnad breswyl hon ond sydd â hanes hir ym maes adeiladu modiwlar. A tybed faint yn fwy y gallwn ei wneud i fynd i'r afael â'r materion sy'n ymwneud ag ansawdd, cartrefi am oes a bodloni'r anghenion cyflenwi enfawr sydd gennym gyda gwahanol ardaloedd awdurdodau lleol, ac adeiladu swyddi lleol, rhaid dweud, ym Mhort Talbot ac yn lleol gyda mi.
English: Sustainable development is at the heart of the planning system. 'Planning Policy Wales' is clear that environmental issues have parity with social, economic and cultural considerations and, together with technical advice and supporting guidance, provides comprehensive coverage on environmental considerations in the planning system.
Welsh: Mae datblygu cynaliadwy'n ganolog i'r system gynllunio. Mae 'Polisi Cynllunio Cymru' yn datgan yn glir fod materion amgylcheddol yr un mor bwysig ag ystyriaethau cymdeithasol, economaidd a diwylliannol, ac ynghyd â chyngor technegol a chanllawiau ategol, mae'n rhoi sylw cynhwysfawr i ystyriaethau amgylcheddol yn y system gynllunio.
English: Thank you for that response, because that's the theory, but I think the practice is slightly different, because as the First Minister made clear in relation to his decision on the M4 that the weighting that he has given to environmental considerations is different to the weighting given to those considerations by the Planning Inspectorate, I think that does highlight an inconsistency, and an important inconsistency, within the system. One does question how many other decisions would have been different if the Planning Inspectorate had given the same weighting to environmental considerations as the First Minister and the Government clearly do now. So, how do you intend to amend or correct the incorrect perception of the Planning Inspectorate of the weighting that should be given to environmental considerations, particularly given the declaration of a climate emergency?
Welsh: Diolch i chi am yr ateb, achos dyna yw'r theori, ond rwy'n credu bod y practis damaid bach yn wahanol, oherwydd gan fod y Prif Weinidog wedi dweud yn glir mewn perthynas â'i benderfyniad ynglŷn â'r M4 fod y pwysau mae e wedi'i roi ar ystyriaethau amgylcheddol yn wahanol i'r pwysau roddwyd ar yr ystyriaethau hynny gan yr Arolygiaeth Gynllunio, dwi'n meddwl bod hynny yn amlygu anghysondeb pwysig o fewn y gyfundrefn, ac mae rhywun yn cwestiynu faint o benderfyniadau eraill fyddai wedi bod yn wahanol petai'r arolygydd cynllunio efallai wedi rhoi yr un pwys ar ffactorau amgylcheddol ag yn amlwg y mae'r Prif Weinidog a'r Llywodraeth yn ei wneud erbyn hyn. Felly, sut ydych chi'n bwriadu diwygio neu gywiro canfyddiad anghywir, os caf i ddweud, yr Arolygiaeth Gynllunio ar y weighting sydd angen ei roi ar faterion amgylcheddol, yn enwedig, wrth gwrs, yn sgil datgan argyfwng hinsawdd?
English: I'm struggling to think of anything that the Minister could possibly add to that in a supplementary question. [ Laughter.] If I could just ask - . You mentioned in the middle of your speech there, Minister, the need to build houses for the future. I've had correspondence with one of my constituents - . I don't want to go into the individual planning applications, but the local authority has turned down a modern eco house - or is in the process of doing that - on the basis that the land within which it's being built also contains a derelict building that they say should be done up first. My constituents have raised a valid point, which is, surely, now that we've got the climate change emergency and we're talking about environmental concerns - is there a need to overhaul planning guidance to local authorities so that the climate emergency and the need for environmental concerns are factored into it at a far greater level, so that, if someone does want to build an eco-friendly house, then surely that should be pushed a little bit higher up the agenda so that we are getting homes that are more helping with the decarbonising agenda?
Welsh: Rwy'n ei chael yn anodd meddwl am unrhyw beth y gallai'r Gweinidog ei ychwanegu at hynny mewn cwestiwn atodol. [ Chwerthin.] Os caf fi ofyn - . Roeddech yn sôn yn eich araith yn awr, Weinidog, fod angen adeiladu tai ar gyfer y dyfodol. Rwyf wedi bod yn gohebu ag un o fy etholwyr - . Nid wyf eisiau trafod y ceisiadau cynllunio unigol, ond mae'r awdurdod lleol wedi gwrthod tŷ eco modern - neu mae yn y broses o wneud hynny - ar y sail fod y tir y mae'n cael ei adeiladu arno hefyd yn cynnwys adeilad adfeiliedig y dylid ei adnewyddu yn gyntaf, yn ôl yr awdurdod. Mae fy etholwyr wedi codi pwynt dilys, sef, yn awr fod gennym argyfwng newid hinsawdd a'n bod yn siarad am bryderon amgylcheddol - a oes angen ailwampio canllawiau cynllunio i awdurdodau lleol fel bod yr argyfwng hinsawdd a'r angen i fynd i'r afael â materion amgylcheddol yn cael eu cynnwys ar lefel lawer uwch, ac felly, os oes rhywun eisiau adeiladu tŷ eco-gyfeillgar, oni ddylai hynny gael ei wthio fymryn yn uwch ar yr agenda fel bod gennym gartrefi sy'n helpu mwy gyda'r agenda ddatgarboneiddio?
English: Not only for humans but for animals as well, please. Apart from acting as boundaries and keeping animals inside fields, the hedgerow is an important habitat for a wide variety of animals and plants. As woodlands have been destroyed over the years, a lot of wildlife in them has adapted to living underneath hedgerows and in hedgerows. Will the Minister ensure that, for planning rules, they give due regard to the protection of both the urban and the rural wildlife by conserving and creating the habitats that sustain these creatures?
Welsh: Nid yn unig ar gyfer pobl ond ar gyfer anifeiliaid hefyd, os gwelwch yn dda. Ar wahân i weithredu fel ffiniau a chadw anifeiliaid y tu mewn i gaeau, mae'r gwrychoedd yn gynefin pwysig i amrywiaeth eang o anifeiliaid a phlanhigion. Wrth i goetiroedd gael eu dinistrio dros y blynyddoedd, mae llawer o'r bywyd gwyllt ynddynt wedi addasu i fyw o dan berthi ac mewn gwrychoedd. A wnaiff y Gweinidog sicrhau, mewn perthynas â rheolau cynllunio, eu bod yn rhoi sylw dyledus i ddiogelu bywyd gwyllt y trefi a'r ardaloedd gwledig drwy warchod a chreu'r cynefinoedd sy'n cynnal y creaduriaid hyn?
English: Yes. I think that's a very valid point, and, as each local development plan goes through, those are the sorts of considerations that the planners and the councillors in each local area should be giving to the preservation of their local landscape. My colleague the Minister for environment has recently been consulting widely on the protection of countryside - things such as hedgerows - and we will certainly be taking that into account.
Welsh: Ie. Credaf fod hwnnw'n bwynt dilys iawn, ac wrth i bob cynllun datblygu lleol gael ei gyflwyno, dyna'r mathau o bethau y dylai'r cynllunwyr a'r cynghorwyr ym mhob ardal leol fod yn eu hystyried er mwyn diogelu eu tirwedd leol. Yn ddiweddar, bu fy nghyd-Aelod, Gweinidog yr amgylchedd, yn ymgynghori'n eang ar ddiogelu cefn gwlad - pethau fel gwrychoedd - a byddwn yn sicr yn ystyried hynny.
English: Certainly. Developments of national significance is a specific process where defined categories of infrastructure planning applications are made to the Welsh Ministers rather than local planning authorities. Since the process was introduced in 2016, four such applications have been made and were determined within the statutory time frame.
Welsh: Yn sicr. Mae datblygiadau o arwyddocâd cenedlaethol yn broses benodol lle caiff categorïau diffiniedig o geisiadau cynllunio seilwaith eu cyflwyno i Weinidogion Cymru yn hytrach nag i awdurdodau cynllunio lleol. Ers i'r broses gael ei chyflwyno yn 2016, mae pedwar cais o'r fath wedi'u cyflwyno a'u penderfynu o fewn y terfyn amser statudol.
English: Thank you for your answer, Minister. There is an impending large-scale incinerator application proposal at Buttington Quarry in Powys, which has prompted me to look at the relevant planning guidance. Now, I was quite surprised to see this proposal because it is in a particular site where there's no other large industry at that rural location. When the application is submitted, the scale of it means that it will be decided under the developments of national significance process. Can I ask you to look at national waste strategy as a whole to ensure that waste is dealt with strategically for Wales's needs, and also in the most environmentally conscious way possible? I think the Welsh Government needs to take some time to consider whether the current processes and rules surrounding large-scale incinerator applications are fit for purpose, and, in doing so, develop a national plan. Having noted the lack of a national plan myself, I certainly feel that a moratorium on all applications for incinerators should be put in place when a full and detailed review is carried out ahead of a plan being developed.
Welsh: Diolch i chi am eich ateb, Weinidog. Mae cynnig yn yr arfaeth i wneud cais am losgydd mawr yn chwarel Tal-y-bont ym Mhowys, sydd wedi fy ysgogi i edrych ar y canllawiau cynllunio perthnasol. Nawr, cefais fy synnu braidd o weld y cynnig hwn oherwydd ei fod mewn safle penodol lle nad oes unrhyw ddiwydiant mawr arall yn yr ardal wledig honno. Pan fydd y cais yn cael ei gyflwyno, mae ei faint yn golygu y bydd yn cael ei benderfynu o dan broses y datblygiadau o arwyddocâd cenedlaethol. A gaf fi ofyn i chi edrych ar y strategaeth wastraff genedlaethol yn ei chyfanrwydd i sicrhau bod gwastraff yn cael ei drin yn strategol ar gyfer anghenion Cymru, a hefyd yn y ffordd fwyaf amgylcheddol ymwybodol sy'n bosibl? Rwy'n credu bod angen i Lywodraeth Cymru roi rhywfaint o amser i ystyried a yw'r prosesau a'r rheolau cyfredol sy'n ymwneud â cheisiadau am losgyddion mawr yn addas i'r diben, a datblygu cynllun cenedlaethol drwy wneud hynny. Ar ôl sylwi ar ddiffyg cynllun cenedlaethol fy hun, rwy'n sicr yn teimlo y dylid rhoi moratoriwm ar bob cais am losgyddion a chynnal adolygiad llawn a manwl cyn i gynllun gael ei ddatblygu.
English: I'm not going to comment on the individual application; I don't know anything about it, anyway. As far as I'm aware, it's not being done under the developments of national significance route, but if it is, it is. I'm not aware of it, so I'm not going to comment on that. My colleague Hannah Blythyn is actually undertaking a review of our 'Towards Zero Waste' strategy with a view to looking again at the circular economy in Wales. And, in her debate response only last week, she talked about the work that we're going to be doing towards that. Certainly, the end disposal of any waste that's remaining will be part of that relook. Obviously, a circular economy wouldn't have any waste in it and so there'd be a falling need for end-of-life disposal of that sort. So, we will be looking again at our 'Towards Zero Waste' policy, with a view to implementing as much of a circular economy in Wales as possible.
Welsh: Nid wyf am wneud sylwadau ar y cais unigol; nid wyf yn gwybod unrhyw beth amdano beth bynnag. Hyd y gwn i, nid yw'n cael ei wneud o dan y drefn ar gyfer datblygiadau o arwyddocâd cenedlaethol, ond efallai ei fod. Nid wyf yn ymwybodol ohono, felly nid wyf am wneud sylwadau ar hynny. Mae fy nghyd-Aelod, Hannah Blythyn, yn cynnal adolygiad o'n strategaeth 'Tuag at Ddyfodol Diwastraff', gyda'r bwriad o ailedrych ar yr economi gylchol yng Nghymru. Ac yn ei dadl yr wythnos diwethaf, soniodd am y gwaith y byddwn yn ei wneud tuag at hynny. Yn sicr, bydd gwaredu unrhyw wastraff diwedd oes yn rhan o'r ailystyriaeth honno. Yn amlwg, ni fyddai gan economi gylchol unrhyw wastraff ynddi ac felly byddai llai a llai o angen gwaredu gwastraff terfynol o'r math hwnnw. Felly, byddwn yn ailedrych ar ein polisi 'Tuag at Ddyfodol Diwastraff', gyda'r bwriad o weithredu cymaint o economi gylchol yng Nghymru ag sy'n bosibl.
English: The rapid delivery of housing adaptations is key to helping people stay independent in their own home. We are working with colleagues in the health services, local authorities and the voluntary sector to tackle the complexity that can sometimes hamper speedy adaptations.
Welsh: Mae darparu addasiadau i dai yn gyflym yn allweddol i helpu pobl i aros yn annibynnol yn eu cartrefi eu hunain. Rydym yn gweithio gyda chydweithwyr yn y gwasanaethau iechyd, awdurdodau lleol a'r sector gwirfoddol i fynd i'r afael â'r cymhlethdod sy'n gallu rhwystro addasiadau cyflym weithiau.
English: Thank you, Minister, and, in some ways, this question follows on from the earlier question from Rhun, and you mentioned earlier that we both have just come from an event organised by the Royal College of Occupational Therapists, and they were talking about this very issue. I won't repeat what you and others have already said about the benefits of adaptations, but we all face the challenge of delivering those adaptations in good time, and the royal college are recommending a categorised approach to adaptation work focused on person-centred outcomes, driven by the level of complexity of each person's needs. So, can I therefore ask you: do you broadly endorse the guide to planning and delivering home adaptations differently in Wales from the royal college? And can you tell me whether you'll be working with them to see how the recommendations in their report can be effectively delivered?
Welsh: Diolch i chi, Weinidog, ac mewn rhai ffyrdd, mae'r cwestiwn hwn yn dilyn y cwestiwn cynharach gan Rhun, a soniasoch yn gynharach ein bod newydd ddod o ddigwyddiad a drefnwyd gan Goleg Brenhinol y Therapyddion Galwedigaethol, a'u bod yn siarad am yr union fater hwn. Ni wnaf ailadrodd yr hyn rydych chi ac eraill eisoes wedi'i ddweud am fanteision addasiadau, ond rydym i gyd yn wynebu'r her o ddarparu'r addasiadau hynny mewn da bryd, ac mae'r coleg brenhinol yn argymell dull o gategoreiddio gwaith addasu sy'n canolbwyntio ar ganlyniadau i'r unigolyn, wedi'u hysgogi gan lefel cymhlethdod anghenion pob unigolyn. Felly, a gaf fi ofyn i chi: a ydych yn cymeradwyo'r canllawiau i gynllunio a darparu addasiadau cartrefi mewn modd gwahanol yng Nghymru i'r coleg brenhinol? Ac a allwch ddweud wrthyf a fyddwch yn gweithio gyda hwy i weld sut y gellir cyflawni'r argymhellion yn eu hadroddiad yn effeithiol?
English: The next item, therefore, is topical questions. The first question is for the education Minister and the question is to be asked by Bethan Sayed.
Welsh: Yr eitem nesaf, felly, yw'r cwestiynau amserol. Mae'r cwestiwn cyntaf i'r Gweinidog Addysg ac mae'r cwestiwn yn cael ei ofyn gan Bethan Sayed.
English: I met with the chair of the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales yesterday for confirmation that the council is engaging with the university and monitoring its financial position in accordance with the council's regulatory and financial responsibilities. The university, as an independent, autonomous institution, made a public statement about the delayed publication and confirmed it has no bearing on its financial well-being or performance.
Welsh: Cyfarfûm â chadeirydd Cyngor Cyllido Addysg Uwch Cymru ddoe i gael cadarnhad fod y cyngor yn ymgysylltu â'r brifysgol ac yn monitro eu sefyllfa ariannol yn unol â chyfrifoldebau rheoleiddio ac ariannol y cyngor. Gwnaeth y brifysgol, fel sefydliad annibynnol, ymreolaethol, ddatganiad cyhoeddus am yr oedi cyn cyhoeddi gan gadarnhau nad yw'n effeithio ar eu perfformiad na'u lles ariannol.
English: Of course I'm aware of the situation at Swansea University and am monitoring the situation and have had regular updates from HEFCW. In my meeting with the chair of the higher education funding council yesterday, I asked a direct question as to whether he and the council had any concerns around the processes that had been employed by Swansea University in dealing with the disciplinary cases that we are all aware of, and the chair confirmed to me that they had no concerns regarding the processes undertaken by Swansea University. I take the chair's word for it when he tells me that. With regard to a wider governance review of the entirety of the higher education sector, I'm sure the Member is aware of the contents of my remit letter to HEFCW this year, which calls upon them to undertake such a review. That work has already begun, and we will look to work with HEFCW and our institutions in Wales to see that that review strengthens corporate governance in the sector, ahead of, of course, our wider set of post-compulsory education and training reforms where we will look to abolish HEFCW and establish a new commission that will have a regulatory and a governance role, not only for higher education, but also for further education and, indeed, all providers of post-compulsory education in our nation.
Welsh: Wrth gwrs, rwy'n ymwybodol o'r sefyllfa ym Mhrifysgol Abertawe ac rwy'n monitro'r sefyllfa ac rwyf wedi cael diweddariadau rheolaidd gan CCAUC. Yn fy nghyfarfod â chadeirydd y cyngor cyllido addysg uwch ddoe, gofynnais gwestiwn uniongyrchol ynglŷn ag a oedd ganddo ef a'r cyngor unrhyw bryderon ynghylch y prosesau a ddilynwyd gan Brifysgol Abertawe wrth ymdrin â'r achosion disgyblu y mae pob un ohonom yn ymwybodol ohonynt, a chadarnhaodd y cadeirydd wrthyf nad oedd ganddynt unrhyw bryderon ynghylch y prosesau a ddilynwyd gan Brifysgol Abertawe. Rwy'n derbyn gair y cadeirydd pan ddywed hynny wrthyf. O ran adolygiad llywodraethu ehangach o'r sector addysg uwch yn ei gyfanrwydd, rwy'n siŵr fod yr Aelod yn ymwybodol o gynnwys fy llythyr cylch gwaith i CCAUC eleni, sy'n galw arnynt i gynnal adolygiad o'r fath. Mae'r gwaith hwnnw eisoes wedi dechrau, ac rydym yn bwriadu gweithio gyda CCAUC a'n sefydliadau yng Nghymru i sicrhau bod yr adolygiad hwnnw'n cryfhau llywodraethu corfforaethol yn y sector, cyn ein set ehangach o ddiwygiadau i addysg ôl-orfodol a hyfforddiant wrth gwrs, lle byddwn yn diddymu CCAUC ac yn sefydlu comisiwn newydd ag iddo rôl reoleiddio a llywodraethu, nid yn unig ar gyfer addysg uwch, ond hefyd ar gyfer addysg bellach, ac yn wir, pob darparwr addysg ôl-orfodol yn ein gwlad.
English: Thank you, Minister. The next question is to be answered by the Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport, and the question is from Andrew R.T. Davies.
Welsh: Diolch i'r Gweinidog. Mae'r cwestiwn nesaf i'w ateb gan Ddirprwy Weinidog yr Economi a Thrafnidiaeth, ac mae'r cwestiwn gan Andrew R.T. Davies.
English: Well, Llywydd, this is clearly very disappointing news for the company and its workforce, and our thoughts are with the families and the employees at this difficult time. Welsh Government officials spoke to the business yesterday and are ready to support all affected staff through our Working Wales programmes, Jobcentre Plus, and the citizens advice bureau.
Welsh: Wel, Lywydd, mae hwn yn amlwg yn newyddion siomedig iawn i'r cwmni a'i weithlu, ac rydym yn cydymdeimlo â'r teuluoedd a'r gweithwyr yn ystod y cyfnod anodd hwn. Siaradodd swyddogion Llywodraeth Cymru â'r busnes ddoe ac maent yn barod i gefnogi'r holl staff yr effeithir arnynt drwy ein rhaglenni Cymru'n Gweithio, y Ganolfan Byd Gwaith, a'r ganolfan cyngor ar bopeth.