English: Diolch. Thank you, Minister, for your statement today. Frankly, I have to be honest, when I first read it, I thought I'd picked up the wrong document, because it read rather more like a party political broadcast by the Welsh Labour Party. We have devolution, we've had this for 22 years now, and, I'm afraid, to keep pointing the finger of blame on the UK Government for what is a global crisis is not what my constituents in Aberconwy want to hear. Your original target was to completely eradicate fuel poverty in all households by 2018, yet recent estimates show that 155,000 households are living in fuel poverty, 12 per cent of households here in Wales, 20 per cent of households in the private sector living in fuel poverty, and 9 per cent in the social housing sector. If these targets had not been missed, quite simply, the people of Wales would not be facing as severe a crisis as they are today. I do acknowledge that the Welsh Government has been driving forward some improvements to energy efficiency, but that is now turning into a bit of a nightmare, isn't it, for you as a Government? Arbed has seen residents in a number of villages in Gwynedd experiencing issues with damp and green slime following works to their homes. Bridgend County Borough Council was recently forced to apologise to residents after issues such as the faulty sealing of windows, damp, mould and algae. Your key delivery mechanism, the Warm Homes programme, between 2011 and 2023, is now only expected to reach 79,000 homes. So, will you consider, Minister, being proactive and amend the eligibility criteria for support, so that all 155,000 of those living in fuel poverty can actually see some benefit? The total cost of decarbonising housing stock based on Welsh School of Architecture estimates is circa £15 billion, of which more than £10 billion is for the social housing stock and for homes in fuel poverty. Capital funding under the residential decarb and quality budget expenditure line is £72 million for 2022-23, increasing to £92 million for both schemes in 2023-24 and 2024-25. On that basis, it could take the Welsh Government over 160 years to invest all the money needed to decarbonise all housing stock. So, tell us, in a meaningful way, how are you going to put the foot on the accelerator? You claim to want a progressive tax system. However, a 10 per cent windfall tax, which has been proposed, would likely raise much less than is being claimed, and, depending on companies' behavioural response, may actually reduce tax revenues. So, I do hope, Minister, that you will acknowledge that the current tax rate charged on oil and gas profits is already more than double the rate charged on profits in most other sectors of the economy. We the Welsh Conservatives will not support any more taxation placed on our hard-working families by your Government. There are limited levers the UK Government does have to deal - [ Interruption. ] I know you don't like hearing it, but it has to be said. [ Interruption.]
Welsh: Diolch, Weinidog, am eich datganiad heddiw. A dweud y gwir, mae'n rhaid i mi fod yn onest, pan ddarllenais y ddogfen gyntaf, roeddwn i'n meddwl fy mod wedi codi'r ddogfen anghywir, oherwydd yr oedd yn darllen braidd yn debycach i ddarllediad gwleidyddol pleidiol gan Blaid Lafur Cymru. Mae gennym ni ddatganoli, rydyn ni wedi bod â hyn ers 22 mlynedd bellach, ac, mae arnaf i ofn, mae dal i bwyntio bys ar Lywodraeth y DU am yr hyn sy'n argyfwng byd-eang yn rhywbeth nad yw fy etholwyr yn Aberconwy am ei glywed. Eich targed gwreiddiol oedd dileu tlodi tanwydd yn llwyr ym mhob aelwyd erbyn 2018, ac eto mae amcangyfrifon diweddar yn dangos bod 155,000 o aelwydydd yn byw mewn tlodi tanwydd, 12 y cant o aelwydydd yma yng Nghymru, 20 y cant o aelwydydd yn y sector preifat yn byw mewn tlodi tanwydd, a 9 y cant yn y sector tai cymdeithasol. Pe na bai'r targedau hyn wedi'u methu, yn syml iawn, ni fyddai pobl Cymru yn wynebu argyfwng mor ddifrifol ag y maen nhw heddiw. Rwyf yn cydnabod bod Llywodraeth Cymru wedi bod yn bwrw ymlaen â rhai gwelliannau i effeithlonrwydd ynni, ond mae hynny bellach yn troi'n dipyn o hunllef, on'd ydy, i chi fel Llywodraeth? Mae Arbed wedi gweld trigolion mewn nifer o bentrefi yng Ngwynedd yn cael problemau gyda lleithder a llaid gwyrdd yn dilyn gwaith i'w cartrefi. Yn ddiweddar, gorfodwyd Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr i ymddiheuro i drigolion ar ôl problemau fel selio ffenestri ddiffygiol, lleithder, llwydni ac algâu. Mae disgwyl i'ch dull cyflawni allweddol, y rhaglen Cartrefi Cynnes, rhwng 2011 a 2023, gyrraedd 79,000 o gartrefi yn unig. Felly, a fyddwch chi'n ystyried, Gweinidog, bod yn rhagweithiol a diwygio'r meini prawf cymhwysedd ar gyfer cymorth, fel y gall pob un o'r 155,000 o'r rhai sy'n byw mewn tlodi tanwydd weld rhywfaint o fudd mewn gwirionedd? Cyfanswm cost datgarboneiddio stoc tai yn seiliedig ar amcangyfrifon Ysgol Pensaernïaeth Cymru yw tua £15 biliwn, ac mae mwy na £10 biliwn ohono ar gyfer y stoc tai cymdeithasol ac ar gyfer cartrefi mewn tlodi tanwydd. Mae cyllid cyfalaf o dan y llinell wariant ar y gyllideb breswyl a'r gyllideb ansawdd yn £72 miliwn ar gyfer 2022-23, gan gynyddu i £92 miliwn ar gyfer y ddau gynllun yn 2023-24 a 2024-25. Ar y sail honno, gallai gymryd dros 160 mlynedd i Lywodraeth Cymru fuddsoddi'r holl arian sydd ei angen i ddatgarboneiddio'r holl stoc tai. Felly, dywedwch wrthym ni, mewn ffordd ystyrlon, sut ydych chi'n mynd i gyflymu pethau? Rydych chi'n honni eich bod am gael system dreth flaengar. Fodd bynnag, byddai treth ffawdelw o 10 y cant, sydd wedi cael ei chynnig, yn debygol o godi llawer llai nag sy'n cael ei hawlio, ac, yn dibynnu ar ymateb ymddygiadol cwmnïau, gall leihau refeniw treth mewn gwirionedd. Felly, rwyf i'n gobeithio, Gweinidog, y byddwch chi'n cydnabod bod y gyfradd dreth bresennol a godir ar elw olew a nwy eisoes yn fwy na dwbl y gyfradd a godir ar elw yn rhan fwyaf o sectorau eraill yr economi. Ni fydd y Ceidwadwyr Cymreig yn cefnogi mwy o drethiant yn cael ei roi ar ein teuluoedd sy'n gweithio'n galed gan eich Llywodraeth. Mae ychydig o ysgogiadau y mae'n rhaid i Lywodraeth y DU ymdrin â nhw - [ Torri ar draws.] Rwy'n gwybod nad ydych chi'n hoffi ei glywed, ond mae'n rhaid dweud hynny. [ Torri ar draws.]