English: I'd like to thank the Finance Committee for their report. Over the past two decades, Wales has been the beneficiary of billions of pounds of EU funding, and we are currently receiving nearly £700 million a year. With the UK due to leave the EU in March next year, it is vital that we secure funding from the UK Government that is equal to or greater than the level of funding we receive from the EU. The UK pays around £13 billion per annum to the EU, and money is then returned to the UK to pay for the common agricultural policy and structural funds. When Wales received Objective 1 funding in 1999, it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to improve the economy of large parts of Wales. But still, west Wales and the Valleys remain one of the poorest parts of the UK. Therefore, tackling this inequality, post Brexit, is of paramount importance. In 2014, Wales once again qualified for the highest level of structural funds as a lesser developed region, and this concerns me. While EU funding has delivered many improvements to Wales, it hasn't transformed our economy. Wales remains the poorest part of the UK, and one of the poorest regions in Europe. Post Brexit, we have the opportunity to develop funding programmes that meet the needs of Wales. Structural funds can be developed and designed to meet the needs of Wales. Agri-funding schemes can be developed that benefit Wales's environment and our farmers. In order to achieve this, we must ensure that Wales continues to get the same level of funding. I therefore welcome the committee's first recommendation to ensure that Wales is not a penny worse off post Brexit. In fact, I support all the committee's recommendations. The UK Government's shared prosperity fund must work for Wales, and funds destined for Wales decided upon by this institution. Whatever system the UK Government comes up with for replacing EU funding programmes, it must not be used as a way of circumventing devolution. Devolution is here to stay, and we must send out a clear message that this institution is responsible for funding decisions affecting Wales. I am pleased that the Welsh Government have accepted all the committee's recommendations, and by us supporting the motion before us today, we will be sending a clear signal to the UK Government: guarantee the funding and allow us to decide on how best to spend it.
Welsh: Hoffwn ddiolch i'r Pwyllgor Cyllid am eu hadroddiad. Dros y ddau ddegawd diwethaf, mae Cymru wedi derbyn biliynau o bunnoedd o gyllid yr UE, ac rydym ar hyn o bryd yn derbyn bron i £700 miliwn y flwyddyn. Gyda'r DU i adael yr UE ym mis Mawrth y flwyddyn nesaf, mae'n hanfodol ein bod yn cael arian gan Lywodraeth y DU sydd yr un faint neu'n fwy na lefel yr arian a gawn gan yr UE. Mae'r DU yn talu tua £13 biliwn y flwyddyn i'r UE, a daw arian yn ôl i'r DU wedyn i dalu am y polisi amaethyddol cyffredin a'r cronfeydd strwythurol. Pan gafodd Cymru arian Amcan 1 yn 1999, roedd yn gyfle unwaith mewn oes i wella economi rhannau helaeth o Gymru. Ond er hynny, gorllewin Cymru a'r Cymoedd yw un o rannau tlotaf y DU o hyd. Felly, mae mynd i'r afael â'r anghydraddoldeb hwn, ar ôl Brexit, yn hollbwysig. Yn 2014, roedd Cymru unwaith eto'n gymwys ar gyfer y lefel uchaf o gronfeydd strwythurol fel rhanbarth llai datblygedig, ac mae hyn yn destun pryder i mi. Er bod arian yr UE wedi cyflawni llawer o welliannau i Gymru, nid yw wedi trawsnewid ein heconomi. Cymru yw'r rhan dlotaf o'r DU o hyd, ac un o'r rhanbarthau tlotaf yn Ewrop. Ar ôl Brexit, mae cyfle gennym i ddatblygu rhaglenni ariannu sy'n ateb anghenion Cymru. Gellir datblygu a chynllunio cronfeydd strwythurol i ddiwallu anghenion Cymru. Gellir datblygu cynlluniau ariannu amaeth a all fod o fudd i amgylchedd Cymru ac i'n ffermwyr. Er mwyn cyflawni hyn, rhaid inni sicrhau bod Cymru'n parhau i gael yr un lefel o gyllid. Felly croesawaf argymhelliad cyntaf y pwyllgor i sicrhau nad yw Cymru geiniog ar ei cholled ar ôl Brexit. Yn wir, rwy'n cefnogi pob un o argymhellion y pwyllgor. Rhaid i gronfa ffyniant gyffredin Llywodraeth y DU weithio i Gymru, a'r sefydliad hwn a ddylai benderfynu ar yr arian sy'n dod i Gymru. Pa system bynnag y bydd Llywodraeth y DU yn ei dewis yn lle rhaglenni cyllid yr UE, rhaid peidio â'i defnyddio fel ffordd o osgoi rhoi gormod o ddatganoli. Mae datganoli yma i aros, a rhaid inni gyfleu neges glir mai'r sefydliad hwn sy'n gyfrifol am benderfyniadau ariannu sy'n effeithio ar Gymru. Rwy'n falch fod Llywodraeth Cymru wedi derbyn holl argymhellion y pwyllgor, a thrwy ein bod yn cefnogi'r cynnig sydd ger ein bron heddiw, byddwn yn anfon neges glir i Lywodraeth y DU: gwarantwch y cyllid a chaniatewch i ni benderfynu ar y ffordd orau i'w wario.