English: For more than a century, Welsh coal powered the world. From Trehafod up to Maerdy, Trebanog over to Treherbert, men and women worked their fingers to the bone to make this country rich. We're proud of the contribution our forefathers made in Rhondda, alongside our neighbours, as part of the wider south Wales coalfields area. This is in stark contrast to successive UK Tory Governments, who have time and time again made conscious, deliberate political decisions that have - and still do - significantly impacted the lives of my constituents in Rhondda. Last year, we witnessed dramatic scenes in Tylorstown and Wattstown, with landslides at former coal tips. It's clear that the defences that were put in place before climate change are not going to be good enough for the future. Without meaningful intervention, we will see this replicated at coal tips right across Wales, putting our communities in harm's way. I know the Welsh Government has found money over this short term to be putting this problem right, and ambitious plans are in place to get a coal tip safety Act for Wales on the statute book. But we need a co-operated long-term remediation, reclamation and repurposing programme with the UK Government to address this issue. This, no doubt, should be a shared challenge. Forty per cent of all UK coal tips are located in Wales. It's frustrating that we have had to fight the Tory Government every step of the way to get the money we need and deserve, but it isn't a surprise. We only need to listen to the statements made by the First Minister and economy Minister earlier today to know that Wales is too often an afterthought to the Tory Government. The spending review provides an opportunity for the UK Government to put this right. I urge my colleagues across the Chamber today to support the original motion to ensure we finally see positive action, not just words, from the UK Government.
Welsh: Am dros ganrif, roedd glo Cymru'n pweru'r byd. O Drehafod hyd at Faerdy, Trebanog draw i Dreherbert, gweithiodd dynion a menywod eu bysedd at yr asgwrn i wneud y wlad hon yn gyfoethog. Rydym yn falch o'r cyfraniad a wnaeth ein cyndadau yn y Rhondda, ochr yn ochr â'n cymdogion, fel rhan o ardal ehangach meysydd glo de Cymru. Mae hyn yn gwbl groes i Lywodraethau Torïaidd olynol y DU, sydd dro ar ôl tro wedi gwneud penderfyniadau gwleidyddol ymwybodol, bwriadol sydd wedi - ac sy'n dal i - effeithio'n sylweddol ar fywydau fy etholwyr yn Rhondda. Y llynedd, gwelsom olygfeydd brawychus yn Nhylorstown a Wattstown, gyda thirlithriadau mewn hen domenni glo. Mae'n amlwg nad yw'r amddiffynfeydd a roddwyd ar waith cyn newid hinsawdd yn mynd i fod yn ddigon da ar gyfer y dyfodol. Heb ymyrraeth ystyrlon, byddwn yn gweld hyn yn digwydd i domenni glo eraill ledled Cymru, gan roi ein cymunedau mewn perygl. Rwy'n gwybod bod Llywodraeth Cymru wedi dod o hyd i arian dros y tymor byr hwn i unioni'r broblem hon, ac mae cynlluniau uchelgeisiol ar waith i fod â Deddf diogelwch tomenni glo i Gymru ar y llyfr statud. Ond mae angen rhaglen liniaru, adfer ac addasu at ddibenion gwahanol hirdymor arnom wedi'i chydweithredu gyda Llywodraeth y DU i fynd i'r afael â'r mater hwn. Dylai hyn, mae'n siŵr, fod yn her a rennir. Mae pedwar deg y cant o holl domenni glo'r DU wedi'u lleoli yng Nghymru. Mae'n rhwystredig ein bod wedi gorfod ymladd y Llywodraeth Dorïaidd bob cam o'r ffordd i gael yr arian yr ydym ei angen ac yn ei haeddu, ond nid yw'n syndod. Nid oes ond angen i ni wrando ar y datganiadau a wnaed gan y Prif Weinidog a Gweinidog yr Economi yn gynharach heddiw i wybod bod Cymru'n rhy aml yn ôl-ystyriaeth i'r Llywodraeth Dorïaidd. Mae'r adolygiad o wariant yn rhoi cyfle i Lywodraeth y DU unioni hyn. Rwy'n annog fy nghyd-Aelodau ar draws y Siambr heddiw i gefnogi'r cynnig gwreiddiol i sicrhau ein bod o'r diwedd yn gweld camau cadarnhaol, nid geiriau yn unig, gan Lywodraeth y DU.