English: Can I thank the Minister for his statement this afternoon and for, also, the additional support that he has announced to support businesses here in Wales? I do appreciate, Minister, as well, in your statement, your welcoming of the various schemes that the Chancellor has announced to support businesses across the United Kingdom. I'm sure that you will also agree with me, Minister, that measures such as the job support scheme will give employers the breathing space that they need to protect employees' jobs whilst navigating what is likely to be, as you have said, Minister, a very difficult winter. A subject to further protect businesses by extending loan deadlines and deferring VAT for tourism and hospitality sectors I think will also provide welcome benefit to many businesses here in Wales. Turning to your statement, Minister, it's been my view that the funding that was provided by the UK Government to the Welsh Government should be allocated directly to businesses sooner rather than later to prevent businesses falling through the gap. I do appreciate that the Welsh Government has sought to mitigate some of the gaps and tailor certain policies with policies that have been brought forward by the UK Government. As of last month, I think I'm right to say - you will correct me if I'm wrong on this, but - only half of the £500 million from the economic resilience fund had actually been distributed. So, it would be useful to have a breakdown of that £500 million allocation: what was spent on phase 1 and phase 2, what was left over from phase 2, and how much, if anything, you expect to be left over at the end of phase 3. I also welcome the news that £60 million will be specifically for areas where lockdowns have been reimposed, because I think businesses, specially smaller businesses and SMEs, need clarity on how to access the funds. I think it's crucial that those funds get to those businesses as soon as possible. If the funding is there, then it should certainly be distributed as quickly as possible, and perhaps you could tell us more about how these particular funds will be getting to the right businesses in a timely manner. The Treasury announced that businesses in England that are required to shut because of local lockdowns will be able to claim £1,500 per property every three weeks. Now, I do appreciate that businesses are not required to close as part of local lockdown measures here, but that may be necessary, and also, effectively, some businesses are shut down by the restrictions in place. So, have you given any consideration to the introduction of a similar scheme here in Wales? I can see that wasn't mentioned in First Minister's questions and it wasn't mentioned in the statement, but I'm hoping that you might be able to give us some more information in that area. We do need some targeted economic support for communities and different business sectors that are most adversely affected by the pandemic, and I appreciate you've ring-fenced funding for the tourism and hospitality sector, but I do wonder if you've considered specific support for other specific sectors. I was a bit concerned - I've had some correspondence in regards to businesses being concerned that they have to, effectively, be unionised before receiving some funding. So, it would be helpful if you could perhaps allay some concerns of businesses in that regard, because, clearly, being part of a union is not always suitable for some businesses, employers or employees, and that would, obviously, disenfranchise quite a number of businesses across Wales. Finally, I wonder what consideration has been brought forward for a more comprehensive spending review of priorities, perhaps looking at other areas within your portfolio that are perhaps less essential during this particular period in order to redirect funds appropriately during the pandemic, and I wonder what spending considerations you've given over the recent months in that regard. Thank you, acting Presiding Officer.
Welsh: A gaf i ddiolch i'r Gweinidog am ei ddatganiad y prynhawn yma a hefyd am y gefnogaeth ychwanegol a gyhoeddodd ef i gefnogi busnesau yma yng Nghymru? Rwy'n gwerthfawrogi, Gweinidog, hefyd, yn eich datganiad, eich bod chi'n croesawu'r gwahanol gynlluniau a gyhoeddodd y Canghellor i gefnogi busnesau ledled y Deyrnas Unedig. Rwy'n siŵr y byddwch chi'n cytuno â mi hefyd, Gweinidog, y bydd mesurau fel y cynllun cefnogi swyddi yn rhoi'r cyfle sydd ei angen ar gyflogwyr i ddiogelu swyddi gweithwyr wrth inni ymlwybro trwy'r hyn sy'n debygol o fod, fel y dywedwch, Gweinidog, yn aeaf anodd iawn. Fe fydd rhywbeth i ddiogelu busnesau ymhellach, drwy ymestyn terfynau amser benthyciadau a gohirio TAW ar gyfer y sectorau twristiaeth a lletygarwch, yn fendith i'w chroesawu hefyd i lawer o fusnesau yma yng Nghymru. Gan droi at eich datganiad, Gweinidog, fy marn i yw y dylai'r cyllid a ddarparwyd gan Lywodraeth y DU i Lywodraeth Cymru gael ei ddyrannu'n uniongyrchol i fusnesau cyn gynted ag y bo modd er mwyn atal busnesau rhag syrthio rhwng dwy stôl. Rwy'n sylweddoli bod Llywodraeth Cymru wedi ceisio lliniaru rhai o'r bylchau a theilwra rhai polisïau drwy bolisïau a gyflwynodd Llywodraeth y DU. Ers y mis diwethaf, rwy'n credu fy mod yn iawn i ddweud - fe wnewch chi fy nghywiro i os ydw i'n anghywir, ond - dim ond hanner y £500 miliwn o'r gronfa cadernid economaidd a gafodd ei ddosbarthu mewn gwirionedd. Felly, peth da fyddai cael dadansoddiad o'r dyraniad hwnnw o £500 miliwn: yr hyn a wariwyd ar gam 1 a cham 2, yr hyn a oedd dros ben o gam 2, a faint, os o gwbl, yr ydych chi'n disgwyl ei weld dros ben ar ddiwedd cam 3. Rwy'n croesawu'r newyddion hefyd y bydd £60 miliwn ar gael yn benodol i ardaloedd sydd wedi gweld cyfnodau clo unwaith eto, oherwydd rwy'n credu bod angen eglurder ar fusnesau, yn enwedig y busnesau llai a busnesau bach a chanolig, ynghylch sut i gael gafael ar yr arian. Rwy'n credu ei bod yn hanfodol i'r arian hwn gyrraedd y busnesau hynny cyn gynted ag y bo modd. Os yw'r cyllid ar gael, yna fe ddylid ei ddosbarthu ar fyrder, yn sicr, ac efallai y gallech ddweud rhagor wrthym am sut y bydd yr arian penodol hwn yn cyrraedd y busnesau cywir mewn da bryd. Fe gyhoeddodd y Trysorlys y gall busnesau yn Lloegr, y mae'n ofynnol iddynt gau oherwydd cyfnodau clo lleol, hawlio £1,500 fesul safle bob tair wythnos. Nawr, rwy'n sylweddoli nad yw'n ofynnol i fusnesau gau fel rhan o fesurau cloi lleol yma, ond efallai y daw hynny'n angenrheidiol, a hefyd, i bob pwrpas, mae rhai busnesau yn cael eu cau gan y cyfyngiadau sydd ar waith. Felly, a ydych chi wedi ystyried cyflwyno cynllun tebyg yma yng Nghymru? Gallaf weld na soniwyd am hynny yng nghwestiynau'r Prif Weinidog ac ni soniwyd amdano yn y datganiad, ond rwy'n gobeithio y gwnewch chi roi rhagor o wybodaeth inni yn hynny o beth. Mae angen rhywfaint o gymorth economaidd wedi ei dargedu ar gymunedau a gwahanol sectorau o fusnes yr effeithir arnynt fwyaf oherwydd y pandemig, ac rwy'n sylweddoli eich bod wedi neilltuo cyllid ar gyfer y sector twristiaeth a lletygarwch, ond tybed a ydych chi wedi ystyried cymorth penodol i sectorau penodol eraill. Roeddwn i braidd yn ofidus - rwyf wedi cael rhywfaint o ohebiaeth ynglŷn â phryderon busnesau fod yn rhaid iddyn nhw, i bob pwrpas, berthyn i undeb llafur cyn iddyn nhw gael unrhyw arian. Felly, byddai'n ddefnyddiol pe gallech chi efallai dawelu rhai o bryderon busnesau yn hynny o beth, oherwydd, yn amlwg, nid yw bod yn rhan o undeb llafur bob amser yn addas i rai busnesau, cyflogwyr neu weithwyr, ac fe fyddai hynny, yn amlwg, yn difreinio cryn nifer o fusnesau ledled Cymru. Yn olaf, tybed pa ystyriaeth a gafodd ei rhoi i adolygiad gwariant mwy cynhwysfawr o flaenoriaethau, gan edrych ar feysydd eraill o fewn eich portffolio chi, efallai, nad ydyn nhw mor hanfodol yn ystod y cyfnod penodol hwn er mwyn ailgyfeirio arian mewn ffordd briodol yn ystod y pandemig, ac rwy'n meddwl tybed pa ystyriaethau o ran gwariant a wnaethoch chi dros y misoedd diwethaf yn hyn o beth. Diolch, Llywydd dros dro.