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English: I actually think the Cabinet Secretary has just answered my question as well, but let me just go through it anyway. You'll recall that I've previously raised the issue in this Chamber about the tourism industry in Wales, and our social and historical heritage - the industrial heritage particularly in constituencies like mine. And, so, I was pleased to learn about the Welsh Government's announcement last year that the tourism marketing campaign for 2017 would celebrate the Year of Legends. As part of that campaign, tourism providers are being encouraged to create or to theme products or experiences, as I understand it, using Welsh legends as the inspiration, including our historic heroes. In my view, one such hero is Dic Penderyn, one of the leaders of the Merthyr rising in 1831, and the funding made available to support the Year of Legends initiative could potentially support a campaign in my constituency to have something like a statue erected to commemorate Dic Penderyn. Now, the Welsh Government's statement in April refers to funding being made available through the regional tourism engagement fund and the tourism product innovation fund, but the websites are now showing that the funds for applications are now closed for 2016-17. So, can the Minister confirm that funds will still be available to support initiatives under the Year of Legends marketing campaign and advise on what the source of that funding might be?
Welsh: Rwy'n credu bod Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet newydd ateb fy nghwestiwn hefyd mewn gwirionedd, ond gadewch i mi ddweud fy mhwt beth bynnag. Byddwch yn cofio fy mod wedi crybwyll mater y diwydiant twristiaeth yng Nghymru yn y Siambr hon o'r blaen, ynghyd â'n treftadaeth gymdeithasol a hanesyddol - yn enwedig y dreftadaeth ddiwydiannol mewn etholaethau fel fy un i. Ac felly, roeddwn yn falch o glywed am gyhoeddiad Llywodraeth Cymru y llynedd a oedd yn datgan y byddai ymgyrch farchnata twristiaeth 2017 yn dathlu Blwyddyn y Chwedlau. Fel rhan o'r ymgyrch honno, annogir darparwyr twristiaeth i greu neu ddilyn thema ar gyfer cynnyrch neu brofiadau, yn ôl yr hyn a ddeallaf, gan ddefnyddio chwedlau Cymraeg fel ysbrydoliaeth, gan gynnwys ein harwyr hanesyddol. Yn fy marn i, un arwr o'r fath yw Dic Penderyn, un o arweinwyr Gwrthryfel Merthyr ym 1831, ac mae'n bosibl y gallai'r cyllid sydd ar gael i gefnogi menter Blwyddyn y Chwedlau gefnogi ymgyrch yn fy etholaeth i godi rhywbeth fel cerflun i goffáu Dic Penderyn. Nawr, roedd datganiad Llywodraeth Cymru ym mis Ebrill yn cyfeirio at ryddhau cyllid drwy'r gronfa ymgysylltu twristiaeth ranbarthol a'r gronfa arloesedd cynnyrch twristiaeth, ond mae'r gwefannau yn awr yn dangos fod y cronfeydd ar gyfer ceisiadau bellach wedi cau ar gyfer 2016-17. Felly, a all y Gweinidog gadarnhau y bydd cyllid yn dal i fod ar gael i gefnogi mentrau o dan ymgyrch farchnata Blwyddyn y Chwedlau a dweud o ba ffynhonnell y daw'r cyllid hwnnw?
English: Yes. As I mentioned to Suzy Davies, there will be available funds for the next financial year, which will be available during 2017. The project that the Member raises today sounds a very innovative one; it's something that I'm sure the destination manager - . I would advise the organisation that's behind the initiative to actually make contact with their destination manager, because they'll be able to give advice on how to promote the project right across the region. In addition to the tourism product innovation fund, the Member highlighted the availability of resources through the regional tourism engagement fund, and, again, that's something that the destination manager in the region will be able to advise on. And, there is also the possibility perhaps of liaising with the Arts Council of Wales to see whether that specific project might attract public art finance from the arts council. Finally, going forward, we had a pledge in our manifesto to create a challenge fund for community arts and community sport, and I imagine this sort of project, where you're able to generate interest and generate crowd-funded resources, would be suitable for match funding through the challenge fund.
Welsh: Gallaf. Fel y soniais wrth Suzy Davies, bydd arian ar gael ar gyfer y flwyddyn ariannol nesaf, a hynny yn ystod 2017. Mae'r prosiect y mae'r Aelod yn ei grybwyll heddiw yn swnio'n un arloesol iawn; mae'n rhywbeth rwy'n siŵr y bydd y rheolwr cyrchfannau - . Byddwn yn cynghori'r sefydliad y tu ôl i'r fenter i gysylltu â'u rheolwr cyrchfannau mewn gwirionedd, oherwydd byddant yn gallu rhoi cyngor ar sut i hyrwyddo'r prosiect ar draws y rhanbarth. Yn ychwanegol at y gronfa arloesedd cynnyrch twristiaeth, tynnodd yr Aelod sylw at adnoddau sydd ar gael drwy'r gronfa ymgysylltu twristiaeth ranbarthol, ac unwaith eto, mae hynny'n rhywbeth y bydd y rheolwr cyrchfannau yn y rhanbarth yn gallu rhoi cyngor arno. Yn ogystal, mae yna bosibilrwydd hefyd o gydgysylltu gyda Chyngor Celfyddydau Cymru i weld a allai'r prosiect penodol hwnnw ddenu cyllid ar gyfer celfyddyd gyhoeddus gan gyngor y celfyddydau. Yn olaf, wrth symud ymlaen, roedd gennym addewid yn ein maniffesto i greu cronfa her ar gyfer celfyddydau cymunedol a chwaraeon cymunedol, ac rwy'n dychmygu y byddai'r math hwn o brosiect, lle y gallwch ennyn diddordeb a chynhyrchu adnoddau a ariennir yn dorfol, yn addas ar gyfer arian cyfatebol drwy'r gronfa her.
English: To return to Newtown, another important part of the heritage of Newtown in Powys is the Montgomery canal. The First Minister said yesterday that canals are seen by the Welsh Government as part of our tourism offer, and, as there is a proposal by the people of Newtown to restore the old canal that runs through the town and which is part of the industrial history and heritage of Wales, of course, what assistance can the Welsh Government offer, given that this scheme was originally going to approach European funds?
Welsh: I ddychwelyd i'r Drenewydd, rhan arall o dreftadaeth y Drenewydd ym Mhowys yw'r gamlas - camlas Maldwyn. Fe ddywedodd y Prif Weinidog ddoe fod y camlesi yn cael eu gweld gan Lywodraeth Cymru fel rhan o beth rydym yn ei gynnig i dwristiaeth, ac, felly, gan fod cynllun gan bobl y Drenewydd i adfer hen gamlas sy'n mynd drwy'r dref, sy'n rhan o hanes a threftadaeth ddiwydiannol Cymru, wrth gwrs, pa gymorth sydd gan Lywodraeth Cymru i'w gynnig yn y cylch, gan fod y cynllun yma'n wreiddiol yn mynd i fynd at gronfeydd Ewropeaidd?
English: The Member's absolutely right; canals are vital for the tourism industry in Wales. I know that because the busiest of all canals in Britain runs through my own constituency - the Llangollen canal. And they are particularly attractive to foreign visitors, and we now have a record number of foreign visitors coming to Wales, spending a record amount here. I'd like that to continue. The point that the Member raises is an important one for mid Wales, and it's one that Russell George has raised in the past. I met with the organisation that is looking to restore the canal. We've recently received details of the project, and I have asked officials to arrange a meeting with the local town council to establish the latest position with regard to the promotion and restoration of the canals in mid Wales.
Welsh: Mae'r Aelod yn hollol gywir; mae camlesi yn hanfodol ar gyfer y diwydiant twristiaeth yng Nghymru. Gwn hynny oherwydd bod y prysuraf o'r holl gamlesi ym Mhrydain yn llifo drwy fy etholaeth fy hun - camlas Llangollen. Ac maent yn arbennig o ddeniadol i ymwelwyr tramor, a bellach mae gennym y nifer uchaf erioed o ymwelwyr tramor yn dod i Gymru, gan wario'r swm mwyaf o arian erioed yma. Hoffwn i hynny barhau. Mae'r pwynt y mae'r Aelod yn ei nodi yn un pwysig ar gyfer canolbarth Cymru, ac mae'n un y mae Russell George wedi ei nodi yn y gorffennol. Cyfarfûm â'r sefydliad sy'n bwriadu adfer y gamlas. Rydym wedi derbyn manylion y prosiect yn ddiweddar, ac rwyf wedi gofyn i swyddogion drefnu cyfarfod gyda'r cyngor tref lleol i weld beth yw'r sefyllfa ddiweddaraf mewn perthynas â hyrwyddo ac adfer camlesi yng nghanolbarth Cymru.
English: We now move to the party spokespeople and, first this week, I ask the Conservative spokesperson, Russell George, to ask his question.
Welsh: Rŷm ni'n symud yn awr at lefarwyr y pleidiau ac rwy'n gofyn yn gyntaf yr wythnos yma i lefarydd y Ceidwadwyr Cymreig i ofyn ei gwestiwn - Russell George.
English: Thank you, Presiding Officer. Cabinet Secretary, I'd like to question you on the Welsh Government's support for small businesses and, in doing so, I also declare that I'm an owner of a small business myself. Small businesses in England will benefit from a number of key priority changes that the UK Government has brought forward in its 2016 budget in order to assists small and medium-sized enterprises. This includes small business rate relief for businesses with a rateable value of between £6,000 and £15,000. Numerous businesses have contacted me in recent weeks concerned that the schemes that were available in the past few years have not been available in this financial year. Can I ask you, therefore, whether you will commit to replicating the UK Government's policy to support small businesses in Wales and outline a timetable for reform to business rate relief?
Welsh: Diolch i chi, Lywydd. Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, hoffwn eich holi ynglŷn â chefnogaeth Llywodraeth Cymru i fusnesau bach a thrwy wneud hynny, rwyf hefyd yn datgan fy mod yn berchennog ar fusnes bach fy hun. Bydd busnesau bach yn Lloegr yn elwa o nifer o newidiadau blaenoriaethol allweddol a gyflwynodd Llywodraeth y DU yn ei chyllideb ar gyfer 2016 er mwyn cynorthwyo busnesau bach a chanolig eu maint. Mae hyn yn cynnwys rhyddhad ardrethi busnesau bach i fusnesau sydd â gwerth ardrethol o rhwng £6,000 a £15,000. Mae nifer o fusnesau wedi cysylltu â mi dros yr wythnosau diwethaf yn pryderu am nad oedd y cynlluniau a oedd ar gael dros y blynyddoedd diwethaf wedi bod ar gael yn ystod y flwyddyn ariannol hon. A gaf fi ofyn i chi, felly, a fyddwch yn ymrwymo i ddyblygu polisi Llywodraeth y DU er mwyn cefnogi busnesau bach yng Nghymru ac amlinellu'r amserlen ar gyfer diwygio rhyddhad ardrethi busnes?
English: This is an issue that I am working on principally with the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, who is responsible for local taxes. It's important that we continue to support indigenous businesses in every way that we possibly can, including through tax cuts. My party had a pledge to ensure that there are tax cuts for small businesses in Wales; we intend to carry through that pledge.
Welsh: Mae hwn yn fater rwy'n gweithio arno yn bennaf gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyllid a Llywodraeth Leol, sy'n gyfrifol am drethi lleol. Mae'n bwysig ein bod yn parhau i gefnogi busnesau cynhenid ym mhob ffordd bosibl, gan gynnwys drwy doriadau treth. Roedd gan fy mhlaid addewid i sicrhau toriadau treth i fusnesau bach yng Nghymru; rydym yn bwriadu gwireddu'r addewid hwnnw.
English: Thank you, Cabinet Secretary, for that. You have rightly outlined your manifesto commitment to cut taxes for small businesses. Could I ask you how you would do that for small businesses that currently don't pay business rates? How are you going to cut taxes for those small businesses?
Welsh: Diolch i chi am hynny, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet. Rydych wedi amlinellu'n gywir ymrwymiad eich maniffesto i dorri trethi busnesau bach. A gaf fi ofyn i chi sut y byddech yn gwneud hynny ar gyfer busnesau bach nad ydynt ar hyn o bryd yn talu ardrethi busnes? Sut rydych chi'n mynd i dorri trethi i'r busnesau bach hynny?
English: If they're not paying taxes at the moment, they wouldn't benefit from a tax cut, so it's only for those businesses that are currently paying tax - they will experience that tax cut. Those that don't pay tax at the moment will continue not to pay tax.
Welsh: Os nad ydynt yn talu trethi ar hyn o bryd, ni fyddent yn elwa o gael toriad treth, felly ar gyfer y busnesau hynny sy'n talu treth ar hyn o bryd yn unig y mae - hwy fydd yn cael y cael toriad treth. Bydd y rhai nad ydynt yn talu treth ar hyn o bryd yn parhau i beidio â thalu treth.
English: My question was in regard to the fact that there are a number of taxes that small businesses would pay and, clearly, as it was a Welsh Labour manifesto commitment to cut tax for small businesses, if they're not paying business rates, then obviously that manifesto commitment will cut taxes in other areas. The Development Bank for Wales is also designed to address the growing bank funding gap between SMEs looking to expand. I would like to ask you, Cabinet Secretary, to provide some details on the next steps for the development bank. There is some concern that interest rates will be punitive if the bank is to be self-financing. So, perhaps you could outline how the bank will work in practice and how it will be different from Finance Wales - whether it will just provide tailored business support as well as a source of funding.
Welsh: Roedd fy nghwestiwn yn ymwneud â'r ffaith fod yna nifer o drethi y byddai busnesau bach yn eu talu ac yn amlwg, gan ei fod yn ymrwymiad ym maniffesto Llafur Cymru i dorri trethi busnesau bach, os nad ydynt yn talu ardrethi busnes, yna yn amlwg bydd yr ymrwymiad yn y maniffesto yn torri trethi mewn meysydd eraill. Mae Banc Datblygu i Gymru hefyd wedi'i gynllunio i fynd i'r afael â'r bwlch cynyddol yng nghyllid banciau ar gyfer busnesau bach a chanolig sydd â'u bryd ar ehangu. Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, hoffwn ofyn i chi roi rhywfaint o fanylion ynglŷn â'r camau nesaf ar gyfer y banc datblygu. Mae rhywfaint o bryder y bydd cyfraddau llog yn gosbol os yw'r banc yn mynd i fod yn hunangyllidol. Felly, efallai y gallech amlinellu sut y bydd y banc yn gweithio'n ymarferol a sut y bydd yn wahanol i Cyllid Cymru - pa un a fydd yn darparu cymorth busnes wedi'i deilwra, yn ogystal â ffynhonnell gyllid.
English: Yes, it will provide that tailored business support that the Member talks about in addition to funding. Our preferred option is a hybrid model that seeks to lever in additional investment and to work in partnership with other stakeholders. I am pleased to be able to tell the Member today that Finance Wales is committed to submitting a fully costed business plan for the development bank to consider prior to recess. I expect that plan to be with me by the end of this week.
Welsh: Bydd, bydd yn darparu'r cymorth busnes wedi'i deilwra y mae'r Aelod yn sôn amdano yn ogystal â chyllid. Ein dewis gorau yw model hybrid sy'n ceisio denu buddsoddiad ychwanegol ac sy'n gweithio mewn partneriaeth â rhanddeiliaid eraill. Rwy'n falch o allu dweud wrth yr Aelod heddiw fod Cyllid Cymru wedi ymrwymo i gyflwyno cynllun busnes wedi'i gostio'n llawn ar gyfer y banc datblygu i'w ystyried cyn y toriad. Rwy'n disgwyl y bydd y cynllun hwnnw gennyf erbyn diwedd yr wythnos hon.
English: Diolch, Lywydd. Can I rather belatedly congratulate the Cabinet Secretary on his appointment to what is a very comprehensive portfolio? I'm sure he'll prove as competent in handling it as he has in his previous roles. I look forward to working in a constructive manner with him as UKIP's member on the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee. The matter that gives rise to my question is one that I'm sure has been raised a number of times, but I make no apologies for raising it again and will continue to do so until the matter has some kind of resolution. I refer to the Ebbw Vale to Cardiff line, which still has no link into Newport. Can the Cabinet Secretary update us on the latest situation with regard to this very important part of the south-east Wales infrastructure?
Welsh: Diolch, Lywydd. A gaf fi longyfarch Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet braidd yn hwyr yn y dydd ar ei benodiad i bortffolio cynhwysfawr iawn? Rwy'n siŵr y bydd yr un mor gymwys yn ymdrin â'r gwaith ag y bu yn ei swyddogaethau blaenorol. Rwy'n edrych ymlaen at weithio gydag ef mewn ffordd adeiladol fel aelod UKIP ar Bwyllgor yr Economi, Seilwaith a Sgiliau. Mae'r mater sy'n arwain at fy nghwestiwn yn un a ofynnwyd nifer o weithiau rwy'n siŵr, ond nid wyf yn ymddiheuro am ei ofyn eto a byddaf yn parhau i wneud hynny nes y ceir rhyw fath o ddatrysiad i'r mater. Cyfeiriaf at y rheilffordd o Lyn Ebwy i Gaerdydd, sy'n dal i fod heb gysylltiad i mewn i Gasnewydd. A all Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet roi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i ni ynglŷn â'r sefyllfa ddiweddaraf mewn perthynas â'r rhan bwysig hon o seilwaith de-ddwyrain Cymru?
English: Can I thank the Member for his very kind, genuine and sincere comments and offer my congratulations to him on his election and his appointment as a spokesperson? I don't have the details to hand today on that particular piece of infrastructure, but I would be pleased to be able to submit information to all Members in the form of a written statement.
Welsh: A gaf fi ddiolch i'r Aelod am ei sylwadau caredig, didwyll a diffuant iawn a dweud llongyfarchiadau wrtho am gael ei ethol a'i benodi'n llefarydd? Nid oes gennyf fanylion wrth law heddiw ar y rhan benodol honno o'r seilwaith, ond byddai'n bleser gennyf allu cyflwyno gwybodaeth i'r holl Aelodau ar ffurf datganiad ysgrifenedig.
English: Fine. As you haven't been able to give me an answer on that, can I say that it slightly alters what I'm going to say now? But there is a suggested alternative to the difficulty of constructing a turn-back facility at Newport, which appears to be a major stumbling block, which under the present circumstances will require extensive structural changes. The alternative compromise is that the train would carry on to Abergavenny, where construction of this turn-back facility would be far more affordable. This would only require some signalling alterations and, of course, timetable changes. Could the Cabinet Secretary inform us as to whether this strategy has been fully explored?
Welsh: O'r gorau. Gan nad ydych wedi gallu rhoi ateb i mi ynglŷn â hynny, a gaf fi ddweud ei fod yn newid rhywfaint ar yr hyn rwyf am ei ddweud yn awr? Ond mae dewis arall wedi'i awgrymu yn wyneb yr anhawster o adeiladu cyfleuster troi'n ôl yng Nghasnewydd, sydd i'w weld yn faen tramgwydd mawr, ac a fydd yn gofyn am newidiadau strwythurol helaeth o dan yr amgylchiadau presennol. Y cyfaddawd arall yw y byddai'r trên yn parhau i'r Fenni, lle byddai adeiladu'r cyfleuster troi'n ôl yn llawer mwy fforddiadwy. Ni fyddai hyn ond yn galw am addasu rhai signalau ac wrth gwrs, newidiadau i'r amserlen. A allai Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet ddweud wrthym a yw'r strategaeth hon wedi cael ei harchwilio'n llawn?
English: Well, I'm pragmatic in terms of how we solve transport problems in our communities. Perhaps it would be beneficial if I was to visit the site with the Member to discuss and explore the options that he presents today. If it emerges that that is a more cost-effective solution and one that can be delivered rapidly, then I would happily consider it.
Welsh: Wel, rwy'n bragmataidd o ran sut rydym yn datrys problemau trafnidiaeth yn ein cymunedau. Efallai y byddai o fudd pe bawn yn ymweld â'r safle gyda'r Aelod i drafod ac archwilio'r dewisiadau y mae'n eu cyflwyno heddiw. Os daw'n amlwg fod hwnnw'n ateb mwy costeffeithiol ac yn un y gellir ei gyflawni'n gyflym, yna byddwn yn hapus i'w ystyried.
English: The Cabinet Secretary has already said that securing inward investment and higher exports for Wales is going to be more challenging, at least in the short term, as a result of the referendum result. He's referred to the need for confidence-building measures and has announced a new export initiative. Now, that export initiative, as I understand it, is going to be delivered essentially by the civil service, and I have to say that doesn't build my confidence. So, can I ask the Cabinet Secretary if he can name a single European country, apart from Wales, that doesn't have its own dedicated trade and investment body?
Welsh: Mae Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet eisoes wedi dweud y bydd sicrhau mewnfuddsoddiad a lefel uwch o allforion i Gymru yn fwy heriol, yn y tymor byr o leiaf, yn sgil canlyniad y refferendwm. Mae wedi cyfeirio at yr angen am fesurau ennyn hyder ac wedi cyhoeddi menter allforio newydd. Nawr, bydd y fenter allforio honno, yn ôl yr hyn a ddeallaf, yn cael ei chyflawni i bob pwrpas gan y gwasanaeth sifil, ac mae'n rhaid i mi ddweud nad yw hynny'n ennyn fy hyder. Felly, a gaf fi ofyn i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet a yw'n gallu enwi un wlad Ewropeaidd, ar wahân i Gymru, nad yw'n meddu ar ei gorff masnach a buddsoddi penodedig ei hun?
English: Well, I would have thought the Member would appreciate that sometimes having Welsh solutions for Welsh problems is something that the people of Wales would be proud of. The fact of the matter is that, up to Brexit, exports from Wales are something that we should be proud of. We've been able to assist numerous companies in breaking through into new markets. We are determined to ensure that that continues. We'll be investing more heavily in accessing new markets and in introducing Welsh businesses to the possibility of exporting right across the globe. We are going to be targeting specific areas where we also have contacts abroad, and I'm confident that we will be able to take advantage, in the short term at least, of currency fluctuations to be able to deliver economic growth in those areas where exports can be delivered in a very strong and robust way.
Welsh: Wel, byddwn wedi meddwl y byddai'r Aelod yn derbyn bod cael atebion Cymreig i broblemau Cymreig yn rhywbeth y byddai pobl Cymru weithiau'n falch ohono. Y ffaith amdani yw bod allforion o Gymru, cyn gadael yr UE, yn rhywbeth y dylem fod yn falch ohonynt. Rydym wedi gallu cynorthwyo nifer o gwmnïau i fynd i mewn i farchnadoedd newydd. Rydym yn benderfynol o sicrhau bod hynny'n parhau. Byddwn yn buddsoddi'n drymach i sicrhau mynediad i farchnadoedd newydd ac yn cyflwyno busnesau Cymru i'r posibilrwydd o allforio ar draws y byd. Byddwn yn targedu meysydd penodol lle mae gennym gysylltiadau tramor hefyd, ac rwy'n hyderus y byddwn yn gallu manteisio, yn y tymor byr o leiaf, ar amrywiadau yng ngwerth arian er mwyn gallu creu twf economaidd yn y meysydd lle y gellir sicrhau allforion mewn ffordd gref a chadarn iawn.