English: I'm pleased to contribute to this afternoon's debate. The Welsh Conservatives have long been calling for an emergency supplementary budget to provide transparency and clarity in the spending of money at this difficult time. And we do, of course, recognise the challenges that the pandemic is presenting to all the Governments of the UK, and the Welsh Conservatives wish to provide constructive opposition at this time. Since the Welsh Government's budget for 2021-21 was approved on 3 March, its budget has increased by more than 10 per cent. The publication of the Welsh Government's supplementary budget was therefore an opportunity for the Welsh Government to show a complete change of gear in how it prioritises its finances, so it's concerning to see so little reprioritisation in practice, in light of the huge increase in the funding of its budget. Now, can I firstly welcome some of the smaller reprioritisations that have happened, and which I've discussed with the finance Minister, such as the transfer of money from the major events fund? This is a totally sensible move. It's welcome. It's quite clear, this year, at this point in time, there aren't many major events going on, so reprioritisations like that are met with support. Where reprioritisations have been made, they've largely been in the health and social services portfolio, which has repurposed a total of £114 million, which is understandable given that the COVID-19 pandemic has been a health crisis like never seen before in Wales. However, I was disappointed to see that far less repurposing has taken place in other portfolio areas, for example, the economy and transport portfolios, which have been funded to a total of £50 million and £46.6 million respectively, which, aside from programmes that the Minister mentioned that are to be welcomed, such as the economic resilience fund, doesn't show the scale of reprioritisation that the health budget has seen. The Minister will be aware of the very challenging settlement currently faced by local government despite Barnett consequentials from the UK Government. And I appreciate that the Welsh Government has allocated money to support local government, but councils across Wales are still having to make difficult decisions. This leaves local councils with more questions than answers, and still having to make difficult decisions. Whilst some allocations have been made, the impact of COVID-19 has been overwhelming on local communities. This needs to be recognised and further supported, particularly as the lockdown is eased. The supplementary budget this time around is, as the Minister rightly said, not quite the technical budget that we're used to seeing in the past. It is, in many ways, an emergency budget and one that we wanted to see. But it was an opportunity to send a message to the people of Wales that the Welsh Government is forensically reprioritising funds at every level to offset the impact of COVID-19 on our communities. But in the cold light of day, how much genuine reprioritisation has taken place? The Minister told the Finance Committee, and I quote, 'I met with every Minister and Deputy Minister to interrogate their budgets'. Well, I think that's great as far as it goes, and I listened to what the Chair of the Finance Committee had to say before, but I think further interrogation is needed, particularly if we're looking at a second supplementary budget in the not-too-distant future. So, some questions. How is the Minister assessing that every possible penny is being spent to offset the impact of COVID-19 in Wales and paving the way for our COVID-19 recovery? Is the Minister seriously confident that she can account for each Government departmental spend, and that every possible stone has been unturned in reprioritising funds? And can the Minister give a categorical commitment to the people of Wales today that funding programmes not immediately in the country's public health and economic interest have been diverted to ensure that front-line services are fully supported? Wales is now at a crossroads. As policy starts to diverge between us and England, there will no doubt be a gap in the levels of consequentials received, and the Welsh Government's financial modelling and forecasting is absolutely crucial moving forward. Should policies continue to diverge, the Welsh Government will have to plug the gaps in funding lost from the UK Government - a political choice with a financial cost, you might say. What urgent discussions are you having, Minister, with your colleagues about how the divergence of policies will impact departmental budgets and, more importantly, what discussions have you started having about perhaps plugging some of those gaps?
Welsh: Rwy'n falch o gyfrannu at y ddadl y prynhawn yma. Mae'r Ceidwadwyr Cymreig wedi bod yn galw ers tro am gyllideb atodol frys i ddarparu tryloywder ac eglurder o ran gwario arian ar yr adeg anodd hon. Ac wrth gwrs, rydym yn cydnabod yr heriau y mae'r pandemig yn ei gyflwyno i holl Lywodraethau'r DU, ac mae'r Ceidwadwyr Cymreig yn dymuno bod yn wrthblaid adeiladol ar yr adeg hon. Ers i gyllideb Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer 2021-21 gael ei chymeradwyo ar 3 Mawrth, mae ei chyllideb wedi cynyddu mwy na 10 y cant. Roedd cyhoeddi cyllideb atodol Llywodraeth Cymru felly yn gyfle i Lywodraeth Cymru newid gêr yn llwyr yn y ffordd y mae'n blaenoriaethu ei chyllid, felly mae'n peri pryder i weld cyn lleied o ailflaenoriaethu ymarferol, yng ngoleuni'r cynnydd enfawr yn y cyllid ar gyfer ei chyllideb. Nawr, a gaf fi yn gyntaf groesawu peth o'r ailflaenoriaethu sydd wedi digwydd ar raddfa lai, ac rwyf wedi trafod hyn gyda'r Gweinidog cyllid, pethau megis trosglwyddo arian o'r gronfa digwyddiadau mawr? Mae hwn yn gam cwbl synhwyrol. Mae'n cael ei groesawu. Mae'n eithaf amlwg eleni, ar hyn o bryd, nad oes llawer o ddigwyddiadau mawr yn digwydd, felly mae ailflaenoriaethu o'r fath yn rhywbeth y gallwn ei gefnogi. Lle mae ailflaenoriaethu wedi digwydd, gwelwyd hynny at ei gilydd yn y portffolio iechyd a gwasanaethau cymdeithasol sydd wedi addasu cyfanswm o £114 miliwn at ddibenion gwahanol, sy'n ddealladwy o gofio bod pandemig COVID-19 wedi bod yn argyfwng iechyd nas gwelwyd ei debyg erioed o'r blaen yng Nghymru. Fodd bynnag, siom oedd gweld bod llawer llai o addasu wedi digwydd mewn meysydd portffolio eraill, er enghraifft, portffolios yr economi a thrafnidiaeth, y neilltuwyd cyfanswm o £50 miliwn a £46.6 miliwn ar eu cyfer, nad yw'n gymaint o ailflaenoriaethu ag y mae'r gyllideb iechyd wedi'i weld, ar wahân i'r rhaglenni y soniodd y Gweinidog amdanynt sydd i'w croesawu, megis y gronfa cadernid economaidd. Bydd y Gweinidog yn ymwybodol o'r setliad heriol iawn sy'n wynebu llywodraeth leol ar hyn o bryd er gwaethaf symiau canlyniadol Barnett gan Lywodraeth y DU. Ac rwy'n derbyn bod Llywodraeth Cymru wedi dyrannu arian i gefnogi llywodraeth leol, ond mae cynghorau ledled Cymru yn dal i orfod gwneud penderfyniadau anodd. Mae hyn yn gadael cynghorau lleol gyda mwy o gwestiynau nag atebion, ac yn dal i orfod gwneud penderfyniadau anodd. Er bod rhai dyraniadau wedi cael eu gwneud, mae effaith COVID-19 wedi bod yn llethol ar gymunedau lleol. Mae angen cydnabod hyn a'u cefnogi ymhellach, yn enwedig wrth lacio'r cyfyngiadau symud. Nid yw'r gyllideb atodol y tro hwn yn debyg i'r gyllideb dechnegol rydym wedi arfer ei gweld yn y gorffennol, fel y dywedodd y Gweinidog yn hollol gywir. Mewn sawl ffordd, mae'n gyllideb argyfwng ac yn un roeddem am ei gweld. Ond roedd yn gyfle i anfon neges at bobl Cymru fod Llywodraeth Cymru yn ailflaenoriaethu arian yn fforensig ar bob lefel i liniaru effaith COVID-19 ar ein cymunedau. Ond faint o ailflaenoriaethu go iawn sydd wedi digwydd mewn gwirionedd? Dywedodd y Gweinidog wrth y Pwyllgor Cyllid, ac rwy'n dyfynnu, 'Cyfarfûm â phob Gweinidog a Dirprwy Weinidog i gwestiynu eu cyllidebau'. Wel, rwy'n credu bod hynny'n wych cyn belled ag y mae'n mynd, a gwrandewais ar yr hyn a oedd gan Gadeirydd y Pwyllgor Cyllid i'w ddweud yn flaenorol, ond credaf fod angen cwestiynu ymhellach, yn enwedig os ydym yn edrych ar ail gyllideb atodol yn y dyfodol agos. Felly, rhai cwestiynau. Sut y mae'r Gweinidog yn asesu bod pob ceiniog bosibl yn cael ei gwario i wrthbwyso effaith COVID-19 yng Nghymru ac yn paratoi'r ffordd ar gyfer ein hadferiad yn sgil COVID-19? A yw'r Gweinidog o ddifrif yn ffyddiog y gall roi cyfrif am bob gwariant gan adrannau'r Llywodraeth, a bod pob dim posibl wedi'i wneud i ailflaenoriaethu arian? Ac a all y Gweinidog roi ymrwymiad pendant i bobl Cymru heddiw fod rhaglenni cyllido nad ydynt o fudd uniongyrchol i les iechyd cyhoeddus ac economaidd y wlad wedi cael eu dargyfeirio i sicrhau y caiff gwasanaethau rheng flaen eu cefnogi'n llawn? Mae Cymru ar groesffordd yn awr. Wrth i'n polisïau ddechrau dilyn llwybr gwahanol i'r hyn sy'n digwydd yn Lloegr, mae'n siŵr y bydd bwlch yn lefelau'r symiau canlyniadol a dderbynnir, ac mae modelau a rhagolygon ariannol Llywodraeth Cymru yn gwbl hanfodol wrth symud ymlaen. Pe bai polisïau'n parhau i ddilyn llwybr gwahanol, bydd yn rhaid i Lywodraeth Cymru lenwi'r bylchau yn y cyllid a gollir gan Lywodraeth y DU - dewis gwleidyddol gyda chost ariannol, gallech ddweud. Weinidog, pa drafodaethau brys rydych yn eu cael gyda'ch cyd-Weinidogion ynglŷn â'r modd y bydd polisïau gwahanol yn effeithio ar gyllidebau adrannol ac yn bwysicach, pa drafodaethau rydych wedi dechrau eu cael ynglŷn â llenwi rhai o'r bylchau hynny o bosibl?