English: Yes, Mark, I absolutely share your commitment to building a large number of social houses as fast as we can go. Housing is a key priority for the Government and that is why we've made the record investment of £2 billion in housing during this Government term. We've also been consistent in our message that social housing is our top priority, which is why it makes up the single largest element of our commitment to deliver the 20,000 additional affordable homes during this term of Government, which I'm very confident we have done. The shame about the pandemic is that we would have overstripped that by some way if it hadn't been for the pandemic. But, nevertheless, in contrast to the stats that you've just read out, our latest statistical release - the Government's statistical release - shows that local authorities reported 2,592 additional affordable housing units delivered across Wales, which is a 12 per cent increase on the previous year and the highest annual total to date. A total of 13,142 additional affordable homes have been delivered from 2016 to 2019, and early indications are that 2019-20 will see a significant increase on the improved delivery of 2018-19. In 2019-20, we invested over £137 million in social housing grants and over £25 million in housing finance grants to support the provision of social housing across Wales. And a further £89 million has been budgeted this year. In addition to that, we're investing £75.1 million of revenue funding over 29 years under the affordable housing grant programme to support local housing authorities to build new council homes. Around 400 new social homes are expected to be funded through this new initiative across Wales. We've already provided councils in Wales with £40 million to support property owners to help bring their empty properties back into use, and to date, we've invested around £90 million in innovative housing solutions under our innovative housing programme. This year's programme sees a further investment to accelerate our ambitions to build high-quality, energy-efficient, low-carbon social homes at scale and pace. And I recently announced £25 million for the IHP modern methods of construction special fund, as I just discussed with my colleague Joyce Watson, and a £19.5 million fund for the optimised retrofit programme, which I've just outlined in this answer. Our latest new house building in Wales stats for October to December 2019 were published on 5 March 2020. During the 12 months to the end of December 2019, a total of 6,129 new dwellings were started, which is up 2 per cent on the 12 months to the end of December 2018. And during 12 months to the end of December 2019, a total of 6,071 new dwellings were completed, which is up 4 per cent on the 12 months to December 2018.
Welsh: Ie, Mark, rwy'n llwyr rannu eich ymrwymiad i adeiladu nifer fawr o dai cymdeithasol mor gyflym ag y gallwn. Mae tai yn flaenoriaeth allweddol i'r Llywodraeth a dyna pam rydym wedi buddsoddi'r swm mwyaf erioed o £2 biliwn mewn tai yn ystod tymor y Llywodraeth hon. Rydym hefyd wedi bod yn gyson yn ein neges mai tai cymdeithasol yw ein prif flaenoriaeth, a dyna pam mai dyma'r elfen unigol fwyaf o'n hymrwymiad i ddarparu'r 20,000 o dai fforddiadwy ychwanegol yn ystod y tymor hwn o Lywodraeth, ac rwy'n hyderus iawn ein bod wedi gwneud hynny. Yr hyn sy'n drist am y pandemig yw y byddem wedi darparu cryn dipyn yn fwy na hynny oni bai am y pandemig. Ond serch hynny, yn wahanol i'r ystadegau rydych newydd eu darllen, mae ein datganiad ystadegol diweddaraf - datganiad ystadegol y Llywodraeth - yn dangos bod awdurdodau lleol wedi adrodd bod 2,592 o dai fforddiadwy ychwanegol wedi cael eu darparu ledled Cymru, sy'n gynnydd o 12 y cant o'i gymharu â'r flwyddyn flaenorol a'r cyfanswm blynyddol uchaf hyd yma. Mae cyfanswm o 13,142 o dai fforddiadwy ychwanegol wedi'u darparu rhwng 2016 a 2019, ac mae'r arwyddion cynnar yn dangos y bydd 2019-20 yn gweld cynnydd sylweddol yn y ddarpariaeth well yn 2018-19. Yn 2019-20, gwnaethom fuddsoddi dros £137 miliwn mewn grantiau tai cymdeithasol a thros £25 miliwn mewn grantiau cyllid tai i gefnogi'r ddarpariaeth o dai cymdeithasol ledled Cymru. Ac mae £89 miliwn arall wedi'i gyllidebu eleni. Yn ogystal â hynny, rydym yn buddsoddi £75.1 miliwn o gyllid refeniw dros 29 mlynedd o dan y rhaglen grant tai fforddiadwy i gynorthwyo awdurdodau tai lleol i adeiladu cartrefi cyngor newydd. Disgwylir i tua 400 o gartrefi cymdeithasol newydd gael eu hariannu drwy'r fenter newydd hon ledled Cymru. Rydym eisoes wedi rhoi £40 miliwn i gynghorau yng Nghymru i helpu perchnogion eiddo i wneud defnydd o'u heiddo gwag, a hyd yma, rydym wedi buddsoddi tua £90 miliwn mewn atebion tai arloesol o dan ein rhaglen tai arloesol. Bydd buddsoddiad pellach yn y rhaglen eleni i gyflymu ein huchelgeisiau i adeiladu cartrefi cymdeithasol carbon isel o ansawdd uchel sy'n effeithlon o ran ynni ar raddfa fawr ac yn gyflym. A chyhoeddais £25 miliwn yn ddiweddar ar gyfer cronfa arbennig y rhaglen dai arloesol ar gyfer dulliau adeiladu modern, fel rwyf newydd ei drafod gyda fy nghyd-Aelod, Joyce Watson, a chronfa o £19.5 miliwn ar gyfer y rhaglen ôl-osod er mwyn optimeiddio, rwyf newydd ei disgrifio yn yr ateb hwn. Cyhoeddwyd ein hystadegau diweddaraf ar adeiladu tai yng Nghymru rhwng mis Hydref a mis Rhagfyr 2019 ar 5 Mawrth 2020. Yn ystod y 12 mis hyd at ddiwedd mis Rhagfyr 2019, roedd gwaith wedi dechrau ar gyfanswm o 6,129 o anheddau newydd, sydd 2 y cant yn uwch na'r 12 mis hyd at ddiwedd mis Rhagfyr 2018. Ac yn ystod y 12 mis hyd at ddiwedd mis Rhagfyr 2019, cwblhawyd cyfanswm o 6,071 o anheddau newydd, sydd 4 y cant yn uwch na'r 12 mis hyd at fis Rhagfyr 2018.