English: Can I thank the Member for his question and his concern, which is shared by many other Members in this Chamber? Indeed, the local Member Jayne Bryant has discussed her concerns over the future of the company with me on numerous occasions and made very strong representations. Essentially, I think it would be inappropriate for me to comment or speculate over the viability of the company were the flood not to have occurred, but in terms of what happened with the flood, normally in this sort of instance an insurance company would pay out but then pursue the parties who are liable. In this case, Welsh Government as the landowner actually had the site licenced to Tai Tirion at the time of the flooding. In turn, the land was occupied by their contractors, Walters, who were remediating the site in preparation for a housing scheme. Now, as I say, normally the claim would be processed through an insurance company and they would then pursue us if we were liable. That has not happened. Officials have been in very close dialogue with the company, and I've been taking a very keen interest in this matter over many months. We helped to facilitate support through Finance Wales back in December 2016, enabling the company to continue to trade without major issues, whilst also pursuing their insurance claim. I would reject any claim that a without-prejudice payment was ever promised by the Welsh Government. What did happen was that after the flooding a letter was received from Coilcolor's solicitors relating to a claim for £600,000. The Welsh Government instructed external solicitors, who invited details of the claim, but the company has not progressed it. We did send a second letter in April and we received notification of another claim relating to a pay-out made to the landlord of the building amounting to £58,000, but the advice from our solicitor remains that we should not take any actions or make any payments relating to the claim or the property until we have had further details, including the full basis of both claims. That is both responsible and necessary. However, I am concerned about the future of the employees in the company, and we stand ready to help the bank and Grant Thornton in any way possible, should a new buyer come forward and take over the operation. We have tried-and-tested means of intervening when there are job losses. Again, we would deploy the sort of support that we're planning on deploying if job losses occur at Tesco in Cardiff, for example.
Welsh: A gaf fi ddiolch i'r Aelod am ei gwestiwn a'i bryder, a rennir gan lawer o Aelodau eraill yn y Siambr hon? Yn wir, mae'r Aelod lleol, Jayne Bryant, wedi trafod ei phryderon ynglŷn â dyfodol y cwmni gyda mi ar sawl achlysur ac wedi cyflwyno sylwadau cryf iawn. Yn y bôn, rwy'n credu y byddai'n amhriodol i mi wneud sylwadau neu ddyfalu ynglŷn â hyfywedd y cwmni pe na bai'r llifogydd wedi digwydd, ond o ran yr hyn a ddigwyddodd gyda'r llifogydd, fel arfer yn y math hwn o achos byddai cwmni yswiriant yn talu'r iawndal ond yna'n erlyn y partïon sy'n atebol. Yn yr achos hwn mewn gwirionedd, roedd Llywodraeth Cymru, fel y tirfeddiannwr, wedi trwyddedu'r safle i Tai Tirion ar adeg y llifogydd. Yn ei dro, roedd y tir wedi'i feddiannu gan eu contractwyr, Walters, a oedd yn adfer y safle i'w baratoi ar gyfer cynllun tai. Nawr, fel y dywedaf, fel arfer byddai'r hawliad yn cael ei brosesu drwy gwmni yswiriant a byddent wedyn yn dod ar ein holau pe baem yn atebol. Nid yw hynny wedi digwydd. Mae swyddogion wedi bod mewn trafodaethau agos iawn gyda'r cwmni, ac rwyf wedi bod â diddordeb brwd iawn yn y mater ers misoedd lawer. Fe wnaethom helpu i hwyluso cymorth drwy Cyllid Cymru yn ôl ym mis Rhagfyr 2016, a alluogodd y cwmni i barhau i fasnachu heb broblemau mawr, gan fwrw ymlaen â'u hawliad yswiriant hefyd. Buaswn yn gwrthod unrhyw honiad fod Llywodraeth Cymru erioed wedi addo taliad heb ragfarn. Yr hyn a ddigwyddodd oedd bod cyfreithwyr Coilcolor wedi anfon llythyr yn ymwneud â hawliad am £600,000 yn dilyn y llifogydd. Aeth Llywodraeth Cymru ati i gyfarwyddo cyfreithwyr allanol, a ofynnodd am fanylion yr hawliad, ond nid yw'r cwmni wedi bwrw ymlaen ag ef. Anfonasom ail lythyr ym mis Ebrill a chawsom ein hysbysu am hawliad arall yn ymwneud â thaliad o £58,000 i landlord yr adeilad, ond cyngor ein cyfreithiwr o hyd yw na ddylem roi unrhyw gamau ar waith neu wneud unrhyw daliadau sy'n ymwneud â'r hawliad neu'r adeilad hyd nes y byddwn wedi cael rhagor o fanylion, gan gynnwys sail lawn y ddau hawliad. Mae hynny'n gyfrifol ac yn angenrheidiol. Fodd bynnag, rwy'n pryderu am ddyfodol gweithwyr y cwmni, ac rydym yn barod i helpu'r banc a Grant Thornton mewn unrhyw ffordd bosibl, pe bai prynwr newydd yn ymddangos ac yn cymryd meddiant ar y gwaith. Mae gennym fodd dibynadwy o ymyrryd pan fo swyddi'n cael eu colli. Unwaith eto, byddem yn defnyddio'r math o gymorth y bwriadwn ei ddefnyddio pe bai swyddi'n cael eu colli yn Tesco yng Nghaerdydd, er enghraifft.