English: Can I thank the Cabinet Secretary for his statement this afternoon? Of course, Transport for Wales is currently managing the procurement of the new Wales and borders rail franchise. The oversight of the awarding of this contract, I would argue, is the most important transport-related project managed by the Welsh Government to date. Going forward, the Cabinet Secretary has outlined an ambitious expansion of the work of Transport for Wales, as he's outlined in 'Prosperity for All', the economic action plan. Now, I would support the expansion of Transport for Wales, over time. There are I think some immediate serious questions that need to be asked regarding the current level of capacity that Transport for Wales has at its disposal. I'm sure the Cabinet Secretary will agree with this, but without the right capacity and skills, Transport for Wales of course runs a real, serious risk of not being able to effectively manage its current remit, nor any expanded role. So, in that guise, can I ask the Cabinet Secretary to perhaps outline some of the staffing capacity, how many current full-time employees does Transport for Wales currently employ, how many of these individuals currently have full-time contracts, and what the level is of external consultants working and employed by Transport for Wales? I wonder whether you could also expand on your plans for the workforce, going forward, of Transport for Wales. What timescales have you got linked to additional staff coming in to Transport for Wales, and do you expect this expansion to take place in the coming months ahead as well? You've also mentioned that the chair of Transport for Wales, Nick Gregg, has been appointed for an initial 12-month basis. Can you commit to a pre-appointment hearing, prior to Mr Gregg, or any other candidate, being made a permanent chair of Transport for Wales, perhaps via a committee of this Assembly? And finally, public confidence, of course, in Transport for Wales is absolutely essential if the organisation is to succeed going forward. Now, just prior to you standing up to give your statement, I did a Google search of 'Transport for Wales', and noticed direct contact details now on the Government's website to Transport for Wales, which weren't previously there. So, I'd be grateful if you could perhaps detail and provide some confirmation that Transport for Wales does now have a public-facing function, which it didn't have previously. Perhaps you could also confirm whether contact for Assembly Members is via yourself, or whether Assembly Members can contact Transport for Wales staff directly and meet with them directly, rather than, of course, going through yourself.
Welsh: A gaf i ddiolch i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet am ei ddatganiad y prynhawn yma? Wrth gwrs, mae Trafnidiaeth Cymru ar hyn o bryd yn rheoli'r broses o gaffael masnachfraint rheilffyrdd newydd Cymru a'r gororau. Goruchwylio'r broses o ddyfarnu'r contract hwn, byddwn yn dadlau, yw'r prosiect trafnidiaeth pwysicaf y mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi'i reoli hyd yma. Wrth symud ymlaen, mae Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet wedi amlinellu cynllun uchelgeisiol i ehangu gwaith Trafnidiaeth Cymru, fel yr amlinellodd yn 'Ffyniant i Bawb', y cynllun gweithredu economaidd. Nawr, byddwn yn cefnogi ehangu Trafnidiaeth Cymru, dros amser. Rwy'n meddwl bod angen gofyn rhai cwestiynau difrifol ar unwaith ynghylch lefel bresennol y capasiti sydd ar gael i Trafnidiaeth Cymru. Rwy'n siŵr y bydd Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet yn cytuno â hyn, ond heb y capasiti a'r sgiliau cywir, mae Trafnidiaeth Cymru wrth gwrs mewn perygl gwirioneddol a difrifol o beidio â gallu rheoli eu cylch gwaith presennol yn effeithiol, nac unrhyw swyddogaeth estynedig. Felly, ar y wedd honno, a gaf i ofyn i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet efallai amlinellu ychydig o'r capasiti staffio, faint o gyflogeion amser llawn presennol y mae Trafnidiaeth Cymru yn eu cyflogi ar hyn o bryd, faint o'r unigolion hyn sydd â chontractau amser llawn ar hyn o bryd, a faint o ymgynghorwyr allanol sy'n gweithio i Trafnidiaeth Cymru ac sy'n cael eu cyflogi ganddynt? Tybed a wnewch chi hefyd ymhelaethu ar eich cynlluniau ar gyfer gweithlu Trafnidiaeth Cymru yn y dyfodol? Pa amserlenni sydd gennych yn gysylltiedig â staff ychwanegol yn ymuno â Trafnidiaeth Cymru, ac a ydych yn disgwyl i'r ehangu hwn ddigwydd yn ystod y misoedd sydd i ddod hefyd? Rydych chi hefyd wedi dweud bod Cadeirydd Trafnidiaeth Cymru, Nick Gregg, wedi'i benodi am gyfnod cychwynnol o 12 mis. A allwch chi ymrwymo i wrandawiad cyn penodi, cyn i Mr Gregg, neu unrhyw ymgeisydd arall, gael ei wneud yn gadeirydd parhaol Trafnidiaeth Cymru, efallai drwy un o bwyllgorau'r Cynulliad hwn? Ac yn olaf, mae hyder y cyhoedd, wrth gwrs, yn Trafnidiaeth Cymru yn gwbl hanfodol os yw'r sefydliad yn mynd i lwyddo yn y dyfodol. Nawr, ychydig cyn ichi sefyll i roi eich datganiad, fe wnes i chwilio ar Google am 'Trafnidiaeth Cymru', a sylwi bod manylion cyswllt uniongyrchol nawr ar wefan y Llywodraeth ar gyfer Trafnidiaeth Cymru; doedd hyn ddim yno o'r blaen. Felly, byddwn yn ddiolchgar pe gallech chi efallai roi manylion a rhoi cadarnhad bod gan Trafnidiaeth Cymru nawr swyddogaeth sy'n wynebu'r cyhoedd, nad oedd ganddynt o'r blaen. Efallai y gallech chi gadarnhau hefyd a yw cyswllt i Aelodau'r Cynulliad drwoch chi, neu a all Aelodau'r Cynulliad gysylltu â staff Trafnidiaeth Cymru yn uniongyrchol a chwrdd â nhw yn uniongyrchol, yn hytrach, wrth gwrs, na mynd drwoch chi.