English: Well, I am perplexed as to why anyone would be surprised by the announcement that has been made, given the fact that, by your own reckoning, there has been huge engagement: 1,500 responses provided to us by the Wales Tourism Alliance, which we obviously were grateful to receive; 1,000 responses to our original consultation; and 500 responses to our technical consultation. So, how anybody can be surprised and have not anticipated a decision on this, I just don't understand. We've tried very hard to be as inclusive as we can in the development of these particular issues. It is the case that these changes are intended to ensure that self-catering businesses are making a fair contribution to the local economy. Now, who could object to that apart from, perhaps, the Welsh Conservatives? Where a property is let out on a commercial basis for 182 days or more, I think that it is fair to recognise that that business will be making a contribution to the local economy. It will be generating income and it will be creating jobs, and we do know that there will be plenty of businesses that are able to meet that threshold. For those who can't, obviously, there are options available to them - I'm surprised I have to spell them out. Changing the business model might be one, or providing that property as a long-term let, as a rental property for a local individual or family, might be another option for them to consider. So, there are choices, and also there's time. I made this original announcement back on 2 March. We had the opportunity to debate it in a Welsh Conservative debate on tourism quite recently. And also the changes won't come into force until 1 April 2023. So, there has been time to consider how businesses will adapt and respond to the changes. But this is part of our work that we are doing in partnership with Plaid Cymru, and it is part of our three-pronged approach to dealing with what is a genuine issue of second home properties in communities across Wales.
Welsh: Wel, mae'n peri dryswch i mi pam y byddai unrhyw un yn synnu at y cyhoeddiad sydd wedi'i wneud, o ystyried, fel y dywedoch chi, fod ymgysylltu enfawr wedi bod: cafwyd 1,500 o ymatebion gan Gynghrair Twristiaeth Cymru, ac roeddem yn amlwg yn ddiolchgar amdanynt; 1,000 o ymatebion i'n hymgynghoriad gwreiddiol, a 500 o ymatebion i'n hymgynghoriad technegol. Felly, nid wyf yn deall sut y gall unrhyw un synnu a methu rhagweld penderfyniad ar hyn. Fe wnaethom ymdrechu'n galed iawn i fod mor gynhwysol ag y gallem wrth ddatblygu'r materion penodol hyn. Mae'n wir mai bwriad y newidiadau hyn yw sicrhau bod busnesau hunanddarpar yn gwneud cyfraniad teg i'r economi leol. Nawr, pwy allai wrthwynebu hynny ar wahân, efallai, i'r Ceidwadwyr Cymreig? Lle y caiff eiddo ei osod ar sail fasnachol am 182 diwrnod neu fwy, credaf ei bod yn deg cydnabod y bydd y busnes hwnnw'n cyfrannu at yr economi leol. Bydd yn cynhyrchu incwm a bydd yn creu swyddi, ac rydym yn gwybod y bydd digon o fusnesau yn gallu cyrraedd y trothwy hwnnw. I'r rhai na allant, mae opsiynau ar gael iddynt, yn amlwg - rwy'n synnu bod yn rhaid imi eu nodi. Gallai newid y model busnes fod yn un opsiwn, neu gallai gosod yr eiddo ar sail hirdymor, fel eiddo rhent ar gyfer unigolyn neu deulu lleol, fod yn opsiwn arall iddynt ei ystyried. Felly, mae yna ddewisiadau, a hefyd mae yna amser. Gwneuthum y cyhoeddiad gwreiddiol hwn ar 2 Mawrth. Cawsom gyfle i'w drafod mewn dadl gan y Ceidwadwyr Cymreig ar dwristiaeth yn weddol ddiweddar. A hefyd ni fydd y newidiadau'n dod i rym tan 1 Ebrill 2023. Felly, mae amser wedi bod i ystyried sut y bydd busnesau'n addasu ac yn ymateb i'r newidiadau. Ond mae hyn yn rhan o'r gwaith a wnawn mewn partneriaeth â Phlaid Cymru, ac mae'n rhan o'n dull triphlyg o ymdrin â phroblem wirioneddol ail gartrefi mewn cymunedau ledled Cymru.