English: Thank you, and warm congratulations to Dai Lloyd on his attempt to introduce a Member's Bill as regards the protection of historic place names in Wales. I'm very pleased to support him today, and I'm confident that he will receive cross-party support. The historic names of Wales are part of our proud heritage, and they deserve the same protection as rare plants and animals. Very often, the original Welsh name is full of meaning, and, in a couple of words, you can get a wealth of historic background as regards the landscape or local history. Unfortunately, there are a number of examples of pointless changes or perhaps corruption of our traditional place names. We've heard a number of examples of this today. I am going to talk about an example from my constituency that led to a short, but, I'm pleased to say, effective, campaign to retain the historic name of a famous mansion, namely Plasty Glynllifon. It stands in a large, walled country park about six miles from Caernarfon on the main route to the Llŷn peninsula. The name Glynllifon was used as far back as the sixteenth century - a 100 room mansion in a 700 acre park - but, in 2015, there was an attempt to change the name. A company from Yorkshire in England called MBI Sales proposed to sell units in the historic mansion as buy-to-rent opportunities. This came to the attention of the local population, and it was noted that the name Glynllifon wasn't being used, but that the company had coined a new name, 'Wynnborn Mansion', with no mention of the real name, Plas Glynllifon. All the marketing materials referred to 'Wynnborn Mansion'. It was an attempt, apparently, to create a particular kind of image - an echo of 'To the Manor Born', or the famous opera location Glyndebourne, perhaps, that, in rural Wales, did not fit at all. The local people were livid. No local consultation had taken place on the name change. An effective campaign was launched, and I had the privilege of leading that campaign. At the time, I was a member of Gwynedd Council's language committee, and I got cross-party support to try and get the company to change their mind. I received support from every part of the community, because the non-Welsh speakers were just as supportive as the Welsh speakers. Very strong feelings came to the fore, and it was good to see how important local heritage was to the people of the constituency. I met with MBI Sales, there was a great deal of press attention, and, finally, in the face of such local opposition, the company changed its mind and reverted to using Plas Glynllifon in October 2015. By the way, nothing came of the idea of buy-to-rent, and by now I understand that Plas Glynllifon is in new hands, and those owners intend to convert it into a hotel, keeping the original name, Plas Glynllifon, with all its associated history. This is just one story, and, thankfully, it had a positive outcome. But how many names, and, therefore, how much of our heritage has already been lost forever? I'm pleased to see that Dai Lloyd's Bill offers a number of options as regards how to address this matter of protecting historic names. I note the comments of the Cabinet Secretary for the economy, but I do wish Dai well, and thank him for bringing this Bill forward. There is a great difference between guidelines and placing protection into law and legislation, and that is what is required in this case. Thank you.
Welsh: Diolch, a llongyfarchiadau mawr i Dai Lloyd ar ei ymgais i gyflwyno Bil Aelod ynghylch diogelu enwau lleoedd hanesyddol Cymru. Rydw i'n falch iawn o'i gefnogi fo heddiw, ac yn hyderus y gaiff o gefnogaeth ar draws y pleidiau. Mae enwau lleoedd hanesyddol Cymru yn rhan o'n treftadaeth balch, ac yn haeddu'r un warchodaeth ag mae anifeiliaid neu blanhigion prin yn ei gael. Yn aml, mae'r enw Cymraeg gwreiddiol yn llawn ystyr ehangach, ac mewn un neu ddau o eiriau fe ellir cael cyfoeth cefndir y man dan sylw o ran ei le yn y tirwedd neu hanes lleol. Yn anffodus, mae sawl enghraifft o newid dibwrpas wedi digwydd neu lurgunio llwyr a hyll ar enwau traddodiadol ein gwlad. Rydym wedi clywed sawl o enghraifft o hyn heddiw yma. Rydw i am sôn am enghraifft o fy etholaeth i a arweiniodd at ymgyrch fer, ond, rydw i'n falch o ddweud, ymgyrch effeithiol i gadw enw hanesyddol plasty enwog o'r enw Glynllifon. Fe saif y tŷ hynafol mewn parc gwledig mawr gyda muriau o'i gwmpas tua chwech milltir o Gaernarfon ar y brif ffordd i Ben Llŷn. Defnyddiwyd yr enw Glynllifon cyn belled yn ôl a'r unfed ganrif ar bymtheg - plasty 100 stafell mewn safle 700 erw - ond, yn 2015, fe gafwyd ymgais i newid yr enw. Roedd cwmni o Swydd Efrog yn Lloegr o'r enw MBI Sales yn cynnig gwerthu unedau yn y plasty hynafol fel buddsoddiadau prynu i rhentu. Fe ddaeth hyn i sylw'r boblogaeth leol, ac fe sylwyd nad yr enw Glynllifon oedd yn cael ei ddefnyddio, ond roedd y cwmni wedi bathu enw newydd, a'r enw hwnnw oedd 'Wynnborn Mansion' - dim sôn am yr enw iawn, Plas Glynllifon. Roedd yr holl ddeunydd marchnata yn cyfeirio at Wynnborn Mansion. Rhyw ymgais, mae'n debyg, i greu delwedd arbennig - rhyw adlais o 'To the Manor Born' neu'r lleoliad opera enwog Glyndebourne, efallai. Ond, yng nghefn gwlad Cymru, nid oedd yn gweddu o gwbl. Mi oedd y bobl leol yn gandryll. Nid oedd yna ddim ymgynghori lleol wedi digwydd ynglŷn â'r newid enw. Cafwyd ymgyrch effeithiol, ac mi ges i'r fraint o arwain yr ymgyrch honno. Ar y pryd mi oeddwn i'n aelod o bwyllgor iaith Cyngor Gwynedd, ac mi ges i gefnogaeth unfrydol trawsbleidiol i geisio cael y cwmni i ymwrthod â'r newid enw. Cafwyd cefnogaeth o bob cwr a chornel - roedd poblogaeth di-Gymraeg yr ardal yr un mor benderfynol â'r siaradwyr Cymraeg i gadw'r enw gwreiddiol. Roedd yna deimladau cryfion yn dod i'r amlwg, ac roedd yn dda gweld pa mor bwysig oedd treftadaeth leol i bobl yr etholaeth. Mi ges i gyfarfod efo MBI Sales, cafwyd sylw mawr yn y wasg, ac, yn y diwedd, yn wyneb y ffasiwn wrthwynebiad lleol, fe newidiodd y cwmni ei feddwl ac fe aed yn ôl i ddefnyddio Plas Glynllifon yn Hydref 2015. Gyda llaw, ni ddaeth dim byd o'r syniad prynu i rentu, ac erbyn hyn rydw i'n deall fod Plas Glynllifon mewn dwylo newydd sy'n bwriadu ei droi yn westy, gan gadw'r enw gwreiddiol a'r holl hanes sydd ynghlwm â hynny. Un stori ydy hon, a, diolch byth, stori efo diweddglo cadarnhaol. Ond faint o enwau, ac, felly, sawl darn o'n hetifeddiaeth ni sydd wedi cael eu colli am byth? Rydw i'n falch o weld bod Bil Dai Lloyd yn cynnig nifer o opsiynau ynglŷn â sut i fynd i'r afael â'r mater yma o ddiogelu enwau hanesyddol. Rydw i yn nodi sylwadau'r Ysgrifennydd Cabinet dros yr economi, ond rydw i yn dymuno'n dda i Dai, a diolch iddo am ddod â'r Bil yma gerbron. Mae yna wahaniaeth mawr rhwng canllawiau a gosod gwarchodaeth mewn deddfwriaeth, a dyna sydd angen ei wneud yn yr achos yma. Diolch.