English: Leader of the house, just a couple of weeks ago, I met with Adrian Farey, one of my constituents who runs a long-term sustainable woodland project in the Elwy valley region of my constituency. It was visited by the Minister for Environment just last week, and I was very pleased that she enjoyed her visit there to learn more about the organisation that he runs. But this is precisely the sort of model, I think, that will help to make our rural communities sustainable, and help to encourage and promote the use of local and sustainable wood products in the future. I would be grateful if the Minister for Environment could bring forward a statement on the support that she might be able to offer to projects like Adrian Farey's and others across Wales in terms of promoting the use of local timber in local construction projects. Can I also call, leader of the house, for a statement on the future of business rates for independent schools in Wales? There's been quite a bit of concern amongst independent schools across the country. There are 20 in Wales at the moment, with thousands of students in them. They add around £87 million to the Welsh economy and generate £22 million-worth of taxes here in Wales. You'll be aware that there have been some concerns about the prospects of business rates being charged on independent schools. Now, clearly, I understand that we will want to have a debate, perhaps, on these things, but I do think that it's incumbent upon the Welsh Government to give some clarity to the sector, given the significant numbers of people who are employed in it and the significant numbers of pupils who rely on the excellent education that is provided in independent schools across the country.
Welsh: Arweinydd y tŷ, dim ond ychydig wythnosau yn ôl, cyfarfûm ag Adrian Farey, un o'm hetholwyr sy'n rhedeg prosiect coetir cynaliadwy tymor hir yn rhanbarth Dyffryn Elwy o'm hetholaeth. Ymwelodd y Gweinidog Amgylchedd â mi yr wythnos diwethaf, ac roeddwn yn falch iawn ei bod hi wedi mwynhau ei hymweliad i ddysgu mwy am y sefydliad y mae'n ei redeg. Ond dyma'r union fath o fodel, yn fy marn i, a fydd yn helpu i wneud ein cymunedau gwledig yn gynaliadwy, a helpu i annog a hyrwyddo defnyddio cynhyrchion coed lleol a chynaliadwy yn y dyfodol. Byddwn yn ddiolchgar pe gallai Gweinidog yr Amgylchedd gyflwyno datganiad ynglŷn â'r cymorth y byddai'n gallu ei gynnig i brosiectau fel prosiect Adrian Farey a rhai eraill ledled Cymru o ran hyrwyddo defnyddio coed lleol ar gyfer prosiectau adeiladu lleol. A gaf i hefyd alw, arweinydd y tŷ, am ddatganiad ar ddyfodol ardrethi busnes ar gyfer ysgolion annibynnol yng Nghymru? Bu cryn dipyn o bryder ymhlith ysgolion annibynnol ledled y wlad. Ceir 20 yng Nghymru ar hyn o bryd, gyda miloedd o fyfyrwyr ynddynt. Maen nhw'n ychwanegu tua £87 miliwn i economi Cymru ac yn cynhyrchu gwerth £22 miliwn o drethi yma yng Nghymru. Byddwch yn ymwybodol y bu rhai pryderon ynghylch y rhagolygon o godi trethi busnes ar ysgolion annibynnol. Nawr, yn amlwg, rwyf yn deall y byddwn yn dymuno cael trafodaeth, ar y pethau hyn, efallai, ond rwyf yn credu ei bod hi'n ddyletswydd ar Lywodraeth Cymru i roi rhywfaint o eglurder i'r sector, o ystyried y nifer sylweddol o bobl sy'n cael eu cyflogi ynddo a nifer sylweddol y disgyblion sy'n dibynnu ar yr addysg ardderchog y mae ysgolion annibynnol yn ei ddarparu ledled y wlad.