English: Can I thank Russell George for his questions, and also for the support he has demonstrated for our ambitions for the metro systems across Wales? Can I just deal with the very first point that Russell George made concerning investment in rail infrastructure in Wales in control period 6? All of that investment during control period 6 will be for maintenance of the rail network - maintenance. No money is being allocated towards rail enhancements. That means that, essentially, because of underinvestment over the past decade, we are seeing the UK Government finally waking up to the fact that deferred maintenance costs an incredible sum of money. And it's as a result of that deferred maintenance, that irresponsible approach to maintaining the rail network along the Wales route, that the UK Government has now had to dig deep in order to pull forward the investment for maintenance. We wish to see a similarly generous offer for rail enhancements. I do welcome any consequential that would come from the Prime Minister's announcement concerning bus services and active travel - the £5 billion fund. That could equate to something in the order of £50 million per year over five years, and would certainly allow us to increase the bus services support grant, so I do welcome a consequential from that particular fund. But, if we are to deliver the game-changing ambitious plans for our metros, we require further investment from UK Government. For example, I've talked about a four-trains-per-hour service from Wrexham through to Liverpool. That will require, as Members may be aware from the letter that I have sent with the metro mayor of Liverpool, Steve Rotherham, approximately £150 million of investment from UK Government. That is a tiny, tiny sum of money when you consider that, over the past five years, we've seen around £1 billion of underinvestment - money taken away from Wales, money that should have been spent on the Wales route. Now, HS2 does indeed have the potential to transform many communities that it will serve. But if Wales is to benefit from HS2, then certain conditions must be met. We must have the right outcome at Crewe, the right hub must be developed and delivered at Crewe. We must also see electrification of the north Wales main line, and electrification of the Crewe to Chester line. That would then enable future high-speed trains to travel through to Holyhead. That is absolutely vital. The estimated cost for those works is around about £1 million, which, again, compared to the £1.6 billion estimate for HS2 is not a huge amount of investment, and then I would agree that HS2 could deliver significant benefits to north Wales. In terms of delivering further benefits to south Wales, because there could be a net adverse impact on the economy of south Wales, we wish to see those business cases that were promised by UK Government taken forward to the next stage. Those business cases, when the electrification of the south Wales main line was cancelled, included the promise to look at improving speed on the south Wales main line. That must happen. We must see improvements to the south Wales main line as a matter of urgency. I take the point that the Member made concerning strategic direction, and it has been different in each of the metro areas where, for example, in the Swansea bay area, we've been working very much alongside the four local authorities. In north Wales, it's very much been focused on a collaboration between Welsh Government and Flintshire council, because the commencement of the metro concept is in Deeside. However, TfW have been remitted for the forthcoming year to take strategic direction into their responsibilities and to ensure that programmes across all three metro areas are accelerated as much as possible. But, again, Russell George asked about TfW's ability to be able to cost the work. Well, TfW will be relying on UK Government funding to take forward the programmes. The CVL transfer asset has now been triggered, and it will be completed by the end of March. There was a delay due to negotiations, but I am pleased that it has now been triggered, and I look forward to taking control of that major piece of infrastructure so that we can invest £0.75 billion in the transformational south-east Wales metro.
Welsh: A gaf i ddiolch i Russell George am ei gwestiynau, a hefyd am y gefnogaeth a ddangosodd i'n huchelgeisiau ar gyfer systemau'r Metro ledled Cymru? A gaf i ymdrin â'r pwynt cyntaf un a wnaeth Russell George ynghylch buddsoddi yn y seilwaith rheilffyrdd yng Nghymru yng nghyfnod rheoli 6? Bydd yr holl fuddsoddi hwnnw yn ystod cyfnod rheoli 6 ar gyfer gwaith cynnal a chadw'r rhwydwaith rheilffyrdd - gwaith cynnal a chadw. Nid oes dim arian yn cael ei ddyrannu er mwyn gwella'r rheilffyrdd. Mae hynny'n golygu, i bob pwrpas, oherwydd tanfuddsoddi dros y degawd diwethaf, ein bod yn gweld Llywodraeth y DU yn deffro o'r diwedd i'r ffaith bod angen swm anhygoel o arian ar gyfer gwaith cynnal a chadw a ohiriwyd. Ac o ganlyniad i'r gohirio hwnnw yn y gwaith cynnal a chadw, y dull anghyfrifol hwnnw o gynnal a chadw'r rhwydwaith rheilffyrdd ar hyd llwybr Cymru, mae Llywodraeth y DU bellach wedi gorfod twrio'n ddwfn er mwyn dwyn ymlaen y buddsoddiad ar gyfer gwaith cynnal a chadw. Hoffem weld cynnig mor hael â hynny ar gyfer gwella'r rheilffyrdd. Rwy'n croesawu unrhyw swm canlyniadol a fyddai'n dod yn sgil cyhoeddiad y Prif Weinidog ynghylch gwasanaethau bysiau a theithio llesol - y gronfa gwerth £5 biliwn. Gallai hynny gyfateb i ryw £50 miliwn y flwyddyn dros bum mlynedd, a byddai'n sicr yn caniatáu inni gynyddu'r grant cymorth i wasanaethau bysiau, felly, rwy'n croesawu swm canlyniadol o'r gronfa benodol honno. Ond, os ydym yn bwriadu cyflawni'r cynlluniau uchelgeisiol chwyldroadol ar gyfer ein systemau metro, mae angen rhagor o fuddsoddiad arnom gan Lywodraeth y DU. Er enghraifft, rwyf wedi sôn am wasanaeth pedwar trên yr awr o Wrecsam i Lerpwl. I wneud hynny bydd angen, fel y bydd yr Aelodau yn gwybod o'r llythyr a anfonais gyda maer metro Lerpwl, Steve Rotherham, ryw £150 miliwn o fuddsoddiad gan Lywodraeth y DU. Mae hwnnw'n swm bach, bach iawn o arian o ystyried ein bod, dros y pum mlynedd diwethaf, wedi gweld rhyw £1 biliwn o danfuddsoddi - arian a dynnwyd i ffwrdd o Gymru, arian a ddylai fod wedi cael ei wario ar lwybr Cymru. Nawr, yn wir, mae gan HS2 y potensial i drawsnewid llawer o'r cymunedau a fydd yn cael eu gwasanaethu ganddo. Ond er mwyn i Gymru elwa ar HS2, mae'n rhaid bodloni amodau penodol. Mae'n rhaid inni gael y canlyniad cywir yn Crewe, mae'n rhaid datblygu a darparu'r hyb iawn yn Crewe. Mae'n rhaid hefyd i brif reilffordd y gogledd gael ei thrydaneiddio, ac mae'n rhaid trydaneiddio'r rheilffordd rhwng Crewe a Chaer. Byddai hynny wedyn yn galluogi trenau cyflym yn y dyfodol i deithio yr holl ffordd i Gaergybi. Mae hynny'n gwbl hanfodol. Amcangyfrifir mai rhyw £1 miliwn yw'r gost ar gyfer y gwaith hwnnw, ac unwaith eto, o'i gymharu â'r amcangyfrif o £1.6 biliwn ar gyfer HS2, nid yw hwn yn swm enfawr i'w fuddsoddi, ac yna byddwn i'n cytuno y gallai HS2 sicrhau manteision sylweddol i'r gogledd. O ran sicrhau rhagor o fanteision i'r de, oherwydd gallai fod effaith andwyol net ar economi'r de, hoffem weld yr achosion busnes hynny a addawyd gan Lywodraeth y DU yn cael eu dwyn ymlaen i'r cam nesaf. Roedd yr achosion busnes hynny, pan gafodd y cynllun i drydaneiddio prif linell y de ei ganslo, yn cynnwys yr addewid i ystyried gwella cyflymder ar brif linell y de. Mae'n rhaid i hynny ddigwydd. Mae'n rhaid inni weld gwelliannau ar brif linell y de fel mater o frys. Rwy'n derbyn y pwynt a wnaeth yr Aelod ynglŷn â'r cyfeiriad strategol, ac mae wedi bod yn wahanol ym mhob un o ardaloedd y metro lle'r ydym, er enghraifft, yn ardal Bae Abertawe, wedi bod yn gweithio llawer iawn gyda'r pedwar awdurdod lleol. Yn y gogledd, bu'r pwyslais i raddau helaeth ar gydweithrediad rhwng Llywodraeth Cymru a chyngor Sir y Fflint, oherwydd bod cysyniad y metro yn dechrau yng Nglannau Dyfrdwy. Fodd bynnag, mae Trafnidiaeth Cymru wedi cael cylch gwaith ar gyfer y flwyddyn sydd i ddod i gynnwys cyfeiriad strategol yn eu cyfrifoldebau ac i sicrhau bod rhaglenni ar draws y tair ardal metro yn cael eu cyflymu gymaint â phosibl. Ond, unwaith eto, gofynnodd Russell George am allu Trafnidiaeth Cymru i gostio'r gwaith. Wel, bydd Trafnidiaeth Cymru yn dibynnu ar gyllid gan Lywodraeth y DU i fwrw ymlaen â'r rhaglenni. Mae ased trosglwyddo rheilffyrdd craidd y cymoedd wedi ei gychwyn erbyn hyn, a bydd wedi'i gwblhau erbyn diwedd mis Mawrth. Bu oedi oherwydd trafodaethau, ond rwy'n falch ei fod wedi ei gychwyn erbyn hyn, ac rwy'n edrych ymlaen at gael rheolaeth o'r darn mawr hwnnw o seilwaith er mwyn gallu buddsoddi £0.75 biliwn ym metro trawsnewidiol de-ddwyrain Cymru.