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English: I'll carry on from that point initially. You've answered my first question that it's for two years that the time-limited £100 million transformation fund will be available. You've confirmed that. What happens at the end of that two-year period?
Welsh: Mi wnaf i gario ymlaen o'r fan yna i ddechrau efo hi. Rydych chi wedi ateb fy nghwestiwn cyntaf i drwy ddweud mai am ddwy flynedd y bydd arian y gronfa drawsnewid - £100 miliwn am amser cyfyngedig - ar gael. Rydych chi'n cadarnhau hynny. Beth sy'n digwydd ar ddiwedd y ddwy flynedd yna?
English: Just with regard to the transformation board, how confident are you that this board reflects the diversity of Wales, bearing in mind that, apart from the one from Oxford, only three members of that panel aren't from the old counties of Glamorgan and Gwent?
Welsh: I fynd yn ôl, ynglŷn â'r bwrdd trawsnewid, pa mor hyderus ydych chi bod y bwrdd trawsnewid yn adlewyrchu gwahaniaeth Cymru, o ystyried, ar wahân i'r un sydd o Rydychen, mai dim ond tri aelod o'r panel yna sydd ddim o hen siroedd Morgannwg neu Gwent?
English: Okay. Thank you very much. Thank you very much for your attendance this morning, and also for the written paper in advance to this committee. Thank you very much indeed. As is customary, you will receive a transcript of today's proceedings for you to check for factual accuracy. But with that much of concluding remarks, thank you very much to you all. Thank you.
Welsh: Ocê. Diolch yn fawr iawn. Diolch yn fawr iawn am eich presenoldeb y bore yma, a hefyd am ddarparu'r papur tystiolaeth ysgrifenedig ymlaen llaw i'r pwyllgor yma. Diolch yn fawr iawn ichi i gyd y bore 'ma. Ac, yn ôl ein harfer, mi fyddwch chi yn derbyn trawsgrifiad o'r cyfarfod yma er mwyn i chi allu gwirio eu bod nhw'n ffeithiol gywir. Ond gyda chymaint â hynny o ragymadrodd, diolch yn fawr iawn ichi i gyd. Diolch yn fawr.
English: To my fellow Members, we move on to item 3 and papers to note. And Members will note that there is a letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Education regarding the task and finish group on community-focused schools.
Welsh: I'm cyd-Aelodau, rydym ni'n symud ymlaen i eitem 3 a phapurau i'w nodi. Bydd Aelodau wedi nodi llythyr gan Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Addysg ynghylch y grŵp gorchwyl a gorffen ar ysgolion bro.
English: And item 4, a motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting, and also for items 1 and 2 on 19 July. Is everybody content? Everyone's content. Thank you very much.
Welsh: A symud ymlaen i eitem 4 a chynnig o dan Reol Sefydlog 17.42 i benderfynu gwahardd y cyhoedd o weddill y cyfarfod yma, ac ar gyfer eitem 1 ac eitem 2 wythnos nesaf, ar 19 Gorffennaf. Pawb yn cytuno? Pawb yn cytuno. Diolch yn fawr iawn.
English: The first item on our agenda this afternoon is questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs, and the first question, Joyce Watson.
Welsh: Yr eitem gyntaf ar ein hagenda ni'r prynhawn yma yw'r cwestiynau i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Ynni, Cynllunio a Materion Gwledig, a'r cwestiwn cyntaf, Joyce Watson.
English: We recognise the agricultural, wildlife and landscape value of hedgerows. Birds mostly nest between March and August, and hedges should be checked before cutting, to avoid harm to nests. Recipients of common agricultural policy payments must adhere to cross-compliance rules, under which hedgerows cannot be cut between March and August.
Welsh: Rydym yn cydnabod gwerth amaethyddol perthi, a'u gwerth i fywyd gwyllt ac i'r dirwedd. Mae adar yn nythu rhwng mis Mawrth a mis Awst yn bennaf, a dylid archwilio perthi cyn eu torri, er mwyn osgoi niwed i nythod. Mae'n rhaid i bawb sy'n derbyn taliadau'r polisi amaethyddol cyffredin ddilyn rheolau trawsgydymffurfio, sy'n datgan na ellir torri perthi rhwng mis Mawrth a mis Awst.
English: Thank you for that, but every summer I'm alarmed by the number of hedges that are being trimmed during peak nesting season. They do provide an important food source for all types of animals, and vital nesting habitat for birds, particularly in the spring and summer months. And this year, travelling the roads, I've already witnessed unnecessary hedge cutting on several occasions across my constituency, and it's unnecessary because the hedge was under a tree canopy, and several metres away from the road. As you said, farmers and landowners are obliged by legislation not to trim between 1 March and 31 August, and that's fantastic. But with local authorities, and private householders, and golf courses, it's down to best practice - it's not compulsory. Nesting birds are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, but it doesn't protect them if we rely on hedgerows being adequately maintained during peak season. So, can I ask that the Welsh Government considers looking at introducing legislation that would make it compulsory for local authorities, private households and golf courses, and the like, not to trim their hedges between March and August and to bring those in line with the farmers and the landowners?
Welsh: Diolch am hynny, ond bob haf, mae nifer y perthi sy'n cael eu torri ynghanol y tymor nythu yn peri cryn bryder i mi. Maent yn darparu ffynhonnell bwysig o fwyd ar gyfer pob math o anifeiliaid, a chynefin nythu hanfodol i adar, yn enwedig yn ystod misoedd y gwanwyn a'r haf. Ac eleni, wrth deithio ar y ffyrdd, rwyf eisoes wedi gweld perthi'n cael eu torri heb fod angen ar sawl achlysur yn fy etholaeth, ac mae'n ddiangen am fod y perthi o dan ganopi coed, a sawl metr oddi wrth y ffordd. Fel y dywedoch, mae deddfwriaeth yn gorfodi ffermwyr a thirfeddianwyr i beidio â thorri perthi rhwng 1 Mawrth a 31 Awst, ac mae hynny'n wych. Ond gydag awdurdodau lleol, a deiliaid tai preifat, a chyrsiau golff, mae'n dibynnu ar arferion gorau - nid yw'n orfodol. Mae adar sy'n nythu wedi'u gwarchod o dan Ddeddf Bywyd Gwyllt a Chefn Gwlad 1981, ond nid yw'n eu gwarchod os ydym yn dibynnu ar berthi'n cael eu cynnal yn briodol ynghanol y tymor nythu. Felly, a gaf fi ofyn i Lywodraeth Cymru ystyried cyflwyno deddfwriaeth a fyddai'n ei gwneud yn orfodol i awdurdodau lleol, cartrefi preifat a chyrsiau golff a'u tebyg, ymatal rhag torri eu perthi rhwng mis Mawrth a mis Awst, gan sicrhau eu bod yn rhwym i'r un rheolau â'r ffermwyr a'r tirfeddianwyr?
English: Can I thank the Member for the question? You raise a really important point in terms of the value of hedgerows in providing food sources and vital habitats for birds and animals, and to enhance and protect biodiversity. Under the Environment (Wales) Act 2016, there was a public duty on all public authorities to seek and maintain biodiversity, and doing so to increase ecosystem resilience, which also provides additional protection for hedgerows and the associated biodiversity, including pollinators. It is my plan to go and meet with local authorities in terms of actually how they are enacting the biodiversity duty in the environment Act and actually emphasise that that can form part of the value of hedgerows as part of that. You referenced the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. It does serve as a statutory mechanism to prevent the disturbance of nesting birds, from March to October, through hedge cutting. Although hedge cutting during these periods is not unlawful, all hedge owners must ensure no nesting birds are present before doing so.
Welsh: A gaf fi ddiolch i'r Aelod am y cwestiwn? Rydych yn codi pwynt pwysig iawn o ran gwerth perthi'n darparu ffynonellau bwyd a chynefinoedd hanfodol i adar ac anifeiliaid, ac i wella a diogelu bioamrywiaeth. O dan Ddeddf yr Amgylchedd (Cymru) 2016, roedd dyletswydd gyhoeddus ar bob awdurdod cyhoeddus i sicrhau a chynnal bioamrywiaeth, a thrwy hynny gynyddu gwydnwch ecosystemau, sydd hefyd yn darparu diogelwch ychwanegol ar gyfer perthi a'r fioamrywiaeth gysylltiedig, gan gynnwys pryfed peillio. Fy mwriad yw cyfarfod ag awdurdodau lleol i drafod sut y maent yn rhoi'r ddyletswydd bioamrywiaeth yn Neddf yr amgylchedd ar waith, a phwysleisio y gall hynny ffurfio rhan o werth perthi fel rhan o hynny. Cyfeiriasoch at Ddeddf Bywyd Gwyllt a Chefn Gwlad 1981. Mae'n gweithredu fel mecanwaith statudol i atal aflonyddu ar adar sy'n nythu, o fis Mawrth i fis Hydref, drwy dorri perthi. Er nad yw torri perthi yn ystod y cyfnodau hyn yn anghyfreithlon, mae'n rhaid i bawb sy'n berchen ar berthi sicrhau nad oes adar yn nythu yn y perthi cyn gwneud hynny.
English: Minister, I've received representations from constituents who have concerns over the over-zealous cutting of roadside verges, especially on the A40 from Fishguard to Haverfordwest road, which is destroying local flora and has knock-on effects on local wildlife. I understand that the Welsh Government is introducing a new green corridor initiative for roadside verges. But can you tell us what specific action the Welsh Government can take to protect the verges and ensure that their maintenance is appropriate and actually protects local wildlife?
Welsh: Weinidog, rwyf wedi derbyn sylwadau gan etholwyr sy'n pryderu ynglŷn â gormod o dorri lleiniau ymylon ffyrdd, yn enwedig ar ffordd yr A40 rhwng Abergwaun a Hwlffordd, gan ddinistrio fflora lleol, ac mae hyn yn arwain at effeithiau canlyniadol ar fywyd gwyllt lleol. Rwy'n deall bod Llywodraeth Cymru yn cyflwyno menter coridor gwyrdd newydd ar gyfer lleiniau ymylon ffyrdd. Ond a allwch ddweud wrthym pa gamau penodol y gall Llywodraeth Cymru eu cymryd i warchod y lleiniau a sicrhau bod y gwaith o'u cynnal a'u cadw yn addas ac yn gwarchod y bywyd gwyllt lleol?
English: I thank the Member for his question. You raise very similar points in terms of the importance of hedgerows in terms of protecting and enhancing habitats and biodiversity. And whilst the primary functions of hedgerows are often seen as just for the purpose of stock management and to mark land boundaries, there is a wider, broader value to them too, and a purpose for us. You mentioned the green corridors; they're often called wildlife corridors as well - biodiversity corridors. We brought before this place just recently the updated woodland strategy, and that incorporates looking at how hedgerows are part of that, in terms of creating green coverage, which is one of the avenues that will be taking this forward.
Welsh: Diolch i'r Aelod am ei gwestiwn. Rydych yn codi pwyntiau tebyg iawn o ran pwysigrwydd perthi i warchod a gwella cynefinoedd a bioamrywiaeth. Ac er yr ystyrir yn aml mai prif swyddogaethau perthi yw rheoli stoc a nodi ffiniau tir, mae ganddynt werth ehangach, mwy cyffredinol hefyd, a phwrpas ar ein cyfer ni. Fe sonioch chi am goridorau gwyrdd; fe'u gelwir yn aml yn goridorau bywyd gwyllt hefyd - coridorau bioamrywiaeth. Yn ddiweddar, fe gyflwynom ni'r strategaeth goetiroedd wedi'i diweddaru gerbron y lle hwn, ac mae honno'n edrych ar sut y mae perthi'n rhan o hynny, o ran creu gorchudd gwyrdd, sef un o'r llwybrau ar gyfer bwrw ymlaen â hyn.
English: We recognise the potential of marine energy in creating low-carbon energy and providing economic and social benefits to our coastal communities. Welsh Government policies have supported the deployment of a range of marine energy technologies, and we will continue to work to realise the opportunities associated with this sector.
Welsh: Rydym yn cydnabod potensial ynni'r môr wrth greu ynni carbon isel a darparu manteision economaidd a chymdeithasol i'n cymunedau arfordirol. Mae polisïau Llywodraeth Cymru wedi cefnogi'r defnydd o amrywiaeth o dechnolegau ynni'r môr, a byddwn yn parhau i weithio i wireddu'r cyfleoedd sy'n gysylltiedig â'r sector hwn.
English: Thank you very much. Perhaps the question should have been reworded to ask about marine energy off the north Wales coast, to be precise. However, there is a large amount of energy available offshore and Anglesey is one of those areas where there is very innovative work being done to try and harvest that energy. Of course, the Morlais and Minesto Deep Green projects are two of the most prominent, and it was good to visit both with Simon Thomas just a week or two ago. Now, in terms of the Morlais project, that project is reaching a key point now. We need to move on to Morlais B to make that electrical connection, and over £20 million of European funding will be required and, hopefully, will be made available for that. Now, given the funding that had been allocated by your Government for the Swansea bay tidal lagoon - a project that I do hope can proceed with Welsh support - if London isn't interested, then would the Government, likewise, be prepared to consider an investment in the Morlais project as match funding that could help, alongside private equity, to release that crucial European funding?
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn i chi. Mae'n siŵr y dylai'r cwestiwn fod wedi ei aralleirio i olygu ynni'r môr oddi ar arfordir gogledd Cymru, i fod yn fanwl gywir. Ond, yn sicr, oddi ar yr arfordir, mae yna doreth o ynni ac, wrth gwrs, mae Ynys Môn yn un o'r llefydd lle mae yna waith blaengar iawn yn cael ei wneud i drio medi yr ynni hwnnw. Wrth gwrs, mae prosiectau Morlais a Minesto Deep Green yn ddau o'r rhai mwyaf blaenllaw - mi oedd hi'n braf ymweld â'r ddau efo Simon Thomas rhyw wythnos neu ddwy yn ôl. Rŵan, o ran prosiect Morlais, mae'r prosiect hwnnw'n cyrraedd at bwynt allweddol. Mae angen symud ymlaen at Morlais B, sef i wneud y cyswllt trydanol, ac mae angen dros £20 miliwn o arian Ewropeaidd - gobeithio a ddaw - ar gyfer hwnnw. Rŵan, o ystyried arian oedd wedi cael ei glustnodi gan eich Llywodraeth chi ar gyfer morlyn Abertawe, prosiect rwyf yn gobeithio a all gario yn ei flaen efo cefnogaeth Cymru, os nad oes gan Lundain ddiddordeb, a ydy'r Llywodraeth, yn yr un modd, yn barod i ystyried buddsoddi ym mhrosiect Morlais fel arian cyfatebol a allai helpu, ochr yn ochr ag ecwiti preifat, i ryddhau'r cyllid Ewropeaidd hollbwysig yna?
English: Diolch. Anglesey is really becoming a hub, I think, now for tidal stream development, certainly, and I think, again, looking at tidal development, we need to make sure that we've got support from the UK Government, and I've written again to Greg Clark on the back of the very disappointing announcement in relation to the Swansea bay tidal lagoon. In answer to your very specific question about the funding that we had put aside - the £200 million - I have had some early discussions around the potential of being able to use that funding for other renewable energy projects. You'll be aware that we are going to bring forward a marine energy summit later on in the year, so I think the two will go hand in hand, but it's something I'm very happy to look at. I too have visited Morlais, so I'm very aware of the project and the significant benefits it could bring.
Welsh: Diolch. Credaf fod Ynys Môn yn sicr yn dod yn ganolbwynt bellach ar gyfer datblygu ffrydiau llanw, ac rwy'n credu, unwaith eto, wrth edrych ar ddatblygu ynni'r llanw, fod angen inni sicrhau ein bod yn cael cefnogaeth gan Lywodraeth y DU, ac rwyf wedi ysgrifennu eto at Greg Clark yn dilyn y cyhoeddiad siomedig iawn am forlyn llanw bae Abertawe. I ateb eich cwestiwn penodol iawn ynglŷn â'r arian a neilltuwyd gennym - y £200 miliwn - rwyf wedi cael trafodaethau cynnar ynglŷn â'r posibilrwydd o allu defnyddio'r arian hwnnw ar gyfer prosiectau ynni adnewyddadwy eraill. Fe fyddwch yn ymwybodol y byddwn yn cynnal cynhadledd ynni'r môr yn hwyrach yn y flwyddyn, felly credaf y bydd y ddau beth yn mynd law yn llaw, ond mae'n rhywbeth rwy'n fwy na pharod i'w archwilio. Rwyf innau wedi ymweld â Morlais, felly rwy'n ymwybodol iawn o'r prosiect a'r manteision sylweddol y gallai eu darparu.
English: I'm very pleased to hear that alternative ways of spending that £200 million are being considered by the Welsh Government, Cabinet Secretary. You'll be aware that there are companies who are interested in developing a tidal lagoon off the north Wales coast, using different technology than has been proposed in the south, and some seed funding in order to do some scoping work with Bangor University and others is being sought by that company and some other partners. I wonder whether you can consider making some of that £200 million available in order to do some of that scoping work, so that that can be open research that anybody can access if they want to further explore those wonderful opportunities that there might be for energy generation off the north Wales coast, which would bring other benefits, such as flood protection benefits and, indeed, agriculture and tourism benefits too.
Welsh: Rwy'n falch iawn o glywed bod Lywodraeth Cymru yn ystyried ffyrdd eraill o wario'r £200 miliwn hwnnw, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet. Fe fyddwch yn ymwybodol fod gan gwmnïau ddiddordeb mewn datblygu morlyn llanw oddi ar arfordir gogledd Cymru, gan ddefnyddio technoleg wahanol i'r hyn a gynigiwyd yn y de, ac mae'r cwmni hwnnw a phartneriaid eraill yn chwilio am gyllid sbarduno er mwyn gwneud gwaith cwmpasu gyda Phrifysgol Bangor ac eraill. Tybed a allwch ystyried darparu rhywfaint o'r £200 miliwn hwnnw er mwyn gwneud peth o'r gwaith cwmpasu, iddo fod yn ymchwil agored y gall unrhyw un gael mynediad ato os ydynt am ymchwilio ymhellach i'r cyfleoedd gwych a allai fod ar gael i gynhyrchu ynni oddi ar arfordir gogledd Cymru, a fyddai'n darparu manteision eraill, fel manteision amddiffyn rhag llifogydd, a manteision o ran amaethyddiaeth a thwristiaeth yn wir.
English: Thank you. Certainly, I'm aware of the proposal for a tidal lagoon in north Wales, and, as you say, it is a different technology. I think one of the areas that I am concerned about around tidal lagoons is that if the UK Government don't have a strategy, the impact that that will have. And I'll certainly be happy to look at the value-for-money report that they have now commissioned and is now on its way to us. In relation to the question around seed funding being sought, I think perhaps the best thing would be if you or they wrote to me and I could have discussions with the Cabinet Secretary for Finance.
Welsh: Diolch. Yn sicr, rwy'n ymwybodol o'r cynnig ar gyfer morlyn llanw yng ngogledd Cymru, ac fel y dywedwch, mae'n dechnoleg wahanol. Rwy'n credu mai un o'r pethau sy'n peri pryder i mi o ran môr-lynnoedd llanw yw os nad oes gan Lywodraeth y DU strategaeth, yr effaith y bydd hynny'n ei chael. A byddaf yn sicr yn fwy na pharod i edrych ar yr adroddiad gwerth am arian y maent bellach wedi'i gomisiynu ac sydd bellach ar ei ffordd atom. O ran y cwestiwn ynglŷn â chwilio am gyllid sbarduno, credaf efallai mai'r peth gorau fyddai iddynt hwy neu chi ysgrifennu ataf a gallwn innau gael trafodaethau gydag Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyllid.
English: We now move to questions from the party spokespeople. The Conservative spokesperson, Andrew R.T. Davies.
Welsh: Cwestiynau nawr gan lefarwyr y pleidiau. Llefarydd y Ceidwadwyr, Andrew R.T. Davies.
English: Thank you, Presiding Officer; I've had my reincarnation as rural affairs spokesperson. [ Laughter.] I'd like to ask you, Cabinet Secretary, in light of the consultation that you launched yesterday - the very important consultation that you launched yesterday - what is your definition of a 'land manager'? One of the five principles that you've underlined is that, under any new schemes that might be coming forward from the Welsh Government, they need to be accessible to all. So, it's important to understand what the criteria would be to make that accessible. So, what is a land manager in your eyes?
Welsh: Diolch, Lywydd; cefais fy ailymgnawdoli yn llefarydd materion gwledig. [ Chwerthin. ] Hoffwn ofyn ichi, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, yng ngoleuni'r ymgynghoriad a lansiwyd gennych ddoe - yr ymgynghoriad pwysig iawn a lansiwyd gennych ddoe - beth yw eich diffiniad o 'reolwr tir'? Un o'r pum egwyddor rydych wedi'u tanlinellu yw, o dan unrhyw gynlluniau newydd a allai gael eu cyflwyno gan Lywodraeth Cymru, fod angen iddynt fod yn hygyrch i bawb. Felly, mae'n bwysig deall beth fyddai'r meini prawf i'w gwneud yn hygyrch. Felly, beth yw rheolwr tir yn eich barn chi?
English: I'd like to welcome Andrew R.T. Davies to his new position. I very much look forward to you shadowing me. You always describe yourself as 19 stone of prime Welsh beef, so I'm sure we'll have some fun alongside that too. So, welcome to your portfolio. How do I define a land manager? I would say farmers and foresters, but, of course, the majority of our land managers in Wales are farmers.
Welsh: Hoffwn groesawu Andrew R.T. Davies i'w swydd newydd. Edrychaf ymlaen yn fawr at eich cael yn fy nghysgodi. Rydych bob amser yn disgrifio'ch hun fel 19 stôn o gig eidion gorau Cymru, felly rwy'n siŵr y cawn ychydig o hwyl gyda hynny hefyd. Felly, croeso i'ch portffolio. Sut rwy'n diffinio rheolwr tir? Buaswn yn dweud ffermwyr a choedwigwyr, ond wrth gwrs, mae mwyafrif ein rheolwyr tir yng Nghymru yn ffermwyr.
English: I'm grateful for that interpretation, although, certainly, reading the consultation and reading some press speculation, it did seem as if the definition was slightly wider than that, and the interpretation could be given that large companies, for example, that might have land holdings - Tata Steel for example, or local authorities that might be looking to look after parklands or verges or whatever - that meet the environmental goals might well be able to access some of this funding that historically, under the common agricultural policy, has always been available to someone with a holding number or customer reference number. So, I'd be grateful if you could enlarge on that interpretation of who you think is a land manager. Would such public bodies, as I've just outlined, or private companies be eligible for a slice of this money that the Welsh Government would be making available, because, if so, that would be a complete change in direction from what the common agricultural policy historically has delivered back to Welsh agriculture?
Welsh: Diolch am y dehongliad hwnnw, er ei bod yn ymddangos, yn sicr, wrth ddarllen yr ymgynghoriad ac wrth ddarllen rhywfaint o ddyfalu yn y wasg, fod y diffiniad ychydig yn ehangach na hynny, ac y gellid dehongli y gall cwmnïau mawr, er enghraifft, a chanddynt ddaliadau tir - Tata Steel, er enghraifft, neu awdurdodau lleol a allai fod yn awyddus i ofalu am barciau neu leiniau neu beth bynnag - sy'n bodloni'r nodau amgylcheddol gael gafael ar rywfaint o'r arian hwn sydd, yn hanesyddol, o dan y polisi amaethyddol cyffredin, bob amser wedi bod ar gael i rywun sydd â rhif daliad neu gyfeirnod cwsmer. Felly, buaswn yn ddiolchgar pe gallech ymhelaethu ar y dehongliad o bwy y credwch sy'n rheolwr tir. A fyddai cyrff cyhoeddus o'r fath, fel yr amlinellais, neu gwmnïau preifat yn gymwys i gael peth o'r arian hwn y byddai Llywodraeth Cymru yn ei ddarparu, oherwydd os felly, byddai hynny'n newid cyfeiriad llwyr o'r hyn y mae'r polisi amaethyddol cyffredin, yn hanesyddol, wedi'i ddarparu yn ôl i amaethyddiaeth Cymru?