English: I was eager, as Chair of the Finance Committee, to make a contribution to this debate and to point to the work that the committee has done on this issue, because last year the Finance Committee undertook an inquiry to assess the preparations for replacing EU funding in Wales, as we were concerned, as were a number of Assembly Members, that very little information was known about how funding would be replaced. Now, as a committee we supported the Welsh Government's position that Wales should not be a penny worse off after Brexit, of course, and that securing post-Brexit funding would be essential for Wales. Wales currently receives, as we have heard, by far the highest amount of EU funding per head of population of the devolved nations and English regions. It was clear from the evidence that we received during our inquiry that, unless funding continues on a needs-based basis, Wales will be severely impacted. We concluded that it is vital that Wales should continue to receive at least the funding equivalent to the amount it would have received through EU sources had the UK not voted to leave the EU. Equally as important, of course, is to ensure that funding continues to be managed and administered in Wales - that is just as important in the committee's opinion. At the time of our inquiry, the UK Government had announced that structural funds would be replaced by a UK shared prosperity fund, but very little detail was available on how this fund would operate. We invited the Secretary of State for Wales, therefore, to attend an evidence session with the committee, but as you are aware, of course, he declined that opportunity. We were disappointed with the lack of engagement from the UK Government, and that key decisions around how funding would be allocated to devolved administrations have yet to be agreed. In response to our report as a committee, when we published our report, the Secretary of State said that the UK Government was intending to consult on the shared prosperity fund by the end of 2018. So, it's very disappointing, and it says it all, in my opinion, that this still has not happened.
Welsh: Roeddwn i'n awyddus, fel Cadeirydd y Pwyllgor Cyllid, i wneud cyfraniad i'r ddadl yma ac i amlygu, a dweud y gwir, y gwaith y mae'r pwyllgor wedi'i wneud, wrth gwrs, ar y mater yma, oherwydd llynedd fe gynhaliodd y Pwyllgor Cyllid ymchwiliad i asesu'r paratoadau ar gyfer yr hyn a fydd yn disodli ffrydiau cyllido yr Undeb Ewropeaidd yng Nghymru, gan ein bod ni, fel nifer o Aelodau yn y Siambr yma, wrth gwrs, yn pryderu mai ychydig iawn o wybodaeth oedd ar gael am beth fyddai'n dod yn eu lle nhw. Nawr, fel pwyllgor fe wnaethon ni gefnogi safbwynt Llywodraeth Cymru na ddylai Cymru fod ceiniog ar ei cholled ar ôl Brexit a bod sicrhau cyllid ar ôl Brexit, wrth gwrs, yn gwbl hanfodol i Gymru. Ar hyn o bryd, fel rŷn ni wedi clywed, mae Cymru'n cael y gyfran fwyaf o bell ffordd o gyllid yr Undeb Ewropeaidd y pen, o'i gymharu â'r gwledydd datganoledig eraill a rhanbarthau Lloegr. Roedd hi'n glir o'r dystiolaeth a gawson ni yn ystod yr ymchwiliad y bydd effaith difrifol iawn ar Gymru oni bai fod cyllid yn parhau mewn modd sy'n seiliedig ar anghenion. Mi ddaethon ni i'r casgliad ei bod hi'n hanfodol y dylai Cymru barhau i gael o leiaf yr un faint o gyllid - nid jest yr un faint, ond o leiaf yr un faint o gyllid y byddai wedi ei gael drwy ffynonellau'r Undeb Ewropeaidd pe na bai'r Deyrnas Unedig wedi pleidleisio i adael. Mae'r un mor bwysig sicrhau hefyd, wrth gwrs, fod cyllid yn parhau i gael ei reoli a'i weinyddu yng Nghymru - mae hynny yr un mor bwysig ym marn y pwyllgor. Ar adeg ein hymchwiliad ni, mi oedd Llywodraeth y Deyrnas Unedig wedi cyhoeddi y byddai cronfeydd strwythurol yn cael eu disodli gan gronfa ffyniant gyffredin y Deyrnas Unedig, ond ychydig iawn o fanylion oedd ar gael am sut y byddai'r gronfa hon yn gweithredu. Fe gafodd Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru, felly, ei wahodd i sesiwn dystiolaeth gyda'r pwyllgor, ond fel ŷch chi'n ymwybodol, wrth gwrs, mi wrthododd y cyfle hwnnw. Roedden ni yn siomedig â'r diffyg ymgysylltiad gan Lywodraeth y Deyrnas Unedig, a bod penderfyniadau allweddol ynghylch sut y byddai cyllid yn cael ei ddyrannu i'r gweinyddiaethau datganoledig eto heb eu gwneud. Mewn ymateb i'n hadroddiad ni fel pwyllgor, pan gyhoeddon ni ein hadroddiad, fe ddywedodd yr Ysgrifennydd Gwladol fod Llywodraeth y Deyrnas Unedig yn bwriadu cynnal ymgynghoriad ar y gronfa ffyniant gyffredin erbyn diwedd 2018. Mae'n siomedig iawn, ac mae'n dweud y cyfan, yn fy marn i, fod hynny dal heb ddigwydd.