English: I'd like to thank the Deputy Minister for his statement this afternoon, and also add my own thanks to Phil Jones and the task and finish group for their work also. I should say that the issue of pavement parking is an issue that the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee has previously looked at, and we've particularly looked at it as part of our inquiry into active travel. Pavement parking clearly has negative consequences on many pedestrians, including older people, disabled people and children, so I do welcome the task and finish group's recommendations, and I also welcome the Welsh Government's response. I don't think that we're in a great deal of disagreement this afternoon on this issue. I should say that I'm sure other Members have had constituency issues raised with them, and I agree with the Deputy Minister, when I looked into this myself as a constituency Member, that there is no clear guidance in law on this particular area. I suspect you will agree with me, Minister, that the challenge that we have is that, in many areas, pavement parking is considered essential, not only because people living in those areas have nowhere else to park, but because emergency vehicles and recycling vehicles et cetera would not be able to get through on certain streets if people did not park on the pavement. So, any legislation, whether primary or secondary, would, of course, generate considerable anxiety amongst some communities where it was the only way for residents to park near their home. So, in that vein, how would the Welsh Government give due consideration to this during any national public awareness campaign on the issue in an effort to increase public understanding and gain public feedback? And how much funding will your department dedicate towards the public education campaign? In implementing this policy, it seems that every local authority, if I've understood this right, would have to do an audit of the many hundreds of roads in their respective areas. And it would then have to make transport regulation orders for any exemption that needs to be made. So, it would be, I think, irresponsible not to consider the pressure on local authorities of having to exempt hundreds of streets in many cases. So, I wonder what discussions you've had with your colleague the Deputy Minister for local government and with local authority leaders to gain their views on this, what I think is a very likely a difficult task. Urban areas such as Cardiff and Swansea are clearly very different in terms of population distribution to that of rural authorities such as Powys or Ceredigion, and there could be considerable unintended consequences of a blanket ban, if brought in, so I think we've got to be careful that, in alleviating a problem, which we all agree that there is, we don't create another problem in another area. So, I wonder what the risk of any ban would cause in terms of unintended consequences. I'm sure, Minister, that you and your officials have considered that, so it would be useful to have your thinking on that. And if you could also - . You could easily envisage a circumstance whereby some local authorities might need to exempt hundreds of roads from a ban because of the way the roads are laid out. Each road could cost at least £1,000 to exempt, and the cost of preparing a pavement parking ban could fall disproportionately on authorities that have denser populations of potentially poorer communities, because of the nature of streets and the larger stocks of terraced houses. I would be grateful if you could outline what considerations the Welsh Government has given to this. Finally, it is important that enforcement sits with the body most able to enforce it, and the evidence points to local authorities being the most appropriate body. However, given that local authority budgets and policing budgets are stretched, I would be grateful if you could perhaps give some thoughts on how the regulations would tailor with appropriate enforcement activity appropriately as well.
Welsh: Hoffwn ddiolch i'r Dirprwy Weinidog am ei ddatganiad y prynhawn yma, ac i ddiolch fy hun i Phil Jones a'r grŵp gorchwyl a gorffen am eu gwaith hefyd. Dylwn i ddweud bod mater parcio ar y palmant yn fater y mae Pwyllgor yr Economi, Seilwaith a Sgiliau wedi edrych arno o'r blaen, ac rydym ni wedi edrych arno'n arbennig fel rhan o'n hymchwiliad i deithio llesol. Mae'n amlwg bod parcio ar y palmant yn arwain at ganlyniadau negyddol i lawer o gerddwyr, gan gynnwys pobl hŷn, pobl anabl a phlant, felly croesawaf argymhellion y grŵp gorchwyl a gorffen, ac rwyf hefyd yn croesawu ymateb Llywodraeth Cymru. Nid wyf yn credu ein bod yn anghytuno llawer y prynhawn yma ar y mater hwn. Dylwn ddweud fy mod yn siŵr bod Aelodau eraill wedi cael pobl yn codi materion etholaethol gyda nhw, a chytunaf â'r Dirprwy Weinidog, pan edrychais ar hyn fy hun fel Aelod etholaeth, nad oes canllawiau clir yn y gyfraith ynghylch y maes penodol hwn. Rwy'n tybio y cytunwch â mi, Gweinidog, mai'r her sydd gennym ni yw bod parcio ar y palmant, mewn sawl ardal, yn cael ei ystyried yn hanfodol, nid yn unig oherwydd nad oes gan bobl sy'n byw yn yr ardaloedd hynny unman arall i barcio, ond oherwydd na fyddai cerbydau argyfwng a cherbydau ailgylchu ac ati yn gallu mynd ar hyd rhai strydoedd pe na bai pobl yn parcio ar y palmant. Felly, byddai unrhyw ddeddfwriaeth, boed yn sylfaenol neu'n eilaidd, wrth gwrs yn creu cryn bryder ymhlith rhai cymunedau gan mai dyma'r unig ffordd i breswylwyr barcio ger eu cartref. Felly, o ystyried hynny, sut y byddai Llywodraeth Cymru yn rhoi ystyriaeth briodol i hyn yn ystod unrhyw ymgyrch genedlaethol i godi ymwybyddiaeth y cyhoedd ynghylch y mater mewn ymdrech i gynyddu dealltwriaeth y cyhoedd a chael adborth gan y cyhoedd? A faint o arian fydd eich adran yn ei neilltuo tuag at yr ymgyrch addysg gyhoeddus? Wrth weithredu'r polisi hwn, mae'n ymddangos y byddai'n rhaid i bob awdurdod lleol, os wyf wedi deall yn iawn, wneud archwiliad o'r cannoedd o ffyrdd yn eu hardaloedd. A byddai'n rhaid i'r awdurdod wedyn wneud gorchmynion rheoleiddio trafnidiaeth ar gyfer unrhyw eithriad sydd ei angen. Felly, credaf y byddai'n anghyfrifol peidio ag ystyried y pwysau ar awdurdodau lleol o orfod eithrio cannoedd o strydoedd mewn llawer o achosion. Felly, tybed pa drafodaethau ydych chi wedi'u cael gyda'ch cyd-Weinidog, y Dirprwy Weinidog llywodraeth leol a gydag arweinwyr awdurdodau lleol i gael eu barn ar yr hyn sy'n debygol iawn o fod yn dasg anodd yn fy marn i. Mae'n amlwg bod ardaloedd trefol fel Caerdydd ac Abertawe yn wahanol iawn, o ran dosbarthiad poblogaeth, i ardaloedd awdurdodau gwledig fel Powys neu Geredigion, a gallai fod canlyniadau anfwriadol sylweddol yn sgil gwaharddiad cyffredinol, os caiff ei gyflwyno, felly credaf fod yn rhaid i ni fod yn ofalus, wrth liniaru problem, yr ydym ni i gyd yn cytuno sy'n bodoli, nad ydym yn creu problem arall mewn ardal arall. Felly, tybed beth fyddai'r risg o unrhyw waharddiad yn ei achosi o ran canlyniadau anfwriadol. Rwy'n siŵr, Gweinidog, eich bod chi a'ch swyddogion wedi ystyried hynny, felly byddai'n ddefnyddiol cael eich barn ar hynny. Ac os gallech chi hefyd - . Gallech yn hawdd ragweld amgylchiadau lle y gallai fod angen i rai awdurdodau lleol eithrio cannoedd o ffyrdd o'r gwaharddiad oherwydd trefn y ffyrdd. Gallai pob ffordd gostio o leiaf £1,000 i'w heithrio, a gallai'r gost o baratoi gwaharddiad ar barcio ar y palmant ddisgyn yn anghymesur ar awdurdodau sydd â phoblogaethau dwysach mewn cymunedau a allai fod yn dlotach, oherwydd natur y strydoedd a'r stociau uwch o dai teras. Byddwn yn ddiolchgar pe gallech amlinellu pa ystyriaethau y mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi'u rhoi i hyn. Yn olaf, mae'n bwysig mai'r corff sydd fwyaf abl i orfodi sy'n gwneud hynny, ac mae'r dystiolaeth yn awgrymu mai awdurdod lleol yw'r corff mwyaf priodol. Fodd bynnag, o gofio bod cyllidebau awdurdodau lleol a chyllidebau plismona dan bwysau, byddwn yn ddiolchgar pe gallech chi efallai ystyried sut y byddai'r rheoliadau'n gweddu i'r gweithgarwch gorfodi priodol mewn modd priodol hefyd.