English: The finance Secretary will know that I do not shrink from being coruscating in my criticism of Welsh Government where I think that is necessary, but also, being fair-minded, I'll be unstinting in my support when I think the Welsh Government is in the right, and I welcome the statement that we've heard from him today and I would like to say that I think he's displayed the patience of Job in his negotiations with the UK Government. It's a curious paradox that, when the British Government is negotiating with the Welsh Government or the Scottish Government, drawing out of them concessions from an unsustainable position is like drawing teeth with a pliers, and yet in their negotiations with the Commission in Brussels they appear to be completely toothless. The Brexit negotiations, whether they be with the EU or with the other parts of the United Kingdom, have been a total shambles. Does he share my perplexity that the UK Government has handed to the opponents of the Brexit process a weapon by creating an unnecessary dispute in this particular instance? The whole point of leaving the EU is that it is a devolutionary process; it is restoring to elected politicians at the levels that are appropriate the powers that, ultimately, belong to or derive from the consent of the people, and it would be quite wrong for the UK Government to retain powers or seek to retain powers that have been devolved to Wales as a result of other referenda where the will of the people has been expressed. It may be inconvenient for the UK Government to recognise this fact and, because England is so dominant by population in the United Kingdom, perhaps English politicians find this rather difficult to understand - or some English politicians do, anyway. But, as Simon Thomas said a moment ago, fundamentally, this is a question of respect due to institutions that have been set up following a democratic process, of which Brexit is an extension. I would like to express again my perplexity at the dilatoriness of the UK Government in coming forward with proposals to amend the withdrawal Bill given that they had, in principle, agreed to bring those amendments forward. It's quite unacceptable that these should be slapped onto the table within hours of the meeting of the JMC - and nobody can give proper consideration and therefore have a meaningful discussion to such proposals given that timing. This is not a surprise that these amendments are necessary, and it's quite inexplicable that the UK Government should have been so dilatory in coming forward with them. Of course, we all know, as everybody agrees, that there will have to be, and it's certainly desirable to have, UK frameworks for matters such as agriculture, but, during the referendum campaign and subsequently when I've addressed meetings with farmers up and down the country, I have advocated the Brexit process on the basis that this will give us the opportunity to create an agricultural policy that is tailor-made for the interests of Wales, Welsh farmers and Welsh consumers. So, I'm utterly perplexed by the failure of the UK Government adequately to understand the nature of this process. So, I support the proposal to introduce an emergency Bill into this Assembly. I think that this is necessary as a tactic, at least, to force the UK Government to recognise the reality of the situation, that the Welsh Assembly is a legitimate expression of the views of the Welsh people and our purpose here is to ensure that the devolution settlement is respected by the UK Government and that the Brexit process should not be used to undermine it.
Welsh: Rwy'n credu y gŵyr yr Ysgrifennydd Cyllid nad wyf yn petruso bod yn hallt fy meirniadaeth o Lywodraeth Cymru lle rwy'n credu bod angen hynny, ond hefyd, gan fy mod yn gytbwys fy marn, byddaf yn hael iawn fy nghefnogaeth os rwy'n credu bod Llywodraeth Cymru yn gywir. Rwy'n croesawu'r datganiad yr ydym ni wedi clywed ganddo heddiw a hoffwn i ddweud fy mod yn credu ei fod wedi dangos amynedd Job yn ei negodiadau â Llywodraeth y DU. Mae'n baradocs rhyfedd, pan fydd Llywodraeth Prydain yn negodi gyda Llywodraeth Cymru neu Lywodraeth yr Alban, mae cael unrhyw fath o gonsesiynau ganddyn nhw o safbwynt yr hyn sy'n sefyllfa anghynaladwy fel tynnu dannedd â gefeiliau, ac eto yn eu trafodaethau gyda'r Comisiwn ym Mrwsel maen nhw'n ymddangos yn gwbl ddi-rym. Bu'r negodiadau Brexit, boed yn yr UE neu â rhannau eraill o'r Deyrnas Unedig, yn draed moch llwyr. A yw'n rhannu fy nryswch bod Llywodraeth y DU wedi rhoi arf i wrthwynebwyr y broses Brexit drwy greu anghydfodau diangen yn yr achos penodol hwn? Holl ddiben gadael yr Undeb Ewropeaidd yw ei bod hi'n broses ddatganoli; mae'n adfer i wleidyddion etholedig ar lefel sy'n briodol y pwerau hynny sydd, yn y pen draw, yn perthyn i neu yn deillio o ganiatâd y bobl, a byddai'n anghywir i Lywodraeth y DU gadw pwerau neu geisio cadw'r pwerau sydd wedi'u datganoli i Gymru o ganlyniad i refferenda eraill lle mynegwyd ewyllys y bobl. Efallai ei bod hi'n anghyfleus i Lywodraeth y DU gydnabod y ffaith hon a, gan fod Lloegr yn arglwyddiaethu o ran poblogaeth yn y Deyrnas Unedig, efallai fod gwleidyddion Lloegr yn ei chael braidd yn anodd deall hyn - neu rai gwleidyddion Lloegr, beth bynnag. Ond, fel y dywedodd Simon Thomas funud yn ôl, yn y bôn, mae hwn yn gwestiwn o barchu sefydliadau sydd wedi eu sefydlu yn dilyn proses ddemocrataidd, y mae Brexit yn estyniad ohono. Hoffwn i fynegi fy nryswch unwaith eto at arafwch Llywodraeth y DU yn cyflwyno cynigion i ddiwygio'r Bil ymadael gan eu bod wedi, mewn egwyddor, cytuno i gyflwyno'r gwelliannau hynny. Mae'n hollol annerbyniol y caiff y rhain eu cyflwyno ychydig oriau cyn cyfarfod y Cyd-bwyllgor Gweinidogion - ac ni all neb roi ystyriaeth briodol ac felly cael trafodaeth ystyrlon ar y cynigion yn yr amser hwnnw. Nid yw'n syndod bod y gwelliannau hyn yn angenrheidiol, ac mae'n hollol anesboniadwy pam mae Llywodraeth y DU mor araf yn eu cyflwyno. Wrth gwrs, rydym i gyd yn gwybod, fel y mae pawb yn cytuno, y bydd yn rhaid cael, ac mae'n sicr yn ddymunol cael, fframweithiau ar gyfer y DU o ran materion fel amaethyddiaeth. Ond, yn ystod ymgyrch y refferendwm ac wedyn pan rwyf wedi annerch cyfarfodydd â ffermwyr ar hyd a lled y wlad, rwyf wedi dadlau o blaid y broses Brexit ar y sail bod hyn yn rhoi cyfle i greu polisi amaethyddol sydd wedi ei theilwra ar gyfer buddiannau Cymru, ffermwyr Cymru a defnyddwyr Cymru. Rwy'n synnu at fethiant Llywodraeth y DU i ddeall natur y broses hon yn ddigonol. Felly, rwy'n cefnogi'r cynnig i gyflwyno Bil brys i'r Cynulliad hwn. Rwy'n credu bod hyn yn dacteg angenrheidiol, o leiaf, i orfodi Llywodraeth y DU i gydnabod realiti'r sefyllfa, bod Llywodraeth y Cynulliad yn fynegiant dilys o farn pobl Cymru, a'n diben ni yma yw sicrhau y caiff y setliad datganoli ei barchu gan Lywodraeth y DU ac na ddylid defnyddio'r broses Brexit i'w danseilio.