English: Thank you, Llywydd. Superficially, at least, much has changed since we last had the opportunity to take stock of the Brexit process. I'm sure most Members will have welcomed the decision of the extraordinary meeting of the European Council to agree to an extension to the article 50 deadline until 31 October. The decision has meant that we have averted, for now at least, the prospect of a chaotic 'no deal' Brexit, a situation that would have been impossible for the country to prepare properly for. It has provided a breathing space, and an opportunity to reflect. What is has not provided is the certainty that a 'no deal' Brexit will not happen; it has merely moved the horizon. Of course, as I and other colleagues have made clear, we in the Welsh Government have been doing everything we can within our control to mitigate the likely consequences of a 'no deal' outcome. And here I would like to pay tribute to the immensely hard work undertaken by staff across the whole Government and the broader public sector over many months to undertake the planning and preparations needed for this contingency. We have seen the civil service and public services in Wales at their best. Given the extension, the intensity of our preparations has been revised accordingly. We will keep this, of course, under constant review, but just as it is incumbent on us to prepare, it is also incumbent on us to manage resources responsibly and respond when the details have changed. Yet, particularly at a time of such severe austerity, when our public services are under enormous pressure, it is nothing short of scandalous that resources have had to be diverted in this way. For what? Simply to protect the Welsh people against a threat that could have been averted had the UK Government recognised much earlier that the deal it had negotiated was unsalvageable and asked for a long extension.
Welsh: Diolch, Llywydd. Ar yr wyneb, o leiaf, mae llawer wedi newid ers y tro diwethaf inni gael cyfle i ystyried proses Brexit. Rwy'n siŵr bod y rhan fwyaf o'r Aelodau wedi croesawu penderfyniad cyfarfod eithriadol y Cyngor Ewropeaidd i gytuno i ymestyn dyddiad erthygl 50 hyd at 31 Hydref. Mae'r penderfyniad hwnnw'n golygu ein bod ni wedi llwyddo i osgoi, am nawr o leiaf, y peryg o Brexit chaotic, heb gytundeb - sefyllfa a oedd yn gwbl amhosibl i'r wlad baratoi yn iawn ar ei chyfer. Mae wedi rhoi cyfle inni anadlu a chyfle inni ystyried, ond dydy hynny ddim yn golygu'n bendant na fydd Brexit heb gytundeb yn digwydd. Dydy hyn yn ddim byd mwy, ar hyn o bryd, na symud y gorwel ymhellach ymlaen. Wrth gwrs, fel yr ydw i ac eraill wedi dweud yn glir, rydym ni yn Llywodraeth Cymru wedi bod yn gwneud popeth o fewn ein gallu i leddfu'r canlyniadau tebygol os na fydd cytundeb. Rwyf am fanteisio nawr ar y cyfle i gydnabod yr holl waith caled gan staff ar draws y Llywodraeth a'r sector gyhoeddus yn ehangach dros y misoedd diwethaf er mwyn gwneud yr holl gynlluniau a pharatoadau wrth gefn a oedd yn angenrheidiol. Rydyn ni wedi gweld y gwasanaeth sifil a gwasanaethau cyhoeddus Cymru ar eu gorau. Yn sgil yr estyniad, rydyn ni wedi addasu dwyster ein paratoadau. Fe fyddwn ni, wrth gwrs, yn adolygu hyn yn gyson, ond yn yr un ffordd ag y mae'n rhaid inni baratoi, mae hefyd angen inni reoli'n hadnoddau mewn ffordd gyfrifol ac ymateb pan fo'r manylion yn newid. Er hynny, ar adeg o gyni mor ddifrifol, pan fo pwysau aruthrol ar ein gwasanaethau cyhoeddus, mae'n warthus bod yn rhaid dargyfeirio adnoddau fel hyn. I beth? I amddiffyn pobl Cymru rhag bygythiad y gellid bod wedi ei osgoi pe bai Llywodraeth y Deyrnas Unedig wedi cydnabod llawer yn gynt nad oedd modd achub y cytundeb a gafodd ei negodi a gofyn am estyniad hir.