English: Businesses are up and down in my constituency, and they play a huge part in my community. I'd like to list them all, as Luke Fletcher did, but after my contribution last year, I had some e-mails from people who were quite upset that I didn't mention them, so I think it's probably best that I don't. Just to say, there are a number of businesses, north and south, east and west in my constituency, and they provide services, they create jobs, they create wealth and, in many cases, they are the social hubs of communities. There are a number of small businesses in the area that do that, and I was fortunate to go to the Powys business awards in Brecon barracks the other week, and it was fantastic to see so many businesses right across Powys that do an absolutely fantastic job of promoting Wales and promoting our area. And these are run by hard-working people who pour their life and their soul into these businesses. They're not hugely wealthy corporations and they don't have a huge amount of cash behind them, but they are hard-working people who provide jobs and important services, and it is those jobs for those local people that do support our local families. That's why it's crucial and it's important that our small businesses are supported, not just by the Welsh Government, but the UK Government as well, and all Governments right across the country in what is becoming an uncertain world, due to rising energy costs and commodity costs. But there are concrete things that the Welsh Government can do around business rates, and I would like to see business rates lowered here in Wales to make our businesses more competitive, because many businesses that I speak to in my constituency say that they're at an immediate disadvantage to other parts of the UK and it also is driving people out of the high streets, because they simply cannot afford the rates that they have to pay. And I would like Welsh Government Ministers to recognise the wealth production and the job creation that these small businesses have, because they are the lifeline for many of our communities. Without these small businesses on our high street, they will simply die, and I'm sure that that's something the Deputy Minister doesn't want to see, that's something that I don't want to see, and I'm sure that nobody across this Chamber wants to see our high streets becoming an area where nobody is going and they just become derelict and deserted. But what I want to see is more businesses; I want to see more of them being set up, more opportunities, more grants, more availability, more shops coming online for people to actually access these businesses. Because when business thrives, our public services thrive, because without their help to contribute to the economy, we cannot have the vital public services that all need. So, I would encourage every Member in the Chamber to get out and support Small Business Saturday and do your shopping there - ditch Amazon and join the high street.
Welsh: Mae busnesau i fyny ac i lawr yn fy etholaeth, ac maent yn chwarae rhan enfawr yn fy nghymuned. Hoffwn eu rhestru i gyd, fel y gwnaeth Luke Fletcher, ond ar ôl fy nghyfraniad y llynedd, cefais e-byst gan bobl a oedd yn eithaf gofidus na wneuthum sôn amdanynt hwy, felly rwy'n credu ei bod hi'n well imi beidio â gwneud hynny mae'n debyg. Ond hoffwn ddweud bod nifer o fusnesau, yn y gogledd a'r de, y dwyrain a'r gorllewin yn fy etholaeth, ac maent yn darparu gwasanaethau, maent yn creu swyddi, maent yn creu cyfoeth ac mewn sawl achos, hwy yw canolfannau cymdeithasol cymunedau. Mae nifer o fusnesau bach yn yr ardal sy'n gwneud hynny, a bûm yn ddigon ffodus i fynd i wobrau busnes Powys ym marics Aberhonddu yr wythnos o'r blaen, ac roedd yn wych gweld cynifer o fusnesau ar draws Powys sy'n gwneud gwaith hollol wych yn hyrwyddo Cymru ac yn hyrwyddo ein hardal. Ac mae'r rhain yn cael eu rhedeg gan bobl sy'n gweithio'n galed ac yn arllwys eu bywyd a'u henaid i'r busnesau hyn. Nid corfforaethau hynod gyfoethog ydynt ac nid oes ganddynt lawer iawn o arian y tu ôl iddynt, ond maent yn bobl sy'n gweithio'n galed ac sy'n darparu swyddi a gwasanaethau pwysig, a'r swyddi hynny i'r bobl leol hynny sy'n cefnogi ein teuluoedd lleol. Dyna pam ei bod hi'n hanfodol ac yn bwysig fod ein busnesau bach yn cael eu cefnogi, nid yn unig gan Lywodraeth Cymru, ond Llywodraeth y DU hefyd, a phob Llywodraeth ar draws y wlad mewn byd mwyfwy ansicr oherwydd costau ynni cynyddol a chostau nwyddau. Ond mae yna bethau pendant y gall Llywodraeth Cymru eu gwneud ynghylch ardrethi busnes, a hoffwn weld ardrethi busnes yn cael eu gostwng yma yng Nghymru i wneud ein busnesau'n fwy cystadleuol, oherwydd mae llawer o fusnesau rwy'n siarad â hwy yn fy etholaeth yn dweud eu bod o dan anfantais uniongyrchol o gymharu â rhannau eraill o'r DU ac mae'n gyrru pobl o'r stryd fawr am na allant fforddio'r ardrethi sy'n rhaid iddynt eu talu. A hoffwn i Weinidogion Llywodraeth Cymru gydnabod y cyfoeth a gynhyrchir a'r swyddi sy'n cael eu creu gan y busnesau bach hyn, oherwydd hwy yw anadl einioes llawer o'n cymunedau. Heb y busnesau bach hyn ar ein stryd fawr, byddant yn darfod, ac rwy'n siŵr fod hynny'n rhywbeth nad yw'r Dirprwy Weinidog eisiau ei weld, mae hynny'n rhywbeth nad wyf fi eisiau ei weld, ac rwy'n siŵr nad oes neb ar draws y Siambr eisiau gweld ein strydoedd mawr yn dod yn ardaloedd lle nad oes neb yn mynd iddynt a'u bod yn mynd yn ddiffaith ac yn wag. Ond rwyf am weld mwy o fusnesau; rwyf am weld mwy ohonynt yn cael eu sefydlu, mwy o gyfleoedd, mwy o grantiau, mwy o argaeledd, mwy o siopau'n dod ar-lein i bobl gael mynediad at y busnesau hyn. Oherwydd pan fydd busnes yn ffynnu, mae ein gwasanaethau cyhoeddus yn ffynnu, oherwydd heb eu cymorth i gyfrannu at yr economi, ni allwn gael y gwasanaethau cyhoeddus hanfodol sydd eu hangen ar bawb. Felly, rwyf am annog pob Aelod yn y Siambr i fynd allan i gefnogi Dydd Sadwrn y Busnesau Bach a gwneud eich siopa yno - rhowch y gorau i Amazon ac ymunwch â'r stryd fawr.