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English: Well, I think I answered much of the Member's question when I responded to Jayne Bryant, by saying that I do welcome the Taylor review. However, I do think the UK Government now needs to move at speed in responding to the recommendations. And, as I also said to the Member, I do feel that the recommendations appear to have stopped short of where they should have gone to. The recent decision, though, by the Supreme Court that tribunal fees introduced by the UK Government in 2013 are unlawful I think is a positive step to improve access to justice for those who have been subject to unlawful employment practices. I should say that work within Wales, in terms of procurement within the public sector, and in terms of the work that the First Minister has led on, on fair work, I think is important. It takes us ahead of much of the UK in ensuring that we have fair working practices across the economy.
Welsh: Wel, credaf fy mod wedi ateb rhan helaeth o gwestiwn yr Aelod wrth ymateb i Jayne Bryant, drwy ddweud fy mod yn croesawu adolygiad Taylor. Fodd bynnag, credaf fod angen i Lywodraeth y DU ymateb yn gyflym i'r argymhellion yn awr. Ac fel y dywedais hefyd wrth yr Aelod, teimlaf nad yw'r argymhellion yn mynd mor bell ag y dylent. Fodd bynnag, credaf fod penderfyniad diweddar y Goruchaf Lys fod ffioedd tribiwnlys a gyflwynwyd gan Lywodraeth y DU yn 2013 yn anghyfreithlon yn gam cadarnhaol tuag at wella mynediad at gyfiawnder ar gyfer y rhai a fu'n ddarostyngedig i arferion cyflogaeth anghyfreithlon. Dylwn ddweud bod gwaith yng Nghymru, o ran caffael yn y sector cyhoeddus, ac o ran y gwaith a wnaed o dan arweiniad y Prif Weinidog, ar waith teg, yn bwysig yn fy marn i. Mae'n golygu ein bod ar y blaen i lawer o'r DU o ran sicrhau bod gennym arferion gwaith teg ar draws yr economi.
English: Working in the gig economy suits some workers - it always has suited some workers, probably always will. But I'd suggest that the majority are not in the gig economy out of choice. What they're actually getting in reality is no job security, no ability to budget. I'm sure you agree with me on all those things. The UK Government has identified the problem as being a reduction in the tax take, and Philip Hammond recently came out with a statement that he was going to readjust the tax regime to find more effective ways of taxing these workers. Personally, I think they're completely ignoring the real problem. So, what representations have you made to the Chancellor of the Exchequer with respect to increasing the growth of secure employment, rather than focusing on the tax take?
Welsh: Mae gweithio yn yr economi gig yn gweddu i rai gweithwyr - mae bob amser wedi gweddu i rai gweithwyr, ac mae'n debyg y bydd bob amser yn gwneud hynny. Ond buaswn yn awgrymu nad yw'r mwyafrif yn dewis gweithio yn yr economi gig. Yr hyn y maent yn ei gael mewn gwirionedd yw diffyg sicrwydd swydd, diffyg gallu i gyllidebu. Rwy'n siŵr eich bod yn cytuno â mi ynglŷn â'r holl bethau hynny. Nododd Llywodraeth y DU mai'r broblem oedd gostyngiad mewn derbyniadau treth, a chawsom ddatganiad gan Philip Hammond yn ddiweddar a ddywedai ei fod yn mynd i addasu'r gyfundrefn drethu i ddod o hyd i ffyrdd mwy effeithiol o drethu'r gweithwyr hyn. Yn bersonol, credaf eu bod yn anwybyddu'r broblem go iawn yn llwyr. Felly, pa sylwadau a wnaethoch i Ganghellor y Trysorlys mewn perthynas â chynyddu twf cyflogaeth ddiogel, yn hytrach na chanolbwyntio ar y derbyniadau treth?
English: I'd agree with the Member that, for some people, the gig economy may offer attractions. But, for the majority, I think it's probably an insecure, uncertain environment in which to earn a living. And my problem isn't so much with the tax take; that's clearly an issue for UK Treasury. My problem is with the impact that the gig economy is having on the collective well-being and mental health of the nation, and the health of the economy as a whole. We've been very clear within Welsh Government that we need to have a proper living wage, that we need to embrace and enhance the best employment practices that take place, and work is therefore ongoing to explore embedding employment practices within the sustainable development charter across the economy. It's our view, and it's captured within 'Prosperity for All', that we should ensure that there is wealth, health and well-being for all people in Wales, and that access to employment should be on the basis of sustainable employment and secure employment.
Welsh: Byddwn yn cytuno â'r Aelod y gall yr economi gig fod yn atyniadol i rai pobl. Ond i'r mwyafrif, credaf ei fod yn amgylchedd ansefydlog ac ansicr ar gyfer ennill bywoliaeth. Ac nid yw'r broblem i mi yn ymwneud yn gymaint â derbyniadau treth; mae hynny'n amlwg yn fater ar gyfer Trysorlys y DU. Mae'r broblem i mi yn ymwneud â'r effaith y mae'r economi gig yn ei chael ar lesiant ac iechyd meddwl cyfunol y genedl, ac iechyd yr economi yn gyffredinol. Rydym wedi dweud yn glir iawn yn Llywodraeth Cymru fod angen inni gael cyflog byw priodol, fod angen inni arddel a gwella'r arferion cyflogaeth gorau, ac felly mae gwaith yn mynd rhagddo i archwilio'r broses o ymgorffori arferion cyflogaeth o fewn y siarter datblygu cynaliadwy ar draws yr economi. Ein safbwynt ni, sydd wedi'i gynnwys yn 'Ffyniant i Bawb', yw y dylem sicrhau bod cyfoeth, iechyd a llesiant ar gael i bawb yng Nghymru, ac y dylai mynediad at gyflogaeth fod ar sail cyflogaeth gynaliadwy a chyflogaeth sicr.
English: Questions now from party spokespeople. The UKIP spokesperson, David Rowlands.
Welsh: Cwestiynau nawr gan lefarwyr y pleidiau. Llefarydd UKIP, David Rowlands.
English: Diolch, Llywydd. I make no apologies for the fact that I have raised the theme of my question a number of times before in this Chamber, because I believe it is fundamentally important if we are to expand the economy of Wales. We have heard recently the criticism of the levels of grants, as opposed to loans, that the Government has advanced to companies since 2010, together with the allegations that it gave loans to companies that subsequently failed. We in UKIP acknowledge that the Welsh Government is in the high-risk sector when making decisions with regard to advancing these moneys, whether in the form of grants or loans, in that it is a given fact that it aims to fill gaps where high-street banks have declined to be involved. Can the Cabinet Secretary confirm that, despite some unavoidable setbacks, the Welsh Government will continue to invest heavily in the business sector? And I promise not to mention the circuit of Wales here.
Welsh: Diolch, Llywydd. Nid wyf yn ymddiheuro am y ffaith fy mod wedi crybwyll thema fy nghwestiwn sawl gwaith o'r blaen yn y Siambr hon, gan y credaf ei fod yn sylfaenol bwysig os ydym am ehangu economi Cymru. Yn ddiweddar, clywsom y feirniadaeth ynglŷn â lefelau grantiau, yn hytrach na benthyciadau, y mae'r Llywodraeth wedi eu rhoi i gwmnïau ers 2010, ynghyd â'r honiadau ei bod wedi rhoi benthyciadau i gwmnïau a aeth i'r wal wedi hynny. Rydym ni yn UKIP yn cydnabod bod Llywodraeth Cymru yn y sector risg uchel wrth wneud penderfyniadau ynglŷn â darparu'r arian hwn, boed ar ffurf grantiau neu fenthyciadau, gan ei bod yn ffaith ei bod yn ceisio llenwi'r bylchau lle y mae banciau'r stryd fawr wedi gwrthod cymryd rhan. A all Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet gadarnhau, er gwaethaf rhai problemau anochel, y bydd Llywodraeth Cymru yn parhau i fuddsoddi'n sylweddol yn y sector busnes? Ac rwy'n addo peidio â sôn am gylchffordd Cymru yma.
English: Can I thank the Member for his question and say, yes, we will go on investing in business in Wales - businesses that provide work opportunities for tens and hundreds of thousands of people in our communities. Our support since 2011 has provided work for 185,000 people. In the last Assembly period, it was 150,000 jobs that we created and supported through helping businesses to grow and expand. And the Member raises the important point about business failure. Well, I think I've already stated in this Chamber before, but I'm happy to write to Members again with the data, that the proportion of companies that failed was lower amongst those that we'd supported than in the entire economy. I think that demonstrates that whilst, yes, there were losses and there were failures, by and large, our support has acted as an enabler for growth in the economy. And it's as a consequence of this that we can now with some confidence say that we have a sustained low unemployment rate that goes way beneath what we experienced in the 1990s and the early 2000s, and that's as a consequence of pursuing every possibility to grow the economy and create jobs.
Welsh: A gaf fi ddiolch i'r Aelod am ei gwestiwn a dweud y byddwn yn parhau i fuddsoddi mewn busnesau yng Nghymru - busnesau sy'n darparu cyfleoedd gwaith i ddegau a channoedd o filoedd o bobl yn ein cymunedau? Mae ein cymorth ers 2011 wedi darparu gwaith i 185,000 o bobl. Yn nhymor y Cynulliad diwethaf, cafodd 150,000 o swyddi eu creu a'u cefnogi gennym drwy helpu busnesau i dyfu ac i ehangu. Ac mae'r Aelod yn nodi'r pwynt pwysig ynglŷn â methiant busnesau. Wel, credaf fy mod wedi dweud hyn yn y Siambr o'r blaen, ond rwy'n fwy na pharod i ysgrifennu at yr Aelodau eto gyda'r data, fod cyfran y cwmnïau a fethodd yn is ymhlith y rhai yr oeddem wedi eu cefnogi nag yn yr economi yn ei chyfanrwydd. Credaf fod hynny'n dangos, er y bu colledion ac er y bu methiannau, ar y cyfan, fod ein cefnogaeth wedi gweithredu fel galluogydd twf yn yr economi. Ac o ganlyniad i hynny, gallwn ddweud gyda rhywfaint o hyder bellach fod gennym gyfradd ddiweithdra isel a pharhaus sy'n llawer is na'r hyn a welsom yn y 1990au ac ar ddechrau'r 2000au, ac mae hynny o ganlyniad i fynd ar drywydd pob cyfle i dyfu'r economi a chreu swyddi.
English: I thank the Cabinet Secretary for that assurance. Can I now ask how the Cabinet Secretary intends to make sure that funding for start-ups, particularly in the innovative sector, is readily accessible, especially once the Wales development bank begins to operate?
Welsh: Diolch i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet am ei sicrwydd. A gaf fi ofyn yn awr sut y mae Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet yn bwriadu sicrhau bod cyllid ar gael yn hwylus i fusnesau newydd, yn y sector arloesol yn arbennig, yn enwedig pan fydd bydd banc datblygu Cymru yn dechrau gweithredu?
English: Well, the Member pictures there the important role that the development bank of Wales will have in almost doubling the amount of finance that's available to small and medium-sized enterprises. I'm pleased that, this week, I received the location strategy for the bank to operate right across Wales, giving easy access to all SMEs. And I also believe that the role of the innovation programme, Be the Spark, will be critically important in driving innovation-led entrepreneurialism throughout the economy, bringing together different stakeholders so that we can all work together in creating a strong tech-based and innovation-driven economy that's based on strong foundations.
Welsh: Wel, mae'r Aelod yn creu darlun o'r rôl bwysig a fydd gan fanc datblygu Cymru yn bron â dyblu'r arian sydd ar gael i fentrau bach a chanolig eu maint. Rwy'n falch fy mod, yr wythnos hon, wedi cael y strategaeth leoli i'r banc allu gweithredu ym mhob rhan o Gymru, gan roi mynediad hawdd i'r holl fusnesau bach a chanolig eu maint. A chredaf hefyd y bydd rôl y rhaglen arloesi, Creu Sbarc, yn hollbwysig wrth sbarduno entrepreneuriaeth a arweinir gan arloesedd ar draws yr economi, gan ddod â gwahanol randdeiliaid ynghyd fel y gall pob un ohonom gydweithio i greu economi gref a arweinir gan arloesedd a thechnoleg ac sy'n seiliedig ar sylfeini cadarn.
English: Well, again, I thank the Cabinet Secretary for his assurances, but one of my constituents who is seeking funding for a very innovative product with huge commercial potential was recently told by a Business Wales representative that the product was insufficiently developed for funds to be made available. This hardly seems to be in accord with the Government's affirmed policy to be involved in the innovative sector. Could the Cabinet Secretary give us some idea as to what the Welsh Government means by 'innovative', given that, if it is innovative, it may well not be fully developed?
Welsh: Wel, unwaith eto, diolch i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet am ei sicrwydd, ond dywedodd un o gynrychiolwyr Busnes Cymru wrth un o fy etholwyr sy'n chwilio am gyllid ar gyfer cynnyrch arloesol iawn gyda photensial masnachol anferth nad oedd y cynnyrch wedi'i ddatblygu'n ddigonol i'r cyllid gael ei roi. Go brin fod hyn i'w weld yn cyd-fynd â pholisi honedig y Llywodraeth i ymwneud â'r sector arloesi. A allai Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet roi rhyw syniad inni ynglŷn â'r hyn y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn ei olygu wrth 'arloesol', o gofio, os yw'n arloesol, efallai na fydd wedi ei ddatblygu'n llawn?
English: I think it's important that plans are at the point of being able to be realised, and I'd certainly welcome further detail about the particular example that the Member raises. There are support forms from Business Wales and also innovation vouchers that could be applicable to the particular case that the Member raises, but if he writes to me, I'm sure I can give it further consideration. Generally, through our support for business and entrepreneurship, through Business Wales and through initiatives such as Be the Spark, we now have more active businesses in Wales than ever before. That's surely good for the economy, but we also need to have a dynamic economy where we have a constant dynamic that delivers new enterprises as exiting enterprises die.
Welsh: Credaf ei bod yn bwysig fod y cynlluniau wedi cyrraedd pwynt lle y gellir eu gwireddu, a buaswn yn sicr yn croesawu rhagor o fanylion ynglŷn â'r enghraifft benodol a nododd yr Aelod. Ceir ffurflenni cymorth gan Busnes Cymru, yn ogystal â thalebau arloesedd a allai fod yn berthnasol i'r achos penodol y sonia'r Aelod amdano, ond pe bai'n ysgrifennu ataf, rwy'n siŵr y gallwn ystyried hyn ymhellach. Yn gyffredinol, drwy ein cefnogaeth i fusnesau ac entrepreneuriaeth, drwy Busnes Cymru a thrwy fentrau megis Creu Sbarc, mae gennym bellach fusnesau mwy bywiog yng Nghymru nag erioed o'r blaen. Mae'n rhaid bod hynny'n dda i'r economi, ond mae angen i ni sicrhau hefyd fod gennym economi ddynamig lle y mae gennym ddynameg gyson sy'n darparu mentrau newydd wrth i fentrau eraill ddod i ben.
English: Diolch, Llywydd. Unlike David Rowlands, I cannot promise not to mention the Circuit of Wales. On Friday, in a written statement to this Assembly in relation to the publication of the due diligence conducted on that project, Cabinet Secretary, you said that, In relation to the fit and proper person test report, we have been unable to publish either in full or in summary because Michael Carrick has not yet consented to its release'. Could you tell us when a copy of this report, either in full or in summary, was first sent to the Heads of the Valleys Development Company and its principals with a request for their consent to its publication?
Welsh: Diolch, Llywydd. Yn wahanol i David Rowlands, ni allaf addo peidio â chrybwyll Cylchffordd Cymru. Ddydd Gwener, mewn datganiad ysgrifenedig i'r Cynulliad hwn mewn perthynas â chyhoeddi'r diwydrwydd dyladwy a gynhaliwyd ar y prosiect hwnnw, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, fe ddywedoch chi, 'Mewn cysylltiad â'r adroddiad ar y prawf Person Cymwys a Phriodol, nid ydym wedi gallu ei gyhoeddi fel fersiwn lawn na chryno gan nad yw Michael Carrick wedi rhoi ei ganiatâd i'w gyhoeddi.' A allwch ddweud wrthym pryd y cafodd copi o'r adroddiad hwn, naill ai fersiwn lawn neu grynodeb, ei anfon gyntaf i Gwmni Datblygu Blaenau'r Cymoedd a'i brif weithredwyr, gyda chais am eu caniatâd i'w gyhoeddi?
English: Thank you, Cabinet Secretary, for that report. The company in the letter that he referred to contests what he has just said, and I'm sure they will respond in due course. They maintain that a redacted copy of the report was only made available to them at 5.16 p.m. on Friday evening after the statement was made to the Assembly. While we're on the subject of the publication of information in relation to the Circuit of Wales, can I ask the Cabinet Secretary about the leaking of confidential information held by your department to the 'Western Mail'? Is he able now to update the Assembly on the leak inquiry that has been conducted?
Welsh: Diolch am yr adroddiad hwnnw, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet. Mae'r cwmni yn y llythyr y cyfeiriodd ato yn anghytuno â'r hyn y mae newydd ei ddweud, ac rwy'n siŵr y byddant yn ymateb maes o law. Maent yn mynnu na chawsant gopi wedi'i olygu o'r adroddiad tan 5.16 p.m. ar y nos Wener wedi i'r datganiad gael ei wneud i'r Cynulliad. Gan ein bod yn trafod cyhoeddi gwybodaeth mewn perthynas â Chylchffordd Cymru, a gaf fi ofyn i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet ynglŷn â gwybodaeth gyfrinachol a gedwir gan eich adran a ddatgelwyd i'r 'Western Mail'? A all roi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i'r Cynulliad bellach ynglŷn â'r ymchwiliad a gynhaliwyd i'r datgeliad answyddogol?
English: This is not a matter that I am leading on; this is a matter for the Permanent Secretary, and I'm sure that she'll be making all of her observations known in due course.
Welsh: Nid yw'n fater rwy'n arwain arno; mater i'r Ysgrifennydd Parhaol ydyw, ac rwy'n siŵr y bydd yn cyflwyno ei holl sylwadau maes o law.
English: On 7 July, Cabinet Secretary, you told me in a written reply that you did not expect that civil servants were involved in the leaking of this information, and I believe that has now been confirmed by the Permanent Secretary. On 14 August, you told me that you were satisfied that special advisers were not responsible for the leaking of this information. That doesn't leave many people left in the frame, Cabinet Secretary, so can I ask you simply this: do you know who leaked the information?
Welsh: Ar 7 Gorffennaf, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, fe ddywedoch wrthyf mewn ateb ysgrifenedig nad oeddech yn credu bod gweision sifil yn gysylltiedig â datgelu'r wybodaeth hon, a chredaf fod yr Ysgrifennydd Parhaol wedi cadarnhau hynny bellach. Ar 14 Awst, fe ddywedoch wrthyf eich bod yn fodlon nad cynghorwyr arbennig oedd yn gyfrifol am ddatgelu'r wybodaeth hon. Nid yw hynny'n gadael llawer o bobl ar ôl i'w hamau, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, felly a gaf fi ofyn hyn yn syml: a ydych yn gwybod pwy ddatgelodd y wybodaeth?
English: No, and what about the company itself? I would say to the Member that I recognise, given his unusual pursuit of this matter over a length of time, that he feels personally hurt by the outcome, because he's staked all of his credibility on this particular project. And after performing the biggest u-turn since the dawn of devolution last week, you've shot to pieces your credibility on the economy. Two weeks ago, you were writing to all local authority leaders urging them to back this particular plan -
Welsh: Na, a beth am y cwmni ei hun? Buaswn yn dweud wrth yr Aelod fy mod yn cydnabod, o gofio'i ddiddordeb anarferol yn y mater hwn dros amser hir, ei fod wedi'i glwyfo'n bersonol gan y canlyniad, gan ei fod wedi mentro ei holl hygrededd ar y prosiect penodol hwn. Ac ar ôl cyflawni'r tro pedol mwyaf ers dechrau datganoli yr wythnos diwethaf, rydych wedi dinistrio eich hygrededd ar yr economi. Bythefnos yn ôl, roeddech yn ysgrifennu at arweinydd pob awdurdod lleol yn eu hannog i gefnogi'r cynllun penodol hwn -
English: Answer the question that I asked you.
Welsh: Atebwch y cwestiwn a ofynnais ichi.
English: [Continues.] - to back this plan. And then within a week you'd gone on to say, 'No, the management needs to change, the plan needs to change, the funding system needs to change.' After spinning like a whirlpool one week, you then went and jack-knifed like a juggernaut the next. I mean this when I say it: you've got a lot to offer this Assembly and it's no good shooting your own credibility down in the way that you just have done. [Interruption.]
Welsh: [Yn parhau.] - i gefnogi'r cynllun hwn. Ac o fewn wythnos, roeddech wedi bwrw ati i ddweud, 'Na, mae angen i'r rheolwyr newid, mae angen i'r cynllun newid, mae angen i'r system ariannu newid.' Ar ôl troelli fel trobwll un wythnos, fe blygoch yn eich hanner fel jygarnot yr wythnos wedyn. Rwy'n golygu hyn pan ddywedaf: mae gennych lawer i'w gynnig i'r Cynulliad hwn ac nid oes unrhyw werth mewn dinistrio eich hygrededd eich hun yn y ffordd yr ydych newydd ei wneud. [Torri ar draws.]
English: Thank you, Presiding Officer. Cabinet Secretary, if a family of four from the north-west of England were thinking of going on holiday to either Colwyn Bay or Morecambe Bay, perhaps hotels and facilities very similar, and one of those was charging a tourism tax, which one do you think that that family would choose?
Welsh: Diolch, Llywydd. Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, pe bai teulu o bedwar o ogledd-orllewin Lloegr yn ystyried mynd ar wyliau naill ai i Fae Colwyn neu i Fae Morecambe, gyda'r gwestai a'r cyfleusterau'n debyg iawn o bosibl, a chydag un ohonynt yn codi treth dwristiaeth, pa leoliad y credwch y byddai'r teulu hwnnw'n ei ddewis?
English: They'd choose the best location, in my view, and that best location is Wales.
Welsh: Byddent yn dewis y lleoliad gorau, yn fy marn i, a'r lleoliad gorau yw Cymru.
English: Well, what I'd say, Cabinet Secretary, is that yesterday we heard the First Minister offering his avid support for a tourism tax here in Wales. The introduction of a tourism tax may well have the desired effect in countries that have low sales taxes, but in Wales where the full rate of value added tax is charged on accommodation, on meals and attractions, an additional tourism tax will in effect mean that the visitor pays twice. Slovakia is the only other country in Europe that charges a tourism tax while not having a reduced rate of VAT for accommodation businesses. So, is it your wish, Cabinet Secretary, that we should follow Slovakia's lead? And also, your colleague Mark Drakeford has said that he wants to encourage behavioural change through the tax system. How do you think a tourism tax would change behaviour?
Welsh: Wel, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, byddwn innau'n dweud ein bod wedi clywed y Prif Weinidog ddoe yn rhoi ei gefnogaeth i dreth dwristiaeth yma yng Nghymru. Mae'n ddigon posibl fod cyflwyno treth dwristiaeth yn cael yr effaith a ddymunir mewn gwledydd â threthi gwerthiant isel, ond yng Nghymru lle y mae'r gyfradd lawn o dreth ar werth yn cael ei chodi ar lety, ar brydau bwyd ac atyniadau, bydd treth dwristiaeth ychwanegol yn golygu bod ymwelwyr, i bob pwrpas, yn talu ddwywaith. Slofacia yw'r unig wlad arall yn Ewrop sy'n codi treth dwristiaeth heb fod ganddi gyfraddau TAW is ar gyfer busnesau llety. Felly, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, a ydych am inni ddilyn arweiniad Slofacia? A hefyd, mae eich cyd-Aelod, Mark Drakeford, wedi dweud ei fod yn awyddus i annog newid ymddygiad drwy'r system drethi. Sut y credwch y byddai treth dwristiaeth yn newid ymddygiad?