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English: Thank you, Minister, for you statement. My point is, our charities are playing a crucial role in Wales in this current emergency, backed up by an army of volunteers who support those most in need here in Wales. Fundraisers across Wales face a challenging time and while all the measures such as economic resilience fund and the COVID-19 funds for voluntary services are welcome, many charities are still not getting the support they need in the current crisis. Furloughing service delivery staff is not an option, Minister, as services are still required to run to meet the needs of the beneficiaries. Charities need longer term funding support to safeguard services in the future, so can I ask, Minister, what further support you can provide for this sector during this difficult time to help the work in our communities to take the pressure off our NHS? Thank you.
Welsh: Diolch, Gweinidog, am eich datganiad. Fy mhwynt i yw bod ein helusennau yn chwarae rhan hollbwysig yng Nghymru yn yr argyfwng presennol hwn, gyda chefnogaeth byddin o wirfoddolwyr sy'n cefnogi'r rhai mwyaf anghenus yma yng Nghymru. Bydd codwyr arian ledled Cymru yn wynebu cyfnod anodd ac er bod yr holl fesurau fel y gronfa cadernid economaidd a'r arian COVID-19 ar gyfer gwasanaethau gwirfoddol i'w croesawu, mae llawer o elusennau'n dal heb gael y cymorth sydd ei angen arnyn nhw yn yr argyfwng presennol. Nid yw rhoi staff cyflenwi gwasanaethau ar ffyrlo yn ddewis, Gweinidog, gan fod angen o hyd i wasanaethau fod ar gael i ddiwallu anghenion y buddiolwyr. Mae angen cymorth cyllid tymor hwy ar elusennau i ddiogelu gwasanaethau yn y dyfodol, felly, a gaf i ofyn, Gweinidog, pa gymorth pellach allwch chi ei roi i'r sector hwn yn ystod y cyfnod anodd hwn i helpu'r gwaith yn ein cymunedau i dynnu'r pwysau oddi ar ein GIG? Diolch.
English: Charities are playing an absolutely crucial role in our response to the COVID-19 crisis. We'll all be aware of charities operating in our local areas doing incredible work to support people in need at this time. I was really pleased that we were able to provide £24 million from our COVID response fund for the Welsh Government third sector response fund to support them through the crisis. That has several different streams to it, whereby charities can seek to find support from the Welsh Government and, of course, only the week before last, I made an announcement that would allow the charities - charity shops - sports clubs' operating premises and others to be eligible for that £10,000 grant, which I think has been very much welcomed by charities, community centres and sports groups here in Wales. So, I share Mohammad Asghar's admiration for the work that they're doing and recognise their importance as part of our communities' response.
Welsh: Mae elusennau'n chwarae rhan gwbl hanfodol yn ein hymateb i argyfwng COVID-19. Byddwn i gyd yn ymwybodol o elusennau sy'n gweithredu yn ein hardaloedd lleol yn gwneud gwaith anhygoel i gefnogi pobl mewn angen ar hyn o bryd. Roeddwn yn falch iawn ein bod wedi gallu darparu £24 miliwn o'n cronfa ymateb COVID ar gyfer cronfa ymateb trydydd sector Llywodraeth Cymru i'w cefnogi drwy'r argyfwng. Mae gan honno nifer o wahanol ffrydiau, fel y gall elusennau geisio cymorth gan Lywodraeth Cymru ac, wrth gwrs, yr wythnos cyn yr wythnos ddiwethaf, fe wnes i gyhoeddiad a fyddai'n caniatáu i'r elusennau - siopau elusennol - y safleoedd hynny lle mae clybiau chwaraeon yn gweithredu, ac eraill, fod yn gymwys i gael y grant £10,000 hwnnw, sydd wedi cael ei groesawu'n fawr iawn gan elusennau, canolfannau cymunedol a grwpiau chwaraeon yma yng Nghymru. Felly, rwy'n rhannu edmygedd Mohammad Asghar o'r gwaith y maen nhw'n ei wneud ac yn cydnabod eu pwysigrwydd fel rhan o ymateb ein cymunedau.
English: Helen Mary Jones. Helen, yes?
Welsh: Helen Mary Jones. Helen, ie?
English: Yes, we can just - . Yes, start again.
Welsh: Gallwch, gallwn ni - . Iawn, dechreuwch eto.
English: My microphone must have been in the wrong place.
Welsh: Mae'n rhaid bod fy meicroffon yn y lle anghywir.
English: Trefnydd, I'm very grateful that you've raised the situation with regard to the tourism industry and you've referred to it on a number of occasions in the discussion of your statement. I'm sure that you're very well aware that tourism and hospitality are the business sectors that are likely to need longer term support than other sectors that may be able to get back to work much more quickly, and it's my understanding that there is discussion going on between the four Governments across these islands thinking about what longer term support might be provided and understanding that there may be a need for the UK Government to play a larger part in that. Can you give us assurances today, Trefnydd, that, in those discussions, you will continue to make the case for Wales to get, not a Barnettised, but a fair share of any of that UK resource? Because it is - as you've already mentioned today, tourism is a much bigger part of our economy than it would be true, for example, of most of England. And if there is to be UK-wide support, it needs to be distributed on the basis of how important a part tourism plays in the economy of the nations and regions and not on the outdated formula that we all know doesn't work very well anyway.
Welsh: Drefnydd, rwy'n ddiolchgar iawn eich bod wedi rhoi sylw i'r sefyllfa o ran y diwydiant twristiaeth ac rydych chi wedi cyfeirio ato droeon wrth drafod eich datganiad. Rwy'n siŵr eich bod yn ymwybodol iawn mai twristiaeth a lletygarwch yw'r sectorau busnes y mae'n debygol y bydd angen cymorth tymor hwy arnyn nhw nag ar sectorau eraill a allai ddechrau gweithio'n gyflymach o lawer, a fy nealltwriaeth i yw bod trafodaeth yn digwydd rhwng y pedair Llywodraeth ar draws yr ynysoedd hyn gan ystyried pa gymorth tymor hwy y gellid ei ddarparu a chan ddeall y gall fod angen i Lywodraeth y DU chwarae fwy o ran yn hynny. A allwch chi roi sicrwydd inni heddiw, Trefnydd, y byddwch, yn y trafodaethau hynny, yn parhau i ddadlau o blaid Cymru yn cael, nid cyfran yn ôl fformiwla Barnett, ond cyfran deg o unrhyw un o'r adnoddau hynny yn y DU? Gan ei fod - fel yr ydych chi eisoes wedi sôn heddiw, mae twristiaeth yn rhan fwy o lawer o'n heconomi ni nag yw, er enghraifft, yn y rhan fwyaf o Loegr. Ac os oes cefnogaeth i'r DU gyfan, mae angen ei dosbarthu ar sail pa mor bwysig yw'r rhan y mae twristiaeth yn ei chwarae yn economi'r gwledydd a'r rhanbarthau ac nid ar sail y fformiwla hen ffasiwn yr ydym ni i gyd yn gwybod nad yw'n gweithio'n dda iawn beth bynnag.
English: Yes, I'm happy to take that forward in terms of making those representations to secure Wales a fair share of any resource that goes towards the tourism industry. As I mentioned earlier, and as Helen Mary Jones has alluded to as well, it is a larger and more important part of our offer that we have here in Wales. Of course, whilst we're closed to tourists at the moment, we absolutely look forward to welcoming people back, in due course, with our warm Welsh welcome.
Welsh: Ydw, rwy'n hapus i fwrw ymlaen â hynny o ran cyflwyno'r sylwadau hynny i sicrhau y caiff Cymru gyfran deg o unrhyw adnodd sy'n mynd i'r diwydiant twristiaeth. Fel y soniais yn gynharach, ac fel y crybwyllodd Helen Mary Jones hefyd, mae'n rhan fwy a phwysicach o'r hyn yr ydym yn ei gynnig yma yng Nghymru. Wrth gwrs, er ein bod ar gau i dwristiaid ar hyn o bryd, rydym yn edrych ymlaen yn fawr at groesawu pobl yn ôl, maes o law, gyda'n croeso cynnes Cymreig.
English: Minister, Professor Cameron Hepburn of Oxford University recently brought together a team of world-renowned experts, including the Nobel prize winner, Professor Joseph Stiglitz and the well-known climate economist, Lord Nicholas Stern to examine the possible global COVID-19 economic recovery packages. Now, their analysis showed the potential for really powerful alignment between the economy and the environment, and they drew on evidence that showed that green projects in renewable energy and labour intensive clean energy infrastructure can create twice as many jobs per dollar invested as fossil fuel investments, and deliver higher short-term returns per dollar spent and increase long-term cost savings by comparison with traditional fiscal stimuluses. So, Minister, could I ask you, what discussions are you having with other Welsh Government Ministers and the First Minister to use our financial powers to seize these opportunities to build back better and stronger in Wales: boost employment; create immediate and longer term benefits for economic growth and for the environment; help reduce carbon emissions; and tackle the climate and the biodiversity emergencies we face?
Welsh: Gweinidog, yn ddiweddar, daeth yr Athro Cameron Hepburn o Brifysgol Rhydychen â thîm o arbenigwyr byd-enwog at ei gilydd, gan gynnwys yr enillydd gwobr Nobel yr Athro Joseph Stiglitz, a'r economegydd hinsawdd adnabyddus yr Arglwydd Nicholas Stern, i edrych ar y pecynnau posibl ar gyfer adfer yr economi yn fyd-eang. Nawr, roedd eu dadansoddiad yn dangos y posibilrwydd o asio'r economi a'r amgylchedd mewn modd grymus iawn, a gwnaethant fanteisio ar dystiolaeth a ddangosodd y gall prosiectau gwyrdd ym maes ynni adnewyddadwy a seilwaith ynni glân llafurddwys greu dwywaith cymaint o swyddi fesul doler a fuddsoddir o gymharu â buddsoddiadau tanwydd ffosil, a chyflwyno adenillion tymor byr uwch fesul doler a chynyddu arbedion cost hirdymor o'u cymharu â chynlluniau cyllidol traddodiadol. Felly, Gweinidog, a gaf i ofyn ichi, pa drafodaethau ydych chi'n eu cael gyda Gweinidogion eraill Llywodraeth Cymru a'r Prif Weinidog i ddefnyddio ein pwerau ariannol i fanteisio ar y cyfleoedd hyn i sicrhau adferiad gwell a chryfach yng Nghymru: hybu cyflogaeth; creu manteision nawr ac yn y tymor hwy ar gyfer twf economaidd ac ar gyfer yr amgylchedd; helpu i leihau allyriadau carbon; a mynd i'r afael â'r hinsawdd a'r argyfyngau bioamrywiaeth a wynebwn ni?
English: We now move on to our next item on the agenda, which is item 6, which is a statement by the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs on coronavirus, COVID-19, and I call on the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths.
Welsh: Symudwn ymlaen yn awr at ein heitem nesaf ar yr agenda, sef Eitem 6, sef datganiad gan Weinidog yr Amgylchedd, Ynni a Materion Gwledig ar y coronafeirws, COVID-19, a galwaf ar Weinidog yr Amgylchedd, Ynni a Materion Gwledig, Lesley Griffiths.
English: Thank you for your questions. You must appreciate these schemes take a little while to work up, and, as I said in committee last week, it's very important that we had that scheme right - it was a bespoke scheme - and that it was right for our Welsh dairy sector. The final details are being worked up, just the same as in England. I said to you last week it's not a competition; the most important thing is to get it right. So, those details are being worked up, but I do hope that we'll be in a position to - . Again, as I said last week, what's really important is getting that money out there. So, I do hope we'll be able to do that in the very near future, certainly within a week to 10 days. I would imagine, yes, it will be open for a certain period. If you look at the fisheries hardship scheme, that's open till the end of May. That started on 23 April, so that's probably about five or six weeks. I would imagine it will be something similar for the dairy support as well. Again, it's really important that we get these - . I don't particularly like making announcements on a Saturday, but, as I'd said to you in committee, I was hoping to do it by the Friday evening, but there are legal aspects, as always, to consider, and you can imagine the pressure on our legal capacity here in Welsh Government. So, the most important thing, I thought, was to ensure that people knew as quickly as possible that that support would be available.
Welsh: Diolch i chi am eich cwestiynau. Mae'n rhaid i chi sylweddoli bod y cynlluniau hyn yn cymryd ychydig o amser i'w datblygu, ac, fel y dywedais wrth y pwyllgor yr wythnos diwethaf, mae'n bwysig iawn ein bod ni'n sicrhau bod y cynllun hwnnw yn iawn - roedd yn gynllun pwrpasol - a'i fod yn iawn i'n sector llaeth yng Nghymru. Mae'r manylion terfynol yn cael eu paratoi, yn union yr un fath ag yn Lloegr. Dywedais wrthych yr wythnos diwethaf nad cystadleuaeth yw hon; y peth pwysicaf yw cael pethau'n iawn. Felly, mae'r manylion hynny'n cael eu paratoi, ond rwyf i yn gobeithio y byddwn ni mewn sefyllfa i - . Unwaith eto, fel y dywedais i yr wythnos diwethaf, yr hyn sy'n wirioneddol bwysig yw sicrhau bod yr arian hwnnw allan yna. Felly, rwy'n gobeithio y byddwn ni'n gallu gwneud hynny yn y dyfodol agos iawn, yn sicr o fewn wythnos i 10 diwrnod. Byddwn i'n dychmygu, bydd, fe fydd ar agor am gyfnod penodol. Os gwnewch chi edrych ar y cynllun caledi pysgodfeydd, mae hwnnw ar agor tan ddiwedd mis Mai. Dechreuodd hynny ar 23 Ebrill, felly mae'n debyg mai tua phump neu chwe wythnos yw hynny. Byddwn i'n dychmygu y bydd yn rhywbeth tebyg ar gyfer y cymorth llaeth hefyd. Unwaith eto, mae'n bwysig iawn ein bod ni'n cael y rhain - . Nid wyf i'n arbennig o hoff o wneud cyhoeddiadau ar ddydd Sadwrn, ond, fel y dywedais wrthych chi yn y pwyllgor, roeddwn i'n gobeithio ei wneud erbyn y nos Wener, ond mae agweddau cyfreithiol, fel bob amser, i'w hystyried, a gallwch chi ddychmygu'r pwysau ar ein gallu cyfreithiol yma yn Llywodraeth Cymru. Felly, y peth pwysicaf, yn fy marn i, oedd sicrhau bod pobl yn gwybod cyn gynted â phosibl y byddai'r cymorth hwnnw ar gael.
English: Thank you, and I'm pleased you welcomed and recognised the support for the dairy sector as significant. And you're quite right about the beef sector - there are clearly concerns around that. Last year was a difficult year for beef producers, and I know they are having difficulties in maintaining the sustainability of the sector. We are looking at what criteria we would use to see if we do need, obviously, to bring a bespoke scheme forward for beef, and my officials are in regular contact, as I said last week, with other UK Government administrations. They're monitoring the prices on a weekly basis. We receive regular updates from Hybu Cig Cymru, and it's really important that we have that most up-to-date information to help our decision making. In relation to the sustainable farm grants, I'm certainly looking to see if we can extend that, and I will be making a decision on that within the next two days. Around budgets, we are obviously having to repurpose the budget in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Clearly, we will be having our first supplementary budget as a Welsh Government later this month and, obviously, Members will be able to scrutinise at that time.
Welsh: Diolch, ac rwy'n falch eich bod chi wedi croesawu'r cymorth i'r sector llaeth ac wedi cydnabod ei fod yn sylweddol. Ac rydych chi yn llygad eich lle am y sector cig eidion - mae'n amlwg bod pryderon ynghylch hynny. Roedd y llynedd yn flwyddyn anodd i gynhyrchwyr cig eidion, ac rwy'n gwybod eu bod yn cael anawsterau i gynnal cynaliadwyedd y sector. Rydym yn ystyried pa feini prawf y byddem ni'n eu defnyddio i weld a oes angen i ni, yn amlwg, gyflwyno cynllun pwrpasol ar gyfer cig eidion, ac mae fy swyddogion mewn cysylltiad rheolaidd, fel y dywedais yr wythnos diwethaf, â gweinyddiaethau eraill yn Llywodraeth y DU. Maen nhw'n monitro'r prisiau yn wythnosol. Rydym ni'n cael diweddariadau rheolaidd gan Hybu Cig Cymru, ac mae'n bwysig iawn bod gennym ni'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf honno i'n helpu ni i wneud penderfyniadau. O ran y grantiau ffermio cynaliadwy, rwy'n sicr yn edrych i weld a allwn ni ymestyn hynny, a byddaf yn gwneud penderfyniad ar hynny o fewn y ddau ddiwrnod nesaf. O ran cyllidebau, mae'n amlwg ein bod ni'n gorfod ail-greu'r gyllideb yng ngoleuni pandemig COVID-19. Yn amlwg, byddwn yn cael ein cyllideb atodol gyntaf fel Llywodraeth Cymru yn ddiweddarach y mis hwn ac, yn amlwg, bydd Aelodau yn gallu craffu arni bryd hynny.
English: Thank you so much, Minister, for emphasising the need to produce food to the highest quality and play our part in tackling climate change. Thank you also for reopening garden centres, which, obviously, safeguards the businesses of what are mainly small businesses. But I want to just remind us that whatever amateur gardeners are able to produce in the way of fruit and vegetables, it is not going to tackle the deficit that we currently have in terms of the huge amount of vegetables and, particularly, fruit that we rely on from imports. So, I know that the Landworkers Alliance Cymru has written to you about how we could expand fruit and veg production, and I wondered how the Welsh Government is planning to take forward commercial production to improve food security. Secondly, I just want to ask you about air pollution. It's far too soon to tie down the correlation between air pollution and the spread of COVID, but we do know that 1,700 lives have been saved across Britain by cleaner air during this lockdown, and we also know that diseases caused by air pollution, like heart disease, diabetes and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, all exacerbate one's chances of getting and not surviving COVID. So, I wondered if you could tell us what work your Government is doing on ensuring that, in the recovery from COVID, we are maintaining the improvements in cleaner air and ensuring that it's really at the forefront of people's minds when we're reshaping our public transport systems and the way in which people can safely get to work and school.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn, Gweinidog, am bwysleisio'r angen i gynhyrchu bwyd i'r safon uchaf a chwarae ein rhan wrth fynd i'r afael â'r newid yn yr hinsawdd. Diolch hefyd am ailagor canolfannau garddio, sydd, yn amlwg, yn diogelu busnesau bach yn bennaf. Ond rwy'n dymuno ein hatgoffa ni, beth bynnag y mae garddwyr amatur yn gallu ei gynhyrchu o ran ffrwythau a llysiau, nad yw'n mynd i'r afael â'r diffyg sydd gennym ar hyn o bryd o ran y nifer enfawr o lysiau ac, yn enwedig, ffrwythau yr ydym yn dibynnu arnyn nhw o fewnforion. Felly, gwn fod Cynghrair Gweithwyr Tir Cymru wedi ysgrifennu atoch ynghylch sut y gallem ehangu'r broses o gynhyrchu ffrwythau a llysiau, ac roeddwn yn meddwl tybed sut y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn bwriadu bwrw ymlaen â chynhyrchu masnachol er mwyn gwella'r camau i ddiogelu'r cyflenwad bwyd. Yn ail, rwyf eisiau eich holi am lygredd aer. Mae'n rhy gynnar o lawer i nodi'r gydberthynas rhwng llygredd aer a lledaeniad COVID, ond gwyddom fod 1,700 o fywydau wedi'u hachub ledled Prydain gan aer glanach yn ystod y cyfyngiadau symud hyn, a gwyddom hefyd fod clefydau sy'n cael eu hachosi gan lygredd aer, fel clefyd y galon, diabetes a chlefyd cronig rhwystrol yr ysgyfaint, i gyd yn gwaethygu siawns rywun o gael COVID a pheidio â'i oroesi. Felly, tybed a wnewch chi ddweud wrthym ni pa waith y mae eich Llywodraeth yn ei wneud i sicrhau, wrth adfer yn dilyn COVID, ein bod yn cynnal y gwelliannau o ran aer glanach ac yn sicrhau ei fod ar flaenau meddyliau pobl pan fyddwn yn ail-lunio ein systemau trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus a'r ffordd y gall pobl gyrraedd eu gwaith a'u hysgol yn ddiogel.
English: Good afternoon, Minister. I have to say that I do agree with an awful lot of the commentary made by Mandy Jones. In my own constituency I've had farmers who've had to go out and bring their cows in, milk their cows and then pour that milk away, and the feeling is entirely different to having a shop, where you might have to just close the doors, but the baked beans and so on still stay on the shelf. This is a very up-and-personal business and they have struggled for a long time, and I think it has taken the Welsh Government an awful long time to come up with a solution. In your response on your statement you talked about the food and drink cluster. I have one specific area I want to bring to your attention and that's to do with the vineyards in Wales. We have over 57 hectares of vineyards growing throughout Wales, over 30 vineyards, and they produce high-quality, award-winning vines. Wine tourism is estimated to contribute over £10 million a year to GDP, but they are not able to access business rate relief, grants based on rateable values, the economic resilience fund, the employee furlough scheme or self-employment income support. I'm just asking as I have so many vineyards in my own constituency and, from my own perspective, I think it's a really vital food and drink to preserve: would you consider having a look at this particular sector and what you can do to support this industry? Because it brings so much kudos to Wales to have this wonderful product grown in our fields and valleys.
Welsh: Prynhawn da, Gweinidog. Mae'n rhaid i mi ddweud fy mod yn cytuno â llawer iawn o'r sylwebaeth a wnaed gan Mandy Jones. Yn fy etholaeth fy hun rwyf wedi bod â ffermwyr sydd wedi gorfod mynd allan a dod â'u gwartheg i mewn, godro eu gwartheg ac yna arllwys y llaeth hwnnw i ffwrdd, ac mae'r teimlad yn hollol wahanol i fod â siop, lle efallai y bydd yn rhaid i chi gau'r drysau, ond mae'r ffa pob ac ati yn dal i aros ar y silff. Mae hwn yn fusnes personol iawn ac maen nhw wedi bod yn brwydro am amser hir, ac rwy'n credu ei bod wedi cymryd amser hynod o hir i Lywodraeth Cymru ddod o hyd i ateb. Yn eich ymateb ar eich datganiad fe wnaethoch chi sôn am y clwstwr bwyd a diod. Mae gennyf un maes penodol yr wyf yn dymuno tynnu eich sylw ato sef hwnnw sy'n ymwneud â gwinllannoedd yng Nghymru. Mae gennym dros 57 hectar o winllannoedd yn tyfu ledled Cymru, dros 30 o winllannoedd, ac maen nhw'n cynhyrchu gwinwydd arobryn o safon uchel. Amcangyfrifir bod twristiaeth gwin yn cyfrannu dros £10 miliwn y flwyddyn at gynnyrch domestig gros, ond ni allan nhw gael gafael ar ryddhad ardrethi busnes, grantiau sy'n seiliedig ar werthoedd ardrethol, y gronfa cadernid economaidd, cynllun ffyrlo i gyflogeion neu gymhorthdal incwm hunangyflogaeth. Rwy'n gofyn gan fod gennyf gymaint o winllannoedd yn fy etholaeth i ac, o'm safbwynt i, rwy'n credu ei fod yn fwyd a diod hollbwysig i'w gadw: a fyddech chi'n ystyried edrych ar y sector arbennig hwn a'r hyn y gallwch chi ei wneud i gefnogi'r diwydiant hwn? Oherwydd mae'n dod â chymaint o fri i Gymru bod y cynnyrch bendigedig hwn yn cael ei dyfu yn ein caeau a'n dyffrynnoedd.