English: I'd like to thank you, Minister, for your statement today. A major, long-term strategic capital investment programme with the aim of creating a generation of sustainable schools is something that is important for schoolchildren across Wales, and very important for my party. Having sustainable learning environments is one of the most important things that can help children learn and achieve their goals, and we welcome the moneys that have been provided by Welsh Government to date and the moneys going forward. We welcome the provision of the support to local government to get more schools built, including Welsh-medium schools to help reverse the decline of the numbers of Welsh speakers across the country. Minister, what I'd like to know, though, is how will you measure success in this funding and with the scheme to ensure that we are building those Welsh-medium schools, and making sure that we are getting more Welsh learners, especially after the recent census results, which were concerning, especially within three to 15 year-olds - those people going backwards with the numbers speaking Welsh. There was a mention in your statement around active travel. School transportation does play a huge role in tackling climate change and carbon emissions across Wales. Many parents across the country, especially in rural areas, do face transport issues, and it isn't just as easy as telling people to walk or to cycle to school. So, how do you see sustainable communities working to provide effective and efficient safer school transport for schoolchildren in Wales as part of a sustainable community for learning? There are also concerns, Minister, as you're well aware, about the rising costs facing these schools because of inflationary pressures and everything else. One example is Ysgol y Deri in the Vale of Glamorgan, which has gone millions of pounds over budget. Councils are facing spiralling costs. So, I'd just like to know how you're going to support these schools in making sure that they are built in the most efficient way, and also how you're holding local councils' feet to the fire on this to make sure that projects are managed in an appropriate way. Minister, I'd like to thank you for your statement today, and if you could answer those questions I've posed to you, I'd be eternally grateful. Thank you.
Welsh: Hoffwn ddiolch i chi, Gweinidog, am eich datganiad heddiw. Mae rhaglen buddsoddi cyfalaf strategol, fawr hirdymor gyda'r nod o greu cenhedlaeth o ysgolion cynaliadwy yn rhywbeth sy'n bwysig i blant ysgol ledled Cymru, ac yn bwysig iawn i fy mhlaid i. Mae cael amgylcheddau dysgu cynaliadwy yn un o'r pethau pwysicaf a all helpu plant i ddysgu a chyflawni eu nodau, ac rydym yn croesawu'r arian sydd wedi ei ddarparu gan Lywodraeth Cymru hyd yma a'r arian wrth symud ymlaen. Rydym yn croesawu'r gefnogaeth a ddarperir i lywodraeth leol i adeiladu rhagor o ysgolion, gan gynnwys ysgolion Cymraeg, er mwyn helpu i wrthdroi'r gostyngiad yn niferoedd y siaradwyr Cymraeg ledled y wlad. Ond, Gweinidog, hoffwn wybod sut fyddwch chi'n mesur llwyddiant y cyllid hwn a'r cynllun hwn er mwyn sicrhau ein bod yn adeiladu'r ysgolion Cymraeg hynny, gan wneud yn siŵr ein bod yn cael mwy o ddysgwyr Cymraeg, yn enwedig ar ôl canlyniadau'r cyfrifiad diweddar, a oedd yn peri pryder, yn enwedig o ran plant rhwng tair a 15 oed - y bobl hynny sy'n mynd tuag yn ôl gyda'r niferoedd sy'n siarad Cymraeg. Roedd sôn yn eich datganiad ynghylch teithio llesol. Mae cludiant i'r ysgol yn chwarae rhan enfawr wrth fynd i'r afael â newid hinsawdd ac allyriadau carbon ledled Cymru. Mae llawer o rieni ledled y wlad, yn enwedig mewn ardaloedd gwledig, yn wynebu problemau cludiant, a dydy hi ddim mor hawdd â dweud wrth bobl am gerdded neu i feicio i'r ysgol. Felly, sut ydych chi'n gweld cymunedau cynaliadwy sy'n gweithio i ddarparu cludiant effeithiol ac effeithlon i'r ysgol yn fwy diogel ar gyfer plant ysgol yng Nghymru fel rhan o gymuned gynaliadwy ar gyfer dysgu? Mae yna bryderon hefyd, Gweinidog, fel y gwyddoch chi'n iawn, am y costau cynyddol y mae ysgolion yn eu hwynebu oherwydd pwysau chwyddiant a phopeth arall. Un enghraifft yw Ysgol y Deri ym Mro Morgannwg, sydd wedi mynd miliynau o bunnau dros y gyllideb. Mae cynghorau'n wynebu costau cynyddol. Felly, hoffwn wybod sut rydych am gefnogi'r ysgolion hyn wrth sicrhau eu bod yn cael eu hadeiladu yn y ffordd fwyaf effeithlon, a hefyd sut rydych yn cymell cynghorau lleol i wneud hyn er mwyn sicrhau bod prosiectau'n cael eu rheoli mewn ffordd briodol. Gweinidog, hoffwn ddiolch i chi am eich datganiad heddiw ac, os gallech ateb y cwestiynau hynny rwyf wedi'u gofyn i chi, byddwn i'n hynod ddiolchgar. Diolch.