English: I'm very grateful for that series of questions, and for the contribution that started off, really, about talking about how this does not have to be something that causes antagonism between Government and the tourism sector. Quite the contrary, it can be something that can be co-produced effectively with the sector, understanding the benefits that could be brought to the local offering for tourism through a levy. We see it across the globe, really, in terms of the benefits that are being brought forward. In New Zealand, for example, they funded 10 projects in their 2019-20 scheme through their international visitor conservation and tourism levy. They aim to protect sensitive and ecologically valuable landscapes; to upgrade visitor amenities, footpaths and signs; protect endangered species; enhance visitor access through opening new car parks and walking and cycling trails; and promote tourism careers. I think all of those things are things that we would like to be seeing more of happening here in Wales. A tourism levy would allow local authorities to be able to take initiative and to do that as well. So, I think that there are great examples that we can look to in those places that have introduced them. Llyr Gruffydd also referred to some of the other parts of the UK that have also called for a tourism levy. Of course, we see the work being taken forward now very seriously by Scotland, but also those Conservative councils and former Conservative councils that have called for the power to be given to them to introduce a tourism levy. And Llyr Gruffydd gave a whole list of them, including the Isle of Wight and the formerly Conservative Bath, and I'd add Cornwall to that list as well. So, I think that there is a growing interest across the UK in introducing a levy. In terms of what kind of levy, I think that our consultation is clear that the development of the thinking thus far has been around an overnight levy, given that that is the most popular kind of levy globally and it's where we've been drawing our inspiration from. But it is important to recognise that the consultation document does have that open question to people: are we focusing our efforts in the right place or do they have ideas for a day-visitor levy, for example? You see it working quite effectively for cruise ship or ferry passengers; you see that happening in places like Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Catalonia, where they have that day-visitor levy for cruise ship and ferry passengers. That, I think, reflects the high number of those visitors that they have very frequently. Elsewhere, you have entertainment taxes, for example, in Amsterdam, and that's for operators of boat tours, renters of canoes and peddle boats, tour operators and city tours. That's not the area where we've been putting our effort into in terms of developing policy, but we are aware that there are different models elsewhere, and we very openly welcome any contributions, through the consultation document, to that. 'Proportionate' and 'fair' are two of the things that are very much our core principles that guide, really, our thinking in terms of tax, which is why we're really keen to explore some of the questions as to at what point we pitch the rate. So, we've done some work around price elasticity, which we're publishing alongside our document today, which will help us with some of the thinking around that. Also, the consultation document asks people for their views in terms of do we charge the room per night, do we charge per person per night, or do we do something that would be about a percentage of the cost of the room per night or a combination of those things. So, again, this is very early in terms of our consultation and we're keen to hear the views of people and their ideas as to what they think would work best. In terms of whether the funding would be spent locally, it's very much the case that, in giving local authorities the power to raise funds locally, we would expect them to be used for the enhancement and the protection of the services that tourists come to Wales for because they know we have them and they love them. We have an idea in our consultation document, again, about how we can add some transparency around that, so perhaps an annual report from local government. We do have to be proportionate in terms of the level of reporting that we require on this, bearing in mind that we are going to be talking about relatively small but important sums of money but, again, that's something in the consultation document in terms of the level of transparency that we're able to produce for people who'll be rightly interested, both visitors and, of course, the tourism industry.
Welsh: Rwy'n ddiolchgar iawn am y gyfres honno o gwestiynau, ac am y cyfraniad a ddechreuodd, mewn gwirionedd, gan sôn am sut nad oes rhaid i hyn fod yn rhywbeth sy'n achosi drwgdeimlad rhwng y Llywodraeth a'r sector twristiaeth. I'r gwrthwyneb, gall fod yn rhywbeth y gellir ei gyd-gynhyrchu'n effeithiol gyda'r sector, gan ddeall y manteision y gellid eu cyflwyno i'r arlwy lleol ar gyfer twristiaeth trwy ardoll. Rydym ni'n ei weld ar draws y byd, mewn gwirionedd, o ran y buddion sy'n cael eu cyflwyno. Yn Seland Newydd, er enghraifft, fe wnaethon nhw ariannu 10 prosiect yn eu cynllun 2019-20 drwy eu hardoll cadwraeth ymwelwyr a thwristiaeth rhyngwladol. Eu nod yw diogelu tirweddau sensitif ac ecolegol werthfawr; uwchraddio mwynderau, llwybrau troed ac arwyddion i ymwelwyr; amddiffyn rhywogaethau sydd mewn perygl; gwella mynediad i ymwelwyr trwy agor meysydd parcio newydd a llwybrau cerdded a beicio; a hyrwyddo gyrfaoedd twristiaeth. Rwy'n credu bod yr holl bethau hynny'n bethau yr hoffem fod yn gweld mwy ohonynt yn digwydd yma yng Nghymru. Byddai ardoll twristiaeth yn caniatáu i awdurdodau lleol allu mentro a gwneud hynny hefyd. Felly, rwy'n credu bod enghreifftiau gwych y gallwn ni edrych atynt yn y llefydd hynny sydd wedi eu cyflwyno. Cyfeiriodd Llyr Gruffydd hefyd at rai o rannau eraill y DU sydd hefyd wedi galw am ardoll twristiaeth. Wrth gwrs, rydym ni'n gweld y gwaith yn cael ei ddatblygu nawr o ddifrif gan yr Alban, ond hefyd y cynghorau Ceidwadol hynny a'r cyn-gynghorau Ceidwadol sydd wedi galw am roi'r pŵer iddyn nhw gyflwyno ardoll twristiaeth. Ac mi roddodd Llyr Gruffydd restr gyfan ohonynt, gan gynnwys Ynys Wyth a Chaerfaddon, a arferai fod yn Geidwadol, ac fe fyddwn i'n ychwanegu Cernyw at y rhestr honno hefyd. Felly, rwy'n credu bod diddordeb cynyddol ledled y DU mewn cyflwyno ardoll. O ran pa fath o ardoll, rwy'n credu bod ein hymgynghoriad yn glir bod datblygiad y meddylfryd hyd yma wedi bod ynghylch ardoll dros nos, o ystyried mai dyna'r math mwyaf poblogaidd o ardoll yn fyd-eang a dyma fu craidd ein hysbrydoliaeth ohono. Ond mae'n bwysig cydnabod bod y ddogfen ymgynghori yn holi'r cwestiwn agored hwnnw i bobl: a ydym yn canolbwyntio ein hymdrechion yn y lle cywir neu a oes ganddynt syniadau ar gyfer ardoll ymwelwyr dydd, er enghraifft? Rydych chi'n ei weld yn gweithio'n eithaf effeithiol ar gyfer teithwyr ar longau mordaith neu deithwyr fferi; gwelwch hynny'n digwydd mewn llefydd fel Amsterdam, Rotterdam a Chatalonia, lle mae ganddyn nhw'r ardoll ymwelwyr dydd hwnnw ar gyfer teithwyr ar longau mordaith a theithwyr fferi. Mae hynny, rwy'n credu, yn adlewyrchu'r nifer fawr o'r ymwelwyr hynny sydd ganddyn nhw yn aml iawn. Mewn mannau eraill, mae gennych chi drethi adloniant, er enghraifft, yn Amsterdam, a hynny ar gyfer gweithredwyr teithiau cychod, rhentwyr canŵs a chychod pedol, gweithredwyr teithiau a theithiau dinas. Nid dyna'r maes y buom yn canolbwyntio arno o ran datblygu polisi, ond rydym yn ymwybodol bod modelau gwahanol mewn mannau eraill, ac rydym yn croesawu'n agored iawn unrhyw gyfraniadau, drwy'r ddogfen ymgynghori, i hynny. Mae 'cymesur' a 'teg' yn ddau o'r pethau sy'n egwyddorion craidd i ni sy'n arwain, mewn gwirionedd, ein ffordd o feddwl o ran treth, a dyna pam rydyn ni'n awyddus iawn i archwilio rhai o'r cwestiynau ynglŷn ag ymhle rydym ni'n cyflwyno'r gyfradd. Felly, rydym ni wedi gwneud ychydig o waith ynghylch elastigrwydd prisiau, yr ydym yn ei gyhoeddi ochr yn ochr â'n dogfen heddiw, a fydd yn ein helpu gyda rhywfaint o'r meddylfryd ynghylch hynny. Hefyd, mae'r ddogfen ymgynghori yn gofyn i bobl am eu barn o ran ydym ni'n codi tâl ar yr ystafell fesul noson, ydym ni'n codi tâl fesul person y noson, neu ydym ni'n gwneud rhywbeth fyddai'n ymwneud â chanran o gost yr ystafell y noson neu gyfuniad o'r pethau hynny. Felly, eto, mae hyn yn gynnar iawn o ran ein hymgynghoriad ac rydym yn awyddus i glywed barn pobl a'u syniadau ynglŷn â'r hyn maen nhw'n meddwl fyddai'n gweithio orau. O ran a gai'r cyllid ei wario'n lleol, mae'n wir, o ran rhoi'r grym i awdurdodau lleol godi arian yn lleol, y bydden ni'n disgwyl i'r arian gael ei defnyddio i wella ac amddiffyn y gwasanaethau y daw twristiaid i Gymru o'u herwydd gan eu bod yn gwybod ein bod yn eu cynnig a'u bod nhw yn eu hoffi. Mae gennym ni syniad yn ein dogfen ymgynghori, eto, am sut y gallwn ni ychwanegu rhywfaint o dryloywder ynghylch hynny, felly adroddiad blynyddol gan lywodraeth leol efallai. Mae'n rhaid i ni fod yn gymesur o ran faint o adrodd sydd ei angen arnom ni ar hyn, gan gofio y byddwn yn sôn am symiau cymharol fach ond pwysig o arian ond, eto, mae hynny'n rhywbeth yn y ddogfen ymgynghori o ran faint o dryloywder y gallwn ei gynnig i'r bobl a fydd â'r diddordeb priodol, yn ymwelwyr ac, wrth gwrs, y diwydiant twristiaeth.