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English: When traffic problems on the M4 are discussed, the problems of traffic jams during peak periods between junctions 44 and 46 tend to be overlooked, though not by those of us travelling along those roads. The reasons for traffic hold-ups include vehicles changing lanes and vehicles entering and leaving the motorway - the same reasons that we have hold-ups everywhere else on the M4. I'm requesting signage on the M4 to direct traffic accessing the enterprise zone to use junction 45 rather than junction 46, because junction 45 is a superior junction and it does have the advantage that traffic, on doing that, does not have to slow down on the motorway in order to join the roundabout.
Welsh: Pan fo problemau traffig ar yr M4 yn cael eu trafod, mae problemau tagfeydd traffig yn ystod cyfnodau brig rhwng cyffyrdd 44 a 46 yn tueddu i gael eu hanwybyddu, ond nid gan y rhai ohonom sy'n teithio ar hyd y ffyrdd hynny. Mae'r rhesymau dros dagfeydd traffig yn cynnwys cerbydau sy'n newid lonydd a cherbydau sy'n cyrraedd ac yn gadael y draffordd - yr un pethau ag sy'n achosi tagfeydd traffig ym mhobman arall ar yr M4. Rwy'n galw am arwyddion ar yr M4 i gyfeirio traffig sy'n mynd i'r ardal fenter i ddefnyddio cyffordd 45 yn hytrach na chyffordd 46, gan fod cyffordd 45 yn gyffordd uwchraddol ac mae ganddi'r fantais, drwy wneud hynny, nad oes rhaid i draffig arafu ar y draffordd er mwyn ymuno â'r gylchfan.
English: Can I thank Mike Hedges for his suggestion? I will certainly relay the suggestion of better signage at junction 45 to officials. As I've already said, the WelTAG stage 2 study between junctions 43 and 47 will determine the best solutions to tackle congestion, to tackle safety and poor journey times. Clearly, if for safety reasons or improved journey times it's deemed that better signage should be installed where the Member has suggested, then we will respond positively.
Welsh: A gaf fi ddiolch i Mike Hedges am ei awgrym? Byddaf yn sicr yn trosglwyddo'r awgrym am arwyddion gwell ar gyffordd 45 i swyddogion. Fel rwyf eisoes wedi'i ddweud, bydd astudiaeth cam 2 Llywodraeth Cymru ar ganllawiau arfarnu trafnidiaeth rhwng cyffyrdd 43 a 47 yn penderfynu beth yw'r atebion gorau i fynd i'r afael â thagfeydd, diogelwch ac amseroedd teithio gwael. Yn amlwg, os tybir, am resymau diogelwch neu amseroedd teithio gwell, y dylid gosod arwyddion gwell lle mae'r Aelod wedi awgrymu, byddwn yn ymateb yn gadarnhaol.
English: We continue to support a number of businesses in the Islwyn constituency, backed by the launch of our economic action plan. We continue to assist Welsh businesses to start, grow and thrive through Business Wales and the Development Bank of Wales alongside the establishment of a dedicated regional office.
Welsh: Rydym yn parhau i roi cymorth i nifer o fusnesau yn etholaeth Islwyn, wedi'i gefnogi gan lansiad ein cynllun gweithredu economaidd. Rydym yn parhau i helpu busnesau Cymru i ddechrau, tyfu a ffynnu drwy Busnes Cymru a Banc Datblygu Cymru ochr yn ochr â sefydlu swyddfa ranbarthol benodol.
English: Minister, thanks to the interventions of the Welsh Government between 2011 and 2016, the number of people in employment in my constituency of Islwyn has increased by 10.9 per cent, and that is above the Welsh increase of 10.6 per cent. Additionally to this, the number of people unemployed in Islwyn over that time has fallen by more than a half, again exceeding the reduction seen in both Wales and the United Kingdom. Would the Minister agree with me that, in order to build on this important economic performance, high-quality transport infrastructure investment is vital to continue attracting strong inward investment and to supporting more people into good quality high-skilled jobs, such as at Ebbw Vale and in neighbouring communities? Would he therefore give an outline of planned metro investments on the Rhymney line, which also serves Islwyn constituents, over the next five years?
Welsh: Weinidog, diolch i ymyriadau Llywodraeth Cymru rhwng 2011 a 2016, mae nifer y bobl sydd mewn gwaith yn fy etholaeth i, sef Islwyn, wedi cynyddu 10.9 y cant, ac mae hynny'n uwch na chynnydd Cymru o 10.6 y cant. Yn ogystal â hyn, mae nifer y bobl ddi-waith yn Islwyn dros y cyfnod hwnnw wedi mwy na haneru, sydd unwaith eto yn fwy na'r gostyngiad a welwyd yng Nghymru a'r Deyrnas Unedig. A fyddai'r Gweinidog yn cytuno â mi, er mwyn adeiladu ar y perfformiad economaidd pwysig hwn, fod buddsoddi mewn seilwaith trafnidiaeth o ansawdd uchel yn hanfodol er mwyn parhau i ddenu mewnfuddsoddiad cryf a chynorthwyo mwy o bobl i gael swyddi sgiliau uchel o ansawdd da, fel yng Nglynebwy ac mewn cymunedau cyfagos? A fyddai felly'n rhoi amlinelliad o fuddsoddiadau metro arfaethedig ar reilffordd Rhymni, sydd hefyd yn gwasanaethu etholwyr Islwyn, dros y pum mlynedd nesaf?
English: Well, can I thank the Member for her question? The Member is absolutely right - the performance of the local economy in Islwyn is something to be celebrated. A Member earlier mentioned weekly earnings as a concern in Wales. Well, I'm pleased to say that, as a result of our hard work, average gross full-time weekly earnings in Islwyn stand at around about £598. That's significantly above the average for Wales and also the UK average. It's something that the Member, I'm sure, is very pleased about. But the Member makes an important point that in order to drive sustained economic growth that applies fairly to all communities we have to invest in connective infrastructure, and that why we're investing £738 million to upgrade the railway lines to Aberdare, Coryton, Merthyr Tydfil, Treherbert and, of course, Rhymney. We're investing £800 million in new rolling stock by 2023, and we're electrifying something in the order of 170 km of track. We're upgrading all of our stations and signalling, and building at least five new stations for the metro.
Welsh: Wel, a gaf fi ddiolch i'r Aelod am ei chwestiwn? Mae'r Aelod yn llygad ei lle - mae perfformiad yr economi leol yn Islwyn yn rhywbeth i'w ddathlu. Soniodd Aelod yn gynharach fod enillion wythnosol yn destun pryder yng Nghymru. Wel, rwy'n falch o ddweud, o ganlyniad i'n gwaith caled, mae enillion wythnosol gros amser llawn yn Islwyn oddeutu £598 ar gyfartaledd. Mae hynny'n sylweddol uwch na chyfartaledd Cymru a chyfartaledd y DU. Mae'n rhywbeth y mae'r Aelod, rwy'n siŵr, yn falch iawn ohono. Ond mae'r Aelod yn gwneud pwynt pwysig fod yn rhaid i ni fuddsoddi mewn seilwaith cysylltiol er mwyn sbarduno twf economaidd parhaus sy'n deg i bob cymuned, a dyna pam ein bod yn buddsoddi £738 miliwn i uwchraddio'r rheilffyrdd i Aberdâr, Coryton, Merthyr Tudful, Treherbert a Rhymni wrth gwrs. Rydym yn buddsoddi £800 miliwn mewn cerbydau newydd erbyn 2023, ac rydym yn trydaneiddio oddeutu 170 km o drac. Rydym yn uwchraddio ein holl orsafoedd a signalau, ac yn adeiladu o leiaf bum gorsaf newydd ar gyfer y metro.
English: The December timetable change was the biggest change to services for over three decades. This has benefited some rail users, whilst other services have unfortunately been affected. Transport for Wales has sought to introduce alternative measures where services have been affected, and are reviewing further timetable amendment possibilities as part of the May timetable change.
Welsh: Newidiadau amserlen mis Rhagfyr oedd y newid mwyaf i wasanaethau ers dros dri degawd. Mae hyn wedi bod o fudd i rai defnyddwyr rheilffyrdd, tra bo gwasanaethau eraill, yn anffodus, wedi cael eu heffeithio. Mae Trafnidiaeth Cymru wedi ceisio cyflwyno mesurau amgen lle effeithiwyd ar wasanaethau, ac maent yn adolygu posibiliadau pellach ar gyfer diwygio'r amserlen fel rhan o newidiadau amserlen mis Mai.
English: This is a case of a question being answered before I have an opportunity to ask it, but there are still some important issues that need to be discussed. A number of constituents contacted me following timetable changes disappointed that services to the smaller stations in Môn - Bodorgan, Rhosneigr, Valley and Llanfairpwll - had been reduced. Yes, we need swift services, but we also need to serve our communities too. I am pleased that Transport for Wales has got back to me now, since I tabled this question, to say that there have been changes to timetables that meet some of the complaints that were made. Having said that, there are still a number of concerns about the availability of trains to smaller stations at the end of the school day and so on. Transport for Wales have admitted to me, 'No, we perhaps didn't consult sufficiently with the communities in making these decisions', and I think the other concerns about trains at the end of the day is another example of something that could have been flagged up had there been proper consultation undertaken. Does the Minister agree with me that we must have a commitment to very careful consultation with communities in terms of how proposed changes are going to impact them?
Welsh: Mae hwn yn achos o gwestiwn yn cael ei ateb cyn i mi gael ei ofyn o ar lafar, ond mae yna faterion pwysig sydd yn dal angen eu trafod. Mi wnaeth nifer o etholwyr gysylltu efo fi yn dilyn newidiadau amserlenni yn siomedig bod gwasanaethau i orsafoedd llai Môn - Fali, Rhosneigr, Tŷ Croes, Bodorgan a Llanfairpwll - wedi cael eu lleihau. Oes, mae eisiau gwasanaethau cyflym, ond mae angen gwasanaethu ein cymunedau ni hefyd. Dwi yn falch bod Trafnidiaeth Cymru wedi dod yn ôl ataf i rŵan, ers i mi gyflwyno'r cwestiwn yma, i ddweud bod yna newidiadau wedi cael eu gwneud i amserlenni sydd yn bodloni nifer o'r cwynion a gafodd eu gwneud. Wedi dweud hynny, mae yna sawl bryder o hyd ynglŷn ag argaeledd trenau i orsafoedd llai ar ddiwedd y diwrnod ysgol ac yn y blaen. Mae Trafnidiaeth Cymru wedi cyfaddef i mi, 'Na, wnaethon ni ddim efallai ymgynghori digon efo'r cymunedau wrth wneud y penderfyniadau', a dwi'n meddwl bod y pryderon eraill yma ynglŷn â threnau diwedd y dydd yn enghraifft arall o rywbeth fyddai wedi cael ei fflagio i fyny pe bai ymgynghori iawn wedi cael ei wneud. Ydy'r Gweinidog yn cytuno efo fi bod yn rhaid cael ymrwymiad i ymgynghori yn ofalus iawn efo cymunedau ynglŷn â sut mae newidiadau arfaethedig yn mynd i effeithio arnyn nhw?
English: Yes, I'd very much agree with the Member, and the issue of proper consultation is something that I've raised with Transport for Wales as we approach the May timetable change. I think it's essential that stakeholder groups, that communities, are informed well in advance of proposed changes so that they can have some input into whether those changes are beneficial or otherwise. There is a contractual obligation, of course, in place to ensure that no stations receive fewer services than was the case when the franchise was let, and that is something that must be upheld, and it's the reason why Transport for Wales have been working to determine alternative services up until May, when those services that were withdrawn from some of the smaller stations can be addressed.
Welsh: Ydw, rwy'n cytuno'n llwyr â'r Aelod, ac mae ymgynghori priodol yn rhywbeth rwyf wedi'i godi gyda Trafnidiaeth Cymru wrth inni nesáu at newidiadau amserlen mis Mai. Rwy'n credu ei bod yn hanfodol fod grwpiau rhanddeiliaid, a chymunedau, yn cael eu hysbysu ymhell cyn y newidiadau arfaethedig fel y gallant gyfrannu rhywfaint o fewnbwn i weld a yw'r newidiadau hynny'n fuddiol ai peidio. Ceir rhwymedigaeth gytundebol, wrth gwrs, i sicrhau nad yw gorsafoedd yn cael llai o wasanaethau nag a oedd ganddynt pan gafodd y fasnachfraint ei gosod, ac mae'n rhaid cynnal y rhwymedigaeth honno, a dyna'r rheswm pam fod Trafnidiaeth Cymru wedi bod yn gweithio i bennu gwasanaethau amgen hyd at fis Mai, pan eir i'r afael â'r gwasanaethau a dynnwyd yn ôl o rai o'r gorsafoedd llai o faint.
English: Yes. Transport for Wales responds to disruptions depending on a number of factors, such as the time, the location and the resource availability at the point of an incident. TfW will always endeavour to run services where possible, utilising cancellations if necessary to recover the service and to avoid further disruption later in the day.
Welsh: Ie. Mae'r ffordd y mae Trafnidiaeth Cymru yn ymateb i darfu yn dibynnu ar nifer o ffactorau, fel yr amser, y lleoliad a'r adnoddau sydd ar gael lle mae'n digwydd. Bydd Trafnidiaeth Cymru bob amser yn ceisio gweithredu gwasanaethau lle bo hynny'n bosibl, gan ddefnyddio canslo os oes angen i adfer y gwasanaeth ac i osgoi tarfu pellach yn ddiweddarach yn y dydd.
English: I thank the Minister for that reply. I'd like to raise with him a constituency case that he might have seen. A constituent of mine was travelling by train from Birmingham to Aberystwyth, had to get out at Shrewsbury because of a single failure on the line from Shrewsbury to Welshpool, but the bus replacement missed the connection for the train at Welshpool and then had to continue the whole journey to Aberystwyth, three hours long, by bus, but the bus was a double-decker bus, which was a hundred seater with no wheelchair access, and this doesn't seem to me to be a suitable vehicle for a rail replacement service for such a length of time on such roads. So, I wonder if the Minister could tell me how many of these old and unsuitable buses TfW operates or contracts for with external companies and what plans there might be to phase them out and replace them with more suitable vehicles.
Welsh: Diolch i'r Gweinidog am yr ateb hwnnw. Hoffwn godi achos etholaeth y gallai fod wedi'i weld. Roedd un o fy etholwyr yn teithio ar drên o Birmingham i Aberystwyth, a bu'n rhaid iddo fynd allan yn Amwythig oherwydd un methiant ar y rheilffordd o Amwythig i'r Trallwng, ond collodd y bws a ddarparwyd yn lle'r gwasanaeth y cysylltiad trên yn y Trallwng ac felly bu'n rhaid iddo barhau'r daith gyfan i Aberystwyth, tair awr o hyd, ar fws, ond roedd yn fws deulawr gyda lle i gant o bobl a dim mynediad i gadeiriau olwyn, ac i mi, nid yw'n ymddangos ei fod yn gerbyd addas ar gyfer gwasanaeth yn lle trên am gymaint o amser ar ffyrdd o'r fath. Felly, tybed a allai'r Gweinidog ddweud wrthyf faint o'r hen fysiau a'r bysiau anaddas hyn y mae Trafnidiaeth Cymru yn eu gweithredu neu'n eu contractio gyda chwmnïau allanol a pha gynlluniau sydd ar y gweill i'w dileu'n raddol a chyflwyno cerbydau mwy addas yn eu lle.
English: Can I thank the Member for his question? I'm aware of the case, and I believe that apologies have been relayed to the constituent in question. Clearly, on that occasion, it was a signal failure. That is a responsibility that is out of the hands of TfW; it's with Network Rail. But the Member is right that bus replacement services are not always what passengers should expect - not up to the standard that they should expect. For that reason, I've asked Transport for Wales to examine the possibility, when they're able to come out of the contract that was arranged by their predecessor, Arriva Trains Wales, to establish themselves a fleet of buses for rail replacement services, because I think it's absolutely essential that passengers know that if a replacement service via a bus is to be deployed, it will carry them in the way that a train service should have carried them, in a timely way.
Welsh: A gaf fi ddiolch i'r Aelod am ei gwestiwn? Rwy'n ymwybodol o'r achos, ac rwy'n credu bod yr etholwr dan sylw wedi derbyn ymddiheuriad. Yn amlwg, ar yr achlysur hwnnw, roedd yn fethiant signal. Nid Trafnidiaeth Cymru sy'n gyfrifol am hynny; cyfrifoldeb Network Rail ydyw. Ond mae'r Aelod yn iawn nad yw gwasanaethau bysiau yn lle trenau bob amser yr hyn y dylai teithwyr ei ddisgwyl - nid ydynt yn cyrraedd y safon y dylent allu ei disgwyl. Am y rheswm hwnnw, rwyf wedi gofyn i Trafnidiaeth Cymru archwilio'r posibilrwydd, pan fyddant yn gallu dod allan o'r contract a drefnwyd gan eu rhagflaenydd, Trenau Arriva Cymru, i sefydlu fflyd o fysiau ar gyfer gwasanaethau amgen, gan fy mod yn credu ei bod yn gwbl hanfodol fod teithwyr yn gwybod, os darperir gwasanaeth bws amgen, y bydd yn eu cludo yn y ffordd y dylai gwasanaeth trên fod wedi eu cludo, ac mewn modd amserol.
English: The next item, therefore, is questions to the Counsel General and Brexit Minister in respect of his Brexit Minister responsibilities today. The first question is from Joyce Watson.
Welsh: Yr eitem nesaf, felly, yw'r cwestiynau i'r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a'r Gweinidog Brexit mewn perthynas â'i gyfrifoldebau fel Gweinidog Brexit heddiw. Mae'r cwestiwn cyntaf gan Joyce Watson.
English: Llywydd, I understand that you've given permission for questions 1, 4 and 5 to be grouped. I met with the Secretary of State for Wales on 9 January and reiterated, as I have with other UK Government Ministers, the Welsh Government's position of, 'Not a penny less, not a power lost' for replacement EU funds in Wales.
Welsh: Lywydd, rwy'n deall eich bod wedi rhoi caniatâd i gwestiynau 1, 4 a 5 gael eu grwpio. Cefais gyfarfod ag Ysgrifennydd Gwladol Cymru ar 9 Ionawr ac ailadroddais safbwynt Llywodraeth Cymru, fel gwneuthum wrth Weinidogion eraill Llywodraeth y DU, sef 'Heb golli'r un geiniog, heb golli'r un grym' mewn perthynas â'r arian a ddaw yn lle arian yr UE yng Nghymru.
English: Thanks for that answer, Minister, but I think the two big questions regarding the UK shared prosperity fund are: will it match the money that Wales currently receives from Europe, as the Brexiters promised?' and 'will it be devolved?' Has the UK Government deigned to share its plans with Wales yet, or, for that matter, Scotland or Northern Ireland?
Welsh: Diolch am yr ateb hwnnw, Weinidog, ond credaf mai'r ddau gwestiwn mawr ynglŷn â chronfa ffyniant gyffredin y DU yw: a fydd yn darparu yr un faint o arian ag y mae Cymru'n ei gael gan Ewrop ar hyn o bryd, ac fel yr addawyd gan gefnogwyr Brexit?' ac 'a fydd wedi'i ddatganoli?' A yw Llywodraeth y DU wedi gweld yn dda i rannu ei chynlluniau â Chymru eto, neu, o ran hynny, yr Alban neu Ogledd Iwerddon?
English: Well, I thank the Member for that further question. The UK Government has committed to replace the funds lost to Wales through European structural funds. What we have asked for is for that to be quantified and for it to be by way of adjustment to the block grant so that the expenditure of that money, a hundred per cent of that money, is in accordance with the devolution settlement and enables the Welsh Government, as it does today, to deploy those funds in Wales to the best advantage of the people of Wales and to do that in a way that it can integrate with the other sources of regional funding across Wales.
Welsh: Wel, diolch i'r Aelod am y cwestiwn pellach hwnnw. Mae Llywodraeth y DU wedi ymrwymo i roi'r un faint o arian ag a gollir i Gymru drwy gronfeydd strwythurol Ewropeaidd. Rydym wedi gofyn faint ydyw ac iddo ddod drwy addasiad i'r grant bloc fel bod gwariant yr arian hwnnw, cant y cant o'r arian hwnnw, yn unol â'r setliad datganoli ac yn galluogi Llywodraeth Cymru, fel y mae'n ei wneud heddiw, i ddefnyddio'r cyllid hwnnw yng Nghymru er budd gorau pobl Cymru ac i wneud hynny mewn ffordd lle gall integreiddio â'r ffynonellau eraill o gyllid rhanbarthol ledled Cymru.
English: Minister, I raised an issue with your colleague, the First Minister, some weeks ago, regarding the shared prosperity fund and the First Minister gave a fairly positive answer to that. But in designing a new scheme, can you give us some information on how that new scheme will address areas that haven't previously been able to secure finance via the EU structural funds?
Welsh: Weinidog, gofynnais gwestiwn i'ch cyd-Aelod, y Prif Weinidog, rai wythnosau'n ôl ynglŷn â'r gronfa ffyniant gyffredin, a rhoddodd y Prif Weinidog ateb eithaf cadarnhaol i mi. Ond wrth lunio cynllun newydd, a allwch roi rhywfaint o wybodaeth i ni ynglŷn â sut y bydd y cynllun newydd hwnnw'n mynd i'r afael â meysydd nad ydynt wedi llwyddo, yn y gorffennol, i sicrhau cyllid drwy gronfeydd strwythurol yr UE?
English: Well, the Member will know that the EU structural funds are designed to deal with income inequalities and so forth in particular parts of Wales that qualify for the expenditure of those funds. In designing funds that replace those, it's open to the Welsh Government to cast the net more widely geographically, within Wales. We've been mindful of that opportunity and have worked, as part of the work that Huw Irranca-Davies's steering group has been working on, well, this has been one of the issues. We are keen to make sure that there is an opportunity for all communities in different parts of Wales to benefit from those funds, and the priorities that we have set for regional funding are around healthy and fairer communities, income inequalities, productive businesses and zero carbon Wales, which are issues that all parts of Wales would, I think, regard as priorities, and indeed opportunities to benefit from subsequent funding. I hope that the UK Government will take the steps that we call on them to make, so that the work that we have been doing with stakeholders across Wales - and I thank those stakeholders for their work - is able to be put into practice in a way that can benefit all parts of Wales.
Welsh: Wel, bydd yr Aelod yn gwybod bod cronfeydd strwythurol yr UE wedi'u cynllunio i ymdrin ag anghydraddoldebau incwm ac yn y blaen mewn rhannau penodol o Gymru sy'n gymwys ar gyfer gwario'r arian hwnnw. Wrth gynllunio cronfeydd yn lle'r rheini, mater i Lywodraeth Cymru yw bwrw'r rhwyd yn ehangach yn ddaearyddol yng Nghymru. Rydym wedi ystyried y cyfle hwnnw ac wedi gweithio, fel rhan o'r gwaith y bu grŵp llywio Huw Irranca-Davies yn gweithio arno, wel, mae hyn wedi bod yn un o'r materion sy'n codi. Rydym yn awyddus i sicrhau bod cyfle i bob cymuned mewn gwahanol rannau o Gymru fanteisio ar y cronfeydd hynny, ac mae'r blaenoriaethau rydym wedi'u pennu ar gyfer ariannu rhanbarthol yn ymwneud â chymunedau iach a thecach, anghydraddoldebau incwm, busnesau cynhyrchiol a Chymru ddi-garbon, sy'n faterion y byddai pob rhan o Gymru, rwy'n credu, yn eu hystyried yn flaenoriaethau, ac yn wir, yn gyfleoedd i elwa o gyllid dilynol. Gobeithio y bydd Llywodraeth y DU yn cymryd y camau rydym yn galw arnynt i'w gwneud, er mwyn sicrhau y gellir rhoi'r gwaith y buom yn ei wneud gyda rhanddeiliaid ledled Cymru - a diolch i'r rhanddeiliaid hynny am eu gwaith - ar y gweill mewn ffordd a all fod o fudd i bob rhan o Gymru.