English: I move the amendments in the name of Plaid Cymru. The constituency that I represent, the Rhondda, is possibly one of the best-known of the Welsh Valleys throughout the world. Now, having served its purpose as far as the British state is concerned, the Rhondda, similar to many other Valleys, as well as non-Valleys communities throughout the country have been left by successive Governments on both ends of the M4 to rot. Unlike other parts of the UK that were deliberately de-industrialised, the former coalfield in Wales did not get the same economic support, and, as a result, we lag way behind places like Sheffield, Edinburgh, Nottingham, Yorkshire in terms of economic development and wealth. Too many people in too many of our communities are forced to live with the scourge of poverty, and it's beyond disappointing to say that after 20 years of devolution the Valleys - and specifically the valley in which I live, the Rhondda - has seen pitiful levels of both attention and investment. Of course, the policies of Governments in Westminster - principally austerity over the last decade or more - have made our situation much, much worse. There are amazing things going on in the Valleys by some amazing people, but too often that is despite Government, not because of it. If you had to pay for the work carried out by volunteers, it would bankrupt this Government. Community activists everywhere are running radio stations, foodbanks, food-share schemes, community centres and youth clubs, Scouts, Guides, sports clubs, paddling pools, support for older and disabled people and so on, all for free, but their efforts are hindered by cuts and hiked costs - often Government costs. Just this week I had a meeting with the Rhondda Tunnel Society, a group of volunteers who have done sterling work for many, many years. Their work is being hindered by Government in action, both local and national: failure to resolve the ownership problems, failure to designate the area as an active travel route - obstacles, obstacles all the time. For just relatively small sums of money, many of these projects and community activists could reach so many more people but, of course, what we really need is economic development and jobs. And that's why I was so excited to learn about a co-operative that had been formed in the Rhondda made up of ex-Burberry workers. That excitement didn't last for long. This garment co-operative was given to understand that, were they to constitute a proper business, they would be looked upon favourably for a Government contract making public sector workers' uniforms - new train workers' uniforms, NHS uniforms and so on. These are highly skilled workers used to delivering high-quality products. They've got a premises in the old Burberry factory and their plan was to use that iconic history to build a business to train the next generation. Imagine how devastated they were to learn that the contract was instead going to a training company operating out of another valley, supported by the Valleys taskforce initiative, when they had no idea that they were in competition with others. Yes, there may be a possibility that this company can be successful - they haven't given up - but there are questions to be answered, and I haven't had credible answers so far. Despite great efforts, I've failed to get a sense of what financial or other support may be available for this sort of development or any other. When I've made enquiries about specific sums of money for the Valleys, I've been told that there is no figure to give. When I ask what we can expect to see in the Rhondda, I get told what investment is available in other places. Just this week, a Transport for Wales consultation misses out the Rhondda, and, when asked on Twitter about that, we're told that there are meetings in Pontypridd and Aberdare. I'm asking about the Rhondda - can I please emphasise the Rhondda is not in Pontypridd or in Aberdare? I've lost count of the number of meetings I've had with the former Minister and how many times I've asked questions that we hope to have addressed by these amendments, and I'm still waiting for answers. How much budget is being allocated to the Valleys taskforce? How much, and what exactly can we expect to see in the Rhondda? I don't want to know about other places; I want to know about your plans for the Rhondda, and, given that I haven't been able to get answers to these questions thus far, a temporary committee where those of us who care about this can scrutinise the decisions, the spending, the Ministers' statements. This Government needs to demonstrate to me that this Valleys taskforce is worth something; I'm not seeing it so far.
Welsh: Cynigiaf y gwelliannau yn enw Plaid Cymru. Mae'r etholaeth yr wyf fi'n ei chynrychioli, y Rhondda, o bosibl yn un o'r Cymoedd mwyaf adnabyddus ar draws y byd. Nawr, ar ôl cyflawni ei diben cyn belled ag y bo'r wladwriaeth Brydeinig yn y cwestiwn, gadawyd y Rhondda, fel llawer o gymoedd eraill, yn ogystal â chymunedau ledled y wlad nad ydyn nhw yn y Cymoedd, gan Lywodraethau olynol ar ddau ben yr M4 i bydru. Yn wahanol i rannau o'r DU a gafodd eu dad-ddiwydiannu'n fwriadol, ni chafodd y maes glo blaenorol yng Nghymru yr un gefnogaeth economaidd, ac, o ganlyniad, rydym ni ymhell y tu ôl i leoedd fel Sheffield, Caeredin, Nottingham, swydd Efrog o ran datblygu economaidd a chyfoeth. Mae gormod o lawer o bobl mewn gormod o'n cymunedau'n cael eu gorfodi i fyw gyda melltith tlodi, ac mae'n siomedig a dweud y lleiaf, ar ôl 20 mlynedd o ddatganoli, fod y Cymoedd ac yn benodol y cwm yr wyf i'n byw ynddo, y Rhondda - wedi gweld lefelau truenus o sylw a buddsoddiad. Wrth gwrs, mae polisïau Llywodraethau yn San Steffan - yn bennaf cyni dros y degawd diwethaf neu fwy - wedi gwneud ein sefyllfa'n llawer iawn gwaeth. Mae rhai pobl ryfeddol yn cyflawni pethau rhyfeddol yn y Cymoedd, ond yn rhy aml mae hynny er gwaethaf y Llywodraeth, nid o'i herwydd. Pe bai'n rhaid i chi dalu am y gwaith a wneir gan wirfoddolwyr, byddai'n gwneud y Llywodraeth hon yn fethdalwr. Mae gweithwyr cymunedol ym mhobman yn rhedeg gorsafoedd radio, banciau bwyd, cynlluniau rhannu bwyd, canolfannau cymunedol a chlybiau ieuenctid, Sgowtiaid, Geidiaid, clybiau chwaraeon, pyllau padlo, cymorth i bobl hŷn ac anabl ac yn y blaen, i gyd am ddim, ond mae eu hymdrechion wedi'u llesteirio gan doriadau a chostau uwch - costau'r Llywodraeth yn aml. Yr wythnos hon cefais gyfarfod â Chymdeithas Twnnel y Rhondda, grŵp o wirfoddolwyr sydd wedi gwneud gwaith rhagorol ers blynyddoedd lawer. Mae eu gwaith yn cael ei lesteirio gan ddiffyg gweithredu o ran y Llywodraeth, yn lleol ac yn genedlaethol: methu datrys y problemau perchenogaeth, methu dynodi'r ardal yn llwybr teithio llesol - rhwystrau, rhwystrau, drwy'r amser. Am symiau cymharol fach o arian, gallai llawer o'r prosiectau hyn a gweithredwyr cymunedol gyrraedd cymaint mwy o bobl ond, wrth gwrs, yr hyn y mae arnom ni ei angen mewn gwirionedd yw datblygu economaidd a swyddi. A dyna pam roeddwn i mor gyffrous pan glywais am gwmni cydweithredol a oedd wedi'i ffurfio yn y Rhondda a oedd yn cynnwys cyn-weithwyr Burberry. Ni wnaeth y cyffro hwnnw bara'n hir. Roedd y cwmni dillad cydweithredol hwn ar ddeall, pe baen nhw'n fusnes priodol, y byddai'r Llywodraeth yn eu hystyried ar gyfer contract i wneud gwisgoedd gweithwyr yn y sector cyhoeddus - gwisgoedd newydd i weithwyr trên, gwisgoedd y GIG ac yn y blaen. Mae'r rhain yn weithwyr medrus iawn sydd wedi arfer darparu cynnyrch o safon uchel. Mae ganddyn nhw safle yn yr hen ffatri Burberry a'u cynllun oedd defnyddio'r hanes eiconig hwnnw i adeiladu busnes i hyfforddi'r genhedlaeth nesaf. Dychmygwch pa mor dorcalonnus yr oedden nhw o glywed bod y contract yn mynd i gwmni hyfforddi sy'n gweithio mewn cwm arall, gyda chefnogaeth menter tasglu'r Cymoedd, a hwythau heb ddim syniad eu bod yn cystadlu yn erbyn eraill. Oes, efallai fod posibilrwydd y gall y cwmni hwn fod yn llwyddiannus - nid ydynt wedi anobeithio - ond mae cwestiynau i'w hateb, ac nid wyf wedi cael atebion credadwy hyd yn hyn. Er gwaethaf ymdrechion lu, rwyf wedi methu â chael syniad o ba gymorth ariannol neu gefnogaeth arall a allai fod ar gael ar gyfer y math hwn o ddatblygu neu unrhyw fath arall. Pan fyddaf yn gwneud ymholiadau am symiau penodol o arian ar gyfer y Cymoedd, caf wybod nad oes unrhyw ffigur i'w roi. Pan ofynnaf beth allwn ni ddisgwyl ei weld yn y Rhondda, caf wybod pa fuddsoddiad sydd ar gael mewn lleoedd eraill. Yr wythnos hon, mae ymgynghoriad Trafnidiaeth Cymru'n esgeuluso'r Rhondda, a phan ofynnir iddyn nhw ar Twitter am hynny, dywedir wrthym ni fod cyfarfodydd ym Mhontypridd ac yn Aberdâr. Rwy'n holi am y Rhondda - a gaf i bwysleisio nad yw'r Rhondda ym Mhontypridd nac yn Aberdâr? Rwyf wedi colli cyfrif ar nifer y cyfarfodydd yr wyf wedi'u cael gyda'r cyn-Weinidog a sawl gwaith rwyf wedi gofyn cwestiynau yr ydym yn gobeithio yr ymdrinir â nhw drwy'r gwelliannau hyn, ac rwy'n dal i aros am atebion. Faint o gyllideb a ddyrennir i dasglu'r Cymoedd? Faint, a beth yn union y gallwn ni ddisgwyl ei weld yn y Rhondda? Dydw i ddim eisiau gwybod am leoedd eraill; rwyf eisiau gwybod am eich cynlluniau ar gyfer y Rhondda, ac o gofio nad wyf wedi gallu cael atebion i'r cwestiynau hyn hyd yma, ceir pwyllgor dros dro lle gall y rhai ohonom ni sy'n poeni am hyn graffu ar y penderfyniadau, y gwariant, datganiadau'r Gweinidogion. Mae angen i'r Llywodraeth hon ddangos i mi fod tasglu'r Cymoedd yn werth rhywbeth; dydw i ddim yn ei weld hyd yn hyn.