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English: I'd like to thank Tom Giffard for giving me a minute of his time two minutes before this debate was about to start. [ Laughter.] Research funding is vital to solving some of the major problems we do have in the world, and, as colleagues in this Chamber sat through the recent Tertiary Education and Research (Wales) Bill, it was evident through evidence taking that there was a focus from the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales and others that the setting up of the new commission might not focus enough of its time and resource on research. So, I'd like to ask the Minister a direct question that he might want to answer. I'd like to know what discussions you have had with HEFCW and Welsh Government officials around the setting up of the new commission, and what focus and funding they're going to put in place for medical research, because that is going to be vital if we're going to solve some of the problems that we have in the world today.
Welsh: Hoffwn ddiolch i Tom Giffard am roi munud o'i amser i mi ddau funud cyn i'r ddadl hon ddechrau. [ Chwerthin.] Mae cyllid ymchwil yn hanfodol i ddatrys rhai o'r problemau mawr sydd gennym yn y byd, ac wrth i gyd-Aelodau yn y Siambr eistedd drwy'r Bil Addysg Drydyddol ac Ymchwil (Cymru) yn ddiweddar, roedd yn amlwg o gasglu tystiolaeth fod yna ffocws gan Gyngor Cyllido Addysg Uwch Cymru ac eraill efallai na fyddai sefydlu'r comisiwn newydd yn canolbwyntio digon o'i amser a'i adnoddau ar ymchwil. Felly, hoffwn ofyn cwestiwn uniongyrchol i'r Gweinidog y gallai fod eisiau ei ateb. Hoffwn wybod pa drafodaethau a gawsoch gyda swyddogion CCAUC a Llywodraeth Cymru ynglŷn â sefydlu'r comisiwn newydd, a pha ffocws a chyllid y maent yn mynd i'w roi i ymchwil feddygol, oherwydd mae hynny'n mynd i fod yn hanfodol os ydym yn mynd i ddatrys rhai o'r problemau sydd gennym yn y byd heddiw.
English: Thank you, Minister. And that brings today's proceedings to a close, and I hope that everyone has an opportunity to take a break during our recess.
Welsh: Diolch i'r Gweinidog. A daw hynny â thrafodion heddiw i ben, ac rwy'n gobeithio y bydd pawb yn cael cyfle i orffwys yn ystod ein toriad.
English: Welcome, everyone, to this meeting of the Senedd's Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee. I haven't received any apologies. Could I note for the record that we will be joined today by Llyr Gruffydd, Delyth Jewell and Jenny Rathbone, members of the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee? They have been invited to join us in accordance with Standing Order 17.49. A warm welcome to you, and we're pleased to have your company during these sessions. Do any Members have any interests to declare? Sam Kurtz.
Welsh: Croeso i bawb i gyfarfod Pwyllgor yr Economi, Masnach a Materion Gwledig y Senedd. Dwi ddim wedi derbyn unrhyw ymddiheuriadau. Gaf i nodi ar gyfer y cofnod bod Llyr Gruffydd, Delyth Jewell a Jenny Rathbone, aelodau o'r Pwyllgor Newid Hinsawdd, yr Amgylchedd a Seilwaith, yn ymuno â ni heddiw? Gwahoddwyd nhw i ymuno â ni yn unol â Rheol Sefydlog 17.49. Croeso cynnes ichi, ac rydym ni'n edrych ymlaen at gael eich cwmni chi heddiw yn y sesiynau yma. A oes unrhyw fuddiannau yr hoffai Aelodau eu datgan o gwbl? Sam Kurtz.
English: Anybody else? No.
Welsh: Unrhyw un arall? Nac oes.
English: We'll move on to item 2, papers to note. There are two papers to note. Are there any issues to raise from these papers? No.
Welsh: Symudwn ni ymlaen, felly, i eitem 2, sef papurau i'w nodi. Mae yna ddau bapur i'w nodi. A oes unrhyw faterion hoffai Aelodau eu codi o'r papurau yma o gwbl? Nac oes.
English: We'll move on, therefore, to item 3, namely an evidence session on the Agriculture (Wales) Bill. This is the fifth evidence session considering the general principles of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill. We're taking evidence today relating to the food supply chain. Could I welcome the witnesses to the session? Could I ask them to introduce themselves for the record and then we'll proceed on to questions? Maybe I'll start with Andy Richardson.
Welsh: Symudwn ni ymlaen, felly, i eitem 3, sef sesiwn dystiolaeth ar Bil Amaethyddiaeth (Cymru). Dyma bumed sesiwn dystiolaeth y pwyllgor yn trafod egwyddorion cyffredinol Bil Amaethyddiaeth (Cymru). Rŷn ni heddiw yn clywed tystiolaeth yn ymwneud â'r gadwyn cyflenwi bwyd. Gaf i groesawu'r tystion i'r sesiwn yma? Gaf i ofyn iddyn nhw gyflwyno eu hunain i'r record yn gyntaf, a wedyn gallwn ni symud yn syth i gwestiynau? Efallai allaf i ddechrau gydag Andy Richardson.
English: Great. Thank you very much. Back to you, Chair.
Welsh: Grêt. Diolch yn fawr. Nôl i ti, Cadeirydd.
English: Welcome back to the Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee of the Senedd. We move on now to item 4 on our agenda, which is an evidence session on the Agriculture (Wales) Bill. This is the sixth evidence session considering the general principles of the Agriculture (Wales) Bill. We're taking evidence on forestry and felling licences. May I note that Natural Resources Wales were also invited to join today's panel session, but they were unable to send a representative to give oral evidence? May I therefore welcome our witnesses to this session? May I ask them to introduce themselves for the record, and then we can move straight into questions, and perhaps I could start with Jerry Langford?
Welsh: Croeso yn ôl i Bwyllgor yr Economi, Masnach a Materion Gwledig y Senedd. Symudwn ni ymlaen nawr i eitem 4 ar ein hagenda, sef sesiwn dystiolaeth ar y Bil Amaethyddiaeth (Cymru). Dyma chweched sesiwn dystiolaeth y pwyllgor yn trafod egwyddorion cyffredinol y Bil Amaethyddiaeth (Cymru). Rŷn ni'n clywed tystiolaeth ar goedwigaeth a thrwyddedau cwympo coed. Gaf i nodi fe wahoddwyd Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru hefyd i ymuno â'n sesiwn banel ni heddiw, ond doedden nhw ddim yn gallu anfon cynrychiolydd i roi tystiolaeth lafar? Gaf i felly groesawu ein tystion i'r sesiwn yma? Gaf i ofyn iddyn nhw i gyflwyno eu hunain i'r record, ac wedyn gallwn ni symud yn syth i gwestiynau, ac efallai gallaf i ddechrau gyda Jerry Langford?
English: We move on now to item 5 on the agenda, and we need to look at the legislative consent memorandum on the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill. Could I note that 7 November is the reporting deadline for this and that any draft report on this LCM will need to be agreed in correspondence? The committee will discuss its approach to this LCM in private later today, but are there any comments that Members would like to make for the public record? Luke.
Welsh: Symudwn ni ymlaen nawr i eitem 5 ar ein hagenda, sef edrych ar femorandwm cydsyniad deddfwriaethol Bil Protocol Gogledd Iwerddon. Gaf i nodi mai 7 Tachwedd yw'r dyddiad cau ar gyfer cyflwyno adroddiad, a bydd angen cytuno ar unrhyw adroddiad drafft ar y memorandwm cydsyniad deddfwriaethol hwn mewn gohebiaeth? Bydd y pwyllgor yn trafod ei ddull ar gyfer y memorandwm cydsyniad deddfwriaethol hwn mewn sesiwn breifat yn ddiweddarach heddiw, ond oes yna sylwadau yr hoffai Aelodau eu gwneud ar gyfer y cofnod cyhoeddus o gwbl? Luke.
English: We move on, therefore, to item 6 on the agenda. I propose, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42, that the committee resolves to exclude the public from the rest of the meeting. Are Members content? Yes, I see that they are content, therefore the motion is agreed and we move into private session.
Welsh: Symudwn ni ymlaen, felly, i eitem 6 ar ein hagenda. Dwi'n cynnig, o dan Reol Sefydlog 17.42, ein bod ni'n penderfynu gwahardd y cyhoedd o weddill y cyfarfod. A yw Aelodau'n fodlon â hynny? Ydyn, dwi'n gweld bod Aelodau'n fodlon â hynny, felly derbynnir y cynnig ac fe symudwn ni ymlaen i'n sesiwn breifat ni.
English: Thank you very much, Chair, and thank you for coming in. Apologies for joining the meeting a bit late. Personal circumstances meant that I was unable to join earlier. But, thank you for the evidence. May I return to one initial point, please, Minister? You talked earlier about modular development for homes for refugees. Could you expand on those modular developments? Where are they being constructed? How many are being created? Who's constructing them? How do they decide on a site? Which authorities have had those sites? I just want a clearer picture of that, please.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn, Gadeirydd, a diolch i chi am ddod i mewn. Ymddiheuriadau am ymuno'n hwyr y bore yma. Roedd amgylchiadau personol yn golygu fy mod i wedi methu ag ymuno ynghynt. Diolch am y dystiolaeth. A gaf i fynd yn ôl i un pwynt cychwynnol, os gwelwch yn dda, Weinidog? Roeddech chi'n sôn ynghynt am ddatblygiadau modwlar er mwyn cartrefu ffoaduriaid. A fedrwch chi ymhelaethu ychydig ar hwnna? Lle maen nhw'n cael eu creu? Pwy sy'n creu nhw? Faint sy'n cael eu creu? Sut maen nhw'n dod i'r safle? Pa awdurdodau sydd yn eu cael nhw? O ba safle i ble maen nhw'n mynd i fynd? Dwi eisiau jest cael darlun cliriach ar hwnna, os gwelwch yn dda.
English: Thank you for that. What is the cost of each one of these units, and will we see these continuing, perhaps, beyond the needs of refugees, to provide for the needs of the homeless in Wales? What's the long-term thinking on this?
Welsh: Diolch. A beth ydy'r gost o bob un o'r unedau yma? A fyddwn ni'n gweld hyn yn parhau, hwyrach, y tu hwnt i anghenion ffoaduriaid, i ddarparu ar gyfer anghenion digartrefedd yng Nghymru? Beth ydy'r feddylfryd hirdymor?
English: Thank you. I'll change tack a little bit with this question, if I may, Chair. You've touched on the needs of Afghan refugees too. The evidence that we've received in this committee shows that there is some discontent expressed or starting to develop as a result of the fact that it appears that refugees from Ukraine are receiving special treatment, and that other refugees, perhaps from Eritrea, Somalia, Afghanistan and other countries, aren't receiving the same level of treatment and support. Do you think that that's a fair criticism? What steps are you taking as a Government to ensure that there is equality in terms of the way that refugees arriving in Wales are being treated, wherever they come from?
Welsh: Diolch. Dwi'n mynd i newid tac rhyw ychydig gyda'r cwestiwn yma, os caf i, Gadeirydd. Rydych chi wedi cyffwrdd yn fanna ar anghenion ffoaduriaid o Afghanistan hefyd. Mae'r dystiolaeth rydyn ni wedi'i dderbyn yn y pwyllgor yma yn dangos fod yna ychydig o anniddigrwydd yn cychwyn bodoli yn sgil y ffaith ei fod o'n ymddangos bod ffoaduriaid o Wcráin yn cael triniaeth arbennig, a bod ffoaduriaid eraill, hwyrach o Eritrea, Somalia, Afghanistan a gwledydd eraill, ddim yn cael yr un lefel o driniaeth. Ydych chi'n meddwl bod hwnna'n feirniadaeth deg, a pha gamau ydych chi'n eu cymryd fel Llywodraeth i sicrhau fod yna gydraddoldeb yn y ffordd y mae ffoaduriaid i Gymru'n cael eu trin, o lle bynnag maen nhw'n dod?
English: If you can hear me, the other question I would like to ask - and I understand that time is tight - is, very quickly, Minister: there is huge additional pressure on local authorities as a result of the requirements to house refugees, and those with such needs; from where will the funding come to support local authorities to meet the targets and ensure that they do respond to these needs?
Welsh: Os ydych chi'n fy nghlywed i, yr un cwestiwn pellach buaswn i'n dymuno ei ofyn - a dwi'n dallt bod amser yn brin - ydy, yn sydyn, Weinidog: mae yna bwysau anferthol ychwanegol ar awdurdodau lleol yn sgil y gofynion yma i gartrefu pobl sydd yn ffoaduriaid, ac efo anghenion fel yna; o ble ddaw'r pres i gynorthwyo'r awdurdodau lleol i gyrraedd y targedau a sicrhau eu bod nhw yn cyflawni'r anghenion yna?
English: Good afternoon and welcome to this Plenary meeting. The first item this afternoon is questions to the First Minister. I've been notified, under Standing Order 12.58, that the Minister for Rural Affairs and North Wales, and Trefnydd will answer on behalf of the First Minister this afternoon. The first question is from Hefin David.
Welsh: Prynhawn da a chroeso i'r Cyfarfod Llawn. Y cwestiynau i'r Prif Weinidog yw'r eitem gyntaf. Rwyf wedi cael gwybod, o dan Reol Sefydlog 12.58, y bydd y Gweinidog Materion Gwledig a Gogledd Cymru, a'r Trefnydd yn ateb cwestiynau ar ran y Prif Weinidog y prynhawn yma. Y cwestiwn cyntaf, Hefin David.
English: Diolch. The Welsh Government supports this process through oversight of the new local housing market assessments. Local authorities must carry out such assessments, but, from April 2022, their product will be reviewed and signed off by the Welsh Government.
Welsh: Diolch. Mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn cynorthwyo'r broses hon drwy oruchwylio'r asesiadau newydd o'r farchnad dai leol. Mae'n rhaid i awdurdodau lleol gynnal asesiadau o'r fath, ond, o fis Ebrill 2022 ymlaen, bydd eu cynnyrch yn cael ei adolygu a'i gymeradwyo gan Lywodraeth Cymru.
English: The Minister will be glad to know that Caerphilly is currently working on its local development plan, and she'll remember how that went in the past. So, I'm really pleased today to have had a meeting with the deputy leader of the council, Councillor James Pritchard, who took me through some of the plans that they're making with regard to housing. They're keen to see housing in the mid and north of the Caerphilly borough, and mid and north of my constituency too, which is really important to take the pressure of the south. One of the things he said is they are now also building in those areas council housing for the first time in a generation, which is something that I think should be praised immeasurably. He also said that, in the development of their plan, he wants to include healthcare, education and infrastructure as key components that go beyond simple housing demand in meeting housing need. Will the Minister therefore support them, using Welsh Government's resources, in that ambition?
Welsh: Bydd y Gweinidog yn falch o wybod bod Caerffili yn gweithio ar ei gynllun datblygu lleol ar hyn o bryd, a bydd yn cofio sut aeth hynny yn y gorffennol. Felly, rwy'n falch iawn heddiw o fod wedi cael cyfarfod gyda dirprwy arweinydd y cyngor, y Cynghorydd James Pritchard, a aeth â fi drwy rai o'r cynlluniau y maen nhw'n eu gwneud o ran tai. Maen nhw'n awyddus i weld tai yng nghanolbarth a gogledd bwrdeistref Caerffili, a chanolbarth a gogledd fy etholaeth i hefyd, sy'n bwysig iawn i gymryd y pwysau oddi ar y de. Un o'r pethau a ddywedodd yw eu bod nhw hefyd yn adeiladu nawr yn yr ardaloedd hynny o dai cyngor am y tro cyntaf mewn cenhedlaeth, sy'n rhywbeth yr wyf i'n credu y dylid ei ganmol yn enfawr. Dywedodd hefyd, wrth ddatblygu eu cynllun, ei fod eisiau cynnwys gofal iechyd, addysg a seilwaith fel elfennau allweddol sy'n mynd y tu hwnt i alw am dai yn unig i ddiwallu'r angen am dai. A wnaiff y Gweinidog eu cefnogi nhw, felly, gan ddefnyddio adnoddau Llywodraeth Cymru, yn yr uchelgais honno?
English: Thank you. Well, it's certainly very good to hear that Caerphilly County Borough Council is once again building council houses. I think there's a lot of expertise that we've lost over the past 30 years in relation to building council houses, and it's been good to see our partners come together right across the country in relation to that. So, I am sure it is something that Welsh Government will be very happy to support, and, obviously, the Minister for Climate Change, who has responsibility for housing, will be very pleased to hear about that too. I think the point you make around infrastructure and public services is really important when local authorities are planning housing developments.
Welsh: Diolch. Wel, mae'n sicr yn dda iawn clywed bod Cyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Caerffili unwaith eto yn adeiladu tai cyngor. Rwy'n meddwl bod llawer o arbenigedd yr ydym ni wedi ei golli dros y 30 mlynedd diwethaf o ran adeiladu tai cyngor, ac mae wedi bod yn dda gweld ein partneriaid yn dod at ei gilydd ar draws y wlad i gyd yn hynny o beth. Felly, rwy'n siŵr ei fod yn rhywbeth y bydd Llywodraeth Cymru yn hapus iawn i'w gefnogi, ac, yn amlwg, bydd y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd, sy'n gyfrifol am dai, yn falch iawn o glywed am hynny hefyd. Rwy'n credu bod y pwynt rydych chi'n ei wneud ynghylch seilwaith a gwasanaethau cyhoeddus yn bwysig iawn pan fo awdurdodau lleol yn cynllunio datblygiadau tai.
English: I'd like to thank my colleague, Hefin David, for raising this question. Minister, shop-level vacancies in Wales remain amongst the highest in Wales. According to the Welsh Retail Consortium, in the second quarter of this year, the vacancy rate was 16.7 per cent. In England, a package of measures has been introduced to regenerate high streets and shopping areas by introducing a new permitted development right, allowing empty shops and other commercial premises to be converted to residential use without having to go through the full planning process. In July, it was reported that Welsh Government Ministers would actively consider converting offices into accommodation if high-quality plans for doing so were actually put forward. So, Minister, could you update the Senedd on this issue and advise if it is the intention of your Government to introduce measures to speed up conversions of commercial premises to residential use, to provide more social housing, regenerate our high streets and remove the blight of empty buildings from the environment? Thank you.
Welsh: Hoffwn ddiolch i fy nghyd-Aelod, Hefin David, am godi'r cwestiwn hwn. Gweinidog, mae siopau gwag yng Nghymru yn parhau i fod ymhlith yr uchaf yng Nghymru. Yn ôl Consortiwm Manwerthu Cymru, yn ail chwarter eleni, 16.7 y cant oedd cyfradd y siopau gwag. Yn Lloegr, cyflwynwyd pecyn o fesurau i adfywio strydoedd mawr ac ardaloedd siopa drwy gyflwyno hawl datblygiad a ganiateir newydd, gan ganiatáu i siopau gwag ac adeiladau masnachol eraill gael eu trosi i ddefnydd preswyl heb orfod mynd trwy'r broses gynllunio lawn. Ym mis Gorffennaf, adroddwyd y byddai Gweinidogion Llywodraeth Cymru yn rhoi ystyriaeth weithredol i droi swyddfeydd yn llety pe bai cynlluniau o ansawdd uchel ar gyfer gwneud hynny yn cael eu cyflwyno. Felly, Gweinidog, a allech chi roi'r wybodaeth ddiweddaraf i'r Senedd am y mater hwn a'n hysbysu ai bwriad eich Llywodraeth yw cyflwyno mesurau i gyflymu'r broses o drosi adeiladau masnachol i ddefnydd preswyl, i ddarparu mwy o dai cymdeithasol, adfywio ein strydoedd mawr a chael gwared ar falltod adeiladau gwag o'r amgylchedd? Diolch.
English: Well, certainly, Welsh Government support change of use, if you like, in our town centres. I think we all recognise that shopping habits have changed probably for ever, and we certainly need to do something around many empty premises in our town centres. Obviously, we've got the Transforming Towns fund, which I think has been well used by the Government, and it's certainly something we will continue to support.
Welsh: Wel, yn sicr, mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn cefnogi newid defnydd, os hoffech chi, yng nghanol ein trefi. Rwy'n credu ein bod ni i gyd yn cydnabod bod arferion siopa wedi newid am byth mae'n debyg, ac yn sicr mae angen i ni wneud rhywbeth ynghylch llawer o adeiladau gwag yng nghanol ein trefi. Yn amlwg, mae gennym ni'r gronfa Trawsnewid Trefi, sydd, yn fy marn i, wedi cael ei defnyddio'n dda gan y Llywodraeth, ac mae'n sicr yn rhywbeth y byddwn ni'n parhau i'w gefnogi.
English: Good afternoon, Minister, hope you're well. I just wanted to raise the issue of affordable housing within rural areas. We've heard from Caerphilly, we've heard about the issues around shop frontage as well. The region I represent, in mid and west Wales, as many of us do here, is particularly affected by the lack of affordable properties, and, as you'll know, a further challenge is that local authorities have not been able to build because of the phosphate issue. There clearly has to be that onus on local authorities to build more social housing, but I just wonder also if we could look at the issue around private sector leasing schemes, and what work can be done to support councils to increase the number of properties being made available through the private sector leasing scheme. Thank you. Diolch yn fawr iawn.
Welsh: Prynhawn da, Gweinidog, gobeithio eich bod chi'n iawn. Hoffwn i godi'r mater o dai fforddiadwy mewn ardaloedd gwledig. Rydym ni wedi clywed gan Gaerffili, rydym ni wedi clywed am y problemau yn ymwneud â siopau hefyd. Mae'r rhanbarth yr wyf i'n ei gynrychioli, yng nghanolbarth a gorllewin Cymru, fel y mae llawer ohonom ni yma, yn cael ei effeithio'n arbennig gan y diffyg eiddo fforddiadwy, ac, fel y gwyddoch chi, her arall yw nad yw awdurdodau lleol wedi gallu adeiladu oherwydd y broblem ffosffad. Yn amlwg mae'n rhaid bod y cyfrifoldeb hwnnw ar awdurdodau lleol i adeiladu mwy o dai cymdeithasol, ond tybed hefyd a allem ni edrych ar y mater o gynlluniau prydlesu sector preifat, a pha waith y gellir ei wneud i gynorthwyo cynghorau i gynyddu nifer yr eiddo sy'n cael eu gwneud ar gael drwy'r cynllun prydlesu sector preifat. Diolch. Diolch yn fawr iawn.
English: Thank you. Well, certainly, rural areas do have their very own unique challenges, and also opportunities, and I think the rural housing enablers have certainly played an important role. I know the Minister for Climate Change is looking at pilot schemes in these areas as well. And in relation to the PRS leasing scheme, that seeks to bring existing and empty properties owned by landlords onto the scheme, and, obviously, the current approach for that scheme will continue.
Welsh: Diolch. Wel, yn sicr, mae gan ardaloedd gwledig eu heriau unigryw eu hunain, a chyfleoedd hefyd, ac rwy'n credu bod y galluogwyr tai gwledig yn sicr wedi chwarae rhan bwysig. Gwn fod y Gweinidog Newid Hinsawdd yn edrych ar gynlluniau treialu yn yr ardaloedd hyn hefyd. Ac o ran cynllun prydlesu PRS, nod hwnnw yw dod ag eiddo presennol a gwag sy'n eiddo i landlordiaid i'r cynllun, ac, yn amlwg, bydd y dull presennol ar gyfer y cynllun hwnnw yn parhau.
English: Thank you. Wales youth COP is being held this week, when the Welsh Government will sponsor events in which young people in Wales can discuss the climate emergency directly with Ministers and Senedd Members. These meetings take place in the context of this year's COP27 summit, where decisions will be taken that will shape the lives of young people in Wales today.
Welsh: Diolch. Mae COP ieuenctid Cymru yn cael ei gynnal yr wythnos hon, pan fydd Llywodraeth Cymru yn noddi digwyddiadau lle gall pobl ifanc yng Nghymru drafod yr argyfwng hinsawdd yn uniongyrchol gyda Gweinidogion ac Aelodau o'r Senedd. Mae'r cyfarfodydd hyn yn cael eu cynnal yng nghyd-destun uwch-gynhadledd COP27 eleni, lle bydd penderfyniadau'n cael eu gwneud a fydd yn llywio bywydau pobl ifanc yng Nghymru heddiw.