English: Can I thank my colleague the Member for South Wales West for bringing this forward, this motion? It's safe to say that the tourist sector is fundamental to so many of our communities, so hard hit by the pandemic and deeply concerned about the potential impact of these regulations, as Tom Giffard and Sam Rowlands have eloquently shared. Indeed, as pointed out in evidence provided by a number of tourism bodies in Wales, only nine responses to the Welsh Government's original consultation on these proposals were in support of an increase in the occupancy threshold, and I despair at the lack of understanding of our important economy in Wales that these issues of house ownership and businesses are being conflated without enough due thought on that. It's not that the industry is against the increase in occupancy threshold, but the concern is that such a large increase in the threshold, as proposed by the Government, will subject far more self-catering businesses to council tax, possibly 300 per cent of the usual rates within those communities, something that many of those businesses, which are still recovering from the effects of the pandemic, cannot afford. There are also concerns about the impact that the cost-of-living crisis may have on the tourism sector, which may further impede the ability of business to meet the new threshold. In fact, the Wales Tourism Alliance, UKHospitality Cymru and others have warned that as many as, as we've already heard, 30 per cent of self-catering businesses may close or sell as a result of these changes. Clearly, this would not only harm our tourism sector, but it would obviously put livelihoods and jobs at risk. As such, Deputy Llywydd, I do believe that these regulations must not be implemented and that Government should reassess its position. However, if the Government and Plaid are wedded to their current position, then I fully support calls for exemptions to be introduced in line with the current petition submitted to the Senedd by a number of tourism organisations. In particular, there must be an appropriate appeals process as well as an exemption for lets limited by planning permission. This final aspect is something that has been of concern to a number of my constituents. Is it really fair that rural businesses, who have been encouraged to diversify into the tourism sector, will be hamstrung by planning rules so that they wouldn't be able to change the use of their accommodation should they wish to no longer continue in the tourism sector as a result of these rules? To conclude, Deputy Llywydd, I urge Members to vote in favour of the motion and against these regulations, which are clearly ill thought out.
Welsh: A gaf fi ddiolch i fy nghyd-Aelod dros Orllewin De Cymru am gyflwyno'r cynnig hwn? Mae'n deg dweud bod y sector twristiaeth yn hanfodol i gynifer o'n cymunedau, sydd wedi'u taro mor galed gan y pandemig ac sy'n pryderu'n fawr am effaith bosibl y rheoliadau hyn, fel y mae Tom Giffard a Sam Rowlands wedi'i fynegi'n huawdl. Yn wir, fel y nodwyd yn y dystiolaeth a ddarparwyd gan nifer o gyrff twristiaeth yng Nghymru, dim ond naw ymateb i ymgynghoriad gwreiddiol Llywodraeth Cymru ar y cynigion hyn a oedd o blaid cynnydd yn y trothwy defnydd, ac rwy'n anobeithio ynghylch y diffyg dealltwriaeth o'n heconomi bwysig yng Nghymru a'r ffaith bod y materion hyn sy'n ymwneud â pherchnogaeth tai a busnesau yn cael eu cyfuno heb roi digon o ystyriaeth briodol i hynny. Nid yw'n golygu bod y diwydiant yn erbyn y cynnydd yn y trothwy defnydd, ond y pryder yw y bydd cynnydd mor fawr yn y trothwy, fel y'i cynigiwyd gan y Llywodraeth, yn golygu y bydd yn rhaid i lawer mwy o fusnesau hunanddarpar dalu'r dreth gyngor, sef 300 y cant o'r cyfraddau arferol o bosibl yn y cymunedau hynny, rhywbeth nad yw llawer o'r busnesau hynny, sy'n dal i wella o effeithiau'r pandemig, yn gallu ei fforddio. Ceir pryderon hefyd ynghylch yr effaith y gallai'r argyfwng costau byw ei chael ar y sector twristiaeth, a allai amharu ymhellach ar allu busnesau i gyrraedd y trothwy newydd. Yn wir, mae Cynghrair Twristiaeth Cymru, UKHospitality Cymru ac eraill wedi rhybuddio y gallai cynifer â 30 y cant o fusnesau hunanddarpar, fel y clywsom eisoes, gau neu werthu o ganlyniad i'r newidiadau hyn. Nid yn unig y byddai hyn yn niweidio ein sector twristiaeth, ond byddai'n amlwg yn peryglu bywoliaeth a swyddi pobl. Felly, Ddirprwy Lywydd, credaf na ddylid gweithredu'r rheoliadau hyn ac y dylai'r Llywodraeth ailasesu ei safbwynt. Fodd bynnag, os yw'r Llywodraeth a Phlaid Cymru yn glynu wrth eu safbwynt presennol, rwy'n llwyr gefnogi galwadau i gyflwyno eithriadau yn unol â'r ddeiseb bresennol a gyflwynwyd i'r Senedd gan nifer o sefydliadau twristiaeth. Yn benodol, rhaid cael proses apelio briodol yn ogystal ag eithriad ar gyfer tai i'w gosod sydd wedi'u cyfyngu gan ganiatâd cynllunio. Mae'r agwedd olaf hon yn rhywbeth sydd wedi bod yn destun pryder i nifer o fy etholwyr. A yw'n deg, mewn gwirionedd, y bydd busnesau gwledig, sydd wedi cael eu hannog i arallgyfeirio i'r sector twristiaeth, yn cael eu llyffetheirio gan reolau cynllunio fel na fyddent yn gallu newid defnydd eu llety pe na baent yn dymuno parhau yn y sector twristiaeth mwyach o ganlyniad i'r rheolau hyn? I gloi, Ddirprwy Lywydd, rwy'n annog yr Aelodau i bleidleisio o blaid y cynnig ac yn erbyn y rheoliadau hyn, sy'n amlwg yn annoeth.