English: Rhun also raised the important point about the work that will be undertaken in the coming months, insofar as a potential new funding model is concerned. I think it's fair to say that we must do all we can collectively - here, in north Wales, and the UK Government, working with Horizon, to ensure that the project, if it can go forward, does go forward with the minimum pause. In terms of the new funding model and the work that's under way, we've been assured that the review and the report will be completed by this summer. The regulated asset base model has been utilised in other major infrastructure programmes. One that I would point to as probably the best example of its utilisation recently in this sort of field is the Thames Tideway. We need to be fully involved in any conversations, discussions and deliberations over that potential funding model, and I've asked officials to engage fully with the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. In terms of support for the north Wales economy and, more generally, the marine energy sector of Wales, we believe as a Government that the UK Government should look to develop a new tariff regime that assists the development of the sector in the same way that, for example, wind was assisted in its formative years. That would enable Wales to lead the field in the deployment of marine energy technology, and it would ensure that, as we seek energy security, we are able to rely more heavily on renewable forms of energy. And of course, in and around Anglesey there are already existing centres of excellence and research facilities concerning marine energy. In terms of the quantum that we have allocated to the north Wales growth deal, I was always very clear that, in supporting the growth deal to the tune of £120 million, we were matching the UK Government. But I was also very clear in statements made before Christmas that we believe that the UK Government should increase its contribution, and, if it so does, so will we. And I do await positive news from the UK Government concerning the sum of money that it is willing to contribute to this important deal. And it's also worth bearing in mind that, in addition to our contribution to the north Wales growth deal, we are also planning £600 million of infrastructure programmes across the region in the coming years. And on top of that, a huge amount of money will be invested in our social infrastructure - in new schools, health centres, hospital facilities, again making sure that we contribute to the regional economy and its economic resilience. What I would say is that, in considering any additional resource for new projects, we should not tolerate an unco-ordinated call for support for programmes in north Wales. It's absolutely essential that the regional plan, and the north Wales growth deal bid, take centre stage in developing the economic footprint and interventions of north Wales. And so, I would call on any interested parties to ensure that their work, their proposals, are aligned with the growth deal bid and our emerging regional plan. I think the Member is absolutely right as well to call for an increase in research and development spend in the region, and I would widen that to say we should have an increased spend in Wales as a whole. Of course, within the growth deal, there is a £20 million project for access to smart energy, relating to the development of Trawsfynydd as a centre for the deployment of small modular reactors. I'd like the UK Government now to examine the potential to ring-fence sums within the sector deals for nuclear and aerospace for the region and for Wales, to ensure that we are at the forefront of technological development in two areas of expertise that I think we are renowned for around the globe. And finally, in terms of employees, my heart goes out to those people who have worked so diligently over a significant period of time. We are in talks with Horizon about the numbers that will be retained, but we have a proven track record of being able to assist people who are affected by such decisions, through ReAct and through a co-ordinated response across a number of Government agencies. Of course, we will support anyone affected in the same way. But I can also assure the Member that we are looking to go beyond this, by engaging intensively with businesses across the region who were scaling up and skilling up in order to take advantage of this once-in-a-generation opportunity. We are examining every possible means of providing opportunities for work and for businesses to take advantage of during the period that this project is paused.
Welsh: Cododd Rhun y pwynt pwysig hefyd am y gwaith a fydd yn cael ei wneud yn y misoedd nesaf, cyn belled ag y mae model ariannu newydd posibl yn y cwestiwn. Rwy'n credu ei bod hi'n deg i ddweud bod yn rhaid i ni wneud popeth a allwn ar y cyd - yma, yn y gogledd, a Llywodraeth y DU, gan weithio gyda Horizon, i sicrhau bod y prosiect, os gall fynd rhagddo, yn mynd rhagddo gyda chyn lleied o oedi â phosibl. O ran y model ariannu newydd a'r gwaith sydd ar y gweill, rydym ni wedi cael ein sicrhau y bydd yr adolygiad a'r adroddiad yn cael eu cwblhau erbyn yr haf hwn. Defnyddiwyd y model sylfaen asedau rheoleiddiedig mewn rhaglenni seilwaith mawr eraill. Un y byddwn yn cyfeirio ato fel yr enghraifft orau efallai o'i ddefnydd yn ddiweddar yn y math hwn o faes yw'r Thames Tideway. Mae angen i ni gymryd rhan lawn mewn unrhyw sgyrsiau, trafodaethau ac ystyriaethau ynghylch y model ariannu posibl hwnnw, ac rwyf i wedi gofyn i swyddogion ymgysylltu'n llawn â'r Adran Busnes, Ynni a Strategaeth Ddiwydiannol. O ran cefnogaeth i economi'r gogledd ac, yn fwy cyffredinol, sector ynni morol Cymru, rydym ni'n credu fel Llywodraeth y dylai Llywodraeth y DU geisio datblygu trefn dariffau newydd sy'n cynorthwyo datblygiad y sector yn yr un ffordd, er enghraifft, ag y cynorthwywyd gwynt yn ei flynyddoedd ffurfiannol. Byddai hynny'n galluogi Cymru i arwain y maes o ran defnyddio technoleg ynni'r môr, a byddai'n sicrhau, wrth i ni geisio sicrhau diogelwch ynni, ein bod ni'n gallu dibynnu mwy ar ynni adnewyddadwy. Ac wrth gwrs, ar Ynys Môn ac yn y cyffiniau, ceir canolfannau rhagoriaeth presennol eisoes a chyfleusterau ymchwil yn ymwneud ag ynni'r môr. O ran y swm a ddyrannwyd gennym i fargen twf gogledd Cymru, roeddwn i'n eglur iawn erioed ein bod ni, trwy gynorthwyo'r fargen twf drwy swm o £120 miliwn, ein bod ni'n darparu'r un faint o arian â Llywodraeth y DU. Ond roeddwn i hefyd yn eglur iawn mewn datganiadau a wnaed cyn y Nadolig ein bod ni'n credu y dylai Llywodraeth y DU gynyddu ei chyfraniad, ac, os gwnaiff hynny, y byddwn ninnau'n gwneud yr un fath. Ac rwy'n disgwyl am newyddion cadarnhaol gan Lywodraeth y DU ynghylch y swm o arian y mae'n barod i'w gyfrannu at y cytundeb pwysig hwn. Ac mae hefyd yn werth cofio, yn ychwanegol at ein cyfraniad i fargen twf gogledd Cymru, ein bod ni hefyd yn cynllunio gwerth £600 miliwn o raglenni seilwaith ar draws y rhanbarth yn y blynyddoedd i ddod. Ac yn ogystal â hynny, bydd swm enfawr o arian yn cael ei fuddsoddi yn ein seilwaith cymdeithasol - mewn ysgolion newydd, canolfannau iechyd, cyfleusterau ysbyty, gan wneud yn siŵr unwaith eto ein bod ni'n cyfrannu at yr economi ranbarthol a'i chydnerthedd economaidd. Yr hyn y byddwn i'n ei ddweud, wrth ystyried unrhyw adnoddau ychwanegol ar gyfer prosiectau newydd, yw na ddylem ni oddef galwad anghyd-drefnus am gymorth i raglenni yn y gogledd. Mae'n gwbl hanfodol bod y cynllun rhanbarthol, a bargen twf gogledd Cymru, yn ganolog o ran datblygu ôl troed ac ymyraethau economaidd y gogledd. Ac felly, byddwn ni'n galw ar unrhyw bartïon â diddordeb i sicrhau bod eu gwaith, eu cynigion, yn gydnaws â chais y fargen twf a'n cynllun rhanbarthol sy'n dod i'r amlwg. Rwy'n credu bod yr Aelod yn llygad ei le hefyd i alw am gynnydd i wariant ymchwil a datblygu yn y rhanbarth, a byddwn yn ehangu hynny i ddweud y dylem ni gael mwy o wariant yng Nghymru yn ei chyfanrwydd. Wrth gwrs, o fewn y fargen twf, ceir prosiect gwerth £20 miliwn ar gyfer mynediad at ynni clyfar, sy'n gysylltiedig â datblygiad Trawsfynydd fel canolfan ar gyfer defnyddio adweithyddion modiwlaidd bach. Hoffwn i Lywodraeth y DU archwilio nawr y potensial i neilltuo symiau yn y cytundebau sector ar gyfer niwclear ac awyrofod yn y rhanbarth ac yng Nghymru, i sicrhau ein bod ni ar flaen y gad o ran datblygiadau technolegol mewn dau faes arbenigedd y credaf ein bod ni'n enwog amdanynt ar draws y byd. Ac yn olaf, o ran cyflogeion, rwy'n cydymdeimlo'n fawr â'r bobl hynny sydd wedi gweithio mor ddiwyd dros gyfnod sylweddol o amser. Rydym ni mewn trafodaethau gyda Horizon am y niferoedd a fydd yn cael eu cadw, ond mae gennym ni hanes cadarn o allu cynorthwyo pobl sy'n cael eu heffeithio gan benderfyniadau o'r fath, drwy ReAct a thrwy ymateb cydgysylltiedig ar draws nifer o asiantaethau'r Llywodraeth. Wrth gwrs, byddwn yn cynorthwyo unrhyw un sy'n cael ei effeithio yn yr un modd. Ond gallaf hefyd sicrhau'r Aelod ein bod ni'n ceisio mynd y tu hwnt i hyn, trwy ymgysylltu'n ddwys â busnesau ar draws y rhanbarth a oedd yn ehangu ac yn gwella sgiliau er mwyn manteisio ar y cyfle unwaith mewn cenhedlaeth hwn. Rydym ni'n ystyried pob ffordd bosibl o gynnig cyfleoedd ar gyfer gwaith ac i fusnesau fanteisio arnynt yn ystod y cyfnod y mae'r prosiect hwn wedi'i oedi.