English: Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. The approach I'm taking to this short debate is one that I've discussed with the Minister. I haven't actually written a speech. I have notes, but I haven't written a speech, so I don't know what I'm going to say in this speech. But what I've also agreed with the Minister is that he hasn't written much of a speech either, and he's not relying on civil service notes; he's going to answer what I'm saying. Some people may say it's a unique approach to a short debate; I'd like to call it 'short debate unplugged.' 'Short debate unplugged' is what I'm going to call it, although the Minister called it something else, which is not repeatable in this Chamber. What I'd like to look at is the Bevan Foundation's 'Anchor Towns' report, which was their contribution to some of the debate, and I think was focused towards some of the debate around the Valleys taskforce, and what the Valleys taskforce is doing, although they make clear that the concepts in this report can be applied to the whole of Wales. And what I'd like to do is look at this concept of anchor towns, not as Huw, sitting next to me said, 'Irranca' towns. He said that if it had been about that, he would have stayed to listen to the debate, and I promised him I'd work that joke in. I want to talk about the concept of towns and anchor towns, and the difference between the two, and then focus on some of the positives and some of the difficulties, I think, with this concept, and try and find out from the Minister really what chimes with his view. What does he think the Welsh Government should pick out of this report, and subsequently do? I think anchor towns comes as an evolution of the strategic hubs, which were in the original Valleys taskforce, and the former Minister here has kindly stayed to listen to this debate; I hope he stays for the whole thing and doesn't walk out -
Welsh: Diolch, Ddirprwy Lywydd. Mae'r ffordd rwy'n mynd ati i wneud y ddadl fer hon yn un rwyf wedi'i thrafod gyda'r Gweinidog. Nid wyf wedi ysgrifennu araith mewn gwirionedd. Mae gennyf nodiadau, ond nid wyf wedi ysgrifennu araith, felly nid wyf yn gwybod beth rwy'n mynd i'w ddweud yn yr araith hon. Ond rwyf hefyd wedi cytuno gyda'r Gweinidog nad yw yntau wedi ysgrifennu fawr o araith chwaith, ac nid yw'n dibynnu ar nodiadau'r gwasanaeth sifil; mae'n mynd i ateb yr hyn rwy'n ei ddweud. Efallai y bydd rhai pobl yn dweud ei fod yn ddull unigryw o gynnal dadl fer; hoffwn ei galw'n 'ddadl fer heb ei pharatoi ymlaen llaw.' Dyna rwy'n mynd i'w galw, er i'r Gweinidog ei galw'n rhywbeth arall, na ellir ei ailadrodd yn y Siambr hon. Yr hyn yr hoffwn edrych arno yw adroddiad Sefydliad Bevan ar drefi angor, sef eu cyfraniad at rywfaint o'r ddadl, a chredaf ei fod wedi canolbwyntio ar beth o'r ddadl mewn perthynas â thasglu'r Cymoedd, a'r hyn y mae tasglu'r Cymoedd yn ei wneud, er eu bod yn dweud yn glir y gellir cymhwyso'r cysyniadau yn yr adroddiad hwn i Gymru gyfan. A'r hyn yr hoffwn ei wneud yw edrych ar y cysyniad o drefi angor, 'anchor towns' nid 'Irranca towns' fel y dywedodd Huw pan oedd yn eistedd wrth fy ymyl. Pe bai'n ymwneud â hynny, meddai, byddai wedi aros i wrando ar y ddadl, ac addewais y buaswn yn cynnwys y jôc honno. Mae arnaf eisiau siarad am y cysyniad o drefi a threfi angor, a'r gwahaniaeth rhwng y ddau, a chanolbwyntio wedyn ar rai o'r pethau cadarnhaol a rhai o'r anawsterau gyda'r cysyniad yn fy marn i, a cheisio cael gwybod gan y Gweinidog beth yw ei farn ef. Beth, yn ei farn ef, y dylai Llywodraeth Cymru ei nodi o'r adroddiad hwn, a'i wneud yn sgil hynny? Rwy'n meddwl bod trefi angor yn esblygiad o'r hybiau strategol, a oedd yn nhasglu gwreiddiol y Cymoedd, ac mae'r cyn-Weinidog yma wedi bod mor garedig ag aros i wrando ar y ddadl hon; rwy'n gobeithio y bydd yn aros ar gyfer y ddadl gyfan ac na fydd yn cerdded allan -