English: Can I thank the Counsel General and Brexit Minister for a copy of his statement, which was circulated in advance? Although I have to say, it does remain apparent that the Welsh Government still has not come to terms with the referendum result in June 2016. It seems very clear to me that, as we near the end of this transition period, the UK Government has been working extremely hard to secure the best possible deal for the whole of the United Kingdom, and, of course, that includes all parts of the UK, including here in Wales. And the reality is that you will never get a good deal unless you're prepared to walk away without one. I don't want to see the UK, and Wales as a constituent part of the UK, tied into a deal in perpetuity that is a bad deal for Wales. It's very disappointing, Minister, to hear the Welsh Government's position, articulated yet again, that they're prepared to accept any deal at all that might be on the table, even if that's a horrific deal that is bad for businesses in Wales and bad for the people in Wales. I happen to believe, and so do all Welsh Conservatives, that Wales will prosper outside of the EU, even if we don't have a deal. It would be far better, of course, to leave with a deal, and that is what I very much hope will be negotiated in the coming days. But if we don't, then so be it. You made reference, in your statement, to an oven-ready deal: 'Where is it?', you cry. Well, of course, you know as well as I do that the oven-ready deal that the Prime Minister referred to in the general election period in 2019 was the withdrawal agreement deal, which was oven ready and ready to go, and was, in fact, delivered. That withdrawal deal is the deal that was done, that was on the table, and that people had the opportunity to express support for, or not, in the general election. And, of course, they expressed their support in very significant numbers. Can I ask you: do you accept that a bad deal is better than no deal at all? Because I think it would be good to get some clarity on that from the Welsh Government. If you think that getting a bad deal is the right thing to do - at any cost, we need a deal - then it would be good to have a very clear expression of that. You make reference to the fact that the UK Government should have to set aside its ideological underpinning and attachment to sovereignty. Why should it? Why should it set aside its attachment to sovereignty? Canada didn't set aside its sovereignty in order to enter an EU trade agreement. Japan hasn't set aside its sovereignty in order to enter a trade agreement with the EU. And, in fact, the deals that we have signed now, which are ready to go from 1 January, with Canada, with Japan and with a whole host of other countries, have not set aside any of our sovereignty in order to be achieved. So, why should the UK Government cede some sovereignty to the EU in order to get a deal? Perhaps you can explain to me why that should be the case. You seem to suggest, also, that you've got some insight into what the deal might look like. You actually said, I think, 'At this stage, with only 16 days to go, a deal - even a deal as thin as this one - would be better than no deal.' Well, how do you know? You haven't seen the deal. You haven't seen the deal that's being negotiated. You said the deal on the table should not be seen as a success. You haven't seen the deal on the table, because there isn't one yet that has been published. Now, either you're some sort of clairvoyant or you're just using rhetoric here because you're disappointed that some progress is being made. I've been very pleased to hear the media reports over the past 24 hours that do seem to suggest that there's some movement on both sides. I accept that there's going to need to be some compromise from both the UK Government on behalf of the people of Wales and the rest of the UK, and on the side of the EU. I want to see a deal, but I don't think that any of us in this Senedd should dare to cross the wishes, and dare to try to frustrate the wishes of the people of Wales in leaving the EU, to take control of our own waters, our borders, our laws and our money, and that is the situation that we are in. Now, you made reference to some of the preparations that you as a Welsh Government have been undertaking. I think it's wise to prepare for all eventualities; I've said that in this Chamber in the past, and I reiterate that again today. I think it's right that you're preparing for a 'no deal' scenario, just in case that's the way things end up. Can you tell us what sort of investment you have had to make as a Welsh Government for the preparations that you have made to date? Obviously, we've had plenty of time to make those preparations; are there any that you are concerned about in terms of where things might end up? Can you tell us, also, what opportunities you foresee as a Welsh Government in terms of trade opportunities from the trade deals, which are set up and ready to go from 1 January? And how do you envisage people can plug in to the opportunities that that represents, particularly people in the business community and those exporters that might be able to take advantage? And do you also accept -
Welsh: A gaf i ddiolch i'r Cwnsler Cyffredinol a'r Gweinidog Brexit am y copi o'i ddatganiad ef, a ddosbarthwyd ymlaen llaw? Er bod yn rhaid imi ddweud, mae'n amlwg o hyd nad yw Llywodraeth Cymru yn dal i fod wedi dod i delerau â chanlyniad y refferendwm ym mis Mehefin 2016. Mae'n ymddangos yn glir iawn i mi, wrth inni agosáu at ddiwedd y cyfnod pontio hwn, fod Llywodraeth y DU wedi bod yn gweithio'n eithriadol o galed i sicrhau'r cytundeb gorau posibl i'r Deyrnas Unedig gyfan, ac, wrth gwrs, mae hynny'n cynnwys pob rhan o'r DU, gan gynnwys Cymru. A'r gwir amdani yw na chewch chi byth gytundeb da heb fod yn barod i gerdded i ffwrdd heb yr un. Nid wyf i'n dymuno gweld y DU, a Chymru fel rhan gyfansoddol o'r DU, ynghlwm â chytundeb bythol sy'n gytundeb gwael i Gymru. Siomedig iawn, Gweinidog, yw clywed safbwynt Llywodraeth Cymru, a fynegwyd unwaith eto, eu bod nhw'n barod i dderbyn unrhyw fargen o gwbl a allai fod ar y bwrdd, hyd yn oed pe byddai honno'n fargen erchyll sy'n llesteiriol i fusnesau yng Nghymru ac yn llesteiriol i bobl Cymru. Rwy'n digwydd credu, ynghyd â'r Ceidwadwyr Cymreig i gyd, y bydd Cymru'n ffynnu y tu allan i'r UE, hyd yn oed heb gytundeb. Fe fyddai'n llawer gwell, wrth gwrs, inni adael gyda chytundeb, a dyna'r hyn yr wyf i'n gobeithio'n fawr y caiff ei sicrhau yn y dyddiau nesaf. Ond os na chawn ni un, bydded felly. Fe wnaethoch chi gyfeirio, yn eich datganiad, at gytundeb parod i'r ffwrn: eich cri yw 'Ble mae ef?' Wel, wrth gwrs, fe wyddoch chi gystal â minnau mai'r cytundeb parod y cyfeiriodd y Prif Weinidog ato yng nghyfnod yr etholiad cyffredinol yn 2019 oedd y cytundeb ymadael, a oedd yn barod i'w goginio ac yn barod i fynd, ac a gafodd, yn wir, ei gyflwyno. Y cytundeb ymadael hwnnw yw'r fargen a wnaed, honno oedd ar y bwrdd, ac roedd gan bobl gyfle i fynegi eu cefnogaeth nhw iddi, neu beidio, yn yr etholiad cyffredinol. Ac, wrth gwrs, fe wnaeth niferoedd sylweddol iawn roi eu cefnogaeth i'r fargen honno. A gaf i ofyn i chi: a ydych chi'n derbyn bod cytundeb gwael yn well na bod heb gytundeb o gwbl? Oherwydd rwyf i o'r farn y byddai'n beth da inni gael rhywfaint o eglurder ar hynny gan Lywodraeth Cymru. Os ydych chi'n credu mai cael cytundeb gwael yw'r peth priodol i'w wneud - ar unrhyw gost, mae angen cytundeb - yna da o beth fyddai mynegiant clir iawn o hynny. Rydych yn cyfeirio at y ffaith y dylai Llywodraeth y DU geisio rhoi ei sail ideolegol a'i chysylltiad â sofraniaeth o'r neilltu. Ond i ba bwrpas? Pam ddylai hi roi ei hymlyniad i sofraniaeth o'r neilltu? Ni wnaeth Canada roi ei sofraniaeth hi o'r neilltu ar gyfer ymrwymo i gytundeb masnach yr UE. Nid yw Japan wedi rhoi ei sofraniaeth hithau o'r neilltu ar gyfer ymrwymo i gytundeb masnach gyda'r UE. Ac, mewn gwirionedd, nid yw'r cytundebau a lofnodwyd nawr, sy'n barod i fynd o 1 Ionawr, gyda Chanada a Japan a llu o wledydd eraill, wedi rhoi i'r naill ochr unrhyw fath o sofraniaeth er mwyn eu cwblhau Felly, pam ddylai Llywodraeth y DU ildio unrhyw gyfran o'i sofraniaeth i'r UE ar gyfer cael cytundeb? Efallai y gallwch egluro i mi pam ddylai hynny ddigwydd. Mae'n ymddangos eich bod yn awgrymu hefyd bod gennych chi rywfaint o fewnwelediad i sut un fydd y cytundeb. Roeddech chi'n dweud, rwy'n credu, 'Ar hyn o bryd, gyda dim ond 16 diwrnod i fynd, fe fyddai cytundeb - hyd yn oed mor gyfyng ag y gallai hwnnw fod - yn well na dim cytundeb o gwbl'. Wel, sut ydych chi'n gwybod? Nid ydych chi wedi gweld y cytundeb. Nid ydych chi wedi gweld y fargen a drafodir. Roeddech chi'n dweud na ddylid ystyried bod y fargen sydd ar y bwrdd yn llwyddiant. Nid ydych wedi gweld y fargen ar y bwrdd, oherwydd ni chyhoeddwyd yr un hyd yn hyn. Nawr, rydych naill ai'n meddu ar y gallu i weld i'r dyfodol neu rydych yn defnyddio rhethreg yma oherwydd eich bod chi'n siomedig am fod rhywfaint o gynnydd yn cael ei wneud. Testun balchder i mi oedd clywed yr adroddiadau yn y cyfryngau dros y 24 awr ddiwethaf sydd fel pe bydden nhw'n awgrymu bod rhywfaint o symud wedi bod ar y ddwy ochr. Rwy'n derbyn y bydd angen cyfaddawdu rhywfaint gan Lywodraeth y DU ar ran pobl Cymru a gweddill y DU, ac o du'r UE hefyd. Rwyf innau'n awyddus i weld cytundeb, ond nid wyf i'n credu y dylai'r un ohonom ni sydd yn y Senedd hon feiddio a diystyru dyheadau, na meiddio ceisio rhwystro dyheadau pobl Cymru wrth adael yr UE, i gymryd rheolaeth o'n dyfroedd ni ein hunain, ein ffiniau ni, ein cyfreithiau ni a'n harian ni, a dyna'r sefyllfa yr ydym ynddi ar hyn o bryd. Nawr, fe wnaethoch chi gyfeirio at rai o'r paratoadau yr ydych chi yn Llywodraeth Cymru wedi bod yn ymgymryd â nhw. Rwy'n credu mai peth call yw paratoi ar gyfer pob posibilrwydd; rwyf wedi dweud hynny yn y Siambr hon yn y gorffennol, ac rwy'n ailadrodd hynny eto heddiw. Rwy'n credu ei bod yn iawn eich bod chi'n paratoi ar gyfer senario 'heb gytundeb', rhag ofn mai i hynny y bydd hi'n dod. A wnewch chi ddweud wrthym pa fath o fuddsoddiad y bu'n rhaid ichi ei wneud yn Llywodraeth Cymru ar gyfer y paratoadau a wnaed gennych hyd yn hyn? Yn amlwg, rydym wedi cael digon o amser i wneud y paratoadau hynny; a oes unrhyw rai yr ydych chi'n pryderu yn eu cylch nhw o ran ble y gallai pethau orffen? A wnewch chi ddweud wrthym hefyd pa gyfleoedd yr ydych chi'n eu rhagweld yn Llywodraeth Cymru o ran cyfleoedd masnach o'r cytundebau masnach, sydd wedi eu sefydlu ac yn barod i gychwyn o 1 Ionawr? A sut ydych chi'n rhagweld y gallai pobl fanteisio ar y cyfleoedd hynny, yn enwedig pobl yn y gymuned fusnes a'r allforwyr a allai elwa ar hyn? Ac a ydych chi'n derbyn hefyd -