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English: Could the Cabinet Secretary confirm the funding floor guarantee that the UK Government has provided in respect of spending in Wales, and compare and contrast that to any funding floor that was in place under previous Labour Governments in the UK?
Welsh: A allai Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet gadarnhau'r warant cyllid gwaelodol a ddarparwyd gan Lywodraeth y DU mewn perthynas â gwariant yng Nghymru, a chymharu a chyferbynnu hynny ag unrhyw gyllid gwaelodol a oedd yn ei le o dan Lywodraethau Llafur blaenorol yn y DU?
English: I thank the Member for that. The fiscal framework does include a multiplier - it's 105 per cent. I think the leader of the opposition yesterday suggested it was 120 per cent, but it's actually 105 per cent. For every £1 that is spent in England, we get 105 per cent of that through the Barnett consequentials. That's amounted to £70 million so far for Wales. With the additional money for health - [ Interruption.] No - [ Interruption.]
Welsh: Diolch i'r Aelod am hynny. Mae'r fframwaith cyllidol yn cynnwys lluosydd - mae'n 105 y cant. Credaf fod arweinydd yr wrthblaid wedi awgrymu ddoe ei fod yn 120 y cant, ond mewn gwirionedd mae'n 105 y cant. Am bob £1 sy'n cael ei gwario yn Lloegr, cawn 105 y cant o hynny drwy symiau canlyniadol Barnett. Mae hynny'n cyfateb i £70 miliwn hyd yma ar gyfer Cymru. Gyda'r arian ychwanegol ar gyfer iechyd - [ T orri ar draws.] Na - [ T orri ar draws.]
English: I think I'm - [ Interruption. ] Yes, yes. The point that the Member asked me was whether there is a mechanism in the fiscal framework that guarantees that Wales gets a fixed percentage of the funding that is announced in England. The answer is that it does. That has given us £70 million additional so far, following the signing of the fiscal framework, and, if you take into account the promised additional funding for the NHS over the next few years, that will give us £270 million beyond what we otherwise would have had without the conclusion of that agreement.
Welsh: Credaf fy mod - [ T orri ar draws. ] Ie, ie. Y pwynt a ofynnodd yr Aelod i mi oedd a oes mecanwaith yn y fframwaith cyllidol sy'n gwarantu bod Cymru'n cael cyfran sefydlog o'r cyllid a gyhoeddir yn Lloegr. Yr ateb yw bod mecanwaith o'r fath yn bodoli. Mae wedi rhoi £70 miliwn yn ychwanegol hyd yn hyn, yn dilyn llofnodi'r fframwaith cyllidol, ac os ystyriwch y cyllid ychwanegol a addawyd ar gyfer y GIG dros yr ychydig flynyddoedd nesaf, bydd hynny'n rhoi £270 miliwn inni ar ben yr hyn y byddem wedi ei gael fel arall heb gwblhau'r cytundeb hwnnw.
English: Now it's your turn.
Welsh: Eich tro chi yn awr.
English: I thank Darren Millar for the question. The draft budget, published on 2 October, proposed that the Welsh rates of income tax remained the same as England and Northern Ireland in 2019-20, consistent with my party's manifesto commitment not to raise income tax levels in this Assembly term.
Welsh: Diolch i Darren Millar am y cwestiwn. Roedd y gyllideb ddrafft, a gyhoeddwyd ar 2 Hydref, yn argymell bod cyfraddau Cymreig o dreth incwm yn aros yr un fath â Lloegr a Gogledd Iwerddon yn 2019-20, yn unol ag ymrwymiad maniffesto fy mhlaid i beidio â chodi lefelau treth incwm yn ystod y tymor Cynulliad hwn.
English: I'm very grateful for that response. I've listened carefully to you respond to similar questions as well during the course of this question time, and what you hadn't indicated is what your plans or the plans of your party might be beyond the next financial year. I'd be grateful if you could assure us of your personal commitment not to increase income tax rates before the next Assembly election, including in those years beyond 2019-20.
Welsh: Rwy'n ddiolchgar iawn am yr ymateb hwnnw. Rwyf wedi gwrando'n ofalus arnoch yn ymateb i gwestiynau tebyg hefyd yn ystod y sesiwn gwestiynau hon, a'r hyn na wnaethoch ei nodi oedd beth fyddai eich cynlluniau neu gynlluniau eich plaid y tu hwnt i'r flwyddyn ariannol nesaf. Buaswn yn ddiolchgar pe gallech roi sicrwydd inni ynglŷn â'ch ymrwymiad personol i beidio â chynyddu cyfraddau treth incwm cyn etholiad nesaf y Cynulliad, gan gynnwys yn y blynyddoedd wedi 2019-20.
English: Well, Llywydd, I've already repeated the manifesto commitment of my party not to raise income tax levels in this Assembly term. I would be much better placed if the UK Government was able to tell me how much money this Assembly will have beyond the next financial year. There is to be a comprehensive spending review, which will not even begin until January, and I have no figures at all for the Assembly's budget beyond 2019-20. That will be a great help to us all in being able to provide the sort of certainty for the future that the Member has asked me about.
Welsh: Wel, Lywydd, rwyf eisoes wedi ailadrodd ymrwymiad maniffesto fy mhlaid i beidio â chodi lefelau treth incwm yn y tymor Cynulliad hwn. Buaswn mewn sefyllfa lawer yn well pe bai Llywodraeth y DU yn gallu dweud wrthyf faint o arian a fydd gan y Cynulliad hwn y tu hwnt i'r flwyddyn ariannol nesaf. Cynhelir adolygiad cynhwysfawr o wariant, na fydd yn dechrau hyd yn oed tan fis Ionawr, ac nid oes gennyf ffigurau o gwbl ar gyfer cyllideb y Cynulliad y tu hwnt i 2019-20. Bydd hwnnw o gymorth mawr i bawb ohonom o ran gallu darparu'r math o sicrwydd ar gyfer y dyfodol y gofynnodd yr Aelod i mi amdano.
English: Thank you very much. I think the question has been asked. Can the Cabinet Secretary confirm that Welsh taxpayers have received their HMRC letter about Welsh rates of income tax?
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn. Credaf fod y cwestiwn wedi'i ofyn. A all Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet gadarnhau bod trethdalwyr Cymru wedi cael eu llythyr CThEM ynghylch cyfraddau Cymreig o dreth incwm?
English: You -
Welsh: Rydych -
English: That's not the question in front of me. I think we'll leave it at that and thank the Cabinet Secretary for his contribution.
Welsh: Nid dyna'r cwestiwn o fy mlaen i. Credaf y gwnawn ei gadael hi ar hynny a diolch i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet am ei gyfraniad.
English: And that brings us to questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services. Question 1 comes from Helen Mary Jones.
Welsh: Ac felly dyma ni'n dod at gwestiynau i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Lywodraeth Leol a Gwasanaethau Cyhoeddus. Y cwestiwn cyntaf - Helen Mary Jones.
English: The majority of Welsh Government support for rural councils is delivered through the £4.2 billion local government settlement. The settlement funding formula includes a number of indicators that account for varying degrees of population sparsity across all of our authorities.
Welsh: Darperir y rhan fwyaf o gymorth Llywodraeth Cymru i gynghorau gwledig drwy'r setliad llywodraeth leol gwerth £4.2 biliwn. Mae fformiwla ariannu'r setliad yn cynnwys nifer o ddangosyddion sydd i gyfrif am wahanol raddau o deneurwydd poblogaeth ar draws pob un o'n hawdurdodau.
English: I thank the Cabinet Secretary for his answer, but here's the reality: Powys is looking at a £14 million budget gap for the next financial year, Carmarthenshire has had to make £50 million-worth of cuts at the same time as raising its council tax by 22 per cent over the past five years, and citizens in Pembrokeshire are facing a 12 per cent increase in their council tax in the next financial year alone. Now, I realise that the Cabinet Secretary is dealing with a difficult budget and I realise that it is not the fault of the Welsh Government that the settlement is tight, but surely, given those figures, Cabinet Secretary, you can see that there must be something wrong with the way in which the money is being allocated. Because, if you compare this with communities in more urban parts of Wales, it just does not seem equitable or fair.
Welsh: Diolch i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet am ei ateb, ond dyma'r gwirionedd: mae Powys yn edrych ar fwlch yn y gyllideb o £14 miliwn ar gyfer y flwyddyn ariannol nesaf, mae sir Gaerfyrddin wedi gorfod gwneud gwerth £50 miliwn o doriadau ar yr un pryd â chodi ei threth gyngor 22 y cant dros y pum mlynedd diwethaf, ac mae dinasyddion yn sir Benfro yn wynebu cynnydd o 12 y cant yn eu treth gyngor yn y flwyddyn ariannol nesaf yn unig. Nawr, rwy'n sylweddoli bod Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet yn ymdrin â chyllideb anodd a sylweddolaf nad bai Llywodraeth Cymru yw'r ffaith bod y setliad yn dynn, ond does bosibl, o ystyried y ffigurau hynny, Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, na allwch weld bod yn rhaid bod rhywbeth o'i le ar y ffordd y caiff yr arian ei ddyrannu. Oherwydd os cymharwch hyn â chymunedau mewn ardaloedd mwy trefol yng Nghymru, nid yw'n ymddangos yn gyfartal nac yn deg.
English: The Member is absolutely correct, of course, that we are dealing with a very difficult financial settlement, and I and the Cabinet Secretary for Finance have been absolutely clear in our response to this. This is a difficult settlement and we would prefer to be able to allocate greater funding to all local authorities. But, let me say this: I do regret the increasing tendency amongst many Members to pit different communities against each other. In the question from the Member for Llanelli she pitted rural against urban. In the past, we have pitted north against south, east against west. I do regret this tendency within our debate, because it does not reflect either the debates that we have with local government, and I do not believe it reflects the reality either. I will say to the Member that the finance sub-group, which provides representation for all authorities across the country, endorsed the settlement funding formula for the next financial year at its meeting on 27 September. In addition to this, I spoke to representatives of all political groupings in local government last week and I repeated to them the point I made in this Chamber during a Conservative Party debate on the funding formula and the settlement that, if I receive a letter from all four political groupings within local government asking for a review of the formula, then I will institute it. I have to say that the response on Friday was not very positive to that.
Welsh: Mae'r Aelod yn hollol gywir, wrth gwrs, ein bod yn ymdrin â setliad ariannol anodd iawn, ac mae Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyllid a minnau wedi bod yn hollol glir yn ein hymateb i hyn. Mae hwn yn setliad anodd a byddai'n well gennym allu neilltuo mwy o arian i bob awdurdod lleol. Ond gadewch imi ddweud hyn: rwy'n gresynu at y tueddiad cynyddol ymhlith nifer o'r Aelodau i osod gwahanol gymunedau yn erbyn ei gilydd. Yn y cwestiwn gan yr Aelod dros Lanelli, roedd hi'n gosod cynghorau gwledig yn erbyn rhai trefol. Yn y gorffennol, rydym wedi gosod y gogledd yn erbyn y de, y dwyrain yn erbyn y gorllewin. Rwy'n gresynu at y duedd hon yn ein trafodaethau, oherwydd nid yw'n adlewyrchu'r dadleuon a gawn gyda llywodraeth leol, ac nid wyf yn credu ei bod yn adlewyrchu realiti ychwaith. Rwyf am ddweud wrth yr Aelod fod yr is-grŵp cyllid, sy'n darparu cynrychiolaeth ar gyfer yr holl awdurdodau ledled y wlad, wedi cymeradwyo fformiwla'r setliad cyllido ar gyfer y flwyddyn ariannol nesaf yn ei gyfarfod ar 27 Medi. Yn ogystal â hyn, siaradais â chynrychiolwyr o'r holl grwpiau gwleidyddol mewn llywodraeth leol yr wythnos diwethaf ac ailadrodd wrthynt y pwynt a wneuthum yn y Siambr hon yn ystod dadl gan y Blaid Geidwadol ar y fformiwla ariannu a'r setliad, os caf lythyr gan y pedwar grŵp gwleidyddol mewn llywodraeth leol yn gofyn am adolygu'r fformiwla, yna byddaf yn ei roi ar waith. Rhaid imi ddweud nad oedd yr ymateb ddydd Gwener yn gadarnhaol iawn o blaid hynny.
English: I think you're very fortunate at this point that the Member for Llanelli is not in the Chamber; I think you wanted to refer to the Member for Mid and West Wales.
Welsh: Credaf eich bod yn ffodus iawn ar y pwynt hwn nad yw'r Aelod dros Lanelli yn y Siambr; credaf mai at yr Aelod dros Ganolbarth a Gorllewin Cymru y dymunech gyfeirio.
English: For Mid and West Wales, yes.
Welsh: Dros Ganolbarth a Gorllewin Cymru, ie.
English: Diolch, Llywydd. Cabinet Secretary, on 31 January, the leaders of both Powys County Council and Ceredigion County Council will be coming here to the Senedd as part of a Growing Mid Wales delegation jointly sponsored by the Llywydd, the Member for Brecon and Radnorshire and me. There'll be an opportunity to showcase produce and services from local businesses from across these two rural local authorities. Now, I appreciate you're not leading on the mid Wales growth deal, that's a matter for the Cabinet Secretary for the economy, but can I ask you what are you doing to support these two rural local authorities to boost the economies of mid Wales?
Welsh: Diolch, Lywydd. Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet, ar 31 Ionawr, bydd arweinwyr Cyngor Sir Powys a Chyngor Sir Ceredigion yn dod yma i'r Senedd fel rhan o ddirprwyaeth Tyfu Canolbarth Cymru a noddir ar y cyd gan y Llywydd, yr Aelod dros Frycheiniog a Sir Faesyfed a minnau. Bydd cyfle i arddangos cynnyrch a gwasanaethau busnesau lleol ar draws y ddau awdurdod lleol gwledig. Nawr, rwy'n sylweddoli nad chi sy'n arwain ar fargen twf canolbarth Cymru, ac mai mater i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros yr economi yw hwnnw, ond a gaf fi ofyn i chi beth rydych yn ei wneud i gefnogi'r ddau awdurdod lleol gwledig er mwyn rhoi hwb i economïau canolbarth Cymru?
English: As the Member indicated in his question, that does not sit with my responsibilities, but I will say to him that the first time I met with the leadership of Powys County Council these matters were discussed. I met with the leadership of the authority and I said to them there that this Government wanted to be an activist Government, seeking to promote and support economic development across the whole face of the country, and that we would be active in supporting that. Certainly, in the conversations that I've had with all local government leaders across the country, we've always emphasised that we will continue to provide that level of support.
Welsh: Fel y nododd yr Aelod yn ei gwestiwn, nid yw hynny'n rhan o fy nghyfrifoldebau, ond dywedaf wrtho fod y materion hyn wedi'u trafod y tro cyntaf y cyfarfûm ag arweinwyr Cyngor Sir Powys. Cyfarfûm ag arweinwyr yr awdurdod a dywedais wrthynt fod y Llywodraeth hon am fod yn Llywodraeth weithredol a geisiai hyrwyddo a chefnogi datblygiad economaidd ar draws y wlad gyfan, ac y byddem yn cefnogi hynny'n weithredol. Yn sicr, yn y sgyrsiau a gefais gyda'r holl arweinwyr llywodraeth leol ledled y wlad, rydym bob amser wedi pwysleisio y byddwn yn parhau i ddarparu'r lefel honno o gefnogaeth.
English: I and my Cabinet colleagues consider local government funding with local authorities through the partnership council and its finance sub-group, as well as other formal and informal engagements.
Welsh: Mae fy nghyd-Aelodau o'r Cabinet a minnau'n ystyried cyllid llywodraeth leol gydag awdurdodau lleol drwy'r cyngor partneriaeth a'i is-grŵp cyllid, yn ogystal â chysylltiadau ffurfiol ac anffurfiol eraill.
English: I know you will be aware of the findings from Professor Philip Alston, the UN special rapporteur for extreme poverty, and among many of his stark conclusions were that Westminster cuts have fallen hardest on the poor, on women, racial and ethnic minorities, children, single parents and people with disabilities. He argued that a misogynist would find it hard to do a better job. Has your Government taken a full impact assessment of your local authority cuts to ensure that you are not repeating the callous decisions of the Tories and exacerbating the situation for those people with the least in our society?
Welsh: Gwn y byddwch yn ymwybodol o ganfyddiadau gan yr Athro Philip Alston, rapporteur arbennig y Cenhedloedd Unedig ar fater tlodi eithafol, ac ymhlith llawer o'i gasgliadau enbyd oedd y ffaith bod toriadau San Steffan wedi effeithio fwyaf ar y tlawd, ar fenywod, lleiafrifoedd hiliol ac ethnig, plant, rhieni sengl a phobl ag anableddau. Dadleuai y byddai gwreig-gasäwr yn ei chael hi'n anodd gwneud mwy. A yw eich Llywodraeth wedi cyflawni asesiad effaith llawn o'ch toriadau i gyllid awdurdodau lleol er mwyn sicrhau nad ydych yn ailadrodd penderfyniadau dideimlad y Torïaid ac yn gwaethygu'r sefyllfa i'r bobl sydd â'r lleiaf yn ein cymdeithas?
English: We certainly will be reviewing the report from the UN rapporteur, and I must say I've read his report and I concur with the Member for the Rhondda's conclusions on it. But let me say this: the Cabinet Secretary for Finance in answer to an earlier question pointed out that the University of Cambridge has recently published a review of the approach from different UK administrations to local government, and that review is very, very clear that Wales and Scotland have followed a very similar approach, which is very different to that of England, and the consequences for that are very clear for the English population. But let me also say this: one of the reports that I read last year, which is very influential on my thinking, was that those local authorities who represent poorer and more deprived communities have greater difficulties in raising funds, and are more reliant on central Government funding, than rich and more prosperous areas. And that is one of the reasons why I have always pursued, in my time in this office, a route that seeks to have the structures in place that maximise the impact of front-line services and ensure that we have services provided at a scale that is able to withstand future financial pressures as well. And I look forward to support from Plaid Cymru and elsewhere in pursuing that agenda.
Welsh: Yn sicr byddwn yn adolygu'r adroddiad gan rapporteur y Cenhedloedd Unedig, a rhaid imi ddweud fy mod wedi darllen ei adroddiad ac rwy'n cytuno â chasgliadau'r Aelod dros y Rhondda ar y mater. Ond gadewch i mi ddweud hyn: nododd Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Gyllid mewn ateb i gwestiwn cynharach fod Prifysgol Caergrawnt wedi cyhoeddi adolygiad yn ddiweddar o ddull gweinyddiaethau gwahanol y DU o weithredu mewn perthynas â llywodraeth leol, ac mae'r adolygiad hwnnw'n dweud yn glir iawn fod Cymru a'r Alban wedi dilyn llwybr tebyg iawn, sy'n wahanol iawn i'r un yn Lloegr, ac mae canlyniadau hynny'n glir iawn i bobl Lloegr. Ond gadewch imi ddweud hyn hefyd: roedd un o'r adroddiadau a ddarllenais y llynedd, sydd wedi dylanwadu'n fawr arnaf, yn dweud bod yr awdurdodau lleol sy'n cynrychioli cymunedau tlotach a mwy difreintiedig yn cael mwy o anhawster i godi arian, ac yn dibynnu mwy ar gyllid Llywodraeth ganolog nag ardaloedd cyfoethog a mwy ffyniannus. A dyna un o'r rhesymau pam fy mod bob amser, ers i mi ddod i'r swydd hon, yn ceisio cael y strwythurau ar waith sy'n sicrhau'r effaith fwyaf o wasanaethau rheng flaen ac yn gwneud yn siŵr fod gwasanaethau'n cael eu darparu ar raddfa sy'n gallu gwrthsefyll pwysau ariannol yn y dyfodol yn ogystal. Ac edrychaf ymlaen at gael cefnogaeth gan Blaid Cymru ac o fannau eraill i fynd ar drywydd yr agenda honno.
English: What dialogue have you had with the chief executive of Flintshire County Council since he wrote to all councillors there on 16 November, asking them to back the #BackTheAsk campaign to get a fair share of Welsh national funds, which was, on 20 November, backed unanimously by members of all parties to take, quote, 'the fight down to the local government department in Cardiff'?
Welsh: Pa drafodaethau a gawsoch gyda phrif weithredwr Cyngor Sir y Fflint ers iddo ysgrifennu at yr holl gynghorwyr yno ar 16 Tachwedd i ofyn iddynt gefnogi'r ymgyrch #CefnogiGalw i gael cyfran deg o gyllid cenedlaethol Cymru, ac a gafodd gefnogaeth unfrydol gan aelodau o bob plaid ar 20 Tachwedd i fynd â'r frwydr, ac rwy'n dyfynnu, 'i lawr i'r adran llywodraeth leol yng Nghaerdydd'?
English: I haven't spoken to the chief executive, Colin Everett, on this subject in that time frame, but I will say this: as the chief executive was making that statement in Flintshire, the leader of Flintshire County Council was with me in Cardiff in Cathays Park, telling me that he had no wish to reopen the funding formula or debate or discussions around that formula.
Welsh: Nid wyf wedi siarad â'r prif weithredwr, Colin Everett, ar y pwnc hwn yn y ffrâm amser honno, ond rwyf am ddweud hyn: pan oedd y prif weithredwr yn gwneud y datganiad hwnnw yn sir y Fflint, roedd arweinydd Cyngor Sir y Fflint gyda mi yng Nghaerdydd ym Mharc Cathays, yn dweud wrthyf nad oedd ganddo unrhyw ddymuniad i ailagor y fformiwla cyllido na dadl na thrafodaethau ynghylch y fformiwla honno.
English: We now have questions from party spokespeople. The Conservative spokesperson, David Melding.
Welsh: Cwestiynau nawr gan lefarwyr y pleidiau. Llefarydd y Ceidwadwyr, David Melding.
English: Diolch yn fawr, Llywydd. Minister, it's nearly a year since the finance Secretary announced his changes to land transaction tax, moving the standard threshold for payment from £150,000 to £180,000. What assessment has your department made of the likely effect this will have on first-time buyers in Wales?
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr, Lywydd. Weinidog, mae bron i flwyddyn ers y cyhoeddodd yr Ysgrifennydd cyllid ei newidiadau i'r dreth trafodiadau tir, gan symud y trothwy safonol ar gyfer taliad o £150,000 i £180,000. Pa asesiad a wnaeth eich adran o effaith debygol hyn ar brynwyr tro cyntaf yng Nghymru?
English: Thank you very much for the question, and, of course, the decision around the land transaction tax means that around 80 per cent of first-time buyers in Wales won't pay tax, with our threshold of £180,000. This, of course, is the same proportion of first-time buyers as in England with their stamp duty land tax. Currently, the average house price here in Wales is £140,000, so I think it is incorrect and unfair to suggest in the Conservative Party's White Paper, released this week, that there is no relief for first-time buyers, because that is misleading - around 80 per cent of first-time buyers are protected from that.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr am y cwestiwn, ac wrth gwrs, mae'r penderfyniad ynghylch y dreth trafodiadau tir yn golygu na fydd oddeutu 80 y cant o brynwyr tro cyntaf yng Nghymru yn talu treth, gyda'n trothwy o £180,000. Dyma'r un gyfran o brynwyr tro cyntaf ag yn Lloegr, wrth gwrs, gyda'u treth dir y dreth stamp. Ar hyn o bryd, mae pris tŷ cyfartalog yma yng Nghymru yn £140,000, felly yn fy marn i mae'n anghywir ac yn annheg awgrymu ym Mhapur Gwyn y Blaid Geidwadol a ryddhawyd yr wythnos hon nad oes unrhyw ryddhad ar gyfer prynwyr tro cyntaf, gan fod hynny'n gamarweiniol - mae oddeutu 80 y cant brynwyr tro cyntaf yn cael eu gwarchod rhag y dreth honno.