English: Can I thank Russell George for his comments and for his questions? I'll deal with that final question first. I've actually asked today for Transport for Wales officials to offer a briefing session to Assembly Members and a familiarity session as well so that you're able to make direct contact with individuals responsible for various areas of delivery within the organisation. It is now public facing, with the logo, the staffing element of Transport for Wales is building up, and the whole design of Transport for Wales is being delivered with the intention of offering full agility and flexibility in order to scale up or, indeed, scale down to meet project needs. The workforce within Transport for Wales should be demand led, and this will include the recruitment of the skills that are necessary from the marketplace quickly, rapidly, and it will be an incredible resource for Welsh Government to call on. The way that we've configured Transport for Wales provides the opportunity for Welsh Ministers to take a bespoke approach to the transfer of control and risk depending on the specific project, the specific expertise that's required, the timescales, and also the desired outcome. I very much welcome the Member's support for the idea of expanding out the role and remit of Transport for Wales in the years to come. A business case is actually being developed right now to determine what opportunities Transport for Wales could offer Welsh Ministers in delivering transport infrastructure and services, including the cost benefits to the taxpayer in our country. This might include bus services, it could include rail services, the construction of capital transport and improvements for walking and cycling. It could include capital projects for rail and, of course, for roads as well. It might also, though, include branding and marketing of services, and I know from my time on the backbenches that this is very much something that passengers would value. There is a plethora of transport service providers, all with their distinct logos, websites and information pages. Transport for Wales could offer a single brand and a single point of contact and resource, and I think that would be something that passengers across the length and breadth of Wales would welcome. In terms of the contract for the franchise, it is huge, as the Member says. It's the biggest procurement project that the Welsh Government has entered into since devolution, and it requires a top team of skilled executives. James Price brings with him immense experience and intelligence, and he will be backed by a board that is skilled and experienced. The Member is right; Nicholas Gregg has been appointed to begin with for one year in order to allow the recruitment process for a new chair to be completed in a timely fashion. Now, whilst appointments to the Transport for Wales board are not regulated public appointments under the code of governance, given the profile of Transport for Wales, the Welsh Government has decided that it would be appropriate for the recruitment process and materials to comply with the public appointments code of governance.
Welsh: A gaf i ddiolch i Russell George am ei sylwadau ac am ei gwestiynau? Fe wnaf roi sylw i'r cwestiwn olaf yn gyntaf. A dweud y gwir, rwyf wedi gofyn heddiw i swyddogion Trafnidiaeth Cymru gynnig sesiwn briffio i Aelodau'r Cynulliad a sesiwn ymgyfarwyddo hefyd fel y gallwch gysylltu'n uniongyrchol ag unigolion sy'n gyfrifol am wahanol feysydd cyflawni yn y sefydliad. Mae nawr yn wynebu'r cyhoedd, mae ganddo'r logo, mae elfen staffio Trafnidiaeth Cymru'n cael ei hadeiladu, a darperir cynllun cyfan Trafnidiaeth Cymru gyda'r bwriad o gynnig ystwythder a hyblygrwydd llawn i uwchraddio neu, yn wir, israddio i ddiwallu anghenion prosiectau. Dylai fod gweithlu Trafnidiaeth Cymru yn seiliedig ar y galw, a bydd hyn yn cynnwys recriwtio'r sgiliau sydd eu hangen yn y farchnad yn gyflym, yn sydyn, a bydd yn adnodd anhygoel i Lywodraeth Cymru allu galw arno. Mae'r ffordd yr ydym wedi ffurfweddu Trafnidiaeth Cymru yn rhoi cyfle i Weinidogion Cymru gymryd dull pwrpasol wrth drosglwyddo rheolaeth a risg gan ddibynnu ar y prosiect penodol, yr arbenigedd penodol sydd ei angen, yr amserlenni, a hefyd y canlyniad a ddymunir. Rwy'n sicr yn croesawu cefnogaeth yr Aelod i'r syniad o ehangu swyddogaeth a chylch gwaith Trafnidiaeth Cymru yn y blynyddoedd i ddod. A dweud y gwir, mae achos busnes yn cael ei ddatblygu nawr i benderfynu pa gyfleoedd y gallai Trafnidiaeth Cymru eu cynnig i Weinidogion Cymru o ran darparu seilwaith a gwasanaethau trafnidiaeth, gan gynnwys buddiannau costau i drethdalwyr ein gwlad. Gallai hyn gynnwys gwasanaethau bysiau, gallai gynnwys gwasanaethau rheilffyrdd, adeiladu trafnidiaeth gyfalaf a gwelliannau ar gyfer cerdded a beicio. Gallai gynnwys prosiectau cyfalaf ar gyfer rheilffyrdd ac, wrth gwrs, ar gyfer ffyrdd hefyd. Gallai hefyd, fodd bynnag, gynnwys brandio a marchnata gwasanaethau, a gwn o fy amser ar y meinciau cefn fod hyn yn sicr yn rhywbeth y byddai teithwyr yn ei werthfawrogi. Mae llu o ddarparwyr gwasanaethau trafnidiaeth, ac mae gan bob un ei logo, ei wefan a'i dudalennau gwybodaeth ei hun. Gallai Trafnidiaeth Cymru gynnig un brand ac un pwynt cyswllt ac adnoddau, ac rwy'n meddwl y byddai hynny'n rhywbeth y byddai teithwyr ar hyd a lled Cymru'n ei groesawu. O ran y contract am y fasnachfraint, mae'n enfawr, fel y dywed yr Aelod. Hwn yw'r prosiect caffael mwyaf y mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi'i wneud ers datganoli, ac mae angen tîm da o swyddogion gweithredol medrus. Mae gan James Price brofiad a deallusrwydd aruthrol, a chaiff ei gefnogi gan fwrdd sy'n fedrus ac yn brofiadol. Mae'r Aelod yn iawn; penodwyd Nicholas Gregg am un flwyddyn i ddechrau er mwyn caniatáu amser i gwblhau'r broses o recriwtio cadeirydd newydd mewn modd amserol. Nawr, er nad yw penodiadau i fwrdd Trafnidiaeth Cymru yn benodiadau cyhoeddus sydd wedi'u rheoleiddio o dan y cod llywodraethu, o ystyried proffil Trafnidiaeth Cymru, mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi penderfynu y byddai'n briodol i'r broses a'r deunyddiau recriwtio gydymffurfio â chod llywodraethu penodiadau cyhoeddus.