English: I think Rhun ap Iorwerth makes a number of really important points today and raises vitally important questions about the delivery model moving forward, but can I thank him, first of all, for kindly recognising the professionalism of staff who are delivering Business Wales services? I recognise the huge contribution that they make, often in very demanding circumstances, and capacity and capability is absolutely vital - it's one of the two pillars underpinning the new delivery model, and it will be equally important to Business Wales itself. Now, I do strongly believe that closer working with our regional teams across Wales will assist in enhancing capacity and capability within the business support service sector, but so too will closer working with high-street banks and the development bank and, as I mentioned to Russell George, Careers Wales. It's important that all work together and collaborate so as to ensure that all of our investments, all of our support services, are tightly focused, and that no matter what sort of service you are requesting, what sort of support you are in need of, the system itself is very clear, there are no wires exposed, you don't need to navigate your way around it - you just have a one-stop shop to go to, and all of the capacity and capability that is required is within that broad array of organisations behind that front door. In terms of sustainable growth, I should just say, Dirprwy Lywydd, that Social Business Wales and the Wales Co-operative Centre also play an important role in driving sustainable economic growth in Wales, and their mutual roles will be incredibly important moving forward, as they help to drive growth in the number of community-owned businesses. And in terms of rooting businesses in Wales, we should not forget the vitally important role of the development bank, especially in supporting middle-sized firms. Members may not be aware of the full extent of the work that is currently taking place by both Business Wales and the Development Bank of Wales, but I would be happy to write to Members, because since Economic Intelligence Wales was launched in 2018, Business Wales and the Development Bank of Wales have been working together to look at the missing middle in Wales and how we can answer those points that Rhun ap Iorwerth made in his contribution. Already, Economic Intelligence Wales and the Development Bank of Wales have undertaken some quantitative research to analyse medium-sized firms in Wales. Initial findings were available back in September, and the final report is to be published imminently. But there will be another phase to their work, and that other phase will be qualitative research undertaken by Business Wales to identify the type of support that is needed, and I will present that to Members in the spring of 2020. Rhun ap Iorwerth also pointed to the quite stunning figures concerning the number of micro and small businesses in Wales. But, equally, medium-sized firms play a vitally important part in the overall contribution of revenue to Wales and also in terms of employment figures. And already, the Development Bank of Wales is supporting specifically medium-sized enterprises that wish to remain in Wales with management succession funding, which is vitally important in helping to prevent the sale of businesses that might end up being divested or relocated outside of Wales. There is a £25 million Wales management succession fund already available, and this hugely ambitious programme of maintaining and rooting more businesses in Wales is just one of the strands of our work in identifying how we can support and grow a current missing middle within Wales.
Welsh: Credaf fod Rhun ap Iorwerth yn gwneud nifer o bwyntiau pwysig iawn heddiw ac yn codi cwestiynau holl bwysig am y model cyflwyno wrth symud ymlaen, ond a gaf i ddiolch iddo, yn gyntaf, am fod mor garedig â chydnabod proffesiynoldeb y staff sy'n darparu gwasanaethau Busnes Cymru? Rwy'n cydnabod y cyfraniad enfawr a wnânt, yn aml mewn amgylchiadau anodd iawn, ac mae capasiti a gallu yn gwbl hanfodol - mae'n un o'r ddwy agwedd sy'n sail i'r model cyflenwi newydd, a bydd yr un mor bwysig i Busnes Cymru ei hun. Nawr, rwy'n credu'n gryf y bydd gweithio'n agosach gyda'n timau rhanbarthol ledled Cymru yn helpu i wella capasiti a gallu yn sector y gwasanaethau cymorth i fusnesau, ond felly hefyd gweithio'n agosach gyda banciau'r stryd fawr a'r banc datblygu ac, fel soniais wrth Russell George, Gyrfa Cymru. Mae'n bwysig bod pawb yn cydweithio a chyd-dynnu er mwyn sicrhau bod gan ein holl fuddsoddiadau, ein holl wasanaethau cymorth, bwyslais manwl, ac, ni waeth pa fath o wasanaeth yr ydych chi'n gofyn amdano, pa fath o gymorth y mae arnoch chi ei angen, bod y system ei hun yn glir, nad oes unrhyw gymhlethdodau, nad oes angen i chi ymbalfalu o gwmpas - mae gennych chi un adnodd cynhwysfawr i droi ato, ac mae'r holl gapasiti a'r gallu sydd ei angen ar gael yn yr amrywiaeth eang o sefydliadau sy'n ffurfio'r system honno. O ran twf cynaliadwy, dylwn ddweud, Dirprwy Lywydd, fod gan Busnes Cymdeithasol Cymru a Chanolfan Cydweithredol Cymru ran bwysig hefyd o ran ysgogi twf economaidd cynaliadwy yng Nghymru, a bydd eu cyd-swyddogaethau yn eithriadol o bwysig yn y dyfodol, gan eu bod yn helpu i sbarduno twf yn nifer y busnesau sy'n eiddo i gymunedau. Ac o ran gwreiddio busnesau yng Nghymru, ni ddylem ni anghofio swyddogaeth hanfodol bwysig y banc datblygu, yn enwedig wrth gefnogi cwmnïau canolig eu maint. Efallai nad yw'r Aelodau'n ymwybodol o hyd a lled y gwaith sy'n cael ei wneud ar hyn o bryd gan Busnes Cymru a Banc Datblygu Cymru, ond byddwn yn fodlon ysgrifennu at yr Aelodau, oherwydd ers lansio Dirnad Economi Cymru yn 2018, mae Busnes Cymru a Banc Datblygu Cymru wedi bod yn gweithio gyda'i gilydd i edrych ar y canol coll yng Nghymru a sut y gallwn ni ateb y pwyntiau hynny a wnaeth Rhun ap Iorwerth yn ei gyfraniad. Eisoes, mae Dirnad Economi Cymru a Banc Datblygu Cymru wedi cynnal rhywfaint o ymchwil feintiol i ddadansoddi cwmnïau canolig eu maint yng Nghymru. Roedd y canfyddiadau cychwynnol ar gael yn ôl ym mis Medi, a chaiff yr adroddiad terfynol ei gyhoeddi'n fuan. Ond bydd cyfnod arall i'w gwaith, a'r cyfnod arall hwnnw fydd yr ymchwil ansoddol a wneir gan Fusnes Cymru i ganfod y math o gymorth sydd ei angen, a byddaf yn cyflwyno hynny i'r Aelodau yng ngwanwyn 2020. Tynnodd Rhun ap Iorwerth sylw hefyd at y ffigurau eithaf syfrdanol o ran nifer y microfusnesau a busnesau bach yng Nghymru. Ond, yn yr un modd, mae cwmnïau canolig eu maint yn chwarae rhan hanfodol bwysig yng nghyfraniad cyffredinol refeniw i Gymru a hefyd o ran ffigurau cyflogaeth. Ac eisoes, mae Banc Datblygu Cymru yn cefnogi busnesau canolig eu maint yn benodol sy'n dymuno aros yng Nghymru gydag arian olyniaeth rheoli, sy'n hanfodol bwysig wrth helpu i atal gwerthu busnesau a allai gael eu difreinio yn y pen draw neu eu hadleoli y tu allan i Gymru. Mae cronfa olyniaeth rheoli £25 miliwn eisoes ar gael yng Nghymru, ac mae'r rhaglen hynod o uchelgeisiol hon o gadw a gwreiddio mwy o fusnesau yng Nghymru yn un o elfennau ein gwaith o ran darganfod sut y gallwn ni gefnogi a thyfu'r canol coll sydd yng Nghymru ar hyn o bryd.