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English: Thank you for that answer, Minister. Rhyl High Street and town centre have declined over the years, like many town centres in Wales. Once, it had a thriving town centre, now it looks like many of the towns that have decayed under this Government's watch. Shop owners are losing out to out-of-town retail parks, which offer free and convenient parking, and outlets that have, more than likely, been offered a discount on rent or their business rates to tempt them away from the town and into the park. Whenever this Government is asked about business rates and business rate relief, and how it can be used better to reinvigorate the high street, you always reply that local authorities are best placed to decide how to improve town centres in their patch. That may be so, but they're not doing it. Isn't it now time for the Welsh Government to show leadership on this issue and show local authorities how they can save the town centres and preserve them, particularly for those small and medium-sized retailers that are based in the town centres and are likely to lead to job creation and thriving high streets? The review of rate relief is taking way too long. Town centres are dying while you bat away any serious scrutiny by hiding behind what seems to be an internal review.
Welsh: Diolch am eich ateb, Weinidog. Mae Stryd Fawr y Rhyl a chanol y dref wedi dirywio dros y blynyddoedd, fel canol sawl tref yng Nghymru. Ar un adeg, roedd canol y dref yn y Rhyl yn llewyrchus, a bellach mae'n edrych fel llawer o'r trefi sydd wedi dirywio dan ofal y Llywodraeth hon. Mae perchnogion siopau yn colli'r frwydr yn erbyn parciau manwerthu y tu allan i'r dref, sy'n cynnig parcio am ddim a chyfleus, a siopau sydd, yn ôl pob tebyg, wedi cael gostyngiadau ar eu rhenti neu ardrethi busnes i'w denu allan o'r dref ac i'r parc manwerthu. Pryd bynnag y caiff y Llywodraeth hon ei holi am ardrethi busnes a rhyddhad ardrethi busnes, a sut y gellir eu defnyddio'n well i adfywio'r stryd fawr, rydych bob amser yn ateb mai'r awdurdodau lleol sydd yn y sefyllfa orau i benderfynu sut i wella canol trefi yn eu hardaloedd. Efallai fod hynny'n wir, ond nid ydynt yn gwneud hynny. Onid yw'n bryd bellach i Lywodraeth Cymru ddangos arweiniad ar y mater hwn a dangos i awdurdodau lleol sut y gallant achub canol trefi a'u gwarchod, yn enwedig ar gyfer y manwerthwyr bach a chanolig sydd wedi'u lleoli yng nghanol y dref ac sy'n debygol o arwain at greu swyddi a stryd fawr lewyrchus? Mae'r adolygiad o ryddhad ardrethi yn cymryd gormod lawer o amser. Mae canol trefi'n marw wrth i chi osgoi unrhyw graffu difrifol drwy guddio y tu ôl i'r hyn sy'n edrych fel adolygiad mewnol.
English: It's on that point, actually. In July, you may remember, actually, that you were kind enough to write, or correspond, anyway, with Bridgend County Borough Council about their high street retail rates relief. They finally told me in July - and it was after you'd contacted them - that 90 per cent of businesses that had applied to them for this kind of rate relief had actually been successful, so thank you for contacting them. However, if the measure of success of this policy is the number of high street businesses that have either opened or stayed open, I'm not sure that you can claim success in this particular borough. So, in this review that you're doing and the evaluation of the policy, what are going to be the main criteria for success? Is it going to be the number of businesses that have stayed open, rather than comparisons with England on how many people are paying rates and so forth? And will you be comparing the effects of your particular policy with alternative policies that are being offered here by other parties?
Welsh: Mae'n ymwneud â'r pwynt hwnnw, mewn gwirionedd. Ym mis Gorffennaf, efallai y byddwch yn cofio i chi fod yn ddigon caredig i ysgrifennu, neu i ohebu beth bynnag, â Chyngor Bwrdeistref Sirol Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr ynghylch eu rhyddhad ardrethi i siopau'r stryd fawr. Dywedasant wrthyf o'r diwedd ym mis Gorffennaf - ac ar ôl i chi gysylltu â hwy - fod 90 y cant o fusnesau a oedd wedi gwneud cais iddynt am y math hwn o ryddhad ardrethi wedi bod yn llwyddiannus, felly diolch am gysylltu â hwy. Fodd bynnag, os mai nifer y busnesau ar y stryd fawr sydd naill ai wedi agor neu wedi aros ar agor yw mesur llwyddiant y polisi hwn, nid wyf yn siŵr a a allwch hawlio llwyddiant yn y fwrdeistref benodol hon. Felly, yn yr adolygiad rydych yn ei gynnal a'r gwaith o werthuso'r polisi, beth fydd y prif feini prawf ar gyfer llwyddiant? Ai nifer y busnesau sydd wedi aros ar agor, yn hytrach na chymariaethau â Lloegr o ran faint o bobl sy'n talu ardrethi ac ati? Ac a fyddwch yn cymharu effeithiau eich polisi penodol â pholisïau amgen a gynigir yma gan bleidiau eraill?
English: So, next month I look forward to bringing forward a statement to the Assembly on local government financial reform, and that's looking at local taxes in the round, so it will be looking at both council tax and also non-domestic rates. And it will be describe the research that we've commissioned across both of those areas to help us better understand what the opportunities are for more long-term reform of both of those things. In terms of some of the ways in which we can measure success, in answer to Rhun ap Iorwerth's question earlier, we talked about how you measure value for money. Measuring value for money in just purely monetary terms is one thing but, actually, if we measure it in a more creative way, ways that seek to promote the Welsh Government's wider agenda in terms of biodiversity, for example, or our economic action plan, then I think there are great opportunities there to target investment and support. But I do think that this is a longer piece of work. Suzy asked if we'd be looking at other ideas. I'd very much welcome this consversation to be something that we can continue, to explore areas where we have common ideas and where we can share ideas.
Welsh: Y mis nesaf, edrychaf ymlaen at gyflwyno datganiad i'r Cynulliad ar ddiwygiadau ariannol llywodraeth leol, ac mae hynny'n cynnwys ystyried trethi lleol yn gyffredinol, felly fe fydd yn ystyried y dreth gyngor ac ardrethi annomestig hefyd. A bydd yn disgrifio'r ymchwil a gomisiynwyd gennym yn y ddau faes i'n helpu i ddeall yn well beth yw'r cyfleoedd ar gyfer diwygio'r ddau beth yn y tymor hwy. O ran rhai o'r ffyrdd y gallwn fesur llwyddiant, wrth ateb cwestiwn Rhun ap Iorwerth yn gynharach, buom yn siarad ynglŷn â sut y mae mesur gwerth am arian. Mae mesur gwerth am arian mewn termau ariannol pur yn un peth, ond mewn gwirionedd, os ydym yn ei fesur mewn ffordd fwy creadigol, ffyrdd sy'n ceisio hyrwyddo agenda ehangach Llywodraeth Cymru o ran bioamrywiaeth, er enghraifft, neu ein cynllun gweithredu ar yr economi, credaf fod cyfleoedd gwych i'w cael i dargedu buddsoddiad a chymorth. Ond credaf fod hwn yn waith hwy. Gofynnodd Suzy a fyddem yn edrych ar syniadau eraill. Buaswn yn falch iawn pe gallem barhau â'r sgwrs hon er mwyn archwilio meysydd lle mae gennym syniadau cyffredin a lle y gallwn rannu syniadau.
English: The Welsh Revenue Authority regularly publishes outturn information about the revenue collected from land transaction tax and landfill disposals tax. Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs is due to publish the first full year of outturn data on the Welsh rates of income tax revenue for this financial year in summer 2021.
Welsh: Mae Awdurdod Cyllid Cymru yn cyhoeddi gwybodaeth alldro yn rheolaidd am y refeniw a gesglir o'r dreth trafodiadau tir a'r dreth gwarediadau tirlenwi. Mae disgwyl i Gyllid a Thollau Ei Mawrhydi gyhoeddi'r flwyddyn lawn gyntaf o ddata alldro ar gyfraddau refeniw treth incwm Cymru ar gyfer y flwyddyn ariannol hon yn ystod haf 2021.
English: I look forward to the publication of that data, Minister. We are now six months into the devolution of the Welsh rate of income tax - the creation of that Welsh rate - and we are, as you said, significantly longer than that into the devolution of stamp duty, now land transaction tax, and land disposal tax. So, have you made any preliminary assessment of the collection rates of those taxes, particularly the ones that have been devolved longer, and are the amounts being raised from those taxes in line with Welsh Government expectations? I know that some of the early data from - I think it was from - land disposal tax shows that more was being collected, much more than originally anticipated, at least for the first quarter, for a variety of reasons. So, I wondered whether we were seeing any other similar strange but welcome anomalies or otherwise in some of the other data for the other taxes.
Welsh: Edrychaf ymlaen at weld y data hwnnw'n cael ei gyhoeddi, Weinidog. Mae chwe mis wedi bod bellach ers datganoli cyfradd treth incwm Cymru - ers creu'r gyfradd Gymreig honno - ac fel y dywedasoch, mae llawer mwy na hynny wedi bod ers datganoli'r dreth stamp, sef y dreth trafodiadau tir bellach, a'r dreth gwarediadau tirlenwi. Felly, a ydych wedi gwneud unrhyw asesiad rhagarweiniol o gyfraddau casglu'r trethi hynny, yn enwedig y rhai sydd wedi'u datganoli ers mwy o amser, ac a yw'r symiau a gesglir o'r trethi hynny yn unol â disgwyliadau Llywodraeth Cymru? Gwn fod rhywfaint o'r data cynnar - o'r dreth gwarediadau tirlenwi, rwy'n credu - yn dangos bod mwy yn cael ei gasglu, llawer mwy na'r hyn a ragwelwyd yn wreiddiol, am y chwarter cyntaf o leiaf, a hynny am sawl rheswm. Felly, tybed a ydym yn gweld unrhyw anghysondebau rhyfedd ond calonogol eraill, neu fel arall, yn rhywfaint o'r data ar y trethi eraill.
English: In terms of land transaction tax and the outturn for 2018-19, well that is £12 million lower than Welsh Government's final budget forecast in December of last year. That was £239 million. And a more recent forecast by the Office for Budget Responsibility, published alongside the spring statement in March, had revenues for 2018-19 to be £234 million. The next revenue forecast will be published alongside the Office for Budget Responsibility's work alongside the draft budget in November. The latest data published by the WRA show LTT revenue between 1 and 31 August 2019 to be £88.5 million. That's 4 per cent down on the same period last year. And I think that it's fair to say that land transaction tax is by its very nature quite a volatile tax, so it's perhaps more difficult to forecast. And, in terms of landfill disposals tax, the OBR forecast for 2019-20 is £41 million. So, that's £2 million lower than the Welsh Government forecast back in December 2018, but, again, as we move towards our goal of zero waste, the amount of money that is received through landfill disposals tax will naturally be declining over time.
Welsh: O ran y dreth trafodiadau tir a'r data alldro ar gyfer 2018-19, wel mae hynny £12 miliwn yn is na rhagolwg cyllidebol olaf Llywodraeth Cymru ym mis Rhagfyr y llynedd. £239 miliwn oedd y ffigur hwnnw. Ac roedd rhagolwg mwy diweddar gan y Swyddfa Cyfrifoldeb Cyllidebol, a gyhoeddwyd ochr yn ochr â datganiad y gwanwyn ym mis Mawrth, yn rhagweld y byddai'r refeniw ar gyfer 2018-19 yn £234 miliwn. Bydd y rhagolwg refeniw nesaf yn cael ei gyhoeddi ochr yn ochr â gwaith y Swyddfa Cyfrifoldeb Cyllidebol gyda'r gyllideb ddrafft ym mis Tachwedd. Mae'r data diweddaraf a gyhoeddwyd gan Awdurdod Cyllid Cymru yn nodi bod refeniw'r dreth trafodiadau tir rhwng 1 a 31 Awst 2019 yn £88.5 miliwn. Mae hynny 4 y cant yn is na'r un cyfnod y llynedd. A chredaf ei bod yn deg dweud bod y dreth trafodiadau tir yn dreth eithaf anwadal o ran ei natur, felly efallai ei bod yn anoddach ei rhagweld. Ac o ran y dreth gwarediadau tirlenwi, rhagolwg Swyddfa Cyfrifoldeb Cyllidebol ar gyfer 2019-20 yw £41 miliwn. Felly, mae hynny £2 filiwn yn is na rhagolwg Llywodraeth Cymru yn ôl ym mis Rhagfyr 2018, ond unwaith eto, wrth inni symud tuag at ein nod o ddyfodol diwastraff, bydd y swm o arian a geir drwy'r dreth gwarediadau tirlenwi yn gostwng yn naturiol dros amser.
English: I continue to raise the importance of replacement EU funding in full and for the Welsh Government to retain the autonomy to deliver it. I pressed the Chief Secretary to the Treasury on this matter when I met with him at the most recent meeting of the finance Ministers.
Welsh: Rwy'n parhau i godi pwysigrwydd cyllid llawn yn lle cyllid yr UE, ac i Lywodraeth Cymru gadw'r ymreolaeth i'w ddarparu. Holais Brif Ysgrifennydd y Trysorlys ynglŷn â'r mater hwn pan gyfarfûm ag ef yng nghyfarfod diweddaraf y Gweinidogion cyllid.
English: Well, thank you for that answer, Minister. Of course, I appreciate the difficulty you have in getting a response. Now, for those of us who watched live broadcasts of the Conservative Party conference, we would have had a very adequate answer, because the Minister was actually there in public giving public pronouncements at meetings, making it absolutely clear that the shared prosperity fund is something that is going to be controlled and regulated in order to strengthen the union, and that means very clearly, I think, that it's going to be used in a way that undermines the whole principles of our devolution settlement. Now, bearing in mind that the Minister seems to be capable of doing that live on television, I wonder if, perhaps, an urgent response is required from Welsh Government demanding that we also be given the same privilege or luxury of an answer so at least we can tackle those issues head on.
Welsh: Wel, diolch am eich ateb, Weinidog. Wrth gwrs, rwy'n sylweddoli eich bod yn ei chael hi'n anodd cael ymateb. Nawr, i'r rhai ohonom a wyliodd ddarllediadau byw o gynhadledd y Blaid Geidwadol, byddem wedi cael ateb digonol iawn, gan fod y Gweinidog yno'n gyhoeddus yn gwneud datganiadau cyhoeddus mewn cyfarfodydd, gan ddweud yn hollol glir y bydd y gronfa ffyniant gyffredin yn cael ei rheoli a'i rheoleiddio er mwyn cryfhau'r undeb, a chredaf fod hynny'n golygu'n amlwg iawn y bydd yn cael ei defnyddio mewn ffordd sy'n tanseilio holl egwyddorion ein setliad datganoli. Nawr, gan gofio ei bod yn ymddangos y gall y Gweinidog wneud hynny'n fyw ar y teledu, tybed a oes angen ymateb brys gan Lywodraeth Cymru yn mynnu ein bod ninnau hefyd yn cael yr un fraint neu bleser o gael ateb fel y gallwn fynd i'r afael â'r materion hynny yn uniongyrchol, o leiaf.
English: Yes. I can confirm that the Counsel General and Brexit Minister reinforced our position as a Welsh Government - and one which I know is shared across parties in this Chamber - with Ministers at a meeting of the JMC last week on 10 October. And, of course, we've been very active raising these points consistently, reflecting the views of Welsh Government, but, as I say, the shared views that we had the opportunity to put on record through a debate in this Assembly, which said that the Welsh Government should retain the autonomy to allocate the funding for those schemes because we have the experience, the networks and so on in order to do that most effectively, and also that principle of 'not a penny less'. I was very concerned when I raised this with the Chief Secretary to the Treasury and he almost batted that off, saying, 'Well, that was a leave campaign promise, not a Conservative Government promise', but, of course, the Prime Minister was the leader of the leave campaign, so I think that we can certainly be reasonably expected to hold him to account on that.
Welsh: Iawn. Gallaf gadarnhau bod y Cwnsler Cyffredinol a'r Gweinidog Brexit wedi atgyfnerthu ein safbwynt fel Llywodraeth Cymru - ac un y gwn fod y gwahanol bleidiau yn y Siambr hon yn ei rhannu - gyda'r Gweinidogion yng nghyfarfod Cyd-bwyllgor y Gweinidogion yr wythnos diwethaf ar 10 Hydref. Ac wrth gwrs, rydym wedi bod yn weithgar iawn yn codi'r pwyntiau hyn yn gyson, gan adlewyrchu barn Llywodraeth Cymru, ond fel rwy'n dweud, y safbwyntiau a rennir y cawsom gyfle i'w cofnodi drwy ddadl yn y Cynulliad hwn, a ddywedai y dylai Llywodraeth Cymru gadw'r ymreolaeth i ddyrannu'r cyllid ar gyfer y cynlluniau hynny gan mai gennym ni y mae'r profiad, y rhwydweithiau ac ati i'w wneud yn y ffordd fwyaf effeithiol, yn ogystal â'r egwyddor o 'yr un geiniog yn llai'. Roeddwn yn bryderus iawn pan godais hyn gyda Phrif Ysgrifennydd y Trysorlys a bron na ddiystyrodd hynny, gan ddweud, 'Wel, addewid gan yr ymgyrch dros adael oedd honno, nid addewid gan y Llywodraeth Geidwadol', ond wrth gwrs, y Prif Weinidog oedd arweinydd yr ymgyrch dros adael, felly credaf y gellir disgwyl yn rhesymol ein bod yn ei ddwyn i gyfrif ar hynny.
English: We continually assess the impact of a range of factors on the Welsh Government's spending plans, including the latest demographic projections. I met with the Children's Commissioner for Wales on 23 September as part of my engagement with relevant stakeholders ahead of the forthcoming budget.
Welsh: Rydym yn asesu effaith ystod o ffactorau ar gynlluniau gwario Llywodraeth Cymru yn barhaus, gan gynnwys yr amcanestyniadau demograffig diweddaraf. Cyfarfûm â Chomisiynydd Plant Cymru ar 23 Medi fel rhan o fy ngwaith ymgysylltu â'r rhanddeiliaid perthnasol cyn y gyllideb sydd ar y ffordd.
English: I thank you for that. But, despite many years of Tory austerity, the Welsh Government have been committed to helping children from low-income families to remain in education if that's what they choose to do. And that's evident from the continuation of the education and maintenance allowance for 16 to 18-year-olds in the current budget plan and the mytravelpass, which gives a 30 per cent discount on bus travel in Wales to 16 to 21-year-olds, helping with affordability to their place of work or education. So, when you're setting the next budget, will you commit to helping young people in whatever way you are able to, in complete contrast to what's happening where the Tories are in control elsewhere?
Welsh: Diolch am hynny. Ond er gwaethaf blynyddoedd lawer o gyni Torïaidd, mae Llywodraeth Cymru wedi ymrwymo i helpu plant o deuluoedd incwm isel i aros mewn addysg os mai dyna y dewisant ei wneud. Ac mae hynny'n amlwg o barhad y lwfans cynhaliaeth ac addysg ar gyfer pobl ifanc 16 i 18 oed yng nghynllun cyfredol y gyllideb a fyngherdynteithio, sy'n rhoi gostyngiad o 30 y cant ar deithiau bysiau yng Nghymru i bobl ifanc 16 i 21 oed, i'w helpu i allu fforddio cyrraedd eu gweithle neu leoliad addysg. Felly, pan fyddwch yn gosod y gyllideb nesaf, a wnewch chi ymrwymo i gynorthwyo pobl ifanc ym mha bynnag ffordd y gallwch, mewn cyferbyniad llwyr â'r hyn sy'n digwydd mewn mannau eraill lle mae'r Torïaid mewn grym?
English: Thank you very much for raising the importance of holding the best needs of young people very much at the front of our minds during all of our budget discussions, and that was certainly a message that the children's commissioner was keen to reinforce with me when we had that opportunity to meet very recently. Education maintenance allowance is certainly one of those areas where we have been able to support young people, particularly those from more disadvantaged backgrounds in order to help them stay in school. Because obviously we know that having that support to stay in school is the most important thing in terms of helping them onto a positive path in life where they'll be able to reach their fullest potential. We've invested more than £360 million in the EMA scheme since 2004-05 when we first introduced it. I think that's really positive, so we've been able to help over 20,000 young people in that. We've also allocated £6.3 million via the financial contingency fund scheme to further education institutions in Wales. I think that's really important as well, because it does allow those further education institutions to be able to target support at the young people whom they understand need it most.
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr am nodi pwysigrwydd sicrhau ein bod yn ystyried anghenion gorau pobl ifanc yn ystod ein holl drafodaethau ar y gyllideb, ac yn sicr, roedd honno'n neges roedd y comisiynydd plant yn awyddus i'w hatgyfnerthu pan gawsom gyfle i gyfarfod yn ddiweddar iawn. Mae'r lwfans cynhaliaeth addysg yn sicr yn un o'r meysydd lle rydym wedi gallu cefnogi pobl ifanc, yn enwedig y rheini o gefndiroedd mwy difreintiedig er mwyn eu cynorthwyo i aros yn yr ysgol. Oherwydd yn amlwg, gwyddom mai cael y gefnogaeth honno i aros yn yr ysgol yw'r peth pwysicaf o ran eu cynorthwyo i aros ar lwybr cadarnhaol mewn bywyd lle byddant yn gallu cyflawni eu potensial llawn. Rydym wedi buddsoddi mwy na £360 miliwn yng nghynllun y lwfans cynhaliaeth addysg ers 2004-05 pan gafodd ei gyflwyno gennym gyntaf. Credaf fod hynny'n gadarnhaol iawn, felly rydym wedi gallu cynorthwyo dros 20,000 o bobl ifanc drwy hynny. Rydym hefyd wedi dyrannu £6.3 miliwn drwy gynllun y cronfeydd ariannol wrth gefn i sefydliadau addysg bellach yng Nghymru. Credaf fod hynny'n bwysig iawn hefyd, gan ei fod yn caniatáu i'r sefydliadau addysg bellach hynny allu targedu cymorth at y bobl ifanc sydd ei angen fwyaf yn eu tyb hwy.
English: The next item is questions to the Minister for International Relations and the Welsh Language, and the first question is from Russell George.
Welsh: Yr eitem nesaf, felly, yw'r cwestiynau i Weinidog y Gymraeg a Chysylltiadau Rhyngwladol, ac mae'r cwestiwn cyntaf gan Russell George.
English: Thank you. We're making good progress implementing the recommendations. For example, I have focused on growing exports in the international strategy, and an export growth strategy is part of that work. You will have noticed, I'm sure, that the first recommendation, establishing a specific post both for international relations and trade and a post on Brexit, was one of the first acts of the First Minister on taking office.
Welsh: Diolch. Rydym yn gwneud cynnydd da wrth roi'r argymhellion ar waith. Er enghraifft, rwyf wedi canolbwyntio ar dyfu allforion yn y strategaeth ryngwladol, ac mae strategaeth twf allforio yn rhan o'r gwaith hwnnw. Fe fyddwch wedi sylwi, rwy'n siŵr, mai'r argymhelliad cyntaf, creu swydd benodol ar gyfer cysylltiadau rhyngwladol a masnach a swydd ar Brexit, oedd un o gamau cyntaf y Prif Weinidog ar ôl cychwyn ei swydd.
English: Thank you, Minister, for your answer. I did also notice that during the external affairs committee on 23 September, you did seem to suggest then - and I think you're backing this up in your answer now - that the Welsh Government would be placing more emphasis on supporting exports rather than attracting inward investment. If that is correct, I wonder if you could explain the rationale for this approach and provide your view of the relationship that exists between export and investment in terms of delivering benefits to the Welsh economy for those different business sectors.
Welsh: Diolch am eich ateb, Weinidog. Sylwais hefyd ei bod yn ymddangos eich bod wedi awgrymu bryd hynny yn y pwyllgor materion allanol ar 23 Medi - a chredaf eich bod yn ategu hyn yn eich ateb yn awr - y byddai Llywodraeth Cymru yn rhoi mwy o bwyslais ar gefnogi allforion yn hytrach na denu mewnfuddsoddiad. Os yw hynny'n gywir, tybed a allech esbonio'r rhesymeg dros yr ymagwedd hon a rhoi eich barn ar y berthynas sy'n bodoli rhwng allforio a buddsoddi o ran sicrhau buddion i economi Cymru ar gyfer y gwahanol sectorau busnes hynny.