English: Well, I was just making the point that the area has had significant investment from the EU, but there's no tangible difference. That's in the power of Welsh Government - in their hands - as to how that money is spent, and the Welsh Government hasn't made any tangible improvements with that. So, from my point of view, I do, of course, welcome the UK Government's support for the region through the city deal, which aims to raise the area to 90 per cent of UK productivity levels. The Cardiff capital region city deal is also a major £1.2 billion investment, which, we are told, will deliver an extra 25,000 new jobs and lever in an extra £4 billion of private sector investment. So, such developments of the Cardiff city region, will, I think, improve the opportunities of the south Wales Valleys. So, I do find the Government's amendment highly hypocritical on a number of levels. It calls for the Westminster Government to invest in Valleys communities while ignoring the levers that the Welsh Government has at its own disposal to stimulate economic developments in the region. We're yet to see, of course, an economic strategy over a year after it was first promised, and that's in contrast to the UK Government, which has set out its ambitious industrial strategy, which focuses on regional economies that will provide stability and direction to British industry. Furthermore, not only does the Government's amendment ignore the substantial investment proposed by the UK Government on large-scale infrastructure projects, including increases to the Welsh Government's capital budget, but it also calls for the use of procurement levers to stimulate the creation of meaningful employment in areas of economic need such as the Valleys. There was, of course, a review of Welsh public procurement in 2012, and procurement has not substantially changed in Wales on capital improvement. The Welsh Government awarded just 44 contracts worth more than £0.5 million in 2016, and only 36 per cent went to Wales-based businesses. So, I think that's further hypocrisy of the Government here and it shows that they've failed to present a coherent plan on how it will improve the economy of the Valleys. So, I would urge Members to support our amendment, which aims to recognise, in fairness, the UK Government's commitment to improving living standards, economic growth and a more prosperous south Wales Valleys. This is something that will only happen - and you would expect me to say this, of course - if we elect Theresa May and a strong Conservative Government on 8 June.
Welsh: Wel, roeddwn yn gwneud y pwynt fod yr ardal wedi cael buddsoddiad sylweddol gan yr UE, ond ni cheir gwahaniaeth go iawn. Mae hynny yng ngrym Llywodraeth Cymru - yn eu dwylo - o ran sut y gwerir yr arian hwnnw, ac nid yw Llywodraeth Cymru wedi gwneud unrhyw welliannau go iawn gyda hynny. Felly, yn fy marn i, wrth gwrs, rwy'n croesawu cefnogaeth Llywodraeth y DU i'r rhanbarth drwy'r fargen ddinesig, sy'n anelu at godi'r ardal i 90 y cant o lefelau cynhyrchiant y DU. Mae bargen ddinesig prifddinas-ranbarth Caerdydd hefyd yn fuddsoddiad mawr gwerth £1.2 biliwn a fydd, yn ôl yr hyn a ddywedir wrthym, yn creu 25,000 o swyddi newydd ychwanegol ac yn denu £4 biliwn ychwanegol o fuddsoddiad sector preifat. Felly, rwy'n credu y bydd datblygiadau o'r fath ym mhrifddinas-ranbarth Caerdydd yn gwella cyfleoedd Cymoedd y de. Felly, rwy'n ystyried gwelliant y Llywodraeth yn rhagrithiol iawn ar sawl lefel. Mae'n galw ar Lywodraeth San Steffan i fuddsoddi yng nghymunedau'r Cymoedd gan anwybyddu'r ysgogiadau sydd gan Lywodraeth Cymru at ei defnydd i sbarduno datblygiadau economaidd yn y rhanbarth. Rydym eto i weld strategaeth economaidd, wrth gwrs, dros flwyddyn ar ôl iddi gael ei haddo gyntaf, ac mae hynny'n wahanol i Lywodraeth y DU, sydd wedi nodi ei strategaeth ddiwydiannol uchelgeisiol, sy'n canolbwyntio ar economïau rhanbarthol a fydd yn darparu sefydlogrwydd a chyfeiriad i ddiwydiant Prydain. At hynny, nid yn unig y mae gwelliant y Llywodraeth yn anwybyddu'r buddsoddiad sylweddol arfaethedig gan Lywodraeth y DU ar brosiectau seilwaith mawr, gan gynnwys cynnydd i gyllideb cyfalaf Llywodraeth Cymru, ond mae hefyd yn galw am y defnydd o ysgogiadau caffael i hybu'r broses o greu cyflogaeth ystyrlon mewn ardaloedd lle ceir angen economaidd megis y Cymoedd. Wrth gwrs, cafwyd adolygiad o gaffael cyhoeddus yng Nghymru yn 2012, ac nid yw caffael wedi newid yn sylweddol yng Nghymru mewn perthynas â gwelliannau cyfalaf. Dim ond 44 o gontractau gwerth dros £0.5 miliwn a ddyfarnodd Llywodraeth Cymru yn 2016, a dim ond 36 y cant a aeth i fusnesau wedi'u lleoli yng Nghymru. Felly, rwy'n credu bod hynny'n rhagrith pellach ar ran y Llywodraeth yma ac mae'n dangos eu bod wedi methu cyflwyno cynllun cydlynol i nodi sut y bydd yn gwella economi'r Cymoedd. Felly, byddwn yn annog yr Aelodau i gefnogi ein gwelliant, sy'n ceisio cydnabod, er tegwch, ymrwymiad Llywodraeth y DU i wella safonau byw, twf economaidd a Chymoedd de Cymru sy'n fwy llewyrchus. Mae hyn yn rhywbeth nad yw'n mynd i ddigwydd - a byddech yn disgwyl i mi ddweud hyn, wrth gwrs - os na etholwn Theresa May a Llywodraeth Geidwadol gref ar 8 Mehefin.