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English: I'm sure the Deputy Minister will be aware of the issue of the B5605 in Wrexham, which was raised in First Minister's questions yesterday. However, the First Minister said he wasn't familiar with the issues there. It's also been raised in Prime Minister's questions this afternoon by my colleague Simon Baynes MP. And it's the closure of this road for more than a year now that has had a huge impact on local people, who now have to take longer journeys. This is a significant issue for them, adding 15 miles and up to 30 minutes to their journey, while of course also adding to their carbon footprint. I did write to the Minister on 23 November regarding the damage to the B5605 between Cefn Mawr and Newbridge, caused by storm Christoph. I wrote again last week, but I've yet to receive a response to any letter. The repair works to the road are expected to cost around £1 million, and 12 months after the storm, the only progress that appears to have been made is that Welsh Government approved money to carry out a preliminary assessment. So, Deputy Minister, do you think it's acceptable for this road to stay closed, and if you don't, what urgent action are you taking to ensure it reopens as soon as possible?
Welsh: Rwy'n siŵr y bydd y Dirprwy Weinidog yn ymwybodol o broblem y B5605 yn Wrecsam, a godwyd yng nghwestiynau'r Prif Weinidog ddoe. Fodd bynnag, dywedodd y Prif Weinidog nad oedd yn gyfarwydd â'r problemau yno. Fe'i codwyd hefyd yng nghwestiynau Prif Weinidog y DU y prynhawn yma gan fy nghyd-bleidiwr, Simon Baynes AS. Ac mae cau'r ffordd hon ers mwy na blwyddyn bellach wedi cael effaith enfawr ar bobl leol, sydd bellach yn gorfod gwneud teithiau pellach. Mae hwn yn fater o bwys iddynt, gan ei fod yn ychwanegu 15 milltir a hyd at 30 munud at eu taith, tra'n ychwanegu at eu hôl troed carbon wrth gwrs. Ysgrifennais at y Gweinidog ar 23 Tachwedd ynghylch y difrod i'r B5605 rhwng Cefn Mawr a Newbridge, a achoswyd gan storm Christoph. Ysgrifennais eto yr wythnos diwethaf, ond nid wyf wedi cael ymateb i unrhyw lythyr hyd yma. Disgwylir i'r gwaith atgyweirio ar y ffordd gostio tua £1 filiwn, a 12 mis ar ôl y storm, yr unig gynnydd sydd i'w weld wedi'i wneud yw bod Llywodraeth Cymru wedi cymeradwyo arian i gynnal asesiad rhagarweiniol. Felly, Ddirprwy Weinidog, a ydych yn credu ei bod yn dderbyniol fod y ffordd hon yn aros ar gau, ac os nad ydych, pa gamau brys rydych yn eu cymryd i sicrhau ei bod yn ailagor cyn gynted â phosibl?
English: Yes. I noticed it was raised both in First Minister's questions and in Prime Minister's questions by Simon Baynes - erroneously, because he's blaming the Welsh Government for something that is the responsibility of the local authority. I understand the temptation to play politics on this, but he ought to do his homework a little better before casting aspersions. We are in discussions with the local authority. We want to help them to solve this problem, but it's for them to put in the right application, to the right fund, in the right way. I think it's unfortunate that Sam Rowlands joins the bandwagon of placing blame at our door when it doesn't properly belong here. That said, we recognise the problem this is causing to the local community and we want to be part of finding a solution. The leadership for this belongs properly - as a former council leader, he will recognise - with the local government, and we hope to work along with them to try and find the solution as quickly as possible.
Welsh: Ie. Sylwais ei fod wedi'i godi yng nghwestiynau'r Prif Weinidog ac yng nghwestiynau Prif Weinidog y DU gan Simon Baynes - yn wallus, oherwydd mae'n beio Llywodraeth Cymru am rywbeth sy'n gyfrifoldeb i'r awdurdod lleol. Rwy'n deall y demtasiwn i chwarae gwleidyddiaeth ar hyn, ond dylai wneud ei waith cartref ychydig yn well cyn bwrw sen. Rydym mewn trafodaethau gyda'r awdurdod lleol. Rydym am eu helpu i ddatrys y broblem hon, ond mater iddynt hwy yw cyflwyno'r cais cywir, i'r gronfa gywir, yn y ffordd gywir. Rwy'n credu ei bod yn anffodus fod Sam Rowlands yn mynd i ganlyn y llif a'n beio ni pan nad yw'n fater sy'n ymwneud â ni yma. Wedi dweud hynny, rydym yn cydnabod y broblem y mae hyn yn ei achosi i'r gymuned leol ac rydym am helpu i ddod o hyd i ateb. Gan lywodraeth leol y ceir arweiniad priodol ar hyn - fel cyn-arweinydd cyngor, fe fydd yn cydnabod hynny - a gobeithiwn weithio gyda hwy i geisio dod o hyd i'r ateb cyn gynted â phosibl.
English: I also mentioned this earlier, I think, in the questions, as a supplementary to Gareth Davies's one. Our highway infrastructure, including the drainage system of ditches, culverts and gullies, was built many years ago and is struggling to cope with the volume of rain that often falls these days. Many properties sit level with roads and some older ones are below road level. A lot of water drains off land onto the highway, and once the highway gullies cannot take the volume, water then flows off the road into properties. I watched one day as rain fell so heavily, the gullies could not take any more and water started to flow down towards the sandbagged properties, but thankfully, as the volume of rainfall eased, the gullies started to take it and the ebb of water eased and receded. Due to climate change, there are more instances of this monsoon-like rainfall. So, what is being done to capture rainfall using natural solutions to help with the capacity of the drainage systems and mitigate the impact of heavy rainfall on roads that flood regularly? Thank you.
Welsh: Soniais innau am hyn yn gynharach hefyd, rwy'n credu, yn y cwestiynau, fel cwestiwn atodol i gwestiwn Gareth Davies. Adeiladwyd ein seilwaith priffyrdd, gan gynnwys system ddraenio ffosydd, cwlferi a gylïau, flynyddoedd lawer yn ôl ac mae'n ei chael hi'n anodd ymdopi â faint o law sy'n aml yn disgyn y dyddiau hyn. Mae llawer o eiddo ar yr un lefel â ffyrdd ac mae peth eiddo hŷn yn is na lefel y ffordd. Mae llawer o ddŵr yn draenio oddi ar y tir ar y briffordd, a phan fydd yn ormod i gylïau priffyrdd allu ei gymryd, mae dŵr yn llifo wedyn oddi ar y ffordd ac i mewn i eiddo. Gwyliais un diwrnod wrth i law ddisgyn mor drwm fel na allai'r gylïau gymryd mwy a dechreuodd dŵr lifo i lawr tuag at eiddo a oedd wedi gosod bagiau tywod, ond diolch byth, wrth i'r glaw lacio, dechreuodd y gylïau ei gymryd, llaciodd grym y dŵr a dechreuodd ostwng. Oherwydd newid hinsawdd, mae mwy o achosion o lawiadau tebyg i law monsŵn o'r fath. Felly, beth sy'n cael ei wneud i ddal glawiad gan ddefnyddio atebion naturiol i helpu gyda chapasiti'r systemau draenio a lliniaru effaith glawiad trwm ar ffyrdd sy'n dioddef llifogydd yn rheolaidd? Diolch.
English: As I mentioned in the answer to Rhun ap Iorwerth, we recognise that climate change means that these events are going to occur more frequently and they do pose a problem to our critical infrastructure, and we are committed to doing what we can to address that. The question the Member asks specifically about natural drainage solutions is a really important one, because I think we over-rely sometimes on engineering, when we want to try and use different approaches, because we can achieve results quicker and cheaper as well as enhancing biodiversity as we do so. She'll be aware that, since January 2019, all new significant developments, including roads, have had to implement some kind of sustainable drainage scheme to capture the rainfall and run-off from those projects. That is now something embedded in our approach to capital construction, and of course, we look for opportunities to mitigate where we can.
Welsh: Fel y soniais yn yr ateb i Rhun ap Iorwerth, rydym yn cydnabod bod newid hinsawdd yn golygu y bydd y digwyddiadau hyn yn digwydd yn amlach ac maent yn peri problem i'n seilwaith hanfodol, ac rydym wedi ymrwymo i wneud yr hyn a allwn i fynd i'r afael â hynny. Mae'r cwestiwn y mae'r Aelod yn ei ofyn yn benodol am atebion draenio naturiol yn un pwysig iawn, oherwydd credaf ein bod yn orddibynnol weithiau ar beirianneg, pan fyddwn am geisio defnyddio dulliau gwahanol, oherwydd gallwn sicrhau canlyniadau'n gyflymach ac yn rhatach yn ogystal â gwella bioamrywiaeth wrth inni wneud hynny. Fe fydd hi'n gwybod, ers mis Ionawr 2019, fod pob datblygiad arwyddocaol newydd, gan gynnwys ffyrdd, wedi gorfod gweithredu rhyw fath o gynllun draenio cynaliadwy i ddal y glawiad a'r dŵr ffo o'r prosiectau hynny. Mae hynny bellach yn rhywbeth sy'n rhan annatod o'n dull o weithredu mewn perthynas â gwaith adeiladu mawr, ac wrth gwrs, rydym yn chwilio am gyfleoedd i liniaru lle y gallwn.
English: Diolch, Janet. I'm committed to a resilient marine environment covering the entire Welsh marine zone. Our programme for government commits us to a marine ecosystem recovery and enhancement programme. Supporting this aim is the designation process for predominantly offshore marine conservation zones and the management actions for our marine protected areas.
Welsh: Diolch, Janet. Rwyf wedi ymrwymo i amgylchedd morol gwydn sy'n cwmpasu holl barth morol Cymru. Mae ein rhaglen lywodraethu yn ein hymrwymo i raglen adfer a gwella ecosystemau morol. Mae'r broses ddynodi ar gyfer parthau cadwraeth morol alltraeth yn bennaf a'r camau rheoli ar gyfer ein hardaloedd morol gwarchodedig yn cefnogi'r nod hwn.
English: We support active travel routes in Caerphilly by providing the council with a core allocation from our active travel fund each year, and by offering the opportunity to apply for additional funding through a range of grants. In this financial year, Caerphilly has been allocated over £1.4 million.
Welsh: Rydym yn cefnogi llwybrau teithio llesol yng Nghaerffili drwy roi dyraniad craidd i'r cyngor o'n cronfa teithio llesol bob blwyddyn, a thrwy gynnig cyfle i wneud cais am gyllid ychwanegol drwy amrywiaeth o grantiau. Yn y flwyddyn ariannol hon, dyrannwyd dros £1.4 miliwn i Gaerffili.
English: That funding is very welcome. I've seen throughout the constituency, and, indeed, the borough, the impact that that has made, most recently in Cwm Calon, where the cycle path has been opened for the first time and is very welcomed by residents. However, I'd like to focus on a specific part of the constituency. The Tynygraig footbridge over the Rhymney valley rail line in Llanbradach has been closed since April 2020 after the bridge was damaged and then was subsequently removed by Transport for Wales for safety reasons. Unfortunately, local elected members have made some mischievous comments suggesting that Transport for Wales have no intention of replacing that bridge. That's not true. I'd like to say I've had a meeting with Transport for Wales and they've made it absolutely clear their intention to replace the bridge - that that will happen. However, the timescale is fairly long. They were going to introduce a temporary bridge, but that would interfere with the work required to introduce a permanent bridge, they've subsequently discovered, which is disappointing. However, that bridge will be replaced. I would ask the Deputy Minister if he would commit to working with Transport for Wales officials to do everything he can to shorten the timescale that is currently in place to get that bridge permanently replaced. Any assistance the Welsh Government can offer Transport for Wales in these circumstances would be very welcome.
Welsh: Mae'r cyllid hwnnw i'w groesawu'n fawr. Rwyf wedi gweld ledled yr etholaeth, a thrwy'r fwrdeistref yn wir, yr effaith y mae hynny wedi'i chael, yn fwyaf diweddar yng Nghwm Calon, lle mae'r llwybr beicio wedi'i agor am y tro cyntaf ac wedi cael croeso mawr gan drigolion. Fodd bynnag, hoffwn ganolbwyntio ar ran benodol o'r etholaeth. Mae pont droed Ty'n-y-graig dros reilffordd cwm Rhymni yn Llanbradach wedi bod ar gau ers mis Ebrill 2020 ar ôl i'r bont gael ei difrodi ac yna cafodd ei symud wedyn gan Trafnidiaeth Cymru am resymau diogelwch. Yn anffodus, mae aelodau etholedig lleol wedi gwneud rhai sylwadau maleisus sy'n awgrymu nad oes gan Trafnidiaeth Cymru unrhyw fwriad i osod pont arall yn lle'r bont honno. Nid yw hynny'n wir. Hoffwn ddweud fy mod wedi cael cyfarfod â Trafnidiaeth Cymru ac maent wedi dweud yn gwbl glir mai eu bwriad yw gosod pont arall - y bydd hynny'n digwydd. Fodd bynnag, mae'r amserlen yn weddol hir. Roeddent yn mynd i gyflwyno pont dros dro, ond canfuwyd wedyn y byddai hynny'n ymyrryd â'r gwaith sydd ei angen i gyflwyno pont barhaol, sy'n siomedig. Fodd bynnag, fe gaiff pont newydd ei chodi. Hoffwn ofyn i'r Dirprwy Weinidog a wnaiff ymrwymo i weithio gyda swyddogion Trafnidiaeth Cymru i wneud popeth yn ei allu i gwtogi'r amserlen sy'n weithredol ar hyn o bryd ar gyfer codi pont newydd barhaol. Byddai croeso mawr i unrhyw gymorth y gall Llywodraeth Cymru ei gynnig i Trafnidiaeth Cymru yn yr amgylchiadau hyn.
English: I can confirm what the Member says: the bridge definitely will be replaced and we're hoping it'll be in place a year from now, between late March and April 2023. It has taken longer than expected. As Hefin David said, it was severely damaged by a lorry and then had to be torn down. The process that it's had to go through, with a design bespoke for this particular location, has been complex, and obviously we've had COVID hit us at the same time. I apologise to the residents for the delays that they've had to put up with, but there's every intention by Transport for Wales to replace this bridge.
Welsh: Gallaf gadarnhau'r hyn y mae'r Aelod yn ei ddweud: yn sicr, fe gaiff pont ei chodi ac rydym yn gobeithio y bydd yn ei lle ymhen blwyddyn, rhwng diwedd mis Mawrth a mis Ebrill 2023. Mae wedi cymryd mwy o amser na'r disgwyl. Fel y dywedodd Hefin David, cafodd ei difrodi'n ddifrifol gan lori ac yna bu'n rhaid ei chwalu. Mae'r broses y bu'n rhaid mynd drwyddi, gyda chynllun pwrpasol ar gyfer y lleoliad penodol hwn, wedi bod yn gymhleth, ac yn amlwg cawsom ein taro gan COVID ar yr un pryd. Rwy'n ymddiheuro i'r trigolion am yr oedi y maent wedi gorfod ymdopi ag ef, ond mae pob bwriad gan Trafnidiaeth Cymru i godi pont newydd yn lle'r bont hon.
English: We've provided a £70 million loan to Blaenau Gwent council to work with Network Rail to enable an hourly Newport to Ebbw Vale service from December 2023. Our longer term ambition is the provision of four services per hour on the line.
Welsh: Rydym wedi darparu benthyciad o £70 miliwn i gyngor Blaenau Gwent i weithio gyda Network Rail er mwyn gallu gweithredu gwasanaeth bob awr o Gasnewydd i Lynebwy o fis Rhagfyr 2023 ymlaen. Ein huchelgais mwy hirdymor yw darparu pedwar gwasanaeth yr awr ar y rheilffordd.
English: Diolch. On 12 December last year, following the £1.2 million investment to upgrade the Ebbw Vale line, an hourly direct passenger service between Crosskeys and Newport recommenced after a gap of 60 years. Minister, I along with colleagues met with representatives of Network Rail and Transport for Wales recently to discuss the further expansion plans of the line northwards through Newbridge to Ebbw Vale. With the Department for Transport finally upgrading the relief lines between Newport and Cardiff, what further discussions will the Welsh Government have with our partner agencies on the further possibility of twice-hourly services on the line through Islwyn, both stopping at Newport and Cardiff?
Welsh: Diolch. Ar 12 Rhagfyr y llynedd, yn dilyn y buddsoddiad o £1.2 miliwn i uwchraddio rheilffordd Glynebwy, ailddechreuodd gwasanaeth teithwyr uniongyrchol bob awr rhwng Crosskeys a Chasnewydd ar ôl bwlch o 60 mlynedd. Weinidog, cyfarfûm â chynrychiolwyr Network Rail a Trafnidiaeth Cymru gyda chyd-Aelodau yn ddiweddar i drafod cynlluniau ehangu pellach y rheilffordd tua'r gogledd drwy Drecelyn i Lynebwy. Gyda'r Adran Drafnidiaeth o'r diwedd yn uwchraddio'r rheilffyrdd lliniaru rhwng Casnewydd a Chaerdydd, pa drafodaethau pellach y bydd Llywodraeth Cymru yn eu cael gyda'n hasiantaethau partner ynglŷn â'r posibilrwydd pellach o wasanaethau ddwywaith yr awr ar y rheilffordd drwy Islwyn, gyda'r ddau wasanaeth yn aros yng Nghasnewydd a Chaerdydd?
English: That's certainly our ambition too, but we are still awaiting a decision from the UK Government in respect of the funding submitted under the Restoring Your Railway scheme, which will allow us to progress our plans to take forward the reopening of the Abertillery spur. Rhianon Passmore will know that rail infrastructure is not devolved to Wales, but it was the Welsh Government that reopened the Ebbw Vale line in 2008, it was the Welsh Government that extended the line to Ebbw Vale Town in 2016, and it was the Welsh Government that made possible a brand new additional service on the line between Crosskeys and Newport in December. It is the Welsh Government that has committed £70 million of funding in a long-term loan to the extended service to Ebbw Vale Town in 2023, along with the introduction of brand new rolling stock on the line, which will help futureproof our longer term aspiration for four trains an hour on the line, which will benefit around 59,000 people living in communities alongside the Ebbw Vale branch line. So, I think we've more than done our fair share of making sure that this service in place. It is non-devolved and the UK Government needs to do its part.
Welsh: Dyna'n sicr yw ein huchelgais ninnau hefyd, ond rydym yn dal i aros am benderfyniad gan Lywodraeth y DU mewn perthynas â'r cyllid a gyflwynwyd o dan gynllun Adfer Eich Rheilffordd, a fydd yn ein galluogi i fwrw ymlaen â'n cynlluniau i ailagor rheilffordd gangen Abertyleri. Bydd Rhianon Passmore yn gwybod nad yw'r seilwaith rheilffyrdd wedi'i ddatganoli i Gymru, ond Llywodraeth Cymru a ailagorodd reilffordd Glynebwy yn 2008, Llywodraeth Cymru a estynnodd y rheilffordd i Dref Glynebwy yn 2016, a Llywodraeth Cymru a'i gwnaeth yn bosibl cynnig gwasanaeth ychwanegol newydd sbon ar y rheilffordd rhwng Crosskeys a Chasnewydd ym mis Rhagfyr. Llywodraeth Cymru sydd wedi ymrwymo £70 miliwn o gyllid mewn benthyciad hirdymor i'r gwasanaeth estynedig i Dref Glynebwy yn 2023, ynghyd â chyflwyno cerbydau newydd sbon ar y rheilffordd a fydd yn helpu i ddiogelu ar gyfer y dyfodol ein dyhead hirdymor i gael pedwar trên yr awr ar y rheilffordd a fydd o fudd i tua 59,000 o bobl sy'n byw mewn cymunedau ar hyd rheilffordd gangen Glynebwy. Felly, rwy'n credu ein bod wedi gwneud mwy na'n cyfran deg i sicrhau bod y gwasanaeth hwn yn ei le. Nid yw wedi'i ddatganoli ac mae angen i Lywodraeth y DU wneud ei rhan.
English: I thank the Deputy Minister and the Minister.
Welsh: Diolch i'r Dirprwy Weinidog ac i'r Gweinidog hefyd.
English: The next item is questions to the Minister for Education and Welsh Language and the first question today is from Paul Davies.
Welsh: Yr eitem nesaf, felly, yw'r cwestiynau i Weinidog y Gymraeg ac Addysg, ac mae'r cwestiwn cyntaf heddiw gan Paul Davies.
English: Pembrokeshire, like all local authorities, has been busy preparing the new Welsh in education strategic plan, setting out how they propose to grow their Welsh-medium provision by 10 to 14 per cent over the next 10 years. I look forward to receiving their draft at the end of this month.
Welsh: Mae sir Benfro, fel pob awdurdod lleol, wedi bod yn brysur yn paratoi'r cynllun strategol Cymraeg mewn addysg newydd. Mae'r cynllun yn nodi sut y maen nhw'n bwriadu cynyddu eu darpariaeth cyfrwng Cymraeg 10 i 14 y cant dros y 10 mlynedd nesaf. Rwy'n edrych ymlaen at gael eu cynllun drafft ddiwedd y mis hwn.
English: Thank you for that response, Minister. As you know, yesterday, the Urdd celebrated its centenary, and as you also know, the organisation does incredible work in providing opportunities for children and young people to learn and to socialise through the medium of Welsh. I'm sure that you will join me in thanking the volunteers and staff over the years who have contributed so much for the children of Wales. You will be aware that the demand for Welsh-medium education has increased substantially, so much so that local councillors in my area have noted that it is greater than the number of places available. There are children now who are being turned away, and as a result, parents are very concerned that there is a postcode lottery being created in Pembrokeshire. Given these circumstances, what support can the Welsh Government provide to tackle the substantial lack of Welsh-medium places in Pembrokeshire at the moment, and what discussions have been had with Pembrokeshire County Council in order to develop a long-term strategy for Welsh-medium education in the area?
Welsh: Diolch am yr ymateb yna, Weinidog. Fel rŷch chi'n gwybod, ddoe, fe ddathlodd yr Urdd 100 mlwydd oed, ac fel rŷch chi hefyd yn gwybod, mae'r sefydliad yn gwneud gwaith rhyfeddol o ddarparu cyfleoedd i blant a phobl ifanc ddysgu a chymdeithasu drwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg. Dwi'n siŵr y byddwch yn ymuno â fi i ddiolch i'r gwirfoddolwyr a'r staff di-ri ar hyd y blynyddoedd sydd wedi cyfrannu cymaint dros blant Cymru. Byddwch yn ymwybodol bod y galw am addysg cyfrwng Cymraeg wedi cynyddu'n sylweddol, cymaint felly nes bod cynghorwyr lleol yn fy ardal i wedi nodi ei fod yn fwy na'r nifer o leoedd sydd ar gael. Mae yna blant nawr sy'n cael eu troi i ffwrdd, ac o ganlyniad, mae rhieni'n poeni'n fawr iawn bod yna loteri cod post yn cael ei chreu yn sir Benfro. O ystyried yr amgylchiadau, pa gymorth y gall Lywodraeth Cymru ei gynnig i fynd i'r afael â'r diffyg sylweddol o leoedd cyfrwng Cymraeg yn sir Benfro ar hyn o bryd, a pha drafodaethau sydd wedi'u cynnal gyda Chyngor Sir Penfro i ddatblygu strategaeth hirdymor ar gyfer addysg cyfrwng Cymraeg yn yr ardal?
English: All education settings in Wales have a legal duty to ensure that children have access to a safe learning environment. Safeguarding of learners is of paramount importance, and our statutory guidance, 'Keeping learners safe', sets out actions and expectations placed on schools to ensure the safety of children.
Welsh: Mae gan bob lleoliad addysg yng Nghymru ddyletswydd gyfreithiol i sicrhau bod plant yn cael mynediad at amgylchedd dysgu diogel. Mae diogelwch dysgwyr yn hollbwysig, ac mae ein canllawiau statudol, 'Cadw dysgwyr yn ddiogel', yn nodi'r camau gweithredu a'r disgwyliadau a osodir ar ysgolion i sicrhau diogelwch plant.