English: On behalf of the residents of Cardiff Central, I would like to thank the First Minister for the careful consideration he has given to the evidence and the complex issues that surround it. Because I think it's really important in the light of the UK CCC report on achieving net zero emissions and the UN global biodiversity assessment that when the facts change, we need to change our mind. At least a quarter and up to half of the communities that I represent would've had no benefit whatsoever from the M4 relief road and lots of negative impact. That is because they do not possess a motorcar and, therefore, wouldn't be able to use the M4. Instead, they would have had increased congestion because we know by analysing the data around the traffic running between east of Cardiff and west of Cardiff that 40 per cent of that traffic is actually heading for Cardiff. So, most city regions across the UK have invested heavily in integrated public transport, and now that this public inquiry has concluded with the First Minister's decision, I hope that we will rapidly see a much broader development of the integrated transport system that we now need. So, I welcome the First Minister's commitments to ensuring that transport experts are going to come up with rapid solutions to the congestion problem around Newport and that that will have first call on the money that's now going to be released because we have to ensure that we are spending value for money. We know that per kilometre, a rail line costs about the same as a motorway but carries between eight and 20 times as many people. I appreciate that rail takes time to be reconfigured, but we need to make better use of existing roads more quickly. Other motorways in Britain have dedicated bus lanes in urban areas, and I hope that the experts will consider that. Other major routes into cities like Bristol restrict the use of one priority lane to vehicles that have at least two people in them, which, of course, encourages car sharing. And I note that page 58 of the inspector's report confirms that mobile phone data was used by the Welsh Government to inform the traffic projections ahead, and I hope that, therefore, we will be able to commission some half a dozen to a dozen express electric buses that we know are available to ensure that the routes usually travelled by those who are currently clogging up the M4 in order to get to work can be given instantly express bus travel instead.
Welsh: Ar ran trigolion Canol Caerdydd, hoffwn ddiolch i'r Prif Weinidog am yr ystyriaeth ofalus a roddodd i'r dystiolaeth a'r materion cymhleth cysylltiedig. Gan fy mod yn credu ei bod yn bwysig iawn, yng ngoleuni adroddiad CCC y DU ar sicrhau dim allyriadau net ac asesiad bioamrywiaeth fyd-eang y Cenhedloedd Unedig, fod angen inni newid ein meddwl pan fydd y ffeithiau'n newid. Ni fyddai o leiaf chwarter a hyd at hanner y cymunedau a gynrychiolaf i wedi cael unrhyw fudd o gwbl o ffordd liniaru'r M4 a llawer o effaith negyddol. Y rheswm am hynny yw nad oes ganddynt geir ac felly ni fyddent yn gallu defnyddio'r M4. Yn hytrach, byddent wedi cael mwy o dagfeydd oherwydd gwyddom, drwy ddadansoddi'r data ynghylch y traffig sy'n rhedeg rhwng Dwyrain a Gorllewin Caerdydd, fod 40 y cant o'r traffig hwnnw mewn gwirionedd yn mynd i Gaerdydd. Felly, mae'r rhan fwyaf o ranbarthau dinesig ledled y DU wedi buddsoddi'n helaeth mewn trafnidiaeth gyhoeddus integredig, a chan fod yr ymchwiliad cyhoeddus hwn bellach wedi dod i ben gyda phenderfyniad y Prif Weinidog, gobeithiaf y gwelwn ddatblygiad llawer ehangach ar y system drafnidiaeth integredig y mae arnom ei hangen yn awr ar frys. Felly, croesawaf ymrwymiadau'r Prif Weinidog i sicrhau y bydd arbenigwyr ar drafnidiaeth yn dod o hyd i atebion buan i broblem tagfeydd o amgylch Casnewydd ac y bydd hyn yn cael blaenoriaeth o ran yr arian sy'n mynd i gael ei ryddhau oherwydd mae'n rhaid inni sicrhau ein bod yn gwario gwerth am arian. Gwyddom fod llinell reilffordd, fesul cilomedr, yn costio tua'r un faint â thraffordd ond mae'n cario rhwng wyth ac 20 gwaith yn fwy o bobl. Sylweddolaf fod rheilffyrdd yn cymryd amser i gael eu had-drefnu, ond mae angen inni wneud gwell defnydd o'r ffyrdd presennol yn gyflymach. Mae gan draffyrdd eraill ym Mhrydain lonydd bysiau penodedig mewn ardaloedd trefol, a gobeithio y bydd yr arbenigwyr yn ystyried hynny. Mae prif lwybrau eraill i mewn i ddinasoedd fel Bryste yn cyfyngu ar y defnydd o un lôn gyda blaenoriaeth i gerbydau sydd ag o leiaf dau berson ynddynt, sydd, wrth gwrs, yn annog rhannu ceir. A sylwaf fod Tudalen 58 o adroddiad yr arolygydd yn cadarnhau bod Llywodraeth Cymru wedi defnyddio data ffonau symudol i lywio'r rhagamcanion traffig sydd o'n blaenau. Rwy'n gobeithio, felly, y gallwn gomisiynu rhyw hanner dwsin i ddwsin o fysiau trydan cyflym y gwyddom sydd ar gael bellach er mwyn sicrhau bod y sawl sydd fel arfer yn teithio ar y lonydd i gyrraedd y gwaith ac yn achosi tagfeydd ar yr M4 ar hyn o bryd yn gallu teithio ar fws cyflym yn lle hynny.