7 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Trafnidiaeth
Yes.
7 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Trafnidiaeth
Thank you, Janet. If there was a question there, apart from saying thank you for your support, I agree with you that the UK Government will be one of those key parties in any conversations about funding. Diolch yn fawr.
7 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Trafnidiaeth
Yes, you've picked up some of the answers to the exam question, I think. But I think the starting point of it all is to make sure that you have something that you know how you're going to do it, what it's going to cost. You clarify all those other points. One…
7 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Trafnidiaeth
Yes, okay. Diolch for that. So this, I think, was—. When I came into office, we immediately took on probably the two big issues that are affecting Wales from a transport perspective at the moment. So, we took on the M4 and Newport—I think we need to make it…
7 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Trafnidiaeth
We didn't see that here as much as they did over there, and I think that being able to go there and have those conversations was really, really important.
7 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Trafnidiaeth
Can I just—? It's an area of focus and genuine interest as well, because I think, when I was in Ireland, the one thing that I noticed was that the impact on the Irish economy in terms of what happened in Holyhead was huge.
7 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Trafnidiaeth
I think that this is probably a conversation that you'll be having with the First Minister, and resilience is one of his responsibilities in Government. But then that obviously cascades down to my responsibilities, and my responsibilities aren't just for…
7 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Trafnidiaeth
I think it's really important. So, you're talking about national emergencies that can come from a number of different threats.
7 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Trafnidiaeth
Thank you for the question. I think the complexity of the question indicates the complexity of the issue. People think that Menai and the M4 is the most difficult thing on my agenda; I can assure you that the most difficult thing on my agenda is learner…
7 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Trafnidiaeth
I think this is a really important question. There are a number of different issues here and I'll try and cover them all if I can. The first thing is that, with fuel policy and fuel pricing, the impact that can be genuinely made on this is at a UK level. So…
7 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Trafnidiaeth
Okay. So, if you don't mind, I'll give that one a swerve.
7 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Trafnidiaeth
Through the Chair, if I may, this is a responsibility that's gone to the Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy. So, he's probably best placed to answer this question now. When I came into office, I felt that this was more of an economic…
7 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Trafnidiaeth
I'm just going to add—sorry, it just made me think—that it's deep, wide and very Welsh as well. This is about maintaining the benefits of the work that we do within Wales, within people who are actually working on the project, to be able to spend their wages…
7 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Trafnidiaeth
Precisely—as it often is, Shav, I think. That's something that I think we'll be looking into. So, I think there's a lot of good experience. I've met all of the unions for Transport for Wales once. I'm meeting them again in a week or so's time. These are…
7 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Trafnidiaeth
I think this is really important. We've met with people from outside the organisation who have looked in and said, 'How do we get to deliver these things?' instead of someone like Network Rail, for example, if we take yesterday's example. This is about making…
7 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Trafnidiaeth
I'll take that one, and feel free to add into this, Duncan, as we go. I think this is the way that the organisation has been established. From the very get-go, we've had an organisation that's focused on making sure that this is a collective. I think the…
7 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Trafnidiaeth
So, I completely agree with you that Transport for Wales have a knowledge base that we are linking into. And it's something that we've asked them to consider in terms of things that are outside of what you would think would be their normal responsibility. So…
7 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Trafnidiaeth
I think that's a really important question. They're something that I've spent a lot of my time since being in office talking to. So, I've met all of the CJCs bar one—we've got the south-west to come in days' to weeks' time. And it's been really important to…
7 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Trafnidiaeth
Diolch yn fawr. Just to precis that, I think one of the things that I've found in the role so far—. Members will probably have noticed that I am at most of the meetings in the Siambr. I tend to be in there a lot of the time because transport is central to…
7 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Trafnidiaeth
I'm Deputy Minister for Transport. I've got Alison Thomas with me and Duncan Hamer.
7 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith y Gweinidog: Trafnidiaeth
Mark Hooper ydw i.
6 Hydref 2026 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad gan y Dirprwy Weinidog dros Drafnidiaeth: Blaenoriaethau Strategol ar gyfer Croesfannau'r Fenai a'r M4 o amgylch Casnewydd
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6 Hydref 2026 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad gan y Dirprwy Weinidog dros Drafnidiaeth: Blaenoriaethau Strategol ar gyfer Croesfannau'r Fenai a'r M4 o amgylch Casnewydd
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6 Hydref 2026 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad gan y Dirprwy Weinidog dros Drafnidiaeth: Blaenoriaethau Strategol ar gyfer Croesfannau'r Fenai a'r M4 o amgylch Casnewydd
A gaf i helpu'r Aelod gydag ail ran y cwestiwn yna? Roedd y gwelliant o 10 y cant yn gyfeintiau traffig disgwyliedig yn 2042. Felly, mae'n welliant o 10 y cant arnyn nhw, sydd wedi adeiladu rhan o'r cynnydd hwnnw o'r blaen. Felly, mae'n gwneud gwahaniaeth…
6 Hydref 2026 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Datganiad gan y Dirprwy Weinidog dros Drafnidiaeth: Blaenoriaethau Strategol ar gyfer Croesfannau'r Fenai a'r M4 o amgylch Casnewydd
Diolch am y cwestiwn, Jayne. Dwi ond eisiau cytuno â chi ar y pwynt nad pobl yng Nghasnewydd sydd ar fai am y problemau sydd gennym yma. Yr hyn sydd ar fai yw, rwy'n credu, methiant corff gwleidyddol i allu datrys rhai o'r materion hyn rydyn ni'n ceisio mynd…
