Coed Y Brenin plea by Dwyfor Meirionnydd MS, Mabon ap Gwynfor

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00:00When we were in a public debate, in a public forum with the Welsh National Party back in February,

00:06the conclusion was that this was a failure and that nothing was going to happen for two or three years.

00:11Now, they are looking to make an investment of £1.2 million in this financial year,

00:17which has caused this situation.

00:19So, there is a question to ask how we have created this situation,

00:23in fact, they need to make investments of £1.3 million with £1.2 million of those investments in this financial year.

00:31How have they managed this situation?

00:34There is talk that they have moved us out of the tender,

00:37but that has not happened until May,

00:40and there is something called cliff edge at that time,

00:43where the work will have gone by April,

00:46and if no one has taken over the place,

00:49although there will be a tender, the place will have to close

00:52before someone else can come and reopen possibly within two years.

00:57If that is not good enough, when the place will have closed,

01:00it will be difficult to reopen, the brand will have lost its value.

01:03Now, the truth also for us is that if the Welsh Government has kept to its word,

01:08and has looked after Wales,

01:10and has prioritised the land,

01:12giving the community the right to buy and use it,

01:15then this would not have happened.

01:17Local governments would have been able to get the land to buy,

01:20but unfortunately, according to Plaid Cymru,

01:22they have not kept to their manifesto,

01:24because it is a two-manifesto,

01:26and we are in this situation,

01:28where the local community does not get the opportunity.

01:31I would also like to refer to one other thing,

01:33according to the list of places that Cadeirydd Cari Coyd-y-Brenin said,

01:37they show that something has gone wrong in the translation,

01:40because in English we refer to Natural Resources Wales,

01:43in Welsh, Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru.

01:45The word resource refers to something that can be exploited,

01:50not how much value it has,

01:52and how much it is possible to change its values and value it.

01:55Cyfoeth, in Welsh, means something very different,

01:58something that belongs to us,

02:00it is our natural resource.

02:02The people of Coyd-y-Brenin,

02:04the people of that area,

02:06who have made Coyd-y-Brenin what it is,

02:08will continue to keep Coyd-y-Brenin as part of their local heritage.

02:12So, my final point is that

02:15we need £1.2 million for Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru for this period.

02:20Should the Government, or should the Prime Minister,

02:23consider giving that £1.2 million to Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru,

02:27either as a donation, or as a loan, or in some other way,

02:30in order to fill the gaps for this period,

02:33in order to keep those centres open,

02:36so that the staff do not leave,

02:38so that the centre can operate,

02:40and so that there is an opportunity for local companies and businesses

02:43to come together and take part over the next few years.

02:47And also, please, the Prime Minister,

02:49discuss with me and the local authorities

02:52in order to discuss that option, if you will.

02:55Thank you very much.

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