Mae’r Rhaglen Datblygu Gwledig (Colofn 2) yn fater mwy cymhleth.  Mae’r Prif Weinidog wedi gofyn i Brif Weinidog y DU am addewid y caiff arian cyfatebol ei roi i Lywodraeth Cymru bob tro y daw arian Ewropeaidd i ben, hynny er mwyn i’r Rhaglen allu parhau.  Hyd yma, nid yw wedi cael addewid o’r fath, felly mae ansicrwydd ynghylch ein ffrydiau ariannu yn y dyfodol. Gall unrhyw un sydd â chontract fod yn dawel ei feddwl y gwnaiff Llywodraeth Cymru anrhydeddu’r contract hwnnw.  Ein cyngor ni yw y dylai unrhyw un sy’n gwneud cais i gynllun sydd heb ddod i ben fwrw ymlaen i wneud cais. Os bydd eu prosiect yn debygol o allu cael ei gynnal mewn cyfnod cymharol fyr, yna byddwn yn fwy hyderus o fedru ei ariannu. Ond os ydy’r prosiect am bara tan wedi 2018, yna rhaid inni ohirio’r penderfyniad tan y gallwn fod yn siŵr bod yna arian i’w ariannu.  Mae hyn yn effeithio ar ymgeiswyr Glastir 2017, gan y bydd eu contractau’n para tan 2021. Rydym yn arafu’r gwaith ar hyn, ond cyn gynted ag y cawn ni fwy o wybodaeth gan Lywodraeth y DU, caiff ein rhanddeiliaid wybod.
The Rural Development Programme (Pillar 2) is more complex. The First Minister has sought assurances from the Prime Minister that whenever the EU funds cease, an equivalent amount will be given to the Welsh Government to allow continuity in the planned Programme. To date, he has not received that assurance, therefore, there is uncertainty as to our future funding streams. Anyone currently holding a contract can be assured Welsh Government will honour it. Where stakeholders are applying for a scheme that is in progress, we advise them to continue with the process. Where their project will complete in a relatively short timescale, we will be more confident of being able to fund it. However, where a project extends beyond 2018, we now have to delay the decision until we are sure of our future funding. This affects our Glastir 2017 applicants, since their contracts would run until 2021. We are pausing work on these but will update stakeholders when we receive further information from the UK Government.