“Mae sicrhau nad yw cymunedau Cymru’n cael eu heffeithio’n annheg gan waddol y pyllau glo – o bersbectif diogelwch ac ariannol – yn fater o gyfiawnder cymdeithasol. Fe glywson ni bod Llywodraeth y DU yn deall arwyddocâd hyn. Rwyf wedi pwysleisio pa mor bwysig yw edrych yn bositif ar sut gall gefnogi costau ar unwaith a thymor hwy y mater hwn sy’n bodoli ymhell cyn datganoli.
“Making sure Welsh communities are not disproportionately hit by the legacy of coal mining – both from a safety and financial perspective – is a matter of social justice. We heard that the UK Government understands the significance of this. I stressed the importance of looking positively at how they can support immediate and longer term costs of this issue that far predates devolution.