23 January 2025 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
South-west Wales, okay, and then roll it out.
23 January 2025 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
I read somewhere that you're looking to start in a certain area first—south-east Wales in 2027.
23 January 2025 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
Yes, please. I welcome the engagement with the local authorities. That's really good. Regarding depots and the purchasing of buses, possibly, going forward, would the assets of the franchised bus services, if you're looking to purchase depots and buses, be…
23 January 2025 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
Yes, within the company.
23 January 2025 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
Okay, so, I think my second question was covered, wasn't it, really: how is Transport for Wales embedding the approach in its work? So, I think we've heard that, haven't we?
23 January 2025 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
That confidence back.
23 January 2025 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
Okay. Active travel—we're looking at active travel. We should be walking, cycling—or cycling, walking—to that bus stop, to that train station. We've had a lot of cycle routes put in in urban areas, which look like just widened pavements, and people don't…
23 January 2025 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
So, in north Wales, we're having the north Wales metro, so would that have metro branding, rather than the T branding, or—
23 January 2025 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
Which leads me to that question—. So, in north Wales, we're looking at the north Wales metro. So, we're going to have an integrated network under Transport for Wales. And I think that we need that clarity, so that people understand that there's continuity of…
23 January 2025 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
So if, under franchising, some operators—. So, they will still operate their own buses, for example, but they will have subsidies through Transport for Wales, or the local authorities through Transport for Wales, and if we want to have—'one guiding mind', it…
23 January 2025 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
Yes, that's fine.
23 January 2025 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
Can you give me more information about the T network? I believe that is replacing, or is a new way forward, to embrace one network, one timetable, one ticket. Will it integrate active travel? Are you looking at the branding of your trains, the bus network…
22 January 2025 , Plenary
Short Debate: Reaching a tipping point? Wales’s littering and fly-tipping epidemic
I'd like to thank Mick for bringing forward this short debate today. Litter is an invasive species harming our countryside. I don't understand, if people brought it for a walk, why don't they just take it home with them? Why throw it out of a car? Who do they…
22 January 2025 , Plenary
Debate: Natural Resources Wales's 'Case for Change'
As Chair of the Petitions Committee I want to highlight the views of petitioners who have been raising concerns with us about the closure of these visitor centres. We've given significant attention to two petitions calling for the visitor centres at Bwlch…
21 January 2025 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Water interruption in Conwy
Okay. I'll just ask one more question, please. Is it possible to have a shared list of vulnerable people, should the water go off? So, for example, there's a list with Scottish Power should there be a power cut. They know who are vulnerable. So, is it…
21 January 2025 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Water interruption in Conwy
I'd also like to thank the Cabinet Secretary for north Wales and Councillor Emily Owen, who kept me updated, and also all the wonderful people who rallied round helping the community and all the vulnerable people, and also all those who spent long hours…
21 January 2025 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Growing the Timber Industry in Wales: Jobs and Green Growth
Just listening to the conversations, you reminded me I visited Denbighshire County Council’s nursery. They’ve started growing trees from seedlings themselves, and also wildflowers, which is amazing, to have that local stock ready for planting on the public…
21 January 2025 , Plenary
Statement by the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs: Restoring nature in Wales
Could I just declare that I've been working on a project with Welsh Government called 'It's for Them', regarding managing verges and amenity grass for nature, because we've lost 97 per cent of our wildflower meadows over the last 50 years? I'd just like to…
21 January 2025 , Plenary
Questions to the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery
I did try to bring the pet abduction Bill forward, recognising that, very often, theft is just heard in the magistrates' court and sentencing is not high enough. But pets are actually priceless. Even when heard in the magistrates' court, sentencing is not…
21 January 2025 , Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
We have had serious underinvestment in our railway lines, including in north Wales. We had false promises from the UK Government regarding electrification of the north Wales line, the money wasn't there—[Interruption.] The money was never there. Twice they…
20 January 2025 , Petitions Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the remainder of today's business:
Item 5 is a motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting. Are you happy to move into private? Thank you. We're happy to move into private.
20 January 2025 , Petitions Committee
Papers to note
Agenda item 4 is papers to note. We've got two papers to note, which we can discuss later, if you're happy to note those.
20 January 2025 , Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
I agree. It's been highlighted in the Senedd quite a lot; we've got this petition, but it seems like it's still taking time. So, it would be good to get a date, and then close the petition. Can we agree to do that? Could we write once more to the Minister and…
20 January 2025 , Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Thank you, Vaughan. So, if we could write to the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee and voice the petitioners' concerns ready for March, when there's scrutiny of NRW. Are we in agreement? Thank you. Item 3.13 is petition P-06-1464…
20 January 2025 , Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
Yes. That's a very good point.
