, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The 20 mph Speed Limit: Scrutiny session with the Deputy Minister for Climate Change
Well, I'll start briefly and ask Phil to add to it. So, my feeling is, I don't want to be dogmatic about it. I want to understand the constraints local authorities feel they're under, and if there is a genuine issue of interpretation of the guidance or the…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The 20 mph Speed Limit: Scrutiny session with the Deputy Minister for Climate Change
I think the exception to that rule is that the idea spread that this was a blanket limit that applied across a whole area has caused some confusion. We've certainly had anecdotal experience of people travelling at 20 mph in a 40 mph, for example, because…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The 20 mph Speed Limit: Scrutiny session with the Deputy Minister for Climate Change
Well, I think, as expected, there has been a degree of opposition. We knew that would happen. It happened when the Belisha beacons were introduced, when 30 mph speed limits were introduced, when 70 mph speed limits was introduced, when the breathalyser was…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The 20 mph Speed Limit: Scrutiny session with the Deputy Minister for Climate Change
Yes, so we issued a written statement late yesterday, which I wanted to get out before the committee met this morning, to reflect on the meeting that Julie James and I had on Tuesday with council leaders. And it was a very positive meeting. The general…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
The 20 mph Speed Limit: Scrutiny session with the Deputy Minister for Climate Change
Of course, and thank you for the welcome.
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Transport for Wales
Well, I think that the year begins in January, but it goes right to the end of the year. We have had real difficulties with the number of trains delivered to us under contract by the various providers. They are now coming, on average, every seven to 10 days…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Transport for Wales
Yes.
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Transport for Wales
Well, isn't that tempting. [Laughter.] I have missed out lots of improvements; I just don’t have the time to go through them all. There have been significant improvements because of our investment, even investment in infrastructure, which should be the…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Transport for Wales
Diolch yn fawr, Llywydd. Just before moving on to address some of the specific points raised during the debate, I want to address head on any confusion as to why this £125 million has been allocated towards Transport for Wales. Just to be clear, this is not a…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: Transport for Wales
Formally.
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you, and the Member makes a good case to scotch the lie that we have banned new roads, because that clearly isn't the policy or the case from our new road-building tests. And in the case of the scheme in his constituency, we are working with the local…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you. Yes, I've awarded £100,000 of the local transport fund to Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council to revisit the business case for the Llanharan bypass, in line with our response to the roads review recommendations, and I will consider the outcome…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Llywydd, I'm bound to observe that if I spoke to Natasha Asghar the way she speaks to me she would be the first person to complain. I think there are courtesies in this Chamber we should observe. I know she does these performances for social media, but this…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
We support it because we think it's an important piece of economic and transport infrastructure, and that's why we do it. So, if she simply says, 'Sell it', well, that would mean it would close. So, that's the consequence of her approach and she needs to own…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Well, I'm afraid the Conservative spokeswoman on transport doesn't understand how transport works, and that is a real problem for scrutiny and informed criticism in this debate. She says she doesn't want to close the airport, she simply wants to sell it and…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Well, it's curious, isn't it, that you regard a project to save lives as a vanity project. I don't regard it as a vanity project to reduce the speed limit and save people's lives. And the cost of introducing that will be paid back three times over in the…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Well, I can confirm that A roads and B roads are at the discretion of local councils, and that's made very clear in the guidance. And, in fact, I met with local authority leaders from across Wales yesterday to discuss the experience they've had in…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Well, it is not ill thought out; it has been carefully thought out and worked on for over four and a half years. This has been rolled out in many other places—in London, in Edinburgh, in Spain. Conservative-led Cornwall Council want to roll this out in their…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Well, it is a default speed limit, it is not a blanket speed limit, and that's an important distinction, because that is designed to mislead, and it's caused an awful lot of confusion with people that the Conservatives here need to take some responsibility…
, Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Well, as the Member knows, it is not a blanket speed limit, and she does a disservice to herself and the code of ethics that we all sign up to in this Chamber to be truthful and accurate—[Interruption.] It is a default speed limit, as she knows. It is the…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Diolch. Of course I'd be very happy to meet you and the other Member to discuss this. There is no easy answer to it, though, unfortunately. I think it's unfair to say that we gave short notice to end the service. The funding for the programme was destined to…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Well, the challenge is that the business case assumed that it would cost £6 million to reopen St Clears station. That cost has now doubled, but the contribution from the DfT has not. Their contribution remains at £4.5 million. Now, this is rail…
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you. Our national transport delivery plan sets out a range of projects and programmes that will help deliver our vision of better, more reliable and attractive public transport services across south-west Wales.
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: HS2 consequential funding
What it would take for me to be impressed is if they stick to their word. They gave their word to electrify the railway to Swansea; they broke their word. You’re willing to take their word they’ll electrify the railway line to north Wales. You can’t trust…
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Plaid Cymru Debate: HS2 consequential funding
I'd like to make progress now.
