, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
And we're aware that the Wales rail board are launching, or they're holding, an event in a fortnight, which hopefully will give us more information about the projected pipeline.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
Okay—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
No, sorry, we're going to have to move on, I'm afraid, because time is against us. Janet.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
Okay, thank you—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
Carolyn.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
Okay, thank you. Delyth.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
Thank you. Right, Joyce, you wanted to come in briefly, and then we'll move on to Delyth.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
And we will dig deeper into the MOU and stuff in a moment, but, just on that, do you think then that there's a risk, giving the Bill the benefit of the doubt, that the MOU is an agreement between two Governments, effectively, that, if there's a change of…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
Fine. We heard from a Welsh Government official—. Well, we didn't; it was the House of Commons Transport Committee, looking at the Railways Bill, that heard from a Welsh Government official, who said that the Bill doesn't extend devolution, but, and I quote…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
Okay. Well, today, we are turning to transport, as a committee. Back in the autumn, we heard from the UK rail Minister, Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, on the wider rail programme of the UK Government. And, of course, we'll be looking again at this issue this…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Introductions, apologies, substitutions, and declarations of interest
Good morning to you all. Welcome to the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee here at the Welsh Parliament. Today, this is a hybrid-format meeting. The public items of this meeting are being broadcast live on Senedd.tv, and, of course, a…
, Plenary
Debate: The Final Budget 2026-27
Farmers pay council tax. You would have charged council tax to the hilt, because, clearly, you cannot say that you will put a cap on council tax and, at the same time, say that you wouldn't give them additional support as Plaid Cymru secured in this budget…
, Plenary
Debate: The Final Budget 2026-27
Will you take an intervention?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42 (vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting
And therefore item 4 is to move into private session. So, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix), I propose that the committee resolves to meet in private for the remainder of the meeting. Are Members content? Content? Yes. We will do that…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Papers to note
And we'll be moving on to the item for papers to note, which is item 3. There are two pieces of correspondence. Is the committee content to note those together? Yes, content. Okay. Thank you very much.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Thank you very much. And as I said, of course, for us as a committee, we see our role as one of challenging, and supporting too. And we, of course, will not necessarily produce a report as we usually do following this session, because we don't have a lot of…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
So, can I thank you very much for being here with us this morning? You will receive a copy of the transcript to check that that is accurate. And because this is the final time that you will be appearing in front of the committee, I just want to thank you very…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Yes, okay. Well, I think that's probably a nice note upon which we can conclude our session.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Thank you. In developing the options paper—you may have mentioned it, I didn't catch it—what role did the Government play in it, if at all? I know maybe this is primarily for the next Government to consider, but you'd expect that maybe there'd be an…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Yes, we have. Yes, we're aware.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Maybe you can answer the first bit first.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Of course, we will be able to see the report when it's concluded, so I think that's really useful. Diolch yn fawr. Thank you. I just want to give time for a look ahead, if you like. Joyce, I know you're going to lead us in that.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Yes, okay.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
I know, Julie, you wanted to come in on this, so I don't know if you want to add anything.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales
Okay, thank you. Thank you, Joyce. Right, we have three other areas that we wish to cover in about 25 minutes, and one of them obviously is looking forward as to where the commission goes next, so I want to give that the time it deserves. But, first of all…
