, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
I thought we were going to move on to budget.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
Constant evolution. Okay. Thank you. We'll make progress now. Janet, do you want to take us into another area?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
Thank you. I can see a number of hands going up. I think we've spoken about this now. I think we need to move on to other areas, if Members are content, I'm afraid. I can testify, actually, that I witnessed somebody being dealt with very effectively by a…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
Yes, briefly.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
Delyth wants to come in on this, and then maybe, James, you can pick up. Delyth.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
Yes, absolutely. Joyce, did you want to come in?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
Thank you very much. You referenced the board there. During your pre-appointment hearing, you told us that you had some ideas about potential changes that you might want to make to the board's approach. Could you update us somewhat on what might have…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales
Well, welcome back to the committee. We're moving on to the next item, where we will be having our last annual scrutiny session with Transport for Wales for this Senedd. I'd like to welcome Vernon Everitt, the chair, James Price, the chief executive officer…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
That's been noted, and we appreciate that. There we are. Thank you very much. The committee will now break for 15 minutes. Let's aim to reconvene at 10:40, so that we can start our next session slightly earlier. Thank you. Diolch.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
There we are. Okay. Lovely. Well, can I thank you as always for the evidence that you've given us, for the paper beforehand and the oral evidence that you've given us today? Always great to hear from you and there's plenty for us to chew on there. Of course…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
Very briefly, then. Yes, okay.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
Okay, can I—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
Okay. Very briefly, then, the last word to Janet.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
Fine. We've covered most of the bases, I think, that we wanted to cover. Do Members have any further comments or issues you wish to raise?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
One of the key aspects here, I think, moving forward, is that relationship between GBR and Transport for Wales. So, what key provisions would you want to see included in any partnership agreement between the two?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
Joyce wanted to come in on this. Joyce.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
Thank you. Julie.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
And you told us this in your paper, in fairness.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
Carolyn, you wanted to come in.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
No, well, Joyce is bringing us on to governance now, so maybe Joyce can lead us into that.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
We're going to move on. What we need to talk about are the governance arrangements, not the individuals, or who—
, 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
That's a political question, Janet.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
And we touched on that earlier.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry
Back to you, Janet.
