Agenda - Enterprise and Business Committee

Meeting Venue:

External Location

Meeting date: Thursday, 28 January 2016

Meeting time: 08.45
For further information contact:

Gareth Price

Committee Clerk

0300 200 6565

SeneddEcon@Assembly.Wales

Glyndŵr University, Wrexham

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Private pre-meeting (08.45-09.00)

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1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions

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2 Inquiry into the Priorities for the Future of Welsh Rail Infrastructure

                                                                                                   (Pages 1 - 35)

Attached Documents:

Rail Infrastructure Background and Terms of Reference

Research Brief

2.1 </AI3>

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Inquiry into the Priorities for the Future of Welsh Rail Infrastructure - business and rail interest groups

(09.00-10.00)                                                                           (Pages 36 - 64)

Iwan Prys Jones, Programme Manager, North Wales Economic Ambition Board

Rebecca Maxwell, Corporate Director for Economy and the Public Realm, Denbighshire County Council

Councillor Pat Hackett, Chair, Mersey Dee Alliance

Jim Steer, Director, Greenguage 21

Attached Documents:

EBC(4)-03-16 (p.1) Evidence from North Wales Economic Ambition Board

EBC(4)-03-16 (p.2) Evidence from Mersey Dee Alliance

EBC(4)-03-16 (p.4) Evidence from Cheshire West and Chester Council

EBC(4)-03-16 (p.5) Evidence from Greengauge 21

EBC(4)-03-16 (p.3) Evidence from Merseytravel

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Break (10.00-10.15)

2.2 </AI5>

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Inquiry into the priorities for the future of Welsh rail infrastructure - freight interest groups

(10.15-11.00)                                                                           (Pages 65 - 70)

Robin C Smith, Welsh Representative, Rail Freight Group

Attached Documents:

EBC(4)-03-16 (p.6) Evidence from Rail Freight Group

2.3 </AI6>

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Inquiry into the priorities for the future of Welsh rail infrastructure - North of England and West Midlands Rail Bodies

(11.00-12.10)                                                                           (Pages 71 - 87)

Ben Still, Executive Director SCR CA, Transport for the North

Pete Brunskill, Stakeholder Manager (Interim) Rail North Limited

Lorna McHugh, Transport for the North and Rail North Limited

Toby Rackliff, Rail Policy & Strategy Manager, West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority and West Midlands Rail Ltd

Attached Documents:

EBC(4)-3-16 (p.7) Evidence from Rail North and Transport for the North

EBC(4)-03-16 (p.8) Information provided by West Midlands Rail Ltd

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Break (12.10-13.00)

2.4 </AI8>

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Inquiry into the priorities for the future of Welsh rail infrastructure - train operating companies

(13.00-14.00)                                                                           (Pages 88 - 97)

Michael Tapscott, Projects Director, Arriva Trains Wales

Roger Cobbe, Policy Director, Arriva Trains UK

Richard Rowland, Western Programme Alliance and Planning Director, Great Western Railway

John Pockett, Manager for Wales, Great Western Railway

Attached Documents:

EBC(4)-03-16 (p.9) Evidence from Arriva Trains Wales

EBC(4)-03-16 (p.10) Evidence from Great Western Railway

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3 Papers to note

3.1 </AI10>

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Welsh Government Budget 2016 - 2017

                                                                                               (Pages 98 - 105)

Attached Documents:

EBC(4)-03-16 (p.11) Letter from William Graham AM to the Chair of the Finance Committee regarding the Enterprise and Business Committee Budget Scrutiny session with the Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology

EBC(4)-03-16 (p.12) Letter from William Graham AM to the Chair of the Finance Committee regarding the Enterprise and Business Committee Budget Scrutiny session with the Minister for Economy, Science and Transport

EBC(4)-03-16 (p.13) Letter from the Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology in response to the actions that arose in the Budget Scrutiny Session on 14 January 2016

3.2 </AI11>

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Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013

                                                                                                         (Page 106)

Attached Documents:

EBC(4)-03-16 (p.14) Letter from Sustrans Cymu regarding Active Travel

3.3 </AI12>

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The future of Wales and Borders Rail Franchise

                                                                                             (Pages 107 - 108)

Attached Documents:

EBC(4)-03-16 (p.15) Letter from the Minister for Economy, Science and Transport regarding Wales and Borders Rail Franchise

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4 Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the remainder of the meeting and the beginning of the next meeting.

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5 Discussion of the Welsh Government response to the Rugby World Cup Transport Planning Report

(14.00-14.10)                                                                       (Pages 109 - 113)

Attached Documents:

Welsh Government response to the Rugby World Cup Transport Planning Report

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Private de-brief (14.10-14.25)

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