Concise Minutes - Enterprise and Business Committee

Meeting Venue:

External Location

Meeting date: Thursday, 28 January 2016

Meeting time: 08.45 - 14.20
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/3352

Glyndŵr University, Wrexham

Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	William Graham AM (Chair) Mick Antoniw AM Jeff Cuthbert AM Rhun ap Iorwerth AM Joyce Watson AM Janet Haworth AM
Witnesses:	Robin Smith, Rail Freight Group Pete Brunskill, Rail North Limited Pat Hackett, Mersey Dee Alliance Rebecca Maxwell, Denbighshire County Council Lorna McHugh, Transport for the North / Rail North Limited Jim Steer, Greengauge 21 Ben Still, Transport for the North Iwan Prys-Jones, North Wales Economic Ambition Board
Committee Staff:	Gareth Price (Clerk) Martha Da Gama Howells (Second Clerk) Andrew Minnis (Researcher)

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Transcript

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1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 Apologies were received from Keith Davies AM, Eluned Parrott AM, Dafydd Elis-Thomas AM, Gwenda Thomas AM and Mohammad Asghar AM. Janet Haworth AM substituted for Mohammad Asghar AM.

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

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

2.1.1 Iwan Prys Jones, Rebecca Maxwell, Councillor Pat Hackett and Jim Steer answered questions from Members of the Committee.

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

2.2.1 Robin C Smith answered questions from Members of the Committee.

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

2.3.1 Ben Still, Pete Brunskill, Lorna McHugh and Toby Rackliff answered questions from Members of the Committee.

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

2.4.1 Michael Tapscott, Roger Cobbe, Richard Rowland and John Pockett answered questions from Members of the Committee.

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3 Papers to note

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3.1 Welsh Government Budget 2016 - 2017

3.1.1 The paper was noted by the Committee.

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3.2 Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013

3.2.1 The paper was noted by the Committee.

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3.3 The future of Wales and Borders Rail Franchise

3.3.1 The paper was noted by the Committee.

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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.

4.1 The Committee agreed to exclude the public from 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

5.1 The Committee discussed the Welsh Government’s response to the Rugby World Cup Transport Planning Report.

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