Concise Minutes - Enterprise and Business Committee

Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 4 - Tŷ Hywel

Meeting date: Thursday, 11 February 2016

Meeting time: 09.31 - 14.28
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/3354

Attendance

Category	Names
Assembly Members:	William Graham AM (Chair) Mohammad Asghar (Oscar) AM Jeff Cuthbert AM Dafydd Elis-Thomas AM Rhun ap Iorwerth AM Joyce Watson AM
Witnesses:	Paul McMahon, Network Rail Colin Poole, Department for Transport Brian Etheridge, Department for Transport Aidan Grisewood, Transport Scotland John Larkinson, Office of Rail and Road Paul Plummer, Rail Delivery Group Tim James, Network Rail
Committee Staff:	Gareth Price (Clerk) Rachel Jones (Deputy Clerk) Andrew Minnis (Researcher)

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1 Introductions, apologies and substitutions

1.1 Apologies were received from Keith Davies AM, Mick Antoniw AM, Eluned Parrott AM and Gwenda Thomas AM.

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2 Inquiry into the priorities for Welsh Rail Infrastructure

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2.1 Inquiry into the Priorities for the Future of Welsh Rail Infrastructure - Evidence from Transport Scotland

2.1.1 Aidan Grisewood answered questions from Members of the Committee.

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2.2 Inquiry into the Priorities for the Future of Welsh Rail Infrastructure - Evidence from Network Rail

2.2.1 Paul McMahon and Tim James answered questions from Members of the Committee.

2.2.2 Paul McMahon and Tim James offered to provide the following information:

· Details of the analysis carried out by Network Rail’s asset management team of the areas in Wales affected by repeat flooding and how they measure future risk to the network and the cost involved in improving the resilience of the network.

· Network Rail’s financial and performance data in relation to the Wales Route.

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2.3 Inquiry into the Priorities for the Future of Welsh Rail Infrastructure - Rail regulation and planning bodies

2.3.1 John Larkinson and Paul Plummer answered questions from Members of the Committee.

2.3.2 John Larkinson offered to provide the Office of Rail and Road’s annual report on Network Rail’s efficiency / financial performance by route.

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2.4 Inquiry into the Priorities for the Future of Welsh Rail Infrastructure - Evidence from UK Government

2.4.1 Colin Poole and Brian Etheridge answered questions from Members of the Committee.

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3 Papers to note

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3.1 Rail Freight Group Survey Results 2015

3.1.1 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 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 priorities for successor Committee

5.1 The Committee discussed the priorities for the successor Committee.

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