Concise Minutes - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

Meeting date: Thursday, 6 April 2017

Meeting time: 09.05 - 15.15
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/3815


Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Russell George AM (Chair)

Hannah Blythyn AM

Hefin David AM

Vikki Howells AM

Mark Isherwood AM

Jeremy Miles AM

Adam Price AM

David J Rowlands AM

Witnesses:

Tim James, Network Rail

Alexia Course, Network Rail

James Jackson, Network Rail

Eddie Muraszko, Department for Transport

Stuart White, Department for Transport

Ed Evans, Civil Engineering Contractors Association

Neil Sadler, ACE Cymru Wales

Keith Jones, Institution of Civil Engineers Wales Cymru

Ken Skates AM, Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure

Simon Jones, Welsh Government

Committee Staff:

Gareth Price (Clerk)

Robert Lloyd-Williams (Deputy Clerk)

Sean Evans (Researcher)

Andrew Minnis (Researcher)

 

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Transcript

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

There were no apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

 

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2       Network Rail - Inquiry into rail franchise and Metro delivery

2.1 Alexia Course, James Jackson and Tim James answered questions from Committee Members

 

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3       Department for Transport (DfT) - Inquiry into rail franchise and Metro delivery

3.1 Eddie Muraszko and Stuart White answered questions from Committee Members

 

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4       Engineering sector panel - Inquiry into rail franchise and Metro delivery

4.1 Ed Evans, Neil Sadler and Keith Jones answered questions from Committee Members

 

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5       Paper(s) to note

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5.1   Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government regarding the Horizon 2020 Annual report 2016

5.1 The letter was noted by the Committee

 

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6       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from items 7 and 8

6.1 The Committee agreed the motion

 

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7       Scoping paper - Impacts of congestion on the bus industry in Wales

7.1 The Committee agreed the paper

 

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8       Forward Work Programme

8.1 The Committee agreed the Forward Work Programme

 

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9       Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure - Inquiry into rail franchise and Metro delivery

9.1 Ken Skates AM and Simon Jones answered questions from Committee Members

 

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