Concise Minutes - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee


Meeting Venue:

Committee Room 1 - Senedd

Meeting date: Wednesday, 7 March 2018

Meeting time: 09.15 - 12.02
This meeting can be viewed
on Senedd TV at:
http://senedd.tv/en/4576


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Attendance

Category

Names

Assembly Members:

Russell George AM (Chair)

Vikki Howells AM

Mark Isherwood AM

Adam Price AM

David J Rowlands AM

Lee Waters AM

Joyce Watson AM

Witnesses:

Steve Brooks, Sustrans Cymru

Ryland Jones, Sustrans Cymru

Rachel Maycock, Living Streets

Simon Shouler, Association for Consultancy and Engineering

Robert Jones, WSP Consultants

Mark Farrar, Royal Town Planning Institute Cymru

Martin Buckle, Royal Town Planning Institute Cymru

Committee Staff:

Gareth Price (Clerk)

Abigail Phillips (Second Clerk)

Robert Lloyd-Williams (Deputy Clerk)

Andrew Minnis (Researcher)

 

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1       Introductions, apologies, substitutions and declarations of interest

1.1 There were no apologies or substitutions

1.2 Lee Waters declared he previously worked for Sustrans and is Chair of the Cross Party Group on the Active Travel Act

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2       Campaigners - Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 - Post-Legislative Scrutiny

2.1 Rachel Maycock, Steve Brooks and Ryland Jones answered questions from Committee Members

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3       Built environment - Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 - Post-Legislative

3.1 Simon Shouler, Robert Jones, Martin Buckle and Mark Farrar answered questions from Committee Members

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4       Paper(s) to note

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4.1   Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport to the Chair regarding the Traffic Commissioner for Wales

4.1.1 The correspondence was noted by the Committee

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4.2   Correspondence to the Leader of the House and Chief Whip, and Minister for Culture, Tourism and Sport regarding Ofcom: Draft Memorandum of Understanding

4.2.1 The correspondence was noted by the Committee

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4.3   Correspondence to the Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs regarding the planning elements of the Mobile Action Plan and her response

4.3.1 The correspondence was noted by the Committee

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4.4   Additional information from Openreach following the Committee meeting on 25 January

4.4.1 The additional information was noted by the Committee

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5       Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting

5.1 The Committee agreed the motion

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6       Correspondence to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport and written evidence received on speed limits - New Powers: New Possibilities inquiry

6.1 The correspondence was noted by the Committee

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7       Consideration of draft summer Forward Work Programme

7.1 The draft Forward work Programme was noted by the Committee

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