Cross-Party Group Annual Report 2025
Cross Party Group on the Active Travel Act
1. Group membership and office holders.
Chair: John Griffiths MS
Other MS Members:
Rhun ap Iorwerth MS
Jane Dodds MS
Janet Finch-Saunders MS
Vikki Howells MS
Sarah Murphy MS
Jenny Rathbone MS
Carolyn Thomas MS
Lee Waters MS
Secretary: Chris Roberts (MSS)
Other External Members:
|
Name |
Role |
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Ken Barker |
Cycling UK |
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Ruth Billingham |
Head of Campaigns & Public Affairs Living Streets |
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Julie Blaisdale |
Chair Active Travel West Wales |
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Gail Bodley Scott |
Section Leader (Transport Vision, Policy and Strategy) Cardiff Council |
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John Bradley |
NHS Principal Public Health Practitioner Public Health Wales |
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Rebecca Brough |
Policy and Advocacy Manager Ramblers Cymru |
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Richard Brunstrom |
Cycling UK North Wales |
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Davina Carey-Evans |
Partner Engagement (Wales) Family Fund |
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Joseph Carter |
Head of Devolved Nations British Lung Foundation |
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Dan Coast |
Secretary Cycling Newport |
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Stephen Cunnah |
Policy and External Affairs Manager Sustrans Cymru |
|
Richard Dale |
Head of Business Development Newport Live |
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Warren Davies |
Secretary Wrexham Cycling Campaign |
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Dan De'Ath |
Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning & Transport Cardiff Council |
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Duncan Dollimore |
Head of Advocacy and Campaigns Cycling UK |
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Helen Donnan |
Access Field Officer, Wales British Horse Society |
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David Edwards |
Casnewydd Community Cycling |
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Donna Edwards-John |
Active Travel Officer Torfaen County Borough Council |
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Hazel Evans |
Cabinet Member for Environment Carmarthenshire County Council |
|
Richard Evans |
Chair Cardiff Cycle Workshop |
|
Sam Farnfield |
Director Pedal Power |
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Christine Farr |
Vale of Glamorgan Strategic Wellbeing Team Vale of Glamorgan Council |
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Matthew Gilbert |
Active Travel Lead Transport for Wales |
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Nathan Goldup-John |
Councillor Neath Port Talbot Council |
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Andrew Gregory |
Director of Planning Transport and Environment Cardiff Council |
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Owain Griffiths |
Cardiff Cycle City |
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Peter Griffiths |
Carmarthenshire Cycle Forum |
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Natalie Grohmann |
Transport - Policy, Planning and Partnerships Officer Welsh Government |
|
Nick Guy |
Wheelrights |
|
Max Hampton |
Design Advisor Design Commission for Wales |
|
Aaron Hill |
Director CPT Cymru |
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Gemma Hobson |
Public Health Wales |
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Alastair Hopkins |
Service Manager (Transport) Newport City Council |
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Francesca Howorth |
Higher Research Officer Senedd Cymru |
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Mared Hughes |
Project Officer Innovate Trust |
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Stephen Hughes |
Graduate Transport Planner Mott MacDonald |
|
Heulwen Hulme |
Portfolio Holder for Environment Powys County Council |
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Lowri Jackson |
Head of Policy and Campaigns (Wales) Royal College of Physicians |
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Kirsty James |
Campaign Officer RNIB (Cymru) |
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Lynda James |
Councillor City & County of Swansea |
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Aled Jones |
National Cycling Lead Welsh Cycling |
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Emlyn Jones |
Head of Planning, Public Protection and Countryside Services Denbighshire County Council |
|
Keith Jones |
Director ICE Wales Cymru |
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Lyndon Jones |
Leader of the Conservative Group City & County of Swansea |
|
Phil Jones |
Chairman PJA |
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Ryland Jones |
Head of Connected Communities Sustrans Cymru |
|
Mike Jones-Pritchard |
Principal @rchitecture |
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Richard Keatinge |
Secretary Beicio Bangor |
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Ruben Kelman |
Youth Parliament Representative Welsh Youth Parliament |
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Kate Kerr |
Road Safety Officer Torfaen County Borough Council |
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Rhiannon Letman |
Member Active Travel Board |
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Phil Lewis |
Chair Active Wheels |
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Richard Lewis |
Principal Public Health Practitioner Public Health Wales (Gwent) |
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Dylan Llewelyn Jones |
Group Engineer, Strategic & Sustainable Transport Isle of Anglesey County Council |
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Hugh Mackay |
Cycling UK VofG |
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John Mather |
Cycling UK (N Wales) |
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Hilary May |
ValeVeloWays |
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Andrew Minnis |
Research Team Leader Senedd Cymru |
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David Naylor |
Wheelrights |
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Samuel Newington |
Engagement Officer Momentwm Newport |
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Gavin Newman |
Team Leader Highways, Traffic & Enforcement Torfaen County Borough Council |
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Simon Nicholls |
Bus Coordinator Newport City Council |
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Francesca O'Brien |
Councillor City & County of Swansea |
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Gwenda Owen |
Engagement Officer - Wales Cycling UK |
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Gethin Pearson |
Active Travel – Programme Manager Newport Live |
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Huw Percy |
Head of Service Highways Waste and Property Ynys Mon Council |
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Matt Perry |
Head of Highways, Transport & Recycling Powys County Council |
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Paul Pilkington |
Consultant in Public Health Public Health Wales |
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Louis Preece |
Active Travel Projects Officer Newport City Council |
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Gareth Price |
Clerk Senedd Cymru |
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Matt Price |
Team Leader, Transport Vision, Policy and Strategy Cardiff Council |
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Catherine Purcell |
Reader, School of Healthcare Sciences Cardiff University |
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Sean Pursey |
Chair, Environment, Regeneration and Streetscene Services Scrutiny Committee Neath Port Talbot Council |
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Dareyoush Rassi |
Secretary Wheelrights |
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Ellis Redman |
Active Travel - Programme Manager Newport Live |
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Paula Renzel |
Transport Action Network Cymru |
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Chris Roberts |
Secretary CPGATA |
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Gemma Roberts |
Policy & Public Affairs Manager British Heart Foundation |
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Kaarina Ruta |
Senior Policy Officer (Transport) WLGA |
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Emma Sandrey |
|
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John Sayce |
Chair Wheelrights |
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Phil Snaith |
Secretary Carmarthenshire Cycle Forum |
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Caroline Spanton |
Chief Executive Officer Welsh Cycling |
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Roy Spilsbury |
Cycling UK North Wales |
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Luke Stacey |
Access Development and Public Rights of Way Officer Newport Council |
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Paul Streets |
Secretary Cardiff Cycle City |
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Paul Sullivan |
Youth, Sport and Active Travel Manager MonLife, Monmouthshire County Council |
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Alan Tapp |
Professor of Social Marketing UWE |
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Greg Tasker |
Active Travel Manager Newport City Council |
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Dafydd Rhys Thomas |
Portfolio Holder - Highways, Waste and Property Isle of Anglesey County Council |
|
Joe Thomas |
Policy Support Assistant Sustrans Cymru |
|
Mark Thomas |
Cabinet Member for Environment Enhancement & Infrastructure Management City & County of Swansea |
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Stuart Thomas |
Health and Safety SLA Manager Cardiff Council |
|
Will Thomas |
Councillor City & County of Swansea |
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Jack Thurston |
Chair Abergavenny Cycle Group |
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Nick Tulp |
Active Travel Officer MonLife, Monmouthshire County Council |
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Beth Ward |
Director Drosi Bikes |
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Tom Wells |
Active Travel West Wales |
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Jonathan West |
Head of Behavioural Science Public Health Wales |
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Mark Weston |
Director of Access British Horse Society |
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Christopher White |
Lecturer in Health, Mental Health and Well-Being Wrexham University |
|
Caro Wild |
Councillor Cardiff Council |
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Cheryl Williams |
Principal Health Promotion Specialist Public Health Wales |
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Liz Williams |
Policy and Public Affairs Manager RNIB (Cymru) |
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Patrick Williams |
National Programme Manager, Active Travel Fund Sustrans Cymru |
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Steven Williams |
Momentwm - Swyddog Ymgysylltu / Programme manager Momentwm Newport |
|
Roisin Willmott |
One Planet Programme Manager Cardiff Council |
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Peter Wong |
Councillor Cardiff Council |
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Alex Wood |
Senior Health Promotion Specialist Public Health Wales |
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Leah Young |
Active Travel Projects Officer Newport City Council |
2. Previous Group Meetings since the last AGM.
Meeting 1.
Meeting date: December 11th, 2024. Teams Meeting.
Attendees:
|
First Name |
Surname |
Job Title |
Organisation |
|
Ken |
Barker |
|
Cycling UK |
|
Ioan |
Bellin |
SCA |
Rhys Ab Owen AS |
|
Andrew |
Bettridge |
MSS |
John Griffiths MS |
|
Ruth |
Billingham |
Head of Campaigns & Public Affairs |
Living Streets |
|
Richard |
Brunstrom |
|
Cycling UK North Wales |
|
Joseph |
Carter |
Head of Devolved Nations |
British Lung Foundation |
|
Dan |
Coast |
Secretary |
Cycling Newport |
|
Stephen |
Cunnah |
Policy and External Affairs Manager |
Sustrans Cymru |
|
Helen |
Donnan |
Access Field Officer, Wales |
British Horse Society |
|
Ryland |
Doyle |
Communications and Research Officer |
Mike Hedges MS |
|
Donna |
Edwards-John |
Active Travel Officer |
Torfaen County Borough Council |
|
Richard |
Evans |
Chair |
Cardiff Cycle Workshop |
|
Sam |
Farnfield |
Director |
Pedal Power |
|
Matthew |
Gilbert |
Active Travel Lead |
Transport for Wales |
|
John |
Griffiths |
Member of the Senedd |
Senedd Cymru |
|
Natalie |
Grohmann |
Transport - Policy, Planning and Partnerships Officer |
Welsh Government |
|
Sam |
Hall |
Pennaeth Cysylltiadau ac Ymgysylltu Cyhoeddus | Head of Public R |
Natasha Asghar MS |
|
Amy |
Henley |
Transport Strategy & Policy |
Welsh Government |
|
Francesca |
Howorth |
Higher Research Officer |
Senedd Cymru |
|
Keith |
Jones |
Director |
ICE Wales Cymru |
|
Olivia |
Jones |
OFM |
Welsh Government |
|
Phil |
Jones |
Chairman |
PJA |
|
Hayley |
Keohane |
Active Travel |
Welsh Government |
|
Kate |
Kerr |
Road Safety Officer |
Torfaen County Borough Council |
|
Gwyn |
Lewis |
Senior Policy Implementation and Evidence Lead |
Welsh Government |
|
Phil |
Lewis |
Chair |
Active Wheels |
|
Hugh |
Mackay |
|
Cycling UK VofG |
|
Kiera |
Marshall |
Researcher |
Grŵp Senedd Plaid Cymru Senedd Group |
|
John |
Mather |
|
Cycling UK (N Wales) |
|
Hilary |
May |
|
ValeVeloWays |
|
Andrew |
Minnis |
Research Team Leader |
Senedd Cymru |
|
David |
Naylor |
|
Wheelrights |
|
Samuel |
Newington |
Engagement Officer |
Momentwm Newport |
|
Simon |
Nicholls |
Bus Coordinator |
Newport City Council |
|
Gwenda |
Owen |
Engagement Officer - Wales |
Cycling UK |
|
Peredur |
Owen Griffiths |
Member of the Senedd |
Senedd Cymru |
|
Louis |
Preece |
Active Travel Projects Officer |
Newport City Council |
|
Catherine |
Purcell |
Reader, School of Healthcare Sciences |
Cardiff University |
|
Dareyoush |
Rassi |
Secretary |
Wheelrights |
|
Chris |
Roberts |
Secretary |
CPGATA |
|
Kaarina |
Ruta |
Transport Assistant |
WLGA |
|
Phil |
Snaith |
Secretary |
Carmarthenshire Cycle Forum |
|
Paul |
Sullivan |
Youth, Sport and Active Travel Manager |
MonLife, Monmouthshire County Council |
|
Alan |
Tapp |
Professor of Social Marketing |
UWE |
|
Dafydd Rhys |
Thomas |
Portfolio Holder - Highways, Waste and Property |
Isle of Anglesey County Council |
|
Lee |
Waters |
Member of the Senedd |
Senedd Cymru |
|
Tom |
Wells |
|
Active Travel West Wales |
|
Richard |
Weston |
Independent Researcher |
|
|
Steven |
Williams |
Momentwm - Swyddog Ymgysylltu / Programme manager |
Momentwm Newport |
|
Roisin |
Willmott |
One Planet Programme Manager |
Cardiff Council |
Summary of issues discussed:
The main business of the meeting was a Q&A session with Ken Skates MS, Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales. The meeting also saw the launch of the Group’s report ‘Bikes and Buses – a perfect partnership’ authored by Dr Richard Weston and produced in association with the THINK project of Aberystwyth University.
Meeting 2.
Meeting date: June 17th 2025 Hybrid Meeting.
Attendees:
|
First Name |
Surname |
Job Title |
Organisation |
|
Ioan |
Bellin |
SCA |
Delyth Jewell AS |
|
Ruth |
Billingham |
Head of Campaigns & Public Affairs |
Living Streets |
|
John |
Bradley |
NHS Principal Public Health Practitioner |
Public Health Wales |
|
Rebecca |
Brough |
Policy and Advocacy Manager |
Ramblers Cymru |
|
Joseph |
Carter |
Head of Devolved Nations |
British Lung Foundation |
|
Stephen |
Cunnah |
Policy and External Affairs Manager |
Sustrans Cymru |
|
Dan |
De'Ath |
Cabinet Member for Strategic Planning & Transport |
Cardiff Council |
|
Helen |
Donnan |
Access Field Officer, Wales |
British Horse Society |
|
Sam |
Farnfield |
Director |
Pedal Power |
|
Ben |
George |
Head of Regional Transport |
Transport for Wales |
|
Matthew |
Gilbert |
Active Travel Lead |
Transport for Wales |
|
John |
Griffiths |
Member of the Senedd |
Senedd Cymru |
|
Natalie |
Grohmann |
Transport - Policy, Planning and Partnerships Officer |
Welsh Government |
|
Anthony |
Hunt |
Leader |
Torfaen County Borough Council |
|
Kirsty |
James |
Campaign Officer |
RNIB (Cymru) |
|
Keith |
Jones |
Director |
ICE Wales Cymru |
|
Mike |
Jones-Pritchard |
Principal |
@rchitecture |
|
Phil |
Lewis |
Chair |
Active Wheels |
|
Hugh |
Mackay |
|
Cycling UK VofG |
|
John |
Mather |
|
Cycling UK (N Wales) |
|
Hilary |
May |
|
ValeVeloWays |
|
Andrew |
Minnis |
Research Team Leader |
Senedd Cymru |
|
Gavin |
Newman |
Team Leader Highways, Traffic & Enforcement |
Torfaen County Borough Council |
|
Simon |
Nicholls |
Bus Coordinator |
Newport City Council |
|
Gwenda |
Owen |
Engagement Officer - Wales |
Cycling UK |
|
Louis |
Preece |
Active Travel Projects Officer |
Newport City Council |
|
Gareth |
Price |
Clerk |
Senedd Cymru |
|
Chris |
Roberts |
Secretary |
CPGATA |
|
Kaarina |
Ruta |
Transport Assistant |
WLGA |
|
John |
Sayce |
Chair |
Wheelrights |
|
Phil |
Snaith |
Secretary |
Carmarthenshire Cycle Forum |
|
Paul |
Streets |
Secretary |
Cardiff Cycle City |
|
Alan |
Tapp |
Professor of Social Marketing |
UWE |
|
Greg |
Tasker |
Active Travel Manager |
Newport City Council |
|
Tom |
Wells |
|
Active Travel West Wales |
|
Mark |
Weston |
Director of Access |
British Horse Society |
|
Patrick |
Williams |
National Programme Manager, Active Travel Fund |
Sustrans Cymru |
|
Peter |
Wong |
Councillor |
Cardiff Council |
Summary of issues discussed:
Annual Meeting: the meeting elected John Griffiths MS as Chair and re-elected Chris Roberts as Secretary. The main business of the ordinary meeting was a panel discussion on the devolution of active travel funding to the Corporate Joint Committees.
3. Professional lobbyists, voluntary organisations and charities with whom the Group has met during the preceding year.
The Group has not met with any professional lobbyists during the year.
The Group meetings are attended by representatives of several organisations and charities. The details of attendees for each meeting are listed above. The Chair and Secretary of the Group met with an officer and clients of Innovate Trust (433 Cowbridge Road East, Cardiff, CF5 1JH) to discuss their project to improve access to transport for people with learning difficulties. The meeting took place in Ty Hywel on April 29th. The following organisations were invited to speak to the Group:
Transport for Wales
Llys Cadwyn, Pontypridd, CF37 4TH
Welsh Local Government Association
4th Floor, One Canal Parade, Dumballs Rd, Cardiff CF10 5BF
Annual Financial Statement
7th July 2025
Cross-Party Group on the Active Travel Act.
Chair: John Griffiths MS
Secretary: Chris Roberts
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Group’s Expenses.
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None. |
£0.00 |
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Costs of all goods.
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None |
£0.00 |
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Benefits received by the group or individual Members from outside bodies.
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The Group collaborated with the THINK project at Aberystwyth University in the production of the report ‘Bikes and Buses – a perfect partnership’ authored by Dr Richard Weston. Dr Weston was paid £2000 for his work by THINK. All payments were made directly by THINK and no funds were handled by the CPGATA. |
£2000.00 |
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Any secretariat or other support.
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No financial support received. |
£0.00 |
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Services provided to the Group such as hospitality.
All refreshments paid for by: No refreshments provided
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Date |
Description and name of provider
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Cost |
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None |
£0.00 |
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Total cost
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£0.00 |
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