Meetings
Rail Franchise & The Metro
This page gives details of any meetings held which will, or did, discuss the matter, and includes links to the relevant Papers, Agendas and Minutes.
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Meeting: 04/11/2020 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
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2 Letter from James Price, Chief Executive Transport for Wales re: Future of Rail update
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Minutes:
2.1.1 The letter was noted by the Committee
Meeting: 29/01/2020 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
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General scrutiny of Transport for Wales
James Price, Chief Executive Officer, Transport for Wales
Scott Waddington, Chair Transport for Wales
Minutes:
4.1 James Price and Scott Waddington answered questions from Committee Members
Meeting: 07/06/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
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4 Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport regarding the interim Chair for Transport for Wales
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Minutes:
4.1.1 The letter was noted by the Committee
Meeting: 07/06/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
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4 Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport regarding the rail franchise financial arrangements
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Minutes:
4.5.1 The letter was noted by the Committee
Meeting: 25/10/2017 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
3 Correspondence from the Auditor General for Wales regarding the Rail Franchise and South Wales Metro
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Minutes:
3.2 The correspondence was noted by the Committee
Meeting: 27/09/2017 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 8)
Debate on the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee report: On the right track? The Rail Franchise and South Wales Metro
NDM6510 Russell
George (Montgomeryshire)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
Notes the report of the Economy, Infrastructure and
Skills Committee on its Inquiry into the Rail Franchise and South Wales Metro
which was laid
in the Table Office on 29 June 2017.
Supporting document
Response
by the Welsh Government
Minutes:
The item started at 14.34
NDM6510 Russell George
(Montgomeryshire)
To propose that the National Assembly for Wales:
Notes the report of the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee on
its Inquiry into the Rail Franchise and South Wales Metro which was laid in the Table Office on 29 June 2017.
The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.
Meeting: 21/09/2017 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)
7 Correspondence from the Secretary of State for Transport to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure
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Minutes:
7.3.1 The correspondence was noted by the Committee
Meeting: 21/09/2017 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)
7 Correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure to the Secretary of State for Transport
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
7.2.1 The correspondence was noted by the Committee
Meeting: 07/06/2017 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)
7 Consideration of draft report - Rail Franchise & the Metro
Supporting documents:
- EIS(5)-14-17 (p8) Draft report
Minutes:
7.1 The Committee discussed the draft report
Meeting: 25/05/2017 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)
7 Consideration of draft report - Rail Franchise & The Metro
Supporting documents:
- EIS(5)-13-17 (p7) Draft report
Minutes:
7.1 The Committee discussed the draft report
Meeting: 06/04/2017 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 9)
9 Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure - Inquiry into rail franchise and Metro delivery
Ken
Skates AM, Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure
Simon
Jones, Director Transport and ICT Infrastructure, Welsh Government
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Minutes:
9.1 Ken Skates AM and Simon Jones answered questions from Committee Members
Meeting: 06/04/2017 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
3 Department for Transport (DfT) - Inquiry into rail franchise and Metro delivery
Eddie
Muraszko, Deputy Director, Midlands, North & Wales Market, DfT
Stuart
White, Programme Director, Network Services London and South East, DfT
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Minutes:
3.1 Eddie Muraszko and Stuart White answered questions from Committee Members
Meeting: 06/04/2017 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
4 Engineering sector panel - Inquiry into rail franchise and Metro delivery
Ed
Evans, Director, Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) Wales
Neil
Sadler
Keith
Jones, Director, Institution of Civil Engineers Wales Cymru
Supporting documents:
- EIS(5)-11-17 (p3) Civil Engineering Contractors Association (CECA) Wales, item 4 PDF 178 KB View as HTML (4/1) 32 KB
- EIS(5)-11-17 (p4) Neil Sadler, item 4 PDF 131 KB View as HTML (4/2) 19 KB
Minutes:
4.1 Ed Evans, Neil Sadler and Keith Jones answered questions from Committee Members
Meeting: 06/04/2017 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
2 Network Rail - Inquiry into rail franchise and Metro delivery
Alexia
Course, Programme Director (Route Commercial & Change), Network Rail
James
Jackson, Principal Programme Sponsor Refranchising & Metro, Network Rail
Tim
James, Head of Strategy and Planning, Network Rail
Supporting documents:
- Research brief
- EIS(5)-11-17 (p1) Network Rail, item 2 PDF 170 KB
Minutes:
2.1 Alexia Course, James Jackson and Tim James answered questions from Committee Members
Meeting: 29/03/2017 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
3 Transport trade unions - Inquiry into rail franchise and Metro delivery
Mick
Cash, General Secretary, National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers
(RMT)
Andrew
Hudd, Executive Committee Member, Wales and the South West of England,
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF)
Supporting documents:
- EIS(5)-10-17 (p2) National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT), item 3 PDF 276 KB
- EIS(5)-10-17 (p3) Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF), item 3 PDF 168 KB View as HTML (3/2) 18 KB
Minutes:
3.1 Mick Cash and Andrew Hudd answered questions from Committee Members
Meeting: 29/03/2017 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
4 Transport for Wales - Inquiry into rail franchise and Metro delivery
James
Price, Chair, Transport for Wales
Geoff
Ogden, Managing Director, Transport for Wales
Supporting documents:
Minutes:
4.1 James Price and Geoff Ogden answered questions from Committee Members
Meeting: 29/03/2017 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
2 Railway rolling stock leasing company - Inquiry into rail franchise and Metro delivery
Olivier
Andre, Commercial Director, Porterbrook Leasing Company
Stephen
McGurk, Legal & Procurement Director, Porterbrook Leasing Company
Supporting documents:
- Research brief - Background paper
- Research brief - Summary of written evidence
- Research brief - Meeting
- EIS(5)-10-17 (p1) Porterbrook, item 2 PDF 131 KB View as HTML (2/4) 20 KB
Minutes:
2.1 Olivier Andre and Stephen McGurk answered questions from Committee Members
Meeting: 23/03/2017 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)
7 Rail Delivery Group - Inquiry into rail franchise and Metro delivery
Richard
Evans, Head of Passenger Services Policy, Rail Delivery Group
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Minutes:
7.1 Richard Evans answered questions from Committee Members
Meeting: 23/03/2017 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
4 Independent rail user organisations - Inquiry into rail franchise and Metro delivery
Rowland
Pittard, Secretary, Railfuture Cymru Wales
Mike
Hewitson, Head of Policy, Transport Focus
Sharon
Hedges, Franchise Programme Manager, Transport Focus
David
Beer, Stakeholder Manager, Transport Focus
Supporting documents:
- EIS(5)-09-17 (p4) Railfuture Cymru Wales, item 4 PDF 154 KB View as HTML (4/1) 22 KB
- EIS(5)-09-17 (p5) Transport Focus, item 4 PDF 660 KB View as HTML (4/2) 181 KB
Minutes:
4.1 Rowland Pittard, Mike Hewitson, Sharon Hedges and David Beer answered questions from Committee Members
Meeting: 23/03/2017 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
3 Academics - Inquiry into rail franchise and Metro delivery
Stuart
Cole, Emeritus Professor of Transport, University of South Wales
Dr
Mark Lang, Consultant Socio-Economic Researcher, Cardiff University
Supporting documents:
- EIS(5)-09-17 (p2) Stuart Cole, Emeritus Professor of Transport, item 3 PDF 406 KB View as HTML (3/1) 88 KB
- EIS(5)-09-17 (p3) Dr Mark Lang, item 3 PDF 351 KB View as HTML (3/2) 15 KB
Minutes:
3.1 Stuart Cole and Mark Lang answered questions from Committee Members
Meeting: 23/03/2017 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
2 Cardiff Capital Region - Inquiry into rail franchise and Metro delivery
Andrew
Morgan, Chair, Cardiff Capital Region
Cllr
Huw David, Chair, Cardiff Capital Region Transport Authority
Roger
Waters, Lead officer, Cardiff Capital Region Transport Authority.
Supporting documents:
- Research brief - Background paper
- Research brief
- Summary of survey responses
- EIS(5)-09-17 (p1) Cardiff Capital Region, item 2 PDF 198 KB View as HTML (2/4) 33 KB
Minutes:
2.1 Andrew Morgan, Huw David and Roger Waters answered questions from Committee Members
Meeting: 09/03/2017 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
2 North Wales and Merseyside - Inquiry into rail franchise and Metro delivery
Iwan
Prys Jones, Programme Manager, North Wales Economic Ambition Board (NWEAB)
Huw
Jenkins, Policy Development Manager, Merseytravel
Councillor
Samantha Dixon, Chair, North Wales & Mersey Dee (NW&MD) Cross-Border
Rail Task Force
Supporting documents:
- Research brief - Background paper
- Research brief - North Wales and Merseyside
- EIS(5)-07-17 (p1) Growth Track 360, the North Wales and Mersey Dee Rail Task Force, item 2 PDF 269 KB View as HTML (2/3) 25 KB
- EIS(5)-07-17 (p2) Merseytravel, item 2 PDF 224 KB View as HTML (2/4) 44 KB
Minutes:
2.1 Iwan Prys Jones, Samantha Dixon and Huw Jenkins answered questions from Committee Members
Meeting: 09/03/2017 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
2 Rail Franchise & The Metro: Consultation Responses
Supporting documents:
- Contents, item 2 PDF 139 KB View as HTML (2/1) 58 KB
- 01 Phil Inskip, item 2 PDF 319 KB View as HTML (2/2) 83 KB
- 02 Office of Rail and Road, item 2 PDF 44 KB View as HTML (2/3) 5 KB
- 03 Pembrokeshire Rail Travellers Association, item 2 PDF 133 KB View as HTML (2/4) 17 KB
- 04 Telford & Wrekin Council, item 2 PDF 568 KB
- 05 North Cheshire Rail Users’ Group, item 2 PDF 176 KB View as HTML (2/6) 19 KB
- 06 Wrexham-Bidston Rail Users’ Association (WBRUA), item 2 PDF 386 KB
- 07 Campaign for Better Transport, item 2 PDF 146 KB View as HTML (2/8) 33 KB
- 08 Heart of Wales Line Development Co Ltd, item 2 PDF 149 KB View as HTML (2/9) 23 KB
- 09 National Union of Rail Maritime and Transport Workers, item 2 PDF 276 KB
- 10 Thomas Wheeler, item 2 PDF 57 KB View as HTML (2/11) 22 KB
- 11 Railfuture Cymru, item 2 PDF 154 KB View as HTML (2/12) 22 KB
- 12 Users of the Maesteg to Cardiff rail service, item 2 PDF 317 KB View as HTML (2/13) 23 KB
- 13 Gloucestershire County Council, item 2 PDF 103 KB View as HTML (2/14) 9 KB
- 14 Merseytravel, item 2 PDF 224 KB View as HTML (2/15) 44 KB
- 15 Professor Stuart Cole, item 2 PDF 406 KB View as HTML (2/16) 88 KB
- 15a Professor Stuart Cole - Additional information, item 2 PDF 409 KB View as HTML (2/17) 70 KB
- 16 Network Rail, item 2 PDF 170 KB
- 17 Joint committee representing Magor, Severn Tunnel Junction, Caldicot, Chepstow and Lydney Stations, item 2 PDF 1 MB View as HTML (2/19) 244 KB
- 18 Dr Mark Lang, item 2 PDF 351 KB View as HTML (2/20) 15 KB
- 19 Severn Tunnel Junction and Caldicot Stations, item 2 PDF 153 KB View as HTML (2/21) 43 KB
- 20 West Coast Rail 250, item 2 PDF 152 KB View as HTML (2/22) 17 KB
- 21 Rhydian Mason - The Cambrian Railways Partnership’s Rail Development Officer, item 2 PDF 202 KB View as HTML (2/23) 9 KB
- 22 Royal Town Planning Institute Cymru, item 2 PDF 106 KB
- 23 Transport Focus, item 2 PDF 658 KB View as HTML (2/25) 181 KB
- 24 Bus Users Cymru, item 2 PDF 106 KB View as HTML (2/26) 97 KB
- 25 Chester – Shrewsbury Rail Partnership Community Rail Officer, item 2 PDF 143 KB View as HTML (2/27) 13 KB
- 26 Association of Community Rail Partnerships, item 2 PDF 180 KB View as HTML (2/28) 34 KB
- 27 Wales Co-operative Centre, item 2 PDF 150 KB View as HTML (2/29) 24 KB
- 28 Ynni Glan, item 2 PDF 313 KB View as HTML (2/30) 37 KB
- 29 Age Cymru, item 2 PDF 163 KB View as HTML (2/31) 24 KB
- 30 Transition Bro Gwaun, Fishguard, item 2 PDF 417 KB View as HTML (2/32) 22 KB
- 31 North Pembrokeshire Transport Forum, item 2 PDF 105 KB View as HTML (2/33) 26 KB
- 32 Federation of Small Businesses, item 2 PDF 144 KB View as HTML (2/34) 11 KB
- 33 Growth Track 360, the North Wales and Mersey Dee Rail Task Force, item 2 PDF 269 KB View as HTML (2/35) 25 KB
- 35 Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen (ASLEF), item 2 PDF 168 KB View as HTML (2/36) 17 KB
- 34 RNIB Cymru, item 2 PDF 148 KB View as HTML (2/37) 35 KB
- 36 Angel Trains, item 2 PDF 94 KB View as HTML (2/38) 18 KB
- 37 Rail Delivery Group, item 2 PDF 259 KB View as HTML (2/39) 37 KB
- 38 Cardiff Capital Region City Deal Regional Cabinet and the Cardiff Capital Region Transport Authority (CCRTA), item 2 PDF 198 KB View as HTML (2/40) 33 KB
Minutes:
3.1 The Committee noted the Responses received
Meeting: 01/03/2017 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
2 Briefing from the Wales Audit Office - Inquiry into rail franchise and Metro delivery
Huw
Vaughan Thomas, Auditor General for Wales, Wales Audit Office
Matthew
Mortlock, Director of Performance, Wales Audit Office
Emma
Giles, Performance Audit Lead, Wales Audit Office
Supporting documents:
- Research brief
Minutes:
2.1 Huw Vaughan Thomas (Auditor General for Wales), Matthew Mortlock and Emma Giles from the Wales Audit Office answered questions from Committee Members
Meeting: 05/10/2016 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 4)
4 Letter from the Chair of the Economy Infrastructure and Skills Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure regarding the rail franchise and metro timeline.
Supporting documents:
- EIS(5)-05-16 (p6) Letter from the Chair of the Economy Infrastructure and Skills Committee to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure regarding the rail franchise and metro timeline, item 4 PDF 73 KB View as HTML (4/1) 15 KB
Minutes:
4.2.1 The paper was noted by the Committee.