Meetings

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

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: 20/11/2024 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 3)

3 Active Travel - technical briefing from Audit Wales

Audit Wales – Active Travel Report, September 2024

Welsh Government response, November 2024

 

Matthew Mortlock, Audit Director – Audit Wales

Seth Newman, Senior Auditor – Audit Wales

Rachel Davies, Audit Lead – Audit Wales

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1 Members received a technical briefing from Audit Wales.


Meeting: 19/09/2018 - Plenary - Fifth Senedd (Item 5)

Debate on the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee report: Post Legislative Scrutiny of the Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013

NDM6780 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 Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 which was laid in the Table Office on 13 June 2018.

Note: The response by the Welsh Government was laid on 12 September 2018.

 

Minutes:

The item started at 15.30

NDM6780 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 Post-Legislative Scrutiny of the Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 which was laid in the Table Office on 13 June 2018.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 


Meeting: 09/05/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

6 Consideration of draft report - Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013

Supporting documents:

  • EIS(5)-11-18(p4) Draft report

Minutes:

6.1 The Committee discussed the draft report


Meeting: 25/04/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport regarding the position on parking

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.2.1 The letter was noted by the Committee


Meeting: 19/04/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)

7 Consideration of draft report: Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 - Post-Legislative Scrutiny

Supporting documents:

  • EIS(5)-09-18(p10) Draft report

Minutes:

7.1 The Committee discussed the draft report


Meeting: 21/03/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 7)

7 Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport - Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 - Post-Legislative

Ken Skates AM, Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport

Rhodri Griffiths, Deputy Director, Transport Policy, Planning & Partnerships, Welsh Government

Natalie Grohmann, Transport Policy Team Leader, Welsh Government

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Minutes:

7.1 The Cabinet Secretary and his officials answered questions from Committee Members

7.2 The Cabinet Secretary agreed to provide the Committee with a comprehensive briefing note on pavement parking


Meeting: 21/03/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

6 Local Government - Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 - Post-Legislative Scrutiny

Craig Mitchell, Head of Waste Support, Welsh Local Government Association

Matthew Price, Section Leader (Transport Vision, Policy and Strategy), City Operations, Cardiff Council

Gail Bodley-Scott, Section Leader (Transport Vision, Policy and Strategy), City Operations, Cardiff Council

Vincent Goodwin, Travel officer, Powys County Council

 

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

6.1 The witnesses answered questions from Committee Members

6.2 Craig Mitchell agreed to provide the Committee with the following information:

  • The restraints relating to Active Travel being delivered through the 21st Century Schools Programme
  • The amount of active travel infrastructure that has been constructed in Wales since the Act, and how the rate of construction compares to the period before the Act
  • Consultation with disability groups across local authorities
  • The promotion of Active Travel across local authorities

Meeting: 15/03/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

3 Bike Life Cardiff 2017 and Bike Life Bristol 2017

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

3.1.1 The paper was noted by the Committee


Meeting: 15/03/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 8)

Disability groups - Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 - Post-Legislative Scrutiny

Rhian Stangroom-Teel, Policy and Public Affairs Officer (Wales), Leonard Cheshire Disability

Joshua Reeves, Can Do programme participant with Leonard Cheshire Disability

Kevin Rahman-Daultrey, Senior Officer and IT coordinator, Pedal Power

Elin Edwards, External Affairs Manager (Wales), RNIB Cymru

Andrea Gordon, Engagement Manager, Guide Dogs Cymru

 

 

Minutes:

8.1 Rhian Stangroom-Teel, Joshua Reeves, Kevin Rahman-Daultrey, Elin Edwards and Andrea Gordon answered questions from Committee Members


Meeting: 15/03/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

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

Dr Julie Bishop (Director of Health Improvement / Consultant in Public Health), Public Health Wales

Huw Brunt, Lead Consultant in Environmental Public Health, Public Health Wales

Dr Tom Porter, Consultant in Public Health Medicine, Cardiff and Vale local public health team / Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

2.1 Dr Julie Bishop, Dr Tom Porter and Huw Brunt answered questions from Committee Members


Meeting: 07/03/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)

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

Simon Shouler, ACE Cymru Wales Manager, ACE Cymru Wales

Robert Jones, Associate Transport Planner with WSP Consultants, ACE Member

Martin Buckle, Independent Planning, Transport and Regeneration Consultant / Chair, Wales Planning Policy and Research Forum, RTPI Cymru.

Mark Farrar - Planning Director, The Urbanists Ltd (Representing RTPI Cymru)

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

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


Meeting: 07/03/2018 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)

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

Rachel Maycock, Wales Manager, Living Streets Cymru

Steve Brooks, National Director, Sustrans Cymru

Ryland Jones, Head of Built Environment, Sustrans Cymru

Supporting documents:

Minutes:

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


Meeting: 07/12/2017 - Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 6)

6 Scoping paper - Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 - Post-Legislative Scrutiny

Supporting documents:

  • Scoping paper

Minutes:

6.1 The paper was noted by the Committee