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P-05-820 Don't take Neath off the main railway-line
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Meeting: 25/09/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 3)
- Webcast for 25/09/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd
- Transcript for 25/09/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd
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Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 3
PDF 41 KB
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- 31.08.18 Correspondence - Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport to the Chair, item 3
PDF 191 KB
Minutes:
The
Committee considered correspondence from the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and
Transport and agreed to close the petition in light of the commitment made that
the Welsh Government would not support a proposal to reduce services to or from
Neath station, and in doing so congratulate the petitioners on the success of
their campaign.
Meeting: 19/06/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd (Item 2)
- Webcast for 19/06/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd
- Transcript for 19/06/2018 - Petitions Committee - Fifth Senedd
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Supporting documents:
- Cover sheet, item 2
PDF 41 KB
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- Research brief, item 2
PDF 67 KB
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- 01.06.18 Correspondence - Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport to the Chair, item 2
PDF 205 KB
- 13.06.18 Correspondence - Petitioner to the Committee, item 2
PDF 473 KB
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Minutes:
Neil
McEvoy declared the following relevant interest under Standing Order 17.24A:
The
petitioner works for him.
The
Committee considered the petition for the first time and agreed to write back
to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport to ask:
- for further
confirmation that the Welsh Government would not support any proposal that
would remove Neath station from the south Wales mainline;
- for confirmation that,
should such a proposal be raised, they would actively work against it; and
- for details of whether
any dicussions on this issue have taken place with the UK Government or
Network Rail.