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Scrutiny of Transport for Wales

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Meeting: 18/03/2026 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 2)

2 Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales

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Meeting: 29/01/2026 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 3)

3 Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales

James Price, Chief Executive - Transport for Wales

Vernon Everitt, Chair - Transport for Wales

Heather Clash, Chief of Finance, Governance and Corporate Services - Transport for Wales

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3.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives from Transport for Wales.

Meeting: 29/01/2026 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 2)

2 UK Government rail policy and rail reform - evidence session with Professor Mark Barry

Mark Barry, Professor of Practice in Connectivity - School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University

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2.1 The Committee heard evidence from Mark Barry, Professor of Practice in Connectivity, School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University.

Meeting: 14/01/2026 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 3)

3 Scrutiny of Transport for Wales

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Meeting: 26/11/2025 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 3)

3 Scrutiny of Transport for Wales

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Meeting: 15/10/2025 - Plenary (Item 6)

Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee report: Report on Transport for Wales’ performance 2024-25

NDM9009 Llyr Gruffydd (North Wales)  

To propose that the Senedd: 

Notes the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee report: Report on Transport for Wales’ performance 2024-25, laid on 9 April 2025. 

Notes: The response from Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 8 October 2025. The response from Transport for Wales to the report was laid in the Table Office on 8 October 2025. 

Minutes:

The item started at 15.57

NDM9009 Llyr Gruffydd (North Wales)  

To propose that the Senedd: 

Notes the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee report: Report on Transport for Wales’ performance 2024-25, laid on 9 April 2025. 

Notes: The response from Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 8 October 2025. The response from Transport for Wales to the report was laid in the Table Office on 8 October 2025. 

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Meeting: 09/10/2025 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 2)

2 Scrutiny of Transport for Wales

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Meeting: 11/06/2025 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 3)

3 Scrutiny of Transport for Wales

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Meeting: 06/03/2025 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 10)

10 Consideration of draft report on Transport for Wales

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9.1 The Committee agreed the draft report on Transport for Wales, subject to minor changes.

Meeting: 23/01/2025 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 3)

3 Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales

James Price, Chief Executive - Transport for Wales

Lee Robinson, Executive Director for Regional Transport and Integration - Transport for Wales

Heather Clash, Chief Finance, Governance and Corporate Services Officer - Transport for Wales

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3.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives from Transport for Wales.

Meeting: 23/01/2025 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 4)

4 Scrutiny of Transport for Wales

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Meeting: 12/12/2024 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 3)

3 Scrutiny of Transport for Wales

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Meeting: 18/07/2024 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 6)

6 Scrutiny of Transport for Wales

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Meeting: 17/07/2024 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 7)

Discussion of the letter from the Auditor General for Wales to the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee on Transport for Wales and the Core Valley Lines Modernisation

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7.1 The Committee agreed that it would write to the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee to inquire about any further work that they would undertake in this issue.

 

7.2 The Committee agreed that it would write to the Welsh Government and Transport for Wales, acknowledging the planned work of Audit Wales in this area, and to seek an update on the current financial position on the delivery of rail services and the Core Valleys Line modernisation project.

Meeting: 17/07/2024 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 2)

2 Letter from the Auditor General for Wales to the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee - Transport for Wales and the Core Valley Lines Modernisation

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Meeting: 03/07/2024 - Plenary (Item 7)

Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee report - Report on rail services and Transport for Wales’ performance 2023-24

NDM8628 Llyr Gruffydd (North Wales)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee report, ‘Report on rail services and Transport for Wales’ performance 2023-24’, laid on 3 May 2024.

Notes: The response from the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 19 June 2024. Transport for Wales responded on 22 May and 17 June 2024.

Minutes:

The item started at 15.53

NDM8628 Llyr Gruffydd (North Wales)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee report, ‘Report on rail services and Transport for Wales’ performance 2023-24’, laid on 3 May 2024.

Notes: The response from the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 19 June 2024. Transport for Wales responded on 22 May and 17 June 2024.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

Meeting: 27/06/2024 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 2)

2 Letter from the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee to Audit Wales - Transport for Wales and Rail Services

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Meeting: 27/06/2024 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 2)

2 Letter from the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee - Transport for Wales and Rail Services

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Meeting: 26/06/2024 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 6)

6 Report on rail services and Transport for Wales’ performance 2023-24

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Meeting: 21/03/2024 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 5)

5 Scrutiny of Transport for Wales

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Meeting: 06/03/2024 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 2)

2 Consideration of draft report on rail services and Transport for Wales' performance 2023-24

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2.1 Members agreed the draft report subject to a few minor amendments.

Meeting: 22/11/2023 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 6)

Consideration of evidence received under items 2 and 3

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6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received under items 2 and 3.

 

Meeting: 22/11/2023 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 3)

Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales

James Price, Chief Executive, Transport for Wales

Geoff Ogden, Chief Transport Planning and Development Officer, Transport for Wales

Jan Chaudry-Van Der Velde, Chief Operations Officer, Transport for Wales

 

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3.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives from Transport for Wales.

 

Meeting: 22/11/2023 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 2)

2 Annual scrutiny of Transport for Wales

James Price, Chief Executive, Transport for Wales

Geoff Ogden, Chief Transport Planning and Development Officer, Transport for Wales

Jan Chaudry-Van Der Velde, Chief Operations Officer, Transport for Wales

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2.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives from Transport for Wales.

 

Meeting: 16/11/2023 - Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee (Item 2)

2 Letter from the Chair of the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee

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Meeting: 15/11/2023 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 6)

Consideration of evidence received under items 2 and 3

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6.1 The Committee considered the evidence received under items 2 and 3.

Meeting: 15/11/2023 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 3)

Evidence session on rail delivery and performance

David Beer, Senior Manager Wales, Transport Focus

Peter Kingsbury, Chair, Rail Future Wales

Jools Townsend, Chief Executive Officer, Community Rail Network

 

Minutes:

3.1 The Committee received evidence from Transport Focus, Rail Future Wales and Community Rail Network.

Meeting: 15/11/2023 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 2)

2 Evidence session on rail delivery and performance

David Beer, Senior Manager Wales, Transport Focus

Peter Kingsbury, Chair, Rail Future Wales

Jools Townsend, Chief Executive Officer, Community Rail Network

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2.1 The Committee received evidence from Transport Focus, Rail Future Wales and Community Rail Network.

Meeting: 20/09/2023 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 4)

4 Transport for Wales - Procurement of Rolling Stock

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Meeting: 26/04/2023 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 4)

4 The South Wales Metro

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Meeting: 17/03/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 4)

Scrutiny of Transport for Wales - session 2

James Price, Chief Executive – Transport for Wales

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4.1  The Committee continued to hear evidence from representatives of Transport for Wales.

 

Meeting: 17/03/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 7)

Consideration of evidence received

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7.1 Members considered the evidence heard during today’s evidence sessions.

 

Meeting: 17/03/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 3)

3 Scrutiny of Transport for Wales - session 1

James Price, Chief Executive – Transport for Wales

Geoff Ogden, Director of Planning, Development and Advisory Services – Transport for Wales

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3.1  The Committee heard evidence from representatives of Transport for Wales.

 

 

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