Meetings

Bus and rail transport in Wales

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: 09/05/2024 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 4)

4 Roadmap to Bus Reform - Technical briefing

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

Robbie Thomas, Head of Bus Legislation - Welsh Government

Joseph Dooher, Head of Bus and Community Transport - Welsh Government

 

§  Welsh Government road map to bus franchising

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4.1 The Committee received evidence from Transport for Wales and Welsh Government officials.

Meeting: 09/05/2024 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 5)

5 Roadmap to Bus Reform - evidence session with English transport authorities

Stephen Rhodes, Director of Bus - Transport for Greater Manchester

Jason Prince, Director - Urban Transport Group

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5.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of English transport authorities.

Meeting: 28/09/2023 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 9)

9 Bus Franchising Research: Commission Approach

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9.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its approach to Bus Franchising Research.

Meeting: 11/05/2023 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 5)

Sustainability of Welsh Bus Services - evidence session with local government

Cllr Andrew Morgan, Leader, and Climate Change Spokesperson – Welsh Local Government Association

Cllr Keith Henson, Chair of the Mid Wales Transport Group – Welsh Local Government Association

Cllr David Bithell, Chair of the North Wales Transport Group – Welsh Local Government Association

Cllr Lis Burnett, Rural Affairs Spokesperson – Welsh Local Government Association

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5.1 The Committee received evidence from representatives of the Welsh Local Government Association.

Meeting: 16/03/2023 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 5)

5 Bus services

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Meeting: 09/02/2023 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 3)

3 Bus and coach net zero - briefing by the Confederation of Passenger Transport (CPT)

Graham Vidler, Chief Executive - Confederation of Passenger Transport

 

Report: Bus and Coach: the route to net zero in Wales

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3.1 The Committee received a briefing and asked questions to the representative of the Confederation of Passenger Transport.

Meeting: 18/01/2023 - Plenary (Item 5)

Debate on the Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee report - The future of bus and rail in Wales

NDM8180 Llyr Gruffydd (North Wales)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee report, ‘The future of bus and rail in Wales’, laid on 6 October 2022.

The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 11 January 2023.

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The item started at 15.16

NDM8180 Llyr Gruffydd (North Wales)

To propose that the Senedd:

Notes the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee report, ‘The future of bus and rail in Wales’, laid on 6 October 2022.

The response of the Welsh Government to the report was laid in the Table Office on 11 January 2023.

The motion was agreed in accordance with Standing Order 12.36.

 

Meeting: 22/09/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 10)

10 Consideration of the Committee's draft report on the future of bus and rail in Wales

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10.1 The Committee discussed and agreed its draft report, subject to a few minor amendments.

Meeting: 13/07/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 5)

Bus and rail transport in Wales - consideration of evidence received under item 2

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5.1 Members considered the evidence heard under item 2.

Meeting: 13/07/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 2)

2 Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 4

Dr Chris Llewelyn, Chief Executive - Welsh Local Government Association

Tim Peppin, Director of Regeneration and Sustainable Development - Welsh Local Government Association

Roger Waters, Chair - Cardiff Capital Region Transport Authority Officer Group, and, Director Frontline Services - Rhondda Cynon Taf Council

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2.2 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of the Welsh Local Government Association (WLGA), and Cardiff Capital Region Transport Authority Officer Group.

Meeting: 30/06/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 5)

5 Bus and rail transport in Wales

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Meeting: 26/05/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 5)

5 Bus and rail transport in Wales

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Meeting: 26/05/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 7)

Bus and rail transport in Wales - consideration of evidence heard under items 2,3 and 4

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7.1 Members considered the evidence heard during evidence sessions 2, 3 and 4.

Meeting: 26/05/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 4)

4 Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 3

Bev Fowles, Vice Chairperson - Coach and Bus Association Cymru (CaBAC)  

Gemma Lelliott, Director for Wales - Community Transport Association (CTA)

Jane Reakes-Davies, Chair - Confederation of Passenger Transport Cymru (CPT)

Josh Miles, Director – Confederation of Passenger Transport Cymru (CPT)

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4.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of the Coach and Bus Association Cymru (CaBAC); Community Transport Association (CTA), and the Confederation of Passenger Transport Cymru (CPT).

Meeting: 26/05/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 2)

2 Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 1

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

Professor Graham Parkhurst, Director, Centre for Transport and Society - University of the West of England

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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; and Professor Graham Parkhurst, Director, Centre for Transport and Society, University of the West of England.

Meeting: 26/05/2022 - Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee (Item 3)

3 Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 2

Silviya Barrett, Director of Policy and Research - Campaign for Better Transport

David Beer, Senior Manager Wales - Transport Focus Wales

Joe Rossiter, Policy & External Affairs Manager - Sustrans Cymru, representing Transform Cymru

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3.1 The Committee heard evidence from representatives of Campaign for Better Transport; Transport Focus Wales, and Transform Cymru.

 

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