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1.1 Apologies were received from David Rees AM and Byron Davies AM. There were no substitutions.

Witnesses:

Ian Davies, Route Manager – Irish Sea South, Stena Line Limited

Alec Don, Chief Executive, Port of Milford Haven

Callum Couper, Port Manager, Associated British Ports South Wales

2.1. The Committee took evidence from Ian Davies, Route Manager – Irish Sea South, Stena Line Limited; Alec Don, Chief Executive and Mark Andrews, Corporate Affairs Director, both representing Port of Milford Haven and Callum Couper, Port Manager, Associated British Ports South Wales.

Witnesses:

Dr Andrew Potter, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University

Martin Evans, previous chair of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Cymru Wales and Board member of CILT

3.1. The Committee took evidence from Dr Andrew Potter, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University and Martin Evans, previous chair of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport Cymru Wales and Board member of CILT.

Witnesses:

Ceri Jones, Department of Research and Innovation, Swansea University

Wyn Prichard, Wales Director, Construction Industry Training Board

Chris Doherty, HR Leader, GE Aviation Wales

4.1 The Committee took evidence from Ceri Jones, Department of Research and Innovation, Swansea University and Wyn Prichard, Wales Director, Construction Industry Training Board.

Witnesses:

Edwina Hart AM, Minister for Economy, Science and Transport, Welsh Government

James Price, Director General, Economy, Science and Transport

Claire Bennett, Deputy Director Transport Policy, Planning and Partnerships

5.1 The Committee took evidence from Minister for Economy, Science and Transport, Welsh Government. The Minister was supported by James Price, Director General, Economy, Science and Transport, Welsh Government and Claire Bennett, Deputy Director Transport Policy, planning and Partnerships

5.2 The Minister for Economy, Science and Transport agreed to:

- Share the recommendations of the Bus Advisory Group;

- Consider whether the Community Transport Association should be involved in the Bus Advisory Group;

- Provide a note on the Welsh Government approval process for the decision on concessionary fares and how advice was provided to the Minister;

- Provide a note on how Welsh demographic projections were considered in setting concessionary fares funding levels over the next three years given funding reductions in each year of the agreement;

- Provide an update on the development of plans for young persons’ concessionary travel;

- Provide a note on the approach to financing south Wales electrification set out in the Welsh Government’s final outline business case for Valleys electrification, including section 6 of the May 2012 Outline Business Case, and if possible including the figures redacted from the business case;

- Provide a note on discussions regarding north Wales electrification and wider related transport issues;

- Provide an update on dualling work to connect the North Wales Mainline to Liverpool and Manchester.

7.1 The Committee resolved under Standing Order 17.42 to exclude the public from the meeting for the following business: Tourism Inquiry (discussion of scoping paper).

8.1 The Committee considered this Item in private.

8.2 The Committee approved the Terms of Reference for the Tourism Inquiry.