26 Mehefin 2024 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i Gomisiwn y Senedd
1. Sut mae'r Comisiwn yn denu ymwelwyr i'r Senedd? OQ61326
26 Mehefin 2024 , Cyfarfod Llawn
Cwestiynau i Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Ogledd Cymru a Thrafnidiaeth
Roeddwn yn mynd i ofyn cwestiwn i chi am yr un peth. Rwyf wedi bod mewn cysylltiad rheolaidd â chynghorwyr ac awdurdodau lleol, ac mae ganddynt yr arbenigedd lleol hwnnw. Ac ar hyn o bryd, gall cyllid—cyllid grant—fod yn rhy ragnodol, a gall ceisiadau fynd â…
26 Mehefin 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Ogledd Cymru a Thrafnidiaeth
And Deeside. Two green hydrogen places, yes.
26 Mehefin 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Ogledd Cymru a Thrafnidiaeth
And I think we need to have that realisation going forward that we can't just be polarised into one: electric buses or hydrogen buses. We need to—. That Euro 6 technology of capturing the emissions in the tailpipe is also needed in some places if we're going…
26 Mehefin 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Ogledd Cymru a Thrafnidiaeth
So, bus operators—and if you come back to when I was a postie as well—you need that downtime to recharge your vehicle. And so, electric buses for an operator to use, we just don't have enough downtime or enough spaces for the buses to charge their vehicles as…
26 Mehefin 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Ogledd Cymru a Thrafnidiaeth
Okay. So, how are you assessing the cost of the policies and the financial implications that they might bring, just to ensure that the Bill is affordable? There have been lots of calls, haven't there, I think, as well, for this.
26 Mehefin 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Ogledd Cymru a Thrafnidiaeth
You've said that the Bill will bring huge opportunities for fairer fares.
26 Mehefin 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Ogledd Cymru a Thrafnidiaeth
Can I come in on that?
26 Mehefin 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Ogledd Cymru a Thrafnidiaeth
Yes. Thank you.
26 Mehefin 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Ogledd Cymru a Thrafnidiaeth
And cyclists. You can't put designated active travel routes on a lot of the roads, but they are used by cyclists and motorbikes, and I know many people are scared of going on their bikes at the moment, because of the state of the locally maintained roads…
26 Mehefin 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Ogledd Cymru a Thrafnidiaeth
That'd be really valued. If you're looking at, proportionately, what can be done if they had even that £20 million added to that £70 million for highway maintenance and pavements—
26 Mehefin 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Ogledd Cymru a Thrafnidiaeth
It's the walking as well. The pavements are getting so behind, but active travel should include walking, not just cycling.
26 Mehefin 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Ogledd Cymru a Thrafnidiaeth
—and the pavement. So, given that flexibility, it sounds like you are looking at doing that, and that will be really valued, because £70 million is a lot of money, when they only had £20 million for one year's maintenance. It would be so valued. And it's not…
26 Mehefin 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Ogledd Cymru a Thrafnidiaeth
On local authority maintained roads, that's 95 per cent of traffic, and it's two thirds, according to the report, of vehicle movements. They had that £20 million each year, which was so beneficial. It worked out as an average of £1 million per authority. They…
26 Mehefin 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Ogledd Cymru a Thrafnidiaeth
The last County Surveyors Society report, which I looked up, said it's a £1.6 billion backlog. That's for roads, pavements and structures under the local authorities such as small bridges. And they have asked if the county surveyors could do another report…
26 Mehefin 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Ogledd Cymru a Thrafnidiaeth
I'd like to ask some questions regarding maintenance of the existing network. The Welsh Government provided additional funding, over £60 million over three years. I remember asking you about it when you were Minister. What's your current estimate of the…
26 Mehefin 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Ogledd Cymru a Thrafnidiaeth
We did it in Flintshire, but it was challenged by a highway officer, and it was fine. I was just wondering if that would save time. Thank you. Just regarding the roads policy statement, you were critical of the road review report when it was published. What's…
26 Mehefin 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Ogledd Cymru a Thrafnidiaeth
Yes. So, when all the local authorities have got the roads they want to be made up, are you hoping they can do it under one TRO, under one traffic regulation order, to save cost and time?
26 Mehefin 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Ogledd Cymru a Thrafnidiaeth
Can I just ask a little one, just very small?
26 Mehefin 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Ogledd Cymru a Thrafnidiaeth
So, how do we capture those as well, when we have a lot of the ribbon development—the inter-urban connectivity? Will that be captured, do you think, under this new having flexibility and pragmatic—?
26 Mehefin 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Ogledd Cymru a Thrafnidiaeth
Earlier you outlined that the approach to reviewing 20 mph exceptions includes specific changes. So, how many roads do you think might be made up, approximately, in each local authority? We've got 22 local authorities, and I know some have done more…
26 Mehefin 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Ogledd Cymru a Thrafnidiaeth
Okay. Thank you.
26 Mehefin 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Ogledd Cymru a Thrafnidiaeth
I welcome the fact that you're looking at introducing an element of pragmatism and discretion. From my experience, some highway authorities like to have black-and-white legislation, like planners, so that if you do not make a road up in a certain area and…
26 Mehefin 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Newid Hinsawdd a Materion Gwledig
Hedges.
26 Mehefin 2024 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Craffu cyffredinol ar waith Ysgrifennydd y Cabinet dros Newid Hinsawdd a Materion Gwledig
Great. Thank you.
