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Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee Report: 'Report on storm overflows in Wales'
Certainly.
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Debate on the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee Report: 'Report on storm overflows in Wales'
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. I would like to thank the committee for their detailed report, which they published on 15 March, and I very much want to acknowledge the hard work and real enthusiasm with which the committee did its work and to acknowledge the…
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Topical Questions
Yes, absolutely, Andrew. I'm not in any way saying that we can't do better. My answer to the question—I'll just repeat a little bit of it—is that we have asked Transport for Wales to provide as much additional capacity and extra services as possible…
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Thank you very much for those remarks. I agree with all of them, really. The big issue for us is how to calibrate the change in modal shift that we are seeking to do, and to shift investment away from support for the car, which is a culturally ingrained…
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Well, again, at least some of the righteous indignation that's perceived in this Chamber from the Conservatives could be rightly directed to getting the right amount of rail infrastructure investment into Wales, couldn't it? So, please do direct it in that…
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However, as a point of realism, no rail operator carries as standard the extra flexibility to provide exactly the same level of service on days when mass events take place as they would on other days.
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Sorry, I haven't quite finished.
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Thank you for that question, Natasha. Following recent difficulties with travelling on event days, we've asked Transport for Wales to provide as much additional capacity and extra services as possible, alongside clear advice to customers to support events…
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Well, Rhun, I completely agreed with the first part of your analysis, of course, and I won't bother to repeat that. And I'm sorry to hear that your constituent felt that, because that was certainly not the impression that we wished to give. According to our…
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You'd be a lot better placed to use your undoubted emotional energy to get the Government in Westminster to properly fund rail services in Wales, and get behind the net-zero commitment that you say you will support, but every single time we do anything…
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Well, I think that is an absolutely excellent example of what the Conservatives think of their commitment to net zero. Let's fund a commercially viable, but environmentally destructive air service when what we should be doing is putting that money into rail…
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Certainly, Carolyn. Absolutely right: we obviously do need to improve, as fast as possible, connectivity between all areas of north Wales and south Wales. The brand-new 197 trains that will be introduced in north Wales will be introduced well before they're…
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Thank you, Carolyn. Following a full cost-benefit analysis, we've made a decision to cease all support for the service. We don't think passenger levels will return to a level that makes this service viable, either economically or environmentally. We will use…
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Scrutiny of the Minister and Deputy Minister for Climate Change - session 2
Pleasure.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Minister and Deputy Minister for Climate Change - session 2
That was an easy one.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Minister and Deputy Minister for Climate Change - session 2
Yes.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Minister and Deputy Minister for Climate Change - session 2
—although we clearly have officials working on the Bill to make sure that the consolidation work is all there. You know that we've had a Law Commission report, which looks like a table all by itself, done on it—I'm sure the committee has seen it, it's a hefty…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Minister and Deputy Minister for Climate Change - session 2
The planning consolidation Bill is actually going to be taken through by the Counsel General, not by us—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Minister and Deputy Minister for Climate Change - session 2
Again, we're working on that. That is a very complex Bill. We've been working on a whole series of things on that, and in terms of the timing, we will announce that. We're very keen on the infrastructure consenting Bill being correct because the whole point…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Minister and Deputy Minister for Climate Change - session 2
The First Minister is the person with the decision-making ability in this matter. I'm afraid I'm not going to be diverted away from my answer.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Minister and Deputy Minister for Climate Change - session 2
Well, we're not in a position to answer that question. That is the same question the other way around.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Minister and Deputy Minister for Climate Change - session 2
It's a clever way of asking the same question the other way around, Huw.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Minister and Deputy Minister for Climate Change - session 2
The First Minister will be announcing the programme for the next legislative year—that's what's coming. It's not our call.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Minister and Deputy Minister for Climate Change - session 2
He's about to make a statement shortly in Plenary; I can't remember if it's this week or next week, but it's on it's way. So, that's his call. It's not our decision or call; he's in charge of the actual shape of the programme. Having said that, we obviously…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Minister and Deputy Minister for Climate Change - session 2
I'm very consistent. It's the First Minister's call. He will be making a statement. It's my understanding—
