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8 January 2025Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Peter's got his hand up.
8 January 2025Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Okay. Yes, that's a good point. Okay, thank you for that. Right, I'm keen to move on, so I'll bring Julie in here now and then we'll try and cover a few more bases in the 15 minutes that we have left.
8 January 2025Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
That's true of elsewhere, as well, isn't it?
8 January 2025Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
But why specifically in Wales and nowhere else?
8 January 2025Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
So, just if I may interject there, then: what do you think accounts for the fact that passenger numbers are way, way behind the rest of the UK in terms of recovery when it comes to Wales?
8 January 2025Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Diolch yn fawr iawn. We'll move on to another area now. Carolyn.
8 January 2025Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
No, I wouldn't allow that. [Laughter.]
8 January 2025Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Diolch yn fawr iawn. Right, we'll move on now then. Delyth.
8 January 2025Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
There we are.
8 January 2025Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Okay. Diolch yn fawr iawn.
8 January 2025Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Cabinet Secretary.
8 January 2025Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
We need to make progress now.
8 January 2025Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Okay, thank you.
8 January 2025Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Yes, indeed. Okay. Diolch yn fawr iawn for that, Cabinet Secretary. Right, we'll move on now then to highway maintenance. Carolyn, you're going to lead us on this.
8 January 2025Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
I'm sure all those who can attend will do their utmost to do so. Thank you. That's a very kind offer.
8 January 2025Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Yes. There are a lot of nodding heads in the room, so I presume that's a 'yes'. Thank you for that.
8 January 2025Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Very, very briefly, then, because we need to make progress.
8 January 2025Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Thank you. Okay.
8 January 2025Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Okay. Thank you very much. Julie.
8 January 2025Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Very briefly from Chris, then, if you may, and then we'll come back to Julie.
8 January 2025Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Okay. Thank you for that clarity. Thank you. Carolyn, you wanted to come in?
8 January 2025Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Okay. Did Chris want to come in, just to confirm the consultancy issue?
8 January 2025Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Okay, that's really useful. Thank you so much for that. Right, we'll move on, then, and Julie, please.
8 January 2025Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Thank you.
8 January 2025Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Scrutiny of the Welsh Government Draft Budget 2025-26 - Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
And can we be confident that that will be in place for the start of the next financial year, for example?