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No, sorry. Joyce.
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Okay, thank you.
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General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
Yes, indeed, you're right.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
And it comes back to what was being said earlier about coverage and managing expectations. People are expecting things to change significantly. Potentially, some may go, but others may come on board, so—
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General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
But there is expectation out there that it will be substantially reduced.
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General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
Okay, thank you. Carolyn.
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Sometimes it's up and sometimes it's down.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
And it works both ways, doesn't it?
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General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
Fundamentally, the point is valid, isn't it? You have to take a longer period into account. It's like carbon emissions. You'll have certain weather meaning that there's a spike, but if you still look at the the projected longer timescale, then there's a trend…
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Thank you. Janet.
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General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
Thank you, Carolyn. Delyth.
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General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
Okay. Thank you. Very briefly, then, Carolyn.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
Very briefly then, because I have a number of people.
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General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
Yes, but if the criteria demand that it is 20 mph and the local people don't accept that, then obviously there's an issue there, isn't there?
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But there will be instances where the rules deem somewhere to be 20 mph and the local community will not accept that. If you're saying their voice is at the heart of this process, you're not saying they have a veto on this process.
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General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
Welcome back, all, to the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee. We move on to the next item, which is the second scrutiny session today, and that's with the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport, covering key areas of transport…
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Diolch yn fawr iawn. Diolch yn fawr. Can I ask Members to remain in the room for a moment? We'll break now, but can I ask Members just to stay here for a moment? Diolch yn fawr.
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Okay. Well, on that note, can I thank you for your attendance this morning, Cabinet Secretary, and your officials? You will, as always, be sent a draft copy of the transcript, to check for accuracy. We've cantered through a lot of the portfolio there, and we…
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—the opportunities they have within the scheme, and all of that.
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And the sector will need time to absorb and understand—
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Thank you. Can I ask, is there a working date in your mind for the conclusion of all this detail, so that you can move to an implementation phase, or a broad, you know—?
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Okay. Diolch yn fawr. Julie.
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Thank you. We've got five minutes left. I know Julie has a number of questions. Joyce, very briefly, if you just want to come in.
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Okay. And you've used the phrase 'at pace' a number of times today and previously, what does that mean, because, surely, you give them deadlines? I'm not asking you to tell us what that deadline is, potentially, but, you know, I mean, 'at pace'—.
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—it doesn't need to be the finer detail.
