, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Okay, thank you. I'll conclude the session by thanking all of you for being with us and answering our questions. I confirm that a transcript of today's meeting will be published in draft form and shared with you for you to check for accuracy before it's…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Yes. Okay, thank you. And finally, in this section, a very succinct question from Rhianon Passmore.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Okay. Thank you. We are running horribly late, but can I bring in Adam for some concise questions?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Thank you very much indeed. Can I just ask very quickly, will the 30-year plan be publicly available?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Thank you very much indeed. Natasha Asghar.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Thank you. We've got about 12 minutes technically left in this section, and four questions to go, so about three minutes for each question. I would be grateful if people could be as succinct as possible. Adam Price.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Right. Thanks for that. Mike Hedges.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Who attends the meetings of the Holdco board.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Thank you. Can I bring in Mike Hedges—
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Yes.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Thank you. A few weeks ago, Airbus were in the Senedd talking about the technology and timescales involved in transfer to sustainable aviation fuels. So, if we needed any more information on that, perhaps Airbus could share that information more broadly…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Yes. Rhianon Passmore.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Okay. Thank you. And just to clarify again, presumably the chair does attend meetings of the Holdco board. I think it goes without saying, I think.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Can you just fill us in a little bit more about the process for appointing the Holdco chair, and just clarify whether Mr Thomas will continue as the senior civil servant on the Holdco board and as its chair?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Okay. Rhianon Passmore.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
And given that the role of a chair is a neutral role, to facilitate a meeting rather than dictate their views, opinions or interests, why not consider one of those independent non-executive appointments, who had expertise in a professional area, in that…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Thank you. Well, if you would, because our next question is actually specific to that point. The predecessor committee to this committee, the Public Accounts Committee in the fifth Senedd, said that, in the interests of transparency and accountability, the…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Okay. Thank you. I've got a couple of questions, specifically for the Welsh Government, so you can rest easy for a moment. But, to the Welsh Government, what internal advice did you receive on the principles and rules over the appointment of the Holdco chair…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
We've heard the positives about the relationship, but how effectively is the arrangement for arm's-length working operating?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Again, the latter part of my question: are you able to comment, specifically, on how relations have evolved in the context of Holdco's role in ensuring that the airport is operated at arm's length from Government?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Mr Birns, do you have any—?
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Yes, by all means.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Okay. Thank you, all. As you'd expect, we have a number of questions for you. I'd ask all of you and Members to be as succinct and concise as possible to enable us to cover the wide range of issues that Members hope to be able to speak with you about. And I…
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Thank you.
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Cardiff Airport: Evidence session with Cardiff Airport and the Welsh Government
Well, that now brings us, just a couple of minutes ahead of schedule, to our first, or our only public evidence session of the day, on the subject of Cardiff Airport. We have a number of witnesses with us, who I welcome—croeso—to the meeting. And I'd be…
