21 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Ymchwiliad i'r Ganolfan Ragoriaeth Fyd-eang ar gyfer Rheilffyrdd (GCRE): Panel 1
Okay, I think, at that point, we will call it a day with you for this session. Can I thank both of you very much indeed, Paul and Karl? I know it's been challenging at times, but you can see how keen we are to get a full picture of the situation over the…
21 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Ymchwiliad i'r Ganolfan Ragoriaeth Fyd-eang ar gyfer Rheilffyrdd (GCRE): Panel 1
Tom.
21 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Ymchwiliad i'r Ganolfan Ragoriaeth Fyd-eang ar gyfer Rheilffyrdd (GCRE): Panel 1
Perhaps that's more appropriate for the next session, I would suggest.
21 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Ymchwiliad i'r Ganolfan Ragoriaeth Fyd-eang ar gyfer Rheilffyrdd (GCRE): Panel 1
Thank you. Can I start wrapping it up, perhaps? Janet and then Tom.
21 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Ymchwiliad i'r Ganolfan Ragoriaeth Fyd-eang ar gyfer Rheilffyrdd (GCRE): Panel 1
Okay, we've got about five minutes left, both guests will be pleased to hear. Anything else?
21 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Ymchwiliad i'r Ganolfan Ragoriaeth Fyd-eang ar gyfer Rheilffyrdd (GCRE): Panel 1
Thank you. Janet, did you want to come in?
21 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Ymchwiliad i'r Ganolfan Ragoriaeth Fyd-eang ar gyfer Rheilffyrdd (GCRE): Panel 1
Okay. Thank you. Alun.
21 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Ymchwiliad i'r Ganolfan Ragoriaeth Fyd-eang ar gyfer Rheilffyrdd (GCRE): Panel 1
Okay. Tom, do you want to—?
21 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Ymchwiliad i'r Ganolfan Ragoriaeth Fyd-eang ar gyfer Rheilffyrdd (GCRE): Panel 1
Okay. Perhaps it's not a fair question for you, but I'll ask it anyway. Seventy million pounds of public money has already been spent on this project. There's a need for potentially another £250 million in capital investment. At what point does the public…
21 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Ymchwiliad i'r Ganolfan Ragoriaeth Fyd-eang ar gyfer Rheilffyrdd (GCRE): Panel 1
Paul, did you have any observations on that?
21 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Ymchwiliad i'r Ganolfan Ragoriaeth Fyd-eang ar gyfer Rheilffyrdd (GCRE): Panel 1
Can we come back? I think the crux of the matter, as we can see today, is that we have a £330 million capital investment project. The impression I'm having is that, yes, there could be demand to use and test such a resource and facility, if it were in…
21 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Ymchwiliad i'r Ganolfan Ragoriaeth Fyd-eang ar gyfer Rheilffyrdd (GCRE): Panel 1
Shav.
21 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Ymchwiliad i'r Ganolfan Ragoriaeth Fyd-eang ar gyfer Rheilffyrdd (GCRE): Panel 1
Paul.
21 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Ymchwiliad i'r Ganolfan Ragoriaeth Fyd-eang ar gyfer Rheilffyrdd (GCRE): Panel 1
Janet.
21 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Ymchwiliad i'r Ganolfan Ragoriaeth Fyd-eang ar gyfer Rheilffyrdd (GCRE): Panel 1
Thank you. Janet, did you want to—
21 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Ymchwiliad i'r Ganolfan Ragoriaeth Fyd-eang ar gyfer Rheilffyrdd (GCRE): Panel 1
I could see Paul nodding in agreement, I think.
21 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Ymchwiliad i'r Ganolfan Ragoriaeth Fyd-eang ar gyfer Rheilffyrdd (GCRE): Panel 1
Thank you any way. Alun, and then Janet might want to come in.
21 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Ymchwiliad i'r Ganolfan Ragoriaeth Fyd-eang ar gyfer Rheilffyrdd (GCRE): Panel 1
Very diplomatic. Paul, have you any observations or anything to add?
21 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Ymchwiliad i'r Ganolfan Ragoriaeth Fyd-eang ar gyfer Rheilffyrdd (GCRE): Panel 1
So, what you're saying in essence is that they would need substantially more public money to get in there, to take it to a position where the risk for the private sector would be minimised.
21 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Ymchwiliad i'r Ganolfan Ragoriaeth Fyd-eang ar gyfer Rheilffyrdd (GCRE): Panel 1
Thank you for that. So, in essence, you have a project at the moment talking about capital investment of about £300 million. I think there's about £70 million spent so far. There's a substantial gap from where we are to where it has to be. Perhaps it's an…
21 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Ymchwiliad i'r Ganolfan Ragoriaeth Fyd-eang ar gyfer Rheilffyrdd (GCRE): Panel 1
Tom.
21 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Ymchwiliad i'r Ganolfan Ragoriaeth Fyd-eang ar gyfer Rheilffyrdd (GCRE): Panel 1
Thank you. Can I bring in Alun?
21 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Ymchwiliad i'r Ganolfan Ragoriaeth Fyd-eang ar gyfer Rheilffyrdd (GCRE): Panel 1
Okay. Thank you. Shav, do you want to come in?
21 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Ymchwiliad i'r Ganolfan Ragoriaeth Fyd-eang ar gyfer Rheilffyrdd (GCRE): Panel 1
Right. Okay. Thank you. Paul, have you anything to add to that?
21 Hydref 2026 , Economy, Energy and Connectivity Committee
Ymchwiliad i'r Ganolfan Ragoriaeth Fyd-eang ar gyfer Rheilffyrdd (GCRE): Panel 1
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