, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs
Diolch, Llywydd. Only last year, we in the Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure Committee branded the Welsh Government's efforts on environmental governance as inadequate. Over several months, we've actually, or I certainly said it was woefully…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office
North Wales relies on buses, certainly in Aberconwy, they do—one in five households do not have access to a car, with four in every five bus users not having access. Clearly, maintaining our bus system is crucial. However, I am concerned about the financials…
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office
I again find it rather amusing that, as the ex-First Minister, you are asking questions that are drawing attention to your own fiscal chaos, and yet it was never raised during your own tenure. These have not just sprung up now since you—[Interruption.]…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
Diolch. Only last week we were talking about the huge number of school absences in Wales, which is frankly quite shocking. Now, according to Estyn’s latest annual report, there are 22 pupil referral units in Wales providing support to 969 students. During the…
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
6. Will the First Minister make a statement on the use of pupil referral units in Wales? OQ61114
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Road map to Bus Reform - evidence session with English transport authorities
Thank you.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Road map to Bus Reform - evidence session with English transport authorities
How should the need to integrate bus services fully with other modes of transport be reflected in planning and the delivery of bus franchising?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Road map to Bus Reform - evidence session with English transport authorities
I mean, obviously, you're a much larger entity than some of the local authorities that we'll be dealing with here, but also, on the other side of the scale, I'm very concerned about the smaller bus operators, because some of the big operators here, for…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Road map to Bus Reform - evidence session with English transport authorities
And so what specific risk can you identify—thank you, by the way—during the transition process to franchising that, in Wales, we need to be fully aware of upfront? How might commercial bus operators respond during this transition process?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Road map to Bus Reform - evidence session with English transport authorities
Is it doable?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Road map to Bus Reform - evidence session with English transport authorities
Yes.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Road map to Bus Reform - evidence session with English transport authorities
Yes. And also, the approach here in Wales will see Transport for Wales take full responsibility—lead responsibility, I should say—for franchising, rather than local transport authorities. Do you foresee any opportunities or risks arising from this approach?…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Road map to Bus Reform - evidence session with English transport authorities
Yes—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Road map to Bus Reform - evidence session with English transport authorities
Good afternoon. Can you briefly outline the background to franchising in England, how the approach differs to what is proposed in Wales, and do you have a view on which approach is the best?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Road map to Bus Reform - Technical briefing
How will contracts be structured in terms of contract length, asset ownership and specification, fares and ticketing, and transfer of assets and staff at the contract end?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Road map to Bus Reform - Technical briefing
In terms of the gross cost approach, do you believe that there's a financial risk for TfW and the Welsh Government if passenger numbers fall, and how are you going to manage this?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Road map to Bus Reform - Technical briefing
Has anything changed in the planned approach following the appointment of the new Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Road map to Bus Reform - Technical briefing
Yes, timelines.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Road map to Bus Reform - Technical briefing
Thank you. And then also—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Road map to Bus Reform - Technical briefing
Thank you, and welcome. Can you provide an overview of the planning process for the introduction of franchising in Wales, specifically, the timeline and how you will develop the franchise packages to be tendered, including the data sources, planning…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 5
Sorry to interrupt. Also, as a local authority, we know that lots of legislation that's come through recently from the Welsh Government has lots of implications for stretching your resources. Do you have the resources to actually do what you need to do in the…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 5
Thank you for that. Given MTAN 2, and the emphasis on the importance of consultation, how can those who are concerned, shall we say, be more involved? We heard from an earlier group of residents who just feel that their concerns are not being listened to. How…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 5
But it's very difficult for anyone who's worried about an opencast mine. It used to be in my portfolio this, and we've been talking about this now for quite some time, and I'm getting rather frustrated that it is becoming a bit like a political football…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 5
What role should the Welsh Government, the Coal Authority and Natural Resources Wales play in restoring these sites in Wales?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Restoration of opencast mining sites - evidence session 5
Good morning.
