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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales: Port of Holyhead
I thank Gareth Davies for his questions. I should first of all say that, clearly, we spoke with the port of Holyhead as soon as the incident happened and asked whether it would be helpful for the First Minister and others to visit to look at the damage…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales: Port of Holyhead
Can I thank Carolyn Thomas for her questions? I know that Carolyn has shown a very keen interest in the refurbishment of the breakwater for some years. This is a matter that we're very keen to examine: how we can deliver on the refurbishment as soon as…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales: Port of Holyhead
Can I thank the local Member for Ynys Môn for his contribution today? We did stay in touch—very much so—over the Christmas period. I'm very grateful for the information that he's able to convey to me, along with local authority elected members as well on the…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales: Port of Holyhead
Can I thank Sam Kurtz for not just his questions, but his very generous acknowledgement that it really was a herculean response to what could been, and at one point was appearing to be, a crisis, with tens of thousands—in fact, I think, in total, around…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales: Port of Holyhead
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. The port of Holyhead has been closed since the weekend of 7-8 December last year, following damage to its berthing infrastructure inflicted by storm Darragh. Despite initial optimism that the port would be able to reopen shortly after…
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Debate: Remembrance
Diolch, Llywydd. In closing and before I respond to the contributions and the amendment, I would also like to thank those veterans who have attended today for their service—to Jim and to Owen, who I was kindly introduced to by Joyce Watson earlier today. Now…
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Debate: Remembrance
Llywydd, thank you. This debate is an annual opportunity for Members across the Senedd to make their voices heard as we remember all those who died or have been injured in the line of duty in defence of the United Kingdom. I know this is a time of personal…
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Motion to suspend Standing Orders
Formally.
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Topical Questions
Can I thank Natasha for her questions? I repeat that it's very dangerous to infer from the interim report the ultimate cause of the incident. Yes, those pipes were blocked, but we do not know why they were blocked, and I will not be drawn into speculating…
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Topical Questions
Can I thank the Member for his question? He's absolutely right: none of us in the Senedd are experts in rail accident, and we need to leave this work to the experts, to the bureau that has been invited in to make sure that we can ascertain exactly what…
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Topical Questions
I'd like to thank the Member for his valuable comments about, first of all, rail safety and how rare, thankfully, incidents of this type are on the UK railway network. The UK has the safest railway network in the whole of Europe. However, incidents such as…
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Topical Questions
Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. Safety is always the main priority for Transport for Wales and Network Rail. They’ve carried out enhanced checks to both the trains and the railway line itself to enable the reopening of the Cambrian line, and I’m grateful to their…
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Legislative Consent Motion: The Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill
Diolch yn fawr iawn. I'm just going to deal briefly with the question of whether public or private ownership is most desirable for the rail network by saying that for decades we've had a disjointed system in place, where you have multiple private operators…
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Legislative Consent Motion: The Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill
Diolch yn fawr iawn. Before I begin, I’d like to note that the Rail Accident Investigation Branch has produced today an interim report into the incident on the Cambrian line on 21 October, and I thank them and all involved for their hard work. The Passenger…
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The Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes (Amendment) Order 2024
Diolch, Llywydd. I'm pleased to be able to bring forward the motion to approve the Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes (Amendment) Order 2024. This amendment extends the territorial extent of these schemes, which the Senedd agreed last year, to include Northern…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales: Rail Collision on the Cambrian Line
Can I thank Mabon for his questions and say that lessons will be learned once the report has been published and the investigation has been concluded? All organisations involved in this incident are keen to know exactly what happened last night—what led up to…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales: Rail Collision on the Cambrian Line
Can I thank Cefin Campbell for his questions and assure him that, while we don't yet know the cause of the accident—and it may take several months for that final report to be issued—rail safety is of paramount importance to Transport for Wales, to Network…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales: Rail Collision on the Cambrian Line
Llywydd, can I thank Natasha Asghar for her questions and for the points that she raised? Because they do reflect the general concern that we're hearing, following last night's incident. We can't speculate on the outcomes of the investigation, but I do know…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales: Rail Collision on the Cambrian Line
Can I thank Joyce Watson for expressing her empathy? I agree, very much so, with her sentiments regarding the incident. It is a tragedy, and we are very grateful to those who responded so rapidly to it and helped the people involved. School and college…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales: Rail Collision on the Cambrian Line
Can I thank the Member for his questions and for the sympathy that he has expressed for everybody involved in this incident? Specialist support is being requested by trade unions, with whom I met today, and I've asked Transport for Wales to make that…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales: Rail Collision on the Cambrian Line
Llywydd, can I thank Russell George and Members across the Chamber for how constructive they've been today in assessing what has happened in the past 24 hours? What has happened is tragic, but it will take time to come to conclusions, and the Rail Accident…
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales: Rail Collision on the Cambrian Line
Dirprwy Lywydd, last night, two Transport for Wales trains were involved in a low-speed collision near Llanbrynmair in Powys, mid Wales. Sadly, a man has died following the collision and 15 others have suffered injuries, which are not believed to be life…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Well, can I thank Buffy for her supplementary question and for the way that she's championed over many years the need to improve public transport in her constituency? Can I also thank residents, who have shown incredible patience over quite a significant…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Of course. With over £1 billion of investment to upgrade the core Valleys lines, Transport for Wales have transformed the Treherbert line, replacing Victorian-era signalling, installing overhead-line electrification and upgrading stations. Brand-new electric…
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
Well, can I thank the Member for highlighting this particular challenge and say to his constituents that I fully appreciate the frustration that the work is causing or will cause? It relates to a retaining wall. I'm afraid the work has to be done as an…
