, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
I was literally just going to ask you where that work was at. You mentioned Warren Hall. Does that include Wrexham Gateway as well?
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
So, did the Government overpromise at the beginning, and created, maybe, unrealistic expectations, because we were promised, rather more swiftly than we're experiencing, a much better service?
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
Because my personal experience is that things have deteriorated in recent months. Just for your information, of my last nine journeys, either down to Cardiff or back, six of those have either been cancelled or have been severely late in terms of arrival, and…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
How would you describe the performance of Transport for Wales Rail then, because Transport Focus, which represents passengers, has rated Transport for Wales Rail services as joint bottom place for overall satisfaction alongside TransPennine Express? That's…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
But some of the interventions that you mentioned that Lord Burns referred to will be operational and implemented during that period.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
So, whilst the Menai bridge will be down to a single lane for up to two years, what plans are there in terms of the Britannia bridge to ensure that there is more effective and efficient flow back and forth from the mainland to the island?
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
Do you accept that resilience is the issue here, rather than congestion, because that is one clear concern? And the feeling I get from the work that Burns is doing is that there is an environmental sustainability focus that is to be welcomed, of course, and…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
Thank you very much. Welcome back. Do you understand how cancelling the intention to construct a new crossing and, yesterday, hearing that one lane on the bridge will be closed for two years, or up to two years, will happen—? What kind of impression does that…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
Diolch.
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
Just one final question to conclude, then. You talked about the dental academy. There have been calls for a new dental school in north Wales. The health Minister has said that that appeals to her as an idea. What's your view on that being established?
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
That isn't a health service, but do-it-yourself dentistry, and that isn't right, is it?
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
'I fixed it myself with dental glue bought on Amazon.'
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
I think, Chair, this is the first time that I've heard the First Minister say that Rishi Sunak is right. I'd be surprised if you make a habit of that. But just going back to the work that I've undertaken, because the here and now, of course, is a very serious…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
Thank you, Chair. If I can turn to dentistry and ask you, perhaps, how you would describe the state of dental services in north Wales, because perhaps you've heard me quoting figures and research that has been undertaken by my office. We spoke to 97 per cent…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
Just one question. It was the Government's decision, wasn't it, to place the board in special measures. As we heard at the beginning, that's happened in the past as well, but perhaps it didn't have the transformative impact that one would wish. They're back…
, Committee for the Scrutiny of the First Minister
North Wales
Just a short question, really: do you regret the way that their departure was handled by the health Minister?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Motion under Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix) to resolve to exclude the public from the remainder of today's meeting
So, we will move, therefore, to a private session, and I propose, under Standing Order 17.42(vi) and (ix), that the committee resolves to meet in private for the remainder of the meeting. Are Members content? Yes. Thank you very much. We will move to private…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Papers to note
Okay, thank you very much.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Papers to note
—which is the correspondence with further information. We'll ask the research team to provide us with a note on that. Great. Diolch yn fawr. And happy to accept everything, then.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Papers to note
Yes. Okay. So, this is item 4.6—
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Papers to note
So, we'll move to the next item, which is papers to note. Are Members happy to note all the papers together? Jenny.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
Diolch.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
Can I thank you for being here today, and thank your officials also? We will, of course, be welcoming you back at the end of Stage 1 to respond to some of the comments and evidence that we've received from other stakeholders. So, you will receive a copy of…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
Yes, okay. Well, I'm sure we have a view on that as a committee as well, which I'm sure will be expressed. There we are. Diolch yn fawr. Okay, any further questions to the Minister, because I think we've exhausted the list of questions that we were hoping to…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Infrastructure (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with the Minister for Climate Change
Okay. And we're grateful to you for sharing the correspondence with the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, as well.
