Agenda and minutes

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1.1 Apologies were received from Joyce Watson AM, Eluned Parrott AM, David Rees AM.  Mike Hedges AM substituted for Joyce Watson AM and William Powell substituted for Eluned Parrott AM.

Witnesses:

·         James Brown, Director, Powell Dobson Urbanists

·         Alan Davies, Director, Property and Infrastructure, Capita

Supporting documents:

EBC(4)-42-13(p1) – METRO Executive Summary

EBC(4)-42-13(p2) - METRO Impact Study (full report)

2.1 The Committee took evidence from James Brown, representing Powell Dobson Urbanists and Alan Davies, representing Capita.

Witnesses:

·         Edwina Hart AM, Minister for Economy, Science and Transport, Welsh Government

·         Mark Barry, Metro Special Adviser, Welsh Government

·         James Price, Director, General Economy, Science and Transport, Welsh Government

Supporting documents:

EBC(4)-42-13(p3) – Welsh Government paper

3.1 The Committee scrutinised Edwina Hart AM, Minister for Economy, Science and Transport. The Minister was supported by Mark Barry, Metro Special Adviser, Welsh Government and James Price, Director General, Economy, Science and Transport, Welsh Government.

3.2 The Minister agreed to provide a report on the chronology of events that led to the present position in respect of the Trans-European Transport Network and to update on progress in dealing with the exclusion of Wales from the proposed core network corridors and the Welsh Government’s engagement with the Commission to access funding.

3.3 The Minister also agreed within six months’ time to provide the Committee with the information on the progress made by the Implementation Group, which is tasked with the development of recommendations made in the Report published by the Metro Consortium “A Cardiff Capital Region Metro: impact study”.  

Supporting documents:

EBC(4)-42-13(p4) – Minister’s letter to all Assembly Members on the TEN-T framework

Minutes of previous meeting.

4.1 The Committee noted the following supporting documents:

Minutes of the previous meeting

EBC(4)-42-13(p3) – Minister’s letter to all Assembly Members on the TEN-T framework

Supporting document:

EBC(4)-42-13(p5) – Financial Scrutiny Planning

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