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Enterprise and Business Committee - Fourth Assembly (Glyndŵr University, Wrexham) - Thursday, 28 January 2016 08.45

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		Transcript View the meeting transcript (PDF 550KB) View as HTML (413KB) Further information (PDF 173KB) View as HTML (12KB)
	1.	Introductions, apologies and substitutions View the background to item 1. Minutes: 1.1 Apologies were received from Keith Davies AM, Eluned Parrott AM, Dafydd Elis-Thomas AM, Gwenda Thomas AM and Mohammad Asghar AM. Janet Haworth AM substituted for Mohammad Asghar AM.
	2.	Inquiry into the Priorities for the Future of Welsh Rail Infrastructure View the background to item 2.
(09.00-10.00)	2.1	Inquiry into the Priorities for the Future of Welsh Rail Infrastructure - business and rail interest groups View the background to item 2.1 Iwan Prys Jones, Programme Manager, North Wales Economic Ambition Board Rebecca Maxwell, Corporate Director for Economy and the Public Realm, Denbighshire County Council Councillor Pat Hackett, Chair, Mersey Dee Alliance Jim Steer, Director, Greenguage 21 Supporting documents: EBC(4)-03-16 (p.1) Evidence from North Wales Economic Ambition Board , item 2.1 PDF 4 MB EBC(4)-03-16 (p.2) Evidence from Mersey Dee Alliance , item 2.1 PDF 111 KB View as HTML (2.1/2) 14 KB EBC(4)-03-16 (p.4) Evidence from Cheshire West and Chester Council , item 2.1 PDF 90 KB View as HTML (2.1/3) 28 KB EBC(4)-03-16 (p.5) Evidence from Greengauge 21 , item 2.1 PDF 87 KB View as HTML (2.1/4) 31 KB EBC(4)-03-16 (p.3) Evidence from Merseytravel , item 2.1 PDF 221 KB View as HTML (2.1/5) 43 KB Minutes: 2.1.1 Iwan Prys Jones, Rebecca Maxwell, Councillor Pat Hackett and Jim Steer answered questions from Members of the Committee.
(10.15-11.00)	2.2	Inquiry into the priorities for the future of Welsh rail infrastructure - freight interest groups View the background to item 2.2 Robin C Smith, Welsh Representative, Rail Freight Group Supporting documents: EBC(4)-03-16 (p.6) Evidence from Rail Freight Group , item 2.2 PDF 97 KB View as HTML (2.2/1) 37 KB Minutes: 2.2.1 Robin C Smith answered questions from Members of the Committee.
(11.00-12.10)	2.3	Inquiry into the priorities for the future of Welsh rail infrastructure - North of England and West Midlands Rail Bodies View the background to item 2.3 Ben Still, Executive Director SCR CA, Transport for the North Pete Brunskill, Stakeholder Manager (Interim) Rail North Limited Lorna McHugh, Transport for the North and Rail North Limited Toby Rackliff, Rail Policy & Strategy Manager, West Midlands Integrated Transport Authority and West Midlands Rail Ltd Supporting documents: EBC(4)-3-16 (p.7) Evidence from Rail North and Transport for the North , item 2.3 PDF 239 KB View as HTML (2.3/1) 36 KB EBC(4)-03-16 (p.8) Information provided by West Midlands Rail Ltd , item 2.3 PDF 1 MB Minutes: 2.3.1 Ben Still, Pete Brunskill, Lorna McHugh and Toby Rackliff answered questions from Members of the Committee.
(13.00-14.00)	2.4	Inquiry into the priorities for the future of Welsh rail infrastructure - train operating companies View the background to item 2.4 Michael Tapscott, Projects Director, Arriva Trains Wales Roger Cobbe, Policy Director, Arriva Trains UK Richard Rowland, Western Programme Alliance and Planning Director, Great Western Railway John Pockett, Manager for Wales, Great Western Railway Supporting documents: EBC(4)-03-16 (p.9) Evidence from Arriva Trains Wales , item 2.4 PDF 204 KB EBC(4)-03-16 (p.10) Evidence from Great Western Railway , item 2.4 PDF 111 KB View as HTML (2.4/2) 42 KB Minutes: 2.4.1 Michael Tapscott, Roger Cobbe, Richard Rowland and John Pockett answered questions from Members of the Committee.
	3.	Papers to note View the background to item 3.
	3.1	Welsh Government Budget 2016 - 2017 View the background to item 3.1 Supporting documents: EBC(4)-03-16 (p.11) Letter from William Graham AM to the Chair of the Finance Committee regarding the Enterprise and Business Committee Budget Scrutiny session with the Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology , item 3.1 PDF 252 KB View as HTML (3.1/1) 22 KB EBC(4)-03-16 (p.12) Letter from William Graham AM to the Chair of the Finance Committee regarding the Enterprise and Business Committee Budget Scrutiny session with the Minister for Economy, Science and Transport , item 3.1 PDF 218 KB View as HTML (3.1/2) 16 KB EBC(4)-03-16 (p.13) Letter from the Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology in response to the actions that arose in the Budget Scrutiny Session on 14 January 2016 , item 3.1 PDF 101 KB Minutes: 3.1.1 The paper was noted by the Committee.
	3.2	Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 View the background to item 3.2 Supporting documents: EBC(4)-03-16 (p.14) Letter from Sustrans Cymu regarding Active Travel , item 3.2 PDF 193 KB Minutes: 3.2.1 The paper was noted by the Committee.
	3.3	The future of Wales and Borders Rail Franchise View the background to item 3.3 Supporting documents: EBC(4)-03-16 (p.15) Letter from the Minister for Economy, Science and Transport regarding Wales and Borders Rail Franchise , item 3.3 PDF 273 KB Minutes: 3.3.1 The paper was noted by the Committee.
	4.	Motion under Standing Order 17.42 to resolve to exclude the public from the meeting for the remainder of the meeting and the beginning of the next meeting. View the background to item 4. Minutes: 4.1 The Committee agreed to exclude the public from the remainder of the meeting and the beginning of the next meeting.
(14.00-14.10)	5.	Discussion of the Welsh Government response to the Rugby World Cup Transport Planning Report View the background to item 5. Minutes: 5.1 The Committee discussed the Welsh Government’s response to the Rugby World Cup Transport Planning Report.

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