Railway Infrastructure in Wales

Welsh Affairs Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 4 Dec 2020 Closed: 15 Nov 2021 Parliament page
We will look at where responsibility lies for the management of rail infrastructure in Wales, how funding is allocated to rail infrastructure projects across the UK and the share of investment Wales has received since 1994. We will also look at the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the rail … Read more
14 Recommendations
5 Conclusions
1 Report
4 Oral sessions
1 Letter
4 Events
Activity timeline 7 events
22 Sep
2021
Report published
14 Jul
2021
Report published
11 Mar
2021
Oral evidence
25 Feb
2021
Oral evidence
11 Feb
2021
Oral evidence
9 Feb
2021
Correspondence
21 Jan
2021
Oral evidence
Oral evidence sessions 4 sessions
11 Mar 2021
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Oral evidence
Chris Heaton-Harris · Department for Transport David T C Davies · Wales Office
25 Feb 2021
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James Hooker · Welsh Government Ken Skates MS · Welsh Government Simon Jones · Welsh Government Sir Peter Hendy · Union Connectivity Review and Chair of Network Rail
11 Feb 2021
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Bill Kelly · Network Rail James Price · Transport for Wales Mark Hopwood · Great Western Railway Richard Scott · The West Coast Partnership Sarah Kelley · CrossCountry
21 Jan 2021
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Julian Glover · Department for Transport Professor Mark Barry · Cardiff University Professor Stuart Cole · University of South Wales
Title HC No. Published Items Response
First Report - Railway Infrastructure in Wales HC 438 14 Jul 2021 19 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
Clear
2 Recommendation Deferred
First Report - Railway Infrastruct…
Improving transport infrastructure within Wales must be a priority and should focus on how infrastructure...
Improving transport infrastructure within Wales must be a priority and should focus on how infrastructure initiatives can remedy deprivation, boost the Welsh economy and contribute to meeting decarbonisation targets. Enhancements should include a focus on improving connectivity within Wales, such … Read more
Government Response
The government notes the recommendations and describes ongoing work from the Union Connectivity Review, including a £20m development fund and current review of proposals. It will consider funding for schemes as part of a forthcoming Spending Review after the final UCR report is published.
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Government Response AI assessment · 19 of 14 classified
Accepted 8
Accepted in Part 5
Acknowledged 1
Deferred 1
Not Addressed 1
Rejected 3
Total 14 recs + 5 conclusions
Correspondence 1 letter
9 Feb 2021 To committee Letter from James Price, Chief Executive, Transport for Wales, re Future of Rail update, 8 February 21
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