8. 7. Statement: Transport Modernisation — An Update on the Wales and Borders Franchise and Metro Programmes

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:55 pm on 12 July 2016.

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Photo of Ken Skates Ken Skates Labour 5:55, 12 July 2016

I’d like to thank Jenny Rathbone for her questions. We remain confident that there will not be slippage and that there will be a seamless transition from the current franchise to the new one. The consultation that has taken place has been in public, but we’ll also follow that up with a further consultation after we have been able to award the operator and development partner status. And I’ll be meeting with a number of local authority leaders to discuss those very issues that the Member raised concerning the land and also the management of local authority transport routes and services.