Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure – in the Senedd at 1:55 pm on 5 October 2016.
Cabinet Secretary, I heard your response to the Plaid spokesperson with regard to the not-for-profit rail franchise. The Wales Audit Office has raised concerns that your Government must learn lessons from past franchises and must manage efficiently and effectively the risks in procuring what is a significant investment for Wales. So, with that, are you fully confident at this stage that you are in the best place to offer overall responsibility for procuring the next franchise? Can you confirm whether Wales’s franchise will be for a wholly not-for-profit provider? Finally, do you believe that you’ve got enough resource and skill within the Welsh Government civil service to deliver the Wales franchise?