Cabinet Secretary, it is disappointing, I think, that a statement was made to the media last week, even a briefing made available to the media, before a statement was brought here before Members. This is one of the biggest procurement exercises that Wales has ever seen and I should say that there is a great deal of cross-party consensus on the need to address Wales’s transport infrastructure, and a will, I think, to work together and take this forward. That’s why I think it’s particularly disappointing that the Assembly has been bypassed in this regard.

Cabinet Secretary, can you expand on what your officials told the media last week on the structure and governance arrangements for Transport for Wales, the procurement process, and Welsh Government’s vision for a not-for-profit model? Can I also ask how the Welsh Government intended to manage the risks highlighted in the auditor general’s and the gateway review in terms of franchised procurement and the franchise map?

I noted your answer to Leanne Wood earlier as well. Can you outline how Transport for Wales is taking forward the franchise development when the franchise map has not yet been agreed? Can you also confirm whether or not Transport for Wales is public facing? Can AMs meet with the managing director? Will they be subject to scrutiny from Members, and also from the Economy and Infrastructure Committee?

Finally, earlier this month you told the Chamber that you wanted to see Transport for Wales’s head office in the Valleys. But it appears that you have reversed this commitment and I’d be grateful for clarification on that point.