Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure – in the Senedd at 1:33 pm on 9 November 2016.
Cabinet Secretary, you’ll be aware, obviously, that the Welsh Government’s stated ambition is to deliver a new not-for-profit rail model, but the current bidders, as you’ve outlined, to become the Wales and borders operator and development partner won’t themselves be not-for-profit companies. So, clearly, there’s a potential for some misunderstanding. Now, I want to see a proper model, which sees profits reinvested in the services and infrastructure, and a truly not-for-profit model, and others, such as the RMT union, have similar ambitions. Will you confirm today that you share that general principle, and will you provide details on what you are doing to move towards that goal?