Can I thank the Minister for his statement and for the advanced copy as well? Can I perhaps answer the first question? I think a metro system to drive economic growth in south-west and north Wales is much needed, and we on these benches welcome those projects and the ambition that you've set out.

I think it's also correct to say that the UK Government is investing a record amount in Wales's railway infrastructure, and Network Rail investment in the Wales route for control period 6 will be over £1.5 billion. Can I also say—and I know this—that the UK Government is and will support rail infrastructure, including new stations that have a strong business case behind them? And it's also, of course, been confirmed that there will be an additional Barnett consequential from the recent bus announcement, which I'm sure that the Minister will welcome.

Minister, with regard to the metro system, if I can take you back to a statement in March 2017, entitled 'Moving North Wales Forward', you listed exciting projects in development, including rail and integrated transport schemes. Almost three years on, I'm keen to see what progress has been made. There have been concerns about a lack of action, so can you provide a timetable of exactly when these integrated transport hubs will be rolled out, and how much funding in total is being set aside for the project?

During the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee general transport scrutiny just under two weeks ago, members of the committee questioned you on your latest position on each metro project and the governance arrangements around them. I was left unclear as to which organisation provided the overall strategic direction for each of the three projects. Now, whilst your statement today suggests that there is an intention for Transport for Wales to be given a remit and to have overall strategic direction for each of the projects, work does seem, and has seemed, to be fragmented at the moment, with different stakeholders, including the Welsh Government and local authorities, working together up until this point. So, therefore—and perhaps since the committee session—I wonder what discussions you may have had with Transport for Wales on the governance and funding arrangements of each of the projects. Will you put this information in the public domain, and are you confident that Transport for Wales has the capacity to deliver the schemes on time and on budget, and can you set out a clear road map of delivery of these projects?

Your 2017 vision rightly points out, Minister, that there are strong links between the economy of north-east Wales and that of north-west England, and I hope you can agree with me that it's a welcome announcement from the UK Government in regard to HS2, which has a huge potential to support economic growth and boost skills and promote regeneration across north-east Wales. Passengers travelling from north Wales will directly benefit from interconnecting into HS2 at Crewe, with significant reductions in journey times in England. And I wonder also—would you agree with me, Minister, that it's not just about where money and development is spent, it's about who benefits from that spend and development?

With regard to the transfer of the core Valleys lines into Welsh Government ownership to allow for work on the south-east Wales metro to progress, you have previously stated that the transfer would take place in September 2019, and, during the committee session on 29 January, Transport for Wales stated that they expect the transfer to be completed by the end of March 2020. So, can you provide an explanation as to why there has been a delay, and is the transfer on track to be completed by the end of March this year?