Ministers face questions on Welsh rail investment
8 March 2021
At the previous session of the inquiry, Welsh Economy Minister Ken Skates asserted that spending on Welsh rail infrastructure between 2011 and 2016 “represents underinvestment of a billion or more pounds”. It is expected that Mr Heaton-Harris and Mr Davies will be questioned about these claims.
- Watch Parliament TV: Railway Infrastructure in Wales
- Inquiry: Railway Infrastructure in Wales
- Welsh Affairs Committee
Witnesses
At 14.30
Thursday 11 March 2021 via Zoom
- Chris Heaton-Harris MP, Minister of State, Department of Transport
- David T.C. Davies MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales
Among the topics Members of the Committee are likely to question Mr Heaton-Harris and Mr Davies on are:
- effectiveness of Intergovernmental relations in deciding rail investment in Wales;
- whether the funding Wales receives for rail infrastructure is and has been sufficient;
- the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on rail projects benefitting Wales;
- the Union Connectivity Review.
Further information
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