Railways: Wales

(asked on 18th January 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the feasibility of giving the Welsh Government shared oversight over the specification and operation of all rail franchises operating in Wales.


Answered by
Andrew Jones Portrait
Andrew Jones
This question was answered on 24th January 2019

During 2018 the Welsh rail devolution arrangements were further strengthened in line with the recommendations of the Commission on Devolution in Wales (the Silk Commission). In the lead up to this, the need for closer working between the Department and the Welsh Government in respect of cross-border services of franchises specified and managed by the Department was fully recognised and agreed. These arrangements are set out in sections 7 and 8 of the Co-operation and Collaboration Agreement between the Secretary of State and Welsh Ministers published on 11 September 2018.

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