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Recommendation 19
19
Accepted in Part
We are concerned that Covid-19 should not be used as a pretext for halting investment...
Recommendation
We are concerned that Covid-19 should not be used as a pretext for halting investment which, in the long term, would only further cement the car as the transport mode of choice in Wales. Instead this should be an opportunity for the Department for Transport, Welsh Government, Transport for Wales and Network Rail to take stock and consider the role of rail Wales’s future transport network. Using the Wales Rail Board we have recommended, this process should: • establish immediate infrastructure investment priorities; • consider how passenger services can be improved without inadvertently reducing freight capacity; and • determine on a route by route basis what improved services will mean for passengers in terms of frequency, speed, and cost. (Paragraph 114) 38 Railway Infrastructure in Wales
Government response summary AI-generated
The government agrees in part, recognizing the benefits of the proposed Wales Rail Board and proposing to establish a senior-level Board with the specified remit. However, it notes that rail enhancement budgets were redirected due to COVID-19 and difficult circumstances persist.
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Government Response
Accepted in Part
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted in Part
establish immediate infrastructure investment priorities;
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