CIHT Cymru Wales are excited to co-host this Transport in Wales session with ICE, CILT, Welsh Government and Transport for Wales with a keynote address from Ken Skates MS, Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales.
Ken Skates MS, Welsh Government Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales, will give a keynote address/ministerial statement on current transport issues in Wales.
The Welsh Government has led the way internationally in respect of progressive climate and social policy, enshrining in law the need to protect future generations through the Wellbeing of Future Generations Act and Senedd Cymru were the first parliament in the world to declare a climate emergency in April 2019.
The Welsh Government continues to display forward-thinking ambition, particularly within the transport sector. The publication of many notable commitments and strategies in Wales includes the Llywodraeth Cymru (Welsh Government) Roads Review.
Now three years on from the Roads Review and in light of the updated version of WelTAG, there is increasing experience applying this in practice. This includes a number of cases where local authorities have returned to the drawing board to identify new options at locations where previous road solutions were cancelled.
Anyone interested or working in highways and transport in Wales.
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Ken Skates Ken Skates was born in 1976 in Wrexham, educated at Mold Alun School and went on to study Social and Political Science at Cambridge University. Professional background is as follows: Ken was previously a journalist at the Wrexham Leader newspaper, and a PA to Mark Tami MP. In 2008, he was elected a community councillor. Ken’s policy interests include manufacturing, mental health, sport and leisure, eliminating poverty and political economy. Ken was appointed to the Welsh Government as Deputy Minister for Skills and Technology in 2011. He was then appointed Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism in 2014 and promoted to Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure in May 2016. Ken was appointed Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport on 21 March 2024, and re-appointed as Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales on 11 September 2024. |
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