Adran yr Economi a Thrafnidiaeth
Department for Economy and Transport
Ein cyf/Our ref ATISN 15127
Mr Ryan Thomas
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx
13 May 2021
Dear Mr Thomas
Request for Information – ATISN 15127
Thank you for your request for information dated 12 May. My understanding of what
you have asked for is:
1.
Copies of all correspondence between Welsh Government officials and
Ministers with the offices of Julie Morgan MS and Anna McMorrin MP on the
purchase of land in the Cathays area for the purposes of the South Wales
Metro.
Please let me know if this is not an accurate description of the information you have
requested.
You will receive a response by 10 June. If you have any queries about this request,
please do not hesitate to contact me at the address below. Please remember to quote
the reference number above in any future correspondence.
Please note: the Welsh Government is facing unprecedented challenges during
the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. As a result resources, both finances and
people, are being diverted away from many of our usual activities to deal with
the pandemic. This will undoubtedly impact on our ability to comply with the
normal requirements for information rights work and as a result you may
experience delays when making information rights requests during the
pandemic. We thank you for your understanding during this time. The following
is a link to the blog page of the Information Commissioner’s web site where you
can find an article entitled “FOI and the coronavirus: a measured approach”
https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/news-and-events/icos-blog-on-its-information-
rights-work/
Llywodraeth Cymru /
Welsh Government
Parc Cathays / Cathays Park
CF10 3NQ
FOI.EconomyandInfrastructure@gov.wales
Rydym yn croesawu derbyn gohebiaeth yn Gymraeg. Byddwn yn ateb gohebiaeth a dderbynnir yn Gymraeg yn Gymraeg ac ni
fydd gohebu yn Gymraeg yn arwain at oedi.
We welcome receiving correspondence in Welsh. Any correspondence received in Welsh will be answered in Welsh and
corresponding in Welsh will not lead to a delay in responding.
The request you sent me contains personal information about you - for example, your
name and address. The Welsh Government will be the data processor for this
information and, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation, it will be
processed in order to fulfil our public task and meet our legal obligations under the Act
to provide you with a response. We will only use this personal information to deal with
your request and any matters which arise as a result of it. We will keep your personal
information and all other information relating to your request for three years from the
date on which your request is finally closed. Your personal information will then be
disposed of securely.
Under data protection legislation, you have the right:
• to be informed of the personal data we hold about you and to access it
• require us to rectify inaccuracies in that data
• to (in certain circumstances) object to or restrict processing
• for (in certain circumstances) your data to be ‘erased’
• to (in certain circumstances) data portability
• to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) who is our
independent regulator for data protection
For further information about the information which the Welsh Government holds and
its use, or if you wish to exercise your rights under the GDPR, please contact: Data
Protection Officer, Welsh Government, Cathays Park, CARDIFF, CF10 3NQ or e-mail
DataProtectionOfficer@gov.wales. The address for the Information Commissioner’s Office is: Wycliffe House, Water
Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Phone numbers are 01625 545 745 or 0303 123
1113. Electronic contact details ar
e at https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/email/. Any information released under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 or Environmental
Information Regulations 2004 will be listed in the Welsh Government’s Disclosure Log
(at https://gov.wales/about/open-government/freedom-of-
information/responses/?lang=en). Yours sincerely
James Hooker
Rail Programme Director
