Adran yr Economi a Thrafnidiaeth
Department for Economy and Transport
Our ref
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29 January 2021
Dear Mrs Trellis
Request for Information
Thank you for your request for information. The Welsh Government has reason to
believe that the name used to request information as outlined at Annex 1 may be a
pseudonym and, on that basis, we regard the request as invalid and will be taking no
further action on it unless proof of identification can be provided. This is a valid
response to the requirements of Section 8(1) of the Freedom of Information Act, one of
which requires the name of the applicant. The guidance from the Information
Commissioner that states:
For a request to be valid, the requester must provide enough of their real name to
give anyone reading the request a reasonable indication of their identity.
If the requester has used a pseudonym then their request will be invalid.
With proof of identification we will be able to re-consider your request. Proof of
identification (such as a copy of your driving licence, passport or copy of a recent utility
bill) can be sent to the following email address - :
FOI.EconomyandTransport@gov.wales
If you are dissatisfied with this decision, you can contact the Information
Commissioner’s Office – their details are:
Wycliffe House, Water Lane,
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 01625 545 745 or 0303 123 1113
Website: www.ico.org.uk
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).
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.
Yours sincerely
James Hooker
Rail Programme Director
Annex 1
Can the Welsh Government provide a breakdown of funding provided to
Transport for Wales during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the passenger
numbers, any reductions made in staffing or journeys?
