I do very much welcome this initiative by Cardiff city council. We have some distance to travel before we catch up with some of those Scandinavian countries, but we are on the right path. The key to success is in changing people’s behaviour and cultures. For that reason, I’m particularly pleased that we are investing in the Active Journeys initiative, which is operating in primary and secondary schools across Wales. It’s my understanding that, to date, somewhere in the region of 232 schools across the country have been involved in that particular scheme and more than 30 are in Cardiff. The importance of that scheme is that it creates a change in perception and a change in behaviour amongst people at the earlier stage. We know, with recycling and the change in behaviour that’s accompanied recycling, that if you can convince young people to do things differently, they in turn convince adults and parents.

In the next financial year, we’re also going to be making available £2 million for road safety education. The Member will be aware, because it was in Welsh Labour’s manifesto, that we have restated our commitment to improving cycling proficiency, and this fund is designed to do just that.

I also fund, the Member may be aware, the travel plan co-ordinators across Wales, who are tasked with working with employers in their respective areas to encourage staff to use alternative forms of transport, or indeed to walk, where a car is not needed. This is complemented by the Cymru Travel Challenge offer, which aims to encourage commuters, again, to switch from their cars to other forms of transport or to walk for short journeys.