Part of 2. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure – in the Senedd at 2:08 pm on 25 January 2017.
As I just said to Neil McEvoy, I think community transport plays as an essential role within the mix, and we’ve seen an increase in the number of people using community transport in recent times. It’s my belief that community transport plays a particularly important role for people who are unable to access conventional buses or trains, or who may have particular health-related requirements. I want the community transport sector to be part of the solution for my plans for a fully integrated public transport network across Wales. I’m very pleased that we’ve been able to freeze and maintain the bus services support grant at £25 million, which is available to community transport, and I’m very pleased that that fund is being utilised by many of the operators around Wales.