Part of 2. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure – in the Senedd at 2:09 pm on 25 January 2017.
I couldn’t agree more. I think it’s absolutely essential that we recognise that public transport should be an empowering provision, and that every person in society should expect access to good-quality forms of public transport. The Member might be interested to know that I’ve established an accessibility group to advise me on the new rail franchise, but the group is also able to advise me on other forms of public transport such as community transport. I think it’s essential that we recognise, again, as part of that fully integrated system, that community transport will become increasingly important across communities, not just in more urbanised areas but especially in rural areas where often there are no other solutions available.