Part of 2. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure – in the Senedd at 2:00 pm on 1 March 2017.
Can I thank Russell George for his questions and say that work with the industry, with passenger groups and, indeed, with local authorities will continue? There is clearly apprehension about the prospect of new regulation and stronger regulation being introduced, but we will be revealing our intentions and our overall vision in the document that is going out to public consultation on March 8. It’s our view that change is required in order to better integrate bus and rail services and to improve accessibility and punctuality of services. With those changes there will be challenge, but at the end of the day, we have to consider the passengers first and foremost and I have confidence in the best of operators doing that.