Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:36 pm on 7 March 2017.
These are crucial in terms of the opportunities that the Swansea city region is taking forward, particularly in relation to the city deal opportunities as well. We did announce, as Mike Hedges knows, nearly £29 million funding for transport schemes across Wales, to improve safety and help in terms of levers for economic growth and promoting active travel. And the city regions have been able to influence transport planning processes at a local and national level. But, of course, we have funded a number of enhancements to rail infrastructure and services for Swansea, and its economic area, in recent years.
And I think this is a crucial point in terms of strategic development. I can go on about bus services being improved, but roads as well, as you say, are crucially important in terms of grant funding for the local transport fund of £13 million in this financial year to local authorities in south Wales for transport schemes. And this does include allocations to the city and county of Swansea for completing the Morfa distributor road, for the A483 Fabian Way corridor—that’s at business case—work for infrastructure enhancements, and also, crucially, Kingsbridge link scheme, which is the key section on the Swansea active travel.
I could go on, but I think that’s enough to answer that question.