Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:50 pm on 28 March 2017.
I thank the Member for those questions. Julie Morgan has drawn our attention to a change, which we perhaps may not have been aware of, back in April 2014, because driver licensing is a reserved matter, and the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency prescribes the content and delivery of the theory test in Wales. The loss of that use of foreign language voiceovers and interpreters on theory tests was removed in April 2014, apparently following a public consultation. But, certainly, this is an issue where we would want to ensure our views, particularly now as we are focusing on our Welsh Government refugee and asylum seeker delivery plan, which is being refreshed during this year—. It is about co-ordination between agencies under our responsibility in the Welsh Government, but, clearly, with UK Government as well. So, this is an issue, particularly, that we would want to discuss with the Welsh Refugee Council, but, most importantly, with the UK Government in terms of those opportunities, and hopefully find new ways in which we can address this issue.
On your second point, I’ve just mentioned the local road safety allocations that have been announced recently by the Cabinet Secretary. The road safety framework for Wales sets out the action the Welsh Government and our partners will take to meet our casualty reduction targets. If you look at the statistics for motorcyclists and cyclists, the statistics for cyclists alone were 7 per cent of casualties, 10 per cent of those killed or seriously injured. We publish the statistical bulletin on pedal cycles on 5 April, so that will provide an update. We have got a safety steering group to support work towards meeting a target to particularly reduce the numbers killed or seriously injured by 25 per cent. That’s relating to motorcyclists, but I think the national standards cycle training in all local authorities is crucially important. Yesterday, the Cabinet Secretary supported the launch of Operation Darwen, a Wales-wide police enforcement and engagement campaign, and I think this example is something that clearly we would want to look at.