Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:45 pm on 27 September 2017.
Thank you for your report. I think the issues it raises for my constituents is that the competitive bidding process has made it very difficult for residents of my constituency to be able to be part of the consultation on where they want the metro to be in order to enable them to make that modal shift transfer. I hope that once we do get round to awarding a contract to the new franchisee, they will instantly start to engage with citizens in order to ensure that their views are properly reflected. Because if we’re going to get modal shift from the motor car to the metro, it obviously has to be put in in places where people need to travel to, particularly around travelling to work, because we cannot go on with the situation we have at the moment, where far too many people are commuting into Cardiff by car, with all the adverse impact that that’s having on people’s health. I look forward to hearing how the Cabinet Secretary thinks we’re going to be able to fast-forward that arrangement once we have established who the franchisee is going to be.