The Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:32 pm on 12 December 2017.

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Photo of Janet Finch-Saunders Janet Finch-Saunders Conservative 1:32, 12 December 2017

The Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 was a very widely welcomed piece of legislation, and the Member there is quite right to raise concerns about how it is being fully implemented and taken forward. And I've heard those very same concerns that local authorities have been quite slow to prioritise that, clearly with the budget pressures and everything. I know that the previous Cabinet Secretaries and Ministers for local government have often said, 'Oh, local authorities have their own autonomy.' This is Welsh Government legislation, and it is Government legislation that is going to make lives better for our young and for all of our people across Wales. So, how can you provide some very strong leadership, First Minister, in making sure that the active travel Act isn't just a wish, but that it actually becomes full legislation, and fully applicable, and that we get more people actually active travelling on a daily basis from now on in?