Can I thank Russell George for his questions and the fact that he broadly welcomes the announcements that I've made today? The new strategy is being revisited, of course, during a period of immense technological change, change in terms of legislation, change in terms of powers, and change in terms of the way that people connect with one another across Wales and across the UK. But I can assure the Member that I am determined that there is to be no scaling back of investments on the A40 or the A55—quite the opposite. Recently, I published a resilience study concerning the latter of those trunk roads and the resilience study outlines interventions over the short, medium and long term, if we are to upgrade the A55 and ensure that it continues to become an expressway for the north of our country.

I think it's essential that we better connect the whole of Wales. The Member did outline some of the creaks that are currently affecting the rail services across Wales, and also some of the congestion challenges that are affecting many communities and many trunk roads across Wales. The pinch-point programme is designed to address not just known pinch points in congestion affecting roads, but also congestion affecting bus services as well. I think one of the most important factors that determines whether people travel by bus or not is whether they know they can get to or from their chosen places, destinations and departure places in time and on a reliable and punctual service. So, resolving congestion is absolutely essential, and the pinch-point programme is designed to do just that. 

Of course, in terms of rail problems, which have been quite clear this week, it does not help that historically Wales has been under funded so badly in terms of the infrastructure in our rail network. Whilst Arriva Trains Wales and Network Rail have endeavoured to do the best that they can in terms of ensuring that tracks remain clear, the problems that we face are not just exclusive to Wales, and services affected once they cross the border have an impact on journey reliability and punctuality when they depart from or arrive in Wales. So, we need an investment not just in Wales—greater investment in our rail infrastructure in Wales—but also right across the borders area as well. That is something that we've demanded of UK Government for many years.

In terms of bus services, they're set to de reformed with detailed proposals coming forward in the spring of next year as a consequence of the consultations that have already taken place and that are currently taking place as well. With regard to the obligations that must be met by 2020 concerning disabled access, well, the Welsh Government has been funding a number of stations to ensure that they are compliant with the regulations that have to be met in 2020. We've provided additional investment as part of the national station improvement programme to improve railway stations' accessibility, and, of course, as part of the roll-out of the south-east Wales metro programme. But, in addition to that, we have made it very clear to those who are bidding for the next rail franchise that their obligation to disabled and people of limited mobility must stand by 2020, and that the rolling stock must be adequately equipped with all of the provisions necessary for those requirements to be met. 

With regard to the transport commissioner, I had the pleasure of meeting with him recently, and I think it would be fair to say that rather than outline any support that may be forthcoming from Welsh Government, our position is one of responding to any requests from the commissioner. But, certainly, if any requests for support are forthcoming, then I will consider them very, very sympathetically. 

And in terms of electric vehicle charging points, as a consequence of the budget deal reached with Plaid Cymru, I'm very pleased to say that a significant sum of money is being made available for the provision of charging points across Wales. We're currently conducting some work examining where there is the greatest degree of market failure. So far we've found that along the A55 and the M4 the provision of electric charging points is adequate. However, in-between the M4 and the A55 there are precious few, so we wish to resolve that entire section of north from the M4 and south from the A55, and ensure that people are able to drive between the north and the south and across the middle of Wales without the worry of whether they will be able to use an electric vehicle charging point. We're also looking at whether they should be installed at sites such as Cadw monuments, where there are visitor experiences to be had, at hospitals and also, Deputy Presiding Officer, at major employment sites. This work is being taken forward by officials in my department and also under the leadership of Lesley Griffiths, and we hope to begin installing electric vehicle charging points in the next 12 months. We are determined to ensure that Wales does not miss out on UK Government support either, and that's why we've been encouraging local authorities to bid for electric vehicle charging point resource, but it's also why we're going to continue to put pressure on all stakeholders in Wales to embrace new vehicle technology and to make sure that our infrastructure is fit for the twenty-first century.