Public Transport in the Cynon Valley

Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport – in the Senedd at 1:33 pm on 10 January 2018.

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Photo of Ken Skates Ken Skates Labour 1:33, 10 January 2018

Well, indeed. Maslow's hierarchy of needs states that we need to feel connected to one another, and it's not just during weekdays that we should be connected to one another with public transport. Actually, the pilot scheme that we've been running using TrawsCymru's free means of transport on weekends has proven to be incredibly successful. We're still monitoring the performance of that particular free service, but what it has demonstrated is that people are now shifting their modes, from private car to public transport, and that could potentially carry through to using buses during the week as well. But, certainly at weekends, I think it's essential that bus operators, that we as a Government, that local authorities and that the operator and development partner of the next franchise work together to improve provision of public transport on weekends.