Investing in Transport

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:08 pm on 27 February 2018.

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Photo of Llyr Gruffydd Llyr Gruffydd Plaid Cymru 2:08, 27 February 2018

(Translated)

An all-party group from north Wales heard from the Cabinet Secretary earlier this afternoon on this Government’s plans to create a series of transport hubs across north Wales and we welcome the investment of tens of millions of pounds in that infrastructure, but, simultaneously, a few weeks ago, we saw the publication of a report that Wales saw the biggest decrease in the number of miles travelled on public buses throughout the whole of the UK. Now, whilst the Government talks of significant capital investment, which is to be welcomed, it’s also clear that we need corresponding revenue investment to actually cease this decrease in the use of bus services. So, would you agree that the risk is that it would be a mistake to invest in transport hubs if we are still losing fundamental services on our buses?