Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport – in the Senedd at 2:10 pm on 26 September 2018.
Earlier this year, Minister, I had some constituents come to me waving the Welsh Cycling facilities strategy at me, and they were quite pleased with the strategy because it identified on page 11 of that report there being big gaps in provision—particularly around the mid Wales and Newtown area specifically, it mentioned, and there being a big population there and very proactive clubs there, with no facilities within an hour's drive. Page 13 of the document also recommended that closed road circuits are located in certain areas of Wales, and Newtown specifically was mentioned. So, constituents were very happy with that. When I approached Welsh Cycling excitedly myself to ask them whether they were going to implement their strategy, they said that there isn't—. It's just an aspiration; there's not actually currently any funding available to them to implement their strategy. So, can I ask, Minister, what support can you offer to provide Welsh Cycling—to enable them to enact their strategy, which will, of course, lead on to a hub in Newtown, as identified in their strategy as well?