Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Transport – in the Senedd at 2:16 pm on 28 November 2018.
Well, I'm pleased to be able to say that this is an objective of ours for the first five years before we get to the five-year point review. It's my view that the Oyster card in London has been a great success, but, of course, we're now able to use our bank cards on the London underground rather than having to buy an Oyster card; so, again demonstrating that technology has moved on still further. I'd like to be in a position by 2023 where the vast majority of people in Wales and on the English side of the Wales and borders franchise area are utilising cashless payment systems, so that it becomes more cost-effective and so that we can drive down the number of people who use our services without paying for tickets.