Diolch, Dirprwy Lywydd. Having walked down from the highest hill in Maesteg this morning to the bottom of the valley to catch the train up here to Cardiff, and then cycled along the road here to work, I'm delighted to open this debate on active travel, supported by Members of different parties across this Chamber.

Now, we know that Wales has some of the most groundbreaking and farsighted legislation of any nation on this, setting a policy framework that allows us to make decisions very, very differently for the long term, not just for today, for future generations as well as this one, and for investment in well-being and active and healthy lifestyles, and for truly sustainable economic growth. The very farsighted Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013 and the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015 have laid the very foundations for us to take decisions very differently indeed.

So, this debate is about laying down the challenge to Welsh Government and the new Minister, who I welcome to his post, about spanning the gap between the laudable aims set out in our world-leading legislation and the reality of delivery on the ground. Now, having put the legislative and the policy framework in place, I can sum up my request to the Minister in three short words: delivery, delivery, delivery.

Let me turn first of all to active travel and the well-being goals. Active travel contributes more to the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015's goals than any other mode of transport. It aids the economy by reducing congestion, currently estimated to cost Wales £2 billion per year, and by improving the health of the workforce. It contributes to resilience by reducing emissions, to equality by providing a low-cost transport mode, it helps community cohesion by enabling people to interact more easily, and similarly making it easier and cheaper for people to involve themselves in cultural activities. And it has a global reach, with a global impact by helping people to combat climate change. But its greatest contribution is to a healthier Wales.