Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:19 pm on 12 March 2019.
Diolch, First Minister. Can you update us on your efforts to deal with some of the teething problems that have befallen the Transport for Wales franchise in its first few months? I did raise this issue in the business statement with the Trefnydd last week. One of my constituents, studying at Hereford Sixth Form College, has experienced many services being delayed or cancelled, and she's very worried about her exams coming up shortly, in a few weeks' time, and the effect that a cancellation of trains may have on her. She catches the train from Abergavenny station.
I know that the Minister for Economy and Transport has said that a lot of this is due to maintenance issues and a lack of maintenance of rolling stock in the closing days of the previous franchise. Whatever the reasons might be, what reassurance can you give my constituent and, indeed, other passengers of the Transport for Wales franchise in my neck of the woods in south-east Wales, that these issues are being looked at and will be dealt with at the earliest opportunity?