7. Will the Minister set out the Welsh Government's policy for transport in inner-urban areas in Wales? OAQ53822

Yes, of course. For inner urban areas, integrated public transport is the key to promoting a modal shift from the personal car to more sustainable modes of transport and, of course, a reduction of carbon dioxide and nitrogen dioxide emissions. Our programme of reform seeks to increase public transport passenger numbers, as well as those walking and, of course, cycling.

I thank the Minister for that. Minister, yesterday at First Minister's questions, the First Minister referred to the setting up of a task and finish group to take forward a possible default 20 mph speed limit in urban areas in Wales, which I believe would deliver many benefits. Could you provide a little more detail of that new arrangement, Minister, in terms of the membership and the chairing of the task and finish group, its remit and also the timescale for its work and reporting arrangements? If you haven't got all the details to hand today, I'd appreciate it if you could write to me with those details.

Can I thank the Member for his question? I recognise that he was very delighted by the First Minister's announcement yesterday. I'm sure that the Deputy Minister will write to all Members with details of remit and the time frame of the work by the group, which is going to be chaired, Llywydd, by Phil Jones, who is highly regarded in this area and led on the design guidance work.FootnoteLink Meanwhile, we will go on helping local authorities to introduce 20 mph zones, and we will do so by allocating resource from our budgets. The Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport will be announcing funding for 20 mph schemes across Wales very shortly.

Information further to Plenary