May I welcome this statement from the Government today? Much of it is content that I would agree with. What strikes me and others, of course, is the frustration that we can't reach our endpoint, or where we want to go, more quickly, and I'm sure that that frustration is something that the Deputy Minister himself would share. I do think that the foundations are in place, in a way, in terms of having the Act in place, but we can't ignore the importance of proper funding and providing sufficient resources in order to ensure that the aspirations are delivered in reality.

I welcome the progress made and the fact that we're reaching £30 million. That's an important milestone. I think the figure in Scotland was about £80 million, and that was about two years ago, and that gives us a useful comparator. It's important, then, to look at how much we spend per head. I think that the Institute of Welsh Affairs, in their report last year, said that we need to look at £20 per head in Wales. We have a way to go before we get to that point, of course. Although I do take pride in being ambitious and setting ambitious targets for Government, now that the Minister has mentioned £10 million per head, what I'm asking for doesn't seem sufficient now. But, we do have to keep a close eye on that need and to push those figures up, because we do have a long way to go.

When we are talking about infrastructure, infrastructure is always something that needs proper investment, and we need to invest now in order to ensure that the infrastructure is there for future generations. While I do appreciate the Minister's language in talking about being granular—and Dave Brailsford, as a cycling coach of some repute, has emphasised those incremental improvements that can take us towards those final targets—I think that we are still waiting for that real investment that can make a real difference in putting firmer foundations in place in order to increase active travel for the future.

One other thing that I will comment on is the difference between the aspiration and what is being done on the ground. I welcome the language used by the Minister today in terms of his willingness to help and to work with local authorities to implement the objectives of active travel. I think that, generally speaking, there is a desire at local government level, among officers and elected members, to push this agenda forward, but the leadership, strategy and funding need to come from Government in order to guide people more swiftly along the journey. But, as ever, every step forward is to be welcomed, and we, as an opposition party in this place, will keep an eye on what practical difference is being made and when we can say that, 'Yes, really, five or six years since the passing of this Act, we are taking great steps forward.'