Diolch, Llywydd. I very much welcome the opportunity to respond today, and I'd like to thank Rhun ap Iorwerth for putting forward this proposal. It comes at a particularly appropriate time, following our declaration of a climate emergency on 29 April. The Welsh Government is taking a lead in meeting the calls for action of people of all ages who are concerned about the very real impacts of climate change.

Back in March we launched 'A Low Carbon Wales', our first Government-wide statutory decarbonisation plan. It contains 100 proposals and actions, around half of which relate to transport. The plan includes policies to increase the proportion of vehicles that are electric and ultra-low emission, including a very bold ambition for zero-emission bus and taxi and private hire vehicles by 2028. We recognise the public sector's leadership role, so the plan also includes a proposal that all new cars and light goods vehicles in the public sector fleet are ultra-low emission by 2025 and, where possible, all heavy goods vehicles are ultra-low emission by 2030. Introducing low-carbon vehicles into the public sector fleet will not only contribute towards our aim of a carbon neutral public sector by 2030, but it will also increase visibility and normalise the use of ultra-low emission vehicles for our public sector staff, service users and, of course, the public.

With most of our public bodies already addressing this issue, there is little evidence that legislation is required to stimulate the development of strategies. Indeed, this morning I outlined the development of our vision and our strategy for electric vehicle charging across the country, when I attended the Economy, Infrastructure and Skills Committee. We're planning for publicly available charging infrastructure to meet the demand that will be created by the large-scale uptake of electric vehicles, but I expect the private sector and electric vehicle charging providers to deliver the vast majority of infrastructure. Our role is to assess where there are gaps in provision and to act, where necessary, to address market failure. Our strategy, to be consulted on alongside the Wales transport strategy, will utilise the same approach that we took in procuring the operator and development partner for the new rail franchise, where we use public property and public land to bring the market to invest in the installation of charging points on a concession basis. Our emerging strategy will ensure that a national standard charging network is delivered, mostly with private sector investment, but with the public's best interests at the heart of deployment.

In view of the policies and the proposals that we have in 'A Low Carbon Wales' and the imminent strategy for deploying an electric vehicle charging network across Wales, I do not feel that legislation is actually necessary at this present time. But, of course, I am willing to review this in the future. I would urge every Member to work with us on this. Delivering our ambitious decarbonisation targets will require significant leadership, change, collaboration with our partners, and the involvement of society as a whole. Working together and showing leadership individually as well as collectively on this matter, I am confident that we can deliver and make a real difference.