Strategy for Older People

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:49 pm on 24 September 2019.

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Photo of Mohammad Asghar Mohammad Asghar Conservative 2:49, 24 September 2019

Thank you very much for that reply, First Minister. Your strategy for older people recognises that opportunities for older people to enjoy and participate in their community rely on access to transport. It clearly states that one of its strategic outcomes is to enable older people to access affordable and appropriate transport, which assists them to play a full part in family, social and community life. Do you accept, First Minister, that your proposal to raise the age of eligibility for a free bus pass is in direct conflict with the aims of your strategy for older people? And will you accede to the request of the Older People's Commissioner for Wales and reconsider this proposal, please?