Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:08 pm on 8 October 2019.
Diolch, Deputy Llywydd. I'm grateful to the Minister for economy for his clarification that any person who holds a concessionary pass at this time, at the time the changes to the law are made, will not lose their entitlement to that pass in any circumstance. This will offer reassurance to any of my constituents who, in Islwyn, are in any doubt as to their eligibility. I'm also grateful for the Minister's repeated assertion that anyone who reaches the age of 60 before April 2022 will not be affected by these changes. Minister, you state that:
'Research undertaken for Welsh Government showed that free travel in and of itself is not sufficient for travellers to make a modal shift from the car to public transport.'
So, can you expand on the Welsh Government's measures to improve bus reliability, better integrations and accessible information to help achieve and develop a cleaner, greener modal shift?