Part of 1. Questions to the Minister for Economy and Transport and North Wales – in the Senedd at 2:21 pm on 7 October 2020.
Can I thank the Member for her question and the important points that she made about the responsibility that we all have as citizens in trying to overcome this challenge? I'm pleased to say, Llywydd, that based on surveys, based on field work, we're seeing an average of 95 per cent compliance of passengers wearing face coverings on both trains and buses. That's quite an impressive figure, and it's been increasing, as well. So, clearly, citizens are showing responsibility, by and large.
I can also assure the Member that all of Transport for Wales's trains are currently in use across the Wales and borders network and that we're working extensively to provide essential travel links to keep people moving. In addition to this, additional buses—as I've already said, 70 buses—are being utilised to provide home-to-school transport. We are maximising the number of vehicles that are available to support people, but because of the need to socially distance, obviously, capacity—the number of seats, the number of spaces available—has been vastly reduced. But we will continue to do whatever we can to keep people moving, to keep people commuting, to ensure that people and businesses can get through this pandemic.