Thank you for your statement, Deputy Minister, and, while I know absolutely the emphasis of your statement, it would be remiss of me at this point not to welcome the recent announcement regarding the contract for the A465 Heads of the Valleys improvements. That is a strategic and regionally important decision to ensure safe and well-managed transport infrastructure is delivered, and it shows the importance of both shaping and holding to a long-term vision. And of course, as you recognise, a good-quality road network has to be part of any strategy, because other forms of transport—particularly some active travel options—are not always practical for everyone in some Valleys communities, where topography can make that very, very difficult, although I accept absolutely that that doesn't necessarily mean that we throw decarbonisation out the window—far from it.

But the draft strategy does emphasise one of the key lessons of the pandemic, which is the importance of local transport infrastructure, and there's no doubt that the COVID-19 period has shown us the true value of our local bus network. Now, thankfully, in Merthyr Tydfil, we have the development of the new bus station to reinforce this message, but we do need to move beyond just a new bus station, and, while I think you've already dealt with a number of the questions on this subject, I, like others, regret that we had to lose the buses Bill from this Senedd's legislative programme, although, like others, I hope we'll see it back after the election next year.

But, while I think, as I say, you've already largely dealt with my question to a large degree, I'd like to know how the improvement of the infrastructure of our local bus networks, developing ever smarter and more responsive transport in our communities, will sit within this strategy, and how much of the work of the Valleys taskforce that you referenced in your answers to Alun Davies will form part of your thinking in this respect.