Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:24 pm on 15 February 2022.
Diolch, Llywydd. I move the motion. As the Minister for finance has just said in her debate, one of the core functions of the new corporate joint committees is to deliver a duty to prepare a regional transport plan, and as we've just heard, this duty will transfer later in 2022. And what I'm seeking to do today is to modify legislation that refers to the local authority duty to prepare local transport plans and then ensuring that the policies in the existing local transport plans remain in force until the new regional transport plans are approved. We're also revoking the Regional Transport Planning (Wales) Order 2014, which enables local authorities to work together to produce local transport plans.
The Senedd has already agreed to establish CJCs, and that the transport planning function should be transferred from the local authorities. And today I'm asking Members to make consequential technical amendments and transitional improvements related to transport. I'd be grateful for the support of Members in approving these regulations today. Diolch.