Thank you very much for that, Russ. The number of bus journeys, as I mentioned, was falling even prior to the COVID outbreak. In 2016-17, there were 100 million bus journeys, a figure that fell to 89 million in 2019-20. We've had countless debates and questions in the Chamber, and it's clear that many bus services have not resumed since the pandemic, leaving residents isolated in their communities, many of them amongst the most vulnerable categories, including the elderly, the disabled and those with long-term illnesses. Age Cymru has called for better integration between transport and key services, as well as better lighting, seating and shelter for passengers. And, frankly, I want the same, and I'm sure all of you do too. I welcome the fact that the Welsh Government has finally recognised the importance of bus services after years of chronic underfunding. As one bus operator said to me recently, they have no problem with franchising; it's the lack of funding they are disappointed by. I really look forward to seeing detailed proposals to support bus services in the forthcoming legislation, and I'm keen to see how the Welsh Government will help rural areas specifically afford eco-friendly buses.

It gives me genuinely no pleasure to say that the customer dissatisfaction with the Welsh railway service is the highest in Britain. A YouGov poll last November revealed that 22 per cent of people in Wales believe their local rail service was bad, with only 41 per cent saying it was good. Overcrowding on trains has been an issue for a considerable length of time, particularly when major events have taken place in Cardiff, such as we saw only a couple of weeks ago with the Ed Sheeran and Tom Jones concerts. More than 11,000 services have been cancelled by Transport for Wales over the last three years, and the average age of rolling stock is nearly double the British average. No wonder, then, that Transport for Wales have had to pay out more than £2 million to rail customers in compensation since 2018.

I have spent many sessions in this Chamber talking about Cardiff Airport, which is, and always will be, a Welsh Government vanity project and nothing more. You can show me many complex accounts and various figures in my Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee meetings, but as a politician who likes to call a spade a spade, I will continue to air my concerns about it and its future as well.

Presiding Officer, whether it be rail, whether it be road, or air or bus service, 23 years of Welsh Labour mismanagement and neglect have left our transport service and infrastructure fall into ruin. The failure to deliver a solid transport system that is fit for purpose is sincerely damaging the economy and causing constant angst and frustration for travellers and business alike. Labour here in Wales needs to wake up, smell the coffee and take action to deliver a twenty-first century transport system that Wales desperately needs and that people all across Wales want and rightfully deserve.