Hopefully, I can add a bit of sense to the debate after the previous contribution. I'm very grateful for the opportunity to speak on this debate this afternoon. As highlighted in my question to the Minister for Climate Change earlier this afternoon, this topic is of major concern to my constituents in the Vale of Clwyd. It's staggering that just 53 per cent of people in Wales live within walking distance of public transport, and, even more so, only less than 41 per cent of people in north Wales have access to public transport, and that just can't be right.

Transport-related issues at present are the second highest category of casework that I'm dealing with, second only to health matters, and in close proximity to the number of housing concerns coming through my postbag, showing what a priority this topic is for my area. And sadly we see a whole mirage of issues throughout the whole of Wales when it comes to the most basic of transport. For example, 22 per cent of people in Wales believe their local train services are bad, actually the highest in Britain; only 41 per cent of people in Wales viewed their services as good, the joint lowest across Britain, alongside the east midlands. The disparity is exacerbated across rural and urban areas, with only 29 per cent of people in rural Wales believing their local train services are good. And when they do finally manage to catch a train, it’s on outdated and dilapidated carriages, nearly 30 years old. The average age of rolling stock in Wales is nearly double the average age in Great Britain, with rolling stock in Britain averaging at 17 years old, whereas Wales is the second-highest in Britain, at 30 years old. And how can that be right, Minister? I hear you chuntering away there to your colleague, but how can that be right? 

I wish I could say that these glaring issues are just confined to rail, but that, Llywydd, would not be telling the truth. The distance covered—