Supporting Public Transport

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:01 pm on 14 February 2023.

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Photo of Janet Finch-Saunders Janet Finch-Saunders Conservative 2:01, 14 February 2023

If only. Trefnydd, in the Welsh Labour and Plaid Cymru co-operation agreement, you make a clear promise to ask Transport for Wales to work with local authorities in north-west Wales and the Welsh Government to develop plans for an integrated transport system. Now, rather than seeing progress, Conwy County Borough Council, Gwynedd and Welsh Government have failed to deliver for my communities in the Conwy valley. We have had a petition signed by over 700 very concerned constituents, and that was to save the T19 between Llandudno and Blaenau Ffestiniog, and also I've written several letters to Conwy council and Gwynedd outlining some different solutions. I've met with all the bus operators, who actually want to keep this service in place. So severe is the situation now that students and pupils are having to rely on private transport to get from the Blaenau Ffestiniog area to a school in Llanrwst and the college in Llandrillo, and staff cannot get to work. Solutions should have been in place before this service ended. For example, the Fflecsi service could be extended up the A470 corridor. But, TfW are dragging their heels. First Minister—or Trefnydd, in this instance, what urgent steps will you and your Government take to address the serious problems caused by the termination of the T19? And don't you agree with me that, in this day and age, it is a crisis when children cannot get to school? Thank you.