The Impact of the Cost-of-living Crisis

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:34 pm on 14 February 2023.

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Photo of Lesley Griffiths Lesley Griffiths Labour 1:34, 14 February 2023

Thank you. Well, as I said in my earlier answer to Gareth Davies, fair fares is one of our programme for government commitments, so the Deputy Minister for Climate Change is exploring that. You outlined the benefits of having free public transport for our under-25s very eloquently. Certainly, I know my own daughters, when they were under 25, really thought it was something that could be done. We know young people want to go off independently and sometimes that's not possible, particularly in rural areas. So, it is something that's being explored, as you say. We have the budget, we have to decide how to slice that budget up, but it is something that I know the Deputy Minister is absolutely committed to doing.