Well, there you have it. These aren't my views; these are the views of just some of the people on the ground, the people who use our transport network every single day. These are the people the Welsh Government should be listening to. Unfortunately, the constituents I've just recalled are not the only ones; in fact, drivers in Newport, Cardiff and Swansea lost a huge 107 hours due to congestion in 2022 alone.

In light of Labour's ban on road building, we have been told the Government will invest, and I quote, 'in real alternatives' instead, and put a bigger focus on the transport network. But as is often the case with this Government so far, I fear that this is just rhetoric rather than meaningful action. I say this because, to date, we haven't seen any real alternatives from the Welsh Government. Instead, Ministers are slashing vital funding for buses across the country, axing funding for active travel, and cutting funding for sustainable travel. Also, Wales has just 47 electric vehicle charging devices per 100,000 of population, which is extremely poor when compared to 699 in the Netherlands, 399 in Luxembourg and 112 in France. This needs to be addressed urgently, as we're going to see more electric vehicles on our roads going forward, especially following the UK Government's ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030. According to the Welsh Government's own predictions, Wales will need between 30,000 and 50,000 fast chargers by 2030. Needless to say, time is of the essence.

My Welsh Conservative colleagues and I absolutely support the innovation of sustainable and greener travel. We all need to play our part in making greener travel choices, but the Welsh Government must not seek change by punishing motorists. Punishing motorists is exactly what the Welsh Government is doing, with congestion charges coming down the road, blanket 20 mph speed limits being rolled out now, and road building being axed. The Welsh Government seriously needs to rethink its transport policy, because at the moment it's not fit for purpose.

Buses can play a pivotal role in getting more people out of their cars, but now we're being told to expect drastic cuts to services as a result of the Welsh Government's decision to end the bus emergency scheme—a conversation that many of us had in a debate a few weeks ago. Coach and Bus Operators Cymru, which represents small firms in Wales, fear that between 65 and 100 per cent of services face being cut. The Deputy Minister for Climate Change said that he would desperately like to find the money to keep the funding scheme in place. Well, maybe if the Government didn't waste millions of pounds supporting a failing airport or buying Gilestone Farm, there might be some extra cash to spend on the important things out there. And don't even get me started on the problems with trains here in Wales—that's a completely separate debate for another day.

It's a fact that for many people in Wales, particularly in rural areas, cars are the only real option at the moment because of poor public transport. Roads are a must for people in those areas. The people of Wales need and deserve a transport network that is fit for the twenty-first century, and futureproofed, and it's vital the Welsh Government delivers just that, because anything less is just simply unacceptable. However, with road projects being binned and funding for sustainable travel and public transport reducing, along with all the other backward transport policies I've seen since I've been the shadow Minister for transport, I fail to see how we are going to achieve this here in Wales. 

I encourage all Members who truly care about the plight of their constituents, businesses and communities to vote in favour of our motion today. Thank you, Presiding Officer.