7. Plaid Cymru Debate: Bus emergency scheme

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:31 pm on 22 March 2023.

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Photo of Huw Irranca-Davies Huw Irranca-Davies Labour 5:31, 22 March 2023

Diolch, Delyth. I have a lot of sympathy with your argument, because this is about social justice and environmental justice and so on. The challenge we have, however, is that there was nothing—nothing, not a penny—within the budget just announced about any uplift in bus services. The England bus grant has gone already. We've seen the effects of it. At least what we have here is a short-term thing. So, I guess my question to you is this: where will that money come from for an 18-month extension, and how much will it be?