7. Plaid Cymru Debate: Bus emergency scheme

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:56 pm on 22 March 2023.

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Photo of Huw Irranca-Davies Huw Irranca-Davies Labour 5:56, 22 March 2023

I think I've heard the intervention now, Llywydd. It was a long intervention. Maybe the Member wasn't here yesterday in the debate that we had in First Minister's questions, where the hard reality is that, at this moment, in real terms, we are £900 million down—£900 million down—and in terms of actually developing a new fleet of electric buses and so on, we've been given £1 million uplift. This is scandalous. So, I thank you for the intervention because it shows the paucity of the Conservative argument in terms of supporting public transport. 

I have to say—I know I don't look this old, Llywydd—but I recently had my bus pass through—