Net zero and climate targets

Ffion Fairclough

27 November 2023, Petitions Committee

P-06-1346 Provide free and accessible public transport for under 18s in Wales to lower carbon emissions and boost growth

Yes, I just wanted to add that, although they're mainly discussing people under 18, I think, as we've focused on people under 25, I'm 18 now and I'm at university and I still find that I have no time to get a job. So, I live on my loan, and so I still think young people are in the same situation…

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Kasia Tomsa

27 November 2023, Petitions Committee

P-06-1346 Provide free and accessible public transport for under 18s in Wales to lower carbon emissions and boost growth

I think our work is very closely related to those three petitions. I think we're calling for free public transport for young people under 25, which of course relates very closely with those petitions. I've noticed accessibility within those petitions as well, and I think that's also really…

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Rhys ab OwenIndependent

27 November 2023, Petitions Committee

P-06-1346 Provide free and accessible public transport for under 18s in Wales to lower carbon emissions and boost growth

Thank you very much, Chair. I’d better make a declaration of interest at the outset—even though I don’t know Ffion, I know her grandfather very well. He was the best man at my father’s wedding, and he was my reference for my first job. Very often I answered his questions when he was a judge in the…

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Jack SargeantLabour

27 November 2023, Petitions Committee

P-06-1346 Provide free and accessible public transport for under 18s in Wales to lower carbon emissions and boost growth

Okay. Diolch, both, for that. I think they're very valid points. It's a conversation I had just on Friday with a constituent of mine when talking about the Wrexham to Bidston line. I noticed this morning the first social media I get is an angry constituent because the train from Wrexham to Bidston…

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Ffion Fairclough

27 November 2023, Petitions Committee

P-06-1346 Provide free and accessible public transport for under 18s in Wales to lower carbon emissions and boost growth

Yes. I just wanted to add, obviously, we were focusing on cost, reliability, accessibility and safety, but there was something that came to mind. I'm from Pontypridd, so I spoke to a lot of people in my area in the Valleys, and a lot of them told me that all of those barriers also stop them from…

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Joel JamesConservative

27 November 2023, Petitions Committee

P-06-1346 Provide free and accessible public transport for under 18s in Wales to lower carbon emissions and boost growth

I hope you don't mind me coming in there. It's a good example there where you mentioned about Tegan. Did she highlight any other issues there, because I know, from the casework I've been dealing with, people are reluctant to catch the train because there are concerns over not knowing when the stops…

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Kasia Tomsa

27 November 2023, Petitions Committee

P-06-1346 Provide free and accessible public transport for under 18s in Wales to lower carbon emissions and boost growth

Yes. So, the four main barriers that we focused on within our report were cost, reliability, safety and accessibility. Cost was shown to the biggest barrier, and that's the main reason we're calling for free public transport for under 25s. I know public transport costs a lot in my area, and, given…

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Joel JamesConservative

27 November 2023, Petitions Committee

P-06-1346 Provide free and accessible public transport for under 18s in Wales to lower carbon emissions and boost growth

Thank you, Chair, and thanks ever so much for coming in this afternoon to give evidence to the committee. I suppose I just wanted to ask the one question. I know you've touched upon it briefly in your presentation there and you highlighted issues with affordability, the practicality of the bus…

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Jack SargeantLabour

27 November 2023, Petitions Committee

P-06-1346 Provide free and accessible public transport for under 18s in Wales to lower carbon emissions and boost growth

Well, Ffion, Kasia, diolch yn fawr for your presentation in front of us this afternoon, and I was aware, over the weekend, that you presented findings in the Siambr. I think that is something you should both be proud of, and your colleagues on the Welsh Youth Parliament should be proud of as well.…

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Ffion Fairclough

27 November 2023, Petitions Committee

P-06-1346 Provide free and accessible public transport for under 18s in Wales to lower carbon emissions and boost growth

Thank you, Kasia. Despite the positive sentiment expressed by people towards travelling by public transport, if public transport continues to be seen as inconvenient, a high percentage of the population will then choose more convenient options, such as travelling by car. On that basis, we feel that…

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Kasia Tomsa

27 November 2023, Petitions Committee

P-06-1346 Provide free and accessible public transport for under 18s in Wales to lower carbon emissions and boost growth

Several things came to light, including young people's desire to travel on cheaper public transport. We call on the Welsh Government to provide free public transport for all under-25s. Our survey results showed that an astonishing 72 per cent of young people, and a number of fellow Welsh Youth…

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Kasia Tomsa

27 November 2023, Petitions Committee

P-06-1346 Provide free and accessible public transport for under 18s in Wales to lower carbon emissions and boost growth

Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. We'll be sharing our findings and the recommendations of our 'Sustainable Ways' report on public transport and active travel, which link with three separate Senedd petitions, including calls for free public transport for all secondary school…

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