Buses

David Beer

15 November 2023, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Evidence session on rail delivery and performance

…into the fray. We will see a step change in what they're going to deliver, with the prospect of the buses Bill, which I understand is going to go through the Senedd early next year. So, we'll see what the intention for buses is within that, but I think that's part of the fabric that needs to be…

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Peter Kingsbury

15 November 2023, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee

Evidence session on rail delivery and performance

Yes, very briefly, in terms of the need or appropriateness in providing, say, a replacement bus service, it depends on the frequency of the service and whether you're talking about the last train of the day. So, from Cardiff to Pontypridd, to cut out a train, there's another one in 10 minutes, but…

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Julie MorganLabour

14 November 2023, Plenary

Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Services: Evaluation of the Autism Code of Practice and Neurodivergence Update

…one of the issues that I'm actually taking up, because to some centres, where there used to be regular buses provided by the local authority, that has not been renewed, and that's something that, as I say, I'm involved in at the moment. But in terms of this issue, it's also an issue related to the…

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Carolyn ThomasLabour

8 November 2023, Plenary

Debate on the Economy, Trade and Rural Affairs Committee Report, 'Post-EU regional development funding'

…have been particularly affected. We recently heard of the collapse of Chwarae Teg and community buses, as Luke mentioned earlier. Universities are suggesting that around 1,000 jobs are at risk. Lead local authorities receive the funding, but then each local authority has its own priorities and…

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Samuel KurtzConservative

8 November 2023, Plenary

Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government

I'm grateful to Adam Price for submitting this question. Expanding the theme on bus services ever so slightly, I've had a number of constituents contacting me with concerns with regard to bus services for their children to access Welsh-medium education in their preferred location and school. So, can…

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Eluned MorganLabour

8 November 2023, Health and Social Care Committee

General scrutiny session with the Minister for Health and Social Services, the Deputy Minister for Social Services and the Deputy Minister for Mental Health and Well-being

…yesterday in response to a question on the potential closure of a GP surgery. He was expected to know bus routes to get to a particular GP surgery, and I just thought, 'Can you imagine that happening anywhere else in the world, where you'd expect to know that kind of detail?' The question for me is…

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Mark DrakefordLabour

7 November 2023, Plenary

Questions to the First Minister

…be found in the forthcoming bus Bill, because it will allow us to align in a much better way scheduled bus services and school transport together, to make sure that there is a more efficient service for learners. We see this happening already. I commend the work of Labour-controlled Monmouthshire…

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Sarah MurphyLabour

7 November 2023, Plenary

Questions to the First Minister

…they appreciate that. There was a mixture of the kinds of questions. Some of them were about service—buses not turning up, cancellations. They don't understand why they can't get live updates on their phone, and things like this. But also, just about there not being in some areas some commercial…

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Mark DrakefordLabour

7 November 2023, Plenary

Questions to the First Minister

…of the fare box to recover to pre-pandemic levels has been at the root of the challenges facing the bus service across Wales, then I was simply reflecting the facts of the matter. There are fewer people using buses in Wales today than there were back in 2019, and that does have a material impact…

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Sioned WilliamsPlaid

7 November 2023, Plenary

Questions to the First Minister

Last week, many bus services within my region were either scaled back or withdrawn completely, and over the weekend, more than 100 people in Neath Port Talbot and Swansea shared their thoughts about some of these changes with me. The picture they painted was of how they rely on buses, how they value…

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Heledd FychanPlaid

7 November 2023, Plenary

Questions to the First Minister

…at other surgeries if they don't have a car, because the journey entails taking at least two buses to get there. There's been a reduction in the local bus service and the services that do run are also infrequent, which means that people are already late getting to their appointments or they can't…

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Delyth JewellPlaid

25 October 2023, Plenary

Plaid Cymru Debate: Transport for Wales

Cefin talked about rural areas, which don't have rail connections and are dependent on buses. Cefin wanted to know why more match funding wasn't going to buses. He said that Beeching casts a long shadow on these areas. It's only by having those full powers, as Cefin said, that we can have certainty…

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