Buses

Janet Finch-SaundersConservative

25 October 2023, Plenary

Plaid Cymru Debate: Transport for Wales

…far later than that going south. There is no other public transport until the morning. We don't have a bus service. Along the valley, we've had serious concerns that TfW conductors are not providing passengers with tickets for their journey, especially those who qualify for free travel. So, I'm…

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Siân GwenllianPlaid

25 October 2023, Plenary

Plaid Cymru Debate: Transport for Wales

…will continue to make the case for connecting our nation—from north to south, with a proper network of buses and trains. We will continue to make the case for re-establishing a train line down the west of our country, so that we don't have to leave the country to travel on a train from one end of…

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Carolyn ThomasLabour

25 October 2023, Plenary

Plaid Cymru Debate: Transport for Wales

…One hundred and twenty-five million pounds of extra funding has been found for rail and £46 million for buses as a transition fund. This funding is surely a one-off payment, and not recurring, so what contingencies do Transport for Wales have? Passenger numbers have not returned to bus transport…

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Cefin CampbellPlaid

25 October 2023, Plenary

Plaid Cymru Debate: Transport for Wales

…So few of our towns and villages are connected by railways, and we are therefore reliant instead on buses. I've spoken already today on the issue of Bwcabus, which is an exceptionally important and vital service indeed for people in some parts of Wales. And while rail services will receive an…

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Tom GiffardConservative

25 October 2023, Plenary

Plaid Cymru Debate: Transport for Wales

…the Welsh Government and the Deputy Minister to push modal shift, getting more people onto trains and buses, but when services are so poor, can you really blame people for not going along with his madcap schemes? Would you like an intervention?

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Heledd FychanPlaid

25 October 2023, Plenary

Plaid Cymru Debate: Transport for Wales

…or they don't turn up at all. And one is also concerned as to why there has been a decrease in these bus services, well, it's because that people aren't using them. It shows that there's a problem somewhere. People are very much looking forward to the completion of the work, but concerns are already…

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Hefin DavidLabour

25 October 2023, Plenary

Plaid Cymru Debate: Transport for Wales

…I think this is where the Deputy Minister has indicated that franchising will enable the connection of bus services to rail lines. That is a vital step forward, and I would also like to see single ticketing services, so you could buy a single ticket for bus and rail, connecting the rail lines to…

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Natasha AsgharConservative

25 October 2023, Plenary

Plaid Cymru Debate: Transport for Wales

…money is being spent. It appears as though trains are being given some sort of special treatment, with buses being neglected as usual, despite the fact that three quarters of public transport journeys take place on buses rather than trains. Between 20 and 25 per cent of bus services could be cut…

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Delyth JewellPlaid

25 October 2023, Plenary

Plaid Cymru Debate: Transport for Wales

…information about where that money has come from, to determine whether any money has been taken from bus services to pay for rail, because, at a time when 80 per cent of public transport users in Wales travel by bus, that service is also in dire need of support. But, to return to trains, Transport…

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Lee WatersLabour

25 October 2023, Plenary

Questions to the Minister for Climate Change

…really isn't the best way to scrutinise, and I'd ask her to reflect on her behaviour. On the impact on bus routes, we've been asking the bus companies for data that shows the impact that lower speeds has had on their performance. We've had very little, and we are keen to work with them to understand…

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Natasha AsgharConservative

25 October 2023, Plenary

Questions to the Minister for Climate Change

…down emergency services and delivering a whopping £9 billion blow to the economy. Instead of supporting buses, supporting hard-working residents, supporting businesses, supporting our economy, you are actively choosing to punish them with this 20 mph scheme, and I'm not alone in this verdict. Just…

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Lee WatersLabour

25 October 2023, Plenary

Questions to the Minister for Climate Change

…don't support the service. So I think a thing we all need to reflect on as we look at the future of buses is how can we encourage more people to use those services. We are funding very significantly the TrawsCymru service through Ceredigion, which is an excellent service, with modern electric buses…

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