NDM7704 Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Bus services
NDM7704 Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Bus services
NDM7704 Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore)
To propose that the Senedd:
1. Notes the bus service agreement of March
2021 commits £37.2 million of funding to continue to support the bus industry
in the coming financial year.
2. Notes that the agreement commits to a
fundamental reshaping of local bus services, better meeting the needs of
passengers.
3. Notes that the agreement also seeks to
rebuild patronage post-covid, encouraging increasing numbers to use public
transport over time for a wide range of journeys, as conditions permit.
4. Further notes the publication of Llwybr
Newydd: The Wales Transport Strategy 2021, which contains a range of
commitments including:
a) extending the reach of bus services; b)
progressing new bus legislation to give the public sector more control over
local bus services;c) delivering innovative, more flexible bus services, in
partnership with local authorities, the commercial and third sectors; and d)
ensuring that bus services and facilities are accessible, attractive and safe
for everyone.
5. Calls on the Welsh Government to set out
detailed plans and timescales for delivering the commitments on bus services in
Llwybr Newydd.
6. Calls on the Welsh Government and
partners to engage meaningfully with local communities across Wales on the
strategy and in reshaping bus services to meet the transport needs identified
by those communities.
Bus
Service Agreement - March 2021
Llwybr
Newydd: the Wales Transport Strategy 2021
Co-submitters
Janet
Finch-Saunders (Aberconwy)
Jenny
Rathbone (Cardiff Central)
Natasha
Asghar (South Wales East)
Heledd
Fychan (South Wales Central)
Altaf
Hussain (South Wales West)
Business type: Debate
Reason considered: Senedd Business;
Status: Complete
First published: 17/06/2021