, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 3
Jenny, you wanted to pick up.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 3
Who wants to pick up on that one? Yes, go on, Jane.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 3
Well, the message is clear there. Absolutely, thank you. Okay, we'll move on, then, to Janet.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 3
Thank you. Bev.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 3
Okay. Gemma.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 3
Yes. Excellent. Okay. I've got a feeling that will find its way into our report somewhere. [Laughter.] Okay. We'll move on now then to Delyth. Diolch.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 3
Yes. Okay. Jane.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 3
Okay. Bev.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 3
Before I bring Bev in, I think Joyce wants to raise something as well. Joyce, did you want to pick up on something as well?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 3
Okay, thank you. Huw wants to come in as well on this.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 3
The point you make about insufficient numbers of drivers is interesting. It's not one that's been mentioned yet today. I don't know whether's there's any view on that particularly, Bev.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 3
Okay. Anybody else want to pick up on that? No. Okay. Joyce, was there anything else you wanted to pursue?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 3
Yes, please, Jane.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 3
Who wants to take that?
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 3
Yes, okay, thank you very much. There we are. We'll move on, then, to Joyce.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 3
That's really interesting. Okay, yes, Bev.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 3
So, 2030. Okay. That's a long way away.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 3
There we are. Good to see the four of you. Thank you for your attendance today. We'll go straight into questions, if that's okay, and I'll kick off and ask you whether bus and rail passenger numbers—. We know they remain below pre-pandemic levels. Is that…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 3
Welcome back to the committee. We move on to item 4 of the meeting today to continue with the evidence on bus and rail transport in Wales. We move to a panel representing the bus and community transport sector. Welcome to you all. I'll ask you all to…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 2
Wonderful. There's so much to think about and there's so much that needs doing, but we're very grateful to you for imparting so much information to us as a committee. It's really enriching our deliberation on this. No doubt we'll be chasing you again for more…
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 2
Thank you, Janet. There we are. Janet has been muted now. Okay. Sorry, Joe.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 2
That's a good point, yes, absolutely. And Joe, then, finally.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 2
Thank you very much, David. Briefly, Sylviya, just in response to the metro, then I'll give Joe the same opportunity. Then, we will have to conclude.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 2
Before I invite Joe and Silviya to respond, maybe, Jenny, you could ask the question that you wanted to bring up, and then we can conclude with comments from each of you then.
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Bus and rail transport in Wales - evidence session 2
Okay. Well, I don't know if anybody wants to respond to that. It's a question to Government, to an extent.
