Written question WQ99575
- Asked by
- Dan ThomasReform
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Minister for Enterprise, Connectivity and Energy
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 5 days
Question
What is the Welsh Government doing to ensure bus timetables across Newport are accurate and up-to-date on and off line?
Answer
Answered by Deputy Minister for Transport (Mark Hooper)
Transport for Wales, on behalf of the Welsh Government, is working closely with local authorities and bus operators, including Newport City Council and Newport Transport, to improve the quality, accessibility and timeliness of passenger information, on-line and at bus stops. In Newport, it is Newport Transport that update all roadside timetables at bus stops in line with the requirements of S139 of Transport Act 2000.
Through our bus grant programmes, operators are also expected to communicate such changes promptly. We also continue to support the provision of accurate real-time passenger information where it is available.
The Bus Services (Wales) Act 2026 introduces duties on bus operators to provide relevant data to Welsh Ministers, alongside a duty on Welsh Ministers to publish information about the bus network. A consultation on the regulations setting out operators’ data requirements and obligations has recently begun.