Will the Minister outline how the Welsh Government will incentivise more people to switch to electric bikes following the UK Government's announcement of a national electrically-assisted bike support programme in its recent Gear Change document?
We have previously announced £38 million to make Wales a safer place to cycle, scoot and walk. Together with the £15.4m funding for local sustainable transport measures in response to Covid 19, this is the largest ever investment in local active travel improvements in Wales.
We are also investigating ways to promote the use of e-bikes and e-cargo bikes in Wales and how such initiatives should be managed and funded. This includes assessing the scope for long term loans and public hire schemes for e-bikes and schemes for organisations and local authorities to promote the use of e-cargo bikes.