Will the Minister provide a breakdown of the number of rural bus services running every year since 2015, setting out the number of routes, and the total number of daily buses?
We do not hold detailed information on the provision and use of rural bus services in Wales. Whilst the UK Government’s Department for Transport publishes aggregate figures relating to bus mileage and passenger trends at national level (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales), this does not include data disaggregated by local authority or rural / urban areas. On 31 March we published a White Paper outlining a new model for running buses in Wales, which will keep our communities connected and offer a sustainable alternative to the private car.