What assessment has the Minister made of the number of bus services that will be cancelled despite the bus transition fund?
Over the last few months Regional Network Planning Teams have met to plan and cost a network of bus services which can be delivered from 25 July as a part of the new Bus Transition Fund.
This new scheme will ensure that the majority of bus services across Wales will be protected from when the bus emergency scheme finishes on 24 July. Without the Bus Transition Fund we would have seen mass cancellations of bus services. However some services may change to reflect different travel patterns following the pandemic. As I set out in my written statement on 16 June I have already asked the Regional Planning Teams and TfW to prepare an overview of changes to services which are presently being worked through. This work will be done at pace so that any potential future network changes are communicated with as much notice as possible.