Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:37 pm on 7 March 2017.
Russell George
Conservative
1:37,
7 March 2017
Well, I’m going to give another welcome this afternoon. I’m going to welcome the growth in passenger numbers on the T9 bus service. I think that is fantastic news to welcome. Now, given the fact that this service is such a success and is now proving to be sustainable in the long term, will you commit to scrapping the £0.5 million Welsh Government subsidy for this service and instead offer subsidies to other bus services that have been axed by cuts to the bus operators grant?
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