TRANSPORT (WALES) BILL

KEY BENEFITS

• Will give National Assembly the powers it needs to take forward its integrated transport policies;
• duty on Assembly to develop and implement policies for promotion of safe, integrated, sustainable, efficient and economic transport facilities and services
• duty on Assembly to prepare a Wales Transport Strategy;
• ensures that local transport planning is consistent with the Assembly's overall transport strategy;
• provision for joint working arrangements and for joint transport authorities in Wales so that Local Authority (LA) transport functions are carried out on a regional basis;
• empowering the Assembly to secure the provision of public passenger transport services where the requirement for such services would not otherwise be met;
• a specific power for the Assembly to give financial assistance in respect of air services and airport facilities in Wales, where the services or facilities would not otherwise be provided;
• power to establish a new Public Transport Users' Committee

TERRITORIAL EXTENT 

• A Wales-only Bill

BACKGROUND

Bill published in draft in the Third Session.

PROGRESS IN PARLIAMENT

This Bill was introduced to Parliament on 15/12/04. You can download a copy of the Bill text here. Information about the Bill's progress in parliament can be found here and you can search the official report (Hansard) for the text of debates on the Bill at Second Reading or Committee stage here. 

COMMENTS

If you have any comments on the proposals you can email them to:

Paul.jones2@wales.gsi.gov.uk