Statistics published by the Welsh Government. Each chart covers the years since the 2016 Senedd election, or as far back as the figures go, and marks each election since.
Bus journeys
71.7 million
2024-25
A year earlier
71.4 million(2023-24)
Passenger journeys on local bus services in Wales each financial year, in millions.
The Department for Transport collects these figures from bus operators, and advises caution with single year-on-year changes.
Bus journeys: every figure in the chart, newest first.
Period
Wales
2024-25
71.7 million
2023-24
71.4 million
2022-23
61.2 millionrevised
2021-22
53.3 millionrevised
2020-21
27.2 millionrevised
2019-20
92.4 millionrevised
2018-19
101.0 million
2017-18
98.9 million
2016-17
99.4 million
People killed on the roads
91
2025
A year earlier
84(2024)
People killed in road collisions in Wales that were reported to the police, each calendar year. A death counts if it happened within 30 days of the collision.
Deaths are shown because police forces in Wales have been changing how they record serious injuries since 2023, so figures for serious injuries can't be compared over time.
13 commitments in the Welsh Government's Programme for Government 2026 to 2030 fall under this brief, in the Programme's own words. Under each is how often it has been raised in the Seventh Senedd.
Transport
Prioritise the resilience of connections across the Menai Strait through short and medium‑term improvements whilst planning for long‑term solutions.
Raised in 42 speeches, 1 agenda item, 4 written questions and 1 petition. Most recently on 14 October 2026, by Cai Parry-Jones. Matched on: “Menai”.
Create a more integrated public transport network by expanding tap‑on, tap‑off, pay‑as‑you‑go ticketing, introducing simpler and fairer fares across bus and rail to improve services for passengers and communities across Wales, making travel simpler and more affordable.
Raised in 5 speeches. Most recently on 30 June 2026, by Peredur Owen Griffiths. Matched on: “tap on, tap off”.
Continue to provide £1 single bus fares and £3 day tickets for children and young people aged 5‑21 and retain bus passes for over 60s and disabled people.
Latest figure: Bus journeys, 71.7 million, 2024-25.
Raised in 17 speeches and 1 written question. Most recently on 12 October 2026, in a written question from Sara Crowley. Matched on: “£1 bus fare”.
Transform bus services through franchising, bringing routes, fares and standards under a single publicly accountable system that puts passengers first. We will enhance links between communities through the new North‑South coach service and deliver an integrated network that improves access to services, supports economic growth, and helps reduce carbon emissions.
Latest figure: Bus journeys, 71.7 million, 2024-25.
Raised in 14 speeches and 1 agenda item. Most recently on 13 October 2026, by Mark Hooper. Matched on: “rail investment”.
Put active travel at the heart of Wales’s transport system, making it a practical, safe and inclusive choice for more everyday journeys. We will reduce barriers to walking, wheeling and cycling to support our ill health prevention mission, and promote wellbeing and economic opportunity.
Raised in 24 speeches, 1 written question and 2 petitions. Most recently on 14 October 2026, by Louise Emery. Matched on: “cycling infrastructure”.
Put children and young people at the heart of a joined‑up approach to learner travel, strengthening cross‑government working so that public services work together to improve access to education, including by addressing barriers to Welsh‑medium education.
Raised in 26 speeches and 7 written questions. Most recently on 14 October 2026, by Andrew Griffin. Matched on: “School transport”.
Work with Welsh ports to strengthen their resilience and maximise their contribution to the Welsh economy, while pursuing full devolution of port regulation.
Raised in 36 speeches and 4 written questions. Most recently on 20 October 2026, by Rhun ap Iorwerth. Matched on: “Holyhead”.
Fight for the rail funding we are owed and that we need to invest in Welsh rail – including consequential funding from HS2 – and for rail to be devolved.
Raised in 58 speeches, 1 agenda item, 1 written question and 1 petition. Most recently on 20 October 2026, by Rhun ap Iorwerth. Matched on: “rail funding”.
Source: Welsh Government, Programme for government 2026 to 2030: New ambition for Wales, first published on 10 September 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Mentions are found by matching the names of plans, bodies and schemes; a mention says nothing about progress.
Key moments in the Senedd
Statements, debates and legislation in Plenary on this brief, newest first. Oral question sessions are counted in the contributions below.
Each bar is the share of that party's speeches and questions in the Seventh Senedd that touched this brief, so large and small parties can be compared. The upright line marks the chamber as a whole: 5.6%.
48% of Welsh adults said the condition of streets, roads and pavements would be very important to their vote.
37% of Welsh adults said public transport would be very important to their vote.
15% of Welsh adults said the level of traffic congestion would be very important to their vote.
Ipsos asked 747 Welsh adults aged 16+ between 2 April 2026 and 8 April 2026, before the 2026 Senedd election. People could choose as many issues as they liked. More on public opinion.
Written questions
60 written questions to the Welsh Government on this brief in the Seventh Senedd, 58 answered so far. The latest:
The Global Centre of Rail Excellence (GCRE) is a proposed rail testing facility located at Nant Helen and Onllwyn on the border of Neath Port Talbot and Powys, which would be accompanied by renewable energy generation, a data centre, a hotel and a technology park.
Spring and summer 2026 have been exceptionally hot and dry in Wales. This weather can affect everything from health to agriculture. Climate change is amplifying this extreme weather, making it more common and intense.
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are the primary cause of climate change. These gases are released from a variety of activities central to modern life – from driving petrol and diesel vehicles, to generating electricity, and farming.
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women's Health: Improving Family-centred Neonatal Care in Wales: Progress Towards the Bliss Baby Charter
Statement by the Deputy Minister for Social Care, Mental Health and Women's Health: Improving Family-centred Neonatal Care in Wales: Progress Towards the Bliss Baby Charter
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning: The Revision of the National Development Framework and National Conversation
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning: The Revision of the National Development Framework and National Conversation
Statement by the Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning: The Revision of the National Development Framework and National Conversation
Contributions tagged in each month of the Seventh Senedd. No sittings were held in August 2026.Show the numbers
Month
Contributions
May 2026
5
June 2026
140
July 2026
61
August 2026
No sittings
September 2026
119
October 2026
139
How this brief is put together
This brief follows the Programme commitments listed above and tags the record with the phrases below. Keyword matching can miss business that discusses the issue in other words, and can tag a passing mention.
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A contribution is tagged when its English text contains one of these phrases. Capital letters don't matter, except in abbreviations, which must match exactly. It is also tagged when the title of the agenda item or question it was part of contains one, as long as the contribution is at least 30 words long. The brief is also tagged whenever one of its themes is.
