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Yes, said Sam Rowlands, Welsh Conservative Member of the Senedd for north Wales and chair of the cross-party group for the outdoor activity sector.

The idea has cross-party support, with some Labour and Tory MPs previously suggesting similar measures.

The spokesperson added: "Baroness Louise Casey will be starting her independent commission into adult social care this month to build cross-party consensus for a National Care Service and a system fit for the future that is fair and affordable for all."

But the cross-party PAC, which assesses value for taxpayers' money, says £400m is yet to be paid back, and less than half of borrowers had started repayments.

In January, John Griffiths, MS for Newport East, wrote to Skates on behalf of the cross-party group in the Senedd on active travel, expressing "considerable concern".