Part of 3. 2. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education – in the Senedd at 3:12 pm on 6 July 2016.
Thank you very much. I know that the issue of safe routes to school is of particular interest to you, Cabinet Secretary, having raised questions on behalf of your constituents before now. It’s something of an issue for my constituents, too. Even now, the walk route to the new Bae Baglan school is a case in point for the former pupils of Cwrt Sart school, which is closing shortly. Even though the new school isn’t open yet, the walk route to that school was assessed before new Welsh Government guidance was introduced just over two years ago. I don’t think that the new walk would satisfy the new criteria. Will you work with your Government colleagues to insist on local authorities reassessing routes to school that were signed off under the old criteria and to ensure that they comply with the 2014 guidelines?