3. 2. Business Statement and Announcement

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:20 pm on 11 October 2016.

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Photo of Andrew RT Davies Andrew RT Davies Conservative 2:20, 11 October 2016

Leader of the house, is it possible to have a statement from the transport Minister, please, in relation to lighting on trunk roads? Obviously, trunk roads are the responsibility of Welsh Government, but the pass the day-to-day management over to local authorities in many instances. I’ve noticed, particularly on the A48 through the Vale of Glamorgan, but also in other areas where the trunk road network runs, that there is a considerable number of lights now deliberately switched off. I presume there's a variety of reasons for why that is the case, but it would be good to understand exactly what criteria the Welsh Government set out as to the acceptability of these lights being switched off, which, in some instances, are on quite busy and dangerous junctions. To date, I've yet to find out what the criteria are, so, could we have that statement from the transport Secretary to clearly understand what criteria local authorities are working to under their management agreement with the Welsh Government?