Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 2:31 pm on 21 March 2017.
Leader of the house, I am currently being inundated by complaints about the problem of littering on trunk roads and the verges of trunk roads and lay-bys in my constituency. I know that other Assembly Members are experiencing similar complaints. I know that, often, the responsibility for maintaining the cleanliness of trunk roads is delegated to, in my area, the South East Wales Transport Alliance, or to local authorities, but that the Welsh Government does have an overall responsibility for our roads, and you do have a responsibility for tourism. I’m very concerned about the image that is being portrayed of Wales to tourists who are coming to visit, and I would like it if the Welsh Government could look at what could be done about this as a matter of urgency, particularly in the run-up to the summer season. I wonder if we could have a statement or response from the Welsh Government on how you’re ensuring that local authorities and local consortia do maintain their responsibility to keep our trunk roads and motorways clean so that we get the very best possible image of Wales portrayed to those people visiting our country.