Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:02 pm on 3 May 2017.
I thank the Member for giving way. As a resident of the local community myself, I was outraged at the illegal felling that has taken place and is being investigated. But doesn’t he believe that the fact that it is illegal demonstrates that it isn’t the law that is the problem; it’s what we do once the law is broken that’s the problem, and just replacing 150 to 200-year-old beech trees and oak trees with saplings is unacceptable? There should be consequences for developers who are allegedly doing illegal acts like this.