5. Member Debate under Standing Order 11.21(iv): Unadopted roads

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:27 pm on 14 February 2018.

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Photo of Mick Antoniw Mick Antoniw Labour 4:27, 14 February 2018

Absolutely. I mean, the Government stepped in to force insurers, for example, to deal with uninsured vehicles, cars, with the Motor Insurers' Bureau. The NHBC is also a similar product of that, and why should that not be extended in exactly the same way? It seems to me to be a relatively simple solution. We talked about the profitability of the house building companies. These are the same companies that said it was not viable to put sprinklers in our houses to prevent those houses being burnt down and they wouldn't build houses that sold. Sooner or later, they've got to be taken to task.

So, the crux is—I agree very much—it's an area where there is legislation that's justified, we do need a strategy, and this is an area where we can make a real difference to people's lives in Wales.