Part of 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Local Government and Public Services – in the Senedd at 1:34 pm on 28 February 2018.
Presiding Officer, to answer the two questions directly, Caerphilly County Borough Council will receive an additional £1.5 million to spend on roads through this scheme, and responsibility for general road improvement, road spending and road maintenance, of course, falls to my colleague the Cabinet Secretary for economy and infrastructure.
But can I go a bit further than that in answering this question? I think it's important that we do support local authorities in ensuring that our local road network is fit for purpose. We all know that there are some significant problems in all parts of the country, and that is why, when we had the opportunity to do so, we found the £30 million in capital, available immediately to all local authorities, distributed on a fair basis, to ensure that local authorities have the resources, as well as the responsibility to be able to invest in a stable and safe road network. We've worked with Anthony Hunt and his colleagues to ensure that has been made available immediately, and I look forward to local authorities continuing a conversation with us about how we can work together in the future to maintain a safe and stable local road network.