2. Business Statement and Announcement

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:22 pm on 18 June 2019.

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Photo of Darren Millar Darren Millar Conservative 3:22, 18 June 2019

Can I call for a statement from the Minister responsible for the economy and transport on road signage in Wales? You may have seen some reports in the media yesterday that new hedgehog signs are to be introduced for use in the UK because of the hazards that can often be presented by small wildlife in the roads. Now, many of us in this Chamber are species champions, and of course we need to protect wildlife and motorists from the hazards that roads can cause. We know, for example, that squirrels are often casualties on the roads, and of course the red squirrel population on Anglesey and around the Clocaenog forest in my constituency is particularly precious to me as the local species champion. Given that there have been over 100 deaths in 2017, according to the Department for Transport, as a result of small wildlife in our roads, and over 14,000 casualties as a result of animals on highways, will the Welsh Government consider using these sorts of signs in appropriate places in order to protect local wildlife and motorists from those sorts of hazards?