9. What consideration has the Welsh Government given to the findings of the unadopted roads taskforce? OAQ54799

I thank the Member for that. The unadopted roads taskforce group published its report last summer and the recommendations were approved by the Minister for Economy and Transport. That group is now implementing the recommendations that it made. 

I thank the First Minister for that answer. And I've arrived here at Plenary today straight from a meeting with Persimmon, where it looks as though we are very, very close to getting three estates adopted, some of which were built almost 18 years ago. But I'm very well aware that, for every family who I've been able to help with regard to that, there are many, many other home owners out there in Wales living on unadopted roads or on unadopted estates. I welcome the findings of the unadopted roads taskforce, but I would like to know what plans are there for the future to progress those recommendations. 

I thank the Member for that. There were seven different recommendations made by the group. It wanted a good practice guide to be produced, and that has been produced, and it's currently being trialled by local authorities. It asked for the development of a set of common standards, and that work is very close to completion. It's been carried out jointly by local authorities and by housing developers. And it began its recommendations by asking for the establishment of a comprehensive database of unadopted roads here in Wales, so we knew the scale of the problem and what needed to be done. That work of establishing that database is nearly complete. We expect to see it ready for publication in the new year, and the Minister for Economy and Transport will provide further information to Members on that work once it has been completed. 

Thank you, First Minister.