Could the Government give a statement on why huge swathes of mature, healthy trees are being felled from the side of our trunk roads? And, in that statement, could we find out who has authorised these devastating interventions, an extreme instance of which is being carried out as we speak on the A4042 Cwmbran bypass?

It's well known that trees are a particularly important element in combating climate change, in that they absorb huge amounts of carbon dioxide. Their position along all the roads in Wales makes them particularly efficient in this process, not to mention their important sound-absorbing qualities.

Minister, even a cursory inspection of these trees shows that they were both mature and healthy and, therefore, were not presenting any specific safety hazard. So, could we have a statement explaining why a Government supposedly committed to a carbon-free Wales is allowing, perhaps even authorising, this environmentally devastating practice?