Roads Review

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:03 pm on 7 December 2021.

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Photo of Mabon ap Gwynfor Mabon ap Gwynfor Plaid Cymru 2:03, 7 December 2021

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Thank you very much for that response. May I read a section from the scope of the review, which is part of the criteria for the roads review? It says that:

'Access roads with the primary purpose of linking a site or premises for heavy industry to the public highway, or within the boundary of a heavy industry development site, will be excluded from the review. Access roads with the primary purpose of serving residential, retail and light office / light industrial developments should be paused at the next decision gateway to allow them to be considered by the review panel.'

Do you think that there is an inconsistency here as you are exempting heavy industry—the most polluting roads—from the review, but are preventing those roads that will serve more rural areas, for light industry, such as Llanbedr, for example? Will you therefore explain the rationale and the science behind this?