Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:04 pm on 7 December 2021.
Thank you for that additional question. It's important, Llywydd, for me to go back to the purpose of the roads review. We have undertaken the review because it's a fundamental part of this Government's response to the environmental emergency, which was declared with his party. What we are doing is trying to be clear with people in Wales that we can't continue to build new roads as the default solution to transport challenges. That's why we've asked the panel to undertake the work that we've asked them to do, and that's why we've done it the way that we've asked them to do it.
I know that people in the Member's constituency have had concerns about the choices that have been made after the panel looked into the new roads that were going to be built around the Llanbedr community. However, that's what the purpose of the review was—to examine the case for new roads. When the review panel came to the conclusion that other options offered better opportunities to reduce carbon and air pollution, that's what the Minister has accepted, and those are the things that the review group will look at wherever new roads are considered.