3. Statement by the Deputy Minister for Climate Change: The Roads Review and National Transport Delivery Plan

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 3:39 pm on 14 February 2023.

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Photo of Russell George Russell George Conservative 3:39, 14 February 2023

Minister, I'm disappointed that a number of schemes that I've been promoting for many years are not progressing, but I was pleased to see that the Caersws road scheme is progressing, and really I suppose to challenge that perhaps it really shouldn't have been in the road review scheme in the first place, because it was more about a safety issue, rather than building a new road. But I think you're pushing at an open door when the report talks about more active travel being included in that scheme; that will gain community support. But, particularly, I notice, Minister, there's no mention of the Pant and Llanymynech bypass—this is a scheme that straddles the Wales-Shropshire border—being progressed, and which had support on the Welsh Government side and the UK Government's side for a number of years, mainly funded by the UK Government, and the road scheme would be largely in England as well, but I think you did confirm to me 18 months ago that this was part of the road review scheme. So, if it's not included, perhaps you could update me on that, and, if not today, perhaps you could write an update with regards to that element and that particular project.