7. Welsh Conservatives Debate: The roads review

Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 5:05 pm on 8 March 2023.

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Photo of Llyr Gruffydd Llyr Gruffydd Plaid Cymru 5:05, 8 March 2023

Thank you. I just struggle a little bit with your characterisation that no other roads will ever be built. The projects that have been scrapped may well happen in another way. They may well actually be developed under an alternative proposal. So, it's quite disingenuous to try and convey that this is the end of road building in Wales. And you referred to economic development; there's actually a piece of work now happening to look at creating exemptions of varied criteria for sites of economic development significance. So, don't spout this nonsense about no more roads ever being built, because that's totally misleading.