WQ97299 (e) Tabled on 10/09/2025

Will the Welsh Government confirm whether it intends to resume publication of local road condition data previously collected under public accountability measures for each previous missing year?

Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales | Answered on 22/09/2025

Data, on Local Authority road conditions, was previously collected and published as a part of Public Accountability Measures lead by Data Cymru on behalf of the Welsh Local Government Association.  This data was also previously published within the Welsh Government’s annual statistical publication on road conditions (up to 2018/19).  Public Accountability Measures are no longer in place.

The local authority managed roads ‘road condition survey’ by Data Cymru, SCANNER survey was not conducted in 2020 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, so it was not possible to publish any data in the 2020/21 Welsh Government road lengths and condition report.

Information on public accountability measures can be found here: Highways Services | Local authority performance | Local government | Data | Home - InfoBaseCymru

Reports on road lengths and conditions can be found here Road lengths and conditions | GOV.WALES

Additional information on road lengths and conditions by local authority area can be found here Road lengths and conditions