Written Assembly Questions tabled on 24 February 2017 for answer on 3 March 2017

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Written Questions must be tabled at least five working days before they are to be answered. In practice, Ministers aim to answer within seven/eight days but are not bound to do so. Answers are published in the language in which they are provided, with a translation into English of responses provided in Welsh.

To ask the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure

Mark Isherwood (North Wales): Will the Cabinet Secretary confirm whether he will be accepting the invite from local businesses to meet and consider the true impact of the Caernarfon bypass prior to announcing the public enquiry in light of evidence indicating that the preferred route has only the support of 2 per cent of local people? (WAQ73078)

Answer received on 3 March 2017

Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure (Ken Skates): The Preferred Route performed highly against the WelTAG criteria used to appraise the effectiveness of the options. A Public Local Inquiry will be held in June this year and all alternatives will be considered by the Inspector. Local businesses will be able present their concerns at the Inquiry.

To ask the Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children

Andrew RT Davies (South Wales Central): Will the Cabinet Secretary confirm who has the power to compel park home site owners to reveal details of their accounts, and how a private individual would go about requesting such details? (WAQ73077)

Answer received on 16 March 2016

The Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children (Carl Sargeant): Depending on the legal status of their business, park home site owners may have to provide audited accounts to Companies House.