, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport: Transport update
Cabinet Secretary, first of all, may I welcome what you've had to say on 20 mph? I think there is quite a strong consensus that the existing policy did need adjustment, but that that adjustment would … that there is strong emerging evidence, here and across the world, of the road safety benefits of 20 mph? Every single child's life that's saved is absolutely invaluable, and we do need to look at this …
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport: Transport update
… that showing humility and patience can dissolve anger and vexation. We've been trying to show humility over 20 mph, and we've been patient, but we've also appreciated the patience of the citizens of Wales … making available up to £5 million from our budget. I should just say that the alternative to the 20 mph default policy would have been to go on using traffic regulation orders on individual roads. Sometimes, you …
, Plenary
Statement by the First Minister: The Legislative Programme
… coming in front of us? This afternoon's statement makes no mention of your Government's controversial 20 mph speed limit scheme. First Minister, what consideration have you given to bringing forward a backing of drivers Bill, which … would give the public what they want by reviewing your flawed 20 mph project and giving communities a stronger voice over these matters. Again, I’m deeply disappointed there’s no message or indeed any say …
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Wales and the next UK Government
… willingness to work with local communities to help empower them to push back against unwelcome agendas like the 20 mph mandates from the Welsh Government, to see just the latest benefits of having a strong advocate for Wales … line, bring nuclear power back to north Wales, keep the Severn crossing tolls free, give communities consent over 20 mph speed limits, and deliver £1 billion in continued levelling-up funding for Welsh communities …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
… dropped down to 40 and people thought, ‘Oh, that's very slow’, and it’s now at 20 mph. It's just weird that that road is 20 mph. But trying to make—. Other people have written …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
… factors in making sure that we safeguard the policy and make it a success. One is that, where 20 mph is implemented, we have to make sure the environment is suitable for it—the built environment and the … vehicles, motorised vehicles. Also the traffic already has to be moving at a comparatively low speed, i.e. between 20 mph and 30 mph. Then thirdly, and perhaps the most important, so far as I'm concerned …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
General scrutiny of the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
… team. After your comments in Plenary on 17 April, it's fair to say media coverage reported the 20 mph policy was being reversed. Can you clarify for the record that the 20 mph statutory speed limit …
, Petitions Committee
Updates to previous petitions
… further to item 3.6, P-06-1407, 'We want the Welsh Government to rescind and remove the disastrous 20mph law'. Submitter Mark Baker, signatures 469,571, 441,288 Wales only, constituencies Bridgend and South Wales West. Submitter … theme. So, this is item 3.7, P-06-1412, 'We want the Welsh Government to keep the excellent 20mph law'. Roger Davies, 5,399 signatures, 5,047 Wales only, and the constituencies of Cardiff North and South Wales …
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… steps here in the Senedd on a range of areas we already have done, from the review on 20 mph and the good news that, actually, since introducing a 20 mph default limit on more roads across Wales …
, Plenary
Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Cabinet Office: Context for and approach to the next Spending Review period
… one would be the £120 million we're planning to spend on new Members here, let alone the 20 mph and the £9 billion hit on the economy over the next several years as a result. Short-term … saddled the Welsh economy with up to a £9 billion hit, as I mentioned earlier, due to the 20 mph policy. When you look at all of these punitive policies together, it's clear that the Labour Welsh …
, Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1407, 'We want the Welsh Government to rescind and remove the disastrous 20mph law'
… say, was to reduce collisions and thereby save lives. I'd like to build from the consensus that 20 mph is right around schools, hospitals and in built-up residential areas, and through partnership working and by supporting … highway authorities to make changes where it's right to do so, I believe we can make 20 mph a success for built-up areas in Wales. And finally, to everyone that has signed the petition, I can …
, Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1407, 'We want the Welsh Government to rescind and remove the disastrous 20mph law'
… celebrations—'hooray'. We support 20 mph outside schools and hospitals, but the default application of this speed has to be reversed. The petition before the Senedd today is an opportunity for the Welsh Government to take stock … the nearly 500,000 voices telling them that they don't want 20 mph. So, I urge all Members to accept the public's verdict on this and vote to scrap this failed policy …
, Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1407, 'We want the Welsh Government to rescind and remove the disastrous 20mph law'
… reality is, Lee, you know that 97 per cent of roads that were 30 mph were turned to 20 mph. You're not telling me that 97 per cent of roads in 30 mph are around all … those positions. You imposed—[Interruption.] Hang on. You imposed 20 mph in areas that were not linked to those areas and, since, we've seen those being undone in certain areas, like Monmouthshire, and they will be undone …
, Plenary
Reform UK Debate: Default 20 mph speed limit
… pay a fortune, using traffic regulation orders across every community at an enormous cost to reduce back to 20 mph. It would be a farce …
, Plenary
Reform UK Debate: Default 20 mph speed limit
… who signed a petition to this place saying that it was wrong to do the roll-out, and 20 mph doesn't work for them? We've heard the figure is 469,571—15 per cent of the …
, Plenary
Reform UK Debate: Default 20 mph speed limit
… were so angry—that their petition of 0.5 million people was completely ignored. They were furious about the 20 mph policy. It has actually changed the Government here …
, Plenary
Reform UK Debate: Default 20 mph speed limit
… means you're not spending money on another. If you accept that there are economic costs of the 20 mph default speed limit to the Welsh economy, and if you accept that the Welsh Government has spent …
, Plenary
Reform UK Debate: Default 20 mph speed limit
… First of all, collisions. There's been a 22.5 per cent fall in collisions after the 20 mph limit was introduced in September 2023 and, on other roads, a 0.2 per cent fall. In England, this fell …
, Plenary
Reform UK Debate: Default 20 mph speed limit
… came forward, as were my Welsh Conservative colleagues, and right from day one we said 'no' to the 20 mph default, blanket—call it what you like. The fact was that the majority of our roads were being …
, Plenary
Reform UK Debate: Default 20 mph speed limit
… part in this debate, and I thank my fellow Members for their contributions today. Our position on the 20 mph limit is clear. We stood on a pledge to scrap the default policy and to return to speed …