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Topical Questions
… the cost of deliveries, transport and everyday operations. For businesses already struggling with rising costs, Wales's 20 mph default limit adds further concerns about journey times and operating costs. Just days ago, a family-run haulage firm …
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Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport
… will be meeting with Arriva very soon. I'll be looking at the impact that 20 mph has had on its services, and I know that Transport for Wales has conducted a comprehensive exercise in mapping all bus … routes in the region for the impact, in terms of 20 mph, on journey times. So, I'll be speaking with Arriva about that and how we can move forward in partnership. What's happening in Chester …
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport: Priorities for Transport: Listening, partnership, making change
… agree that there is a strong consensus in this Chamber and also out in our communities that the 20 mph policy is fundamentally right, and is needed to protect our communities, particularly children. That's what I hear … also very much agree that there are a small number of roads that could be returned from 20 mph to 30 mph without compromising that road safety that is so important. So, I very much agree with what …
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Statement by the Cabinet Secretary for North Wales and Transport: Priorities for Transport: Listening, partnership, making change
… and your department to maintain momentum on those issues. And talking about safety again, I will turn to 20 mph. Now, I agree with you that the implementation of this policy had its flaws; it's led … implementation, for improved guidance and powers for councils to redesignate roads to 30 mph in those areas where 20 mph doesn't make sense and to listen to local concerns. Could you confirm that the Government is now …
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Transport
… frankly, on transport policy in recent years? I particularly welcome his reflection that he wanted to listen on 20 mph in certain areas. I think you cited hospitals and schools as being places where 20 mph tends …
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Transport
… the outset of our designs. And I've also been very clear that I want to listen on 20 mph. Since my appointment, I've been meeting with transport cabinet members and with local government leaders from across … There is, I believe, a growing consensus in this debate that we can at least build from that 20 mph is right around our schools, hospitals, nurseries …
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Transport
… stores and shops but currently feel that they have no alternative but to use their cars. Finally, on 20 mph, I can't believe how negative Natasha Asghar was. It would seem that it's not going … prevent injuries. It's such a negative approach. The people I speak to recognise the value of 20 mph, but they want to see it on the right roads and appropriate roads, and that's what the review …
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Questions to the First Minister
… commitments that you actually made during your leadership campaign. During the campaign, when being quizzed on the default 20 mph policy, you stated, and I quote, 'you've got to have a conversation with the public', and … this default policy approach, was so significant. We already know that a transport adviser who helped shape the 20 mph policy has been appointed to lead a review of its implementation, but, First Minister, will you confirm today …
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Questions to the First Minister
… happens in Ireland, we know that there are thousands and thousands of roads in England that are 20 mph. And the reason for that, and the reason that his predecessor David Melding initiated the debate on this matter … the right thing, rather than the thing that is convenient and popular at the time. I think 20 mph speed limits are already changing people's minds; I think they'll go on doing that. And before very …
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Questions to the First Minister
… over the last three years. And none of those exchanges have I enjoyed more than the ones on 20 mph. We know that, last week, the Senedd's record-breaking petition against the changes closed at just shy … the job of First Minister, will you make your last decision your best one and scrap these 20 mph speed limits …
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New Petitions
… new petitions. Item 2.1, P-06-1385, 'Hold an unbiased survey of the residents who live in the 20mph speed limit pilot scheme areas'. 'From summer 2021 the … Welsh government introduced a pilot scheme to reduce the default speed limit in urban areas from 30mph to 20 mph. The trial was brought in in several areas around Wales.' The petition lists the trial areas and additional …
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Questions to the Minister for Finance and Local Government
… sure you're aware, and I'm sure everyone else around here is, the roll-out of the 20 mph speed limit has cost the Welsh taxpayer £32.5 million. This is happening at a time when … mean when we say that we would invest in our Welsh NHS instead of your Government's blanket 20 mph policy. So, Minister, with all of this in mind, do you stand by your budgetary allocation …
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
… quote: 'As we discussed in Wrexham, Arriva do not want to change services, but have to because of 20 mph...because of 20 mph, the buses are taking longer to operate across north Wales, so we’ve had …
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Local Government Finance (Wales) Bill: Evidence session 6
… huge amounts of money. We're doing a piece at the moment just on traffic orders around the 20 mph zones and where they've appeared in every single local authority area, and for Carmarthenshire, £151,000, the … goes on and on. These are huge amounts of money and that's just for the 20 mph zones. I was looking at some of the circulations—I'm sure I'll get corrected by Newsquest …
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Business rates relief
… there and everywhere for coppers to spare as a result of their own massive overspends on vanity projects, 20 mph blanket bans to name but one. Tonight, as I'm stood up here, there will be Conservative councillors … Conwy County Borough Council trying to persuade the council to do a u-turn on some of these 20 mph bans. Now, despite only yesterday my emphasising the crucial role of small businesses in Wales, especially with tourism …
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New petitions
… drive to the road conditions.' I think that going through villages where there's no pavement should be 20 mph. That's got to be everywhere. We've had the Conservatives put forward the ending of all 20 …
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Welsh Conservatives Debate: Local government funding
… the people of Wales. Welsh Government have enforced budget cuts yet squandered almost £40 million implementing an unwelcome 20 mph blanket speed limit in Wales, which has been estimated to have delivered a paltry speed reduction of just … per cent council tax increase it will deliver. Likewise, Cardiff has received £2 million to put up 20 mph road signs, which have been extensively vandalised, and the First Minister, who has gone on the record …
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
… simply get soundbites designed to mobilise dissent. Now, in terms of the people who are protesting against the 20 mph speed limit, I completely understand this was never going to be a universally popular policy, as the other … area where there has been consensus. We've had a number of Conservative Members making the case for 20 mph in their areas, and we've had the Conservative group here in the last Senedd endorsing the principle …
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
… Cardiff, down Lloyd George Avenue, and I was surprised to see that Lloyd George Avenue is a 20 mph road. Now, the guidelines say that a street within 200m of housing would be expected to be 20 mph …
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Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
… new year, but, as expected, the enormous level of anger, frustration and opposition to your costly 20 mph project continues to grow. Despite nearly 0.5 million people signing a petition to have the £33 million-venture axed, and … year off the right way and give the people of Wales what they want by rescinding this ridiculous 20 mph vanity project …