28 June 2023 , Plenary
Debate on petition P-06-1340, 'Stop the change of speed limits to 20mph on 17th September'
… not outside schools, they are people's residential areas, and they are having a huge welcome for the 20 mph limits there. So, on the whole, this is the right policy for those areas, and I would … constituency that I can see that I travel every day that would not be appropriate for a 20 mph zone. Now, I can say that it's not appropriate for me to build that campaign now; I think …
11 May 2023 , Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Sustainability of Welsh Bus Services - evidence session with bus operators
… the wider policy issues, the overwhelming sense that I have had from the industry on things like the 20 mph decision, the roads review, upcoming proposals around clean air and congestion charges, is that the industry needs … summer, which mean they have to re-divert their rates. Are they going to have a decision on 20 mph roll-out for September? They don’t know. And when I talked about legal requirements, deregistration, registration …
3 May 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
… Edinburgh that there's been a 25 per cent reduction in casualties as a result of the 20 mph . And this is a policy being pursued by Conservative local government in England too. So, she does a disservice … not a blanket policy. We are changing the default speed limit on regulated roads from 30 mph to 20 mph . Local highway authorities have the legal ability to change them back where there is a good case …
3 May 2023 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
Thank you. The Wales 20 mph taskforce group set out the recommendations that the Welsh Government should take forward for the implementation of 20 mph on residential streets and busy pedestrian areas, and I was pleased that the …
22 March 2023 , Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Bus emergency scheme
… time according to bus users, and this will no doubt increase with the roll-out of the 20 mph speed limits. As a result of these shameful figures, are we seeing huge investments in the bus service network … what's going to be different about bus services, going forward? It's also laughable about the 20 mph speed limits that are going to be costing around about £30 million when that money could be invested into …
8 March 2023 , Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: The roads review
… surely a good saving would be the £30 million the Welsh Government's proposing to spend on a 20 mph road limit. It's been 10 years since the Active Travel (Wales) Act, Llywydd, but it looks like … now left in this ridiculous situation where road users will be causing more emissions because of a 20 mph speed limit, will be paying even more should a road charging network be introduced in Wales—as the Deputy …
16 September 2026 , Plenary
Short Debate: Congestion isn't inevitable: How the Welsh Government and Cardiff Council can improve the lives of motorists in Cardiff and the surrounding regions
… statistics for Wales from 2021 to 2025. Let me read them to you, bearing in mind that the 20 mph speed limit was introduced in September …
15 September 2026 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
… this deserves a serious response. Three years ago, the Welsh public were told that introducing a default 20 mph limit would make our roads safer, yet, last year, the number of people killed or seriously injured on our …
17 January 2023 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
… called for a Welsh Government statement outlining the full economic costings of the introduction of the default 20 mph speed limit in Wales. I requested this on the back of a letter that all councillors in Wales received … from the Government outlining that the 20 mph speed limit change would save the public purse around £100 million in the first year. But, what it failed to do was outline the economic cost to Wales of around …
15 November 2022 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
… ask for a Welsh Government statement outlining the full economic costings of the introduction of the default 20 mph speed limit in Wales. Trefnydd, as you may be aware, last week councillors up and down Wales were sent … the Welsh Government to make a statement on all of the costings relating to the introduction of the 20 mph default speed limits that reflects the savings, of course, but also the costs in particular to our economy …
10 October 2022 , Petitions Committee
New Petitions
… now in the communities, and we don't know which of those roads are good enough for 20 mph . It should be done by them; they should get in touch with their local authority and put some questions … there. They should have a map of their own locality and of where they'll have these 20 mph zones introduced …
21 September 2022 , Plenary
Questions to the Minister for Climate Change
… case. I don't know where to begin, really. First of all, there has been no imposition of 20 mph speed limits. The Senedd agreed by overwhelming majority at the beginning of the summer to change the default … the Senedd. It was Conservative Members who voted to set up the process of a taskforce for 20 mph ; it was Conservative Members in the last Senedd who voted to bring this policy forward. There's a picture …
12 July 2022 , Plenary
The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
… roads in Wales safer. Pedestrians are five times more likely to be killed at 30 mph compared to 20 mph , as has been pointed out; 52 per cent of all casualties occurred on 30 mph roads during … and as Mark Isherwood actually pointed out, 2.5 per cent of all roads are 20 mph . Darren, you yourself have been campaigning for years to get that number to come up. This makes us all safer, but …
12 July 2022 , Plenary
The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
… been a Member of this Senedd for 15 years, and over those 15 years I've campaigned for 20 mph zones in some parts of my constituency. We've been successful in securing some of them, and the … remove the barriers without having to change the default speed limit in all built-up areas to 20 mph . I've seen the impact that it can have on local communities when there is a speed limit reduction …
12 July 2022 , Plenary
The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
… grateful to be able to contribute in today's motion on the Restricted Roads ( 20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022, in which Wales, of course, could become the first nation in the world to adopt the 20 …
12 July 2022 , Plenary
The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
… and Deeside, which I represent. Now, my residents have genuine concerns about many arterial roads. Many do support 20 mph on most roads, including housing estates, near schools et cetera, but they do want exemptions for those main … share these concerns. I have to be frank about that. So, Minister, if we are going to make 20 mph a default position—not a blanket position, but a default position—we do need to find a way …
12 July 2022 , Plenary
The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
… welcome these plans. Introducing speed limits of 20 mph on these roads that we're talking about will make our communities safer and will make them cleaner and healthier places to live. This will also save lives. Every … some places in Monmouth there are signs that contradict each other on the same road—some signs say 20 mph and others say 30 mph still. Finally, Minister, when you respond, could you say what steps you would …
12 July 2022 , Plenary
The Restricted Roads (20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022
… various properties as well those who are on the roads consistently before permanently imposing these damaging and counterproductive 20 mph limits on communities across Wales and think long and hard. Twenty is not plenty. Minister, if you … really serious about road safety, then bring in the 20 mph in areas that they are really needed and please spend the money on deterring drink drivers off our roads once and for all. Thank you …
4 July 2022 , Legislation, Justice and Constitution Committee
Instruments that raise issues to be reported to the Senedd under Standing Order 21.2 or 21.3
… these is item 3.5, where we have an affirmative resolution instrument, SL(6)228, the Restricted Roads ( 20 mph Speed Limit) (Wales) Order 2022. We have a draft report and a letter accompanying this in your packs … these regulations lower the speed limit from 30 mph to 20 mph on restricted roads in Wales, a restricted road being defined as a road with 'a system of street lighting furnished by means of lamps placed not …
14 December 2021 , Plenary
Business Statement and Announcement
… trying to remember when we had a statement—I think it was a written statement—on 20 mph zones from the Deputy Minister for Climate Change, but I don't think that was too long ago … not aware of any further guidance or regulations that have come into force in relation to the 20 mph zones, but, if there are, I will ask the Deputy Minister to do a written statement …