, Petitions Committee
New Petitions
… the bottom of a hill with no slip road. You can take it at no more than 20mph, with trunk road traffic behind you travelling downhill at often 70mph, and no way to move off the main A477 …
, Local Government and Housing Committee
Building Safety Remediation
… that the amount of money that's spent in different directions—be it the airport, be it the 20 mph, be it the Welsh language—there are numbers you can put to that. If I say to you …
, Plenary
& 10. The general principles of the Bus Services (Wales) Bill and the financial resolution in respect of the Bus Services (Wales) Bill
Well, I'm afraid you've said things on other Bills going forward—the 20 mph—and look at the actual and real costs of that, and what that's going to cost. So, I've got …
, Climate Change, Environment, and Infrastructure Committee
Stage 1 scrutiny of the Environment (Principles, Governance and Biodiversity Targets) (Wales) Bill - Evidence session with public bodies
… planning officers look at legislation in black and white. You saw that with the roll-out of the 20 mph in some areas. So, unless it's there in legislation in black and white they will not follow …
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… here in Wales triggered the biggest petition in Welsh history as a result of those unpopular and unnecessary 20 mph default speed limits. Do you accept that, whether it's planes, trains or automobiles, your Government is failing …
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Post-legislative scrutiny of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015: Evidence session 2
… street has been closed off to traffic, and because it's safer for her to do so in 20 mph zones. Now, all of those things—. And I suppose I'm really trying to bring this back …
, Equality and Social Justice Committee
Post-legislative scrutiny of the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015: Evidence session 1—academic panel
… carried out leads to things like the Act, but also leads to cars going past you at 20 mph, not 30 mph, and that's something that should be celebrated …
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: M4 relief road
… was too expensive, but they found the money for extra Senedd Members, for pet projects, for a 20 mph policy that frustrated drivers and cost millions. And meanwhile, the one project that could have genuinely improved the lives …
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: M4 relief road
… way of thinking that cares more about giving us 36 more politicians in the Senedd and a default 20 mph speed limit than it does caring about our economy and supporting our communities, priorities that show how out …
, Public Accounts and Public Administration Committee
Active Travel in Wales: evidence session with the Welsh Government
… funding next year is likely to be reduced. So, I think that it's a bit like the 20 mph, 30 mph—there are roads and local authorities that would have been kept at 30 mph, only …
, Plenary
Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and North Wales
… improve road safety in Brecon and Radnorshire, supporting infrastructure schemes and active travel routes. Our guidance on 20 mph enables councils to target speed limits where they’re needed, reducing collisions and supporting safer, healthier communities …
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Taxation
… that's it. Shocking. A potential economic hit of up to £4.5 billion over 30 years because of 20 mph. Shame on you. I could go on, but the pattern is already clear. Welsh Labour have made Wales …
, Plenary
Welsh Conservatives Debate: Taxation
… prosperity. Whilst the Welsh Labour Government have squandered hundreds of millions on vanity projects, ranging from the default 20 mph speed limit to bloated Senedd reform, Welsh Conservatives are calling for public money to be spent effectively …
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… about a tragedy on our roads. Of course, that was the primary driver for the introduction of the 20 mph speed limit, particularly around schools and hospitals. That, I hope, speaks to the people who might have been …
, Plenary
Plaid Cymru Debate: Welsh Government performance during the Sixth Senedd
… the UK, the longest NHS waiting lists in the UK, the weakest economy, and millions wasted on default 20 mph speed limits, a toxic tourism tax, hundreds of millions of pounds wasted on more politicians. So, Llywydd, whilst …
, Plenary
Statement by the Counsel General and Minister for Delivery: The Legislative Programme
… the border in England. And Counsel General, what has been the Welsh Government's response to this? Introducing 20mph speed limits up and down Wales, continuing to slow our country down, and creating 36 new and costly Senedd …
, Plenary
The Children Act 2004 (Children Missing Education Database) (Pilot) (Wales) Regulations 2025
… smokescreen for a Wales-wide roll-out, which was exactly what we saw with this Government's shambolic 20 mph speed limit policy? Cabinet Secretary, as Welsh Conservatives we are pro parental choice, and I certainly do agree …
, Plenary
Questions to the First Minister
… population has increased, which is welcome, but local road infrastructure hasn't, with issues being exacerbated by your 20 mph policy, with just 0.6 per cent of roads currently being exempt, your long-standing failure to deliver Llanerch …
, Plenary
Debate: The Final Budget 2025-26
… forward today, and that is a fact. Look at the misguided policies you’ve brought forward. Look at 20 mph: £33 million to roll that out. Now, councils are having to deal with the cost of changing roads …
, Plenary
Debate: The Final Budget 2025-26
… sword, threatening the future of those viable businesses. We'd help our motorists. We'd scrap those ridiculous 20 mph default speeds that you, of course, were fully responsible for. [Interruption.] I haven't got time to take …